3 Abantwaba abazukuhlala enarheni kaSomnini; U-Efrayimu uzakubuyela eGibhide nanyana adle ukudla okuzilwako e-Asiriya.
ngizokususa u-Israyeli enarheni engimnikele yona bengifulathele nethempeli engilicwengisele ibizo lami. U-Israyeli uzakuba sisaga nesiphoqo hlangana nabo boke abantu.
Ngomnyaka wethoba kaHosiya ikosi ye-Asiriya yathumba iSamariya beyathumela ama-Israyeli ekudingisweni e-Asiriya. Yawahlalisa eRhalarhi, neGozani magegana nomlambo iRhabhori nemizini yamaMede.
Ngizababuyiselela ngokubuyelelweko mayelana namacala nesono sabo ngombana basilaphaze inarhami ngeenyenyiso zabo ezifileko begodu bazalise ilifa lami ngeenkghabhudlho zabo.”
Ngimi enganiletha enarheni evundileko, kobana nizikholise ngeenthelo namanandi wakhona. Kodwana nathi naningenako nasilaphaza inarhami, nenza ilifa lami laba sinyenyiso.
EGibhide sikhongozele, iye, e-Asiriya kobana sisuthiswe ngesikwa.
USomnini wathi: “Ngendlela leyo ama-Israyeli azakudla ukudla kwawo okungakahlambuluki hlangana nezizwe engizawahlakazela kizo.”
Kodwana nakunguDanyela waqeda nehliziywakhe bonyana akazokuzisilaphaza ngokudla okudliwa yikosi newayini eliselwa ngiyo. Ngalokho wabawa induna ekulu bonyana imvumele kobana angazisilaphazi ngendlela enjalo.
Bazakuza bathuthumela njengeenyoni zivela eGibhide, nanjengamazuba avela enarheni ye-Asiriya. “Ngizabahlalisa eendlini zabo.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Bengingafuni bonyana babuyele enarheni yeGibhide, nokuthi i-Asiriya ibuse phezu kwabo. Kodwana bala ukuphenduka.
“U-Efrayimu sese anjengezuba, uyengeka lula, uthithibele: Balilela iGibhide, kodwana babalekela e-Asiriya!
Baphendukela elizeni, baba njengomsebe omtepetepe. Ababusi babo bazokubulawa ngesabula ngebanga lokwephula kwabo iimfungo zabo. Bazakuba yihlekisa nesiphoqo enarheni yeGibhide.”
Benza imihlabelo eyanelisa izisu zabo, bazidlela inyama nje. USomnini akayamukeli imihlabelo enjalo. Nje-ke uSomnini uzobalalamela ngokukhohlakala kwabo, bese ubahlunguphaza ngebanga lezono zabo: Bazakubuyela eGibhide.
Abazakuphunyurha ekurhayilweni, iGibhide izababutha, bangcwatjwe eMemfisi. Umnothwabo wesiliva uzakuvalwa likhula, ngeendlini kumile umtjhatjhana.
Nanisilaphaza inarha, nayo izoniphalaza njengombana kwenzeka ezizweni ebezihlala enarheni ngaphambi kwenu.
“Londani iimiso zami zoke, nenze imiyalwami yoke ukuze inarha enginiletha bona nihlale kiyo inganiphalazi.
Inarha ayingathengiswa, ayisiswe kwaphela ngombana ingeyami, nina niziinkhonzi neenthekeli kimi.
“Nje-ke Amaziya, uSomnini uthi kuwe, ‘Umkakho uzakuba yingwadla yedorobheli; amadodana namadodakazakho azakubulawa ngesabula. Inarha yakho izakulinganiswa, yabelwe abanye. Wena uzakufela enarheni engakahlambuluki. U-Israyeli nakanjani uzakusiwa ekuthunjweni enarheni ekude neyekhabo.’ ”
Zilungiseleleni ukukhamba ngombana akusiyo indawenu yokuphumula le. Ukusilaphala kwenu kuyonile. Maye kubuhlungu kangangani ukonakala kwayo!
Kodwana uPitrosi wathi: “Awa, Kosi ngombana azange khengigome okusilapheleko namkha okungakahlambuluki.”
Njengombana uSomnini athabela ukunenzela okuhle abe anandise, ngokunjalo uzakuthabela ukuniqeda abe anirhayile. Nizakuqotjhwa enarheni eningena kiyo bona niyithumbe.
USomnini uzanibuyisela eGibhide ngemikhumbi, ikhambo enganithembisa bona angeze nisalibona. Lapho nizazinikela ezitheni zenu njengamakhoboka namakhobokakazi, kodwana akunamuntu ozanithenga.
yazini bona ngenza izulu nephasi kobana zibe bofakazi bami namhlanje ngokujamelana nani: Ngambala nizakubhubha masinyana enarheni eniya kiyo bona ibe lilifa lenu naniyama iJordani. Angeze naphila ukuyaphi nanifika khona, kodwana nizakurhayilwa nya.
Kodwana njengombana koke okuhle uSomnini uZimenu anithembisa khona kwanehlela, ngokunjalo uSomnini uzanehlisela koke okumbi, kufikela lapha anithanyela khona endaweni ehle kangaka aniphe yona le.