Umntakwabo Uvukela Umntakwabo
UEfrayim, ekhubekile ngokushiywa ngaphandle, usongela ukutshisa indlu kaYifeta, endaweni yaloo nto alahlekelwe ngamadoda angamawaka angamashumi amane anamabini emazibukweni aseYordan, etyhilwe yindlela abalibiza ngayo igama-nye. Emva koko uBawo wethu uvelisa uIbhetsan, uElon noAbhedon, abakhunjulwa ikakhulu ngoonyana babo abaninzi namaesile.
12 1Amadoda akwaEfrayim ahlanganisana, awela aya eTsafon. Athi kuYifeta: “Yini na ukuba uwele uye kulwa noonyana baka-Amon, ungasibizi ukuba sihambe nawe? Siya kuyitshisa phezu kwakho indlu yakho!”
2UYifeta wathi kuwo: “Mna nabantu bam sasinembambano enzima noonyana baka-Amon; ndanibiza, kodwa anandihlangula esandleni sabo. 3Ndathi ndakubona ukuba aniyi kundisindisa, ndawuthabatha umphefumlo wam ngesandla sam, ndawela ndaya kulwa noonyana baka-Amon, waza uBawo wethu wabanikela esandleni sam. Yini na ukuba nize kum namhla, nilwe nam?”
4UYifeta wawahlanganisa onke amadoda aseGiliyadi, walwa noEfrayim. AmaGiliyadi ambulala uEfrayim, ngokuba amaEfrayim ayesithi: “Nina maGiliyadi ningabasabi bakwaEfrayim, phakathi kwaEfrayim, phakathi kwaManase.” 5AmaGiliyadi awathimba amazibuko aseYordan angakwaEfrayim. Kwakusithi, xa umsabi wakwaEfrayim athi: “Mandiwele,” amadoda aseGiliyadi athi kuye: “UngumEfrayim na?” Ukuba athe: “Hayi,” 6athi: “Khawuthi ‘Shibholeti.’” Yena athi: “Sibholeti,” engenako ukuyibiza ngokufaneleyo. Aza ambamba, ambulala emazibukweni aseYordan. Ngelo xesha kwawa amaEfrayim angamawaka angamashumi amane anamabini. a a v6 IShibholeti yayithetha “umsinga” okanye “isikhwebu sengqolowa,” kodwa intsingiselo yayo yayingento yanto — ulwimi lwamaEfrayim lwalungenako ukuwenza umsindo wesandi-“sh,” ngoko igama ngokwalo lalibatyhila ukuba bebengoobani na.
7UYifeta wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka emithandathu. Waza wafa uYifeta umGiliyadi, wangcwatyelwa kwenye yemizi yaseGiliyadi.
UBawo Wethu Uvelisa Abanye Abagwebi
8Emva kwakhe, uIbhetsan waseBhetelehem wawalawula amaSirayeli. 9Ebenoonyana abangamashumi amathathu neentombi ezingamashumi amathathu. Iintombi zakhe ezingamashumi amathathu wazithumela ngaphandle komlibo wakowabo ukuba zendiswe, waza wazisa iintombi ezingamashumi amathathu zivela ngaphandle ukuze zibe ngabafazi boonyana bakhe. Wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka esixhenxe. 10Waza wafa uIbhetsan, wangcwatyelwa eBhetelehem.
11Emva kwakhe, uElon umZebhulon wawalawula amaSirayeli; wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka elishumi. 12Waza wafa uElon umZebhulon, wangcwatyelwa eAyalon ezweni lakwaZebhulon.
13Emva kwakhe, uAbhedon unyana kaHileli, wasePiraton, wawalawula amaSirayeli. 14Ebenoonyana abangamashumi amane noonyana boonyana bakhe abangamashumi amathathu, ababekhwele emaesileni angamashumi asixhenxe. Wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka esibhozo. 15Wafa ke uAbhedon, unyana kaHileli umPiraton, waza wangcwatyelwa ePiraton kwilizwe lakwaEfrayim, kwiintaba zama-Amaleki.
