Bathi abantwana bakwa-Amoni belwa no-Israyeli, amalunga akwaGileyadi aya amlanda uJefta ezweni laseThobi.

UJefta wathi kumalunga akwaGileyadi : Aningizondanga yini , nangixosha endlini kababa na? Nizelani kimi manje nisekuhluphekeni na?

Amalunga akwaGileyadi athi kuJefta: Sibuyele kuwe manje ngalokhu ukuba uhambe nathi, ulwe nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, ube yinhloko phezu kwabo bonke abakhe kwaGileyadi.

Wayesethi uJefta kumalunga akwaGileyadi : Uma ningibuyi sa ukulwa nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, uJehova abanikele phambi kwami , ngiyakuba yinhloko yenu.

Amalunga akwaGileyadi athi kuJefta : UJehova makabe ngufakazi wethu ; impela siyakwenza njengezwi lakho.

UJefta wayesehamba namalunga akwaGileyadi ; abantu bamenza inhloko nomholi phezu kwabo ; uJefta wakhuluma onke amazwi akhe phambi kukaJehova eMispa.

UJefta wayesebutha bonke abantu bakwaGileyadi , walwa no -Efrayimi; abantu b akwaGileyadi bamahlula u -Efrayimi, ngokuba bathi : Ningababalekileyo bakwa-Efrayimi nina bakwaGileyadi phakathi kwabakwa - Efrayimi naphakathi kwabakwaManase.