42 Ningenyuki ngombana uSomnini akakho phakathi kwenu. Nakungasinjalo, nizakumadlhwa zizitha zenu
waphuma wayokuhlangabeza u-Asa wathi kuye: “Lalela lapha wena Asa nani noke bantu bakwaJuda nebakwaBhenjamini. USomnini uzakuba nani nanizibandakanya naye. Nanifuna ubuso bakhe, uzanitjheja. Kodwana nanimfulathelako, naye uzanifulathela.
Uphakamise isidla samanabayo, wenza zoke izitha zayo zathakasa
ngombana nako ama-Amalekhi namaKanana phambi kwenu. Nizokubulawa yisabula ngokufulathela kwenu uSomnini. USomnini angeze abe ajame nani.”
USomnini wathi nginitjele bonyana ningakhuphuki namkha nilwe ngombana akakho phakathi kwenu. Nakungasinjalo nizokuhlulwa zizitha zenu.
Yeke itukuthelwami izakuvutha phezu kwabo mhlokho, ngifihle ubuso bami kibo. Bazakuba yinyamana kakatsu, behlelwe bubumbi obunengi namatshwenyeko. Mhlokho bazakuthi, ‘Uthi akusingebanga lokobana uZimethu angasinathi ukuze sehlelwe bubumbobu na?’
Yeke ama-Israyeli angeze akwazi ukujama phambi kwezitha zawo. Azakufulathela izitha zawo abaleke ngombana aphenduke isiga sokubhujiswa. Angeze ngisaba nani ngaphandle kwanange nirhayila izinto ekufanele zibhujiswe eziphakathi kwenu.
Awu, Somandla! Alo, yinto engizoyithini-ke le nasele ama-Israyeli agijinyiswa zizitha zawo kangaka!
Nje-ke warhuwelela wathi kuye: “AmaFilista aphezu kwakho Samsoni!” USamsoni wavuka ebuthongweni wadlumbana bona uzakuphuma njengemhleni, azitjhaphulule. Gade angazi bonyana uSomnini sele amtjhiyile.