10 Abantu bephasi bazakucanasa ngabo bebagidinge ngokuphana izipho. Lokho bazakwenza ngombana abaphorofidi ababilabo babe lihlupho ebantwini abahlala ephasini.
Kuthe lokha u-Arhabi nabona u-Eliya, wathi kuye: “Sihlola ndina, nguwe lo? Mtlhorholoji ka-Israyeli!”
Kuthe u-Arhabi nabona u-Eliya wathi: “Sewungifumene-ke njalo sitha sami ndina!” Waphendula wathi: “Vele ngikufumene ngombana uzithengisile ngokwenza okumbi phambi kwakaSomnini.
Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehotjhafathi: “Uyezwa-ke! Angithi ngikutjelile bonyana abe akunabuhle angabuphorofida ngami. Into ayaziko sekungikhuluma kumbi!”
Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Awa, usekhona yena ongasibuzela kuZimu, into nje mina uyangikghabhudlha ngombana akunanto ehle akhe ayiphorofide ngami, uhlala angikhuluma kumbi njalo. Batjho nguMikaya umsa kaYimla.” UJehotjhafathi wathi: “Akusikuhle bonyana ikosi ikhulume njalo.”
Somnini Zimami, akhese uyelele, ungiphendule! Khanyisa amehlwami ukuze ngingalali ubuthongo bokufa,
Ungavumeli izitha zami, iye, abakhohlisi bajabule ngami nabangizonda kunganasizathu bona bangikhwinyisele.
Boke abadlula ngendlela bayayiphanga; seyiphenduke isiphoqo sabomakhelwana.
Ungathabi ngokuwa kwesitha sakho, ihliziywakho ingajekezeli nasikhutjwako.
Yeke iinduna zathi ekosini: “Umrhali lo kumele abulawe ngombana udondisa abantu abalwako abasele ngedorobheni kanye nabo boke abantu ngezinto azitjho kibezi. Ngambala umuntu lo akafuni ihlalohle yabantwaba, kodwana ufuna ihlekelele kwaphela.”
Ngebanga lokobana nina maKasidi niyajekezela benithabile, nina baphangi belifa lami, nituna njengethole nalibhula ikoroyi, nilile njengeenjomani eziduna,
Bewungakameli ukarwe kubukela umfowenu mhlana asematjhweni, namkha uthabe mhlana kurhayilwa amaJuda, nanyana ube nomlomo omude mhlana kunamahlungu.
Ungabukisi ngami wena sitha sami! Nanyana ngiwile nje, kodwana ngizakuvuka. Nanyana ngihlezi ebumnyameni nje, kodwana uSomnini uzakuba kukhanya kwami.
Boke bazanizonda ngebanga lebizo lami, kodwana loyo obambelela bekube sekupheleni, uzakusindiswa.
Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nizakulila nibibitheke, kodwana iphasi lizakuthaba. Nina nizakuba lisizi kodwana isizi lenu lizakuphenduka ukuthaba.
Iphasi angekhe linihloye nina, kodwana lihloye mina ngombana ngifakaza bona izenzo zalo zimbi.
Kuthe bona bakuzwe lokho, batjhitjhibala bacabanga ukubabulala.
Ithando alithokoziswa bubumbi kodwana lithabela iqiniso,
Kuthe bona unomrhaso abone bonyana upharwe phasi ephasini, wazuma umfazi osanda ukubeletha umntwana womsana.
Begodu ngeembonakaliso esaphiwa bona sizenze phambi kwesibanda sokuthoma, sakhohlisa abakhileko ephasini. Sabatjela bona babumbe isithombesibunjwa sesibanda ebegade sinengozi yesabula, kodwana nokho sabuye saphila.
Boke abantu abakhe ephasini bazasilotjha, iye, woke loyo ibizo lakhe elingakatlolwa encwadini yokuphila yeMvana eyahlatjwako kusukela ekusekelweni kwephasi.
Ingilozi yesihlanu yathululela isitja sayo phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sesibandana, umbuso waso wabhijwa lilifu elinzima; abantu baziluma amalimu ngebanga lobuhlungu.
Njengombana uwulondile umyalo wami wokunyamezela ngesineke, nami-ke ngizokuhlenga nakufika isikhathi sokulingwa esizokwehlela loke ilizwe kobana kuzizinywe abakhileko ephasini.