Ngokuba ekukhuphukeni kwabo ukuya esiGodini sase -Eshikoli balibona izwe, baqeda inhliziyo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangangeni ezweni uJehova abanike lona.

Inkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni yath i kuzo izithunywa zikaJefta : Ngokuba u-Israyeli walithatha izwe lakithi ekukhuphukeni kwakhe eGibithe , kusukela e -Arinoni kuze kube seJaboki naseJordani , buyisani lawo mazwe ngokuthula.

Ngokuba ekukhuphukeni kwabo eGibithe , u-Israyeli ehamba ehlane waze wafika eLwandle Olubomvu, wafika naseKadeshi,

Amakamelo ezinhlangothi aba banzi ekukhuphukeni njalo nxazonke , ngokuba okuzungeza indlu kwakhuphuka nja lo nxazonke zendlu ; ngalokho indlu yaba banzi ekukhuphukeni njalo; kwakhushukwa ekamelweni eliphansi kwaze kwaba kweliphezulu ngeliphakathi.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Ngiyakuhambela umAmaleki ngalokho akwenzayo ku-Israyeli wamelana naye endleleni ekukhuphukeni kwakhe eGibithe.

USawule wathi kuma Kheni: Hambani nimuke , nehle kuwo ama -Amaleki, funa nginichithe kanye nawo , ngokuba nabenzela umusa bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekukhuphukeni kwabo eGibithe . Ayesesuka amaKheni phakathi kwama-Amaleki.