43 ngombana nako ama-Amalekhi namaKanana phambi kwenu. Nizokubulawa yisabula ngokufulathela kwenu uSomnini. USomnini angeze abe ajame nani.”
Wena ndodanami Solomoni, thembeka kuZimu kayihlo, umlotjhe ngehliziyo epheleleko nangomkhumbulo ovumako ngombana uSomnini uZimu uhlolisisa ihliziyo enye nenye begodu wazi yoke ihloso yemicabango. Nawumfunako uzamfunyana; kodwana nawumfulathelako naye uzakuliselela isiphelani.
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.
Nokho sewusilahlile, bewasirhubutjha begodu awusaphumi nezipi zethu.
Kodwana bona bahlubuka bebakhubekisa uMoyakhe oCwengileko. Yena-ke waphenduka isitha sabo, yena ngokwakhe walwa nabo.
Iye, nabantwana ababakhulisako ngizobamuka bona kungasali ngitjho noyedwa. Bazazizwa mhlana ngibafulathelako.
Ngizanifulathela ukuze izitha zenu zinimadlhe. Nizakubuswa ngabanizondako, nibaleke nanyana kungekho onigijimisako.
Ama-Amalekhi ahlala ngesewula yenarha. AmaRhithi, amaJebusi nama-Amori wona ahlala ngeentatjaneni zenarha leyo. Kuthi amaKanana ahlala eduze nelwandle namagegana neJordani.”
Nje-ke, njengombana ama-Amalekhi namaKanana ahlala ngemirhobeni yeentaba, jikani kusasa nitjhinge nca ngerhalawumbeni ngendlela elunge elwandle lomGaba.”
Ningenyuki ngombana uSomnini akakho phakathi kwenu. Nakungasinjalo, nizakumadlhwa zizitha zenu
Kodwana banghakalala bakhuphukela esiqongolweni seentaba nanyana umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini noMosi bebasese ngekampeni.
USomnini uzanenza nihlulwe zizitha zenu, nizisahlele ngandlelanye kodwana nizakubaleka phambi kwazo ngeendlela ezilikhomba. Nizakuba sibonelo esesabekako emibusweni yoke yephasi:
Beza kebakwaRubeni, kebakwaGadi nesiquntwini sekoro yakwaManase enarheni yeGiliyadi bathi kibo:
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.
Nje-ke warhuwelela wathi kuye: “AmaFilista aphezu kwakho Samsoni!” USamsoni wavuka ebuthongweni wadlumbana bona uzakuphuma njengemhleni, azitjhaphulule. Gade angazi bonyana uSomnini sele amtjhiyile.