8 “Khalisani impalampala eGibeya, nishaye licilongo eRama. Hlabani inyandzaleyo eBhethi Aveni, nitsi: Awu, Bhenjamini, basemvakwakho.
sicela kutsi sinikwe batukulu bakhe labasikhombisa labadvuna, batewulengiswa lapha embikwaSimakadze eGibeya, edolobheni lakhe Sawula, inkhosi leyakhetfwa nguSimakadze.” Inkhosi yabaphendvula yatsi: “Ngitaninika bona.”
Lelinye litfole walimisa eBetheli, lelinye walimisa kaDani.
Angena emsahweni atsi: “Sitawumisa busuku bunye eGeba.” IRama iyatfutfumela, iGibeya yakaSawula iyabaleka.
“Memetelani kaJuda nibatjele nebaseJerusalema, nitsi: “ ‘Shayani licilongo kulo lonkhe live!’ Memetani kakhulu nitsi: ‘Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe.’
“Balekani niyewubhaca, sive sakaBhenjamini! Sukani eJerusalema nibaleke! Shayani impalampala eThekhowa! Phakamisani siboniso semlilo eBhethi Hakheremu! Ngobe kulunguta inhlekelele, ichamuka ngasenyakatfo, yebo, imbhubhiso lenkhulu.
Bantfu labahlala eSamariya bayalesabela, lelitfole lelisithico saseBhethi Aveni. Bantfu balo bayawulililela, kanjalo nebaphristi balo labalikhontako, labo lababetsakasele inkhatimulo yalo yegolide, bayawulililela ngobe itsatfwe kubo yayiswa ekutfunjweni.
“Awu Israyeli, nome sewuphinga kangaka nje, ningamenti Juda abe nelicala naye. “Ningayi eGilgali; ningayi eBhethi Aveni. Ningafungi futsi nitsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze!’
“Beka licilongo etindzebeni takho temlomo! Lusweti lusetikwendlu yaSimakadze, ngobe sive sisephulile sivumelwane sami, sawuhlubuka nemtsetfo wami.
Bonakele ngalokujulile njengasetikhatsini taseGibeya. Nkulunkulu uyawubukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.
Vutselani licilongo eSiyoni, nilikhalise entsabeni yami lengcwele. Bonkhe labahlala eveni abatfutfumele, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze liyeta, yebo, selisondzele.
Vutselani licilongo eSiyoni, nimemetele kuzila lokungcwele, nibite umhlangano longcwele.
Nakukhala impalampala edolobheni, abatfutfumeli yini bantfu? Inhlekelele iyalehlela yini lidolobha, ingakatfunyelwa nguSimakadze?
Joshuwa wabe sewutfumela emadvodza aseseJerikho kutsi aye e-Ayi, lesedvute neBhethi Aveni, emphumalanga neBetheli, wabatjela watsi: “Yenyukani niyewuhlola lelive.” Ngako lamadvodza enyuka ayawuhlola i-Ayi.
Labanye bachamuka ka-Efrayimu, labatimphandze tabo tika-Amaleki. Bhenjamini abekanye nebantfu lababekulandzela. Tindvuna tehla tiphuma kaMakhire, netiphatsimandla tiphuma kaZebuloni, tiphetse intfonga yendvuna yemphi.
Samuweli wesuka waya eRama, kodvwa Sawula wenyuka waya kakhe eGibeya yaSawula.
Kodvwa sonkhe sikhatsi abencandzeka abuyele eRama, lapho likhaya lakhe lalikhona khona, nakhona lapho abehlulela ema-Israyeli. Wakha lilati laSimakadze khona lapho eRama.
Ngako bonkhe baholi baka-Israyeli babutsana ndzawonye beta kuSamuweli eRama.