Wayesebaleka nakho kon ke anakho ; wasuka, wawela umfula , waqonda ngasentabeni yakwaGileyadi.

Wayesethatha abafowabo , wamlandela ibanga lezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, wamfica entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

ULabani wayesemfica uJakobe. UJakobe wayemisile itende lakhe entabeni ; uLabani nabafowabo bamisa entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

Abancane bethu, nawomkethu, nezimvu zethu, nazo zonke izinkomo zethu kuyakuba lapho emizini yakwaGileyadi,

insali yakwaGileyadi, nalo lonke iBashani , umbuso ka-Ogi, nganika lokho inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase , sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi neBashani lonke elibizwa ngokuthi izwe lamaRefa.

uSihoni inkosi yama -Amori owayehlala eHeshiboni , ebusa kusukela e - Aroweri eliseceleni kwesigodi sase -Arinoni, naphakathi nesigodi , nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, kuze kube semfuleni iJaboki , umkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

ebusa entabeni yaseHermoni , naseSaleka, nakulo lonke iBashani kuze kube semkhawulweni wamaGeshuri nowamaMahakhati, nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, umkhawulo kaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni.

Umkhawulo wabo wawuyiJazeri, nayo yonke imizi yakwaGileyadi , nenxenye yezwe labantwana bakwa -Amoni, kuze kufike e -Aroweri elingaphambi kweRaba,

nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, ne-Ashitaroti, ne-Edireyi, imizi yombuso ka -Ogi eBashani; lokho kwaba ngokwabantwana bakwaMakiri indodana kaManase , inxenye yabantwana bakwaMakiri ngemindeni yabo.

Ngalokho memeza ezindlebeni zabantu , uthi: Owesabayo ethuthumela makabuye, amuke entabeni yakwaGileyadi ! Kwabuya abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili , kwasala abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi.

UJefta wamahlulela u -Israyeli iminyaka eyisithupha . Wafa uJefta wakwaGileyadi, wambelwa komunye wemizi yakwaGileyadi. O-Ibisani, no-Eloni, no-Abidoni

Emihleni kaSawule baphaka impi kumaHagiri, awa ngesandla sabo; bahlala ematendeni abo ngasempumalanga yonke yakwaGileyadi.

Susa amehlo akho kimi , ngokuba ayangiphaphathekisa; izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami! Bheka, umuhle! Unamehlo amajuba emva kwemvakazi yakho ; izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuz i owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.