20 Sawula nawo onkhe emadvodza akhe bahlangana, baviva, baya emphini. Bakhandza emaFilisti asasangene, agwazana odvwana ngetikhali tawo.
Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yasondzela yabhubhisa lamahhashi kanye netincola, yawashaya yawabhuca emaSiriya.
Emadvodza aka-Amoni newakaMowabi atselekela lawa aseNtsabeni iSeyiri kutsi atekuwabulala awacedze nya. Atsi kube acedze kubulala lawa aseSeyiri, ajika abulalana odvwa.
“Ngitawuchukuluta umGibhithe avukele umGibhithe, umnakabo uyakulwa nemnakabo, makhelwane acabane namakhelwane, lidolobha lihlasele lidolobha, umbuso uvukele umbuso.
Ngiyawumbitela inkemba Gogi, imelane naye kuto tonkhe tintsaba tami. Inkemba yalowo nalowo muntfu iyawumelana nemnakabo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Atsi kube lamacilongo langema-300 akhale, Simakadze wasanganisa onkhe lawo madvodza labekuleyo nkambu yemaMidiyani, agucukelana odvwana, agwazana. Imphi yonkhe yesuka yabaleka yacondza eBhethi Shitha kuya eSerera, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni we-Abela Mehola, eceleni kweThabhathi.
Tinhloli takaSawula tatsi tiyabuka tiseseGibeya kulakaBhenjamini, tabona emabutfo emaFilisti asakateka yonkhe indzawo.
“Kusasa ngaso lesikhatsi ngitakutfumelela indvodza lephuma eveni lakaBhenjamini. Uboyigcoba ibe ngumholi etikwesive sami sema-Israyeli. Utawukhulula bantfu bami esandleni semaFilisti. Labantfu bami sengibabukile, nekukhala kwabo sekufikile kimi.”