1Yeke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ngitjho nanyana uMosi noSamyela bebangajama phambi kwami, ummoyami awukho ebantwinaba. Basuse phambi kwamapha! Abakhambe! 2Nabakubuza bathi ‘Alo, sizakuyaphi nje?’ yithi kibo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“ ‘Bokufa, abaye ekufeni;
besabula, esabuleni;
bendlala, endlaleni;
nebokuthunjwa, basiwe ekuthunjweni.’ ”
3USomnini uthi: “Ngizababekela iimiso ezine zeenrhayili:
“isabula kobana ibulale,
izinja kobana zirhudule,
iinyoni zomkayi kobana zirhiribidele
neembandana zommango kobana zibatjhabalalise.
4“Ngizabenza babe sisethuso kiyo yoke imibuso yephasi ngebanga lalokho okwenziwa nguManase umsa kaHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda eJerusalema.
5“Ngubani ozakurhawukela wena Jerusalema;
ngubani ozakutlhuwela na?
Ngubani ozakuphambukela akubuze
amavuko na?
6Nakunguwe ungilahlile;
usuhlala uhlubuka mihla le.
Ngalokho ngelule isandla sami
ngokujamelana nawe.
Sengidiniwe kwanjesi ukuzwelana nawe.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
7“Ngeforogo yokwengula ngibengulile
emasangweni wamadorobho wenarha;
ngibenze bangabi nabantwana,
ngabhubhisa abantu bami
ngombana azange batjhugulule iindlela zabo.
8Abahlolokazi babo bandile kimi
ukudlula itjhwabatjhwaba yelwandle.
Phezu kwabahlolokazabo,
iye, phezu kwabonina lamasokana
ngizakwehlisela umbhubhisi emini ekulu.
Ngesikhatjhana ngizabehlisela
ukukhungatheka nokwesaba.
9Umfazi obelethe abantwana abalikhomba
uzakuphela amandla, akhefuzele.
Ilanga lakhe lizakutjhinga emini,
arhubutjhwe abe ehliswe isithunzi.
Abasindileko ngizabanikela esabuleni
yezitha zabo.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
UJoromiya unghonghoyila ngobujamo akibo
10Maye kimi, mma, ngokungibeletha!
Mbala, ngimumuntu obanga ipikiswano
nokucabana inarha yoke!
Angizange ngibolekise namkha ngiboleke ebantwini,
khonapho boke abantu bayangisongela.
11USomnini wathi:
“Ngambala, ngakukhunyalalisa ngehloso ehle,
iye, ngakuncengela ezitheni zakho
ngesikhathi sehlupheko nangesikhathi sesizi.
12Umuntu angayiphahlaza isimbi,
iye, isimbi ebuya ngetlhagwini namkha ikoporo na?
13KuJuda ngathi,
‘Umnothwakho namagugwakho
ngizakunikela ngawo njengepango simahla,
ngebanga lezono zakho zoke
kiyo yoke imikhawulwakho.
14Ngizakunikela ezitheni zakho
enarheni ongayaziko
ngombana ngiyavutha ngelaka
elitjhisa phezu kwenu.’
15Lokho uyakwazi wena Joromiya!”
Somnini, yewungikhumbule, ungitjheje!
Ngibuyiselela kabangizumako.
Ungangisusi ngebanga lokubabekezelela kwakho.
Yazi bonyana ngithwele ihlamba ngenca yakho.
16Ngagoma amezwakho njengeliju;
iye, ukutholakala kwamezwakho
kwaba kukwethaba kimi
nokwenama kwehliziywami,
ngombana ngibizwa ngawe
iye, ngebizo elithi Somnini,
Zimu onguMninimandlawoke.
17Azange ngihlale hlangana nabarhubutjhekileko,
azange ngizijabulise nabo.
Bengizihlalela ngedwa
ngebanga lesandla sakho
ngombana bewungihlohle ngamezwi wokunikelela.
18Kubayini ubuhlungu bami bungapheli
nenceba lami lingapholi na?
Liridilile, alisapholi.
Ingabe ngambala uzakuba kimi
njengomlanjana okhohlisako
ube njengamanzi atjhako na?
19Nje-ke, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Nakube ubuyela kimi
bese ngiyakuvumela bonyana ubuye,
khona-ke uzakubuya ube yincekwami godu.
Nakube emlonyenakho kuphuma okuvuthiweko,
okungasibo ubudlhadlha,
khona-ke uzakuba ngusomlomami.
Abantwaba ababuyele kuwe,
kodwana wena ungabuyeli kibo.
20Nje-ke ebantwinaba
ngizakwenza ube mthangala wekoporo
ongafikelelekiko:
Bazakulwa nawe
kodwana angeze bakuhlule
ngombana nginawe
kobana ngikusindise, ngikwenyele.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
21“Iye, ngizakwenyela ezandleni zeenkhohlakali,
ngikuhlenge entendeni yesandla sabanelunya.”
