Abahluleli 18
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AbaHluleli 18
AbakwaDani bafuna ifa labo
1Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli; ngalezo zinsuku isizwe sakwaDani sazifunela ifa lokuhlala; ngoba kwaze kwaba yilolosuku babengalitholanga lonke ilifa labo phakathi kwezizwe zakoIsrayeli.
2Abantwana bakwaDani bathuma emindenini yabo amadoda ayisihlanu, amadoda anamandla, evela eSora nase-Eshitawoli, ukuba ahlole izwe, alihlole; bathi kubo: “Hambani nihlole izwe.”
3Sebesendlini kaMika balazi izwi lensizwa engumLevi; bangena khona, bathi kuye: “Ulethwe ngubani lapha na?” kanti wenzani kulendawo? futhi unani lapha?
4Wathi kubo: “Wenze njalo uMika kimi, wangiqasha, ngase ngingumpristi wakhe.
5Basebesithi kuye: Cela iseluleko kuNkulunkulu, ukuze sazi ukuthi indlela esihamba ngayo izaphumelela yini.
6Umpristi wasesithi kubo: Hambani ngokuthula, phambi kweNkosi, lizahamba lapho eliya khona.
7Asuka amadoda ayisihlanu, afika eLayishi, abona abantu ababekulo ukuthi babehlezi ngokulondeka njengamaSidoni, benokuthula, belondekile; futhi kwakungekho mantshi ezweni owayengabahlazisa kunoma iyiphi indaba; babekude nabaseSidoni, bengahlangene namuntu.
8Bafika kubafowabo eSora nase-Eshitawoli; abafowabo bathi kubo: “Nithini na?
9Base bethi: “Sukumani, sihambe silwe nabo; ngokuba silibonile izwe, futhi bheka, lihle kakhulu; kanti usekhona? ningalibali ukuhamba ningene ukulidla izwe.
10Uma nihamba niyofika kubantu abalondekile nasezweni elikhulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu ulinikele esandleni senu; indawo lapho okungekho lutho okungekho emhlabeni.
11Kwaphuma lapho amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha esizwe sakwaDani, evela eZora nase-Eshitawoli, ehlome izikhali zempi.
12Bakhuphuka, bamisa eKiriyati Jeharimi kwaJuda; ngalokho babiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iMahane-dani kuze kube namuhla; bheka, lingasemva kweKiriyati Jeharimi.
13Basuka lapho, baya ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, bafika endlini kaMika.
14Amadoda ayisihlanu abeye ukuhlola izwe laseLayishe aphendula, athi kubafowabo: “Niyazi yini ukuthi kulezi zindlu kukhona onkulunkulu bamatshe nendlu, nesithombe esibaziweyo, nesithombe esibunjiweyo na? manje-ke qaphelani okufanele nikwenze.
15Aphambukela khona, afika endlini yensizwa, umLevi, endlini kaMika, ayibingelela.
16Amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha, ayehlome izikhali zempi, angabantwana bakwaDani, ayemi ekungeneni kwesango.
17Amadoda amahlanu ayehambile ukuhlola izwe akhuphuka angena khona athatha isithombe esibaziweyo nesembatho sasemahlombe nezithixo zendlu nesithombe esibunjiweyo; umpristi wema ekungeneni kwesango namadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ahlome izikhali zempi.
18Angena endlini kaMika, athatha isithombe esibaziweyo, nengubo yamahlombe, nezithixo zendlu, nesithombe esibunjiweyo. Wayesethi umpristi kubo: “Nenzani na?
19Bathi kuye: “Thula, ubeke isandla sakho emlonyeni wakho, uhambe nathi, ube ngubaba nompristi wethu; kungcono yini kuwe ukuba ube ngumpristi wendlu yomuntu oyedwa, noma ube ngumpristi wesizwe nesizukulwane sakwa-Israyeli na?
20Inhliziyo yompristi yathokoza, wathatha ingubo yamahlombe, nezithixo, nesithombe esibaziweyo, wangena phakathi kwabantu.
21Khona-ke baphenduka bahamba babeka phambi kwabo abantwana abancane nezinkomo nenqola.
22Kwathi sebekude nendlu kaMika, amadoda ayesezindlini eziseduze nendlu kaMika abuthana, abafica abantwana bakwaDani.
23Babiza abantwana bakwaDani. Base bephendula ubuso babo, bathi kuMika: “Kuyini kuwe ukuthi uze nesixuku esingaka na?
24Wathi: “Nithathile onkulunkulu bami engabenzayo, nompristi, namuka; futhi yini enye enginayo? futhi uthini kimi: Uyini inkinga yakho?
25Abantwana bakwaDani base bethi kuye: “Izwi lakho malingezwakali phakathi kwethu, funa amadoda athukuthele akugijimele, ulahlekelwe umphefumulo wakho kanye nomphefumulo wendlu yakho.”
26Abantwana bakwaDani basuka, uMika ebona ukuthi banamandla kunaye, waphenduka, wabuyela endlini yakhe.
27Base bethatha impahla uMika abeyenzile, nompristi abenaye, bafika eLayishi nabantu abanokuthula nabalondekile; bababulala ngosiko lwenkemba, bashisa umuzi ngomlilo.
28Kwakungekho msindisi, ngokuba kwakukude neSidoni, bengahlangene namuntu; kwakusesigodini esingaseBetrehobe. Bakha umuzi, bahlala kuwo.
29Bawubiza umuzi ngokuthi uDani ngegama likayise uDani owazalelwa u-Israyeli; kodwa igama lomuzi ekuqaleni laliyiLayisi.
30Abantwana bakwaDani bazimisela isithombe esibaziweyo; uJonathani, indodana kaGereshomu, indodana kaManase, yena namadodana akhe baba ngabapristi besizwe sakwaDani kwaze kwafika usuku lokuthunjwa kwezwe.
31Bazimisela isithombe esibaziweyo sikaMika abesenze ngaso sonke isikhathi indlu kaNkulunkulu iseShilo.
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