2 Ngalokho uSanibhalathi noGetjhemu bangithumelela umlayezo othi: “Yewize khesihlangane eKefirimu engemrhuleni we-Ono.” Kodwana bebacuphe ukungenzakalisa.
UJowabi wathi ku-Amasa: “Kunjani mnakwethu?” Wadosa itjebe ka-Amasa ngesandla sokugoma kwanga ufuna ukumncwanga.
Kwathi lokha u-Abineri nafika eRhebroni, uJowabi wamdosela ngeqadi kwesango, yaba sengathi uyokukhuluma naye ngemsitheleni. Khonapho, wamhlaba emathunjini wafa. Lokhu wakwenza abuyiselela ukufa komfowabo u-Asayeli.
Amadodana ka-Elipali bekungu-Ebhere, uMitjhamu noTjhemedi. UTjhemedi lo ngowakha i-Ono neLodi nemizanayo.
eLodi, e-Ono nemrhobeni waboSosino.
Emva kwakhe kwavuselela abaphristi bendawo leyo.
Mina-ke ngathumela iinthunywa kibo ngathi: “Umsebenzi engiwenzako lapha mkhulu, yeke angekhe ngiphumelele ukuza lapho. Ibekhona kubayini kufuze ngijamise umsebenzi, ngiwusukele batjho ngehlela kinapho na?”
Siza Somnini! Abathembekileko abasekho! Ngambala, abaqotho banyamalele ebantwini!
Isikhohlakali sisongela olungileko, simgugudela amazinyo,
Isikhohlakali selusa olungileko ngombana simsongele ukumbulala.
Godu ngabona bonyana koke ukutjhabatjheka nekghono lomsebenzi: Lokho sesikhwele somunye komunye Nalokho kulilize! Kukugijimisa ummoya!
u-Itjhimayeli umsa kaNetaniya namadoda alitjhumi ebegade akhamba naye basikima bamadlha phasi uGedaliya umsa ka-Arhikhamu omsa kaTjhafani ngesabula, bambulala loyo obegade abekwe yikosi yeBhabheli kobana abe mbusi phezu kwenarha.
Beza kuwe njengombana abantu bahlala basenza, bahlale phambi kwakho njengabantu bami, balalele amezwakho kodwana abakwenzi okutjhokokho. Ngemilomabo babonisa inga bayabuka, kodwana iinhliziyo zabo ziphezu kwenzuzwabo.