31 Titukulwane takaBhenjamini kusukela eGeba tatihlala eMikmashi, nase-Ayija, eBetheli nasetabelweni tayo,
Wesuka waya etintsabeni tangasemphumalanga neBetheli, wafike wemisa lithende lakhe khona; iBetheli beyingasenshonalanga, i-Ayi beyingasemphumalanga. Nakhona lapho wafike wakhela Simakadze lilati; wakhuleka kuSimakadze.
Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yiBetheli, kodvwa ekucaleni lelidolobha lalibitwa ngekutsi yiLuzi.
naseZanowa, e-Adulamu nasemitini yayo, naseLakhishi, nasetigangeni tangakhona, e-Azekha nasetabelweni tayo. Ngako babegcwele kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo kusukela eBherisheba kuze kuyewufika eSigodzini sakaHinomu.
nase-Anathothi, naseNobi, nase-Ananiya,
naseBhethi Gilgali, nasesigodzini saseGeba, nase-Azmavethi, njengobe bahlabeli nabo bese batakhele imiti emacentselweni aseJerusalema.
Ema-Asiriya angena e-Aya, adzabula eMigroni, alondvolota imphahla yawo eMikmashi.
Kusuka lapho wawewelela eceleni lelingaseningizimu yeLuzi, lekuyiBetheli, wehlele e-Atharothi Adari egcumeni leningizimu yeBhethi Horoni Lengentansi.
neBhethi Arabha, neSemarayimu, neBetheli,
neKhefari Amoni, ne-Ofni, neGeba. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-12 akanye nemiti yawo.
Ngako Joshuwa wabakhipha, baya endzaweni lapho bafike babhaca khona emkhatsini weBetheli ne-Ayi, enshonalanga ne-Ayi. Joshuwa wacitsa lobo busuku nebantfu enkambu.
Samuweli wambuta watsi: “Sewenteni manje?” Sawula wamphendvula watsi: “Ngitsite kube ngibone kutsi emadvodza asayasakateka, nekutsi nawe awusefikanga ngalesikhatsi bewusibekile, nekutsi futsi emaFilisti asahlanganele eMikmashi,
Sawula wakhetsa emadvodza aka-Israyeli lati-3 000; lati-2 000 abenaye eMikmashi naseveni letintsaba laseBetheli, kwatsi inkhulungwane yaba naJonathani eGibeya yakaBhenjamini. Lawa lamanye emadvodza wawancandzekisa, aya emakhaya awo.
Licembu lelitsite lemaFilisti laphakwa laya emsahweni waseMikmashi.