Abagwebi Abagwebi 9
Abagwebi 9
uAbhimeleki uthetha ekwaShekem
1Waya uAbhimeleki, unyana kaYerubhahali, kuShekem, kubazalwana bonina, wathetha kubo nomzalwane wonke wendlu kayise, wathi, 2Thethani ezindlebeni zabemi bakwaShekem bonke, nithi, Okona kulungileyo kuni, kukuthi nilawulwe nyana bamashumi amathandathu oonyana bakaYerubhahali, kukuthi nilawulwe yindoda ibe nye, kusini na? nikhumbule ukuba lithambo lenu nenyama yenu. 3Bawathetha abazalwana bonina loo mazwi akhe onke, ezindlebeni zabemi bakwaShekem bonke, intliziyo yabo yakuthobela ukumlandela uAbhimeleki; ngokuba bathi, Ngumzalwana wethu. 4Bamnika iishekele zesilivere ezimashumi mathandathu zendlu kaBhahali-bheriti; 5Weza endlwini kayise eOfra, wababulala abazalwana bakhe, oonyana bakaYerubhahali, amadoda amashumi mathandathu aneshumi, tyeni linye; kwasala uYotam, unyana omncinane kaYerubhahali; ngokuba ebezimele. 6Bahlanganisana bonke abemi bakwaShekem nendlu yonke yeMilo, baya bamenza ukumkani uAbhimeleki emthini wesikhumbuzo nokwaShekem. 7Waxelelwa uYotam, waya wema encotsheni yentaba yeGerizim, waliphakamisa izwi lakhe, wadanduluka kubo, wathi kubo, Yivani, bemi bakwaShekem, aze uYehova eve nina. 8Yaphuma imithi ukuya kumthambisa ukumkani wayo; bathi kumnquma, Silawule. 9Wathi umnquma kuyo: “Ndiwashiye na amanqatha am abazukisa ngawo uThixo nabantu, ndize ndiye ndivelele imithi?” 10Yathi imithi kumkhiwane, Yiza, usilawule. 11Wathi umkhiwane kuyo, Ndingade ndiyincame na incasa yam nencasa yam, ndiye kuyivelele imithi? 12Yathi imithi kumdiliya, Yiza, usilawule. 13Wathi umdiliya kuyo, Ndingade ndiyincame na iwayini yam ekholekileyo kuThixo nakubantu, ndiye kuyinyamekela imithi? 14Yathi yonke imithi kumeva, Yiza, usilawule. 15Lathi ityholo kwimithi, Ukuba okunene niyandithambisa ndibe ngukumkani wenu, nokholosa ngomthunzi wam; 16Ke kaloku ukuba nenze ngenyaniso nangenyaniso ngokumenza ukumkani uAbhimeleki, ukuba nimenzele kakuhle uYerubhahali nendlu yakhe, namenza ngokwezandla zakhe; 17Ngenxa yokuba ubawo wanilwela waza wabeka ubomi bakhe esichengeni ekude, wanihlangula esandleni sikaMidiyan. 18Kusuke kwavuka namhlanje indlu kayise noonyana bakhe, amadoda angamashumi omathandathu, awabulawelwa lityeni elinye, amenza uAbhimeleki, unyana womkhonzazana wakhe, ukumkani wabemi bakwaShekem, ngokuba engunyana wakho; 19Ukuba namhlanje nenze ngenyaniso nangenyaniso kuYerubhahali nendlu yakhe, vuyani ngoAbhimeleki, avuye naye ngani; 20Ukuba akunjalo, mawuphume umlilo kuAbhimeleki, ubatshise abemi bakwaShekem nendlu yeMilo; mawuphume umlilo kubanikazi bakwaShekem nakwindlu yeMilo, umtshise uAbhimeleki. 21Wasaba ke uYotam, wasaba, wafika eBhere, wahlala khona ngenxa ka-Abhimeleki umninawa wakhe. 22uAbhimeleki wayengukumkani kwaSirayeli iminyaka emithathu. 23uThixo wathuma umoya ombi phakathi koAbhimeleki nabemi bakwaShekem; yaye abanini bakwaShekem bamsokolisa uAbhimeleki; 24ukuze inkohlakalo eyenziwa koonyana bakaYerubhahali abangamashumi asixhenxe ize negazi labo libe phezu koAbhimeleki umzalwana wabo owababulalayo; nabemi bakwaShekem, abamncedayo ukubulala abazalwana babo. 25Abemi bakwaShekem ezintabeni bamenza amaxoki baza baphanga wonke umntu odlula ngendlela, yaye oku kwaxelwa kuAbhimeleki. 26Wafika uGayeli unyana kaEbhede, nabazalwana bakhe, baya kwaShekem; abanini bakwaShekem bakholosa ngaye. 27Ngoko baqhubeka besiya emasimini baza bakhakula izidiliya zabo, bazixovula iidiliya baza benza imihlali, bangena endlwini yothixo wabo, badla, basela, bamqalekisa uAbhimeleki. 28Wathi uGahali unyana kaEbhede, Ngubani na yena uAbhimeleki? Engubani na yena uShekem, ukuba simkhonze? Akanguye na unyana kaYerubhahali? noZebhule umlungiseleli wakhe? Bakhonzeni oonyana bakaHamore, uyise kaShekem, kuba kutheni na ukuba simkhonze? 29Kwaye ukuba uThixo angasibeka esi sizwe ezandleni zam! ndimsuse ke uAbhimeleki. Wathi kuAbhimeleki, Yandisa impi yakho, uphume; 30Waweva uZebhule, ukumkani weso sixeko, amazwi kaGayeli, unyana kaEbhede, wavutha umsindo wakhe. 31Wathuma abathunywa kuAbhimeleki ngasese, esithi, Nanku uGahali unyana kaEbhede, nabazalwana bakhe, befikile kwaShekem; bawuqinisa umzi, ukuba balwe nawo. 32Ke kaloku, vuka ebusuku, wena nabantu onabo, ulale uze ulinde ilizwe. 33Kusasa, ukuphuma kwelanga, vuka kusasa, uwunqamle umzi; yabona ke, ukuba uthe yena namadoda anabo bakuhlasela, wothi ke ngoko uthabathe inyathelo kubo. 34Wavuka ebusuku uAbhimeleki namadoda onke abenaye, balinda bengamaqela amane malunga noShekem. 35Waphuma uGayeli unyana kaEbhede, wema ekungeneni kwesango; 36Wababona uGahali abantu, wathi kuSebhule, Yabona, nanko besiza bevela ezincotsheni zeentaba. Wathi uSebule kuye: Ubona amathunzi eentaba ngathi ngabantu. 37Waphinda waqokela uGayeli, wathi, Yabona, abantu bayehla bevela ezweni; 38Wathi uZebhule kuye, Uphi na kaloku umlomo wakho, owathi ngawo, Ngubani na uAbhimeleki ukuba simkhonze? Asingabo aba bantu ubacekisile? Ndiyathandaza, phumani ngoku, nilwe nabo. 39Waphuma uGahali phambi kwabemi bakwaShekem, walwa noAbhimeleki. 40uAbhimeleki wamsukela, wasaba ebusweni bakhe; 41uAbhimeleki waqhubeka ehlala eArum, yaye uZebhule wamgxotha uGahali nabazalwana bakhe ukuze bangahlali kwaShekem. 42Baphuma ke ngengomso abantu, baya emaphandleni; wamxelela uAbhimeleki. 43Wawathabatha amadoda lawo, wawahlula aba zahlulo zintathu, walala entsimini, wakhangela, wawabona amadoda ephuma phakathi komzi; wabavukela, waboyisa. 44uAbhimeleki nesihlwele esasinaye bakhawuleza, bema emnyango wesango lomzi; zabalekela ezinye izihlwele ezibini, zababulala bonke abantu ababelapho. 45uAbhimeleki walwa nomzi yonke loo mini; wasithimba isixeko, wababulala abantu ababekuso, wasitshabalalisa isixeko, wasigalela ityuwa. 46Beva ke bonke abanini benqaba ende yakwaShekem, besuka bangena enqabeni yeentaba, yendlu yothixo waseBheriti. 47Waxelelwa uAbhimeleki, ukuba babuthelene khona bonke abasenqabeni ende yakwaShekem. 48Wayinyuka uAbhimeleki intaba yaseTalmon, yena nabantu bonke abenabo; uAbhimeleki waphatha izembe ngesandla sakhe, wagawula isebe lomthi, walithabatha, walibeka egxalabeni lakhe, wathi ebantwini ababenaye, Khawulezani nindibone ndisenza le nto yenza njengoko ndenzayo. 49Ngokufanayo bonke abantu bagawula ngamnye isebe lakhe baza bamlandela uAbhimeleki baza bawabeka kwindawo enqatyisiweyo esezintabeni baza bayitshisa inqaba eyayiphezu kwayo ezintabeni; kangangokuba bafa onke amadoda enqaba yakwaShekem, malunga newaka lamadoda nabafazi. 50Emva koko uAbhimeleki waya eTebhesi, wayingqinga iTebhesi, wayithimba. 51Kwaye kukho inqaba ende eliqele phakathi komzi, abalekela khona onke amadoda, nabafazi, nomzi wonke, bazivalela, bazakhela phezu kodonga lwenqaba leyo inde. 52Wafika uAbhimeleki enqabeni leyo, walwa nayo, wasondela emnyango wenqaba leyo, ukuze ayitshise ngomlilo. 53Yasuka inkazana yaphosa ilitye lokusila entlokweni ka-Abhimeleki, lamophula ukakayi. 54Wakhawuleza wabiza umfana, wathi kuye, Rhola ikrele lakho, undibulale, hleze bathi ngam, Ubulewe ngumfazi; Waza isoka lakhe lamtyhala, wabhubha. 55Abona amadoda akwaSirayeli ukuba ufile uAbhimeleki, aya elowo endaweni yakhe. 56Ngoko ke uThixo wabuphindezela ububi buka-Abhimeleki awayebenzile kuyise ngokubulala abantakwabo abangamashumi asixhenxe. 57uThixo wabubuyisela bonke ububi bamadoda akwaShekem ezintlokweni zawo, nesiqalekiso sikaYotam, unyana kaYerubhahali, saba phezu kwawo.
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