2 Yizwani nina ntaba ukumangala kwakaSomnini, lalelani nina nsekelo zephasi ezinini nanini. Ngambala uSomnini umangalela abantu bakhe, ubiza u-Israyeli bona azoziphendulela:
Lokha uSomnini navuthela ummoya ngeempumulo, akhalima, ukuzika kwelwandle kwambuleka, iinsekelo zephasi zanekeka ebaleni.
Iphasi ladengezela begodu lahlengezela, iinsekelo zamazulu zasikinyeka, zathuthumela ngombana gade asilingekile.
Yena osekela iphasi phezu kweensekelo zalo ukuze lingasanyakaziswa nini nanini.
nanikela amalwandle amaphethelwawo ukuze amanzi angeqi umyalwakhe. Lokha nathala iinsekelo zephasi
“Seningeza-ke, sikhulumisane”, kutjho uSomnini, “Nanyana izono zenu zitlerebede, zizaba mhlophe njengesithwathwa, nanyana zibomvu be, zizakuba mhlophe twa.
USomnini selazilungiselele umlandu, selebe asikimile bona agwebe isizwe.
Wena Israyeli, ngimangalela-ke ngokudlulileko, asigwebe indaba ndawonye, veza ubumsulwa bakho.
Nje-ke uSomnini uthi: “Nina zakhamuzi zeJerusalema nani bantu bakwaJuda, gwebani hlangana nami nesidiribe sami.
USomnini uthi: “Ngalokho godu ngiyanimangalela, iye, ngimangalela iinzukulwana zenu.
itjhada lizakuzwakala epelazwe ngombana uSomnini unesimangalo ngezizwe, ugweba inyama yoke begodu iinkhohlakali uzazinikelela ngesabula.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
Iye, uSomnini uthi: “Nange amazulu ngaphezulu angalinganiseka neensekelo zephasi ngaphasi zihlolisiswe, khona-ke nami ngizakulahla iinzukulwana zakwa-Israyeli ngebanga lakho koke ezikwenzileko.” Kutjho uSomnini.
USomnini umangalela uJuda; uzokuhlunguphaza uJakopo ukuya ngeendlela zakhe, ambethe ngeentonga zakhe.
Nasesemanzi uJakopo wabamba isithende sakamfowabo; nasele aqinile wabindana noZimu.
Lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini nina ma-Israyeli ngombana uSomnini unesililo ngezakhamuzi zenarha le: “Ngebanga lokobana akusenakwethembeka, neqiniso, nelwazi ngoZimu enarheni,
Akhese nilalele okutjhiwo nguSomnini. Uthe kimi: “Sikima, umangalele iintaba; imibundu ayizwe ubufakazi bakho.
Lokha itukuthelwami nayivutha umlilo ubabule bekube sekuzikeni kwendawo yabafileko; uzakuqothula iphasi nesivuno salo, ukhothe isisekelo seentaba.
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.