9 benzele umphorofidi umlindi ozikileko. Njengemalangeni weGibeya uSomnini uzobalalamela ngokukhohlakala kwabo bese ubahlunguphaza ngebanga lezono zabo.
USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: “Yehla ngombana nakhu abantu owabakhupha enarheni yeGibhide barhubutjhe isivumelwano!
Iphasi lisilaphazwe bahlali balo ngombana beqe imithetho, bangalalela iimiso, bephula isivumelwano sanini nanini.
Bantu bakwa-Israyeli, buyelani kiloyo abantu abangazange bamthembakalele.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini ngabantu bakhe: “Iye, ngiphakathi kwabo, kodwana bakuthanda khulu ukunyariya, ababambi iinyawo zabo.” Ngalokho uSomnini akabamukeli; yeke uzakukhumbula ubukhohlakali babo abahlunguphazele izono zabo.
“Nje-ke wena ndodana yomuntu, phorofida uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla mayelana nama-Amoni nesiphoqo sawo: “ ‘Isabula, isabula irhwatjhiwe kobana ibhubhise, ilolongelwe kobana ibambelele beyibenyezele njengombani.
Kusukela emihleni yeGibeya, u-Israyeli soloko uyona; sese athuwelele. Kazi ipi ayizukuwafunyana amaphikakani weGibeya na?
Kuzose kufane, okwenzeka ebantwini kuzakwenzeka nebaphristini. Ngizokuhlunguphaza abaphristi ngebanga leendlela zabo. Ngibabethe ngentongabo:
Vuthelani ipalapala eGibiya! Nivuthele iporompita eRama! Hlabani umkhosi eBhethe-Aveni! UBhenjamini useenthendeni zakho Efrayimu.
Abe abacabangi bonyana yoke ikohlakalwabo ngiyayikhumbula; izenzo zabo ziyabalandela, azikafihleki kimi.
Benza imihlabelo eyanelisa izisu zabo, bazidlela inyama nje. USomnini akayamukeli imihlabelo enjalo. Nje-ke uSomnini uzobalalamela ngokukhohlakala kwabo, bese ubahlunguphaza ngebanga lezono zabo: Bazakubuyela eGibhide.
Ukuya ngentando kaZimu wesivumelwano umphorofidi ulilihlo phezu kwaka-Efrayimu, kodwana ubekelwe izifu ngandlela zoke nendlini kaSomnini kunobutha;
Bengidlumbana bona: Idorobheli lizangesaba, livume ukusolwa beliyelele koke engikulindele kilo. Kodwana khonapho belisaphikelele ngobukhohlakali kikho koke elikwenzako.
Umniniyo wathi kiyo: “Asikwazi ukuphambukela edorobheni labantu abatjhili abangasi ngebakwa-Israyeli. Asidluleleni eGibeya.”
Ntambama kwavela iqhegu libuya ukuyosebenza esiminalo. Lona gade lidabuka enarheni yangeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu, lisikhonzi eGibeya. Abantu bendawo leyo bekumaBhenjamini.
Kuthe basathakasile, qala kwafika iinkhohlakali zamadoda wedorobho zazombeleza ikumba, zaqoqoda umnyango zathi eqhegwini elimninikumba: “Sithi khupha indoda engene kwakho leyo, sifuna ukuyilala.”
Ama-Israyeli aminyezela amaBhenjamini, awagijimisa angawaphumuza. Awatshidlha ukuyokufika ngale kweGibeya ngepumalanga.