1 Manje kwenteka kutsi Amoni kanye nenkhosi Limhi bacala kubonisana nebantfu kutsi bebangatikhulula kanjani baphume ebugcilini; futsi benta nekutsi bonkhe bantfu babutsane ndzawonye; loku bakwenta kute beve livi lebantfu mayelana naloludzaba.

2 Futsi kwenteka kutsi abakhonanga kuyitfola indlela yekutikhulula ebugcilini, ngaphandle kwekutsi batsatse bafati nebantfwana babo, nemihlambi yetimvu tabo, nemihlambi yetinkhomo tabo, kanye nemathende abo, basuke baye ehlane; ngoba ngekuba kunyenti kakhulu kwemaLamani, bekungasiko lula kutsi bantfu baLimhi baphikisane nawo, bacabanga kutsi bebangatikhulula ebugcilini ngenkemba.

3 Manje kwenteka kutsi Gideyoni wahamba futsi wema phambi kwenkhosi, watsi kuyo: Manje O nkhosi, kute kube manje uwalalele emavi ami tikhatsi letinyenti ngesikhatsi sibanga nabomnaketfu, emaLamani.

4 Manje O nkhosi, uma ungakangitfoli nginjengenceku lengenalusito lwalutfo; noma uma nje kute kube manje bewungawalalela emavi ami noma kancane kangakanani, futsi uma abe lusito kuwe, namanje ngifisa kutsi shangatsi bewungawalalela emavi ami nangalesi sikhatsi, futsi ngitawuba yinceku yakho ngibakhulule laba bantfu ebugcilini.

5 Futsi inkhosi yamvumela kutsi akhulume. Gideyoni watsi kuyo:

6 Buka sikhala lesingemuva, eludvongeni lolungemuva, ngemuva kwelidolobha. EmaLamani, noma bogadzi bemaLamani, ebusuku bayadzakwa; ngako-ke asitfumele simemetelo emkhatsini wabo bonkhe laba bantfu kutsi bagcogcele ndzawonye imihlambi yetimvu tabo kanye nemihlambi yetinkhomo, kutsi bayichube bayiyise ehlane ebusuku.

7 Futsi ngitawuhamba njengekwemyalo wakho ngikhokhe umtselo wekugcina weliwayini kumaLamani, futsi atawudzakwa; tsine sitawundlula ngesikhala lesiyimfihlo ngesencele senkambu yawo ngesikhatsi wona sekadzakiwe futsi sekalele.

8 Ngaleyo ndlela sitawusuka nebafati betfu kanye nebantfwana betfu, imihlambi yetimvu tetfu, kanye nemihlambi yetinkhomo tetfu siye ehlane; futsi sitawuhamba situngelete live laseShilomu.

9 Kwenteka kutsi inkhosi yawalalela emavi aGideyoni.

10 Inkhosi Limhi yenta kutsi bantfu bayo bagcogcele imihlambi yabo ndzawonye; futsi yatfumela umtselo weliwayini kumaLamani; ngetulu kwaloko yatfumela lelinye liwayini, njengesipho sawo; anatsa ngekukhululeka kulo liwayini inkhosi Limhi lebeyilitfumele kuwo.

11 Futsi kwenteka kutsi bantfu benkhosi Limhi besuka ebusuku baya ehlane nemihlambi yetimvu tabo kanye nemihlambi yetinkhomo tabo, bahamba batungeleta live laseShilomu ehlane, bayishintja indlela yabo baya ngaseveni laseZarahemla, baholwa ngu-Amoni kanye nabomnakabo.

12 Futsi bebatsetse lonkhe ligolide labo, nesiliva, kanye netintfo letiligugu tabo, lebebangatitfwala, kanjalo nemiphako yabo, baya ehlane; bachubeka neluhambo lwabo.

13 Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti basehlane befika eveni laseZarahemla, bahlangana nebantfu baMosiya, baba ngephansi kwakhe.

14 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Mosiya wabemukela ngenjabulo; wemukela nemibhalo yabo, futsi kanjalo nemibhalo leyayitfolwe bantfu baLimhi.

15 Manje kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi emaLamani sekatfole kutsi bantfu baLimhi besebesukile baphuma eveni ebusuku, batfumela imphi ehlane kutsi ibacoshe;

16 Emvakwekutsi sebabacoshe emalanga lamabili, abatange basakhona kulandzela imikhondvo yabo; ngako-ke alahleka ehlane.