1 Jeftha bekuyingwazi yakaGileyadi. Uyise, Gileyadi, abemtele kulenye nje ingwadla.
Namani abeyindvuna yelibutfo lenkhosi yaseSiriya. Abengumuntfu lomkhulu kabi enkhosini yakhe, futsi ahlonishwa kakhulu, ngobe ngaye Simakadze wanika iSiriya kuncoba. Abelichawe lelinesibindzi, kodvwa abenebulephelo.
Ngingachubeka ngitsini nje? Sikhatsi asingivumeli kutsi ngilandze ngaGideyoni, naBharaki, naSamsoni, naJafta, naDavide, naSamuweli, nebaphrofethi.
Baholi besive sakaGileyadi bakhulumisana bodvwa, batsi: “Lowo loyawucala kucala agadle nakuhlaselwa ema-Amoni, nguye loyawuba ngumholi wabo bonkhe labahlala kulelive lakaGileyadi.”
Gileyadi abenalamanye emadvodzana, labewatalelwe ngumkakhe. Atsi kube akhule lamadvodzana, ase ayamcosha Jeftha lapha ekhaya, atsi: “Ungeke usitfole sabelo lesilifa kulomndeni wakitsi, ngobe wena uyindvodzana yakalomunye umfati.”
Kwatsi ingilosi yaSimakadze nayifika kuGideyoni, yatsi: “Simakadze unawe, chawe lelinemandla.”
Ngako Simakadze watfumela boJerubhali; naBharaki, naJefta, naSamuweli, wanikhulula esandleni setitsa tenu, ndzawo tonkhana, naze nahlala kahle nivikelekile.