7 Salila kuSomnini uZimu wabobamkhulu. USomnini wasizwa isililo sethu, wabona isizi lethu, ubudisi nokuhlunguphazwa kwethu.
UZimu wezwa umsana abubula, yeke ingilozi yakaZimu yarhuwelela uHagari isezulwini yathi kuye: “Kwenzenjani ngawe wena Hagari? Ungasabi ngombana uZimu uzwile ukububula komsana lapha alele khona.
ULeya waba sidisi bewabeletha indodana. Wayithiya bona nguRubeni ngombana wathi: “Ngambala uSomnini ubone umtlhagwami. Ngiqinisile indodami izangithanda kwanjesi.”
Mhlamunye uSomnini uzakubona iinhlupheko zami bese ungibuyiselela ngobuhle godu phezu kwamanikelela engiwabona namhlanjesi la.”
Phendukela kimi, ungirhawukele, njengombana uvame ukwenza kwabathanda ibizo lakho.
Ekuthembekeni kwakho ngizakuthaba, ngijabule ngombana ukuhlupheka kwami ukubonile, wanaka iinhlupheko zomphefumulwami.
Ngibizani ngelanga lembandezeleko, mina ngizanitjhaphulula, nina nizangihlonipha.”
Ngemva kwesikhathi eside ikosi yeGibhide yahlongakala. Kodwana ama-Israyeli bekasoloko anghunanghuna ngobukhoboka bawo. Abalabala njalo ngobukhoboka bawo isililo sawo sabe safika kuZimu.
UZimu wayelela ama-Israyeli bewabazi ubujamo bawo.
Gadesi nje isililo sama-Israyeli sele sifike eendlebeni zami. Begodu ngibonile indlela amaGibhide awagandelele ngayo.
yeke bakholwa. Kuthe lokha nabezwa bonyana uSomnini utshwenyekile ngabo nokobana ubonile isizi labo, badumisa ngokuguqa bahlome iinhloko phasi.
Ngambala ngikuzwile ukububula kwama-Israyeli akhobongwe maGibhide, yeke ngisikhumbulile isivumelwano sami.
“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, yena owadala iphasi, uSomnini owalenza bewalinzinzisa, ibizo lakhe okunguSomnini,
“Ngeenkhathezi kusasa ngizokuthumela umuntu obuya enarheni yakwaBhenjamini kuwapha. Umzese abe mbusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli ukuze abasindise esandleni samaFilista ngombana isililo sabo sifikile kimi, bona ngibatjheje.”