3 UJuda uye ekuthunjweni ngeenhlungu nangokusebenza nzima. Gadesi uhlala hlangana nezizwe, angafunyani indawo yokuphumula; boke abamgijimisako bamthelekela aseensizini zakhe.
Labo abazinikela ekosini yeBhabheli ngesikhathi sokuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema, iinhlabani zamadoda egade zisasele ngedorobheni kanye nenengi labantu badingiswa nguNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba.
Ikosi yeBhabheli yabamadlha beyababulalela khona eRibhila, enarheni yeRhamathi. Nje-ke uJuda wathunjelwa kude nendawo yekhabo.
amaKasidi aphundlukela ngedorobheni ngomthangala. Woke amajoni abaleka afahla ngesango elihlangana nemithangala emibili eya esivandeni sekosi. Nanyana amaBhabheli gade azombeleze idorobho loke, amajoni kanye nekosi abaleka ngendlela yangemrhobeni weJordani.
Kodwana ibutho lamaKasidi layilala nje ikosi uTsedekhiya, belayifunyana emrhobeni weJordani hlanu kweJerikho. Woke amajonayo asuswa kiyo aphadlhalajwa.
Amadorobho wangesewula anikelwe esitheni, akakho ongawahlenga. Woke uJuda usiwe ekuthunjweni, iye, uthunjwe ngokupheleleko.”
“Kodwana sele ngizokubiza abathiyi beenhlambi abanengi, bona-ke bazababamba. Ngemva kwalapho ngibize abazumi abanengi, bababuthe eentabeni nemibundwini kanye nemipharwini yamadwala.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngizabenza babe sisethuso nento embi kiyo yoke imibuso yephasi, iye, into yokurhubutjhwa nesiga, into yesiphoqo nesithuweleliso kizo zoke iindawo lapha ngibaqotjhela khona.
UNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba wathumba inengi labantu ebebasele ngeJerusalema kanye nabegade bahlubukela kuye nabo boke abanye.
Abanye babantu abadududu nalabo abazinikela ekosini yeBhabheli, iinhlabani zamadoda egade zisasele ngedorobheni kanye nabososino, badingiswa nguNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba.
Kodwana ibutho lamaKasidi layilala nje ikosi uTsedekhiya belayifunyana emrhobeni weJordani emrhuleni weJerikho. Woke amajonayo asuswa kiyo aphadlhalajwa.
Amasango weJerusalema acwila equlwanini, uSomnini watjhabalalisa bewephula iinqabo zalo. Ikosi namakhosanalo aphakathi kwezizwe, akusenamthetho wabaphristi, ngitjho nabaphorofidi bakhona abasafunyani imibono kuSomnini.
“Sukani! Nisilaphele!” Iye, abantu bathi kibo: “Sukani! Sukani! Ningasithinti!” Nje-ke basuka, bazulazula. Hlangana nezizwe abantu bathi: “Bangasakhonza lapha!”
Abasigijimisako basihlezi entanyeni sidiniwe begodu asinakuphumula.
Ingcenye yesithathu yabantu bakho izakufa ngezifo namkha iqedwe yindlala phakathi kwakho. Enye ingcenye yesithathu yabantu bakho izakurhayilwa ngesabula mahlangothi woke wakho, kuthi ingcenye enye yesithathu ngiyihlakazele emikhakheni yoke begodu ngizokurhwatjha isabula ngemva kwayo.
ngalokho nizakusebenzela izitha zenu uSomnini azazithumela bona zijamelane nani. Zizanibulalisa ngendlala, zinibangele umrhawu, zinihlubulise nibe bhunubhunu niswele koke. USomnini uzakubeka ijogi lesimbi eentanyeni zenu abe anibhubhise nya.