9 Ama-Israyeli azithumbela abafazi bamaMidiyani kanye nabantwana. Abuya athatha zoke iinkomo kanye nefuyo enye yamaMidiyani; iye, ipahlawo yoke yaba yipango.
Athumba woke amakhobokabo, abantwababo nababafazi babo. Aphanga koke okungeenkumbeni.
Godu basahlela namatende wabafuyi, bathatha imihlambi yezimvu, iimbuzi namakamela. Babuyela eJerusalema.
Ngalokho uSomnini uZimakhe wamnikelela ngekosi ye-Aramu. Ama-Aramu amhlula abe abopha nabantu bakhe abanengi abaletha eDamaseku. Godu uZimu wamnikela ezandleni zekosi yakwa-Israyeli, yona yalimaza amabuthwakhe khulu.
Atjhisa woke amadorobho ahlala kiwo kanye namatendawo angeenrhodlweni.
Amadoda wepi gade azithathele ipango ebuphaziphazi epini.
Labulala namakhosi amahlanu wakwaMidiyani okungu-Evi, uRekhemu, uTsuri, uRhuri noReba. Godu abulala noBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori ngesabula.
Nizithathele abafazi nabantwana, ifuyo nakho koke okunye okungedorobheni, okutjho yoke ipango yalo. Nizibusise ngepango yezitha zenu leyo eniyiphiwe nguSomnini uZimenu.