10 Ngibone into embi endlini ka-Israyeli: U-Efrayimu uzinikelele ngobungwadla begodu u-Israyeli wonakele.
Kodwana uRerhobhowamu wala iseluleko asinikelwa ziingwevu, wayokubonana neentanga zakhe nebegade sele bamlotjha.
ngebanga lezono zakaJerobhowamu abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one, nangebanga lokuthukuthelisa kwakhe uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli.
Koke lokhu kwenzeka ngombana ama-Israyeli ona kuSomnini uZimawo, owawenyula eGibhide emandleni kaFaro ikosi yeGibhide. Asuka alotjha abosingazimu
Ngalokho-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Buzani hlangana nezizwe: Ngubani owakhe wezwa okufana nalokhu na? Kunento erara khulu eyenziwe litlawu u-Israyeli.
Phakathi kwabaphorofidi beJerusalema khona ngabona nasi into ekghabhudlhako: Bayahlobonga bebaphile ngamala. Baqinisa izandla zabenzi bobumbi, ukuze kungabikho ophendukako ebukhohlakalini bakhe. Boke sebafana neSodoma kimi, iye, abantu beJerusalema sebafana neGomora.”
Ngesikhathi sokubusa kwekosi uJosiya, uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ubonile lokho u-Israyeli oqoqomako akwenzileko na? Ukhuphukele komunye nomunye umbundu nangaphasi komunye nomunye umuthi ohlaza wayokungwadlela lapho.
“U-Ohola wangwadla asese ngowami; wakhanuka iinthandwa zakhe ama-Asiriya, okumadoda akwazi ukulwa
Watjhemeleza ubungwadla bakhe kibo, iye, kiwo woke amadoda akhethekileko we-Asiriya. Wazisilaphaza ngazo zoke iinkanuko anazo, iye, ngawo woke amanyala okubosingazimu.
bazinikele ebungwadleni, isitjhidela nehlama yewayini, kufiphaze imikhumbulwabo.
Ngebangelo-ke abantu bami sese babuza indlela esithombeni esibaziweko, amadondolwabo abakhombe indlela. Ngebanga lokobana ummoya wobungwadla uphambukise abaphristi, nangebanga lokutjhiya uZimabo ngobungwadla, ngikho
U-Efrayimu uzihlanganise neenthombe ezibunjiweko. Akathuwelele!
Ngazi koke ngo-Efrayimu; u-Israyeli akakafihleki phambi kwami. Ngebanga lokobana wena Efrayimu, sewuphendukele ebungwadleni, u-Israyeli wonakele.” Kutjho uSomnini.