41 Laba baka-Israyeli base bayabagucukela laba bakaBhenjamini, betfuka batfutfumela bakaBhenjamini nababona kutsi sebavelelwe.
Indlela yebantfu labate kusoleka yentiwa ibe ngulebekile ngekutiphatsa kahle kwabo; kodvwa kuwa kwemuntfu lokhohlakele kusungulwa nguye matfupha.
Bantfu labacotfo bakhululwa kutiphatsa kahle kwabo; kodvwa labo labangaketsembeki babanjwa lugibe lolubukhali babo.
Kunelugibe etentweni letimbi temuntfu, kodvwa lolungile uhamba ajabula.
Imisebenti yemuntfu lomubi ilugibe, ubanjwa elugibeni lwesono sakhe.
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
bantfu bayawucaleka babe nesiyeti ngenca yekwesaba loko labayawube babheke kutsi kwenteke emhlabeni wonkhe; ngobe emandla emkhatsi ayawutanyatanyiswa.
Ngesikhatsi bantfu batsi: “Kunekuthula nenhlalakahle,” ngekushesha lokukhulu kubhujiswa kuyawubatuma njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka; futsi kute loyawusindza.
Lamadvodza ase-Ayi atsi abuka emuva kwawo, abona kubhunya lenkhulu intfutfu lefika esibhakabhakeni, sekusha lidolobha lawo; nawo akazange abe nelitfuba lekuphunyula abalekele nome ngukuphi, ngobe lamabutfo aJoshuwa abebaleka acondze ngasehlane, abese ayawagucukela abhekana nawo awahlasela.
Kodvwa labantfu labahlambalatako banjengetilwane tesiganga letingenangcondvo, ngekwemvelo titalelwe kubanjwa nekubulawa. Bahlambalata ngetintfo labangatati; kodvwa batawubhujiswa kanye naleto tilwane.