14 Iye, ngiyagoduka-ke nje, ngiya ekhethu. Yizapha ngikulemukise bona abantwaba bazokwenzani ebantwini bakho ngomuso.”
UJakopo wabiza amadodanakhe wathi: “Bizanani nihlangane ukuze nginitjele bonyana kuzokwenzakalani kini esikhathini esizako.
Azakuhlanganiswa ndawonye njengeembotjhwa emgodini, avalelwe ngesikhungweni; ngemva kwamalanga amanengi ahlunguphazwe.
“Kodwana emalangeni ezako ngizokutjhugulula ubujamo bakwaMowabi.” Kutjho uSomnini. Isigwebo sakwaMowabi siphelela lapha.
“Kodwana emalangeni ezako ngizokutjhugulula ubujamo be-Elamu.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Nje-ke, ngize kobana uzwisise lokho okuzokwehlela abantu bekhenu emihleni yokuphela ngombana kusese nombono omunye omayelana nesikhathi esizako.’
Kodwana kukhona uZimu ezulwini owembula iimfihlakalo begodu yena wembulile ekosinami uNebukadinetsari kobana kuzokwenzekani emalangeni ezako. Nje-ke ibhudango nombono owedlule engqondweni yekosi isalele, ngilokhu:
Ngemuva kwalokho, ama-Israyeli azokubuya afune uSomnini uZimawo noDavida ikosawo. Azakubuyela kuSomnini ngokuzithoba okukhulu; abuyele ebuhleni azabuphiwa nguSomnini emihleni yokuphela.
Bantu bami, akhese nikhumbule bona uBhalakhi, ikosi yakwaMowabi, gade arerani ngani; nokobana uBhiliyamu, indodana kaBhewori, wamphendula wathini. Khumbulani bona kwenzekani ngani phakhathi kweTjhitimu neGiligali ukuze namukele imisebenzi elungileko eyenziwa nguSomnini.’ ”
Ngiyambona yena kodwana ingasi manjesi, ngiyambona kodwana ingasi eduze. Iye, ikwekwezi izakuvumbuka kuJakopo, intonga yobukhosi izakuvela ku-Israyeli; izakuphihliza iindlani zombili zakwaMowabi, neenhloko zamaTjhethi woke.
Nje-ke uBhiliyamu wasikima wagoduka waya ekhabo. UBhalakhi naye wabona eze ngayo.
“ ‘USomnini uthi: Ngemihla yokuphela ngizakuthululela uMoyami kibo boke abantu; amadodanenu namadodakazenu azakuphorofida, abatjha benu bazakubona imibono, abadala benu babhudange amabhudango.
Yazi lokhu bona ngemihla yokuphela kuzokufika iinkhathi ezibudisi kwamambala.
Hlangana nabo boke ababulawa ma-Israyeli ngesabula kwakunoBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori, umbhuli.
Ungesabi lokho ozakuhlupheka ngakho. Yelela, uSathana usazokudlhunya abanye benu ngesikhungweni ukuze nizizinywe, nibe nobudisi amalanga alitjhumi. Thembeka bekube sekufeni, ngizakupha isihlohlo sokuphila.
Kodwana kukhona okungangiphathi kuhle ngawe: Kukhona abathileko hlangana nani ababambelele eemfundisweni zakaBhalamu, owafundisa uBhalaki bona abeke isikhubekiso phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli, kobana badle okuhlatjelwe iinthombe nokuziphatha ngobufebe.