Abofakazi ababili
1Nganikelwa ilithi lokulinganisa elinjengedondolo bekwathiwa kimi: “Sikima ulinganise ithempeli ne-aldari lakaZimu, ubale nalabo abalotjha lapho, 2kodwana ungayilinganisi ikundla engaphandle kwethempeli, ilise ngombana inikelwe izizwe begodu zizokugadanga emzini ocwengileko iinyanga ezimatjhumi amane nambili. 3Ngizokunikela abofakazi bami ababili amandla wokuphorofida amalanga ayikulungwana enamakhulu amabili namatjhumi asithandathu.” 4Labo bangiyo imithi emibili ye-oliva nezinti ezimbili zesibani ezijame phambi kwakaSomnini iKosi yephasi. 5Nakukhona ofuna ukubakhubaza, kuphuma umlilo emilonyeni yabo iqothule amanaba wabo; ngileyo-ke indlela ekuthi loyo olinga ukubalimaza ekufuze abulawe ngayo. 6Banegunya lokuvala isibhakabhaka ukuze izulu lingani ngesikhathi abatjhumayela ngaso. Begodu banegunya lokuphendula amanzi abe ziingazi nokumadlha iphasi nanyana ngasiphi isifo ngokuthanda kwabo.
7Kuzakuthi lokha nasele baqede ubufakazi babo, isibandana siphume ngemgodini onganamkhawulo silwe nabo, sibahlule besibabulale. 8Iindumbu zabo ziyokurabhalala eendleleni zomuzi omkhulu obizwa ngokwesiphorofido bona yiSodoma neGibhide, lapha godu neKosi yabo yabethelwa khona. 9Abantu abavela emindenini, eenkorweni, eenlimini nezizweni bayokurhudulela iindumbu zabo amehlo amalanga amathathu nesiquntu bebangavumi bona zibulungwe. 10Abantu bephasi bazakucanasa ngabo bebagidinge ngokuphana izipho. Lokho bazakwenza ngombana abaphorofidi ababilabo babe lihlupho ebantwini abahlala ephasini.
11Kodwana ngemva kwamalanga amathathu nesiquntu kwangena kibo ummoya ophilisako uvela kuZimu, nje-ke basikima bajama ngeenyawo, kwathi labo abababonako bafikelwa kukwesaba. 12Bezwa ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi kibo: “Yenyukani nize lapha!” Benyukela-ke ezulwini ngelifu amanaba wabo abaqalile. 13Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.
14Umaye wesibili sekadlulile; masinyana kuza umaye wesithathu.
Iporompita yekhomba
15Nje-ke ingolozi yekhomba yavuthela ipalapala yayo, kwezwakala amezwi ahlokomako ezulwini asithi:
“Umbuso wephasi sewuphenduke
umbuso wakaSomnini nowakaKrestu
begodu uzakubusa nini nanini.”
16Abaphathi abamatjhumi amabili nane abahlezi phambi koZimu bawa mbo ngobuso balotjha uZimu, 17bathi:
“Siyakuthokoza Somnini,
Zimu Mninimandlawoke,
wena okhona nogade uvele ukhona,
iye, siyakuthokoza
ngombana uthethe amandlakho amakhulu,
uthomile uyabusa.
18Izizwe zithukuthele
kodwana ilaka lakho lifikile,
okusikhathi sokugweba
labo abangasekho
ukuze uvuze iinceku zakho okubaphorofidi;
iye, kuvuzwe nabacwengileko bakho
okungilabo abesaba ibizo lakho,
abakhulu nabancani
begodu kubhujiswe labo
ababhubhisa iphasi.”
19Ithempeli lakaZimu ezulwini lavuleka petle, kwabonakala i-aldari lesivumelwano lingethempelinapho; begodu bekukhona ukubaneka kwemibani, ukuraramba, ukutletlebula kokuduma kwezulu, ukusikinyeka kwephasi kanye namagidija wesinanja.
