UZimu womusa
1Yeke uSomnini uMninimandlawoke wangembulela lokhu: 2Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Nginesikhwele esikhulu ngeZiyoni,
ngibuhlungu khulu ngayo.”
3Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Ngizakubuyela eZiyoni,
ngibe ngaphakathi kweJerusalema,
ngalokho iJerusalema izakuthiwa nguThembekile
nentaba kaSomnini uMninimandlawoke izakuthiwa nguNtaba-Cwengekile.”
4Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Godu eentaradeni zeJerusalema
kuzakuhlala amaqhegu nezalukazi,
bazakuluphala kangangobana omunye nomunye uzakudondolozela.
5Idorobho lizakuphithizela abesana nabentazana
badlale eentaradeni zakhona.”
6Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Nakube kubonakala kungakghoneki kini
nina enisinde ekuthunjweni,
alo, nidlumbana bonyana nakimi
akuzukukghoneka ngomuso na?”
7Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Ngizakusindisa abantu bami ephasini loke,
8ngibabuyise bona bazokuhlala eJerusalema.
Bazakuba babantu bami,
mina ngibe nguZimabo ngeqiniso nangokulunga.”
Abantu babizelwa ukwethemba uSomnini
9Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke: “Lokha abantu nabathoma ukuvuselela ukwakhiwa kwethempeli lakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke, abaphorofidi bathi, ‘Ithempeleli kufanele liqedelelwe.’ Yeke nina enezwa amezwi akhulunywa baphorofidi la, qinisani izandla.
10“Ngambala ngaphambi kokuthonywa
kokwakhiwa kwethempeli
begade kunganakokhelo yabantu nanyana yeembandana.
Ngebanga lobujamo obumbi umuntu ozisebenzelako
gade anganakuziphilisa.
Ngaphendula woke umuntu
bona ajamelane nomakhelwanakhe.
11Kodwana kwanjesi
angeze ngisaphatha imisalela yabantwaba,
njengombana ngenza phambilini,”
kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
12“Iye, imbewu abayitjalileko izakuhluma kuhle,
iindiribe zihlome iinthelo zazo
namasimu aveze isivuno sawo
kuthi izulu line ngesikhathi esifaneleko.
Koke lokhu ngizakwenza
bonyana kuhlale kukhona njalo kumisalela yabantwaba.
13“Ngizanisindisa,
wena ndlu kaJuda nawe ndlu ka-Israyeli.
Njengombana gade nisisiga samanikelela,
nje-ke nizakuba mkariso wesibusiso.
Ningesabi, qinisani izandla.”
Ukulalela kuyipendulo yomusa kaZimu
14Ngambala, nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Njengombana ngaqunta ukunehlisela ihlekelele,
ngangaba nesirhawu lokha aboyihlo nabangisilingako,
15yeke sengiqunte
bona ngenze okuhle eJerusalema nendlini kaJuda.
Nje-ke ningesabi.
16Nanzi izinto enifanele nizenze:
Khulumani iqiniso omunye komunye.
Gcinani iqiniso nokulunga okufaneleko emabandla.
17Ningazindlelani, nigegede ukufunga ngekohliso
ngombana ngiyazizonda zoke izinto ezinjalo.
18“Yeke uSomnini uMninimandlawoke wangembulela lokhu:
19“Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Ukuzila ukudla kwenyanga yesine, yesihlanu,
yekhomba neyetjhumi
kuzakuba kukwenama neenkhathi ezihle
nemigidi yokwethaba kwaJuda.
Yeke thandani iqiniso nokuthula.”
20Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Ukusuka gadesi, izizwe ezinengi
nabahlali bamadorobho amanengi bazakuza.
21Iye, abahlali bedorobho elinye
bazakusuka baye kelinye bathi,
‘Nambani siyokutenda uSomnini
besifune nomusa kaSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Vele siyaya.’
22Ngalokho-ke izizwe ezinengi nabantu abanengi
bazakuza bazokufuna
umusa kaSomnini uMninimandlawoke eJerusalema
bebatende uSomnini.”
23Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Emihleni leyo amadoda alitjhumi
kizo zoke izizwe ezihlukeneko
azakukakarela umJuda
ngomphetho wesambatho sakhe athi,
‘Sifuna ukukhamba nawe
ngombana sizwile bonyana uZimu unani.’ ”
