3. NamaBhenjamin eva ukuba kudityenwe ngamaSirayeli eMizpa.AmaSirayeli athi: “Yitshoni; yenzeke kanjani na le ntlekele?”
4. UmLevi omfazi wayegetyengiwe wachaza wathi: “Ndihambe nowakwam, ndaya kutsho kwaBhenjamin eGibheya, ndisiya kulalisa khona.
5. Ke izikhulu zaseGibheya zaphuma ngobusuku, zarhawula indlu endandikuyo, zifuna mna. Zona zazizimisele ukundibulala, kodwa ke zasuka zamhlasela owakwam, zamdlwengula wada wafa.
6. Ke mna ndawuthatha umzimba wakhe, ndawunqunqa, ndathumela isiqwenga kwindlu nganye kwezo zikaSirayeli. Kaloku aba bantu benze isikizi lenyala kwaSirayeli.
7. Khanitsho, maSirayeli, nithi makuthiweni? Lithini icebo lenu?”
8. AmaSirayeli ke atsho ngazwi-nye athi: “Xa sisonke akukho bani uza kugoduka namhlanje; ewe, akukho bani uya kubuyela endlwini yakhe.
9. Nantsi into esiza kuyenza ngeGibheya: Siza kukhangela ukuba liya kuphuma nabani na iqashiso, aze ke loo madoda asikhokele ekuyihlaseleni.
27-28. Ngelo xesha ke ityesi yomnqophiso yayilapho eBhetele. Ke uPineyasi unyana kaElazare umzukulwana ka-Aron yayinguye umbingeleli apho. AmaSirayeli ke aphinda abuzisa kuNdikhoyo, athi: “Ngaba masiye ukuya kulwa namawethu amaBhenjamin, okanye masincame?”UNdikhoyo ke waphendula wathi: “Phakathi! Ngomso ndiza kunithi jize ngoloyiso!”
29. Ngoko ke amaSirayeli afihla amanye amajoni, axhwarha kufuphi neGibheya.
30. Nangolu lwesithathu usuku amaSirayeli amhlasela uBhenjamin, amajoni akha uhlelo ekhangele iGibheya njenga-ngaphambili.
31. AmaBhenjamin aphuma ukuhlangabeza, ada asishiya isixeko. Njengezolo ke akhe ageqa apho kumaSirayeli kuloo mathafa nakwindlela eya eBhetele neya eGibheya. Kwafa amashumi amathathu amaSirayeli.
32. AmaBhenjamin athi: “Isesesezolo; siwafumene!”Ke wona amaSirayeli athi: “Masihlehle, khon' ukuze siwatsalele ezindleleni kude nesixeko.”
33. Wathi ke umkhosi wamaSirayeli waqokelelana eBhali-tamare, waza lowa wawulalele ngaseGibheya wadyulukudela ukuphuma kwezo ziwana zingqonge isixeko.
34. IGibheya ke yahlaselwa lishumi lamawaka angoompondo-zihlanjiwe, bekhethwe kuSirayeli ephela. Hayi ke, yaba yinkwa nenkwa, phofu yena uBhenjamin engaqondi ukuba namhlanje ihlile intlekele.
35. UNdikhoyo wamoyisa uBhenjamin ngamaSirayeli. AmaSirayeli atshabalalisa amashumi amabini anantlanu amawaka anekhulu ngaloo mini, onke eziincutshe zekrele,
36. waza ke uBhenjamin waqonda ukuba woyisiwe.Umkhosi wamaSirayeli wahlehla, kuba ukholose ngalowo wawulalele kufuphi neGibheya uzimele.
37. Lo ke umkhosi wakhawuleza wangena eGibheya, wanwenwa apho esixekweni, wabulala konke nje.
38. Indili yomkhosi kaSirayeli nalo uzimeleyo wawuvumelene ngokuthi xa ubona umsi uthuquza unyuka apho esixekweni,
39. umkhosi osedabini uya kubuya nawo ungene uhlasele. Ngeli thuba ke amaBhenjamin ayeselewabulele amaSirayeli amalunga namashumi amathathu. Ayesezincoma esithi: “Sesezolo nanamhlanje; siwafumene!”
40. Kweso sithuba ke wasuka wavela umqondiso; suka kwavela umpokophela womsi, wathunquza uphuma apho esixekweni. Athi ke akujonga amaBhenjamin abona isixeko sawo singamalangatye nje!
41. Suka ke amaSirayeli aguquka, ke wona amaBhenjamin asuka azizithwanga-thwanga, kuba eqonda ukuba ihlile intlekele.