6 Baka-Israyeli basidzabukela sive sakaBhenjamini, lesasingumnakabo, batsi: “Lamuhla lesinye sive sincunyiwe etiveni taka-Israyeli.
Abneri wamemeta Jowabe, watsi: “Kufanele sichubeke nekulwa siphelane yini? Awuboni ngani kutsi loku kuyawugcina sekumunyu? Lamadvodza akakho utawatjela nini kutsi akakuyekele lokucosha bomnakabo ngemuva?”
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
Watsi nakayibona, waklebhula timphahla takhe, wakhala, watsi: “Awu, ndvodzakati yami! Ungidzabukisile wangihluphekisa, ngobe ngente sifungo kuSimakadze lengingasoze ngasephula.”
Baka-Israyeli bakhuphuka bayawukhala embikwaSimakadze laze layawushona, solomane babuta kuSimakadze, batsi: “Siphindze yini sikhuphuke siyekulwa nabomnaketfu bakaBhenjamini?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “Khuphukani niyekulwa nabo.”
Sive sabadzabukela bakaBhenjamini, ngobe Simakadze abesavule sikhala etiveni taka-Israyeli.
Baka-Israyeli babuta batsi: “Ngubani emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli longazange aye kuyawuhlangana embikwaSimakadze?” Phela bebafunge bagomela kutsi lowo longazange ete emhlanganweni embikwaSimakadze eMispa uyawubulawa nome kanjani.
Sitawubanika kanjani bafati laba lase basele, ngobe sesente sifungo ngaSimakadze kutsi singabendziseli ngisho namunye wemadvodzakati etfu?”