7 Hi ndlela yoleyo vana va Israyele va endla swo biha ematihlweni ya Yehovha, va rivala Yehovha Xikwembu xa vona,+ va tirhela Vabali+ ni timhandzi to kwetsima.+

6 Vana va Israyele va tlhela va endla swo biha ematihlweni ya Yehovha,+ va sungula ku tirhela swifaniso swa Vabali+ na Axitoreti+ ni swikwembu swa Siriya+ ni swikwembu swa Sidoni+ ni swikwembu swa Mowabu+ ni swikwembu swa vana va Amone+ ni swikwembu swa Vafilisita.+ Hiloko va siya Yehovha, va tshika ku n’wi tirhela.+

18 Hiloko a ku: “Mina a ndzi tisanga khombo+ ehenhla ka Israyele, kambe ri tisiwe hi wena ni yindlu ya tata wa wena,+ hikuva n’wina mi siye swileriso swa Yehovha+ mi landzela Vabali.+

2 Kambe u fambe etindleleni ta tihosi ta Israyele,+ u tlhele a endla swifaniso leswi n’okisiweke+ swa Vabali.+

23 U nga vurisa ku yini u ku, ‘A ndzi tinyamisanga.+ A ndzi va landzelelanga Vabali’?+ Vona ndlela ya wena enkoveni.+ Lemuka leswi u swi endleke. Kamela leyitsongo ya ntswele leyi nga ni rivilo yi tsutsuma yi ya hala ni hala endleleni ya yona;

13 Ndzi ta endla leswaku a tihlamulela+ hi masiku ya swifaniso+ swa Bali leswi a a hamba a swi mbulukisela xitlhavelo,+ enkarhini lowu a a tshamela ku vehela xingwavila xakwe ni xin’wetsin’wetsi xakwe+ kutani a landzelela lava va n’wi rhandzaka hi ku n’wi navela,+ kambe mina u ndzi rivarile,’+ ku vula Yehovha.