1 Abimeleke, mora Jerubbaale, a ya Sikeme ho bomalomae, mme a bua le bona, a bua hape le bohle ba ntlo ya ntata mmae, a re:
2 A le keng le bueng le beng ba Sikeme, le re: Haele ho buswa ke batho ba mashome a supileng, bao e leng bohle bana ba Jerubbaale, kapa e le ho buswa ke motho a le mong feela, ho molemo ho lona ke hofe na? Hape, le hopole hobane ke nna masapo a lona le nama ya lona.
3 Bomalomae ba mmolela ka taba tsena tsohle ho beng bohle ba Sikeme; mme dipelo tsa bona tsa sekamela Abimeleke, ba re: Ke ngwanabo rona.
4 Ba mo nea ditjhelete tse mashome a supileng tsa ntlo ya Baale-Berithe, mme ka tsona Abimeleke a lefa batho ba lefeela, ba mekgwa e mebe, hore ba tle ba mo latele.