11 Bazakuza bathuthumela njengeenyoni zivela eGibhide, nanjengamazuba avela enarheni ye-Asiriya. “Ngizabahlalisa eendlini zabo.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Mhlokho uSomandla uzakwelula isandla sakhe kwesibili ukuhlenga imisalela yabantu bakhe abaseleko, abasuse e-Asiriya, eGibhide, ePatrosi, eKutjhe, e-Elamu, eTjhinari, eRhamathi neenhlengeleni zelwandle.
“Bobani laba abaphapha phezulu njengelifu nanjengamazuba eendlwaneni zawo na?
Bazakubuya bahlokome endundumeni yeZiyoni, bawulukele ebuhleni bakaSomnini, bathabele ikoroyi, iwayini namafutha we-oliva, iimbuzana namakonyana. Ipilwabo izakuba njengesivande esisezelweko, angeze basaphodlheka godu.
Imithi emmangweni izakuhloma iinthelo zayo, ihlabathi ikhiqize umkhiqizo wayo. Zona-ke zibe ngeziphephileko endawenazo enonileko. Zizakwazi bona nginguSomnini lokha nangephula iinkeyi zamajogi wazo, ngizitjhaphulule ezandleni zalabo abazenza makhoboka.
Angeze zisaba yipango yezizwe namkha zidliwe ziimbandana zenarha. Zizakuhlala ziphephile begodu akakho ozazethusa.
uthi kibo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Qalani, sele ngizokuthatha ama-Israyeli hlangana nezizwe aye kizo, ngiwabuthe kiwo woke amahlangothi, ngiwalethe enarheni ekungeyawo.
Bazakuhlala enarheni lapha kwahlala khona aboyihlomkhulu, iye, inarha engayinikela incekwami uJakopo. Bona nabantwababo kanye neenzukulwana zabo bazakuhlala lapho nini nanini; incekwami uDavida izakuba yikosabo ngokungapheliko.
Ngemuva kwalokho, ama-Israyeli azokubuya afune uSomnini uZimawo noDavida ikosawo. Azakubuyela kuSomnini ngokuzithoba okukhulu; abuyele ebuhleni azabuphiwa nguSomnini emihleni yokuphela.
“U-Efrayimu sese anjengezuba, uyengeka lula, uthithibele: Balilela iGibhide, kodwana babalekela e-Asiriya!
“Kodwana entabeni yeZiyoni kuzakuba nerholo lokuphephela; intaba le izakuba ngecwengileko, kuthi indlu kaJakopo izuze inarha eyayilobako.
Ngizababuyisa eGibhide, ngibarage kusuka e-Asiriya. Ngizabaletha eGiliyadi neLibhanoni, bazakuba banengi bebatlhoge nendawo yokuhlala.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke: “Ngizakusindisa abantu bami ephasini loke,
ngibabuyise bona bazokuhlala eJerusalema. Bazakuba babantu bami, mina ngibe nguZimabo ngeqiniso nangokulunga.”