11 Idumo laka-Efrayimu linyelele, lemuke njengenyoni; kungabikhona ukubeletha, ukuzithwala nokubamba.
Indodana yesibili wayithiya bona ngu-Efrayimu wathi: “Kungebanga lokobana uZimu ungiphumelelisile enarheni yokurhubutjhwa kwami.”
“UJosefa usidiribe esithelako, isidiribe esithelako esiseduze nomthombo, esineempande ezirarela umthangala.
UMikali indodakazi kaSawula akhange abe nomntwana bekwaba sekufeni kwakhe.
Ngambala umkhanyo weenkhohlakali uzakucinywa, iye, amalahle womlilo wokhohlakeleko amthuthu.
Abanyelele njengamanzi ehlabathini, batjhwabe njengotjani obugadangiweko.
Lokha umuntu nanabantwana abalikhulu aphile iminyaka eminengi, iye, aphile isikhathi eside, kodwana angazanelisi ngokuhle begodu angabulungwa ngesizotha, ngithi umntwana obelethwe ahlongakele ungcono khulu kunaye.
Amadorobho wakwa-Efrayimu anemithangala akasekho nobukhosi beDamaseku bunyelele. Okuseleko kwe-Aramu kuzakunyamalala njengedumo lama-Israyeli.” Watjho njalo uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Abantu beSamariya bagugunwa yindaba yethole leBhethe-Aveni. Abalotjhi balo bayalililela, nabaphristi ababalotjhi balo bayabubula – babubula ngomnothwalo ngombana lisiwe ekuthunjweni.
“Ngokwanda kwabaphristi, kunjalo nokwanda kokona kwabo kimi. Ngizakuphendula ukuhlonitjhwa kwabo kube kurhubutjhwa.
Nje-ke uzokutjhabalaliswa ngelanga lokubuyiswa. Ngikhuluma into ekhona hlangana neenkoro zakwa-Israyeli.
Somnini, baphe lokho ofuna ukubapha khona: Ubaphe isibeletho esirhululako, ubaphe amabele anganamkghado.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini: “Angizoyicolela i-Amoni, ngombana yone kokona: Bakghakghamulula izisu zabesifazana beGiliyadi abasidisi ukuze bangezelele imikhawulwabo.
Mbala isikhathi siyeza lapha nizakuthi khona, ‘Babusisiwe abafazi abaziinyumba, iimbeletho ezingazange zibelethe, namabele angazange amunyise!’
Kuzakunikelelwa iimbeletho zenu, iinthelo zequlwanenu, iinkomo, izimvu neembuzi zenu.
Akazukubapha ingubo yomntwana ephuma hlangana nemilenzakhe nenyama yomtwanakhe ambelethako. Koke lokho uzakutlela ngemsitheleni ngebanga lokuswela kwakhe. Lokho kuzakwenzeka esizini nebudisini enizakuhlunguphazwa ngabo zizitha zenu emadorobhenenu.
Unedumo njengekunzi elizibulo, iimpondo zakhe ngezekukhama; usunduza ngazo izizwe, bekube semikhawulweni yephasi; abanjalo ziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi zaka-Efrayimu, abanjalo ziinkulungwana zakaManase.