9 batjha ngomtjhiso obukhali kodwana bathuka ibizo lakaZimu okunguye ogade alawula phezu kweenhlupheko lezo; begodu azange baphenduke bona bamdumise.
Kuthe asakhuluma nabo njalo, mbala nasi ikosi ivela yehlela ngakuye idlumbana ithi: “Angithi nguZimu osehlisele ihlekelele engaka le. Alo, ngizabe ngisamlindelelani bona asisize?”
Ikosi u-Arhazi lo lokha naseenhluphekweni wangezelela ukukhambelela kwakhe kokungathembeki kuZimu:
Khona nisazakubethwa kuphi nje? Nisaragela phambili ngokuhlubuka, khisibe yoke ihloko ilimele ihliziywenu idanile.
bazakuzulazula ngedorobheni badanile begodu balambile. Lokha nasele banephango, bazakubhoka ngobukhali bathuke ikosabo nabezimu babo. Bazakuthalaza phezulu
Ngemva kwamalanga amanengi uSomnini wathi kimi: “Khamba khona nje uye ePerathi uyokuthatha umkhungo, lapha ngakuyala bona uwufihle khona.”
Somnini, wena uqala ukwethembeka! Wabamadlha, kodwana azange bezwe ubuhlungu, wabaqeda, kodwana bala ukusolwa. Benza ubuso babo baqina ukudlula ilitje, bala ukuphenduka.
“ ‘Njengombana ukusilaphala kwakho Jerusalema bekungekwameswe, ngalokho kufuze ngikuhlwengise. Kodwana ukusilaphala kwakho azange kuhlwengiswe. Angeze usahlwenga godu kufikela lapha ngizanelisa khona ngelaka lami phezu kwakho.
Ngithi kini, awa! Kodwana naningaphendukiko, nani nizokubhubha noke nje.
Ngithi kini, awa! Kodwana naningaphendukiko, nani nizokubhubha noke nje.”
Iye, nginevalo lokobana nangifikako godu, uZimami angangithoba phambi kwenu, mhlambe bengililele abanengi abona ngaphambilini kodwana bangeze baphenduka ekusilaphaleni kwabo, ekuziphatheni kumbi ngokwamabhayi kanye nemanyaleni abawenzileko.
UJotjhuwa wathi ku-Akani: “Ndodanami, nikela idumo kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, uvume kuSomnini, ungitjele koke okwenzileko ungangifihleli litho.”
Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.
Yarhuwelela yathi: “Mesabeni uZimu nimphazimulise ngombana isikhathi sakhe sokugweba sesifikile! Mlotjheni loyo owenza izulu nephasi, ilwandle nemithombo yamanzi.”
Isinanja esineengidija ezinobudisi obungaba makhilogremu amatjhumi amane nahlanu, sawulukela phezu kwabantu sehla ezulwini. Abantu bahlambalaza uZimu ngebanga lobuhlungu besinanja ngombana besesabeka kokufa.
Ngamnikela ithuba lokuphenduka, kodwana akhange afune ukuphenduka ebufebeni bakhe.
Inengi labantu elingazange libulawe ngeenhluphekwezi, akhange liphenduke emisebenzini yalo eliyenzako namkha lilise ukulotjha amadimoni neenthombembunjwa zegolide, zesiliva, zekoporo, zelitje nekhuni ezingakwazi ukubona, ukuzwa namkha ukukhamba.