3 Ndithe ndakubona ukuba anindisindisi, ndawenza isichenge umphefumlo wam, ndawela ndaya koonyana baka-Amon; uYehova wabanikela esandleni sam. Kungani na ukuba ninyuke namhla, nize kulwa nam?
4 Wawabutha uYifeta onke amadoda aseGiliyadi, walwa namaEfrayim. Amadoda aseGiliyadi awabulala amaEfrayim, ngokuba ebesithi, Ningabasabileyo kumaEfrayim, nina maGiliyadi, phakathi kwamaEfrayim namaManase.
5 AmaGiliyadi awaphangela amaEfrayim ngokuvingca amazibuko eYordan. Babesithi abasabileyo bakwaEfrayim bakuthi, Mandiwele, athi kuye amadoda aseGiliyadi, UngumEfrayim na? Ubesithi akuthi, Hayi, athi kuye,
6 Khawuthi, Shibholete; wathi yena, Sibholete, engalungisi ukulibiza ngokwenjenjalo; asuke ambambe, amsike emazibukweni eYordan. Kwawa ke ngelo xesha kumaEfrayim amawaka angamashumi omané anamabini.
7 UYifeta wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka yamithandathu. Wafa ke uYifeta umGiliyadi, wangcwatyelwa komnye wemizi yaseGiliyadi.
8 Emveni kwakhe wawalawula amaSirayeli uIbhetsan waseBhetelehem.
9 Wayenoonyana abamashumi mathathu; waya kwendisa ngaphandle iintombi ezimashumi mathathu, wazekela oonyana bakhe iintombi ezimashumi mathathu ezivela ngaphandle. Wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka esixhenxe.