Abagwebi
12:1 Ahlanganisana amadoda akwaEfrayim, aya entla;
Wathi kuYifeta, Yini na ukuba uwele, usiya kulwa na?
ungasibizi na oonyana baka-Amon, ukuba sihambe nawe? siza
uyitshise ngomlilo indlu yakho phezu kwakho.
12:2 Wathi uYifeta kuwo, Mna nabantu bakowethu besibambene kunene;
oonyana baka-Amon; ndanibiza, anindihlangulanga
izandla zabo.
12:3 Ndithe ke ndakubona ukuba anindihlanguli, ndawubeka ezandleni zam umphefumlo wam
wela koonyana baka-Amon, wabahlangula uYehova
Yini na ukuba ninyuke nize kum namhla, nize kulwa?
ngokuchasene nam?
12:4 Wawahlanganisa uYifeta onke amadoda aseGiliyadi, walwa nawo
Amadoda aseGiliyadi amxabela uEfrayim, ngenxa yokuba ebesithi, Nina
AmaGiliyadi ngamaEfrayim abasabileyo phakathi kwamaEfrayim naphakathi kwawo
AmaManase.
12:5 AmaGiliyadi awathabatha amazibuko aseYordan phambi kwamaEfrayim.
Kwathi, xa abasindileyo bakwaEfrayim bathi, Makhe
ndiwele; athi kuye amadoda aseGiliyadi, Ungunyana na
nguEfrayim? Ukuba uthe, Hayi;
12:6 Bathi kuye, Khawuthi, Shibholete; wathi yena, Sibholete;
wayengakwazi ukulibiza kakuhle. Bamthabatha ke bambulala
kwawa ke ngelo xesha
amaEfrayim angamashumi amane anamabini amawaka.
12:7 UYifeta wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka emithandathu. Wafa ke uYifeta waseGiliyadi.
wangcwatyelwa komnye wemizi yaseGiliyadi.
12:8 Emva kwakhe uIbtsan waseBhetelehem wawalawula amaSirayeli.
12:9 Wayenoonyana abamashumi mathathu, neentombi ezimashumi mathathu;
wabazekela oonyana bakhe iintombi ezimashumi mathathu ezivela ngaphandle. Wawalawula amaSirayeli
iminyaka esixhenxe.
12:10 Wafa ke uIbhetsan, wangcwatyelwa eBhetelehem.
12:11 Emveni kwakhe wawalawula amaSirayeli uElon, umZebhulon; wawalawula amaSirayeli
iminyaka elishumi.
12:12 Wafa uElon umZebhulon, wangcwatyelwa eAyalon ezweni
yakwaZebhulon.
12:13 Emveni kwakhe uAbhedon, unyana kaHileli, wasePiraton, wawalawula amaSirayeli.
12:14 Wayenoonyana abamashumi mane, noonyana boonyana abamashumi mathathu, ababekhwele ezinqwelweni ezimashumi mathandathu anamanci mathandathu.
Wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka esibhozo.
12:15 Wafa ke uAbhedon unyana kaHileli, wasePiratoni, wangcwatyelwa khona
IPiraton ezweni lakwaEfrayim, entabeni yama-Amaleki.