Isiqalekiso Siphuma Phezu Kwelizwe
Imibono emibini yobutyala obusingathwayo: incwadi esongiweyo iphaphazela iphuma njengesiqalekiso phezu kwamasela nabafunga ubuxoki, nomfazi ogama linguNkohlakalo ovalelwe engobozini phantsi kwesiciko selothe, athwalelwe eShinare. UBawo wethu akabunyamezeli ububi—uyabususa.
5 1Ndabuya ndawaphakamisa amehlo am, ndakhangela, nanko phambi kwam incwadi esongiweyo iphaphazela. 2Wathi kum: “Ubona ntoni na?” Ndaphendula: “Ndibona incwadi esongiweyo iphaphazela, iikubhite ezimashumi mabini ubude bayo, iikubhite ezilishumi ububanzi bayo.”
3Waza wathi kum: “Esi sisiqalekiso esiphuma phezu kwelizwe lonke. Wonke oba uya kutshayelwa, ngecala-nye laso; wonke ofunga ubuxoki, atshayelwe ngelinye icala.”
4“Ndisithumile, utsho uBawo wemikhosi; siya kungena endlwini yesela, nasendlwini yalowo ofunga ubuxoki ngegama lam, sihlale apho, sidle imithi namatye ayo.”
Inkohlakalo Ithwalelwa Endaweni Yayo
5Saza sasondela isithunywa ebesithetha nam, sathi: “Phakamisa ngoku amehlo akho, ubone ukuba yintoni na le nto iphuma.”
6Ndabuza: “Yintoni na?” Sathi: “Yingobozi ephuma.” Saza sathi: “Lelo ityala labo kulo lonke ilizwe.”
7Ngequbuliso, isiciko selothe saphakanyiswa, nanko kuhleli umfazi ngaphakathi kwengobozi. 8Sathi: “Le yiNkohlakalo.” Samtyhala wabuyela engobozini, saza satyhala ilothe emlonyeni wayo.
9Ndawaphakamisa amehlo am, ndabona nabo abafazi ababini besiza, umoya usemaphikweni abo—amaphiko efana nawengwamza—baza bayiphakamisa ingobozi phakathi komhlaba nezulu. 10Ndaza ndathi kwisithunywa ebesithetha nam: “Bayisa phi na ingobozi?”
11Sathi kum: “Baya kuyakhela indlu ezweni laseShinare; yakuba ilungile, ingobozi iya kumiselwa apho esisekweni sayo.” a a v11 IShinare ligama lamandulo leBhabheli — ilizwe lokuthinjwa okukhulu kwamaSirayeli.
