kwawela phambi kukaJehova kungathi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane behlomele ukulwa ukuba baphume impi , baye emathafeni aseJeriko.

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

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

Wayesethi uJehova kimi: Noma bekumi phambi kwami oMose noSamuweli, inhliziyo yami ibingebe kulaba bantu; balahle ebusweni bami, baphume.

Bayakukhotha uthuli njengenyoka , baphume bethuthumela njengezinto ezinabuzelayo emhlabathin i ezindaweni zazo ezivalelweyo , bafike ngokuqhaqhazela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, besabe ngenxa yakho.

Behlelwa ngukwesaba bonke , bakhuluma bodwa , bathi: Yizwi lini leli lokuba ayale omoya abangcolileyo ngegunya nangamandla, baphume?

Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, abaphakathi kwalo baphume, abasemaphandleni bangangeni kulo.

Kodwa sebebayalile ukuba baphume emphakathini balulekana bodwa,

Kepha leso sizwe abayakuba yizigqila kuso ngiyakusahlulela mina , washo uNkulunkulu, andukuba baphume, bangikhonze kule ndawo.

basanguluke, baphume ogibeni lukaSathane ababanjwe nguye ukuba benze intando yakhe.

Nalabo bamadodana kaLevi abamukeliswa ubupristi banomyalo wokuthatha okweshumi kubantu ngokomthetho , okungukuthi kubafowabo , ingani baphume okhalweni luka-Abrahama;