Abahluleli 9
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AbaHluleli 9
U-Abimeleki ukhuluma eShekemi
1U-Abimeleki indodana kaJerubali waya eShekemi kubafowabo bakanina, wakhuluma kubo nakuwo wonke umndeni wendlu kayise, wathi:
2Ngakho khulumani ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu beShekema ukuthi: Yikuphi okungcono kini, ukuthi wonke amadodana kaJerubhali, angamashumi ayisithupha, anibuse, noma yilowo abuse phezu kwenu, na? futhi khumbulani ukuthi mina ngiyithambo lenu nenyama yenu.
3Abafowabo bakanina bakhuluma onke lawa mazwi akhe ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu baseShekemi, inhliziyo yabo yathandeka ukumlandela u-Abimeleki; ngoba bathi: Ungumfowethu.
4Bamnika amashekeli angamashumi ayisithupha esiliva endlini kaBali-bheriti, u-Abimeleki waqasha ngawo amadoda ayize, alulamileyo, amlandela.
5Waya endlini kayise e-Ofira, wabulala abafowabo, amadodana kaJerubali, amadoda angamashumi ayisithupha neshumi etsheni linye; kepha uJothamu, indodana encinyane kaJerubali, wasala; ngoba wacatsha.
6Base bebuthana bonke abantu baseShekemi nendlu yonke yeMilo, bahamba bambeka u-Abimeleki inkosi ngase-okini letshe lesikhumbuzo elaliseShekemi.
7Lapho sebemtshela uJothamu, wahamba wema esiqongweni sentaba iGerizimu, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wamemeza, wathi kubo: “Ngizweni nina bemi baseShekemi, ukuze uNkulunkulu anizwe.”
8Izihlahla zaphuma ngesikhathi esisodwa ukugcoba inkosi phezu kwazo; zathi emnqumeni: Sibuse.
9Kepha umnqumo wathi kuyo: “Ngingawayeka yini amanoni ami abadumisa ngawo uNkulunkulu nabantu, ngiye ngibe phezu kwemithi na?”
10Izihlahla zathi emkhiwaneni: Woza, ubuse phezu kwethu.
11Kodwa umkhiwane wathi kuyo: Ngiyeke yini ubumnandi bami nesithelo sami esihle, ngiye ngibe phezu kwemithi na?
12Izihlahla zathi evinini: Woza, usibuse.
13Umvini wathi kuzo: “Ngingalishiya yini iwayini lami elithokozisa uNkulunkulu nabantu, ngihambe ngihambahamba phezu kwemithi na?”
14Yonke imithi yathi emeveni: Woza, usibuse.
15Isihlahla somunga sathi ezihlahleni: “Uma ningigcoba nokungigcoba ngibe yinkosi phezu kwenu, wozani nithembele emthunzini wami;
16Manje uma nenze ngeqiniso nangobuqotho ngokubeka u-Abimeleki inkosi, futhi uma nenze kahle kuJerubali nendlu yakhe futhi nenze kuye njengokwemisebenzi yezandla zakhe;
17(Ngokuba ubaba wanilwela, wabeka ukuphila kwakhe engozini kude, wanisindisa esandleni sakwaMidiyani.
18Nivukele namuhla indlu kababa namadodana akhe, abantu abangamashumi ayisithupha neshumi, ababulala etsheni linye, nabeka u-Abimeleki, indodana yencekukazi yakhe, inkosi phezu kwabemi bakwaShekemi, ngokuba engumfowenu;)
19Uma nenzile namuhla ngoJerubali nendlu yakhe ngeqiniso nangobuqotho, thokozani ngo-Abimeleki, naye ajabule ngani.
20Kepha uma kungenjalo, makuphume umlilo ku-Abimeleki, udle abaseShekemi nendlu yaseMilo; makuphume umlilo kubemi bakwaShekem nasendlini yeMilo, udle u-Abimeleki.
21UJothamu wabaleka, wabaleka, waya eBeri, wahlala khona ngokwesaba u-Abimeleki umfowabo.
22Lapho u-Abimeleki ebusa phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka emithathu.
23UNkulunkulu wathuma umoya omubi phakathi kuka-Abimeleki nabemi baseShekemi; abantu bakwaShekemi baphambana no-Abimeleki.
24Ukuze ububi obenziwa kumadodana kaJerubali angamashumi ayisikhombisa bufike, negazi lawo libekwe phezu kuka-Abimeleki umfowabo owawabulalayo; nangabakwaShekemi abamsiza ekubulaleni abafowabo.
25Abantu baseShekemi esiqongweni sezintaba bammisele amanga, baphanga bonke ababehamba ngendlela, kwabikwa ku-Abimeleki.
26UGayeli indodana ka-Ebhedi weza nabafowabo, baya eShekemi; abantu baseShekemi bamethemba.
27Baphuma baya ensimini bavuna izivini zabo, banyathela izithelo zomvini, bajabula, bangena endlini kankulunkulu wabo, badla, baphuza, bamqalekisa u-Abimeleki.
28Wayesethi uGahali indodana ka-Ebedi: “Ngubani u-Abimeleki, ungubani uShekemi ukuba simkhonze na?” akayona indodana kaJerubali na? noZebhule induna yakhe? khonzani amadoda kaHamori uyise kaShekemi, ngokuba thina siyakumkhonza ngani na?
29Futhi uma uNkulunkulu eba nalesi sizwe ngaphansi kwesandla sami! ngase ngimsusa u-Abimeleki. Wayesethi ku-Abimeleki: “Yandisa impi yakho, uphume;
30Kwathi uZebhule umbusi womuzi wezwa amazwi kaGayeli indodana kaEbedi, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.
31Wathuma izithunywa ku-Abimeleki ngasese, wathi: “Bheka, uGali indodana ka-Ebedi nabafowabo bafikile eShekemi; bheka, bayawuqinisa umuzi ngokumelene nawe.
32Vuka-ke ebusuku, wena nabantu abakanye nawe, ulale, ulinde endle;
33Ekuseni, lapho nje ilanga liphuma, kumelwe uvuke ekuseni uwele umuzi; bheka, uma yena namadoda anaye bephuma ukulwa nawe, wenze kubo njengokufumana ithuba.
34Khona-ke u-Abimeleki nabo bonke abantu ababenaye bavuka ebusuku, balinda ngamaqembu amane ngokumelene neShekemi.
35UGayeli indodana ka-Ebhedi waphuma wema ngasesikhaleni sesango lomuzi;
36Lapho uGali ebona abantu, wathi kuZebhule: “Bheka, kunabantu abavela esiqongweni sezintaba. UZebhule wasesithi kuye: Ubona ithunzi lezintaba kungathi ngabantu.
37UGayeli wabuye wakhuluma, wathi: “Bheka, abantu bayehla phakathi nezwe, nesinye isixuku siyeza ngasethafeni laseMeonenimi.”
38Wayesethi uZebhule kuye: “Uphi manje umlomo wakho owasho ngawo ukuthi: ‘Ngubani u-Abimeleki ukuba simkhonze na?’ Akubona yini laba abantu enabadelela? phuma manje, ulwe nabo.
39UGali waphuma phambi kwabemi baseShekemi walwa no-Abimeleki.
40U-Abimeleki wamjaha, wabaleka phambi kwakhe; abaningi bawiswa belimele kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwesango.
41U-Abimeleki wahlala e-Aruma; uZebhule wamxosha uGali nabafowabo, ukuba bangahlali eShekemi.
42Ngangomuso abantu baphuma baya ensimini; bamtshela u-Abimeleki.
43Wawathatha amadoda, wawahlukanisa aba izingxenye ezintathu, walala endle, wabheka, bheka, amadoda ephuma emzini; wabavukela wabahlula.
44U-Abimeleki nesixuku esasinaye bagijimela phambili, bema ekungeneni kwesango lomuzi; ezinye izixuku ezimbili zagijimela phezu kwabo bonke abantu ababesendle, zababulala.
45U-Abimeleki walwa nomuzi ngalolo suku lonke; wawuthatha umuzi, wabulala abantu ababekuwo, wawuchitha umuzi, wawuhlwanyela ngosawoti.
46Lapho bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi bekuzwa lokho, bangena enqabeni yasezintabeni yendlu kankulunkulu uBeriti.
47Kwabikwa ku-Abimeleki ukuthi bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi babuthene.
48U-Abimeleki wakhuphukela entabeni yaseSalimoni, yena nabo bonke abantu ababenaye; u-Abimeleki waphatha imbazo ngesandla sakhe, wagawula igatsha ezihlahleni, walithatha, walibeka ehlombe lakhe, wathi kubantu ababe naye: “Sheshani eningibona ngikwenza. Ngenze njengoba ngenzile.
49Bonke abantu nabo bagawula, kwaba yilowo nalowo igatsha lakhe, bamlandela u-Abimeleki, bawabeka enqabeni yasezintabeni, bayithungela ngomlilo inqaba yasezintabeni; bafa nabo bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi, ngathi inkulungwane yamadoda nabesifazane.
50U-Abimeleki waya eThebesi, wavimbezela iThebesi, walithatha.
51Kodwa kwakukhona umbhoshongo oqinile phakathi komuzi, futhi babalekela lapho bonke abesilisa nabesifazane kanye nawo wonke umuzi, bawuvalela bona, bakhuphukela esiqongweni sombhoshongo.
52U-Abimeleki wafika embhoshongweni walwa nawo, wasondela emnyango wombhoshongo ukuze awushise ngomlilo.
53Owesifazane othile waphonsa itshe lokuchola ekhanda lika-Abimeleki, lwaphuka ukhakhayi lwakhe.
54Wayeseshesha wabiza udibi lwezikhali zakhe, wathi kulo: “Hosha inkemba yakho, ungibulale, ukuze abantu bangasho ngami ukuthi: ‘Ubulewe ngowesifazane.’ Nensizwa yakhe yamphusha washona.
55Kwathi amadoda akwa-Israyeli ebona ukuthi u-Abimeleki ufile, aya, kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.
56Kanjalo uNkulunkulu waphindisela ububi buka-Abimeleki abenza kuyise ngokubulala abafowabo abangamashumi ayisikhombisa.
57Futhi bonke ububi babantu baseShekemi uNkulunkulu wabubuyisela phezu kwamakhanda abo, futhi isiqalekiso sikaJothamu, indodana kaJerubali, sehlela phezu kwabo.
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