1 Kwathi lokha uSanibhalathi nakezwa bonyana sakha umthangala, wanyenya. Waphatheka kumbi khulu bewanyefula amaJuda
Ngitjho nomunye wamadodana kaJehoyada umsa ka-Eliyatjhibu umphristi omkhulu gade amkhwenyana wakaSanibhalathi umRhoroni; nje-ke ngamqotjha kimapha.
Kodwana kwathi bonyana uSanibhalathi umRhoroni noThobiya isikhulu ebesimu-Amoni bezwe lokho, baguguneka khulu ngokwazi bona kunomuntu ozileko ukuzokufuna isizo mayelana nama-Israyeli.
Kodwana kwathi bonyana uSanibhalathi umRhoroni noThobiya isikhulu ebesimu-Amoni noGetjhemu umArabhu bezwe ngendaba leyo, basiphoqa bebasinyefula bathi: “Njekhona yintobani eniyenzako le? Senihlubuka ikosi Aritarhitjhasta na?”
Kwathi ngemva kwamalanga amatjhumi amahlanu namabili, mhlana inyanga ka-Elulu inamalanga amatjhumi amabili namahlanu, umthangala waphela.
Lokha izitha zethu nezizwe zoke ezisizombelezileko nazizwa ngalokho, zathuthumela khulu ngathi bezalahlekelwa kuzethemba. Iye, zalemuka bonyana umsebenzi uphumelele ngebanga lesizo lakaZimethu.
Ikosi uTsedekhiya yathi kuJoromiya: “Ngiyawesaba amaJuda ahlubukele kumaKasidi ngombana amaKasidi lawa angahle anginikele kiwo bese ayangihlukumeza.”
Kwathi bona uHerode alemuke bonyana izazi zepumalanga zimkhohlisile, wasilingeka. Wakhupha umyalo bona kubulawe boke abantwana ababesana eBhethelehema neendaweni ezihlanu kwayo, kusukela eminyakeni emibili nengaphasi. Lokhu kwenzeka malungana nalokho akuzwa ngezazi.
Eluka isihlohlo sameva amthwesa sona. Amphathisa umgaba ngesandleni sakhe sesidla; aguqa ngaphambi kwakhe abukisa ngaye athi: “Bayede, kosi yamaJuda!”
Yeke umphristi omkhulu nabo boke ababambisene naye, ebekumalunga womkhandlu wabaSadusi, baba nomona.
Abanye bahlunguphazwa ngokuphoqwa nokurithwa, iye, ngitjho nangokubotjhwa nokudlhunywa ngeenkhungweni.