10 Ilaka lakaBhalakhi lavutha kuBhiliyamu, wathintitha izandla wathi: “Ngikubizele bona uzongithiyela izitha zami ngemilingo! Qala-ke wena uzibusise bekwaba kathathu!
ngombana azange bahlangabeze ama-Israyeli ngokudla namanzi. Kunalokho baqatjha uBhalamu bonyana awanikelele. Nanyana kunjalo uZimethu waphendula amanikelela aba ziimbusiso.
Iye, wenza itjhada lokuwahla phezu kwaso, uvunguze ngehla kwaso, besibaleke endawenaso.”
Ngalokho ndodana yomuntu, phorofida! Wahla izandla ukuze isabula yehle kathathu. Kuyisabula yalabo ekufuze babulawe, isabula yokubulala ikulwazo. Iye, okwabo yisabula engenelelako
Nami ngizakuwahla izandla, ngizanelise ngelaka lami; mina Somnini ngikhulumile.”
“ ‘Nje-ke qala, ngizokuthintitha izandla ngomvuzo wokungathembeki owenzileko neengazi oziphalaze ngaphakathi kwakho.
‘Yelela, kunabantu abaphuma eGibhide, abasibekele ubuso bephasi begodu bakhe eduze kwami. Nje-ke yewize, uzongithiyela abantwaba ngemilingo. Mhlamunye kungahle kwenzeke bona ngibahlule bengibaqotjhe.’ ”
ngombana ngizakupha umvuzo omkhulu. Nanyana yini oyitjhoko kimi ngizayenza. Yewize wena, uzongithiyela abantwaba ngemilingo.’ ”
Nje-ke yewize, uzonginikelelela abantwaba ngamanikelela ngombana banamandla khulu kunami. Mhlamunye kungahle kwenzeke bona ngibahlule bengibaqotjhe enarheni. Iye, ngiyazi bona obusiswa nguwe, ubusisiwe nonikelelwa nguwe unikelelwe.”
UBhalakhi wathi kuBhiliyamu: “Kanti ndoda ungisebenze njani? Angitjho ngikuthethe bona uzongithiyela izitha zami ngemilingo! Qala, sewazibusisa kwaphela!”
Yeke goduka khona nje, utjhinge ekhenu. Bengithi ngizokuvuza kuhle, kodwana uSomnini ukwenze bona ungavuzeki.”
Bayakhothama bazigedagede phasi njengebhubezi nanjengebhubezikazi; akakho ongalinga ukubavusa! Abanibusisako bazakubusiswa, nabaninikelelako bazakunikelelwa.”
Lokho kwenzeka amahlandla amathathu, nje-ke koke kwabuyiselwa ezulwini godu.
Epilwenenu yoke ningasekeli ukuthula kwabo nepumelelwabo.