17 Ngako ema-Israyeli ashuca aya khona, kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu atseleka emadolobheni awo iGibeyoni, neKhefira, neBherothi, neKhiriyathi Jeyarimu.
Indvodzana yaSawula yayinemadvodza lamabili labebaholi betidlova tekuhlasela. Lomunye bekunguBhana, lomunye kunguRekhabi; babengemadvodzana eRimoni, umBherothi, wesive sakaBhenjamini. IBherothi itsatfwa njengencenye yakaBhenjamini,
na-Ishmaya waseGibeyoni, ingwazi emkhatsini walabangema-30, angumholi wabo labangema-30; naJeremiya, naJahaziyeli, naJohanani, naJozabadi waseGedera,
Leti-ke bekutitukulwane takaKhalebi: Emadvodzana aHure, litubulo la-Efratha, bekuboShobali, uyise waKhiriyathi Jeyarimu,
Titukulwane takaShobali, uyise waKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, bekuboHarowe, nencenye yesive semaManahathi,
nemindeni yaseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, lekungemaJetheri, nemaPhuthi, nemaShumathi, nemaMishra. EmaSorathi nema-Eshtayoli adzabuka kulemindeni.
Lithende laSimakadze lelalakhiwe nguMosi ehlane nelilati lemnikelo wekushiswa, ngaleso sikhatsi kwakusendzaweni lephakeme, eGibeyoni.
emadvodza aseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, naseKhefira naseBherothi abengema-743,
emadvodza aseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, naseKhefira, naseBherothi ebengema-743,
Manje-ke, bekukhona na-Uriya, umsa waShemaya, waseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, abengulomunye webantfu labaphrofetha egameni laSimakadze; waphrofetha ngalelidolobha nangalelive njengawo onkhe lamavi aJeremiya.
Adoni Sedeki nebantfu bakhe betfuka kakhulu ngaloko, ngobe iGibeyoni bekungulona dolobha lelibalulekile njengalelinye lemadolobha ebukhosi, lona lalilikhulu kunelase-Ayi, nemadvodza alo bekutingwazi letatiwako.
KwakuyiKhiriyathi Bhali, lekuyiKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, neRabha, lekwaba ngemadolobha lamabili nemiti yawo.
Kusuka esicongweni saleligcuma umnyele wawuhamba ucondze ngasemtfonjeni wemanti aseNefithowa, uphumele emadolobheni eNtsaba i-Efroni, wewuke ucondze eBhala, lekuyiKhiriyathi Jeyarimu.
Wawusuka egcumeni lelibhekene neBhethi Horoni ngaseningizimu, lomnyele ujikele eningizimu ugudle ngasenshonalanga wendlulele eKhiriyathi Bhali, lekuyiKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, lidolobha lesive sakaJuda. Lona bekungumhlubulo wangasenshonalanga.
Emhlubulweni wangaseningizimu lomnyele wawusuka elusentseni lweKhiriyathi Jeyarimu ngasenshonalanga, uphumele emtfonjeni wemanti aseNefithowa.
Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu basentile lesivumelwane nemaGibeyoni, baka-Israyeli beva kutsi abomakhelwane babo, ahlala edvute nawo.
Kodvwa ema-Israyeli akazange awahlasele, ngobe baholi baka-Israyeli bebafunge sifungo kuwo ngaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Inhlangano yonkhe yema-Israyeli yakhonona ngebaholi bayo,
Kodvwa satsi sive saseGibeyoni kube sive kutsi Joshuwa kanye nema-Israyeli wentani eJerikho nase-Ayi,
EmaHivi aphendvula atsi: “Tinceku takho tiphuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, ngobe sivile ngeludvumo lwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Sivile imibiko ngaye nangako konkhe lakwenta eveni laseGibhithe,
Ahamba efika emisa eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu kulakaJuda. Ngiko-ke lelive lelingasenshonalanga kweKhiriyathi Yeyarimu libitwa ngekutsi yiMahane Dani, kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Base batfuma tigijimi esiveni saseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, batsi: “EmaFilisti asalibuyisile libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze. Yehlani nitelitsatsa nikhuphukele nalo lapho eveni lenu.”
Emadvodza aseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu ase ayeta ayalitsatsa lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, alimikisa ekhaya ka-Abinadabi, egcumeni, ase ehlukanisela Eleyazare, umsa wakhe, kutsi alicize lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze.