UMIKHA 2

₁Bazazizwa labo abatlama ikohlakalo ebusuku,

iye, abogalajanaba!

Kuthi ekuseni bayenze ngombana kusemandlenabo.

₂Nabakhanuka amasimu bayawahluthula,

nabarhalela izindlu, bayazithatha.

Bagalaja isakhamuzi umzaso,

basidlelezele ilifa laso.

“Qala, nginitlamela ikohlakalo

nina sigungu ndina.

Kuzakuphela ukukhambela phezulu

ngombana nizabe nibotjhelelwe ejogini isiphelani.

Ngambala kuzabe kusikhathi esimasikizi kini.”

₄Mhlokho, abantu bazaniphoqa,

babhine ingoma yesililo ngani bathi:

“Siyavuma, sirhurhutjhiwe!

USomnini uhlukanisa ilifa labantu bekhethu.

Maye, ulihluthule kangangani kithi!

Wabela abadududu inarhethu.”

₅Yeke anizukuba nomjameli phambi kwakaSomnini

nakwabiwa inarhenu ngefumbe.

₆“Ningaphikeleli ukuphorofida.

Aninalungelo lokuphorofida njalo,

isiphoqweso asizukusehlela;

₇ngombana uSomnini uthembise indlu kaJakopo;

uMoya wakaSomnini uyabekezela;

uSomnini akenzi izinto ezinjalo.”

Awa, amezwami amenzela okuhle olungileko.

₈Kodwana nina nibe sisitha sabantu bekhethu

najamelana nabathanda ukuthula.

Niwunawune abantu abazidlulela ngendlela

abangananturhu namuntu

benabahlubulisa, nathatha izambatho zabo.

₉Niqotjha abafazi babantu bekhethu

ezindlini abazithandako;

nithathela abantwababo isabelo

benibatlhagise isiphelani.

₁₀Zilungiseleleni ukukhamba

ngombana akusiyo indawenu yokuphumula le.

Ukusilaphala kwenu kuyonile.

Maye kubuhlungu kangangani ukonakala kwayo!

₁₁Nami bengingaphorofida kini

ngewayini nangotjwala obunengi;

kodwana umuntu kaMoya akaleyi amala.

Nokho isigungu sabaphorofidi benwesi sithi:

₁₂“USomnini wathi:

‘Ngambala ngizababuthelela ndawonye

boke abantu bakaJakopo,

iinzukulwana zaka-Israyeli.

Ngibaragele esibayeni njengezimvu,

iye, njengeenkomo emrageni;

babe liwoma bahumuzele.’ ”

₁₃Begodu bathi:

“Loyo oliVulandlela uzabarhola.

Bazakufahla baphume esangweni;

batjhaphuluke.

Ikosabo izabakhomba indlela,

ibe yihlokwabo.”