3 Ikosabo iyabathabela ngokuyibeka kwabo ngekohlakalo; nababusi bayo bayathokoza ngamangabo.
Isithunywa ebesiyokubiza uMikaya sathi kuye: “Qala, abaphorofidaba bakhuluma ngalizwi linye, boke baboniswa okuhle ngekosi. Nawe-ke zwana nabo ukhulume okuhle njengabo.”
Yeke ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yabizela abaphorofidi ndawonye, babamadoda amakhulu amane. Wababuza wathi: “Nithi angiphume ngiyokulwa neRamothi eGiliyadi, namkha ngihlale na?” Baphendula bathi: “Khamba ngombana uSomandla uzoyinikela ezandleni zekosi.”
Baphi abaphorofidi benu abaniphorofida bonyana ikosi yeBhabheli angeze yanisahlela namkha isahlele inarha le, na?
Abaphorofidi baphorofida ngehloso yamanga, abaphristi babusa ngegunya labo; nje-ke abantu bami bathanda khona lokho. Alo-ke, yini okhunye enizokwenza emva kwalokhu na?”
USomnini uthi: “Thana benginendawo erhalawumbeni lapha iinkhambi ziphumulela khona ukuze ngitjhiye abantu bami, ngiye endaweni ekude nabo, ngombana boke baziinhlobongi, iye, ihlangano yabangakathembeki.
Kodwana nirhatjhe ubukhohlakali, navuna ubumbi; nje-ke nigome isithelo sekohliso. Ngombana fenathembela emaqhingenenu nemabuthwenenu amanengi,
USomnini uthi: “U-Efrayimu ungiphara ngamanga koke nje; indlu ka-Israyeli ingininda ngekohliso. UJuda akanaqiniso phambi koZimu, iye, ngitjho nakoCwengileko ongothembekileko.
sekwande ukunikelelana, amanga nokubulala, ukweba nobungwadla. Baphalaza iingazi phezu kweengazi.
U-Efrayimu utjhaphile ngokweqa umyalo ngombana uhlalele ukulandela amanyela.
Ngelanga lomnyanya wekosi yaphambilini benza ababusi bayo badakwe liwayini, abeluleki badakwa bafa.
Neenthombe zabosingazimu baka-Omri zizakususwa, kuthi yoke imisebenzi yezandla yendlu ka-Ahabi isiphulwe ngombana ulandele iinluleko zabo. Ngebangelo-ke mina Somnini ngizakwenza amarubhi, izakhamuzi zakho ngizenze isiga; uzakuthwala isiphoqo esinqophiswe ebantwini bami.”
Iinkhulu zakhona zamukela umlandu ngokukhongozela; abagwebi bakhupha iingwebo ngokufunjathiswa; ngitjho nomgwebi omkhulu akanabulilelo ugweba umathanda.
Bayasazi isimiso sakaZimu sokobana labo abenza izinto ezinjalo bafanelwa kukufa, khonapho abazenzi kwaphela, kodwana bakwakwazela nalabo abazenzako.
Bona bangebephaseli; yeke lokho abakukhulumako kungekwephasi.