Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini , izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama , kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu , bonke abangaphuma impi:

Nesizwe sakwaBenjamini ; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaBenjamini siyakuba ngu-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni.

Ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye ngu -Abidani indodana kaGide yoni, isikhulu sabantwana bakwaBenjamini.

Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini kwakungu -Abidani indodana kaGideyoni.

Inkatho yadla isizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo ; umkhawulo wesabelo sabo waphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwaJosefa.

IJordani lalingumkhawulo wal o ngasohlangothini lwasempumalanga . Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini njengemikhawulo yabo nxazonke ngemindeni yabo.

Imizi yesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemi ndeni yabo yayiyiJeriko , neBeti Hogila, ne-Emeki Kesisi,

neSela, ne-Elefi, neJebusi eliyiJerus alema, neGibeyati, neKiriyati, imizi iyishumi nane nemizana yayo. Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini abawaxoshanga amaJebusi ayakhe eJerusalema, kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwaBenjamini eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla.

Abayala abantwana bakwaBenjamini, athi: Hambani niqamekele ezivinini,

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babenyukele eMispa. Bathi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: Sitsheleni ukuthi lobu bubi benziwa kanjani na?

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana eGibeya , bevela emizini , ukuba baphume balwe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini abavela emizini babalwa ngalolo suku baba ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili n esithupha ahlome inkemba ngaphandle kwabakhileyo eGibeya ababalwa baba ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa, amadoda akhethiweyo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bavuka , bakhuphukela eBethele , babuza kuNkulunkulu, bathi: Ngubani oyakusik huphukelela kuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na? UJehova wathi: NguJuda kuqala.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma eGibeya , babulala kwabakwa - Israyeli ngalolo suku amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka, bakhala phambi kukaNkulunkulu kwaze kwahlwa ; babuza kuJehova , bathi: Siyakuphinda sisondele ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu na ? UJehova wathi : Yenyukelani kuye.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli basondela kubantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesibili.

uFinehasi indodana ka -Eleyazare ka -Aroni wema phambi kwawo ngalezo zinsuku bathi: Siyakuphinda siphume ukuba silwe nabantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu, nokuba siyeke na? UJehova wathi: Khuphukani, ngokuba kusasa ngiyakubanikela esandleni sakho.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesithathu , bazihlelela ukulwa neGibeya njengakwezinye izikhathi.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma ukulwa nabantu , badonswa, baphuma emzini ; baqala ukubulala nokuceka abantu njengakwezinye izikhathi emendweni, omunye okhuphukela eBethele , omunye oya eGibeya ensimini, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu kwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bathi: Babulewe phambi kwethu njengakuqala. Kepha abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bathi : Masibaleke, sibadonse, baphume emzini, baye emendweni.

Base bebona abantwana bakwaBenjamini u kuthi banqotshiwe ; abantu bakwa-Israyeli bamdela uBenjamini lokhu bebebethemba abaqamekeli ababebabekile ngaseGibeya.

Base bephenduka abantu bakwa -Israyeli, nabantu bakwaBenjamini bashaywa luvalo, ngokuba babona ukuthi behlelwe ngububi.

Kwawa abantu bakwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe.

Abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuyela kubantwana bakwaBenjamini , bababulala ngosiko lwenkemba ababesaphila emzini , nezinkomo, yebo, konke okwafunyaniswayo; futhi yonke imizi abayifumanisayo bayithungela ngomlilo.

Yonke inhlangano yathuma yakhuluma kubantwana bakwaBenjamini ababesedwaleni lakwaRimoni, yamemezela ukuthula kubo.

Athi: Nga liba khona ifa labaphunyukileyo bakwaBenjamini , ukuze kungesulwa sizwe kwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini benze njalo , bazithathela abafazi njeng enani labo kwabasinayo , ababaqhwagayo; bahamba, babuyela efeni labo , bakha imizi, bahlala kuyo.

USawule wathi ezincekwini zakhe ezazimi ngakuye : Yizwani nina bakwaBenjamini; indodana kaJese iyakuninika nonke amasimu nezivini , inenze nonke nibe yizinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu,

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana emva kuka -Abineri, baba yiviyo linye, bema esiqongweni segquma elithile.

Indodana kaSawule yayinamadoda amabili ayeyizinduna zamaviyo ; igama lenye lalinguBahana negama lenye lal inguRekabi, amadodana kaRimoni waseBeyeroti wabantwana bakwaBenjamini , ngokuba iBeyeroti libalelwa kuBenjamini.

Kweza naye abantu abayinkulungwane bakwaBenjamini , noSiba inceku yendlu kaSawule , namadodana akhe ayishumi nanhlanu , nezinceku zakhe ezingamashumi amabili zinaye; bawela iJordani phambi kwenkosi.

noHelevi indodana kaBahana waseNethofa , no-Ithayi indodana kaRibayi waseGibeya labantwana bakwaBenjamini,

Banika ngenkatho leyo mizi ebizwe ngamagama esizweni sabantwana bakwaJuda, nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni , nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaBenjamini.

EJerusalema kwahlala kubantwana bakwaJuda , nakubantwana bakwaBenjamini, nakubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi noManase:

no-Ithayi indodana kaRibayi waseGibeya labantwana bakwaBenjamini, noBenaya wasePirathoni,

Kwafika nabantwana bakwaBenjamini noJuda enqabeni kuDavide.

Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini , abafowabo bakaSawule , yizinkulungwane ezintathu, ngokuba kuze kube manje imvama yabo yayithembekile endlini kaSawule.

Nampa abantwana bakwaBenjamini : uSalu kaMeshulamu , kaJohedi, kaPhedaya, kaKholaya, kaMahaseya, ka-Ithiyeli, kaJeshaya.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bahlala kusukela eGeba kuze kube seMikimasi, nase-Aja, naseBethele nasemizaneni yalo,

Thuthani impahla eJerusalem a nina bantwana bakwaBenjamini, nibethe amacilongo eThekhowa, niphakamise insika yomusi eBeti Hakeremi, ngokuba ububi bulunguza ngasenyakatho nokuchitha okukhulu.