9 Ngobe sebakhuphukele e-Asiriya kuyawufuna lusito njengembongolo yesiganga lezulazula yodvwana. Efrayimu sewutitsengise yena emashendeni akhe.
Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela lelive, Menahemu wamnika emakhilogremu labengaba ti-34 000 esiliva, atincengela kutsi amsimise embusweni wakhe.
labo labehlela entasi eGibhithe babe bangakaceli kimi, labafunana nelusito kuFaro kutsi abavikele, nesitfunti saseGibhithe sekuphephela.
Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana netilwane taseNegevu: Emancusa adzabula eveni lebulukhuni nenjabhiso, live lemabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati, lemabululu kanye netinyoka letindizako, ayalidzabula etfwala imicebo yawo ngetimbongolo, neminotfo yawo ngemalundza emakamela, aya kuleso sive lesingenanzuzo,
unjengembongolo yesiganga, leyetayele lihlane, lehosha umoya nase ikhanuka, ngubani nje longayivimbela nase ifuna kwekhwelwa? Tonkhe tinkunzi tetimbongolo letiyicoshako atikafaneli kutsi titikhatsate, ngesikhatsi sekwekhwelwa titayitfola.
Efrayimu utondla ngemoya, ucoshana nemoya wasemphumalanga lonkhe lilanga, wandzise emanga nebudlova. Wakha sivumelwane ne-Asiriya, atfumele emafutsa emncumo eGibhithe.
Simakadze ubeka Juda licala, utawujezisa Jakobe njengekwetindlela takhe, amkhokhele ngangekwemisebenti yakhe.
Ngako nyalo sengitabungcunula lobubheva bakhe, embikwemashende akhe abuka; kute lotamephula lapha etandleni tami.
“Watsi kube Efrayimu abone kugula kwakhe, naJuda abone emanceba akhe, Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya, watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito. Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha, iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.
“Efrayimu ufanana nelituba, usheshe ayengeke, akanangcondvo. Bacela lusito eGibhithe, baze babalekele e-Asiriya!