3 I-Asiriya angeze yasisiza; asisazokuthembela eenjomaneni zepi; angeze besisatjho sithi ‘zimethu’ entweni esiyenze ngezandla zethu ngombana kuwe wedwa nentandani ifunyana isirhawu.”
Ngesikhatheso uRhanani umboni weza ku-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda wathi kuye: “Ngebanga lokobana uthembele ekosini yama-Aramu kodwana ingasi kuZimu iKosakho, ibutho lekosi ye-Aramu liphunyurhile esandleni sakho.
Kodwana wena Somnini, uyabona! Wena ngokwakho uyelela umonakalo nesizi ukuze lokho kube sesandleni sakho. Yeke ungazimbi uzinikela kuwe, iye, wena umsizi wentandani.
Ningabeki ithemba lenu eenkhulwini, iye, emuntwini obhubhako okungekho kuye ukusindisa.
USomnini ulonda iinkhonzi, asekele iintandani nabahlolokazi; kodwana indlela yeenkhohlakali uyayiphambanisa.
Iinjomani zepi zilithemba elililize ekusindiseni begodu azihlengi ngobukhulu bamandlazo.
Rhubelani uZimu, nidumise ibizo lakhe, hlokomani kiloyo okhwele amafu; ibizo lakhe nguSomnini, nililizele phambi kwakhe.
Bazakuba neenhloni ngebanga lemithi yama-owuku egade senizithabise ngayo. Nizakudana ngebanga leemvande enizikhethileko.
Mhlokho abantu bazakulahlela abosingazimu emakhondlweni nakibonomaphelaphelana; iye, abosingazimu babo besiliva negolide ababenze bona babakhothamele.
Mbala, uzakuhlawula icala lakaJakopo. Ngaleyondlela uzakususa umphumela wesono sakhe: Wenza woke amatje wama-aldari aba njengamatje wepembe aphuphurekako. Imifanekiso yabo-Atjhera nama-aldari wetjhwalo azange atjhiywe asajamile.
nathi: “Awa thina! Sizakubaleka ngeenjomani.” Ngalokho-ke nizakubaleka kwamambala! Godu nathi: “Sizakukhwela iinjomani ezinebelo khulu.” Ngalokho-ke abanigijimisako bazakuba nebelo khulukhulu!
Ngaphandle kokukhombela indlela kimi bayaphuma, behlele eGibhide, kobana bayokukhosela ebuphephelweni bakaFaro, baphephele emthunzini weGibhide.
Bazazizwa abehlela eGibhide kobana bayokufuna isizo. Bathembele eenjomanini, iye, bathembela eenkaraneni zepi nebakhwelini bazo ngombana zizinengi khulu, kodwana bangaqaleleli koCwengileko ka-Israyeli, namkha bafune uSomnini!
AmaGibhide ababantu, akasinguZimu, iinjomani zawo ziyinyama, azisimumoya. Lokha uSomnini nelula isandla sakhe, umsizi oliGibhide uzakukhutjwa, nosizwako uzakuwa, boke bazakubhubha ndawonye.
“ ‘Ngikubhejela ngekosami ye-Asiriya: Nanyana ngingakunikela iinkulungwana ezimbili zeenjomani, ungeze bewube nabantu abangazikhwela.
Nawutjhiya iintandani zakho, kumele mina ngizivikele na? Abahlolokazi bakho kufanele bathembele kimi na?”
Ngizonifafaza ngamanzi acwebileko bese nihlambuluka kikho koke ukusilaphala; iye, nakiwo woke amanyala okubosingazimu, nginihlambulule.
Angeze basazisilaphaza ngamanyalabo okubosingazimu neenyenyiso zabo nangeemphambeko zabo zoke. Ngizabahlenga kikho koke ukuhlubuka kokona kwabo, ngibahlambulule. Bazakuba babantu bami nami ngibe nguZimabo.’
“U-Efrayimu uzondla ngommoya, udlhemadlhema ngemva kommoya wepumalanga imini yoke. Ngamangakazakhe amanengi uzibangela ukubhujiswa: Wenza isikhozi ne-Asiriya, khibe ngapha ukhungana neGibhide ngamafutha we-oliva.”
Khonapho abantu bathuwelela ngokona: Bazenzela iinthombe, abosingazimu ababazwe ngesiliva labo okumsebenzi nje owenziwe sithakgha! Ngeenthombezi bathi: “Abantu abenza umhlabelo bamele bancwange amathole la.”
Efrayimu, uthi nginandabani nje neenthombe ezibaziweko? Ngimi owakuthobisako, kodwana ngizakutjheja. Ngifana nomuthi ohlala uhlaza, ukuphumelela kwakho kubuya kimi.”
Ngizamkhafulisa amabizo waboBhali emlonyenakhe, angabe asawabiza.
Ngebangelo-ke abantu bami sese babuza indlela esithombeni esibaziweko, amadondolwabo abakhombe indlela. Ngebanga lokobana ummoya wobungwadla uphambukise abaphristi, nangebanga lokutjhiya uZimabo ngobungwadla, ngikho
Lokha u-Efrayimu nakezwa ukugula kwakhe, noJuda nakabona inceba lakhe, yeke u-Efrayimu waphendukela e-Asiriya, wabawa isizo ekosini ekulu. Kodwana abe ayinamandla wokunelapha, nokunipholisa emancebenenu.
“U-Efrayimu sese anjengezuba, uyengeka lula, uthithibele: Balilela iGibhide, kodwana babalekela e-Asiriya!
nayibe bangu-Israyeli? Itholeli libunjwe sithakgha, senguzimu nje. Yeke lizokwephulwa libe ziinquqwana ithole leSamariyelo.
ngombana ababusi bakhona bafuna isizo e-Asiriya. Kodwana u-Efrayimu ufana nodumbana ozulazula emmangweni afuna abangani.
USomnini walayela ihlambi bonyana ihlanzele uJona ehlabathini eyomileko.
“Mhlokho, ngizakuphelisa amabizo wabosingazimu enarheni ukuze bangasakhunjulwa godu. Ngizakususa nabaphorofidi abanommoya osilapheleko enarheni.” Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
“Angekhe nginitjhiye niziintandani, ngizakuza kini.
Kwaphela yena-ke akukameli azandisele iinjomani namkha abangele bona ibutho lakhe libuyele eGibhide kobana kwandiswe iinjomani njengombana uSomnini bekathe kini: “Ningasalibeka eGibhide.”