Ukubhujiswa kwaka-Israyeli
1Nizazizwa nina enihlezi nathabalala eZiyoni,
nani enizizwela nivikelekile entabeni yeSamariya;
ngitjho nina madoda,
aqakathekileko esizweni esikhulu,
lapha abantu bakwa-Israyeli
bagijimela khona nabanemiraro.
2Ngithi khambani niye eKaline nifike niyibukele;
nanisuka lapho ninqombe eHamati ekulu,
nigege njalo beniyokufika enzasi eGati yeFilistiya.
Fenizibuze bona iindawezi
zingcono kunemibuso yenu emibili na?
Kghani zinenarha edlula yenu?
3Niphayela ilanga lekohlakalo eqadi,
ngezenzo zenu nitjhideza umbuso werawurawu.
4Nilala emibhedeni
ekghatjiswe ngamazinyo wendlovu,
nizigedle emasofeni wenu kanokutjho.
Nigoma iinkhanakhana zenyama yemvu
neyamathole anonisiweko.
5Nitlama iingoma,
nincinze amarhabhu wenu,
nibhine njengoDavida.
6Nisela iwayini ngomjeka,
nizimonyonge ngamafutha kanokutjho;
kodwana anikuzileli ukurhayilwa kwakaJosefa.
7Yeke nizakuba hlangana nebokuthoma
abazakuya ekuthunjweni;
ukukhomba kwenu ngophakathi kuzakuphela.
U-Israyeli uzakuhlunguphazwa khulu
8USomnini uSomandla wazifunga ngokwakhe, iye, uSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke wathi:
“Ngiyakuhloya ukuzigqaja kwabantu bakaJakopo
neengodlo zakhe ziyangikghabhudlha.
Idorobheli ngizolinikelela ngezitha
nakho koke kwalo.”
9Nangabe kusele amadoda alitjhumi endlini eyodwa, nawo azokufa. 10Kuzakuthi isihlobo sabafilekwabo nasifanele bona sikhuphe iindumbu zabo ngendlini bona sizitjhise bese sibuza nanyana ngubani esimfumana lapho sithi: “Kusese nesinye isidumbu lapho na?” Waphendula wathi: “Awa,” bese isihlobeso siyaraga sithi: “Sh! Singalingi siphathe ibizo lakaSomnini.”
11Ngambala, lokha uSomnini nakakhupha umyalo,
kugirika ikumba ekulu ibe ziinquqwana,
kuthi encani ibe ziintshutshurwana.
12Nakhe nabona iinjomani
zirholobha phezu kwamadwala na?
Umuntu yena wakhe walima
khonapho ngeenkabi na?
Kodwana nina niphendule umthetho
waba sihlungu;
najika isithelo sokulunga
nasenza saba mhlonyani.
13Nina enizigqaja ngokuthumba kwenu
umuzi we Lo-Debhara,
bese nithi:
“IKharanayimi asikazithumbeli yona
ngeenkhwepha zethu na?”
14“Ngizoninikelela ngesizwe bona sinivukele
nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli,
sinigandelele ukusuka eLebo-Hamathi
kuya emrhobeni we-Arabha.”
Kutjho uSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke.
