11 Gideyoni wenyuka ngendlela yetihambi emphumalanga yeNoba neJogbeha, watitsela etikwalamabutfo, wona angakacapheli.
ne-Atrothe Shofani, neJazeri, neJogbeha,
Kwatsi Noba yena watfumba iKhenathi kanye netabelo letatitungelete lelo dolobha, watetsa ngelibito lakhe watsi yiNoba.
Ngesikhatsi bantfu batsi: “Kunekuthula nenhlalakahle,” ngekushesha lokukhulu kubhujiswa kuyawubatuma njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka; futsi kute loyawusindza.
Ngako bavele batsatsa loko lokwakubunjwe nguMikha kanye nemphristi wakhe, baya naye eLayishi. Bafike bahlasela sive lesinekuthula nalesingasoli lutfo, basigwaza ngetinkemba, bashisa nelidolobha laso.
BoZeba naSalmuna babeseKhakhori kanye nemphi yabo leyayinemadvodza labengaba ti-15 000, bonkhe lababesele emabutfweni etive tangasemphumalanga. Kwase kufe emadvodza lati-120 000, tingwazi cobo lwato.
BoZeba naSalmuna, emakhosi lamabili emaMidiyani, babaleka, kodvwa wabacosha, wabakhandza, wabatfumba, wadvungulula yonkhe imphi yabo.
Samuweli watsi: “Letsani lo-Agagi, inkhosi yema-Amaleki.” Agagi weta kuye atsakasile naye asaticabangela atsi: “Impela buhlungu bekufa sebendlulile.”
Wamikisa Davide, wabakhandza bakhona lapho, basakateke nato tonkhe leto tikhotsa, badla, banatsa, batitika ngemphango, ngenca yebunyenti baloko lababekutfumbile eveni lemaFilisti nelakaJuda.