2 ngombana azange bahlangabeze ama-Israyeli ngokudla namanzi. Kunalokho baqatjha uBhalamu bonyana awanikelele. Nanyana kunjalo uZimethu waphendula amanikelela aba ziimbusiso.
Bona banganikelela, wena uzakubusisa! Nabaphoqakalako ngemva kobana bangivukele, incekwakho izakuthaba.
Bantu bami, akhese nikhumbule bona uBhalakhi, ikosi yakwaMowabi, gade arerani ngani; nokobana uBhiliyamu, indodana kaBhewori, wamphendula wathini. Khumbulani bona kwenzekani ngani phakhathi kweTjhitimu neGiligali ukuze namukele imisebenzi elungileko eyenziwa nguSomnini.’ ”
UBhiliyamu waphimisa umlayezo okuye wathi: “Sikima wena Bhalakhi, ulalele, iye, lalela kuhle wena msa kaTsipori:
IKosi izakuphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona lokha nanenzela oyedwa wabafowethu abancancanaba, nenzele mina.’
Akunamu-Amoni namkha umuMowabi ozakungena ehlanganweni kaSomnini, ngitjho nesizukulwaneni setjhumi. Iye, akunamuntu womndenabo ozakungena ehlanganweni kaSomnini nini nanini,
ngombana azange banihlangabeze ngesikwa namanzi nanisendleleni lokha nanibuya eGibhide. Godu baqatjha uBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori ngePetora eMesopotamiya kobana anithuke.
USomnini uZimenu azange alalele uBhiliyamu, kodwana waphendula isithukweso saba sibusiso kini ngombana uSomnini uZimenu uyanithanda.
Batjhiye indlela enqophileko badurha, balandela indlela kaBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori owathanda umvuzo wekohlakalo.