Ake nikhulume ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu baseShekemi, nithi: Yikuphi okuhle kini ukuba onke amadodana kaJerubali angabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa anibuse nokuba nibuswe n gumuntu munye na ? Khumbulani ukuthi mina ngiyithambo lenu nenyama yenu.

Abafowabo bakanina base bekhuluma ngaye ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu baseShekemi onke lawo mazwi ; izinhliziyo zabo zathanda ukumlandela u - Abimeleki, ngokuba bathi: Ungumfowethu.

Bonke abantu baseShekemi bahlangana nabo bonke abaseBeti Milo , baya bambeka u-Abimeleki inkosi ngase-okini letshe lesikhumbuzo elaliseShekemi.

Lapho kubikwa lokho kuJothamu , waya wema esiqongweni sentaba yaseGerizimu, waphakamisa izwi lakhe , wamemeza, wathi kubo: Ngilaleleni nina bantu baseShekemi ukuba uNkulunkulu anilalele nina.

kepha uma kungenjalo , makuphume umlilo ku -Abimeleki, uqede abantu baseShekemi neBeti Milo , umlilo uphume nakubantu baseShekemi naseBeti Milo, umqede u-Abimeleki.

UNkulunkulu wathuma umoya omubi phakathi kuka -Abimeleki nabantu baseShekemi; abaseShekemi bambhumbuluza u-Abimeleki

UGali waphuma phambi kwabantu baseShekemi, walwa no-Abimeleki.

UNkulunkulu wabuyisela bonke ububi babantu baseShekemi emakhanda abo, behlelwa yisiqalekiso sikaJothamu indodana kaJerubali.