16 Ngaleyo ntsambama kwachamuka likhehla, lelalilaseveni letintsaba laka-Efrayimu, lalihlala lapha eGibeya, bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo bekubakaBhenjamini. Lelikhehla lalitibuyela emasimini alo.
Uyawusebenta kamatima, ukujulukele kudla kwakho, udzimate ubuyele emhlabatsini, ngobe vele watsatfwa kuwo; njengobe ulutfuli, uyawubuyela elutfulini.”
Umuntfu uyaphuma aye emsebentini wakhe, akhandleke kudzimate kushone lilanga.
Uyawudla titfukutfuku takho, ube nenhlanhla nemphumelelo.
Umuntfu lotfola ingcebo ngekushesha isheshe imphunyuke; kodvwa loyitfola kancane kancane iyamandzela.
Kuko konkhe kusebenta matima kunemvuzo; kodvwa labo labalibala kukhulumela futsi bahlala beswele.
Cedzela kucala imisebenti yakho yangaphandle, ulungise emasimi akho, bese wakha indlu yakho.
Ngatimisela kutsi ngekuhlakanipha ngifundze ngiphenyisise ngako konkhe lokwentiwa emhlabeni. Maye, mkhulu umtfwalo Nkulunkulu lawetfwese bantfu!
Maye, butfongo besisebenti bumnandzi, lite nome sidle kancane nome sidle sesutsa; kodvwa inala yemuntfu lonjingile ayimniki butfongo.
Bonakele ngalokujulile njengasetikhatsini taseGibeya. Nkulunkulu uyawubukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.
Lisela alingabe liseba, kepha kunaloko alikhutsale, lisebente lokuhle ngetandla talo, khona litewuba nako lelingahle likwabele labadzingako.
Ngesikhatsi sisenani saneluleka satsi: “Nakukhona longasebenti, akasikudla.”
Ngaleso sikhatsi sive saka-Israyeli sasite inkhosi. Lomunye-ke umLevi labehlala endzaweni lesemaphandleni, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, waganwa watitsatsela nesingani saseBhetlehema kulakaJuda.
Ngako-ke bachubeka bahamba; lilanga labashonela nabayawungena eGibeya kulakaBhenjamini.
Befika lapho bema, sebatawulala khona. Bahamba bayawuhlala enkhundleni yelidolobha, kwabate namunye lowabanaka kutsi abatsatse ayekubangenisa kakhe, bayewulala khona.
Latsi nalibuka labona letihambi tihleti lapha enkhundleni yelidolobha, labuta lelikhehla latsi: “Nilibangisephi? Nilichamukisaphi?”