13 Efrayimu ngimbonile, njengeThire, ahlanyelwe endzaweni lenhle. Kodvwa Efrayimu uyawukhipha bantfwana bakhe, abayise kumbulali.”
Ngaleso sikhatsi Menahemu wacala eThisa wahlasela iThifsa nabo bonkhe lababesedolobheni nasemacentselweni alo, ngobe bala kumvulela emasango abo. Wadzilita iThifsa, wahhubhuta tisu tabo bonkhe bafati lababetetfwele.
Nome bantfwabakhe bangaba banyenti, noko bayawuphelela enkembeni, netitukulwane takhe tingeke tibe nekudla lokwenele.
Ngitanikhipha lapha ebukhoneni bami nginilahle, njengaloku ngenta kubomnakenu, sonkhe sive saka-Efrayimu.’ ”
Kufa sekufohle emafasitelo etfu kwangena ngekhatsi, kwadzimate kwangena nasetinqabeni tetfu, kwancamula bantfwana lapha etindleleni, nemajaha ancamuka etinkhundleni.
“Wabutsisa tesabiso tami ndzawo tonkhe, kwaba shangatsi umemela bantfu edzilini. Ngelilanga lentfukutselo yaSimakadze kute namunye lowaphunyula nalowasindza. Titsa tami tibashaye tabacotfula labo lengangibongile ngabanakekela.”
Khuluma kuyo iThire, lengasesangweni lelibheke ngaselwandle, ingumhwebi webantfu basemaveni lagudla lwandle, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Awu, Thire, ukhuluma utsi: “Ngimuhle ngiphelele.”
kudvuma kwemphi kuyawusuka kumelane nebantfu benu, khona kutewutsi tonkhe tinqaba tenu tibhidlitwe, njengobe Shalmani abhidlita iBhethi Abeli ngelilanga lemphi, mhlazana bomake baphihlitwa phansi emhlabatsini kanye nebantfwababo.
Bantfu baseSamariya kufanele batitfwalele licala labo, ngobe bamhlubukile Nkulunkulu wabo. Bayawubulawa ngenkemba; tinswane tabo tiyawusacatwa phansi emhlabatsini, labakhulelwe babo bahhujutwe tisu.”
Njengelibhele nalemukwe bantfwabalo, ngiyawubesukela ngibadladlabule. Njengelibhubesi ngiyawubashwabudzela, silwane sesiganga siyawubadzabudzabula.
Awu, ma-Israyeli, buyani, nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Tono tenu ngito letiniwisile.
Efrayimu uhushekile, imphandze yakhe ibunile, akasatseli titselo. Ngisho nome bangatala bantfwana, ngiyakuyibulala leyo mbewu yabo labayitsandzako.”
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “ ‘Umfati wakho uyawuba yingwadla yelidolobha; emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho ayakufa ngenkemba. Emasimi akho atawulinganiswa, abelwe labanye; wena utakufa, ufele eveni lemahedeni. Israyeli, vele, yena utawutfunjwa, esuswe eveni lakhe lekutalwa.’ ”