44 Abimeleki nalamabutfo akhe bagijima bayakuma ekungeneni kwelisango lelidolobha. Kwatsi emacembu lamabili esukela laba lababesemasimini, bacotfula imbokodvo nesisekelo.
Kodvwa nanilumana nidlane nodvwana, nibocaphela kutsi ningacedzani.
“Sihlahla semanyeva saphendvula letihlahla, satsi: ‘Nanicinisile kutsi nifuna kungibeka inkhosi etikwenu, wotani nitewukhosela emtfuntini wami; kodvwa nakungenjalo, akuphume umlilo esihlahleni semanyeva udle imisedari yaseLebanoni!’
Kodvwa nakungenjalo, akuphume umlilo ku-Abimeleki unidle, nine takhamiti taseShekhemu netaseBhethi Milo; akuphume umlilo nakini, nine takhamiti taseShekhemu netaseBhethi Milo, udle Abimeleki!”
Ngako watsatsa lamabutfo akhe wawehlukanisa ticheme letintsatfu, watsi atibhace lena emasimini. Watsi nakabona bantfu baphuma edolobheni, wavuka wayawubahlasela nekubabulala.
Lonkhe lelo langa Abimeleki wachubeka wahlasela lelo dolobha, waze walitfumba, wabulala bonkhe bantfu lababekulo. Walibhidlita lonkhe, wase ulinyenyeta ngeluswayi.