33 Waphindza wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Njengobe Simakadze evile kutsi ngiyaliwa, uphindze wangipha lenye indvodzana.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguSimeyoni.
Kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu basokile, basesebuhlungwini, emadvodzana lamabili aJakobe, lekwakubomnakaboDina, boSimeyoni naLevi, batsatsa tinkemba tabo. Banyenya, bangenela lelidolobha, bafike babulala bonkhe labadvuna.
Josefa wesuka kubo wayawukhala. Watsi kube acedze kukhala, asakwati kukhuluma kahle, wabuya weta kubo, wafike watsatsa Simeyoni wambopha embikwabo.
Emadvodzana aLeya bekuboRubeni, litubulo laJakobe, bese kuba nguSimeyoni, naLevi, naJuda, na-Isakhari, naZebuloni.
Jakobe wakhuluma kuboSimeyoni naLevi watsi: “Manje seningiletsele luhlupho, seningibangele kutsi ngitondzeke lapha kulabantfu bakulendzawo, kumaKhenani nakumaPheresi. Mine nginemadvodza lambalwa, ngako nabangahlangana bangihlasele bonkhe kanyekanye, bangangibhubhisa kanye nemndeni wami.”
Leya watsi: “Nkulunkulu unginike sipho lesihle. Manje indvodza yami seyitawubambelela kimi, ngobe sengiyitalele emadvodzana lasitfupha.” Ngako wayetsa libito watsi nguZebuloni.
Leya watsi: “Nkulunkulu unginike umvuzo wami, ngobe indvodza yami ngayinika sisebenti sami.” Lendvodzana wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Isakhari.
Rakheli watsi: “Ngekubambana lokunemandla ngibambene nadzadzewetfu ngamehlula.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguNaftali.
Rakheli watsi: “Nkulunkulu ungehlulele, waliva nelivi lami, wangipha indvodzana.” Ngako-ke wayetsa libito layo watsi nguDani.
Shemuweli, umsa wa-Amihudi, wesive sakaSimeyoni;
“Nangabe indvodza inebafati lababili, bese itsandza lona lomunye kwendlula lona lomunye, bobabili bese batubula ngebafana kodvwa litubulo lekucala kube ngelalomfati losaliwakati,
“Simeyoni uyawuba nesabelo sinye, siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaBhenjamini kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.