7 Lokha iSamariya nayibhujiswako, ikosayo izakufana nesigodo esipapamele emanzini.
Emva kwalokho kwaba nesigemegeme esilandelako: UNabhothi umJizriyela gade anesidiribe. Isidiribesi gade siseJizriyela hlanu kwesigodlo saka-Arhabi ikosi yeSamariya.
Kodwana ingilozi kaSomnini yathi ku-Eliya umTitjhibe: “Khuphuka uhlangabeze iinthunywa zekosi yeSamariya uzibuze uthi, ‘Kungenca yokobana kunganaZimu kwa-Israyeli bonyana ningaze niyokuthukula kuBhali-Zebhubi uzinyana we-Ekroni na?
UHosiya umsa ka-Ela, wakhela uPhekharhi umsa kaRemaliya ubukhwebetjhana. Wamsahlela wambulala bewaba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe ngomnyaka wamatjhumi amabili kaJotamu umsa ka-Uziya.
Kodwana ngemva kwesikhathi ikosi ye-Asiriya yafunyana bona uHosiya liqili ngombana gade athumele abazenda esikhulwini esiphezulu sekosi yeGibhide. Begodu gade angasakhokhi imithelo ekosini ye-Asiriya njengombana gade asenza qobe mnyaka. Ngebangelo ikosi ye-Asiriya yambamba yamfaka ngesikhungweni.
USalimani uzanenza soneso eBhethele, ngebanga lobukhohlakali benu obukhulu. Ngokusa kwamhlokho, ikosi yakwa-Israyeli izabe seyabhujiswa nya.”
Yeke bathi: “Thina abesinakosi nasinje ngombana sibhalelwe kuhlonipha uZimethu. Njekhona ikosi leyo, beyizasenzelani nje?”
Iindunduma zobukhohlakali, okusisono saka-Israyeli, zizakubhidlizwa. Kuzakumila ameva nabosotokolo bathi talala phezu kwama-aldarabo. Yeke bazokuthi eentabeni: “Sigubuzesani!” bese bathi emibundwini: “Sigirikelani!”
Ngininikela ikosi ngisilingekile, ngibuye ngiyisuse ngobukhali bami.”
Bamamaza welwandle abhubhudlha amahlazo wawo; baziinkwekwezi ezilahlekileko ezibekelwe ubumnyama obukhulu obungapheliko.