UBaba uvusa uThola ukuba asindise u-Israyeli
UTola noJayiri bahlulela buthule phakathi kweziphepho. Bese u-Israyeli ekhonza onkulunkulu bawo wonke umakhelwane ngesikhathi esisodwa futhi uchotshozwa ngu-Amoni iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili. Lapho bekhala, uBaba wethu ubala konke ukukhulula kwangaphambili futhi uyenqaba — khalelani onkulunkulu enabakhetha. Usizi lwabo luyamcindezela.
10 1Emva kuka-Abhimeleki kwavuka uThola indodana kaPhuwa, indodana kaDodo, indoda yakwa-Isakare, ukuze asindise u-Israyeli; wayehlala eShamiri ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi. 2Wahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu; wayesefa, wangcwatshwa eShamiri.
UJayiri uhola u-Israyeli
3Emva kwakhe kwavuka uJayiri umGileyadi, owahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili. 4Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu agibela izimbongolo ezingamashumi amathathu, enemizi engamashumi amathathu eGileyadi, ebizwa ngokuthi yiHavoti-Jayiri kuze kube namuhla. a a v4 IHavoti-Jayiri isho ukuthi “imizi kaJayiri” — le mizi yathatha igama layo kuye. 5Kwathi uJayiri esefile, wangcwatshwa eKamoni.
U-Israyeli uphinde ashiye uBaba
6Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphinda benza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, bekhonza oBhali, o-Ashtaroti, onkulunkulu base-Aramu, onkulunkulu baseSidoni, onkulunkulu bakwaMowabi, onkulunkulu bama-Amoni, nonkulunkulu bamaFilisti. Bamshiya uBaba wethu, abaphinda bamkhonza. 7Ngakho intukuthelo kaBaba wethu yavutha ku-Israyeli, wabathengisa kumaFilisti nakuma-Amoni. 8Ngalowo nyaka bawaphahlaza bawachoboza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli—iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili bacindezela bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaphesheya kweJordani ezweni lama-Amori, eGileyadi. 9Ama-Amoni futhi awela iJordani ukuze alwe noJuda, noBhenjamini, nendlu yakwa-Efrayimi, ngakho u-Israyeli waba sosizini olukhulu. 10Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuBaba wethu, bathi: “Sonile kuwe, ngokumshiya uBaba wethu sakhonza oBhali.”
11UBaba wethu wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Angizange yini nginisindise kumaGibhithe, kuma-Amori, kuma-Amoni, nakumaFilisti? 12AmaSidoni, ama-Amaleki, namaMawoni anicindezela; nakhala kimi, nganisindisa esandleni sawo. 13Kodwa nina ningishiyile nakhonza abanye onkulunkulu; ngakho-ke angisayikunisindisa. 14Hambani niyokhala konkulunkulu enabakhetha; mabanisindise lapho nisenkingeni.”
15Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kuBaba wethu: “Sonile. Senzele noma yini obona kungcono; kuphela sicela usikhulule namuhla.” 16Base besusa onkulunkulu bezizwe, bakhonza uBaba wethu; inhliziyo yakhe yayingasakwazi ukubekezelela usizi lwa-Israyeli.
17Ama-Amoni abuthana amisa eGileyadi; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana bamisa eMizipha. 18Abantu, abaholi baseGileyadi, bakhulumisana, bathi: “Noma ngubani oqala ukulwa nama-Amoni uyoba yinhloko yabo bonke abantu baseGileyadi.”
