6 Nje-ke uSomnini wathumela iinyoka ezinesihlungu ebantwini, zabaluma; kwafa ama-Israyeli amanengi.
Noke nina eFilistiya ningajekezeli ngokuphuka kwentonga enimadlhako ngombana emsileni wenyoka kuzakuphuma imbedla nesithelo sayo kuzakuba yinyoka emhlwazi, emsinyana inga iyaphapha.
Umthwalo obotjhelwe eenlwaneni sewungesewula, iye, enarheni yamahlungu nesizi, lapha kunamabhubezi asikazi naduna abhodlako, iye, inarha yeenqandani neenyoka ezimsinya inga ziyaphapha. Bathwele umnothwabo emhlana wabodumbana namagugwabo emalundeni wamakamela, baya esizweni esinganabubhadekelo.
Qalani, sele ngizokuthumela iinyoka phakathi kwenu, iye, iimbedla ezingenzelwa mlingo, nje-ke zizaniluma.” Kutjho uSomnini.
“Nakube ngenza iimbandana zommango kobana zidabule phakathi kwenarha, ziqede abantu ukuze inarha leyo isale ilibhudu, kungasadluleka kiyo ngebanga leembandanezo,
Asingayilingi iKosi, njengombana abanye babo benza, babulawa ziinyoka.
Iye, uSomnini owanirhola erhalawumbeni elikhulu nelesabekako elineenyoka ezinesihlungu nabofezela kanye nequlwani eyomileko lapha bekunganamanzi khona, wanipha amanzi ngitjho edwaleni.