11 bazinikele ebungwadleni, isitjhidela nehlama yewayini, kufiphaze imikhumbulwabo.
Iwayini lisinyefuli notjwala bunetjhada, nanyana ngubani odurhiswa ngilokhu akakahlakaniphi.
“Akusikho kwamakhosi, Lemuweli; akusikho kwamakhosi ukurhuqa iwayini, akusikho kwamakhosana ukomela utjwala.
Kodwana umuntu ohlobongako, uswela ingqondo; owenza njalo uyazibhubhisa.
Ukusabisa kungenisa ohlakaniphileko ebudlhayeleni nokufunjathiswa konakalisa ingqondo.
Laba nabo bayerayeriswa liwayini, batherezeliswa marhugu, iye, umphristi nomphorofidi bayerayeriswa marhugu ngebanga lewayini bayahlangahlangana, ngebanga lamarhugu bayatherezela; nabayerayera njalo baba nemibono, bayathazele nabakhupha iingwebo.
Eminyanyenabo kukhona imihlobohlobo yamaharibha, abosotjherere, iinghwani kanye newayini; kodwana izenzo zakaSomnini abaziyeleli nemisebenzi yezandla zakhe abayitjheji.
“Phakathi kwabaphorofidi beSamariya ngabona nasi into enyenyisako: Baphorofida ngoBhali bese badurhisa abantu bami, u-Israyeli.
Ngebangelo-ke abantu bami sese babuza indlela esithombeni esibaziweko, amadondolwabo abakhombe indlela. Ngebanga lokobana ummoya wobungwadla uphambukise abaphristi, nangebanga lokutjhiya uZimabo ngobungwadla, ngikho
Izenzo zabo azibavumeli ukubuyela kuZimabo. Abamazi uSomnini ngebanga lommoya wobungwadla ophakathi kwabo.
“U-Efrayimu sese anjengezuba, uyengeka lula, uthithibele: Balilela iGibhide, kodwana babalekela e-Asiriya!
“Wena namadodanakho ningaseli iwayini namkha utjwala lokha naningena ngetendeni lokuhlanganela, nakungasinjalo nizakufa. Lokhu kusimiso sanini nanini eenzukulwaneni ngeenzukulwana.
“Yelelani, nakungasinjalo, iinhliziyo zenu zizakudisibezwa kurhiribidela, kudakwa kanye neemfiso zepilo. Ilangelo lizanembatha njengesifu ningakatjheji.
Lokha u-Abigeyili nafika kuNabhali, wamfunyana asendlini enze imbedla yomgidi. Gade athakase khulu begodu adakwe afile. Nokho u-Abigeyili akhange amtjele litho bekwasa ngomuso.