Ukubizwa kokubuyela kuSomnini
1Ngenyanga yobumnane emnyakeni wesibili wokubusa kwakaDariyasi, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kumphorofidi uZakariya umsa kaBherekiya omsa ka-Ido:
2“USomnini wasilingeka khulu kwamambala ngaboyihlomkhulu. 3Yeke, yewutjele abantu uthi: Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke,
“ ‘Buyelani kimi
ngombana nami ngifuna ukubuyela kini.’
Lawa, mamezwi kaSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
4“Ningalingisi aboyihlomkhulu okwathi lokha abaphorofidi baphambilini nabathi kibo: Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘Phendukani emikhubeni nezenzweni zenu zobukhohlakali.’ Kodwana azange balalele begodu azange bebangithathele ehloko.” Kutjho uSomnini.
5“Kwenzekani-ke ngaboyihlomkhulu
nabaphorofidi babo bamanga?
6Ngambala amezwami nemiyalwami
engayithumezela ngeenceku zami, abaphorofidi,
yafika kiboyihlomkhulu.
Kwafanela bona baphenduke bebavume bathi,
‘USomnini uMninimandlawoke usenzele
okufanelana nemikhuba nezenzo zethu
njengombana bekathe uzakwenza.’ ”
Umbono ngamadoda weenjomani
7Elangeni lamatjhumi amabili nane; ngenyanga yetjhumi nanye, okuyinyanga kaTjhebati, ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kwakaDariyasi, umphorofidi uZakariya umsa kaBherekiya, omsa ka-Ido wabona umbono ovela kuSomnini.
8Kwathi ebusuku ngehlelwa mbono: Ngabona umuntu akhwele injomani ekofe. Gade ajame hlangana nemithi yemiritlili ngemrhobeni. Ngemva kwakhe kwakujame iinjomani ezinzotho, ezibomvu nezimhlophe.
9-10Ngabuza ngathi: “Kosami, kutjho ukuthini lokhu?” Isithunywa sakaSomnini ebegade sijame hlangana nemithi yemiritlili sathi kimi: “Ngizakuhlathululela bonyana kutjho ukuthini. Laba ngabathunywe nguSomnini kobana bakhambe iphasi loke.” 11Base bayabika-ke esithunyweni sakaSomnini esasijame hlangana nemithi yemiritlili bathi: “Sikhambe iphasi loke, safunyana lipholile.”
12Nje-ke isithunywa sakaSomnini sathi: “Somnini Mninimandlawoke, kuzabe kube nini usitheze isirhawu phezu kweJerusalema nemadorobheni wakwaJuda obegade ulokhu uwathukuthelele iminyaka ematjhumi alikhomba woke poro?” 13Yeke uSomnini wakhuluma amezwi amahle naduduzako ngesithunywa sakhe. 14Nje-ke isithunywa sakaSomnini sathi: “Memezela amezwi la:
“USomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi,
‘Nginesikhwele esikhulu ngeJerusalema neZiyoni
15begodu ngisilingeke khulu
ngezizwe ezizikhakhazisa ngokuzethemba kwazo.
Bengisilingeke isikhatjhana esifitjhani
kodwana izizwezi zithuwelele ngokonakala.’
16“Nje-ke nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini,
“ ‘Ngizakubuyela eJerusalema ngesirhawu,
lapha ithempeli lami lizakwakhiwa
khona ngobutjha
begodu neJerusalema izakwakhiwa butjha.’
17“Ragela phambili umemezele uthi:
“Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke,
‘Amadorobhami azakuthoma godu
aphuphume ngomnotho,
yeke uSomnini uzakuthoma godu
aduduze iZiyoni abe akhethe iJerusalema.’ ”
Umbono ngeempondo nabososino
18Ngaqala godu, ngabona kuneempondo ezine. 19Ngabuza isithunywa sakaSomnini ngathi: “Khuyini-ke lokhu?” Sangiphendula sathi: “Lezi ziimpondo ezahlakaza uJuda, u-Israyeli neJerusalema.”
20Yeke uSomnini wangikhombisa abososino abane. 21Ngabuza ngathi: “Alo, bazokwenzani-ke laba?” Wangiphendula wathi: “Laba baziimpondo ezahlakaza uJuda kangangobana kwatlhogeka noyedwa ovusa ihloko, kodwana abososino beze ukuzobethusa, bebaqede amandla wezizwe ezaphakamisela iimpondo zazo enarheni yakwaJuda kobana zihlakaze abantu bakhona.”
