Abahluleli
10:1 Emva kuka-Abimeleki kwavela uThola indodana kaPhuwa ukuba avikele u-Israyeli;
indodana kaDodo, indoda yakwa-Isakare; wahlala eShamiri entabeni
Efrayimi.
10:2 Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu, wafa, wembelwa
Shamir.
10:3 Emva kwakhe kwavela uJayire, wakwaGileyadi, wahlulela u-Israyeli amashumi amabili nambili
iminyaka.
10:4 Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu agibela amathole ezimbongolo angamashumi amathathu, awathwala.
imizi engamashumi amathathu ebizwa ngokuthi iHavoti-yayire kuze kube namuhla ekhona
ezweni lakwaGileyadi.
10:5 UJayire wafa, wangcwatshwa eKhamoni.
10:6 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi
bakhonza oBali, no-Ashitaroti, nonkulunkulu base-Aramu, nonkulunkulu base-Aramu
iSidoni, nonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi, nonkulunkulu babantwana bakwa-Amoni, kanye
onkulunkulu bamaFilisti, bamshiya uJehova, abamkhonzanga.
10:7 Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, wathengisa ngabo
esandleni samaFilisti, nasesandleni sabantwana bawo
u-Amoni.
10:8 Futhi ngalowo nyaka bahlupha futhi bacindezela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili
iminyaka, bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababe ngaphesheya kweJordani phakathi
izwe lama-Amori, eliseGileyadi.
10:9 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Amoni bawela iJordani ukuze balwe futhi
uJuda, noBenjamini, nendlu ka-Efrayimi; ukuze
U-Israyeli wayecindezeleke kakhulu.
10:10 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova, bathi: "Sonile
ngokumelene nawe, kokubili ngoba simshiyile uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi sakhonza
uBhali.
" 10:11 Futhi uJehova wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: "Anginikhululanga mina
kwabaseGibithe, nakuma-Amori, kubantwana bakwa-Amoni,
nakumaFilisti na?
10:12 Futhi amaSidoni, futhi Amaleki, futhi Mahoni, bacindezela
wena; nakhala kimi, nganikhulula esandleni sabo.
10:13 Nokho ningishiyile, futhi nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu
awusekho.
10:14 Hambani nikhale konkulunkulu enibakhethile; mabakungenise
isikhathi sosizi lwakho.
" 10:15 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi eNkosini: "Sonile
kithi konke okuhle emehlweni akho; sikhulule kuphela, siyakhuleka
wena, namuhla.
10:16 Futhi babasusa onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe phakathi kwabo, futhi bakhonza uJehova.
umphefumulo wakhe waba lusizi ngenxa yosizi luka-Israyeli.
10:17 Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Amoni babuthana ndawonye, futhi bamisa in
IGileyadi. Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye, futhi
wamisa inkamba eMispa.
10:18 Abantu nezikhulu zakwaGileyadi bathi omunye komunye: "Ngubani lowo?
ozoqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni na? uyakuba yinhloko
phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eGileyadi.