UZimu uzimisele ukuhlenga u-Israyeli godu
1Kumkhaleli; livunywa ngeenodo zeGathi; irhubo laka-Asafa.
2Hlokomelani uZimu omamandlethu ngokujabula,
rhuwelelani uZimu kaJakopo.
3Vumani ingoma, nililise abosotjherere,
nibethe iharibha elihle kanye nelincani.
4Vuthelani ipalapala ekuthwaseni kwenyanga,
iye, nalokha inyanga ihlangene
ngelanga lomnyanyethu.
5Lokho kusimiso ku-Israyeli,
kumyalo kaZimu kaJakopo.
6UZimu wenza isimemezelo kuJosefa
lokha narhwanta ngokujamelana neGibhide.
Ngezwa ilimi ebengingalazi lithi:
7“Ngaphumuza ihlombe lakhe emthwalweni,
ngasusa isandla sakhe esiqwebini.”
8USomnini wathi:
“Israyeli, lokha nawusesizini,
wangibiza ngakuhlenga.
Ngakuphendula ngisebumnyameni besiwuruwuru.
ngakuzizinya emanzini weMeriba.
9Yizwani bantu bami, lokha nanginibonisako.
Israyeli, kwanga ungangilalela!
10Akungabikhona uzinyana phakathi kwakho,
ungakhothameli usingazimu.
11Mina Somnini nginguZimakho
owakwenyula enarheni yeGibhide.
Khamisa umlomakho, ngizawuzalisa.”
12Nje-ke uSomnini wathi:
“Abantu bami akhange balalele ilizwi lami,
u-Israyeli azange anginake.
13Ngalokho ngabaliselela ekanini yehliziywabo
kobana bakhambe ngokubona kwabo!
14Kwanga abantu bami bangangizwa,
inga u-Israyeli angakhamba eendleleni zami.
15Nje-ke bengizakuthobisa masinyana izitha zabo,
isandla sami sihlanakele amanababo.
16Abazonde uSomnini bebazakutjhotjhobana phambi kwakhe,
kube sisabelo sabo sanini nanini.
17USomnini bekazakupha ikoroyi ehle.
Iye, mina Somnini bengizakusuthisa ngeenyosi zemadwaleni.”
