26 iMizpha, iKhefira, iMosa,
26 neMispa, neKefira, neMosa,
26 neMispa, neKefira, noMose,
Indodana kaSawule yayinezinduna ezimbili zabahlaseli: enye kwakunguBhahana enye kunguRekhabhi. Babengamadodana kaRimoni waseBherothi, wozalo lukaBhenjamini ngokuba iBherothi indawo eyanikwa uBhenjamini.
Inkosi u-Asa yase yenza isimemezelo kuwo wonke uJuda; akekho owayenokuzilandulela;, bawasusa amatshe ayeseRama nezingodo ezazilapho uBhahasha ayakhe ngakho. Inkosi u-Asa yakha ngalokho iGebha kwaBhenjamini neMizpha.
Zonke izinduna zempi nabantu bezwa ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhele ibeke uGedaliya waba ngumbusi ezweni, zase ziya kuGedaliya eMizipha: u-Ishmayeli, indodana kaNethaniya, noJohanani, indodana kaKhareya, noZeraya, indodana kaThanihumethi waseNethofa, noJahazaniya, indodana yomMahakha, nabantu babo.
abaseKiriyathi Arimi, eKhefira, eBheyerothi bengama-743,
UJeremiya wayesehamba, waya kuGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, owayeseMizpha, wahlala naye nabantu ababesele ezweni.
nakumaKhanani empumalanga, nasentshonalanga, nakuma-Amori, amaHithi, amaPherizi, amaJebusi kwelezintaba, nakumaHivi phansi kweHermoni eMizpha.
IGibheyoni, iRama, iBherothi,
iRekhemi, i-Iripheyeli, iTharala,
Abantu bakwa-Israyeli basuka bagasela kuzo, bafika emizini yazo ngosuku lwesithathu. Imizi yazo kwakuyiGibheyoni, iKhefira, iBhiyerothi neKiriyathi Jeharimi.
Kwase kubizwa abakwa-Amoni ukuba bahlome, bakanise kwaGileyadi; abakwa-Israyeli bahlangana, bakanisa eMizpha.
UJeftha wabuyela ekhaya eMizpha; mamo, nakho-ke sekuphuma indodakazi yakhe imhlangabeza, iza nezigubhu isina; kwakuyiyona yodwa ingane ayenayo; wayengenandodana nandodakazi ngaphandle kwayo.
Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphuma kusukela kwaDani kuya eBheri Sheba, nakwaGileyadi, babuthana eMizpha kwaba ngathi ngumuntu munye, phambi kukaSimakade.
Wayezungeza njalo minyaka yonke aye eBhetheli, eGiligali, naseMizpha; wamehlulela u-Israyeli kuzo zonke lezo zindawo.
USamuweli wathi: “Buthelani wonke u-Israyeli eMizpha, ukuze nginikhulekele kuSimakade.”
Ngakho-ke abakwa-Israyeli babuthana eMizpha. Bakha amanzi, bawathulula phambi kukaSimakade, bazila, bathi: “Sonile kuSimakade.” USamuweli wabehlulela abantu bakwa-Israyeli eMizpha.