9 Bonakele ngalokujulile njengasetikhatsini taseGibeya. Nkulunkulu uyawubukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Ncandzeka wewuke, ngobe labantfu bakho lowabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe sebonakele.
Umhlaba ungcoliswe bantfu bawo. Umtsetfo waNkulunkulu abawulalelanga, bephule imiyalo, bephula sivumelwane saphakadze.
Buyelani kuNkulunkulu, nine ma-Israyeli, nine lesenimhlubuke kangaka.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngalesive, utsi: “Bakutsandza kakhulu kuzulazula; abatibambi tinyawo tabo. Ngako Simakadze akabemukeli, nyalo sewutabukhumbula nebubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.”
“Wenka-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze ngema-Amoni nangetinhlamba tawo, utsi: “ ‘Inkemba, inkemba, ikhokhelwe kugwaza, ilolongelwe kutsi ibhubhise, nekutsi imanyatele njengembane.
“Kusukela ngesikhatsi saseGibeya, awu Israyeli, seloku niyona, futsi seloku nisachubeka niyona.” Imphi ingeke ibakhandze yini lababi eGibeya?
Kuyawuba nje: Bantfu bayawufanana nebaphristi. Ngiyawubajezisa bobabili ngetindlela tabo, ngibakhokhele ngaloko lokubi labakwentile.”
“Khalisani impalampala eGibeya, nishaye licilongo eRama. Hlabani inyandzaleyo eBhethi Aveni, nitsi: Awu, Bhenjamini, basemvakwakho.
kodvwa ababoni kutsi ngitikhumbula tonkhe tento tabo letimbi. Tono tabo tiyabagabudzela, tisembikwami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.”
Banikela ngemihlatjelo lenikwe mine, bese badla lenyama, kodvwa Simakadze akajabuli ngayo. Manje sewutabukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo: Bayawubuyela eGibhithe.
Umphrofethi utfunyelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe ngumlindzi wa-Efrayimu, noko tingibe timele umphrofethi kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, nebutsa busendlini yaNkulunkulu wakhe.
Ngakhuluma kulelidolobha, ngatsi: ‘Impela, uyawungesaba uvume kucondziswa!’ Lendzawo yalo-ke ingeke icitfwe, kantsi netijeziso tami tonkhe tingeke tehliselwe etikwalo. Kodvwa babesolo banenshisekelo yekukwenta ngebubi konkhe labakwentako.”
Umnumzane waso wasiphendvula watsi: “Cha; singeke singenise edolobheni lebetive, bantfu labangesiwo ema-Israyeli. Sitakwendlula siye eGibeya.”
Ngaleyo ntsambama kwachamuka likhehla, lelalilaseveni letintsaba laka-Efrayimu, lalihlala lapha eGibeya, bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo bekubakaBhenjamini. Lelikhehla lalitibuyela emasimini alo.
Batsi basachubeka nekudla, batijabulisa, lamanye emadvodza labetidlova takulelo dolobha atseleka, abavimbetela kulendlu. Agunkluta lesivalo salendlu, abememeta lelikhehla, umnikati walendlu, atsi: “Khipha lendvodza lengenise lapha kakho, sifuna kulala nayo.”
Abavimbetela bakaBhenjamini abacosha abakhandza kalula nje, basesemacentselweni aseGibeya ngasemphumalanga.