1Kodwana U-Elitjha wathi kiyo: “Lalela ilizwi lakaSomnini. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uthi, ‘Ngesikhathesi kusasa, pheze igagogo leflowuru esefiweko lizakuthengiswa ngesipaparwana negagogo nesiquntu sebhali lithengiswe ngesipaparwana esangweni leSamariya.’ ”
2Induna esisandla sekosi yaphendula umuntu kaZimu yathi: “Lokhu angeze kwenzeka, ngitjho nanyana uZimu bekangavula iintunja ezulwini!”
U-Elitjha wathi: “Lokho uzazibonela ngamehlwakho, kodwana angeze wakunuka.”
3Nje-ke kwakunamadoda amane anekhwekhwe esangweni ledorobho. Athi omunye komunye: “Sihlaleleni lapha besife na? 4Nasithi sizakuya ngedorobheni, indlala ikhona lapho begodu sizakufa. Nakho nasiloko sikokomele la, sizakufa. Asiyeni ekampeni yama-Aramu sizinikeleni. Nakube bayasincenekela sizakuphila, nabasibulalako sizakufa.”
5Kwathi nakurhwalalako basuka baya ekampeni yama-Aramu. Kodwana kuthe lokha nabafika ebungenweni bekampa, qala, bekunganamuntu! 6Kwenzeka bonyana uSomandla enze ama-Aramu kobana ezwe umdumo weenkarana neenjomani, kwaba mdumo wepi ekulu, bebathi omunye komunye: “Yizwani! Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli iqatjhe amakhosi wamaHite newamaGibhide bona ajamelane nathi! Asendleleni azosisahlela!” 7Yeke ama-Aramu eqa abalekela ebumnyameni. Atjhiya amatendawo, iinjomani kanye nabodumbana bawo. Abaleka kobana azisindise atjhiya ikampa njengombana injalo. 8Nje-ke amadoda anekhwekhwe la nafika ebungenweni bekampa afese angena kwelinye lamatende, adla abe asela. Athwala isiliva, igolide kanye neempahla zokwembatha, akhamba ayozifihla. Abuya godu angena kwelinye lamatende athatha izinto kilo nazo azifihla. 9Khonapho athi omunye komunye: “Asenzi kuhle. Leli lilanga leendaba ezimnandi, kodwana thina sizithulele. Nakube silinda bekuse, sizakuhlunguphazwa. Asikhambeni khona nje siyokubika iindabezi esigodlweni.”
10Akhamba-ke afese arhuwelela abalindisango bedorobho athi kibo: “Khesaya ekampeni yama-Aramu, kodwana bekunganamuntu lapho, ngitjho nalizwi ukuzwakala! Bekunganalitho ngaphandle kweenjomani nabodumbana abakhungiweko! Amatende asala njengombana anjalo!”
11Abalindisango bamemezela iindabezi, zabikwa ngesigodlweni. 12Ikosi yasikima ngobusukobo yathi eenduneni zayo: “Yithini nginitjele bona ama-Aramu enzeni kithi: Ayazi bona sibulawa yindlala; yeke atjhiye ikampawo ayozifihla emmangweni, adlumbana athi, ‘Kuzakuthi nabaphumako, sibagole bese singena ngedorobheni.’ ”
13Omunye weenduna zayo wathi kiyo: “Akuthathwe iinjomani ezingaba zihlanu kilezo eziseleko, sizithumele ngaphandle ukuze sibone bonyana kwenzekani. Iye ngombana iinjomani ezisele ngedorobhenezi zizase zifane nawo woke ama-Israyeli angedorobhenapha namkha asele abhubhile.”
14Yeke bathatha iinkarana ezimbili neenjomani zazo. Ikosi yazithumela ekampeni yama-Aramu yathi ebatjhayelini bazo: “Khambani niyokuqala bona kwenzekeni.”
15Abatjhayeli balandela umtlhala wama-Aramu bekwaba seJordani, bafunyana indlela yoke igcwele izambatho nepahla ekhithizwe ma-Aramu lokha nabalekako. Yeke iinthunywezo zajika zayokubikela ikosi. 16Nje-ke abantu beSamariya baphuma ngedorobheni bayokuphanga ikampa yama-Aramu. Ngambala, pheze igagogo leflowuru esefiweko lathengiswa ngesipaparwana kwathi igagogo nesiquntu sebhali lathengiswa ngesipaparwana njengombana uSomnini uZimu gade atjhwile.
17Ngesikhatheso ikosi beyibeke induna esisandla sayo bona igade isango. Abantu bafuhluzela esangwenelo bayigadanga beyahlongakala. Kwaba njengokutjho komuntu kaZimu ekosinakhe lokha nabegade yehlele endlinakhe. 18Lokhu kwenzeka ngombana lokha umuntu kaZimu nakatjela ikosi bonyana ngesikhathesi kusasa, igagogo nesiquntu sebhali lizakuthengiswa ngesipaparwana, pheze negagogo leflowuru esefiweko lithengiswe ngesipaparwana esangweni leSamariya, 19nalokha induna nayitjela umuntu kaZimu bonyana lokhu angeze kwenzeka, ngitjho nanyana uZimu bekangavula iintunja ezulwini, umuntu kaZimu wayitjela wathi: “Lokho uzazibonela ngamehlwakho, kodwana angeze wakunuka.”
20Iye, ngilokho-ke okwenzeka kuye: Abantu bamgadangela phasi esangweni bewahlongakala.
