2. ukuze kodwa azazi izizukulwana zoonyana bakaSirayeli ngokuzifundisa imfazwe, zona ezo zangaphambili zazingazazi:
3. izikhulu zozihlanu zamaFilisti, namaKanan onke, namaTsidon, namaHivi ahleli ezintabeni zeLebhanon, ethabathela ezintabeni zeBhahali-hermon, ese ekuyeni eHamati.
4. Abo ke babengabokulinga amaSirayeli, ukuze kwazeke ukuba oyiphulaphula na imithetho kaYehova, awayiwisela ooyise ngesandla sikaMoses.
5. Bahlala ke oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi kwamaKanan, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi.
6. Bazizeka iintombi zawo zaba ngabafazi babo, bendisa iintombi zabo koonyana bawo, bakhonza oothixo bawo.
7. Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova, bamlibala uYehova uThixo wabo, bakhonza ooBhahali* nooAshera.*
8. Wavutha ke umsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli, wathengisa ngawo, wawanikela esandleni sikaKushanrishatayim, ukumkani wakwa-Aram* phakathi kweMilambo;* bamkhonza ke oonyana bakaSirayeli uKushan-rishatayim iminyaka esibhozo.
9. Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova; wabavelisela uYehova oonyana bakaSirayeli umsindisi owabasindisayo, onguOteniyeli, unyana kaKenazi, umninawa kaKalebhi.
10. Wafikelwa nguMoya kaYehova, wawalawula amaSirayeli, waphuma waya kulwa. UYehova wamnikela esandleni sakhe uKushan-rishatayim, ukumkani wakwa-Aram; isandla sakhe saba namandla phezu koKushanrishatayim.
11. Lazola ke ilizwe iminyaka emashumi mané. Wafa uOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi.
12. Ke kaloku oonyana bakaSirayeli baphinda benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova; uYehova wamomeleza uEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, ukuba awachase amaSirayeli, ngenxa yokuba enzé ububi emehlweni kaYehova.
13. Wabahlanganisela kuye oonyana baka-Amon nama-Amaleki, waya wawabulala amaSirayeli, wawuhlutha uMzi wamaSundu.
14. Oonyana bakaSirayeli bamkhonza uEglon, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo.