11 Ngininikela ikosi ngisilingekile, ngibuye ngiyisuse ngobukhali bami.”
Ilizwe nalinokuvukelana, vane linababusi abanengi, kodwana onengqondo nelwazi wenza kube nokuthula.
Yeke bathi: “Thina abesinakosi nasinje ngombana sibhalelwe kuhlonipha uZimethu. Njekhona ikosi leyo, beyizasenzelani nje?”
Lokha iSamariya nayibhujiswako, ikosayo izakufana nesigodo esipapamele emanzini.
Lokhu kuzabalitshwayo bonyana ama-Israyeli kuzawathatha amalanga amanengi anganakosi, anganababusi, anganamihlabelo nanyana amatje akhethekileko, atlhoge nomlayezo wakaZimu.
Bazibekela amakhosi ngingakatjho, bazikhethela ababusi ngaphandle kwemvumo yami. Bazenzela iinthombe ngesiliva nangegolide labo, kube kubhujiswa kwalo!
USamyela wabiza abantu bakwa-Israyeli bona beze kuZimu eMitsipha.
Kodwana nina namhlanjesi nilahle uZimenu owanisindisa kizo zoke izehlakalo nemitlhagwenu, nathi, ‘Awa, thina sifuna ikosi ezosibusa.’ Yeke zihleleni phambi kwakaSomnini ukuya ngeenkoro zenu nangemindenenu.”
USamyela wathi ku-Israyeli woke: “Nginilalele kikho koke enikukhulume kimi bengabeka nekosi phezu kwenu.
Arha-ke, naso-ke ikosi enizikhethele yona nenithe niyayifuna; uSomnini uninikele ikosenu leyo.
USamyela wamphendula wathi: “Angeze bengakhamba nawe. Unyaze ilizwi lakaSomnini, yeke noSomnini naye ukulahlile ekubeni yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli!”
USomnini wathi kuSamyela: “Uyokukhathazeka bekube nini ngoSawula? Ngimlahlile ekubeni yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli. Zalisa iphondo lakho ngamafutha we-oliva bese ungena indlela; ngikuthuma kuJese weBhethe-Lehema. Ngikhethe omunye wamadodanakhe kobana abe yikosi.”