8 labancoba ngalowo mnyaka abacindzetela. Kwadzimate kwaphela iminyaka leli-18 solomane baka-Israyeli bacindzetelekile bonkhe, labebakhe ngasemphumalanga kweJordane, eveni lema-Amori, kulakaGileyadi.
lesono lesi siyawuba ngangelubondza loluphakeme kini, loseluklatuka ekhatsi selugobana, lona lolusuke selutawuhhibika masinyane.
Titukulwane takaMakhire, umsa waManase, tahamba taya kaGileyadi, talihlasela, talidla, tawacosha onkhe ema-Amori labekalapho.
Ngesikhatsi bantfu batsi: “Kunekuthula nenhlalakahle,” ngekushesha lokukhulu kubhujiswa kuyawubatuma njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka; futsi kute loyawusindza.
Watsi kube afe Jayire, wangcwatjwa eKhamoni.
ngako Simakadze wabatfukutselela. Wabaniketela etandleni temaFilisti netema-Amoni,
Ema-Amoni nawo ewelela ngesheya kweJordane ayakulwa nebakaJuda, nebakaBhenjamini, nabo bonkhe bendlu yaka-Efrayimu. Sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli sasisebumatimeni lobukhulu.
Sandla semaMidiyani saba matima esiveni sema-Israyeli, ngako ema-Israyeli ase atentela imihume emigedzeni yetintsaba, nemigodzi yekubalekela kanye netinqaba.