2 Abantu balila kuMosi, yena wabathandazela kuSomnini, umlilo wacima.
Yeke wathi gade azobabhubhisa, kodwana ngetjhudu uMosi, okhethiweko wakhe, wajama esikhaleni phambi kwakhe kobana adambise ilaka lakhe ekubhubhiseni.
UMosi wafulathela uFaro wakhamba wayokuthandaza kuSomnini.
wathi kuSomnini: “Nakube gadesi ngifumene umusa emehlweni kaSomandla, bengithi angibawe bona uSomandla akhambe phakathi kwethu nanyana sineentanyana nje. USomnini akalibalele imilandu nezono zethu, asithathe njengelifa lakhe.”
Mhlamunye uSomnini uZimakho uwezwile woke amezwi akhulunywe mkhulumeli, ogade athunywe mphathakhe ikosi ye-Asiriya bonyana azokuphoqa uZimu ophilako. Kungenzeka bona uSomnini uZimakho azibuyiselele ngamezwi awezwileko lawo. Yeke wena thandazela abantu abaseleko.’ ”
Yeke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ngitjho nanyana uMosi noSamyela bebangajama phambi kwami, ummoyami awukho ebantwinaba. Basuse phambi kwamapha! Abakhambe!
Nanyana kunjalo ikosi uTsedekhiya yathumela uJehukali umsa kaTjhelemiya kuJoromiya umphorofidi, akhambisana nomphristi uZefaniya umsa kaMaseya kobana bethule naku umlayezo: “Ngiyakukhombela, akhe usithandazele kuSomnini uZimethu.”
kuJoromiya umphorofidi bathi kuye: “Sendlala nasi isinghonghoyilo sethu phambi kwakho: Sibawa uthandazele yoke imisalela le kuSomnini uZimakho. Njengombana sewubona nje, sakhe saba banengi, kodwana kwanjesi sekusele ibinzana.
Nje-ke wabikela uMosi wathi: “Maye, babethu! Bengithi akhe ngikhulume. Ngiyakubawa hle, ungasihlunguphazi ngobudlhayela esone ngabo.
Nje-ke uMosi walila kuSomnini wathi: “Zimu ngiyakuncenga, mphilise hle.”
Abantu beza kuMosi bafese bathi: “Sonile ngombana sinyefule uSomnini kanye nawe. Yeke sithandazela kuSomnini bona asuse iinyokezi kithapha.” Nje-ke uMosi wabathandazela-ke.
Nje-ke uSimoni waphendula wathi: “Yeningithandazele kuZimu kobana koke enikutjhwileko kungangehleli.”
Nje-ke mbala kwasifanela thina bona sibe nomphristi omkhulu onje, ocwengileko, ongasolekiko, onganamphambo, owahlukaniswe kwabazizoni bewaphakanyiswa ngaphezu kwamazulu.
Ngalokho-ke vumani izono omunye komunye, nithandazelane ukuze niphiliswe. Umthandazo wolungileko unamandla begodu uyasebenza.
Nangabe omunye ubona umzalwana wakhe enza isono esingadoseli ekufeni, akamthandazele; uZimu uzamupha ukuphila loyo ongenzi isono esidosela ekufeni. Sikhona isono esidosela ekufeni, angitjho bona kuthandazelwe leso.