20 Ngobe mine nceku yakho ngiyati kutsi ngonile, kodvwa lamuhla sengite lapha njengewekucala kubo bonkhe bendlu yakaJosefa, kutsi ngitetitfoba ngihlangabete inkhosi yami, nkhosi.”
Kodvwa Israyeli welula sandla sakhe sangesekudla wasibeka etikwa-Efrayimu, nome abengulomncane; sandla sakhe sangesancele waselula wasibeka etikwaManase, labelitubulo.
Wababusisa ngalelo langa atsi: “Ema-Israyeli nakabusisa ayawubita emabito enu atsi: ‘Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakwenta ufanane nabo-Efrayimu naManase.’ ” Wambeka kanjalo-ke Efrayimu kutsi abe ngetulu kwaManase.
Kwatsi inkhosi Davide naseyisondzele eBhahurimu, lomunye wetihlobo taSawula, Shimeyi, umsa waGera, waphuma wamhlangabeta, weta ametfuka ngeticalekiso.
Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, watsi: “Akukafaneli yini Shimeyi abulawe, ngobe wacalekisa lowo lowagcotjwa nguSimakadze kutsi abe yinkhosi?”
Kuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli bonkhe bantfu babephikisana bodvwa, batsi: “Inkhosi Davide yasikhulula etandleni tetitsa tetfu, ngiyo leyo leyasephula esandleni semaFilisti. Kodvwa manje seyibalekile kulelive ngenca ya-Absalomu,
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sive kutsi Jerobowamu sewubuyile, satfumela kutsi akalandvwe ete emhlanganweni, sambeka inkhosi etikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli. Kwasala sive sakaJuda kuphela, lesasala sinamatsele kaDavide.
Jerobowamu wabe sewubiyela iShekhemu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, wahlala khona. Wesuka lapho waphuma wayakwakha iPhenuweli.
Wena lohlala ‘eLebanoni,’ lotitfukuse etindlini temisedari, maye uyawufa kuquma kanjani nase wehlelwa tinhlungu, tinhlungu letifanana netemhelo wemfati nakabeleka!”
Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami, baze balivume licala labo. Bayawufuna buso bami; baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”
Ngati konkhe nga-Efrayimu; Israyeli akafihlakali kimi. Efrayimu, wena sewugucukele ebugwadleni, Israyeli sewonakele.”