1Mayelana neMowabi. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli:
“Maye kiyo iNebo ngombana iyabhuruzwa.
IKhiriyatayimu ihlaziswa beyithunjwe;
iye, isiphephelo sihlaziswa besitjhabalaliswe.
2UMowabi angeze asabukwa godu:
ERhetjhibhoni izitha zihlele ihlekelele ngaye,
zathi, ‘Yizani simpheliseni angasaba sisizwe.’
Nawe Madimeni uzakuqedwa nya,
isabula isemva kwakho!
3Lalela umkhosi ovela eRhoronayimu uthi,
‘Ukonakala nokubhubhisa kukhulu!
4IMowabi iyachithwa!’
Abalile bafune isizo ukuyela ngeTsowari.
5Mbala, emkhuphukeni weLurhithi
benyuka barhahlawula kabuhlungu;
iye, nendleleni eya eRhoronayimu
kuzwakala isizi lesililo sokurhayilwa.
6Yenibaleke! Balekani nizisindise,
yibani njengodumbana wommango erhalawumbeni.
7Nina maMowabi,
njengombana nethembela ezenzweni nemnothwenenu,
nani nizokuthunjwa
noKemotjhi uzakuya ekuthunjweni,
nabaphristi kanye neenduna zakhe.”
8Umrhayili uza komunye nomunye umuzi
akukho namunye ozakusinda.
Umrhoba uzakonakaliswa
nommango upheliswe
ngombana uSomnini ukhulumile.
9UMowabi akabaleke
ngombana uba lirubhi,
imizakhe iyatjhiywa,
ingabi nomhlali,
10ngombana kuthiwe:
“Akanikelelwe odonda
ukwenza umsebenzi kaSomnini!
Akanikelelwe nogodla isabulakhe
ekuthululeni iingazi!”
11“UMowabi bekaseze azigedlile
kusukela ebutjheni bakhe;
iye, azange akhe aye ekuthunjweni.
Wathula njengewayini elizike ehlameni,
lingakatsengelwa komunye umjeka.
Nje-ke lisanandipha njengokuba
nephunga lalo lisesenjalo.
12Kodwana isikhathi siyeza
lapha ngizakuthumela khona abavubeli.
Bazathulula imijeka bebayiphahlaze.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
13Nje-ke uMowabi uzakuba neenhloni ngeKemotjhi,
njengombana ikumba ka-Israyeli yayineenhloni
lokha nayethembela eBhethe-Eli.
14“Ungatjho njani uthi,
‘Thina siziingorho,
simadoda anesibindi epini’ na?
15Umrhayili weMowabi nemizayo ukhuphukile,
amasokana wakhona akhethekileko azakubulawa
nakehla kobana ahlangabezane nomrhayili.”
Kutjho uSomnini oyiKosi, ibizo lakhe elinguMninimandlawoke.
16“Ukuwa kwakaMowabi sele kufikile,
ihlekelelakhe imsinyana.
17Zwelanani naye noke enimbhodileko,
iye, nina noke eninesikhozi naye,
nithi, ‘Maye, yephukile intonga enamandla!
Maye, yephukile intonga ehle!’
18Yehla ephazimulwenakho
bese uhlala equlwanini egazukileko,
wena tlawu leDibhoni elisesihlalweni sobukhosi
ngombana umrhayili weMowabi
ukhuphukile kobana ajamelane nawe,
wonakalise amadorobhenu anemithangala.
19Jamani eqadi kwendlela nibukele,
nina enihlala e-Aroweri.
Buzani indoda ebalekako
kanye nomfazi ophunyurhako,
babuzeni nithi, ‘Kwenzekeni na?’
20IMowabi ihlazisiwe ngombana itjhabalaliswe.
Rhahlawulani nirhuwelele!
Memezelani emlanjaneni i-Arinoni
kobana iMowabi ibhujisiwe.
21Isigwebo sehlele emrhuleni,
eRholoni, eJatsi neMefathi,
22eDibhoni, eNebo neBhethe-Dibilatayimu,
23eKhiriyatayimu, eBhethe-Gamulu neBhethe-Mewoni,
24eKheriyothi neBotsira
nakiyo yoke imizi yakwaMowabi
eseduze nekude.
25Iphondo leMowabi liquntiwe,
umkhonwayo wephuliwe.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
26“Idakise ngombana idelele uSomnini.
IMowabi ayigonyuluke ngamahlanzayo,
nayo ayibe sisiga sokuhlekwa.
27U-Israyeli azange abe sisiga
sokuhlekwa kuwe na?
Ingabe wabanjwa hlangana namasela
kobana ungabeze uthintithe ihloko
njalo lokha nawukhuluma ngaye na?
28Tjhiyani imizi niyokuhlala emadwaleni
nina bahlali beMowabi.
Yibani njengezuba elakha indlwanalo
emlonyeni weliwa.”
29Sizwile ngokuzikhukhumeza kwakaMowabi:
Ukuzazi kwakhe kukhulu.
Iye, sizwile ngokuzikhakhazisa,
ukuzikhukhumeza nokudelela kwakhe,
ngitjho nokuziphakamisa kwehliziywakhe.
30USomnini wathi:
“Mina ngiyakwazi ukuzitjhaya kwakhe;
ikulumakhe yokuzigqaja imamala
nezenzo zakhe zimumoya.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
31“Ngalokho ngiyamlilela uMowabi,
iye, ngililela boke bakwaMowabi,
ngirhahlawulela abantu beKhiri-Rharesethi.
32Ngikulilela ukudlula isililo ngeJazeri,
wena sidiribe seSibhima.
Imilibe yakho inabela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle,
ifika ngitjho emanzini weJazeri.
Kodwana umrhayili uthelekele
phezu kweenthelo zehlobo neendiribe zakho.
33Itokozo nethabo kususiwe esivandeni seenthelo,
iye, enarheni yakwaMowabi.
Ngivimbe ukugeleza kwewayini ebutlhodlhelweni,
akasekho owatlhodlha ngetjhada lethabo,
iye, akasahlokomi ngetokozo.
34Umkhosi weRhetjhibhoni uzwakele e-Elale,
ngitjho ukuya eJahatsi.
Bazwakalisa ilizwi labo ukusuka eTsowari
ukuya eRhoronayimu ne-Egilathi-Tjhelitjhiya
ngombana ngitjho namanzi weNimrimi atjhile.
35KwaMowabi ngizakuphelisa
labo abenza imihlabelo eendundumeni,
abatjhisela abosingazimu babo itjhwalo.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
36“Ihliziywami ililela uMowabi njengamanghwani,
iye, ililela abantu beKhiri-Rharesethi njengamanghwani.
Inzuzo abayizuzileko inyelele.
37Mbala, yoke ihloko igudiwe
neendevu zirhuniwe,
izandla zoke zirhayiwe
nemadinini kunesizilo.
38Emaphahleni woke wakwaMowabi
nematatawini sililo sodwa
ngombana ngephule iMowabi
njengomjeka ongafunwa mumuntu.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
39“Maye, uMowabi uqobekile!
Abantu bayarhahlawula!
Maye uMowabi ufulathela ngeenhloni!
Iye, sese ayinto yokuhlekwa
neyesabekako kibo boke abamzombileko.”
40Mbala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Qalani, isitha sizakutheleka njengedlanga
eliphapha lizulazule ngehla kweMowabi.
41Imizi izakuthunjwa
neemphephelo zithathwe.
Mhlokho iinhliziyo zamabutho wakwaMowabi
zizakuba njengeyomfazi obelethako.
42UMowabi uzakupheliswa angasaba sisizwe
ngombana udelele uSomnini.
43Ukwesabeka, umgodi nesifu
kunilindele nina bahlali beMowabi.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
44“Nanyana ngubani obalekela ukwesaba
uzakuwela ngemgodini,
nanyana ngubani ophuma ngemgodinapho,
uzakubanjwa sisifu
ngombana ngizakwehlisela phezu kweMowabi
umnyaka wokuhlunguphazwa kwayo.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
45“Emthunzini ngaphandle kweRhetjhibhoni,
ababaleki bajamile, baqobekile
ngombana kuqubuke umlilo eRhetjhibhoni,
iye, amalangabi edorobheni lakaSirhoni
aqothula ihlafunyo kaMowabi
kanye nekhakhayi labanetjhada lokuzitjhaya.
46“Maye kuwe wena Mowabi!
Abantu beKemotjhi baphelile
ngombana amadodanakho asiwe ekuthunjweni
namadodakazakho ekudingisweni.
47“Kodwana emalangeni ezako
ngizokutjhugulula ubujamo bakwaMowabi.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
Isigwebo sakwaMowabi siphelela lapha.
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