1Abantu bakwa-Efrayimi babuthana, bakhuphukela ngasenyakatho, bathi kuJefta: “Uweleleni ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, ungasibizanga ukuba sihambe nawe, na? siyakushisa indlu yakho phezu kwakho ngomlilo.
2UJefta wathi kubo: “Mina nabantu bami sasinokuxabana okukhulu nabantwana bakwa-Amoni; futhi lapho nginibiza, aningophulanga esandleni sabo.
3Lapho ngibona ukuthi aningikhululanga, ngabeka ukuphila kwami esandleni sami, ngadlulela kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, uJehova wabanikela esandleni sami; ngalokho nikhuphukele kimi namuhla ukulwa nami. Mina?
4UJefta wayesebutha onke amadoda akwaGileyadi, walwa no-Efrayimi; amadoda akwaGileyadi amchitha u-Efrayimi, ngokuba athi: “Nina maGileyadi ningababaleki bakwa-Efrayimi phakathi kwabakwa-Efrayimi nabakwaManase.
5AbakwaGileyadi badla iJordani phambi kwabakwa-Efrayimi; amadoda akwaGileyadi athi kuye: “UngumEfrayimi na? Uma ethi: Cha!
6Base bethi kuye: “Yisho ukuthi Siboleti,” yena wathi Siboleti, ngokuba wayengenakukwazi ukulibiza kahle. Base bemthatha, bambulala ngasekuweleni kweJordani, kwawa ngaleso sikhathi kwabakwa-Efrayimi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili.
7UJefta wahola u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisithupha. UJefta wakwaGileyadi wafa, wembelwa komunye wemizi yakwaGileyadi.
8Emva kwakhe u-Ibisani waseBetlehema waqondisa u-Israyeli.
9Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu namadodakazi angamashumi amathathu; Futhi wahola u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
10U-Ibisani wayesefa, wembelwa eBetlehema.
11Emva kwakhe u-Eloni wakwaZebuloni waqondisa u-Israyeli; wabusa u-Israyeli iminyaka eyishumi.
12U-Eloni wakwaZebuloni wafa, wembelwa e-Ajaloni ezweni lakwaZebuloni.
13Emva kwakhe u-Abidoni indodana kaHileli wasePirathoni waqondisa u-Israyeli.
14Wayenamadodana angamashumi amane namadodana omfowabo angamashumi amathathu agibela izimbongolo ezingamashumi ayisithupha; wahola u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili.
15U-Abidoni indodana kaHileli wasePirathoni wafa, wembelwa ePirathoni ezweni lakwa-Efrayimi ezintabeni zama-Amaleki.
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