6. Ke mna ndawuthatha umzimba wakhe, ndawunqunqa, ndathumela isiqwenga kwindlu nganye kwezo zikaSirayeli. Kaloku aba bantu benze isikizi lenyala kwaSirayeli.
7. Khanitsho, maSirayeli, nithi makuthiweni? Lithini icebo lenu?”
8. AmaSirayeli ke atsho ngazwi-nye athi: “Xa sisonke akukho bani uza kugoduka namhlanje; ewe, akukho bani uya kubuyela endlwini yakhe.
9. Nantsi into esiza kuyenza ngeGibheya: Siza kukhangela ukuba liya kuphuma nabani na iqashiso, aze ke loo madoda asikhokele ekuyihlaseleni.
10. Isishumi samadoda akwaSirayeli siya kuthwala ukutya komkhosi, aze ke amanye la aye kohlwaya iGibheya ngenxa yesi senzo sayo sobuyatha isenzileyo kwaSirayeli.”
11. Ngoko ke amaSirayeli ahlanganisana emoya mnye, efuna ukohlwaya iGibheya.
12. Izizwe zakwaSirayeli zathumela izigidimi kuwo wonke ummandla wesizwe sakwaBhenjamin, zisithi: “Buyatha buni obu nibenzileyo?
13. Ngoko ke zikhupheni ezo ndlavini zaseGibheya, sizibulale, silihlambe eli nyala kwaSirayeli.” Kambe ke amaBhenjamin zange awahoye amazwi athethwa ngamawabo amaSirayeli.
14. Ndaweni yaloo nto amaBhenjamin aphuma kuzo zonke izixeko zawo, ahlangana eGibheya, aza aya kulwa namaSirayeli.
15. Ngaloo mini akhupha amashumi amabini anesithandathu amajoni kuzo zonke izixeko zawo. Ngaphezu koko abemi baseGibheya bakhupha amajoni akhethiweyo angamakhulu asixhenxe,
16. onke engamanxele. La manxele onke ayeziincutshe zokusawula *ngenkwitshi atsho khona.
17. Amajoni amaSirayeli, ngaphandle kwamaBhenjamin, ayengamakhulu amane amawaka, onke engoompondo-zihlanjiwe.
18. Ke amaSirayeli aya eBhetele, aza abuza kuThixo athi: “Yiyiphi na indlu emayiqale ukuhlasela uBhenjamin?”*UNdikhoyo ke wathi: “Mayibe nguJuda.”
19. Anduluka ke amaSirayeli ngentsasa elandelayo, aya kumisa ngaseGibheya.
20. Aphuma amajoni amaSirayeli, esiya kulwa namaBhenjamin, akha uhlelo phambi kweGibheya.
21. Wacombuluka ke umkhosi wamaBhenjamin, waphuma apho esixekweni, waza ngaloo mini wageqa amashumi amabini anambini amawaka amajoni amaSirayeli.
22. Kambe ke ngengomso amaSirayeli omelezana; aphinda amajoni awo awamisa kwangalaa ndlela ayewamise ngayo ngezolo.
23. Kaloku amaSirayeli ayeye kuzibika kuNdikhoyo, alila iinyembezi kwada kwahlwa. Abuzisa kuye kwakhona, athi: “Ngaba masiye na ukuya kulwa namawethu amaBhenjamin?”UNdikhoyo ke waphendula wathi: “Yiyani nilwe nawo.”
24. Ngosuku olulandelayo amaSirayeli aphinda amhlasela uBhenjamin.
25. Nangesi ke isihlandlo amaBhenjamin aphuma eGibheya, aza ageqa ishumi elinesibhozo lamawaka oompondo-zihlanjiwe bamaSirayeli.
26. Aphuma ke onke amaSirayeli, aya kulila eBhetele. Ahlala apho phambi koNdikhoyo, akuzila ukutya kwada kwahlwa. Enza amadini atshiswayo, ngokunjalo nawobudlelwana, esenzela uNdikhoyo.