2 bavukela uMosi. Basekelwa madoda amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu wakwa-Israyeli. Lawo-ke bekubarholi bomkhambathi, abakhethwa ehlanganweni ekubabantu abanedumo.
Ngeenkhathezo nangemuva kwalokho bekukhona iintsitsirimba ephasini ngombana amadodana kaZimu alalana namadodakazi wabantu abelethelwa abantwana. Labo-ke bekuziingorho zeenkhathi zakade, okubabantu abanedumo.
kebakwa-Efrayimu ekuziingorho ezidumileko emindenini yekhabo, bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili namakhulu abunane;
Iinhloko zemindenaso bekungu-Eferi, uYitjhi, u-Eliyeli, u-Azriyeli, uJoromiya, uHodaviya noJarhidiyeli. Bekuziingorho, iinhloko zemindeni ezinedumo.
Idumo lakho lafikelela ezizweni ngebanga lobuhle bakho ngombana ijamo ebengikuthwese lona beliphelele ngenca yobuphaziphazi obukuwe.’ Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Wona-ke abhenulula ubuze bakhe, athatha amadodana namadodakazakhe, yena ambulala ngesabula. Waba sisiga hlangana nabafazi lokha ama-Asiriya ehlisela iingwebo phezu kwakhe.
Labo-ke ngibo abakhethwa emkhambathini bona babe barholi beenkoro zaboyise, babekwa baba ziinhloko zamabutho wakwa-Israyeli.
UMiriyamu no-Aroni bahleba uMosi ngebanga lokuthatha kwakhe umfazi omuKutjhe, bathi: “Kazi uthethe umKutjhe!”
Kwehla umlilo uvela kuSomnini, waqothula amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu wabantu abagade banikela itjhwalo.
Amadodana ka-Eliyabu kunguNemuweli, uDatani no-Abiramu. (Laba bekunguDatani no-Abiramu abakhethwa emkhambathini. Ngibo abaphikisana noMosi no-Aroni ejimeni lakaKhorarhi. Ngalokho bebaphikisana noSomnini.
“Ubaba wahlongakalela erhalawumbeni. Nokho-ke yena gade angekho hlangana nejima lakaKhorarhi elajamelana noSomnini. Wase wazihlongakalela ngesono sakhe, anganandodana.