28 Kwatsi nase kwendlula bahwebi bemaMidiyani, Josefa bamkhipha kulomgodzi, bamtsengisa kulama-Ishmayeli ngetinhlavu tesiliva letatingemashumi lamabili. Ema-Ishmayeli ahamba naye aya eGibhithe.
Yena-ke wamtalela boZimrani, naJokshane, naMedani, naMidiyani, na-Ishbaki, naShuwa.
Bahlala phansi badla. Batsi basadla babona ludvwendvwe lwema-Ishmayeli luchamuka kaGileyadi lwehlela eGibhithe. Emakamela abo abetfwele tinandzisi tekudla nemakha.
Lena eGibhithe, emaMidiyani afike atsengisa Josefa kuPhotifari, lomunye wetiphatsimandla taFaro; loPhotifari abeyindvuna yetingadzi tesigodlo.
Ema-Ishmayeli ehla naye Josefa aya eGibhithe, efike amtsengisa kuPhotifari, siphatsimandla saFaro lesasiyindvuna yetingadzi tesigodlo.
Empeleni ngebiwa eveni lemaHebheru; kunjalo nje nakhona lapha eGibhithe kute lengikwentile lokubangele kutsi ngifakwe lapha ejele.”
Kwatsi kube bomnakaboJosefa babone kutsi uyise sewufile, bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Kungahle kwenteke kutsi Josefa usasibambele emagcubu, afune kutenanela ngako konkhe lokubi lesamenta kona.”
Watfuma indvodza yahamba kucala kunabo, Josefa, lowatsengiswa waba sigcili.
Baphatse ngesandla lowaphatsa ngaso emaMidiyani, naSisera, naJabini ngasemfuleni iKhishoni,
kwase kufika emantfombatana lasikhombisa emphristi wakaMidiyani. Lamantfombatana abetewugcwalisa emanti emikhunjini, khona kutewunatsiswa imihlambi yetimvu neyetimbuti teyise.
“Lotfumba lomunye umuntfu entele kumtsengisa nome kumenta sigcili kufanele abulawe.
Imihlambi yemakamela iyawugcwala eveni lakho, emakamela lamancane akaMidiyani newase-Efa. Bonkhe baseSheba bayawuta, betfwele igolide nemphepho, bamemetela ludvumo lwaSimakadze.
base bamdvonsa ngaletindophi bamkhiphela ngephandle kwalomgodzi. Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi.
Nangabe lomuntfu uneminyaka lesihlanu kuya kulengema-20 budzala, nakangulomdvuna, inhlawulo yakhe kuyawuba tinhlavu tesiliva letingaba ngema-20, kantsi nakamsikati, inhlawulo yakhe kuyawuba tinhlavu tesiliva letingaba lishumi.
Libito lalona lomsikati bekunguKhozibi, indvodzakati yaSuri, sikhulu semndeni lotsite wesive semaMidiyani.
“Sive semaMidiyani niyawusiphatsa njengetitsa nisibulale,
Wafike watsi: “Nitanginikani nanginganiniketa loJesu?” Base bamnika tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-30.
Ngako kwagcwaliseka loko lokwashiwo ngumphrofethi Jeremiya kutsi: “Batsatsa tinhlavu letingema-30 tesiliva, intsengo yakhe. Lentsengo ngaye yalungiswa ngulabanye bemadvodzana aka-Israyeli.
“Bokhokho baba nemona ngaJosefa, bamtsengisa njengesigcili eGibhithe. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu waba naye,
Ema-Israyeli akhuluma kuGideyoni, atsi: “Sale sewusibusa, wena nemsa wakho nemtukulu wakho, ngobe usisindzise esandleni semaMidiyani.”
Wachubeka watsi: “Kunye lengikucelako, kutsi ngulowo nalowo angiphe licici esabelweni senu semphango.” Bekulisiko lema-Ishmayeli kufaka emacici egolide.