ABAKHOKHELI 10

₁Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwaka-Abimeleki, uTola umsa kaPuwa omsa kaDodo indoda yakwa-Isakari, watjhaphulula u-Israyeli. Wahlala eTjhamiri ngeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu. ₂Yena wakhokhela ama-Israyeli iminyaka ematjhumi amabili namithathu. Ngemva kwalapho wahlongakala, wabulungwa eTjhamiri.

₃Ngemva kwakhe kwaba nguJayire umGiliyadi owakhokhela ama-Israyeli iminyaka ematjhumi amabili namibili. ₄Gade anamadodana amatjhumi amathathu agade akhwela abodumbana abamatjhumi amathathu. Amadodana lawo gade aziinduna zemizi ematjhumi amathathu enarheni yakwaGiliyadi, ebizwa bona yiRhavothi-Jayire bekube namhlanje. ₅UJayire wahlongakala, wabulungwa eKhamoni.

₆Ama-Israyeli godu enza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini. Alotjha aboBhali nabo-Atjhitarothi, abosingazimu be-Aramu, beTsidoni nebeMowabi kanye nabosingazimu bama-Amoni nebamaFilista. Afulathela uSomnini, azange amlotjhe. ₇Itukuthelo kaSomnini yavutha phezu kwaka-Israyeli, wawanikela esandleni samaFilista nesandleni sama-Amoni. ₈AmaFilista nama-Amoni agandelela abe agadangela ama-Israyeli umnyaka lowo. Kwaba minyaka elitjhumi nobumnane izizwezi zigandelela woke ama-Israyeli angaphetjheya kweJordani eGiliyadi, enarheni ebegade ingeyama-Amori. ₉Ama-Amoni ayama iJordani kobana nawo ayokulwa kwaJuda, kwaBhenjamini kanye nekumbeni ka-Efrayimu. Ngalokho ama-Israyeli aba sesizini elikhulu.

₁₀Ama-Israyeli alilela uSomnini athi: “Sonile phambi kwakaSomnini ngombana sifulathele uZimethu salotjha aboBhali.”

₁₁USomnini wathi kiwo: “Azange nginitjhaphulule esandleni samaGibhide nama-Amori, ama-Amoni namaFilista na? ₁₂Godu nagandelelwa maTsidoni, ama-Amalekhi namaMawoni nangililela, nganitjhaphulula esandleni sawo. ₁₃Khonapho ningifulathele nalotjha abosingazimu, ngalokho angeze bengisanitjhaphulula. ₁₄Khambani niyokulilela abosingazimu enibakhethilekwabo. Batjeleni banitjhaphulule esizini lenwelo.”

₁₅Ama-Israyeli athi kuSomnini: “Siyavuma, sonile. Besithi uSomnini akenze nanyana yini ayithandako ngathi. USomnini akhe asitjhaphulule kube kanye.”

₁₆Nje-ke alahla abosingazimu abaphakathi kwawo, athoma ukulotjha uSomnini. USomnini waba nesirhawu ngesizi lama-Israyeli.

₁₇Ama-Amoni abizelwa epini, ahloma amatendawo eGiliyadi. Ama-Israyeli nawo ahlangana ndawonye, ahloma amatendawo eMitsipha. ₁₈Abarholi babantu beGiliyadi bakhuluma bodwa bathi: “Nakungaba nomuntu ongathoma ntange alwe nama-Amoni, uzakuba yinduna yabo boke abahlali beGiliyadi.”