27 “Bhenjamini uyimphisi lebefutelako; ekuseni uchwaga lakuphangile, entsambama akwabe loko lakuphangile.”
Kwatsi nasafa wetsa loluswane lwakhe watsi nguBhenoni, kodvwa uyise wametsa libito watsi nguBhenjamini.
Emadvodzana aBhenjamini bekuboBela, naBekheri, na-Ashbeli, naGera, naNamani, na-Ehi, naRoshe, naMuphimi, naHuphimi, na-Adi.
Tibusiso teyihlo tinemandla kunetibusiso letiphuma etintsabeni taphakadze, tendlula ngisho nenala yasetintsabeni. Shangatsi tonkhe letibusiso tingehlela etikwaJosefa nasebuntini lakhe lowehlukaniswa kubomnakabo.
Tonkhe leti tive taka-Israyeli letili-12. Ngiwo lawa-ke emavi lakhulunywa nguyise asabavalelisa bonkhe ngamunye ngulowo amnika sibusiso lesifanele yena.
Ngako-ke batawuhlaselwa libhubesi leliphuma ehlatsini, batawuphangwa yimphisi lephuma ehlane, ingwe itawubalalela endleleni edvutane nemadolobha abo; itemdzabudzabula abe ticucu nome ngubani lotsi uyaphuma, ngobe kuhlubuka kwabo kukhulu, nekweduka kwabo kunyenti.
Kuneluzungu lwetikhulu talo letisekhatsi kulo njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nalidladlabula inyamatane yalo lelitayidla, tishwabudzela bantfu, titsatse ingcebo netintfo letingemagugu, tente bafelokati labanyenti ekhatsi kulo.
Tiphatsimandla talo letisemkhatsini welive tifanana netimphisi letidladlabula tinyamatane tato; ticitsa ingati tibulale bantfu, khona titewutfola inzuzo lembi.
Tiphatsimandla talo tingemabhubesi labhodlako, tikhulu talo titimphisi takusihlwa, letingashiyi lutfo lwangakusasa ekuseni.
Titukulwane takaBhenjamini tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
Lesive sivuka njengelibhubesi lelisikati, siphakame njengenkunzi yelibhubesi, lelingaphumuli lingakayidli layicedza inyamatane leliyibambile, linatse nengati yaleto tinyamatane lelitibulele.”
Elidadi, umsa waKhisloni, wesive sakaBhenjamini;
“Lalelani! Nginitfuma njengetimvu emkhatsini wetimphisi. Ngako-ke hlakaniphani njengetinyoka, nibete bucili njengematuba.
“Caphelani baphrofethi bemanga, labeta kini banjengetimvu ngaphandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi banjengetimphisi letibukhali.
Ngiyati kutsi emvakwekuhamba kwami timphisi letesabekako tiyawufika emkhatsini wenu tihlasele tilimate umhlambi wetimvu.
Kodvwa Sawula wetama kulibhubhisa libandla, aphuma angena tindlu ngetindlu, awahudvula emakholwa, labadvuna nalabasikati, abafaka ejele.
Ngaso lesikhatsi Sawula abesachubeka ngekusongela nekubulala bafundzi beNkhosi. Waya kumPhristi Lomkhulu.
NgaBhenjamini wakhuluma watsi: “Lotsandzekako waSimakadze akahlale aphephile kuye, ngobe uyamvikela lilanga lonkhe, uhlala emhlane wakhe.”
Ngobe ngasokwa ngelilanga lesiphohlongo, futsi ngiweluhlanga lwaka-Israyeli, wesive sakaBhenjamini, umHebheru wemaHebheru; ngekwemtsetfo ngingumFarisi.
BakaBhenjamini baphuma eGibeya babulala bantfu baka-Israyeli, labati-22 000, bababulalela khona lapho enkhundleni yemphi ngalelo langa.
Ngalelo langa bakaBhenjamini batsi kube baphume eGibeya, kuyakulwa nebaka-Israyeli, bafike babulala lamanye emavodza aka-Israyeli lati-18 000, labehlome aphelele.