1Abantu bakwa-Efrayimu babizelwa embizweni bahlomile, bayama umlambo weJordani eTsafoni, bathi kuJafta: “Kubayini uyamele ngaphetjheya ulwe nama-Amoni ungasibizi bona sikhambe nawe? Sizokutjhisa kanye nekumbakho.”
2UJafta wathi kibo: “Mina nabantu bami silwe khulu nama-Amoni, ngithe nanginibizako azange ningisize esandleni sawo.
3Ngathi nangibona bonyana aniyingeni, ngabeka ipilwami emlonyeni wethuna. Ngayamela ngaphetjheya ngayokulwa nama-Amoni, uSomnini wawanikela esandleni sami. Alo, kubayini nijamelane nami namhlanjesi? Kghani nifuna ukulwa nami?”
4Abantu bakwa-Efrayimu baphendula bathi: “Nina bantu bakwaGiliyadi, nihlubuke kwa-Efrayimu. Kuhlekuhle uGiliyadi uyingcenye yakwa-Efrayimu neyakwaManase.”
Ngalokho uJafta wabuthelela ndawonye boke abantu bakwaGiliyadi walwa nabantu bakwa-Efrayimu wabahlula.
5Abantu bakwaGiliyadi bavimbezela amazibuko weJoridani ukuyela ngakwa-Efrayimu. Bekuthi lokha omunye wabakwa-Efrayimu ophunyurhileko nakhombela ukudlula, amadoda wakwaGiliyadi bekambuza athi: “UmEfrayimu na?” Lokha nathi “Awa”,
6bese athi kuye: “Akhe uthi ‘tjhibolethi’.” Nahluleka ukuphimisa kuhle igameli bese athi “sibolethi” ambambe ambulalele khona ezibukweni leJordanapho. Lapho kwafela abantu bakwa-Efrayimu abaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nambili.
Ukuhlongakala kwakaJafta7UJafta, umGiliyadi wakhokhela ama-Israyeli iminyaka esithandathu. Ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala, wabulungelwa edorobheni lakhe eGiliyadi.
Ama-Israyeli akhokhelwa ngu-Ibitsani, u-Eloni no-Abidoni8Ngemva kwakaJafta ama-Israyeli akhokhelwa ngu-Ibitsani weBhethe-Lehema.
9Yena gade anamadodana amatjhumi amathathu namadodakazi amatjhumi amathathu. Wendisela amadodakazi lawo eenkorweni zangaphandle, godu wathathela amadodanakhe abomalukazana eenkorweni zangaphandle. Wakhokhela ama-Israyeli iminyaka elikhomba.
10U-Ibitsani wahlongakala, wabulungelwa eBhethe-Lehema.
11Ngemva kwakhe ama-Israyeli akhokhelwa ngu-Eloni umZebuloni. Yena wawakhokhela iminyaka elitjhumi.
12Wahlongakala, wabulungelwa e-Ayaloni enarheni yakwaZebuloni.
13Ngemva kwakhe ama-Israyeli akhokhelwa ngu-Abidoni umsa kaHileli umPiratoni.
14Gade anamadodana amatjhumi amane neenzukulwana eziduna ezimatjhumi amathathu. Labo-ke gade bakhwela abodumbana abamatjhumi alikhomba. Yena wakhokhela ama-Israyeli iminyaka ebunane.
15Wahlongakala, wabulungelwa ePiratoni enarheni yakwa-Efrayimu ngentabeni ye-Amalekhi.
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