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.

Baphenduka babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimon i; bakhothoza kubo emendweni abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu , babaxosha kwaze kwabaseGideyomu, babulala kubo abantu abayizinkulungwane ezimbili.

U-Amasa wahuquzela egazini lakhe phakathi nomendo . Lapho lo muntu ebona ukuthi bonke abantu bema , wamgudluza u -Amasa emendweni , wamyisa ensimini , waphonsa ingubo phezu kwakhe , lapho ebona ukuthi bonke abadlula ngakuye bema.

Esesusiwe emendweni, abantu bonke badlula bamlandela uJowabe ukuba bamxoshe uSheba indodana kaBikri.

EParibari ngasentshonalanga ayemane emendweni , naseParibari uqobo ayemabili.

Ngokuba abantu bami bangikhohliwe , bashisela okuyize impepho , bakhubeka ezindleleni zabo , emendweni yasendul o ukuba bahambe ngemikhondo, ngezindlela ezingahlelwanga,

Zibekele amatshe , zimisele iziqondiso zendlela ; yibeke inhliziyo yakho emendweni, indlela owahamba ngayo; buya, ntombi yakwa-Israyeli, ubuyele kule mizi yakho.