12 UJakopo wabalekela enarheni ye-Aramu, u-Israyeli wasebenza nzima nazakuthatha umfazi; wamlobola ngokwelusa izimvu.
Nje-ke ndodanami, yenza engikutjela khona: Balekela kwamnakwethu uLabani eRharana.
Nginikela abafazi bami engabafumana ngokubasebenzela kuwe kanye nabantwabami. Nawe uyazi bona ngakusebenzela kuhle kangangani.”
Ngiphile njalo iminyaka ematjhumi amabili yoke endawenakho. Ngikusebenzele iminyaka elitjhumi nane kobana ngifumane amadodakazakho amabili neminyaka esithandathu ukufumana umhlambi. Khonapho waphambanisa umrholwami katjhumitjhumi.
kanye neengwadla. Nina, ma-Israyeli, nawe Juda ningaziboni umlandu. Ningayi eGiligali, ningenyukeli eBhethe-Aveni. Ningafungi nihle nithi: ‘Sifunga uSomnini ophilako’.”
IGiliyadi mumuzi weenkhohlakali; ezinamabhadulo aneengazi.
Uzakuvuma phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho uthi: “Ubaba gade amAramiya onguzulani, wehlela eGibhide waba sikhonzi lapho, umndenakhe ulidlanzana. Lapho wanda waba sisizwe esikhulu, okutjho esinamandla nesinengi ngesibalo.