3 Yeke bathi: “Thina abesinakosi nasinje ngombana sibhalelwe kuhlonipha uZimethu. Njekhona ikosi leyo, beyizasenzelani nje?”
Intonga yobukhosi angeze yasuka kuJuda, nentonga yombusi hlangana neenyawo zakhe, bekulethwe isibiko kuye, nezizwe zoke zitjengise ukumlalela.
UTjhalumu umsa kaJabetjhi waba yikosi ngomnyaka wamatjhumi amathathu nathoba wekosi u-Uziya ikosi yakwaJuda. Wabusa eSamariya inyanga yinye.
Kungcono ukuphephela kuSomnini, kunokwethembela emakhosaneni.
Kwanga uSomnini angaqunta amalimu ambaqambili, iye, umlomo okhuluma ngokuzigqaja,
iye, labo abathi: “UZimu akarhabe, enze umsebenzakhe masinyana bona siwubone; ilisu loCwengileko wakwa-Israyeli alivele, ukuze nathi silazi.”
USalimani uzanenza soneso eBhethele, ngebanga lobukhohlakali benu obukhulu. Ngokusa kwamhlokho, ikosi yakwa-Israyeli izabe seyabhujiswa nya.”
Lokha iSamariya nayibhujiswako, ikosayo izakufana nesigodo esipapamele emanzini.
Bengingafuni bonyana babuyele enarheni yeGibhide, nokuthi i-Asiriya ibuse phezu kwabo. Kodwana bala ukuphenduka.
Iphi ikosakho-ke nje, izakukusindisa kiwo woke amadorobhakho na?
Ngininikela ikosi ngisilingekile, ngibuye ngiyisuse ngobukhali bami.”
Lokhu kuzabalitshwayo bonyana ama-Israyeli kuzawathatha amalanga amanengi anganakosi, anganababusi, anganamihlabelo nanyana amatje akhethekileko, atlhoge nomlayezo wakaZimu.
Alo, urhahlawulelani-ke gadesi Jerusalema, nangabe unekosi na? Kghani umlulekakho uhlongakele, nawulokhu uzibinyabinya inga umfazi oseenhlungwini zokubeletha nje na?
Barhuwelela bathi: “Msuse! Msuse! Mbethele esiphambanweni!” UPilatu wababuza wathi: “Nifuna bona ngibethele ikosenu na?” Abaphristi baphendula bathi: “Asinayo ikosi ngaphandle kombusi omkhulu!”
Kodwana nanikhunyalalako nenza ubumbi, nina nekosenu nizazizwa, nizakutjhabalaliswa.”