ABahluleli 12:1-15
12 Amadoda ako-Efrayimi abizwa asebuthana ndawonye achapha aya eZafoni,* afika athi kuJeftha: “Kungani ungasibizanga ngesikhathi usiyakulwa lama-Amoni?+ Sizakutshisela endlini.”
2 Kodwa uJeftha wathi kuwo: “Mina labantu bami besisempini enzima sisilwa lama-Amoni. Ngilibizile ukuthi lizongincedisa kodwa alizange lingikhulule esandleni sawo.
3 Ngithe ngibona ukuthi alisoze lingincede ngafaka impilo yami engozini ngalwa lama-Amoni,+ uJehova wawanikela esandleni sami. Manje kungani selizokulwa lami?”
4 UJeftha wasebuthanisa wonke amadoda aseGiliyadi+ wayakulwa lo-Efrayimi. Amadoda aseGiliyadi abanqoba abako-Efrayimi ababethe kuwo: “Lanxa lina bantu beGiliyadi lihlala phakathi kwesizwana sako-Efrayimi lesakoManase labaleka elizweni lako-Efrayimi.”
5 AbaseGiliyadi bathumba amazibuko* aseJodani+ bavimbezela abako-Efrayimi. Nxa indoda yako-Efrayimi izochapha lapho yayifika ithi: “Ngicela ukudlula.” AbaseGiliyadi besebeyibuza bathi, “Ungowako-Efrayimi yini?” Nxa ingaphendula ithi, “Hatshi,”
6 babesithi kuyo, “Sicela uthi Shibholethi.” Kodwa yona ithi, “Sibholethi,” ngoba ingenelisi ukulibiza kuhle ibala lelo. Ngakho babeyibamba bayibulalele emazibukweni* aseJodani. Kwabulawa abako-Efrayimi abangu-42 000.
7 UJeftha waseGiliyadi wahlulela abako-Israyeli okweminyaka eyisithupha, wasesifa wangcwatshwa edolobheni ayehlala kulo eGiliyadi.
8 Ngemva kwakhe u-Ibhizani waseBhethilehema wahlulela abako-Israyeli.+
9 Wayelamadodana angu-30 lamadodakazi angu-30 njalo wendisela amadodakazi akhe ebantwini abangayisibo bosendo lwakhe. Wadingela amadodana akhe abesifazana abangu-30 ukuze babe ngomkawo. U-Ibhizani wahlulela abako-Israyeli okweminyaka eyisikhombisa,
10 wasesifa wangcwatshwa eBhethilehema.
11 Ngemva kwakhe u-Eloni wakoZebhuloni wahlulela abako-Israyeli okweminyaka elitshumi.
12 U-Eloni wakoZebhuloni wafa wasengcwatshwa e-Ayijaloni elizweni lakoZebhuloni.
13 Ngemva kwakhe u-Abhidoni indodana kaHileli umPhirathoni wahlulela abako-Israyeli.
14 Wayelamadodana angu-40 labazukulu abangabafana abangu-30 njalo babegada obabhemi abangu-70. Wahlulela abako-Israyeli okweminyaka engu-8.
15 U-Abhidoni indodana kaHileli umPhirathoni wafa wasengcwatshwa ePhirathoni elizweni lako-Efrayimi entabeni yama-Amaleki.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “asechapha esiya enyakatho.”
^ Izibuko yindawo lapho okuchatshwa khona umfula.
^ Izibuko yindawo lapho okuchatshwa khona umfula.
