12 Iye, abantu beMarothi batlhuwile, basesizini elikhulu. Ngambala, uSomnini ubehlisele amatlhuwiso la abe ayokufika ngitjho nemasangweni weJerusalema.
kodwana nangilindele okuhle, kuvela ubumbi, nangiqalelela umkhanyo, kuvela ubumnyama.
Ngimi owenza umkhanyo, ngibuye ngidale ubumnyama. Ngiletha ukuzotha ngibuye ngidale ihlekelele. NginguSomnini owenza koke lokho.
Somnini, ulahle uJuda ngokupheleleko na? Unyaza iZiyoni na? Usihlunguphazeleni kobanyana singasaphola na? Besirhuluphele ukuthula nesikhathi sokupholiswa kodwana akunabuhle obusehleleko, kwaba ziinkathazo kwaphela.
Sirhuluphela ukuthula, kodwana akunalitho elihle. Siqalelela isikhathi sokuphiliswa, kodwana lisizi lodwa.’
Nakulila ipalapala edorobheni, abantu abathuthumeli na? Lokha idorobho nalivelelwa yihlekelele, vane kungasi nguSomnini olinikeleleko na?
Ngambala, iSamariya ayizokusinda encebeni elimbeli; nakuJuda kuzakuba njalo. Ubuhlungu balo buzakufika eJerusalema, iye, esangweni labantu bekhethu.
Yena wathi kibo: “Ningangibizi ngoNawomi, ngibizani nithi Mara, ngombana uSomandla wenze ipilwami yaba munyu khulu.
U-Eli gade ahlezi esitulweni hlanu kwendlela alindile ngombana ihliziywakhe beyitshwenyekile ngomfaji kaZimu. Kuthe lokha umuntu loyo nangena emzini wabika okwenzekileko. Umuzi woke warhahlawula isililo.