15 Wangifunza umhlonyani wangiseza isibharha.
Ubengazukuvuma bona ngikhokhe ummoya, kodwana ubezangizalisa ngomunyu.
Zimu, usilahlile! Wasibhavumulela ngokufutheka! Nje-ke sivuselela!
ngombana umphefumulwami uzwile ngamatshwenyeko nokuphila kwami kutjhidele ekufeni.
Ngalokho-ke, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke mayelana nabaphorofidi: “Ngizabadlisa ukugoma okumunyu basele amanzi anobuthi ngombana ukusukela ebaphorofidini beJerusalema ummoya wokusilaphala warhatjheka inarha yoke.”
Yeke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Kumele uthi kizo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: Selani, nidakwe benihlanze, niwe beningasavuka ngebanga lesabula engiyithumela phakathi kwenu.’
Ukuziphatha kwakho kanye nezenzo zakho, wena Juda, kulethe lokhu phezu kwakho. Lokhu kumphumela wobukhohlakali bakho. Yizwa bona kumunyu kangangani nabuhlaba ehliziyweni!
Esikhundleni salokho balandele ukukhunyalala kweenhliziyo zabo, balandela aboBhali njengombana bafundiswa boyise.”
Ngalokho-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uthi: “Qalani, sele ngizokwenza abantwaba bagome iinthelo ezimunyu, basele amanzi anobuthi.
Somnini, khumbula isizi nokuzula kwami, iye, isibharha nobuthi.
Yena wathi kibo: “Ningangibizi ngoNawomi, ngibizani nithi Mara, ngombana uSomandla wenze ipilwami yaba munyu khulu.