Abahluleli 20
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AbaHluleli 20
1Base bephuma bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, inhlangano yabuthana njengomuntu munye kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba kanye nezwe lakwaGileyadi kuJehova eMispa.
2Kwasekubonakala izikhulu zabo bonke abantu bezizwe zonke zakwa-Israyeli ebandleni labantu bakaNkulunkulu, amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane angumgundatshani, arhola inkemba.
3Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphukele eMispa. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi: “Sitsheleni ukuthi lobu bubi bebunjani na?”
4UmLevi, indoda yowesifazane obuleweyo, waphendula wathi: “Ngifikile eGibeya yakwaBenjamini, mina nesancinza sami, ukuba silale khona.
5Abantu baseGibeya bangivukela, bahaqa indlu nxazonke zami ebusuku, befuna ukungibulala; isancinza sami sabaphoqa ukuthi sifile.
6Ngasithatha isancinza sami, ngisihlahlela, ngasithuma ezweni lonke lefa lakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba babenzile ihlazo nobuwula kwa-Israyeli.
7Bhekani, nina nonke ningabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; nikeza iseluleko neseluleko sakho lapha.
8Bonke abantu basukuma njengamuntu munye, bathi: “Asiyikuya etendeni lakhe, futhi asiyikungena endlini yakhe.”
9Kepha manje kuyakuba njalo ngeGibeya; sizomasha ngokumelene nalo ngokudalelwa;
10Siyakuthatha amadoda ayishumi kwayikhulu kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, nekhulu enkulungwaneni nasenkulungwaneni ezinkulungwaneni eziyishumi, ukuba ahambe atholele abantu ukudla, abangakwenza lapho befika eGibeya. KwaBenjamini, njengakho konke ubuwula ababenza kwa-Israyeli.
11Bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana emzini, beboshiwe njengamuntu munye.
12Izizwe zakwa-Israyeli zathuma amadoda esizweni sonke sakwaBenjamini, ukuba athi: “Bububi buni lobu obenziwe phakathi kwenu na?
13Manje siphe amadoda, amadodana kaBheliyali, aseGibeya, ukuze siwabulale, sisuse ububi kwa-Israyeli. Kepha abantwana bakwaBenjamini abavumanga ukulalela izwi labafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
14Kepha abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana emizini yaseGibeya ukuba baphume ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
15Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babalwa ngaleso sikhathi bephuma emizini, bephuma emizini, baba ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesithupha ahloma inkemba, ngaphandle kwabemi baseGibeya, ababalwayo baba ngamadoda akhethiweyo angamakhulu ayisikhombisa.
16Phakathi kwalaba bantu bonke kwakukhona amadoda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa akhethiwe angamanxele; yilowo nalowo wayengajikijela amatshe ububanzi bezinwele, angageji.
17Amadoda akwa-Israyeli, ngaphandle kukaBenjamini, abalwa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane ahloma inkemba; bonke babengamaqhawe.
18Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basebezilungisa, bakhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, bacela iseluleko kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Ngumuphi kithi ozokhuphukela kuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na?” UJehova wathi: “UJuda makakhuphuke kuqala.”
19Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqeda ekuseni bamisa ngaseGibeya.
20Amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphuma ukulwa noBenjamini; amadoda akwa-Israyeli azihlela ukulwa nawo eGibeya.
21Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma eGibeya, babulala kwa-Israyeli ngalolo suku abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.
22Abantu, amadoda akwa-Israyeli, baziqinisa, babuye bahlela impi endaweni ababehleleke kuyo ngosuku lokuqala.
23Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka bakhala phambi kukaJehova kwaze kwahlwa, bacela iseluleko kuJehova bathi: “Ngiphinde ngenyuke ngiyokulwa nabantwana bakwaBhenjamini, umfowethu na?” Khona-ke uJehova wathi: “Khuphukani ngiyokulwa naye.
24Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesibili.
25UBenjamini waphuma eGibeya ukulwa nabo ngosuku lwesibili, wabuye wachitha abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili ezweni labantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bonke bahosha izinkemba zabo.
26Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabo bonke abantu bakhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, bakhala, bahlala phansi phambi kukaJehova, bazila ukudla ngalolo suku kwaze kwahlwa, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokubonga phambi kukaJehova. NKOSI.
27Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuza kuJehova, ngokuba umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wawulapho ngalezo zinsuku;
28UFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, wema phambi kwakhe ngalezo zinsuku, wathi: “Ngiphinde ngiphume ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBhenjamini, umfowethu, noma ngiyeke?” Wayesethi uJehova: “Yenyuka; ngoba kusasa ngizawanikela esandleni sakho.
29U-Israyeli waqamekela iGibeya nxazonke.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphukela kuBhenjamini
30Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesithathu, bazihlelela ukulwa neGibeya njengakuqala.
31Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma ukulwa nabantu, basuswa emzini; baqala ukuhlasela nokubulala abanye babantu njengakuqala emigwaqweni emikhulu, omunye wabo okhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, omunye eGibeya endle, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu akwa-Israyeli.
32Base bethi abantwana bakwaBenjamini: “Banqotshiwe phambi kwethu njengakuqala; Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi: “Masibaleke, sibadonsele emigwaqweni besuka emzini.”
33Wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli asuka endaweni yawo, azihlela eBali Tamari;
34Kwasekufika eGibeya amadoda akhethiweyo azinkulungwane ezilitshumi kuIsrayeli wonke, impi yayinzima, kodwa babengazi ukuthi ububi buphezu kwabo.
35UJehova wahlula uBenjamini phambi kuka-Israyeli; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babulala kwaBenjamini ngalolo suku izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nekhulu; bonke bahosha izinkemba zabo.
36Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babona ukuthi banqotshiwe, ngokuba amadoda akwa-Israyeli ahlubuka kwabakwaBenjamini, ngokuba babethembele kwabaqamba amanga ababehlezi ngaseGibeya.
37Abaqamba amanga bashesha bagijimela eGibeya; abaqamba amanga babuthana ndawonye, babulala umuzi wonke ngosiko lwenkemba.
38Kwakukhona isibonakaliso phakathi kwamadoda akwa-Israyeli nabaqambimanga ababelindele ukushunqa umusi omkhulu emzini.
39Amadoda akwa-Israyeli ahlehla ekulweni, uBenjamini waqala ukubulala, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu amadoda akwa-Israyeli; ngokuba bathi: Ngempela, bahlulwa phambi kwethu njengasempini yokuqala.
40Kwathi lapho ilangabi liqala ukunyuka liphuma emzini nensika yomusi, abakwaBenjamini babheka emva kwabo, bheka, ilangabi lomuzi likhuphukela ezulwini.
41Lapho amadoda akwa-Israyeli ephenduka, amadoda akwaBhenjamini amangala, ngoba abona ukuthi ububi bubehlele.
42Yingakho bafulathela phambi kwamadoda akwa-Israyeli endleleni eya ehlane; kodwa impi yabafica; abaphuma emizini bababhubhisa phakathi kwayo.
43Bahaqa abakwaBenjamini nxazonke, babaxosha, babanyathela ngokukhululeka ngaseGibeya ekuphumeni kwelanga.
44Kwawa kwaBenjamini amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke babengamadoda anesibindi.
45Baphenduka babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimoni; baxosha baze bafika eGidomi, babulala kubo abayizinkulungwane ezimbili.
46Bonke abawa ngalolo suku kwaBenjamini babe ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ahlome inkemba; bonke babengamadoda anesibindi.
47Kepha abantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha baphenduka, babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimoni, bahlala edwaleni lakwaRimoni izinyanga ezine.
48Amadoda akwa-Israyeli abuyela kubantwana bakwaBenjamini, ababulala ngosiko lwenkemba, namadoda akuleyo naleyo mizi, njengezilwane, nabo bonke abafika esandleni; bathungela yonke imizi ngomlilo abafike kukho.
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