4 Bengingazukuba nesirhawu ebantwaneni bakhe ngombana babantwana bokonakala.
Lokha uJehoramu nakabona uJehu wabuza wathi: “Uze ngokuthula na, Jehu?” UJehu waphendula wathi: “Kungaba njani nokuthula nangabe ubungwadla nobuloyi bakanyoko u-Izebeli busarhagele kangaka?”
Nasele iingala zakhona zomile, ziyephuka; abafazi bazitheze bayokubasa umlilo ngazo. Izakhamuzi zedorobheli azinangqondo, yeke owazidalako angeze azirhawukela, owazibumbako angeze aba nomusa kizo.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Iphi incwadi kanyoko yesahlukaniso engamthokoza ngayo na? Kunomuntu engimkolodako engikuthengise kuye na? Awa, qalani, nathengiswa ngebanga lamacalenu begodu nonyoko waqotjhwa ngebanga leemphambeko zenu.
Kodwana nina madodana wesanusi, nzalo yesihlobongi esingwadlako, tjhidelani lapha!
Ngizabaphahlaza omunye phezu komunye, aboyise nabantwana ngokufanako. Angeze ngabancenekela, ngibaqale ngesisa namkha ngibarhawukele kobana ngingabatjhabalalisi.’ ”Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngambala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Ungangeni ngekumbeni yombuthano, ungayi ukuyokulila namkha uyokuzwelana nabo ngombana ngisusile ukuthula nokwethembeka kwami kanye nesirhawu sami ebantwinaba.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngizakunqombisa isikhwele sami kuwe ukuze bakuphathe ngobudlova. Bazakuqunta ipumulo neendlebe zakho kuthi abaseleko bakho babulawe ngesabula. Bazakuthumba amadodana namadodakazakho, nalokho okuseleko kwakho kudliwe mlilo.
Ngalokho, nami ngizokuphendula ngelaka. Amehlwami angeze ababalela begodu angeze ngaba nezwelo. Nanyana bangapongoloza ngesililo esikhulu phambi kwami, angekhe ngibalalele.”
Nje-ke nakungimi, amehlwami angeze ababalela begodu angeze ngibe nezwelo, kodwana ngizobabetha ngeentonga zabo.”
Isingeniso samezwi akhulunywa nguSomnini ngoHosiya. USomnini wathi kuHosiya: “Khamba uyokuthatha umfazi oyingwadla nabantwana bokonakala ngombana inarha itjhiye mina Somnini yayokungwadla.”
UGomere wazithwala godu, wabeletha indodakazi. USomnini wathi kuHosiya: “Mthiye bona nguLo-Rurhama ngombana angeze ngisarhawukela indlu ka-Israyeli ngokuyithethelela.
Abathembeki phambi kwakaSomnini, babeletha amavezandlebe. Nje-ke, uSomnini uzobatjhabalalisa ngenyanga eyodwa nje; kuzabe kungasenalitho emasiminabo.
Nje-ke isithunywa sakaSomnini sathi: “Somnini Mninimandlawoke, kuzabe kube nini usitheze isirhawu phezu kweJerusalema nemadorobheni wakwaJuda obegade ulokhu uwathukuthelele iminyaka ematjhumi alikhomba woke poro?”
Nenza lokho ubaba wenu akwenzako.” Bamphendula bathi: “Asisibo abantwana bokonakala, sinoBaba oyedwa, nguZimu ngokwakhe.”
Qalani-ke ukulunga nobukhali bakaZimu: ubukhali bukilabo abawileko, kodwana umusa ukuwe kwaphela nawuragela phambili ngokuphila ekulungeni kwakhe; nakungasinjalo nawe uzakuquntwa.
Yeke urhawukela afuna ukumrhawukela, enze bukhuni afuna ukumenza bukhuni.
ngombana ukugweba akunasirhawu kiloyo ongazange abonise isirhawu, nokho isirhawu siyahlula phezu kwesigwebo.