26 nekusukela eHeshboni kuye eRamathi Mispa naseBhetonimu, nekusuka eMahanayimu kuye eveni laseDebiri,
Lelinye libito laso watsi yiMispa, ngobe abetsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angasigcina sobabili nome sesehlukene.
Kwatsi Davide nakefika eMahanayimu, boShobi, umsa waNahashi waseRabha yema-Amoni, naMakhire, umsa wa-Amiyeli waseLo Dabari, naBhazilayi, umGileyadi waseRogelimu,
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abneri, umsa waNeri, labeyindvuna yemphi yaSawula abesatsetse Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamletsa eMahanayimu.
Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, bese iyale tindvuna tayo yatsi: “Anati yini kutsi iRamothi Gileyadi yakitsi, kodvwa kuze kube ngunyalo, kute lutfo lolwentiwe kuze siyitsatse etandleni tenkhosi yaseSiriya?”
Ahinadabi, umsa wa-Ido, abesikhulu saseMahanayimu.
Kwaba live laseJazeri, nawo onkhe emadolobha akaGileyadi, nencenye yelive lema-Amoni kuze kuyewufika e-Aroyeri, eceleni kweRabha;
nasetihosheni eBhethi Haramu, naseBhethi Nimra, naseSukhothi, naseSafoni nawo wonkhe umbuso waSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, ngasemphumalanga neJordane, live lelenyuka liyewugcina ngeLwandle lwaseKhinerethi.
Ngasemphumalanga kweJordane ngesheya kweJerikho ehlane, esibebesini setintsaba, bakhetsa iBheseri, esiveni sakaRubeni, neRamothi kulakaGileyadi, esiveni sakaGadi, neGolani kulaseBhashani, esiveni sakaManase.
Esiveni sakaGadi anikwa iRamothi leyayiseGileyadi, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neMahanayimu,
Kwatsi ema-Amoni nakamenyetwa kutsi akahlome ayewumisa eGileyadi, baka-Israyeli nabo bahlangana bayawumisa eMispa.
Ngako Jeftha wahamba naletibondza takaGileyadi, sive sonkhe safike samenta inhloko nemholi waso. Jeftha wawaphindzaphindza lamagama akhe aseMispa embikwaSimakadze.
Moya waSimakadze wase wehlela kuJeftha. Wahamba wadzabula kulakaGileyadi nakulakaManase, wewelela ngesheya eMispa yakaGileyadi, wendlula lapho washuca wayawuhlasela ema-Amoni.