Umbono ngendoda ephethe isimedo
1Ngaqala, ngabona indoda iphethe isimedo ngesandla. 2Ngayibuza ngathi: “Uyaphi?” Yangiphendula yathi: “Ngiyokumeda iJerusalema ukuze ngibone ubude nobubanzi bayo.”
3Yeke kwavela isithunywa sakaSomnini, godu kwavela nenye ingilozi yasihlangabeza. 4Isithunywa sakaSomnini sathi kiyo: “Gijima, ufese utjele isokana lesimedo leliya bonyana uSomnini uthi,
“ ‘IJerusalema izokuba lidorobho elinganamithangala
ngombana inesiminyaminya sabantu nefuyo.
5Mina ngokwami
ngizokuba liboda lomlilo magegana nayo.
Bese ngiyizalisa ngephazimulwami.’ ”
6Isithunywa sakaSomnini sathi:
“ ‘Arha-ke! Arha-ke!
Phumani ngenarheni yangetlhagwini leyo,’
kutjho uSomnini.
Begodu uSomnini wathi,
‘Ngambala ngathembisa
bonyana ngizanenza
nisabalale emagumbini womane.’
7“Nje-ke, yenize eZiyoni!
Phunyurhani nibaleke
nina bantu enihlala eBhabheli! 8USomnini wangithuma ezizweni ezaniphangako
nina bantu beJerusalema.
Wangithuma kobana ngibuyisele idumo lakhe
ngombana nanyana ngubani othinta nina
uhloma uSomnini ngomuno ngelihlweni.
9“Ngiyatjho ngithi ngizakuphakamisa
isandla sami,
ngijamelane nezizwezi;
zizakuphangwa makhobokazo.
Nje-ke nizakulemuka
bonyana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke ungithumile.
10“Bhina begodu uthabe,
wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni
ngombana uSomnini wathi,
‘Ngiyeza begodu ngizokuhlala
ngesirhodlweni sakho.’
11“Izizwe ezinengi zizazihlanganisa noSomnini
mhlokho bese ziba sisizwe sakhe.
Uzakuhlala ngesirhodlweni sakho Jerusalema,
wena-ke uzakwazi
bonyana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke ungithume kuwe.
12USomnini uzakuzuza iJuda, ilifa lakhe
enarheni ecwengileko
abe azikhethele neJerusalema godu.
13Zithobeni phambi kwakaSomnini,
noke nina bantu
ngombana uSomnini selafikile
uvela endawenakhe ecwengileko.”
