10 “Ukuzikhukhumeza kwaka-Israyeli kujamelene naye. Akhange babuyele kuSomnini uZimabo nanyana bamfune phezu kwakho koke lokho.
Isikhohlakali siyazitjhaya, asinandaba noSomnini; woke amahlelwaso akanaZimu.
USomnini usezulwini uyabaqala abantu bephasini ukubona bonyana kukhona ohlakaniphileko, orhuluphela uZimu na.
Iindlhayela zizitjela zithi: “UZimu akakho.” Zikhohlakele, zenza izinto ezinyenyisako; akakho noyedwa owenza okulungileko.
Nanyana isidlhadlha ungasigiga ngesigigweni, iye, ngesigigo hlangana namakariya, angeze wabususa ubudlhadlha baso kiso.
okutjho ama-Aramu ngepumalanga namaFilista ngetjingalanga. Wona agomojela u-Israyeli! Kikho koke lokho ubukhali bakaSomnini akhange busuke nesandla sakhe sahlala siphakamile.
Khonapho abantu akhange babuyele kobabethileko begodu azange bafune uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Ngalokho-ke izulu elikhukhulako lagodlwa nezulu langaphambi kwesivuno alikani. Khonapho usese netshwayo lengwadla, awufuni ukuba neenhloni.
Ngimsindise emandleni wethuna na? Ngimhlenge ekufeni? Kufa ndina, aphi amanikelelakho? Thuna ndina, kuphi ukubhubhisa kwakho? Angeze ngamrhawukela.
Ukuzikhukhumeza kuka-Israyeli kujamelene naye. Ama-Israyeli ngitjho no-Efrayimu bararejwa zizono zabo; uJuda unyandanye nabo:
Abantu bathi: “Nambani sibuyele kuSomnini, Nanyana asirathulile nje, kodwana uzosipholisa; nanyana asikhubazile nje, kodwana uzakubopha amancebethu.
Boke batjhisa njenge-ondo, baqothula ababusi babo. Woke amakhosabo ayawa. Akakho noyedwa ongibizako.”
Ngizakuphelisa nabahlanuka uSomnini bangasayifuna ngokungasabuzi kiyo.
“Ningalingisi aboyihlomkhulu okwathi lokha abaphorofidi baphambilini nabathi kibo: Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘Phendukani emikhubeni nezenzweni zenu zobukhohlakali.’ Kodwana azange balalele begodu azange bebangithathele ehloko.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Akakho noyedwa olemukako, akakho noyedwa ofuna uZimu.