6 UMosi wathumela ibuthwelo epini, kwaba yikulungwana ekorweni ngayinye. Gade likhamba noFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi aphethe izitja ezicwengileko neemporompita.
U-Uriya waphendula wathi: “Ngingaya njani kwami ngifese ngidle, ngisele bengilale nomkami khibe umfaji kaZimu, u-Israyeli noJuda bahlezi ematendeni, ikosami nabantu bayo basemmangweni. Ngifunga uDavida ikosami ngithi, angisoze ngayenza into enjalo mina.”
umsa ka-Abitjhuwa omsa kaFiniyasi, umsa ka-Elazara omsa ka-Aroni umphristi wokuthoma.
Nenze ithaberinakeli nakho koke okukilo ngendlela yomfanekiso engizakukhombisa wona.”
Kodwana banghakalala bakhuphukela esiqongolweni seentaba nanyana umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini noMosi bebasese ngekampeni.
Mbala ikoro nekoro yakwa-Israyeli yakhupha ikulungwana yamadoda, kwaba libutho lepi eliziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili.
Nasele nitjhidele epini, umphristi uzakuza ngaphambili akhulume nebutho
Ama-Israyeli athumela uFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi kebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntwini sekoro yakwaManase enarheni yeGiliyadi,
USawula wathi ku-Arhija: “Yenilethe umfaji kaZimu lowo.” (Ngesikhatheso gade ukwa-Israyeli.)
Umbiki waphendula wathi: “U-Israyeli uhlulwe maFilista wabaleka, nebutho lethu lilobe khulu kwamambala. Amadodanakho womabili, uHofni noFiniyasi, abulewe bekwathunjwa nomfaji kaZimu.”