10 “Ngakhuluma nabaphorofidi, ngabanikela imibono eminengi bengakhuluma imifanekiso ngabo.”
Gade asatjhisa umhlabelo lokha nakuthi veliyani umuntu kaZimu obuya kwaJuda nelizwi elivela kuSomnini uZimu.
U-Eliya owavela eTitjhibe yeGiliyadi wathi ku-Arhabi: “Ngifunga uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli engimlotjhako ngithi, akuzukuba nombethe nazulu eminyakeni ezako kufikela lapha ngitjho khona bona akube njalo.”
Waphendula wathi: “Gade ngitjhisakalela wena Somnini Zimu Mninimandlawoke. Ama-Israyeli aphayele isivumelwano sakho eqadi, agiriza ama-aldarakho abe abulala nabaphorofidi bakho ngesabula. Ungibona nginje, sekusele mina ngedwa. Nje-ke bafuna ukungikgharidlhela.”
USomnini wayelelisa u-Israyeli noJuda ngabaphorofidi nababoni wathi: “Tjhugulukani eendleleni zenu ezimbi. Phethani imiyalwami nemithethwami, ukuya ngokomyalo engayala ngawo aboyihlo nengawuthumela kini ngeenceku zami abaphorofidi.”
Wababekezelela iminyaka eminengi, wabayelelisa ngoMoya nangabaphorofidi, nokho azange balalele. Ngalokho wabanikela ezandleni zabantu bezizwe.
“Mina Somnini nginguZimakho owakukhupha enarheni yeGibhide ekumbeni yobukhoboka.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Khamba uyokuthenga ikwana yomdaka. Ukhambisane nabanye babarholi babantu kanye nabaphristi abakhulileko,
“Nje-ke wena Joromiya, yephula ikwana yomdaka leyo phambi kwabantu abakhamba nawe
Nanyana uSomnini bekaseze anithumelela zoke iinceku zakhe okubaphorofidi, imini yoke, azange nilalele namkha nikotakote iindlebe zenu kobana nizwe
Kusukela ngesikhathi aboyihlo baphuma eGibhide bekube gadesi, abantwaba ngabathumela iinceku zami, abaphorofidi imihla ngemihla, imini yoke.
“Ndodana yomuntu, rareja indlu yakwa-Israyeli ngesirarejo bese uyifanekisele ngomfanekiso
Nje-ke ngathi: “Awu, Somnini Somandla, abantu bathi kimi, ‘Umuntu lo uhlala asakhuluma imifanekiso kwaphela!’ ”
USomnini uthi: “NginguSomnini uZimakho kusukela emihleni yeGibhide. Akhange wazane nomunye uzimu ngaphandle kwami begodu azange kube nomunye umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.
USomnini wathi kimi: “Khamba godu, uthande umfazi ozwana nokonakala nonyariyako njengombana uSomnini athanda ama-Israyeli azwana namakhekhe anediribe nanyariya nabosingazimu.”
“Kuzakuthi emuva kwalokho ngithululele uMoyami kibo boke abantu. Amadodanenu namadodakazenu azakuphorofida; abadala benu babhudange amabhudango; abatjha benu babone imibono.
Nizakuhlala emitlhatlhaneni amalanga alikhomba. Boke abantu bendabuko kwa-Israyeli bazakuhlala emitlhatlhaneni
U-Amosi waphendula u-Amaziya wathi: “Zange khengibe mphorofidi namkha indodana yomphorofidi, kodwana bengingumelusi begodu bengitlhogomela imithi yamakhiwani.
USomnini wathi kibo: “Akhese nilalele la: Nakube kukhona umphorofidi hlangana nani, mina-ke Somnini ngizazazisa kuye ngombono, ngikhulume naye ngebhudango.
“ ‘USomnini uthi: Ngemihla yokuphela ngizakuthululela uMoyami kibo boke abantu; amadodanenu namadodakazenu azakuphorofida, abatjha benu bazakubona imibono, abadala benu babhudange amabhudango.
Kufanele ngizikhakhazise nanyana kungasizi ilitho nje. Kodwana ngizakuragela phambili emibonweni nezambulweni zeKosi.
Ngafakwa iliva enyameni ukuze ngingazikhukhumezi ngebanga lezambulo ezikulu engizibonako. Nje-ke ilivelo lisithunywa sakaSathana angititinya ngalo.