24 Iye, kuzakuvela iinthayamanzi endaweni yamaKithi, zihlunguphaze u-Asiriya no-Ebhere; kanti-ke no-Asiriya uzakuhloma ngephondo phasi.”
Iinzukulwana zakaJavani bekungu-Elitjha, uTaratjhitjhi, amaKithi namaDodani.
Owaphunyurhako weza wazokubikela u-Abramu omHebheru indaba leyo. Ngesikhatheso u-Abramu gade ahlala eduze kwemithi kaMamre umAmori omfowabo laka-Etjhikolo no-Aneri. Boke labo bebalijima no-Abramu.
Lokha uSomandla sele alungise indabakhe nentabeni yeZiyoni neJerusalema, uzakuthi: “Ngizokuhlunguphaza ikosi ye-Asiriya ngebanga lemisebenzi yokuzikhukhumeza kwehliziywayo nokuzikhakhazisa kwamehlwayo aziphakamisako
Godu uZimu wathi: “Azazizwa ama-Asiriya, okuyintonga yobukhali bami, esandleni sawo kunomtjhiza welaka lami.
Isimemezelo sakaZimu ngeTirosi: Rhahlawulani nina mikhumbi yokurhweba; aninakhaya ngombana iTirosi irhayiliwe! Kwabonakala lokho nayifika ivela enarheni yamaKithi.
Ngemithi yama-owuku yeBhatjhani bakwenzele amaphini wokuthayisa. Indawo lapha kukhanjwa khona phezu komthayamanzi, bayenze ngemithi yomsayipurusi ephuma eenhlengeleni zamaKithi ehlotjiswe ngamazinyo wendlovu.
Wathi kimi, ‘Sewuyazi kwanjesi bonyana ngizeleni kuwe, kodwana kumele ngirhabe ngibuyele emuva ngiyokulwa nengilozi yePheresiya. Kuzakuthi lokha nangiphuma kobana ngiyokulwa, kuze ingilozi yeGirisi.
Imithayamanzi yamaKiti izakujamelana nayo ukuze yethuseleke. Lokha nayibuyako izakunaka labo abahlubuke isivumelwano esicwengileko.
Izakuhloma amatendayo wobukhosi hlangana nelwandle nentaba ehle khulu necwengileko. Kodwana nanyana kunjalo izakufika esiphethweni sayo kungabi noyisizako.
Nje-ke isimbi, umdaka, ikoporo, isiliva kanye negolide kwaba ziinquqwana njengomungu eselelweni nawuphephethwa mumoya ehlobo: Akukho nokukodwa kweenquqwanezo okwafunyanwako. Kodwana ilitje elatshidlha isithombesibunjweso laphenduka idwala elikhulu lazala iphasi loke.
Kuzakuba njengombana ubone ilitje liqephuka entabeni kungasi ngesandla somuntu, latshidlha isimbi, ikoporo, umdaka, isiliva kanye negolide iinquqwana. Ngambala, uZimu omkhulu wazise ikosami lokho okuzakwenzeka emva kwalokhu. Ibhudango liqinise kwamambala nehlathululwalo ithembekile.”
Ipongo emaruthuruthu iyikosi yeGirisi bese kuthi iphondo elihlangana namehlwayo liyikosi yokuthoma.
Nje-ke uBhiliyamu waqala ngaku-Amalekhi waphimisa umlayezwakhe wathi: “U-Amalekhi uyindlondlo hlangana nezizwe kodwana ekugcineni uzakuwa ngephondo.”
UBhiliyamu waphimisa nomlayezo lo: “Maye! Kazi ngubani ozakuphila lokha uZimu nakenza lokho?
“Lokha nanibona endaweni ecwengileko kujame isinyenyiso esibhubhisako, okuyinto eyakhulunywa mphorofidi uDanyela, ofundako azwisise.
“Ngitjengisani abodenariyu. Mfanekiso nebizo lakabani leli na?” Baphendula bathi: “Ngelombusi omkhulu.”
Nasingamlisa aragele phambili enze nje, woke umuntu uzokukholwa kuye. AmaRoma azokuza athathe indawethu le nesizwe sethu!”