6 UGomere wazithwala godu, wabeletha indodakazi. USomnini wathi kuHosiya: “Mthiye bona nguLo-Rurhama ngombana angeze ngisarhawukela indlu ka-Israyeli ngokuyithethelela.
Ngebangelo-ke uSomnini wadela soke isizukulwana saka-Israyeli; wasenzela isizi bewasinikela ezandleni zabahlanguli, wasiqeda nya phambi kwakhe.
Ngomnyaka wethoba kaHosiya ikosi ye-Asiriya yathumba iSamariya beyathumela ama-Israyeli ekudingisweni e-Asiriya. Yawahlalisa eRhalarhi, neGozani magegana nomlambo iRhabhori nemizini yamaMede.
Nasele iingala zakhona zomile, ziyephuka; abafazi bazitheze bayokubasa umlilo ngazo. Izakhamuzi zedorobheli azinangqondo, yeke owazidalako angeze azirhawukela, owazibumbako angeze aba nomusa kizo.
UGomere selakhumule uLo-Rurhama ebeleni, wazithwala godu wabeletha umsana.
Ngizazitjalela yena enarheni. Ngirhawukele uLo-Rurhama, ngithi kuLo-Ami ‘Bantu bami’, bese bona bathi ‘Zimethu’.”
Bengingazukuba nesirhawu ebantwaneni bakhe ngombana babantwana bokonakala.
Yeke uSomnini wangibuza wathi: “Amosi, ubonani na?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Ngibona isinqophisamakho.” Yeke uSomnini wathi: “Ngibeka isinqophisamakho hlangana nabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli; angekhe ngisabababalela.
Ngambala, amehlo kaSomnini uSomandla aphezu kombuso okhohlakeleko. Yeke ngizawubhubhisa nya ebusweni bephasi. Kodwana ikumba kaJakopo nokho angeze ngayibhubhisa.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Phambilini beningasibo abantu, kodwana kwanjesi nisisizwe sakaZimu. Nakhe naswela umusa, kodwana kwanjesi niwamukelisiwe.