22 UZimu wabakhupha eGibhide, kibo unjengeempondo zekukhama.
Sindisa umphefumulwami ekembeni, ipilwami eligugu emandleni wezinja.
Yamukelani amandla kaZimu, yena obukhosi bakhe buphezu kwaka-Israyeli namandlakhe asemafini.
kodwana izitha zakho, Somnini, iye, izitha zakho, qala ziyabhubha; mbala, iingilamkhuba ziyahlakazwa.
Kwathi ngelanga lokugcina lokuhlangana kweminyaka emakhulu amane namatjhumi amathathu, yoke ihlangano kaSomnini yaphuma enarheni yeGibhide ngeengaba zayo.
Khona mhlokho uSomnini wakhupha ama-Israyeli eGibhide ngeengaba zawo.
AmaGibhide azakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini nasele ngibonakalise idumo lami ngoFaro, iinkarana zakhe nabakhweli bazo.”
“Mina Somnini nginguZimakho owakukhupha enarheni yeGibhide ekumbeni yobukhoboka.
Kodwana ngikubabalele ngomnqopho wokukukhombisa amandlami nokobana ibizo lami libatjazwe iphasi loke.
Iinyathi zizakuwa nazo neenkunzi zizakuwa kanye nezinamandla. Inarha yama-Edomu izakugeleza iingazi nequlwanayo ivundiswe ngomhlwehlwe.
wathumela iinthunywa kuBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori ngePetora emagegana nomlambo iYufrathe enarheni lapha adabuka khona, bona ziyombiza zithi kuye: “Yelela, kunabantu abaphuma eGibhide, abasibekele ubuso bephasi begodu bakhe eduze kwami.
UZimu wabakhupha eGibhide, kibo unjengeempondo zekukhama. Bazakuginya izizwe ezizizitha zabo bephule amathambazo abe ziinquqwana, baphihlize ababagandelelako.
Unedumo njengekunzi elizibulo, iimpondo zakhe ngezekukhama; usunduza ngazo izizwe, bekube semikhawulweni yephasi; abanjalo ziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi zaka-Efrayimu, abanjalo ziinkulungwana zakaManase.
Kambe sizwile bona uSomnini womisa amanzi welwandle lomGaba phambi kwenu naniphuma eGibhide, godu sezwa nalokho enakwenza emakhosini amabili wama-Amori ebegade angaphetjheya kweJordani, aboSirhoni no-Ogi enabarhayilako.