8 Ngizokuthengisa amadodana namadodakazenu ebantwini bakwaJuda; bona bawathengisele amaTjheba isizwe esikude.” Kutjho uSomnini.
kwavela amaTjheba asahlela iinceku zakho ngesabula, athatha zoke iinkomo nabodumbana. Ungibona nginje sengimi ngedwa ophunyurhileko, nje-ke ngithe angizokubikela.”
Kwanga amakhosi weTharatjhitjhi neweligwini angaletha kuye umthelo; amakhosi weTjheba neSeba amlethele izipho;
Isizukulwana sabakugandelelako sizakuza kuwe sikhokhoba, boke abakunyazako bazaguqa eenyaweni zakho, bakubize bona uyiZiyoni idorobho lakaSomnini, ongoCwengileko ka-Israyeli.
Ngalokho-ke boke abakurhiribidelako, bazakurhiribidelwa; woke amanabakho, okutjho elinye nelinye lawo, azakusiwa ekuthunjweni; labo abakuphangako bazakuphangwa nalabo abakudlelezelako bazakudlelezelwa.”
Nginandaba bani netjhwalo leTjheba namkha umgaba onuka kamnandi ovela enarheni ekude na? Imihlabelwenu yokutjhiswa ayamukeleki neyetjhebiswano ayingijabulisi.”
godu bekunetjhada lesiqubuthu sabantu ebebazigedlile ngedorobheni. “Ukwengeza emadodeni ebegade ahlangana nesiqubuthu sabantu lawo, kwalethwa amaSeba athethwe erhalawumbeni. Wona afaka iinkhono emikhonweni neenhlohlo ezihle eenhloko zabafazi ababilaba.
AmaTjheba, amaDedani nabathengisi beTaratjhitjhi kanye nemizanayo bazakuthi kuwe: Uze bonyana usiphange na? Uhlanganise umkhambathakho kobana uzokuthatha ipahla, uthumbe isiliva negolide, uthathe ifuyo nepahla, iye, kobana uthathe ipango enengi na?’
Umuntu munye angeze agijimisa abaziinkulungwana nababili angeze balwise itjhumi leenkulungwana, ngaphandle kwanange iDwala labo libathengisile; iye, iKosabo ibalahlile!
Yeke itukuthelo kaSomnini yavutha phezu kwama-Israyeli, wawanikela esandleni sabaphangi, bawaphanga. Godu wawathengisela izitha zawo ebeziwazombelezile kangangobana azange akghone ukujamelana nazo.
USomnini wawathengisa esandleni sakaJabhini ikosi yeKanana ebeyibusa eRhatsori. Induna yamabuthwakhe gade kunguSisera obegade ahlala eRharotjhethi-Hagoyimu.
UDibhora wathi: “Ngambala ngizakukhamba nawe, nokho indlela oyikhambako angeze yakulethela idumo ngombana uSomnini uzokunikela uSisera esandleni somfazi.” Yeke wasikima wakhamba noBharakhi eKhedetjhi.