11 Bukhulu ba-Efrayimu buyawundiza bemuke njengenyoni, kubete kutalwa kwebantfwana, kubete kutetfwala, kubete ngisho nekubamba sisu.
Bantfu labahlala eSamariya bayalesabela, lelitfole lelisithico saseBhethi Aveni. Bantfu balo bayawulililela, kanjalo nebaphristi balo labalikhontako, labo lababetsakasele inkhatimulo yalo yegolide, bayawulililela ngobe itsatfwe kubo yayiswa ekutfunjweni.
Simakadze, banike! Kodvwa utabanikani? Banike titalo letingabambi, ubanike nemabele late lubisi.
Ngekwandza kwebaphristi kanjalo kwandza nekona kwabo kimi, ngitakwenanisa ngebukhosi babo batselwe lihlazo.
“Intalo yesisu sakho iyawucalekiswa, nesivuno selive lakho, nemankhonyane emihlambi yetinkhomo takho, nemazinyane emihlambini yetinkhomo takho, nemazinyane emihlambini yetimvu takho.
Ngobe ayeta emalanga lapho bayawutsi: ‘Maye, baba nenhlanhla labo bafati labangazange batale bantfwana, nalawo mabele langazange amunyise.’
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Amoni bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Ema-Amoni abahlinze beva bafati labatetfwele bakaGileyadi, kuze atekwandzisa iminyele yawo.
Indvodza ingaba nebantfwana labalikhulu, iphile iminyaka leminyenti; kodvwa nome ingaphila sikhatsi lesidze, ingakwati kutijabulisa ngetintfo letinhle tekuphila, bese kutsi ekugcineni ingabe insangcwatjwa nakahle, ngitsi umntfwana lotelwe asafile uncono kakhulu kunayo.
Bente bancibilike baphele njengemnenkhe lohamba unafutela; babe njengemntfwana lotalwe asafile, longazange alibone nelilanga.
“Sibane salomubi sicinyiwe, lilangabi lemlilo wakhe alisavutsi.
Litubulo lakhe lenkunzi linebukhosi, timphondvo takhe tenyatsi. Ngaletimphondvo uyawudvungulula tonkhe tive kanyekanye, kuze kufike emaphetselweni emhlaba. Banjalo baka-Efrayimu, batinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane. Banjalo nabakaManase, batinkhulungwane.”
nesidzandzane sakhe lesiphuma esiswini sakhe nebantfwabakhe labatele, ngobe ahlose kubadla ngasense ngesikhatsi sekuvinjetelwa nekujabhiswa leniyakwehliselwa kona titsa tenu emadolobheni enu.
“Josefa uligala lelitselako lemvini, ligala lelitsela ngasemtfonjeni wemanti, emagala akhe ayakhula acance lubondza.
Lona wesibili Josefa wametsa libito watsi ngu-Efrayimu, ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe bantfwana eveni lekuhlupheka kwami.”
Lidolobha leliyinqaba liyawunyamalala kulaka-Efrayimu, kuphele nebukhosi bendlunkhulu yaseDamaseko. Insali yaseSiriya iyawuba njengebukhosi baka-Israyeli,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Efrayimu utakwentiwa abe yincitsakalo ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa. Emkhatsini wetive tema-Israyeli ngimemetela lokungiko.
Mikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, akazange abe namntfwana, kwaze kwaba lilanga lakhe lekufa.