1“Ngesikhatheso, amathambo wamakhosi neenkhulu zakwaJuda, amathambo wabaphristi newabaphorofidi kanye namathambo wabantu beJerusalema azakususwa emazindlenawo.” Kutjho uSomnini. 2“Amathambo wabantwaba azakunekeka elangeni, enyezini neenkwekwezini zoke zomkayi ebebazithanda bebazilotjha, badlhemadlhema ngemva kwazo bebaphengula kizo, bazikhothamela. Angeze abuthwa namkha angcwatjwe, kodwana azakuba njengomsuqwa emasimini. 3Kizo zoke iindawo lapha ngizabaqotjhela khona, boke abamisalela bazakwenyula ukufa kunokuphila, iye, labo abaseleko ekorweni ekhohlakeleko le. Abaphunyurhako besizwe esikhohlakelekwesi bazakwenyula ukufa kunokuphila.” Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Isono nesibetho
4“Wena Joromiya, yithi kibo uSomnini uthe:
“Umuntu nawako azakhe avuke na?
Umuntu naphambukako azakhe abuye na?
5Alo, kubayini-ke abantwaba
bahlala baqoqoma?
IJerusalema iphila ngokuhlubuka.
Banamathela ekohlisweni,
abafuni ukubuya.
6Ngilalelisise kuhle:
Abakhulumi okulungileko.
Akakho ophendukako ebukhohlakalini bakhe
athi, ‘Yintobani engiyenzako le?’
Boke baphambuka masinyana
njengenjomani igijimela epini.
7Ngitjho nodoyi emkayini
uyasazi isikhathi sakhe sokubuya,
izuba nekonjani ziyazazi
iinkhathi zazo zokugoduka.
Kodwana abantu bami bona
abazazi iimiso zakaSomnini.
8Ningatjho njani nithi, ‘Sihlakaniphile
begodu sinomthetho kaSomnini’ na?
Ngambala, isiba labososiba
litlole amanga!
9Abahlakaniphileko bazokuhlaziswa,
bazakukhena bebabambeke.
Mbala, balahle ilizwi lakaSomnini!
Alo, kuhlakanipha bani-ke abanakho?
10Ngalokho abafazi babo
ngizabapha amanye amadoda,
amasimabo ngiwanikele abahluli.
Mbala, kusukela kabancani
ukuya kabakhulu,
boke banehliziyo ede ngenzuzo;
ukusukela ebaphorofidini
ukuya ebaphristini,
boke benza ikohliso.
11Bahlenga inceba lendodakazi yabantu bami
kwanga alinabuhlungu.
Bathi ‘Ukuthula! Ukuthula!’
khisibe akunakuthula do.
12Bayaqobeka ngombana benza
izinto ezinyenyisako!
Nanyana kunjalo abananhloni nakanye,
abakwazi ngitjho nokutjhalazela lokhu.
Yeke, bazakuwa hlangana nabawileko,
bazakuguqiswa lokha nangisebenza ngabo.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
13USomnini uthi:
“Lokha nangithi ngivuna kibo,
kutlhogeka amadiribe esidiribeni
namakhiwani emkhiwaneni,
ngitjho namakarawo atjhwabile.
Nje-ke ngizabanikelela ngabahluli
babatshidlhe.
14Bazakuthi, ‘Sihlaleleni lapha?
Asibuthaneni ndawonye,
sibalekeleni emadorobheni anemithangala
siyokuhlala khona sithule!
Kodwana ngithi uSomnini uZimethu
sele asithulisile,
uzasenza sisele amanzi anobuthi,
ngombana sonile kuye.
15Sirhuluphela ukuthula,
kodwana akunalitho elihle.
Siqalelela isikhathi sokuphiliswa,
kodwana lisizi lodwa.’
16Ukuthimula kweenjomani zesitha
kwezwakala kusukela eDani etlhagwini.
Ngokulila kweenjomani zaso eziduna,
kwathuthumela yoke inarha.
Size kobana sirhiribidele
inarha nakho koke okukiyo,
idorobho nabo boke abahlali balo.
17Qalani, sele ngizokuthumela
iinyoka phakathi kwenu,
iye, iimbedla ezingenzelwa mlingo,
nje-ke zizaniluma.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
18Ngaphandle kokuphiliswa,
isizi liqubuka phakathi kwami,
iye, ihliziywami iyagula ngaphakathi kwami.
19Lalela isililo sabantu bekhethu,
sizwakala enarheni ekude sithi:
“USomnini gade angasi seZiyoni na?
Kghani iKosi yalo ayisese ngaphakathi kwalo na?”
USomnini uphendula uthi:
“Kubayini bangithukuthelise ngeenthombe zabo,
iye, ngabosingazimu abanganabubhadekelo na?”
20Bona bazakuthi:
“Isivuno sidlulile, ihlobo liphelile
kodwana thina asikasindi.”
21Ngebanga lokudabuka kwabantu bekhethu,
nami ngidabukile, ngizilile;
ukukakamala kungibambile.
22Akunantatha kwaGiliyadi na?
Akunanyanga lapho na?
Alo, kubayini kungabi nokwelapheka
kwenceba labantu bekhethu na?
