6 Yelela-ke, mina Somnini ngikhethe abafowenu amaLevi phakathi kwama-Israyeli njengesipho senu. Bona bahlukaniselwe uSomnini bonyana benze umsebenzi wetende lokuhlanganela.
Mina ngizakunisa umthwalela ephasini bona ngiphelise yoke ipilo engaphasi kwezulu, okuziimbunjwa zoke ezinomphefumulo phezu kwephasi. Koke okusephasini kuzakubhujiswa.
“Mina-ke ngenza nani isivumelwano sami nesizukulwana senu esizakunilandela.
Ngizakhunyalalisa iinhliziyo zamaGibhide bese awalandele abe angene ngelwandle. Ngalokho ngizakubonakalisa idumo lami ngoFaro nalo loke ibutho lakhe, okutjho iinkarana nabakhweli bazo.
Qala-ke, ngimbeke kanye no-Oholiyaba umsa ka-Arhisamaki, wekoro yakwaDani. Godu nginikele woke amadoda anekghono ukuhlakanipha kobana enze koke engikuyale ngakho:
Ngimi mina lo okhulumileko nombizileko; ngimlethile begodu uzakuphumelela endlelenakhe.
USomnini uphendula uthi: “Mina lo, ngimi oniduduzako. Alo, wena Ziyoni umesabani umuntu obhubhako, iye, umuntu nje ophela njengotjani na?
“ ‘Mbala, uSomnini uSomandla wathi: Qalani, mina ngokwami ngizokufuna izimvu zami, ngizelusele zona.
“Nje-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla kabanamandla, ‘Qalani, ngimi ngokwami ozokugweba phakathi kwemvu enonileko neyondileko.
“Qala, ngimi okhethe amaLevi hlangana nama-Israyeli kobana ajamele woke amazibulo, okutjho koke okuphume qangi esibelethweni. Iye, amaLevi azakuba ngewami
ngombana woke amazibulo ngewami. Kwathi lokha nangimadlha phasi woke amazibulo wenarheni yeGibhide, ngazihlukanisela woke amazibulo aduna, wabantu neweenlwana kwa-Israyeli; nje-ke angewami. NginguSomnini.”
“Ngihlukanisela amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo woke wama-Israyeli nefuyo yamaLevi esikhundleni sefuyo yama-Israyeli. Iye, amaLevi ngewami. NginguSomnini.
“Tjhideza ikoro yakwaLevi bese uyibeka ngaphasi kwelawulo laka-Aroni umphristi. Kufuze imsekele
Beka amaLevi aphelele emsebenzini ka-Aroni namadodanakhe. Kufuze abasize ngehlangothini lama-Israyeli.