8 UZimu wabakhupha eGibhide, kibo unjengeempondo zekukhama. Bazakuginya izizwe ezizizitha zabo bephule amathambazo abe ziinquqwana, baphihlize ababagandelelako.
Uzabaphihliza ngentonga yesimbi, ubaphahlaze njengomjeka.’ ”
Lokha nazikuphendukela ngobumbi, zikubophele izungu, angeze zaphumelela.
iye, ubukhosi bakho. Yiba nepumelelo nawuphumako ngenca yeqiniso nokujamela ukulunga! Isandla sakho sokudla asikwenzise imisebenzi eyesabekako.
Ngwenyama, imisubela yakho ibukhali, ihlaba ehliziyweni yezitha zakho, ziwe ngaphasi kwakho.
“Kodwana lokha naniyilalelisisa kuhle bese nenza koke engithi nikwenze, khona-ke ngizakuba sisitha sezitha zenu ngibe mjamelani ebajamelanini benu.
Kwathi ngisalele lapho bekwasa, waphohloza woke amathambami njengebhubezi; iye, ubusuku nemini bewungiqedelela.
U-Israyeli bekayimvu ebalekako egijinyiswe mabhubezi. Owathoma ukuyirhiribidela kwaba yikosi ye-Asiriya, wokugcina owaphohloza amathambayo nguNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli.
ngombana sele ngizokuvusa umfelandawonye wezizwe ezinamandla. Ngizaziletha zivela enarheni yangetlhagwini. Zizazihlela zijamelane nalo, zilithumbe kusukela ngetlhagwini. Imisubelazo injengeyengorho enekghono engabuyi imkhonoze.
Ikosi yakhupha umyalo wokobana amadoda ebekamangalele uDanyela lawo alethwe, aphoselwe ngemgodini wamabhubezi, wona, abantwabawo nabafazi bawo. Kwathi bangakafiki ngitjho nemanzinzweni womgodi, amabhubezi abaphamula, abapupura namathambo.
Into nje masani ukuhlubuka uSomnini begodu ningabesabi abantu benarha leyo ngombana bakukudla kwethu. Ukuvikeleka kwabo kususiwe kibo begodu uSomnini ujame nathi; nje-ke ningabesabi.”
Abantu banyefula uZimu noMosi bathi: “Nisikhupheleni eGibhide bona sizokufela erhalawumbenapha? Akunakudla! Namanzi awekho lapha! Begodu sese sidinwe nakukudlanyana okungazisikokhu!”
UZimu wabakhupha eGibhide, kibo unjengeempondo zekukhama.
Isizwesi sifana nengwenyamakazi esikimako, iye, sifana nengwenyama ezisikimisako; ayilali phasi ingakadli inyamazana, ikhothe iingazi zesibandana esidabulileko.”
lapha ahlala khona uHerode wabe wafa. Kwazaliseka bunjalo-ke okwatjhiwo nguSomnini ngomphorofidi wathi: “Ngabiza indodanami kobana iphume eGibhide.”
Ngizabadindela ngamatshwenyeko, ngibarhululele ngemisubelami.
Ngizakucwilisa imisubelami eengazini zababuleweko nabathunjiweko; khibe isabulami irhiribidela inyama yabosaziwako bezitha.’ ”
Lokha uSomnini uZimenu aniletha enarheni eningena kiyo bona niyithumbe bese aqotjhe izizwe ezinengi phambi kwenu, okumaRhithi, amaGirigatjhi, ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaPerizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi, izizwe ezilikhomba ezikulu nezinamandla kunani,
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.