16 ISamariya izazithwalela umlandwayo ngombana ihlubuke uZimayo. Abantu bazakubulawa ngesabula; abantwababo bazakuphihlizelwa ehlabathini, besifazana babo abasebantwini batlhatlhamululwe!
Ngesikhatheso uMenarhemu wasahlela iThifisarhi, naye woke umuntu ogade alapho namabhoduluko walo ukusuka eTiritsa ngombana bala ukumvulela amasango. Wabhuruza iThifisarhi; wakghakghamula izisu zabo boke abafazi abazithweleko.
Yeke uSomnini wasilingeka khulu ngo-Israyeli bewamsusa phambi kwakhe. Akakho owasalako ngaphandle kwekoro yakwaJuda kwaphela.
Yeke ikosi ye-Asiriya yasahlela yoke inarha, yavimbezela iSamariya bekwaba minyaka emithathu.
Ngomnyaka wethoba kaHosiya ikosi ye-Asiriya yathumba iSamariya beyathumela ama-Israyeli ekudingisweni e-Asiriya. Yawahlalisa eRhalarhi, neGozani magegana nomlambo iRhabhori nemizini yamaMede.
URhazayeli wabuza wathi: “Alo, ikosami ililelani?” U-Elitjha waphendula wathi: “Kungombana ngiyawazi umonakalo ozowenza kuma-Israyeli. Uzokuthungelela umlilo eendaweni zawo ezinemithangala, ubulale amadodanawo ngesabula, usakaze amasana phasi usike nabasidisi izisu.”
Amasana wabo azakuphihlizelwa ehlabathini phambi kwamehlwabo baqalile; iinkumba zabo ziphangwe, abafazi babo bagagadlhelwe.
Amadorobho wakwa-Efrayimu anemithangala akasekho nobukhosi beDamaseku bunyelele. Okuseleko kwe-Aramu kuzakunyamalala njengedumo lama-Israyeli.” Watjho njalo uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Phambi kobana umsanyana akwazi ukuthi ‘Babami’ namkha ‘Mmami’, umnotho weDamaseku nepango yeSamariya kuzakusiwa ekosini ye-Asiriya.”
Bavuma imilandwabo ngeenhliziyo ezinobuqili, kodwana uSomnini uzakubhidla ama-aldarabo, abe ahlakaze namatjabo akhethekileko.
Ngebangelo-ke zizokubenya emadorobhenabo, iinqabo zamasangwabo zipheliswe namaqhingabo atjhabalaliswe.
Akhange balile kimi ngeenhliziyo zabo, kodwana barhahlawula isililo basemibhedenabo. Bazirhaya ngebanga lekoroyi newayini.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini: “Angizoyicolela i-Amoni, ngombana yone kokona: Bakghakghamulula izisu zabesifazana beGiliyadi abasidisi ukuze bangezelele imikhawulwabo.
Memezelani esigodlweni se-Atjhidodi nesigodlweni seGibhide nithi: “Buthanani nihlangane eentabeni zeSamariya; nibone ukutjharagana okulapho nangendlela kunegandelelo ngakhona ebantwini.”
Ngabona uSomnini ujame e-aldarini, wathi: “Betha iinqongolo zeensika ukuze kusikinyeke imibunjwana yomnyango. Arhirize ukuze awele phezu kweenhloko zabo boke abantu – abaseleko ngizababulalela epini ngesabula. Akakho namunye ozakubaleka, akakho ozakuphunyurha.
Iintaba zincibilika ngaphasi kwakhe njengamafutha nezwa umlilo; kuphadlhuka ilwandle ekuzikeni, kuvele isiwamanzi.
Neenthombe zabosingazimu baka-Omri zizakususwa, kuthi yoke imisebenzi yezandla yendlu ka-Ahabi isiphulwe ngombana ulandele iinluleko zabo. Ngebangelo-ke mina Somnini ngizakwenza amarubhi, izakhamuzi zakho ngizenze isiga; uzakuthwala isiphoqo esinqophiswe ebantwini bami.”
Ngitjho neThebhesi beyibekelwe bonyana idingiswe, isiwe ekuthunjweni. Ngitjho namasanayo aphihlizelwa emasangweni wazo zoke iindlela. Iinkhulu zakhona zenzelwa ifumbe, kwathi boke abarholi bakhona babotjhwa ngeenketani.