Iimbusiso zabalalela uSomnini
1“Ningazenzeli abosingazimu: Ningazijamiseli iinthombembazwa namkha amatje akhethekileko begodu kungabi khona imifanekiso yamatje abaziweko ekhothanyelwako enarhenenu. Mina Somnini nginguZimenu. 2Londani amaSabatha wami nihloniphe nendawami ecwengileko. NginguSomnini.
3“Nanikhamba ngeemiso zami, nilonde benenze imiyalwami, 4khona-ke ngizanipha izulu ngeenkhathi zalo, inarha ibe nesivuno esihle nemithi yommango ithele iinthelo zayo. 5Nizakubhula iinthoro bekube sikhathi sokuvuna amadiribe, nivune amadiribe bekube sikhathi sokutjala iinthoro. Nizakudla ukudla kwenu nisuthe nihlale enarhenenu niphephile. 6Inarhenu ngizayipha ukuthula, nilale nitjhaphulukile kungabi nalitho eliniphazamisako. Ngizakususa neembandana eziyingozi enarheni, ngenze kungabi nezipi enarhenenu. 7Nizakugijimisa izitha zenu, nizirhayile ngesabula. 8Abahlanu benu bazakugijimisa abalikhulu, kuthi abalikhulu benu bagijimise iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi. Iye, nizakurhayila izitha zenu ngesabula. 9Ngizanitjheja, ngibusise imbelekwenu benginenze nande. Ngizakuhlala esivumelwaneni sami engasenza nani. 10Nizakudla isivuno esidala bekube sikhathi sokuvuna esitjha, nitjhidise amasalela ukuze nilonde esitjha. 11Ngizakuzenzela indawo yokuhlala phakathi kwenu, ngingakghabhudlheki ngani. 12Ngizakutjhidelana nani; ngibe nguZimu kini, nina nibe babantu bami. 13NginguSomnini uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide bona ningasabi makhobokawo. Ngiwephulile amajogi agade aseentanyeni zenu nganenza nakhamba amahlombenu aphakamile.”
Amanikelela wabangalaleli uSomnini
14“Nje-ke naningangilaleliko ngokungenzi yoke imiyalwami leyo, 15nidela iimiso zami nehliziywenu ikghabhudlhwa mithethwami kobana niphambane nemiyalwami yoke bese nephule isivumelwano sami, 16nakhu engizokwenza kini: Ngizonehlisela isizi, isifo esiqeda amandla, umkhuhlani orhwahlisa amehlo nodambisa ipilo. Nizakutjalela ilize ngombana ukudla kwenu kuzakudliwa zizitha zenu. 17Ngizanifulathela ukuze izitha zenu zinimadlhe. Nizakubuswa ngabanizondako, nibaleke nanyana kungekho onigijimisako.
18“Nangabe naphezu kwakho koke lokho anizungilalela, ngizokungezelela isibetho sezono zenu sibuyelelwe kalikhomba: 19Ngizoniqeda amandla wokuzazi kwenu, ngenze umkayi ngaphezu kwenu ufane nesimbi nehlabathenu ifane nekoporo. 20Ukusebenza kwenu kuzakuba lilize ngombana amasimenu angeze aba nesivuno nemithi yenarhenenu ayisoze yathela iinthelo zayo.
21“Nangabe nisaragalala, nala ukungilalela, ngizonehlisela amanye amatlhuwo abe manengi nangaphezu kokubuyelelwe kalikhomba njengokwezono zenu. 22Ngizokuliselela neembandana zommango zibe hlangana nani bona zitle abantwabenu nefuywenu, zinenze niphunguke ngesibalo ukuze nemizilenu ingasabi nabantu.
23“Nangabe nangaphezu kwakho koke lokho anifuni ukuzwa, kodwana nisoloko niphambene nami, 24nami ngizakuphambana nani: Ngimi ozonibetha ngokubuyelelwe kalikhomba ngebanga lezono zenu. 25Ngizakwehlisela isabula phezu kwenu, yona izakuba sibuyiselelo sokwephula kwenu isivumelwano. Lokha nanibalekela emadorobhenenu, ngizokuthumela izifo phakathi kwenu, niwele ezandleni zesitha. 26Ngizokwephula umphekgho wesikwa senu bese abafazi abalitjhumi bahlanganyele ekubhageleni imindenabo ipani eyodwa nge-ondweni yinye. Isikwa sakhona sihlukaniselwane ngokulinganisiweko. Nizakudla kodwana ningasuthi.
27“Nangabe nangaphezu kwezintwezi soloko anifuni ukungilalela kodwana niphambana nami, 28nami ngizokuphambana nani ngivutha ngobukhali. Ngizonibetha ngokubuyelelwe kalikhomba ngebanga lezono zenu: 29Nizokudla ngitjho nenyama yamadodanenu, iye neyamadodakazenu niyirhiribidele. 30Ngizokutjhabalalisa iindunduma zenu, ngiphohloze ama-aldarenu wetjhwalo, ngilahlele iindumbu zenu phezu kweenthombembazwa zenu ezingaphiliko. Ngizokukghabhudlheka ngani. 31Amadorobhenu ngizowenza amarubhi, iindawo ezicwengileko zenu zibe maqubi. Iminikelwenu angizukuyamukela. 32Ngizokwenza inarhenu ibe libhudu kangangombana nezitha zenu ezingena kiyo bona zihlale, zikhuze ngayo.
33“Nina-ke ngizonihlakazela hlangana nezinye izizwe nesabula ihlale irhwatjhiwe ngemuva kwenu. Iye, inarhenu izakuba libhudu namadorobhenu abe marubhi. 34Ngesikhatheso inarha izakuba nethuba lokuba namaSabatha ebegade inganawo. Iye, lokha naniseenarheni zezitha zenu inarha izabe iphumule, ivuselela iminyaka yamasabhathayo. 35Ngesikhathi soke inarha isese libhudu, izakuba nokuphumula engazange kheyibe nakho eminyakeni yamaSabatha lokha nanisahlala kiyo. 36Nakungabanye benu eniseleko, ngizonenza nibe nommoya odanileko eenarheni zezitha zenu. Ngitjho netjhada lokuphephuka kwekari lomuthi lizonenza nibaleke inga mumuntu ubalekela ipi, niwe kungekho onigijimisako! 37Nizokukhubeka niwelane phezulu kube inga niphepha ibutho, nanyana kungekho onigijimisako. Angeze naba nesibindi sokujamelana nezitha zenu. 38Niyokufela hlangana nebakosozizwe, niginywe yinarha yezitha zenu. 39Abanye benu abasaseleko bazokuphela eenarheni zezitha zabo ngebanga lezono zabo nangenca yeemphambeko zaboyisemkhulu.
40“Nje-ke bazokuvuma izono zabo nezaboyisemkhulu bona akhange bathembeke kimi nokobana baphambene nami 41kangangobana nami ngaphambana nabo bengabanikela eenarheni zezitha zabo. Nangabe bathoba iinhliziyo zabo ezikhunyaleleko begodu bamukele isibetho sezono zabo, 42ngizokukhumbula isivumelwano sami engasenza noJakopo, no-Isaka kanye no-Abrahamu, ngikhumbule nenarhabo. 43Inarha kufuze khebayitjhiye ukuze iphumule, ithabele iminyaka yamaSabathayo ngokungabikho kwabo kiyo, nje-ke bona kufuze bamukele isibetho sezono zabo ngombana bahlubuka imithethwami bebakghabhudlhwa ziimiso zami.
44“Nanyana baseenarheni zezitha zabo angeze ngabahlubuka namkha bangikghabhudlhe kangangobana ngingabeze ngibabhubhise nya bengephule nesivumelwano sami nabo ngombana nginguSomnini uZimabo. 45Ngenca yabo ngizakukhumbula isivumelwano sami engasenza naboyisemkhulu lokha nangibenyula tjhatjhalazi phambi kwezizwe enarheni yeGibhide ukuze ngibe nguZimu kibo. NginguSomnini!”
46Lezo kwaba ziimiso, imithetho kanye nemiyalo uSomnini ayinikela ngoMosi entabeni yeSinayi ukuze yakhe ubudlelwano phakathi kwayo nama-Israyeli.
