6 Boke ubukhosi balo busukile endodakazini yeZiyoni. Amakhosanalo afana neenhlangumataka ezingafunyani amadlelo zigijima zinganamandla phambi kwabazigijimisako.
“Nanti ilizwi uSomnini alikhulume ngaye wathi, “Itlawana eliyindodakazi yeZiyoni liyakunyaza beliyakukhwinyisela wena Sanirheribu. Indodakazi yeJerusalema ikuthintithela ihloko nawufulatheleko.
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.
Kusukela eZiyoni elipheleleko ngobuhle, uZimu ukhanya ngokudarhileko.
Lotjhani uSomnini ekucwengeni kwephazimulwakhe; iphasi loke alithuthumele phambi kwakhe.
Maye, idorobho ebelithembekile selibe yingwadla! Beligcwele ubulungiswa nokulunga bekungaphakathi kwalo, kodwana kwanjesi, ligcwele ababulali!
Hlokomani, nililizele nina zakhamuzi zeZiyoni, ngombana mkhulu hlangana nani oCwengileko wakwa-Israyeli.”
uzakudala ilifu emini nesikhatha esinelangabi elibomvu ebusuku phezu kwayo yoke indawo yentaba yeZiyoni, lapha abantu bahlanganyela khona. Iphazimulwakhe izakuba sithala phezu kwakho koke,
Yithi ekosini nakunina lekosi: “Hlalani phasiphasi ngombana iinhlohlo zenu zephazimulo zethuliwe eenhloko zenu.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli kibo boke labo engabathatha eJerusalema ngabasa ekuthunjweni eBhabheli:
nabezwa ukuza kwesitha ngokugabadula kweenqatha zeenjomani, itjhada leenkarana zaso nokurhuba kwamavili wakhona. Aboyise abazukuqala emuva ebantwaneni babo ngombana izandla zabo azisenamandla,
Imizi izakuthunjwa neemphephelo zithathwe. Mhlokho iinhliziyo zamabutho wakwaMowabi zizakuba njengeyomfazi obelethako.
Yagobhodlha amehlo kaTsedekhiya, yambopha ngamakhamandela wekoporo, yakhamba naye eBhabheli lapha yafese yamfaka khona ngesikhungweni bekwaba mhlana ahlongakalako.
wafese wathungelela ithempeli lakaSomnini, isigodlo nezindlu zoke zeJerusalema ngomlilo. Waqothula nezakhiwo zoke eziqakathekileko.
‘Tjela indlu yakwa-Israyeli bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Qalani, sele ngizokusilaphaza indawami ecwengileko, iye, ubuphephelo enizikhakhazisa ngabo, igugu lamehlwenu nokulangazelela komphefumulwenu. Amadodana namadodakazenu enawatjhiya eJerusalema azokubulawa ngesabula.
“Nje-ke wena ndodana yomuntu, mhlana ngisusa kibo ubuphephelo babo, ithabo ledumo labo, igugu lamehlwabo nokulangazelela komphefumulwabo, ngitjho namadodana namadodakazabo;
USomnini uzanenza nihlulwe zizitha zenu, nizisahlele ngandlelanye kodwana nizakubaleka phambi kwazo ngeendlela ezilikhomba. Nizakuba sibonelo esesabekako emibusweni yoke yephasi:
Umuntu munye angeze agijimisa abaziinkulungwana nababili angeze balwise itjhumi leenkulungwana, ngaphandle kwanange iDwala labo libathengisile; iye, iKosabo ibalahlile!