14 Ngakho umkakhe uZereshi labo bonke abangane bakhe bathi kuye: “Wothi kumiswe ugodo, lube zingalo ezingu-50* ubude. Ekuseni utshele inkosi ukuthi uModekhayi alengiswe kulo,+ ubusuzihambela-ke lenkosi uyezikholisela edilini.” UHamani walibona lilihle kakhulu icebo leli wasehlela ukuthi ugodo lolo lumiswe.

13 UHamani wafika walandisela umkakhe uZereshi+ labo bonke abangane bakhe okwakwenzakale kuye. Abeluleki bakhe* lomkakhe uZereshi basebesithi kuye: “Nxa kuyikuthi uModekhayi lo osuqale ukuwa phambi kwakhe ngowosendo lwakoJuda, awusoze umehlule, uzakuwa ubhazalale phambi kwakhe.”