9 U-Efrayimu ukghakghathwe miqhamuka, kodwana yena akakuboni lokho. Sese akhunile, kodwana yena akakuboni lokho.
URhazayeli ikosi ye-Aramu yagandelela u-Israyeli isikhathi soke sokubusa kwakaJehowarhazi.
Nje-ke uPhuli ikosi ye-Asiriya wasahlela inarha. UMenarhemu wamnikela isiliva elimakhilogremu aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nane azincengela bona amsekele ukuze anzinze ebukhosini bakhe.
Bese uthi: “Ngiduliwe, nokho akhange ngizwe! Ngibethiwe, kodwana angazi bona kwenzeke nini! Kanti ngizakuqaquluka nini na? Ngifuna ukuyoqabula godu!”
Inarhenu idududu, amadorobhenu aqothuliwe, amasimenu adliwa miqhamuka niqalile; iye, inarhenu ayisenalitho ibhujiswe miqhamuka.
Azange bewuzwe nanyana wazi; iye, kwekadeni iindlebe zakho bezivaliwe ngombana bengazi bona awethembeki nakancani begodu bewubizwa bona umumoni kusukela ekubelethweni kwakho.
Abalungileko bayabhubha, akakho ocabangako ngalokho; abantu abathembekileko kuZimu bayahlongakala kungabikhona ozwisisako: Ngebanga lobumbi abalungileko bayahlongakala.
Abantu bami bayabhubha ngokutlhoga ilwazi. Ngebanga lokobana wale ilwazi, nami ngiyakulandula awusimphristami; ngebanga lokobana unina umthetho kaZimu, nami ngizokunina abantwabakho.”
“Otjala ummoya, uvuna isiwuruwuru. Ihlanga nalinganasiqwambe angeze laba nokudla. Nabe belingaba nokudla, imiqhamuka beyizakurhiribidela.