25 iGibeyoni, neRama, neBeyeroti,
25 IGibheyoni, iRama, iBherothi,
U-Abineri, indodana kaNeri, nezinceku zika-Ishi Bosheti, indodana kaSawule, baphuma eMahanayimi, baya eGibeyoni.
Indodana kaSawule yayinamadoda amabili ayeyizinhloko zamaviyo; igama lenye lalinguBahana, igama lenye lalinguRegabi, amadodana kaRimoni waseBeyeroti wabantwana bakwaBenjamini; ngokuba iBeroti labalwa kanye noBenjamini;
UBahasha, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wenyuka wamelana noJuda, wakha iRama, ukuze angavumeli muntu ukuba aphume noma angene ku-Asa, inkosi yakwaJuda.
ukuthi uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngokwesibili, njengalokho wabonakala kuye eGibeyoni.
Uyise kaGibeyoni wahlala eGibeyoni; ogama lomkakhe lalinguMahakha;
Abantwana baseRama naseGaba ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye;
iHasori, iRama, iGitayimi,
Basebedabula inkundla; bahlala eGeba; URama uyesaba; IGibeya yabaleka ebusweni bukaSawule.
Ngokuba uJehova uyakusukuma njengasentabeni yasePherasimi; Uyakuthukuthela njengasesigodini saseGibeyoni ukuba enze umsebenzi wakhe, umsebenzi wakhe ongavamile; futhi ufeza isenzo sakhe, isenzo sakhe esiyinqaba.
Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Izwi liyezwakala eRama, ukulila nokukhala okumunyu; URaheli owayekhalela abantwana bakhe wala ukududuzwa ngabantwana bakhe ngoba bengekho.
Kwathi sekuhlwile, kweza umuntu ocebileyo wase-Arimathiya, ibizo lakhe linguJosefa, naye owayengumfundi kaJesu.
Besaba kakhulu, ngokuba iGibeyoni lalingumuzi omkhulu, njengomunye wemizi yenkosi, futhi lalilikhulu kune-Ayi, namadoda alo onke ayenamandla.
neSanowagi, ne-Eganimi, neTaphuwagi, ne-Enami,
neKefari-Hamonayi, ne-Ofini, neGaba; imizi eyishumi nambili nemizana yayo;
neMispa, neKefira, noMose,
Khona-ke umngcele osogwini wajika waya eRama nasedolobheni eliqinile laseTire; umkhawulo osogwini wajika waya eHosa; futhi ukuphuma kwawo kungasolwandle kusukela ogwini kuze kufike e-Agisibi.
Esizweni sakwaBenjamini: iGibeyoni nedlelo layo, neGeba nedlelo layo,
Wasondeza isizwe sakwaJuda; wathatha umndeni wamaSarigi; futhi waletha isizukulwane samaSarigi umuntu ngomuntu; noSabdi wathathwa.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bafika emizini yabo ngosuku lwesithathu. Imizi yabo yayiyiGibeyoni, neKefira, neBheroti, neKiriyati Jeharimi.
Lapho abakhileyo eGibeyoni bezwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile eJeriko nase-Ayi,
Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: “Asiyikusuka lapha, siye emzini womfokazi ongesiye owabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; siyakuwelela eGibeya.
Wathi encekwini yakhe: “Woza sisondele kwenye yalezi zindawo, silale eGibeya noma eRama.”
Kwakukhona umuntu othile waseRamatayimi-sofi, wasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, ogama lakhe lalingu-Elkana, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana ka-Elihu, indodana kaThohu, indodana kaSufi, wakwa-Efrayimi.
Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, babuya, bafika emzini wabo eRama; u-Elkana wamvuma uHana umkakhe; uJehova wamkhumbula.