7 Abantu beza kuMosi bafese bathi: “Sonile ngombana sinyefule uSomnini kanye nawe. Yeke sithandazela kuSomnini bona asuse iinyokezi kithapha.” Nje-ke uMosi wabathandazela-ke.
U-Abrahamu wathandaza kuZimu. UZimu waphilisa u-Abimeleki, umkakhe kanye namakhobokakazi ukuze kukghoneke ukuba nabantwana godu.
Nje-ke buyisela umfazi endodenakhe ngombana imuphorofidi begodu izakuthandazela bona uphile. Kodwana nawungambuyiseliko angikutjeli, ngiyakuhlebela uzokufa wena kanye nakho koke kwakho.”
Ikosi uJerobhowamu yathi emuntwini kaZimu: “Yewungirabhelele kuSomnini uZimakho bese uyangithandazela bonyana isandla sami sibuyele esigeni.” Yeke umuntu kaZimu warabhela kuSomnini, ngambala isandla sekosi sabuyela esigeni.
Nje-ke uJehowarhazi wabawa isisa sakaZimu; uZimu wamizwa ngombana wabona isihlungu ikosi ye-Aramu egade igandelele u-Israyeli ngaso.
Ngemva kobana uJobho athandazele abangani bakhe, uSomnini waphendulela ubujamo bakhe: Wamupha lokho agade anakho ngokubuyelelwe kabili.
Yeke ngalokho thatha iinkunzi ezilikhomba namaqama alikhomba uye encekwinami uJobho bese nizenzela umhlabelo wokutjhiswa. Incekwami uJobho izanithandazela, yeke ngizakwamukela umthandazwakhe ukuze ngingazikhohlwa ngani. Azange nikhulume okulungileko ngami njengombana kwenze incekwami uJobho.”
Yeke wathi gade azobabhubhisa, kodwana ngetjhudu uMosi, okhethiweko wakhe, wajama esikhaleni phambi kwakhe kobana adambise ilaka lakhe ekubhubhiseni.
Lokha nasele ababulalako, bamfuna, baphenduka bafunisisa uZimu.
Ngibawa ningilibalele godu bese niyathandaza kuSomnini uZimenu bonyana asuse ukufokhu kimapha!”
Kodwana uMosi wancancabeza kuSomnini uZimakhe wathi: “Maye Somnini, kuzakuba njani nasele ilaka lakaSomnini livutha phezu kwabantu bakhe abakhupha enarheni yeGibhide ngamandla amakhulu nangesandla sakhe esiqinileko na?
Ngakusasa ekuseni uMosi wathi ebantwini: “Nenze isono esikhulu. Nje-ke ngizakhuphukela kuSomnini, mhlambe nginganenzela itethelelo ngesonokazi senwesi.”
UFaro wathi: “Awa yeke, mina ngiyanitjhaphulula bonyana nihlabele uSomnini uZimenu erhalawumbeni, kodwana ningayi kude. Yeningithandazeleni-ke.”
Iinrhwarhwa zizakunamathela wena nabantu bakho kanye neenkhulu zakho zoke.’ ”
Yeke uFaro wabiza uMosi no-Aroni wathi kibo: “Ncengani uSomnini bonyana asuse iinrhwarhwakazezi kimapha nebantwini bami, ngizakutjhaphulula ama-Israyeli bonyana ayokuhlabela uSomnini.”
Somnini, eensizini zabo bafune ubuso bakho, bazethula kuwe ngemithandazwabo, lokha ubukhali bakho nabuphezu kwabo.
Yeke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ngitjho nanyana uMosi noSamyela bebangajama phambi kwami, ummoyami awukho ebantwinaba. Basuse phambi kwamapha! Abakhambe!
Nanyana kunjalo ikosi uTsedekhiya yathumela uJehukali umsa kaTjhelemiya kuJoromiya umphorofidi, akhambisana nomphristi uZefaniya umsa kaMaseya kobana bethule naku umlayezo: “Ngiyakukhombela, akhe usithandazele kuSomnini uZimethu.”
Yeke ngizakubuyela endawenami ngilinde bebavume umlandwabo. Bazakufuna ubuso bami; esizini labo bazangifuna bebangifunisise.”
Abantu balila kuMosi, yena wabathandazela kuSomnini, umlilo wacima.
Wathi: “Ngonile ngokukhaphela iingazi ezinganamlandu.” Bamphendula bathi: “Kusitjhisa ngani-ke thina lokho? Ziimbonwa nguwe lezo.”
Nje-ke uSimoni waphendula wathi: “Yeningithandazele kuZimu kobana koke enikutjhwileko kungangehleli.”
Bazalwana bami, isifiso sehliziywami kanye nomthandazwami kuZimu kukobana ama-Israyeli asindiswe.
USomnini godu wathukuthelela u-Aroni kangangobana besele alungele ukumrhayila, khonapho naye ngamthandazela.
Ngalokho-ke vumani izono omunye komunye, nithandazelane ukuze niphiliswe. Umthandazo wolungileko unamandla begodu uyasebenza.
USawula wathi kuSamyela: “Maye mina ngonile. Nginyaze umyalo kaSomnini namezwakho. Ngesabe abantu, ngenza intandwabo.
USawula waphendula wathi: “Iye, kazi ngonile. Kodwana ngiyakubawa bonyana khese ungihloniphe eemphathimandleni zabantu bami naphambi ko-Israyeli, jika nami ukuze ngiyoguqa phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho.”