18 UJehova wayesithi angabeka umahluleli+ amsekele umahluleli lowo, njalo uJehova wayebakhulula ezitheni zabo ngesikhathi umahluleli esaphila, ngoba uJehova wayebazwela*+ nxa bebubula ngenxa yokucindezelwa+ lokuhlutshwa yizitha zabo.

9 Ngakho bakhala kuJehova becela ukuthi abancede,+ uJehova wasebanika umkhululi,+ u-Othiniyeli+ indodana kaKhenazi. UKhenazi wayengumnawakhe kaKhalebhi.

15 Bakhala kuJehova becela ukuthi abasize,+ uJehova wasethuma u-Ehudi ukuthi abakhulule.+ U-Ehudi+ wayeyindodana kaGera umBhenjamini+ futhi wayesebenzisa isandla senxele.+ Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi abako-Israyeli bathuma u-Ehudi ukuthi ahambise isipho* ku-Egiloni inkosi yakoMowabi.

11 UJehova wasethuma uJerubhali,+ loBhedani, loJeftha,+ loSamuyeli+ balikhulula ezitheni zonke ezaziligombolozele ukuze lihlale livikelekile.+

4 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uJehowahazi wancenga uJehova ukuthi abe lomusa kubo futhi uJehova wamlalela ngoba wayekubonile ukuthi inkosi yeSiriya yayibacindezela abako-Israyeli.+ 5 Yikho uJehova wanika abako-Israyeli umuntu owabakhulula+ esandleni samaSiriya futhi abako-Israyeli baqalisa ukuhlala emizini yabo njengakuqala.*