¹ Nomba abaume bakwa Israel baishile kupanga icilayo pa Mizipa ati, ''Bamo pali fwebo takuli uwakupela abana banakashi babo ku kupwa ku bena Benjamini.'' ² Eluntu abantu baishile kuya ku Betele elo baikele ku cinso cakwa Lesa no kushintafye ku cungulo, elo bakoseshe amashiwi yabo nokulilishika pakalamba. ³ Baishile ku kuta ati, ''Bushe cindo Yahweh Lesa wa bena Israeli, ici catikila ku bena Israeli ukuti ubushiku bwe lelo ukulufya umutundu umo?'' ⁴ Ubushiku bwa konkelepo abantu balimine pa maca elo bakulile ubulambo elo no kutula umutulo wa koca umutulo we lambo lya koca elo no mutulo wa mutende. ⁵ Abantu bakwa Israeli baishile kulanda ati ''Bushe mitundu nshi shonse ishishile ku kukolongana kuli Yahweh?'' Pantu balipangile icilayo ickankala icalekulanda kuli onse utashile ku cinso cakwa Yahweh pa Mizipa. baishile kulanda ati ''Afwile umwipaya.'' ⁶ Abantu bakwa Israeli balikulangulukila mu ninabo Benjamini. Baishile kulanda ati, ''Lelo umutundu umo ukufma mu Israeli ukoputulwa. ⁷ Bushe ni nani ukopela abakashi kuli abo abashalapo, apo twali laile kuli Yahweh ukuti pali febo tapakabe uukapela abana banakashi besu ku kupwa kuli bo?'' ⁸ Baishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe mutundu nshi uuteshile ku cinso cakwa Yahweh pa Mizipa?'' Casangwa ukuti takuli nangu umo uwishile ku kulongana ukufuma kuYabeshi Gileadi. ⁹ Pantu uluntu abantu balikubika umo balikutantamina, boneni, tapali nangu umo abekshwa bena Yabeshi Giladi uwali kulya. ¹⁰ Abakalongene baishle kutuma abamano amakana ikumi limo na yabili abakuswangana no kubeba ati kabuyeni mu bekashi bamu Yabeshi Gileadi no kubebapaya kumpela ya lupanga, ukubikakofye abanakashi elo na bana. ¹¹ ''Mucite ifi: Onse umwaume elo na onse umwanakashi utaishiba umwaume nangu ukulalapo na ye mufwile ukubonaula.'' ¹² Abaume baishile kusanga abekashi ba mu Yabeshi Gileadi abali imyanda ine abanakashi abaice bataishiba umwaume nangu ukulalapo nabo, elo baishile kubasenda ku nkambi pa Shilo mu Kenani. ¹³ Abakolongene bonse baishile kutuma amashiwi elo no kubeba abantu bakwa Benjamini abali ku cilibwe ca Limoni ukubeba ati kuli umutulo wa mutende. ¹⁴ Abena Benjamini balibwekelemo pa nshita illya elo babapele abanakashi baku Yabeshi gileadi tabali abakumanina kuli Bonse. ¹⁵ Abantu balikulomba ubwelele ku fyacitikile kuli Benjamini, pantu Yahweh alilekenye amabumba pakati ka mitundu ya bena Israeli. ¹⁶ Eluntu abakalamba ba cilonganio baishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe tu kocita shani fwebo pakupekanya abanakashi bakuupa ku bena Benjamini abashelepo, pantu abanakashi bamu bena Benjamini bali bepaya?'' ¹⁷ Baishile kulanda ati, ''Bafwile bakwata icakupyana ku bashelepo abena Benjamini, eico umutundu ta wakalobe ukufma mu bena Israeli. ¹⁸ Fwebo ta twabapele abanakashi bakuupa ababa banakashi besu, pantu abantu bakwa Israeli bapangile icilayo ati, 'Akalapishiwa onse uukapela umwanakashi wa kupa ku bena Benjamini.'' ¹⁹ Eico baishile kulanda ati, ''Mulishibile ukuti cila mwaka kulaba inshiku nkulu sha kwa Yahweh pa Shilo (ku kapinda ka kukuso ku Betele ku kabanga ka musebo uwaya kufumina ku Betele ukuya kufika ku Shekemu, elo na ku masamba yaku Lebona)'' ²⁰ Balikubalangilila abaume bakwa Benjamini, no kulanda ati, ''Kabuyeni mu belame elo no kulala mwi bala lya myangashi. ²¹ Mukaloleleko inshita uluntu abakashana bakesa kufuma ku Shilo ukwisa ku kucinda, eluntu mukasokoloke ukufma mu ma bala ya myangashi elo cila umo akaye kwi katapo umukashi ukufma ku bakashana baku Shilo, eluntu mukaye ku bwelela ku calo cakwa Benjamini. ²² Uluntu ba shibo nangu ba ndume shabo bakesa ku kuilishanya kuli fwebo, fwebo tuli no kulanda kuli bo ati, 'Tubeleleniko inkumbu! Balekeni bashele pantu fwebo tatwabasendele abanakashi bakuupa ulo twali ku bulwi. Mwebo mulifye abakayele apo te mwebo mwabapele abana banakashi benu kuli bo ku kubopa.'' ²³ Abantu bakwa Benjamini balicitile ico. Balipiitile impendwa ya bakashi bakupa ulo abakashana balikufuma ku kucinda elo baishile kubekata ukubapanga abakashi babo. Balipilibukile no kubwelela ku ncende ya cishilano cabo. Baishile ku kula imisumba el balikele mulya mwine. ²⁴ Eluntu abantu bakwa Israeli bashile incende no kuya ku mayanda, cila umo no mutundu elo no mukowa wabo, elo umo ne cishibilo cakwe. ²⁵ Mu nshiku shilya tamwali imfumu mu bena Israeli. Cila umo alikucita ico akofwaya mu menso yakwe.