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¹Base bephuma bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, inhlangano yabuthana njengomuntu munye kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba kanye nezwe lakwaGileyadi kuJehova eMispa.

²Kwasekubonakala izikhulu zabo bonke abantu bezizwe zonke zakwa-Israyeli ebandleni labantu bakaNkulunkulu, amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane angumgundatshani, arhola inkemba.

³Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphukele eMispa. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi: “Sitsheleni ukuthi lobu bubi bebunjani na?”

⁴UmLevi, indoda yowesifazane obuleweyo, waphendula wathi: “Ngifikile eGibeya yakwaBenjamini, mina nesancinza sami, ukuba silale khona.

⁵Abantu baseGibeya bangivukela, bahaqa indlu nxazonke zami ebusuku, befuna ukungibulala; isancinza sami sabaphoqa ukuthi sifile.

⁶Ngasithatha isancinza sami, ngisihlahlela, ngasithuma ezweni lonke lefa lakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba babenzile ihlazo nobuwula kwa-Israyeli.

⁷Bhekani, nina nonke ningabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; nikeza iseluleko neseluleko sakho lapha.

⁸Bonke abantu basukuma njengamuntu munye, bathi: “Asiyikuya etendeni lakhe, futhi asiyikungena endlini yakhe.”

⁹Kepha manje kuyakuba njalo ngeGibeya; sizomasha ngokumelene nalo ngokudalelwa;

¹⁰Siyakuthatha amadoda ayishumi kwayikhulu kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, nekhulu enkulungwaneni nasenkulungwaneni ezinkulungwaneni eziyishumi, ukuba ahambe atholele abantu ukudla, abangakwenza lapho befika eGibeya. KwaBenjamini, njengakho konke ubuwula ababenza kwa-Israyeli.

¹¹Bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana emzini, beboshiwe njengamuntu munye.

¹²Izizwe zakwa-Israyeli zathuma amadoda esizweni sonke sakwaBenjamini, ukuba athi: “Bububi buni lobu obenziwe phakathi kwenu na?

¹³Manje siphe amadoda, amadodana kaBheliyali, aseGibeya, ukuze siwabulale, sisuse ububi kwa-Israyeli. Kepha abantwana bakwaBenjamini abavumanga ukulalela izwi labafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

¹⁴Kepha abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana emizini yaseGibeya ukuba baphume ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

¹⁵Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babalwa ngaleso sikhathi bephuma emizini, bephuma emizini, baba ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesithupha ahloma inkemba, ngaphandle kwabemi baseGibeya, ababalwayo baba ngamadoda akhethiweyo angamakhulu ayisikhombisa.

¹⁶Phakathi kwalaba bantu bonke kwakukhona amadoda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa akhethiwe angamanxele; yilowo nalowo wayengajikijela amatshe ububanzi bezinwele, angageji.

¹⁷Amadoda akwa-Israyeli, ngaphandle kukaBenjamini, abalwa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane ahloma inkemba; bonke babengamaqhawe.

¹⁸Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basebezilungisa, bakhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, bacela iseluleko kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Ngumuphi kithi ozokhuphukela kuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na?” UJehova wathi: “UJuda makakhuphuke kuqala.”

¹⁹Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqeda ekuseni bamisa ngaseGibeya.

²⁰Amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphuma ukulwa noBenjamini; amadoda akwa-Israyeli azihlela ukulwa nawo eGibeya.

²¹Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma eGibeya, babulala kwa-Israyeli ngalolo suku abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.

²²Abantu, amadoda akwa-Israyeli, baziqinisa, babuye bahlela impi endaweni ababehleleke kuyo ngosuku lokuqala.

²³Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka bakhala phambi kukaJehova kwaze kwahlwa, bacela iseluleko kuJehova bathi: “Ngiphinde ngenyuke ngiyokulwa nabantwana bakwaBhenjamini, umfowethu na?” Khona-ke uJehova wathi: “Khuphukani ngiyokulwa naye.

²⁴Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesibili.

²⁵UBenjamini waphuma eGibeya ukulwa nabo ngosuku lwesibili, wabuye wachitha abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili ezweni labantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bonke bahosha izinkemba zabo.

²⁶Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabo bonke abantu bakhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, bakhala, bahlala phansi phambi kukaJehova, bazila ukudla ngalolo suku kwaze kwahlwa, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokubonga phambi kukaJehova. NKOSI.

²⁷Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuza kuJehova, ngokuba umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wawulapho ngalezo zinsuku;

²⁸UFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, wema phambi kwakhe ngalezo zinsuku, wathi: “Ngiphinde ngiphume ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBhenjamini, umfowethu, noma ngiyeke?” Wayesethi uJehova: “Yenyuka; ngoba kusasa ngizawanikela esandleni sakho.

²⁹U-Israyeli waqamekela iGibeya nxazonke.

³⁰Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesithathu, bazihlelela ukulwa neGibeya njengakuqala.

³¹Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma ukulwa nabantu, basuswa emzini; baqala ukuhlasela nokubulala abanye babantu njengakuqala emigwaqweni emikhulu, omunye wabo okhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, omunye eGibeya endle, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu akwa-Israyeli.

³²Base bethi abantwana bakwaBenjamini: “Banqotshiwe phambi kwethu njengakuqala; Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi: “Masibaleke, sibadonsele emigwaqweni besuka emzini.”

³³Wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli asuka endaweni yawo, azihlela eBali Tamari;

³⁴Kwasekufika eGibeya amadoda akhethiweyo azinkulungwane ezilitshumi kuIsrayeli wonke, impi yayinzima, kodwa babengazi ukuthi ububi buphezu kwabo.

³⁵UJehova wahlula uBenjamini phambi kuka-Israyeli; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babulala kwaBenjamini ngalolo suku izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nekhulu; bonke bahosha izinkemba zabo.

³⁶Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babona ukuthi banqotshiwe, ngokuba amadoda akwa-Israyeli ahlubuka kwabakwaBenjamini, ngokuba babethembele kwabaqamba amanga ababehlezi ngaseGibeya.

³⁷Abaqamba amanga bashesha bagijimela eGibeya; abaqamba amanga babuthana ndawonye, babulala umuzi wonke ngosiko lwenkemba.

³⁸Kwakukhona isibonakaliso phakathi kwamadoda akwa-Israyeli nabaqambimanga ababelindele ukushunqa umusi omkhulu emzini.

³⁹Amadoda akwa-Israyeli ahlehla ekulweni, uBenjamini waqala ukubulala, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu amadoda akwa-Israyeli; ngokuba bathi: Ngempela, bahlulwa phambi kwethu njengasempini yokuqala.

⁴⁰Kwathi lapho ilangabi liqala ukunyuka liphuma emzini nensika yomusi, abakwaBenjamini babheka emva kwabo, bheka, ilangabi lomuzi likhuphukela ezulwini.

⁴¹Lapho amadoda akwa-Israyeli ephenduka, amadoda akwaBhenjamini amangala, ngoba abona ukuthi ububi bubehlele.

⁴²Yingakho bafulathela phambi kwamadoda akwa-Israyeli endleleni eya ehlane; kodwa impi yabafica; abaphuma emizini bababhubhisa phakathi kwayo.

⁴³Bahaqa abakwaBenjamini nxazonke, babaxosha, babanyathela ngokukhululeka ngaseGibeya ekuphumeni kwelanga.

⁴⁴Kwawa kwaBenjamini amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke babengamadoda anesibindi.

⁴⁵Baphenduka babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimoni; baxosha baze bafika eGidomi, babulala kubo abayizinkulungwane ezimbili.

⁴⁶Bonke abawa ngalolo suku kwaBenjamini babe ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ahlome inkemba; bonke babengamadoda anesibindi.

⁴⁷Kepha abantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha baphenduka, babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimoni, bahlala edwaleni lakwaRimoni izinyanga ezine.

⁴⁸Amadoda akwa-Israyeli abuyela kubantwana bakwaBenjamini, ababulala ngosiko lwenkemba, namadoda akuleyo naleyo mizi, njengezilwane, nabo bonke abafika esandleni; bathungela yonke imizi ngomlilo abafike kukho.