43 Bengimqhamuka, azange ningamukele emizinenu, bengidinga izambatho, azange beningembese. Bengigula, ngingesikhungweni azange beningitjheje.’
Ngiyafunga bona akhange ngithi nangibona uzulani aswela izambatho namkha otlhagileko akhamba hlubule, ngimlise.
Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngabelusi abelusa abantu bami: “Nina enihlakaze izimvu zami benaziqotjha, nangazitjheja, qalani, sele ngizonihlunguphaza mayelana nobumbi enibenzileko.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Abantu benarha bazileme ngokugandelela nangokudlelezela. Bagandelele abachakileko nabadududu begodu baphatha kumbi iinkhonzi ngokungemthetho.
ngihlubule nangembesa. Bengigula nangitjheja, bengingesikhungweni neza nazongibona.’
Bengilambile, azange ningiphe ilitho eligonywako; bengomile, azange beningiseze ilitho.
“Yeke nabo bazakuphendula bathi, ‘Agu Kosi! Sakhe sakubona nini ulambile namkha womile, umqhamuka namkha uhlubule, ugula namkha ungesikhungweni, sangakutjheja na?’
Ngemva kwamalanga athileko uPowula wathi kuBharinabhasi: “Asibuyele emuva sithekele abazalwana kiyo yoke imizi lapha sakhe satjhumayela khona ilizwi leKosi, besibone nokuthi baraga njani.”
Ningalibali ukwamukela abayeni ngombana ngokwenza njalo abanye bangenisa iingilozi bangalemuki.
Khumbulani labo ababotjhiweko, kube sengathi nani nibotjhwe kanye nabo, iye, nalabo abaphethwe kumbi ngombana nani nisesemzimbeni lo.
Baphambukela lapho kobana balale eGibeya. Bangena ngedorobheni bafese bahlala etatawini lakhona ngombana akunamuntu owabangenisa kwakhe kobana balale khona.