Tsonga - The Book of Judges

Vaavanyisi

NDZIMAYA1

1EndzhakukarifuraYoxuwa,vanavaIsrayelevavutisa Yehovhavaku:“Imaniloyiangatarhangaatlhandlukela Vakananakuyalwanavona?”

2Yehovhaaku:“Yudautatlhandluka,ndzinyiketiletiko emavokweniyayena”

3KutaniYudaakuekaSimiyonimakwavo:“Tlhandzeka naminaekaxiaveloxamina,leswakuhitalwani Vakanana;naminandzitafambanawenaekaxiaveloxa wenaHilokoSimiyoniafambanayena

4KutaniYudaatlhandluka;HOSIXikwembuxinyiketa VakanananiVapereziemavokweniyavona,vadlaya vavanunava10000eBezeki.

5VakumaAdonibezekieBezeki,valwanayena,vadlaya VakanananiVaperezi

6KambeAdonibezekeabaleka;van'wihlongorisa,va n'wikhoma,van'witsemaswikunwananiswikunwana swayenaleswikulu

7Adonibezekeaku:“Tihosita30,titsemiwile swikunwanaswatonaniswikunwanaswatonaleswikulu, tihlengeleteswakudyaswatonaehansikatafularamina Kutanivan'witisaeYerusalema,kutaniafelakona.

8VanavaYudaavalwilenaYerusalema,vawuteke,va wuhlaselahibanga,vahisamuti

9EndzhakukasweswovanavaYudavarhelelavayalwa niVakananalavaavatshamaentshaveniniledzongenini lenkoveni

10KutaniYudaayalwaniVakananalavaavatshama eHebroni,(sweswivitoraHebronikhaleakuri Kiriyatarba:)vadlayaXexayi,AhimaninaTalmayi

11KusukakwalahoayalwanivaakivaDebiri,vitora DebirileriaririemahlweniakuriKiriyat-Sefere

12Kalebeaku:“LoyiatlhavakaKiriat-Sefere,ayiteka, ndzitan’winyikaAkisan’wanawaminawanhwanyana leswakuavansatiwayena”

13KutaniOtinielen’wanawaKenazi,makwavolontsongo waKalebe,ariteka,an’winyikaAkisan’wanawakwewa nhwanyanaleswakuavansatiwakwe

14Lokoafikaekayena,an’wisusumetelakukombela nsimuekatatawakwe,kutaniapfurhaembhongolweni yakwe;Kalebeakuekayena:“Ulavayinixana?”

15Kutaniakuekayena:“Ndzinyikenkateko,hikuvau ndzinyikiletikoraledzongeni;ndzinyikeniswihlovo swamatiKalebean'winyikaswihlovoswalehenhlani swalehansi

16KutanivanavaMukeni,n’wingiwaMuxe,vahuma emutiniwamirhiyancindzunivanavaYudavaya emanangayaYuda,leringaedzongeniwaAradi;kutaniva yatshamaexikarhikavanhu

17KutaniYudaafambanaSimiyonimakwavo,vadlaya VakananalavaavatshamaeSefati,varilovisahikuhelela. VitoramutilowuawuvitaniwaHorma.

18NakambetikoraYudaritekaGazaniribuwararona, naAskeloniniribuwararona,naEkroniniribuwararona.

19YehovhaaarinaYuda;kutaniahlongolavaakiva ntshava;kambeavangaswikotikuhlongolavaakiva nkova,hikuvaavarinimakalichiyansimbi.

20HilokovanyikaHebroniekaKalebe,hilahaMuxea vulekehakona,kutaniahlongolavanavanharhuvaAnaki kwalaho.

21VanavaBenjaminiavavahlongolangaVayebusilavaa vatshamaeYerusalema;kambeVayebusivatshamani vanavaBenjaminieYerusalemakufikelanamuntlha. 22YindluyaYosefa,nayonayitlhandlukelaeBethele, Yehovhaaarinavona

23YindluyaYosefayirhumavanhuleswakuvaya endzelaBethele(Sweswivitoramutilowukhaleakuri Luz)

24Kutanitinhloritivonawanunaahumaemutini,tiku ekayena:“Hikombela,hikombendlelayonghenaemutini, kutanihitakukombatintswalo”

25Lokoavakombandlelayonghenaemutini,vahlasela mutihibanga;kambevatshikewanunaloyinindyanguwa yenahinkwawo

26KutaniwanunaloyiayaetikweniraVahiti,aakamuti, awuthyavitoraLuzi

27NaswonaManaseangahlongolangavaakiva Betixiyaninimitiyarona,hambikuriTaanakanimitiya rona,hambikurivaakivaDorinimitiyarona,hambikuri vaakivaIbleamunimitiyarona,kumbevaakivaMegido nimitiyarona,kambeVakananaavatatshamaetikweni rero

28KutelokoIsrayelearinimatimba,vahambanisa Vakanana,kambeavavahlongolangahikuhelela.

29NaswonaEfrayimiangavahlongolangaVakananalava avatshamaeGezere;kambeVakananaavatshama eGezereexikarhikavona

30NaswonaZebuloniangavahlongolangavaakiva KitroninivaakivaNahaloli;kambeVakananavatshama exikarhikavona,vavaswihlohloteri

31NaswonaAxereangavahlongolangavaakivaAko, kumbevaakivaSidoni,Ahlabu,Akizibi,Heleba,Afiki kumbeRehobo.

32KambeVaaxereavatshamaexikarhikaVakanana, vaakivatiko,hikuvaavavahlongolanga.

33NaswonaNeftaliangavahlongolangavaakivaBetaXemexekumbevaakivaBetanati;kambeaatshama exikarhikaVakanana,vaakivatiko,hambiswiritano vaakivaBetexemexnivaBetanativavaswihlohloteriswa vona

34VaamorivasindzisavanavaDanientshaveni,hikuvaa vangavapfumelelikurhelelaenkoveni

35KambeVaamoriavatatshamaentshaveniyaHeresi eAyaloninileXaalbimi,+kambevokorayindluya Yosefarihlula,lerovavavaswibalo

36RibuwaraVaamoriarisukaekutlhandlukenikuya fikaeAkrabimi,kusukaeribyenikuyaehenhla.

NDZIMAYA2

1KutanintsumiyaYehovhayitlhandlukaeGiligalayiya eBokimi,yiku:“NdzimihumeaEgipta,ndzimiyisa etikwenilerindzirihlambanyelekevatatawan’wina; kutanindziku:“Andzingepfukindzitshovilentwanano waminanan’wina”

2Mingatshukimiendlantwananonivaakivatikoleri;mi tawiselatialitaritavonaehansi,kambeamiriyingisanga ritoramina;

3Hikokwalahondzitlhelendziku:“Andzingeva hlongoliemahlwenikan’wina;kambevatafananimitwa

ematlhelokan'wina,swikwembuswavonaswitava ntlhamuekan'wina.

4KutelokontsumiyaYehovhayivulamaritolawaeka Vaisrayelehinkwavo,vanhuvatlakusaritoravonavarila.

5VathyandhawuyoleyovitoraBokimi,kutaniva humeselaYehovhamagandzelokwalaho

6KutelokoYoxuwaantshunxavanhuvafamba,vanava Israyeleun’wananiun’wanaayandzhakayakweleswaku ayatekatiko

7VanhuvatirhelaYehovhamasikuhinkwawoyaYoxuwa nimasikuhinkwawoyavakulukumbalavahanyekeku tlulaYoxuwa,lavavonekemintirhohinkwayoleyikuluya YehovhaleyiayiendlelekeIsrayele.

8Yoxuwan’wanawaNuni,nandzawaYehovha,afaari nimalembeya100hivukhale

+9Van’wilahlaendzilakaneniwandzhakayakwe eTimina-heresi,entshaveniyaEfrayimi,en’walungwiniwa xitsungaxaGawasi

10Xitukulwanaxexohinkwaxoxihlengeletiwileeka vatatawaxona,kuvanirixakarin’wanaendzhakukavona, leringativikiYehovha,hambikurimintirholeyiayi endlelekeIsrayele.

11VanavaIsrayelevaendlaleswobihaemahlwenika Yehovha,vatirhelaVabaali

12KutanivatshikaYehovhaXikwembuxavatatawavona, loyiavahumesekeetikweniraEgipta,valandzela swikwembuswin’wana,swaswikwembuswavanhulava varhendzeleke,vankhinsamaemahlwenikavona,va hlundzukisaYehovha

13KutanivatshikaYehovha,vatirhelaBaalinaAstaroto

14KutanivukarhibyaYehovhabyihlundzukelaIsrayele,a vanyiketaemavokweniyavaphangilavavaphangheke,a vaxavisaemavokweniyavalalavavonaematlhelo hinkwawo,lerovavangahaswikotikuyimaemahlweni kavalalavavona

15Kun’wananikun’wanalahaavahumakona,vokora Yehovhaarivalwahivubihi,hilahaYehovhaavuleke hakonanihilahaYehovhaavahlambanyelekehakona

16HambiswiritanoYehovhaapfuxavaavanyisi,vava kutsulaemavokweniyalavavavaphangheke.

17Hambiswiritanoavayingisangavaavanyisivavona, kambevayahivunghwavavaendzhakukaswikwembu swin’wana,vatinkhinsamela,vahatlavasukaendleleni leyivatatawavonaavafambahayona,vayingisa swilerisoswaYehovha;kambeavaendlangatano 18LokoYehovhaavapfuxavaavanyisi,Yehovhaavana muavanyisi,avakutsulaemavokweniyavalalavavona masikuhinkwawoyamuavanyisi,hikuvaYehovhau hundzukilehikwalahokakukonyakavonahikwalahoka lavavavatshikilelakanilavavavakarhataka

19Kutelokomuavanyisiafile,vatlhelela,vationhaku tlulavatatawavona,hikulandzelaswikwembuswin’wana kuvatirhelanikuswinkhinsamela;avatshikangaku endlaswiendloswavona,hambikurindlelayavonayo nonon'hwa

20KuhlundzukakaYehovhakuhlundzukelaIsrayele;a ku:“Hikuvavanhulavavatlulentwananowaminalowu ndziwulerisekevatatawavona,kambeavayingisanga ritoramina;

21Nakambekusukelasweswiandzingehlongolani un’weemahlwenikavonaekamatikolawaYoxuwaama siyekelokoafa

22LeswakundzitakambelaIsrayelehavonaleswakuva tahlayisandlelayaYehovhaleswakuvafambaekayona, hilahavatatawavonavayihlayisekehakonakumbee-e 23HikokwalahoYehovhaasiyamatikowolawo,angama hlongolangahikuhatlisa;angavanyiketanga emavokweniyaYoxuwa

NDZIMAYA3

1HiwonamatikolawaYehovhaamasiyekeleswakua kambelaIsrayelehiwona,+nilavotalavaIsrayelelavaa vangayitivitinyimpihinkwatotaKanana;

2NtsenaleswakuswitukulwanaswavanavaIsrayeleswi tiva,kuvadyondzisanyimpi,hambikurilavaavangativi nchumuekusunguleni;

3KungatihositantlhanutaVafilista,niVakanana hinkwavo,niVasidoni,niVahivhilavaavatshama entshaveniyaLebanoni,kusukelaentshaveniya BaalhermonikuyafikalahakungheniwakakonaeHamati.

4AvafanelevakambelaIsrayelehiswona,kutivaloko vatayingisaswilerisoswaYehovha,leswiaswileriseke vatatawavonahivokoraMuxe.

5VanavaIsrayeleavatshamaexikarhikaVakanana, Vahiti,Vaamori,Vaperezi,Vahivhi,niVayebusi

6Vatekavanavavonavavanhwanyanavavavasativa vona,vanyiketavanavavonavavanhwanyanaekavana vavonavamajaha,vagandzelaswikwembuswavona 7VanavaIsrayelevaendlaleswobihaemahlwenika Yehovha,varivalaYehovhaXikwembuxavona,vatirhela Vabaaliniswihlahla

8HikokwalahovukaribyaYehovhabyihlundzukela Israyele,avaxaviselaevokweniraKuxanirisitayimihosi yaMesopotamiya,+vanavaIsrayelevatirhela Kuxanirisitayimimalembeyatsevu.

9KutelokovanavaIsrayelevahuwelelaekaYehovha, YehovhaapfuxelaVaisrayelemukutsuri,loyiava kutsuleke,kungaOtinielen’wanawaKenazi,makwavo lontsongowaKalebe

10MoyawaYehovhawutaehenhlakayena,aavanyisa Israyele,ahumaayaenyimpini,kutaniYehovhaanyiketa KuxanirisitayimihosiyaMesopotamiyaevokwenirayena; kutanivokorayenarihlulaKuxanirisitayimi

11Tikorivenikuwisamalembeya40.KutaniOtiniele n'wanaKenasiafa

12VanavaIsrayelevatlhelavaendlaleswobiha emahlwenikaYehovha,kutaniYehovhaatiyisaEgiloni hosiyaMowabukulwanaIsrayele,hikuvavaendleswo bihaemahlwenikaYehovha.

13KutaniahlengeletavanavaAmoninivaAmalekeeka yena,ayahlaselaIsrayele,atekamutiwamirhiyancindzu 14KutanivanavaIsrayelevatirhelaEgilonihosiya Mowabumalembeya18.

15KambelokovanavaIsrayelevahuwelelaekaYehovha, Yehovhaavapfuxamuponisi,Ehudin’wanawaGera, Mubenyamini,wanunawavokoraximatsi

16KambeEhudian’wiendlelabangaleringanimatlhelo mambirhi,lerilehekexisungunuxin’we;kutaniayiboha ehansikanguvuyayenaexifuvenixayenaxaxinene

17KutaniatisanyikoekaEgilonihosiyaMowabu, Egiloniaanonileswinene.

18Kutelokoahetilekunyikelanyiko,ahlongolavanhu lavaavarhwalenyikoyoleyo

19Kambeyenaatlhelelaetindhawinitocelamaribyeletia tiriekusuhinaGiligala,aku:“Wenahosi,ndzinintirho walexihundleniekawena;Hinkwavolavaavayime etlhelokayenavahumaekayena.

20Ehudiataekayena;naswonaaatshamileephalariya ximumu,leyiaarinayonayayenan’winiariyexeEhudi aku:“NdzinirungulalerihumakaekaXikwembueka wena.”Kutaniapfukaexitshan’wenixayena.

21Ehudiatshambulutavokorayenaraximatsi,ateka bangaleringaexifuvenixayenaxaxinene,arihoxa ekhwirinirayena

22Kutanin'wanawunghenaendzhakukatlhari;mafurha mapfalaehenhlakatlhari,lerovaangaswikotikuhumesa bangaekhwirinirayena;kutanithyakarihuma

23HilokoEhudiahumahilerivaleni,an’wipfala tinyangwatalendlwiniyoetlelaekatona,atikhiya.

24Lokoahumile,malandzayayenamata;kutanilokova vonaleswakutinyangwatandhawuyowiselaekayonati lotleriwile,vaku:“Hakuneneufunengetamilengeyayena ekamarenirayenaraximumu”

25Kutanivahlwelakukondzavakhomiwahitingana; hikokwalahovatekaxilotlelo,vaswipfula,kutani waswivo,hosiyavonayiweleehansiyifileemisaveni

26Ehudiabalekalokovaharikona,atsemakanya milandzuyamaribye,abalekelaeSeirati.

27Lokoafika,achayamhalamhalaentshaveniya Efrayimi,vanavaIsrayelevarhelelanayenavahuma entshaveni,nayenaavarhangela.

28Kutaniakuekavona:“Ndzilandzeleleni,hikuva Yehovhaunyiketilevalalavan’winaVamowabu emavokweniyan’wina.”Varhelelavan'wilandza,vateka mabobomayaYordanivakongomaeMowabu,kambeava pfumelelanganiun'wekutsemakanya

29Hinkarhiwolowovadlayevavanunavakwalomuka10 000valeMowabu,hinkwavolavanavelakakunavela,ni vavanunahinkwavovavurhena;kutaniakubalekangani munhu.

30HilokoMowabuwuhluriwahisikureroehansikavoko raIsrayeleKutanitikorivenikuwisamalembeya40

31EndzhakukayenaakuriXamugaran’wanawaAnati, +loyiadlayekevavanunava600waVafilistahinhonga yahomu;

NDZIMAYA4

1VanavaIsrayelevatlhelavaendlaleswobiha emahlwenikaYehovha,lokoEhudiafile

2YehovhaavaxaviselaevokweniraYabinihosiya Kanana,loyiafumekeeHasora;ndhunayavuthurayenaa kuriSisera,loyiaatshamaeHaroxetiwaVamatiko

3VanavaIsrayelevahuwelelaekaYehovha,hikuvaaari nimakalichiyansimbiya900;axaniseVaisraelehi matimbamalembeya20

4Debora,muprofetawaxisati,nsatiwaLapidoti,u avanyisaIsrayeleenkarhiniwolowo

5AatshamaehansikamurhiwancindzuwaDebora exikarhikaRhamanaBetheleentshaveniyaEfrayimi, kutanivanavaIsrayelevatlhandlukelaekayenaleswaku vataavanyisa

6KutaniarhumavanhuleswakuavitanaBarakan’wana waAbinowamu+ahumaeKedesnaftali,akuekayena: “XanaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleangalerisiwanga,a

ku:‘FambauyaentshaveniyaTaboro,utekavavanunava 10000vavanavaNeftalinivakaZebuloni?

7NdzitakukokelaenambyeniwaKixoniSisera,ndhuna yavuthuraYabini,nimakalichiyakwenivunyingibya yena;kutanindzitan’winyiketaevokwenirawena.

8Barakaakuekayena:“Lokoufambanamina,ndzita famba,kambelokoungafambinamina,andzingefambi”

9N’wanaaku:“Hakunenendzitafambanawena;hikuva YehovhautaxavisaSiseraevokwenirawansatiKutani Deboraapfuka,afambanaBarakeKedexe

10BarakaavitanaZebuloninaNeftalieKedexi;a tlhandlukaarinivavanunava10000emilengeniyayena, kutaniDeboraatlhandlukanayena.

11HeberewaMukeni,loyiaariekavanavaHobabu mukon’wanawaMuxe,aatihambaniseniVakene,a dzimantsongawakweerivaleniraZanayimileringa ekusuhinaKedexi

12KutanivabyelaSiseraleswakuBarakan’wanawa AbinowamuutlhandlukeleentshaveniyaTabora.

13Siseraahlengeletamakalichiyakwehinkwawo, makalichiyansimbiya900,nivanhuhinkwavolavaavari nayena,kusukelaeHaroxetiwaVamatikokuyafika enambyeniwaKixoni

14DeboraakuekaBaraka:“Pfuka;hikuvahironasiku leriYehovhaanyiketekeSiseraevokwenirawena,xana Yehovhaangahumiemahlwenikawenaxana?Kutani BarakaarhelelaentshaveniyaTaboro,an'wilandza vavanunavakhumeramagidi.

15YehovhaapfilunganyaSiseranimakalichiyakwe hinkwawonimavuthuyakwehinkwawohitlhari emahlwenikaBaraka;kutaniSiseraasukaekakalichiya yena,abalekahimilengeyayena

16KambeBarakaahlongorisamakalichinimavuthukuya fikaeHaroxetiwaVamatiko,kutanimavuthuhinkwawoya Siseramawahibanga;naswonaakungaharinamunhu loyiasaleke

17KambeSiseraabalekelaentsongeniwaYaelensatiwa HeberewaMukeni,hikuvaakurinikurhulaexikarhika YabinihosiyaHasoroniyindluyaHeberewaMukeni 18YayeleahumaayahlangananaSisera,akuekayena: “Nghena,hosiyanga,nghenaekamina;ungachavi Kutelokoahundzulukeekayenaentsongeni,an'wi funengetahinguvu.

19Hilokoakuekayena:“Ndzindzinyikematinyanayo nwa;hikuvandzinitorhaKutaniapfulabodlhelaramasi, an'winwa,an'wifunengeta.

20Atlhelaakuekayena:“Yimaenyangweniyantsonga, kutanikutaendleka,lokomunhuataatakuvutisa,aku: ‘Xanakunamunhulaha?leswakuutaku:“E-e”

21HilokoYayeleHeberensatiatekaxipikirixantsonga,a khomahamelehivoko,ayaekayenahikuolova,aba xipikiriemasengeniyakwe,axibohaehansi,hikuvaaa etleleswinenenaswonaaakarheleHilokoafa

22LokoBarakaarikarhiahlongorisaSisera,Yayelea humaayan’wihlanganisa,akuekayena:“Tana,ndzita kukombawanunaloyiun’wilavaka”Kutelokoanghena entsongeniwayena,waswivo,Siseraaetleleafile,xipikiri axirietintsongenitayena

23HisikureroXikwembuxihlulaYabinihosiyaKanana emahlwenikavanavaIsrayele.

24VokoravanavaIsrayelerihumelela,rihlulaYabini hosiyaKanana,kukondzavalovisaYabinihosiyaKanana

NDZIMAYA5

1KutaniDeboranaBarakan'wanawaAbinowamuhisiku rero,vayimbelelavaku:

2DzunisaniYehovhahikwalahokakurihiselakaIsrayele, lokovanhuvatinyiketelahikuswirhandza

3Yingisani,n'winatihosi;yingiseni,n'winatihosana;Mina, mina,ndzitayimbelelaHOSIXikwembu;Ndzita yimbelelakudzunisaHOSIXikwembuxaIsraele

4HOSI,lokouhumaeSeyira,lokouhumaensin'winiya Edomu,misavayitsekatseka,matilomarhetela,mapapana wonamawisemati

5Tintshavatin’okaemahlwenikaYehovha,Sinayiyoleyo yin’okaemahlwenikaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayele

6EmasikwiniyaXamagaran’wanawaAnati,emasikwini yaYayele,magondzolamakuluamangarinamunhu naswonavafambiavafambahilematlhelo

7Vaakivaswimitanavayimile,vayimaeIsrayele,ku fikelalokominaDeborandzipfuka,ndzipfukamanana eIsrayele

8Vahlawuleswikwembuleswintshwa;kutanikuveni nyimpietinyangweni:xanaakuvoniwexitlhangukumbe fumuexikarhikavanhuva40000eIsrayele?

9MbiluyaminayilekatindhunataIsrayele,leti tinyiketelekehikurhandzaexikarhikavanhu.Midzunisa HOSIXikwembu

10Vulavula,n’winalavakhandziyakatimbhongolotobasa, n’winalavatshamakaekuavanyisiweni,mifamba endleleni

11Lavakutsuriwekeekahuwayavampfampfarhutiva miseveetindhawinitakukokamati,vatayingisakona swiendloswolulamaswaYehovha,kungaswiendloswo lulamaekavaakivaswimitanaswayenaeIsrayele,kutani vanhuvaYehovhavatarhelelaetinyangweni.

12Pfuka,pfuka,Debora:pfuka,pfuka,vularisimu:pfuka, Baraka,uyisavuhlongabyawena,n'wanawaAbinowamu 13Kutaniaendlaleswakuloyiasalekeafuma vakulukumbaexikarhikavanhu,Yehovhaundziendle ndzifumatinhenha

14EkaEfrayimiakurinirimitsuravonalerilwakani Vaamaleke;endzhakukawena,Benjamini,exikarhika vanhuvawena;eMakirikuhumatindhuna-nkulu,nilava khomakapeniyamutsarivahumaeZebuloni.

15TihosanataIsakaraatirinaDebora;hambikuri Isakara,naBaraka,urhumeriweenkovenihimilengeEka kuavanakaRhuveniakurinimiehleketoleyikuluya timbilu

16Hayiniutshamaexikarhikaswivalaswatinyimpfu,u twaswiriloswamintlhambi?EkamavandlayaRhuvenia kurinikulavisisalokukulukatimbilu

17GiliyadiaatshamaentsungeniwaYordani,naswona hikwalahokayiniDaniatshamileeswikepeni?Axereaya emahlweniarieribuweniralwandle,atshama eswiphen’winiswayena

18ZebuloninaNeftaliavarivanhulavavekevutomibya vonaekhombyenikufikelaekufenietindhawinileti tlakukeketanhova.

19Tihosititatilwa,kutanitilwanitihositaKanana eTaanakeekusuhinimatiyaMegido;avangatekivuyelo byamali.

20Valwavarietilweni;tinyeletietindlelenitatonatilwa naSisera

21NambuwaKixoniwuvakhukhula,nambuwolowowa khale,nambuwaKixoni.Wenamoya-xiviriwamina,u kandziyematimba

22Kutanitintangutatihancititshovekahikutirhisatipransing,ti-pransingtatinhenhatatona.

23RhukananiMerozi,kuvulantsumiyaYehovha, rhukananivaakivayonahikuvava;hikuvaavangati pfunangaYehovha,kupfunaYehovhakulwisanani tinhenha

24YayelensatiwaHeberewaMukeniutakatekisiwaku tlulavavasati,utakatekisiwakutlulavavasatientsongeni 25Akombelamati,kutanian’winyikamasi;uhumese botereekaxibyaxavuhosi.

26Avekavokorayenaexipikiri,nivokorayenaraxinene ekahameleyavatirhi;kutaniabaSiserahihamele,an'wi banhloko,lokoan'witlhaveatlhelaan'witlhava etinhan'wini

27Ankhinsamaemilengeniyayena,awa,aetlela,a nkhinsamaemilengeniyayena,awa.

28ManawaSiseraalangutaefasitereni,ahuwelelahi rirhanguaku:“Hayinikalichiyakweyilehenkarhiwo leha?hayinikutshamisekamavhilwayamakalichiyakwe?

29Vavasativayenavotlharihavan'wihlamula,ina,u tlheleahlamulaekayenan'wini,

30Xanaavahatlisanga?xanaavaavanyisangaxiharhi lexidyaka;ekaun'wananiun'wananhwanyanakumbe vambirhi;kuyaekaSiseraxiharhixamihlovoyava-divers, xiharhixava-diversmihlovoyaneedlework,yava-divers mihlovoyaneedleworkematlhelohamambirhi,hlangana ekatinhamutavonalavatekakaswiloleswiphangiweke?

31WeHOSI,valalavawenahinkwavoavalovile,+ kambelavan’wirhandzakaavafananidyambulokori humahimatimbayaronaKutanitikorivenikuwisa malembeya40.

NDZIMAYA6

1VanavaIsrayelevaendlaleswobihaemahlwenika Yehovha,kutaniYehovhaavanyiketaemavokweniya Midiyanimalembeyankombo.

2VokoraMidiyanirihlulaIsrayele,hikwalahoka VamidiyanivanavaIsrayelevavaendlelamakhumbilama ngaetintshaveninimabakuniswisirhelelo.

3KutelokoVaisrayelevabyarile,Vamidiyanini Vaamalekenivanavalevuxenivatlhandlukavavahlasela; 4Kutanivadzimamixaxavalwanavona,valovisa swimilaniswamisava,kukondzaufikaeGaza,vangasiyi Israyeleswakudya,hambikuritinyimpfukumbetihomu kumbembhongolo

5Hikuvaavatlhandlukaniswifuwoswavonanimatende yavona,vatakufananitinjiyahivunyingi;hikuvavona nitikamelatavonaavangahlayiwi,kutanivanghena etikwenikuyarilovisa

6KutaniIsrayeleavaevuswetiniswinenehikwalahoka Vamidiyani;VaisraelevahuwelelaekaYehovha 7KutelokovanavaIsrayelevahuwelelaekaYehovha hikwalahokaVamidiyani.

8YehovhaarhumamuprofetaekaVaisrayele,akueka vona:“YehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleuri:“Ndzimi humesileeEgipta,ndzimihumesaendlwiniyavuhlonga;

9NdzimikutsurileemavokweniyaVaegiptanile mavokweniyahinkwavolavamixaniseke,ndziva hlongolaemahlwenikan’wina,ndziminyikatikoravona; 10Kutanindzikuekan'wina:HiminaYehovha Xikwembuxan'wina;mingachaviswikwembuswa Vaamori,lavamitshamakaetikweniravona,kambeami yingisangaritoramina

11KutanintsumiyaYehovhayita,yitshamaehansika murhiwamurhiwamurhilowungaeOfra,lowungawa YowasiwaMuabiyeziri,kutaniGidiyonin’wanawakwea hulakoroniekusuhinixikamelaxavhinyoleswakuayi tumbetaekaVamidiyani

12NtsumiyaYehovhayihumelelaekayena,yikueka yena:“Yehovhaunawena,wenanhenhayavurhena”

13Gidiyoniakuekayena:“OhoHosiyanga,loko Yehovhaarinahina,hikwalahokayinileswihinkwaswo swihihumelerile?kutaniswikwihimasingitayayena hinkwawolawavatatawahinavahibyelekewona,vaku: “XanaYehovhaahiyenaahihumesekeeEgipta?”kambe sweswiHOSIXikwembuxihitshikile,xihinyiketa emavokweniyaVamidiyani

14Yehovhaan’wilanguta,aku:“Fambahimatimbalawa, utaponisaIsrayeleemavokweniyaVamidiyani;

15Kutaniakuekayena:“OhoHosiyanga,xanandzita ponisaIsrayelehiyini?vonani,ndyanguwaminai wusiwanaeManase,ndzilontsongoendlwiniyatatana 16Yehovhaakuekayena:“Hakunenendzitavanawena, utabaVamidiyanikukotamunhuun’we.”

17Kutaniakuekayena:“Lokosweswindzikume tintswaloemahlwenikawena,ndzikombexikombisoxa leswakuuvulavulanamina.”

18Ungasukilahawani,ndzakukombela,kukondzandzi taekawena,ndzihumesanyikoyamina,ndziyiveka emahlwenikawena.Aku:“Ndzitatshamakukondzau vuya”

19Gidiyonianghena,alunghisaximbutana,niswinkwa leswingarikinacomelaswaefayamapa,nyamaayichela exikhwameni,achelamoroembiteni,awuhumeselaeka yenaehansikamurhiwamurhiwamurhi,awunyikela

20NtsumiyaXikwembuyikuekayena:“Tekanyamani swinkwaleswingarikinacomela,uswivekaehenhlaka ribyeleri,uchelamurowakona”Naswonauendletano 21KutanintsumiyaYehovhayihumesamakumuya nhongaleyiayirievokwenirayona,yikhumbanyamani swinkwaleswingarikinacomela;kutanikupfukandzilo eribyeni,wuhisanyamaniswinkwaleswingarikina comelaKutanintsumiyaYehovhayisukaemahlwenika yena.

22LokoGidiyoniaswivonaleswakuintsumiyaYehovha, Gidiyoniaku:“OhoYehovhaXikwembu!hikuvandzi vonentsumiyaYehovhahilangutanile

23Yehovhaakuekayena:“Kurhulaakuvenawena;u ngachavi:awungefi

24HilokoGidiyoniaakelaYehovhaalitarikwalaho,ayi thyavitoraYehovha-xalomu,kufikelanamuntlhayahari eOfrawaVabiyezeri

25HivusikubyebyoYehovhaakuekayena:“Tekankunzi yatatawawena,kungankunziyavumbirhiyamalembe yankombohivukhale,ulahlelaehansialitariyaBalileyi tatawawenaanganayona,utsemaxihlahlalexinga ekusuhinayona

26UakelaYehovhaXikwembuxawenaalitariehenhlaka ribyeleri,endhawinileyihlelekeke,utekankunziya vumbirhi,uhumesagandzelorohisiwahitihunyitanhova leyiungatayitsema.

27KutaniGidiyoniatekavavanunavakhumeeka malandzayayena,aendlahilahaYehovhaan’wibyeleke hakona,hikuvaaachavandyanguwatatawakweni vavanunavamuti,lerovaangaswikotikuswiendla ninhlikanhi,aswiendlanivusiku

28Lokovavanunavamutivapfukanimixoswinene,va vonaalitariyaBaliyicukumetiwile,nimurhilowuawuri ekusuhinawonawutsemiwile,kutaninkunziyavumbirhi yinyikeriwileehenhlakaalitarileyiakiweke.

29Vavutisana:“Imanilaendlekemhakaleyi?”Lokova vutisa,vavutisa,vaku:“Gidiyonin'wanaYowasihiyenaa endlekemhakaleyi.”

30KutanivavanunavamutivakuekaYowasi:“Humesa n’wanawawenaleswakuafa,hikuvauwisealitariya Baali,nileswiatsemekenhovaleyiayiriekusuhina yona”

31Yowasiakuekahinkwavolavaavayimanayena: “XanamitakhongotelaBali?”xanamitan'wiponisaxana? loyiangatan'wikhongotela,aadlayiwelokoriharimixo, lokoarixikwembu,aatikhombele,hikuvaun'wanau lahlelealitariyayenaehansi.

32Hikokwalahohisikureroan’wivitanaYerubali,aku: “Baliaan’wikhongele,hikuvauwisealitariyakwe”

33KutaniVamidiyanihinkwavoniVaamalekenivanava levuxenivahlengeletana,vatsemakanya,vayadzima mixaxaenkoveniwaYezriyele

34KambeMoyawaYehovhawutaehenhlakaGidiyoni,a yimbamhalamhala;kutaniAbizereahlengeletiwa endzhakukayena

35Hilokoarhumelavarhumiwaetikwenihinkwarora Manase;nayenaahlengeletiwileendzhakukayena,kutani arhumelavarhumiwaekaAxere,naZebuloni,naNeftali; kutanivatlhandlukavatahlangananavona.

36GidiyoniakuekaXikwembu:“Lokowoponisa Israyelehivokoramina,hilahauvulekehakona

37Waswivo,ndzitachelavoyabyavoyaehansi;loko mberhayiriehenhlakavoyantsena,kutaniyiomile emisavenihinkwayoehandle,ndzitaswitivaleswakuuta ponisaIsraelehivokoramina,hilahauvulekehakona.

38Hilokoapfukanimixohisikuleritlhandlamaka,a pfuxamadzovoyavoya,apfotlosamberhaekavoyabya wona,kungaxibyalexitelekemati.

39GidiyoniakuekaXikwembu:“Kuhlundzukakawena kungandzihlundzukeli,kutanindzitavulavulakan’we ntsenasweswiayiomileehenhlakavoyantsena,ni mberhahinkwayoayiomile

40Xikwembuxiendlatanovusikubyebyo,hikuvaaku omileehenhlakavoyantsena,naswonaakurinimberha emisavenihinkwayo

NDZIMAYA7

1KutaniYerubali,loyiangaGidiyoni,nivanhuhinkwavo lavaavarinayena,vapfukanimpundzuswinene,va dzimamixaxaetlhelokaxihlovoxaHaroda,lerovavuthu raVamidiyanirivaen’walungwiniwavona,ekusuhini ntshavayaMore,enkoveni

2YehovhaakuekaGidiyoni:“Vanhulavanganawenava telengopfulerovandzinganyiketaVamidiyani emavokweniyavona,leswakuIsrayeleanga tinyungubyisahimina,aku:‘Vokoraminarindziponise.

3Sweswifambauyahuwelelaetindlevenitavanhu,uku: “Un’wananiun’wanalachavakanikuchava,aavuyea sukaentshaveniyaGiliyadikaharimixo”Kutanivanhu va22000vavuya;kutanikusalekhumeramagidi.

4YehovhaakuekaGidiyoni:“Vanhuvahatelengopfu; varheleleematini,ndzitakuringakwalaho,kutanikuta endlekaleswakuloyindzingatakuekayena:“Loyiuta fambanawena,utafambanawena;un'wananiun'wana loyindzikubyelakaleswaku:“Leswiaswingefambina wena,angakaangafambi”

5Hilokoayisavanhuematini,kutaniYehovhaakueka Gidiyoni:“Un’wananiun’wanaloyiatswongakamatihi ririmirakwekufananimbyanaleyipfotlosaka,utan’wi vekaariyexe;hikufananaun’wananiun’wanala nkhinsamekehimatsololeswakuanwa.

6Nhlayoyalavaavatikhoma,vavekavokoenon’winiwa vona,akurivavanunavamadzanamanharhu,kambe vanhulavan’wanahinkwavoavankhinsamahimatsolo leswakuvanwamati

+7YehovhaakuekaGidiyoni:“Ndzitakuponisahi vavanunavamadzanamanharhulavalahlekeke,ndzi nyiketaVamidiyanievokwenirawena,+un’wanani un’wanaaafambevanhulavan’wanahinkwavoendhawini yakwe.”

8Hilokovanhuvatekaswakudyanitimhalamhalatavona, kutaniarhumelaVaisrayelelavan’wanahinkwavoleswaku un’wananiun’wanaayaentsongeniwakwe,akhoma vavanunavolavovamadzanamanharhu,kutanivuthura Midiyaniririehansikayenaenkoveni

9Hivusikubyebyo,Yehovhaakuekayena:“Pfuka,u rhelelaevuthwini;hikuvandziwunyiketileevokwenira wena

10Kambelokouchavakurhelela,fambanaFuranandza wawenaekavuthu

11Utatwaleswivaswivulaka;kutaniendzhakuka sweswomavokoyawenamatatiyisiwakurhelelaeka vuthuKutaniarhelelanaFuranandzawayenaehandleka masochalamahlomeke

12VamidiyaniniVaamalekenivanahinkwavovale vuxenivaetlelaenkovenikufananitinjiyahivunyingi; tikamelatavonaatingahlayiwi,tifananisavaleringa etlhelokalwandle.

13LokoGidiyoniafika,waswivo,akuriniwanuna un’wanaloyiabyelekenakulobyenorho,aku:“Waswivo, ndzilorhenorho,kutaniwaswivo,khekheraxinkwaxa maxalanariwelaekavuthuraMidiyani,rifikaentsongeni, awubawuwa,awumbundzumuxa,leswakutenderi etlela.

14Nakulobyeahlamulaaku:“Leswiahinchumu wun’wanahandlekabangaraGidiyonin’wanawaYowasi, wanunawaIsrayele,hikuvaXikwembuxinyiketile Midiyaninimavuthuhinkwawoevokwenirayena”

15LokoGidiyoniatwakuhlamuseriwakanorhoni nhlamuseloyawona,agandzela,atlhelelaekavuthura Israyele,aku:“Pfuka!hikuvaYehovhaunyiketile mavuthuyaMidiyanievokweniran'wina.

16Kutaniaavanyisavavanunalavavamadzanamanharhu himintlawayinharhu,kutaniavekamhalamhalaevokweni

raun’wananiun’wana,yiriniswibyaleswingarikina nchumu,nitimboniendzenikaswibya.

17Kutaniakuekavona:“Ndzilanguteni,miendlaleswi fanaka,kutanilokondzifikaehandlekanxaxa,mitaendla hilahandziendlakahakona,nan’winamitaendlatano.”

18Lokondzichayamhalamhala,minanihinkwavolava nganamina,miyimbatimhalamhalaematlhelohinkwawo yanxaxahinkwawo,miku:‘BangaraYehovhanira Gidiyoni

19HilokoGidiyoninivavanunavadzanalavaavarina yena,vafikaehandlekanxaxaekusungulenikakurindza kalexikarhi;vahakuvekarindza,vachayatimhalamhala, vatshovaswibyaleswiaswiriemavokweniyavona.

20Mintlawaleyinharhuyiyimbatimhalamhala,yitshova swibya,yikhometimbonihimavokoyayonayaximatsi, nitimhalamhalaemavokweniyayonayaxineneleswakuyi tayimba,kutaniyihuwelelayiku:“BangaraYehovhani raGidiyoni”

21Kutaniun’wananiun’wanaayimaendhawiniyakweku rhendzelanxaxa,kutanimavuthuhinkwawomatsutsuma, mahuwelela,mabaleka

22Kutanivanhuvamadzanamanharhuvachaya timhalamhala,kutaniYehovhaavekabangaraun’wanani un’wanakulwanimunhu-kulobye,kungamavuthu hinkwawo,kutanimavuthumabalekelaeBetixitaeZererati, nilendzilakaneniwaAbelemehola,kuyafikaeTavata 23VavanunavaIsrayelevahlengeletanaeNeftalinile AxerenileManasehinkwavo,vahlongorisaVamidiyani. 24GidiyoniarhumelavarhumiwaeNtshavenihinkwayo yaEfrayimi,vaku:“XikanimiyalwaniVamidiyani,mi tekamatiemahlwenikavonakuyafikaeBetabaranile Yordani”KutanivavanunahinkwavovaEfrayimiva hlengeletana,vatekamatimayafikaeBetabaranile Yordani.

25VatekatihosanatimbirhitaVamidiyani,kungaOrebe naZebe;kutanivadlayaOrebeeribyeniraOrebe,naZebe van'widlayaexikamelwenixavhinyoxaZebe,va hlongorisaMidiyani,vatisatinhlokotaOrebenaZebe eGidiyonientsungeniwaYordani

NDZIMAYA8

1VavanunavaEfrayimivakuekayena:“Hayiniuhi tirhelehindlelaleyi,ungahivitananga,lokouyalwani Vamidiyani?”Naswonavan’witshinyahimatimba 2Kutaniakuekavona:“Xanandziendleyinisweswiloko ndzipimanisanan’wina?”Xanakutshovelakamadiriva yaEfrayimiakuantswakutlulantshovelowaAbizere?

3XikwembuxinyiketiletihosanataMidiyani,Orebena Zebeemavokweniyan'wina;Kutanivukarhibyavonabyi hungutekileekayena,lokoavulesweswo

4GidiyoniafikaeYordani,atsemakanya,yenani vavanunavamadzanamanharhulavaavarinayena,va karhele,kambevavahlongorisa

5KutaniakuekavavanunavaSukoti:“Ndzikombela leswakuminyikavanhulavandzilandzelakaswinkwa; hikuvavatsanile,kutanindzihlongorisaZebanaSalmuna, tihositaMidiyani

6TihosanataSukotitiku:“XanamavokoyaZebana Salmunamalemavokweniyawenaleswakuhinyika vuthurawenaxinkwaxana?”

7Gidiyoniaku:“HikokwalaholokoYehovhaanyiketa ZebanaSalmunaevokweniramina,ndzitahandzula nyamayan’winahimitwayalemananganihimitwa”

8HilokoatlhandlukelaePenuwele,avulavulanavonahi ndlelaleyifanaka,kutanivavanunavaPenuelvan’wi hlamulahilahavavanunavaSukotivan’wihlamuleke hakona

9AtlhelaavulavulanivavanunavaPenuwele,aku: “Lokondzivuyahikurhula,ndzitambundzumuxa xihondzolexi”

10ZebanaSalmunaavarieKarikori,nimavuthuyavona, vavanunavakwalomuka15000,hinkwavolavaseleke ekamavuthuhinkwawoyavanavalevuxeni,hikuvaku filevavanunava120000lavahoxakabanga

11Gidiyoniatlhandlukahindlelayalavaavatshama emitsongenievuxenibyaNobanaYogbeha,ahlasela masocha,hikuvavuthuarisirhelelekile

12LokoZebanaSalmunavabaleka,avahlongorisa,a tekatihositimbirhitaMidiyani,ZebanaSalmuna,a pfilunganyamavuthuhinkwawo

13Gidiyonin’wanawaYowasiavuyaenyimpinidyambu ringasitlhava.

14Kutaniakhomajaharin’wanaravavanunavaSukoti,ri n’wivutisa,kutanian’wihlamuselatihosanataSukotini vakulukumbavayona,vavanunava67.

15KutaniayaekavavanunavaSukoti,aku:“Vonani ZebanaSalmuna,lavamindzirhukanekenavona,miku: ‘XanamavokoyaZebanaSalmunamalemavokweniya wenasweswi,leswakuhinyikavavanunavawenalava karhalekexinkwaxana?

16Kutaniatekavakulukumbavamuti,nimitwayale mananganimitwa,adyondzisavavanunavaSukotina vona

17HilokoabaxihondzoxaPenuwele,adlayavavanunava muti

18KutaniakuekaZebanaSalmuna:“Xanaakuri vavanunavanjhanilavamivadlayekeeTabora?”Va hlamulavaku:“Kufananawena,vavetano;un’wanani un’wanaaafananivanavahosi

19Aku:“Avarivamakwerhu,vanavamanana,+tanihi leswiYehovhaahanyaka,lokoawuvaponisevahanya,a ndzingatamidlaya”

20HilokoakuekaYeteremativulayakwe:“Pfukauyava dlaya”Kambejahaleriarihoxangabangararona,hikuva arichava,hikuvaahaharimuntshwa

21KutaniZebanaSalmunavaku:“Pfukauhiwela, hikuvakufananimunhuloyi,matimbayakwematano” KutaniGidiyoniapfuka,adlayaZebanaSalmuna,ateka swikhavisoleswiaswirietinhan'winitatikamelatavona

22KutanivavanunavaIsrayelevakuekaGidiyoni:“Hi fuma,wenanin’wanawawenanin’wanawawena,hikuva uhikutsurileevokweniraMidiyani.”

23Gidiyoniakuekavona:“Andzingemifumi,nin’wana waminaangemifuma,Yehovhautamifuma”

24Gidiyoniakuekavona:“Ndzikombelakukombelaeka n’wina,leswakuun’wananiun’wanaandzinyika swingwavilaswan’wina.”(Hikuvaavariniswingwavila swansuku,hikuvaavariVaismayele)

25Vahlamulavaku:“Hitavanyikahikuswirhandza” Kutanivaandlalanguvu,un'wananiun'wanaahoxa swingwavilaswatindlevetan'wina

26Ndzilowaswingwavilaswansukuleswiaswi kombelekeakuri1700watixikeletansuku;etlheloka swikhaviso,nitikhola,nitinguvutaxivunguvunguletiati ambaletihositaMidiyani,nilematlhelokatinketanaletia tirietinhan'winitatikamelatatona.

27Gidiyoniaendlaefodiyayona,ayivekaemutiniwa yena,eOfra,kutaniIsrayelehinkwavovayakonavari karhivayiendlavunghwavava.

28XisweswoMidiyaniyihluriweemahlwenikavanava Israyele,lerovavangahatlakusitinhlokotavonaKutani tikoarirhulilemalembeya40enkarhiniwaGidiyoni 29Yerubaalin’wanawaYowasiayatshamaendlwini yakwe.

30Gidiyoniavanivanavamajahava60emiriniwakwe lavavelekiweke,hikuvaaarinivasativotala

31NinsatiwayenalontsongoloyiaarieXikeme,nayena an’wivelekelan’wanawajaha,loyian’withyakekevito raAbimeleke

32Gidiyonin’wanawaYowasiafaadyuharileswinene,a lahliwaesirheniraYowasitatawakwe,eOfrawaVabiyezi 33HikuhatlisalokoGidiyoniafile,vanavaIsrayeleva tlhelelaendzhaku,vayaendlavunghwavavaendzhakuka Baali,vaendlaBaalberithxikwembuxavona

34VanavaIsrayeleavangatsundzukiYehovha Xikwembuxavona,loyiavakutsulekeemavokweniya valalavavonahinkwavoematlhelohinkwawo

35Naswonaavakombisangatintswaloekayindluya Yerubali,kungaGidiyoni,hikuyahivunenehinkwabyo lebyiabyikombisekeIsrayele

NDZIMAYA9

1KutaniAbimeleken’wanawaYerubaaliayaeXikeme ekavamakwavovamanawakwe,avulavulanavonani ndyanguhinkwawowayindluyatatawamanawakwe,a ku:

+2Ndzikombelauvulavulaetindlevenitavavanuna hinkwavovaXikemeuku,“Xanakungakuantswaloko vanahinkwavovaYerubalilavangavanhuvamakumenhungu-nhunguvakufuma,kumbeun’weakufuma? tlhelautsundzukaleswakuhiminamarhambuyawenani nyamayawena

3Vamakwavovamanawakwevavulavulahiyena etindlevenitavavanunahinkwavovaXikeme,timbiluta vonatinavelakulandzelaAbimeleke;hikuvavate:“I makwerhu.”

4Hilokovan’winyikaswiphemuswasilivhereswa60, leswihumakaendlwiniyaBaalberiti,+leswiAbimelekea tholekevanhuvahavanivoolova,van’wilandzela

5HilokoayaendlwiniyatatawakweeOfra,adlaya vamakwavovanavaYerubali,lavaavarivanhuva makume-nhungu-nhungu,ehenhlakaribyerin’we;hikuva aatifihla

6VavanunahinkwavovaXikemevahlengeletanani yindluhinkwayoyaMilo,vayavekaAbimelekekuva hosietlhelokarivalaraphuphuleyiayirieXikeme

7LokovabyelaYotamu,ayayimaenhlohlorhiniya ntshavayaGerizimi,atlakusarito,ahuwelelaakueka vona:“Ndziyingiseni,n’winavavanunavaXikeme, leswakuXikwembuximiyingisa.”

8Mirhiyihumehinkarhiwokarhiyiyatotahosiehenhla kayona;vakuekamurhiwamitlhwari:“Hifuma”

9Kambemurhiwamitlhwariwukuekavona:“Xanandzi fanelendzitshikakunonakaminalokuvadzunisaka Xikwembunivanhuhakona,kutanindziyatlakusiwa ehenhlakamirhi?

10Kutanimirhiyibyelankuwayiku:“Tanautahifuma.”

11Kambemurhiwankuwawukuekavona:“Xanandzi fanelendzitshikakunandzihakaminanimihandzuya minaleyinene,ndziyatlakusiwaehenhlakamirhi?

12Kutanimirhiyikuekamurhiwavhinya:“Tanautahi fuma”

13Kutanimurhiwavhinyawukuekavona:“Xanandzi fanelendzisiyavhinyoyaminaleyitsakisakaXikwembu nivanhu,ndziyatlakusiwaehenhlakamirhi?

14Kutanimirhihinkwayoyikuekaxihlahla:“Tanautahi fuma”

15Xihlahlaxikuekamirhi:“Lokohakunenemindzitota leswakundzivahosiyan’wina,tanamitatshembandzhuti wamina;

16Hikokwalaho,lokomiendlilehintiyisonihimbilu hinkwayo,hileswimivekeAbimelekehosi,nilokomi khomeYerubaliniyindluyakweleswinene,min’wiendle hikulandzamavokoyakwe;

17(Hikuvatatanaumilwerile,atikarhatelavutomibya yenaekule,amikutsulaemavokweniyaMidiyani

18Mipfukelayindluyatatananamuntlha,midlayavana vayenavamajaha,vanhuvamakume-nhungu-nhungu, ehenhlakaribyerin’we,+mivekaAbimeleke,n’wanawa nandzawayenawaxisati,hosiyavavanunavaXikeme, hikuvaimakwenu;)

19LokomikhomeYerubaliniyindluyakwehintiyisoni hikutshembekanamuntlha,mitsakeniAbimeleke,nayena aatsakenihan’wina

20Kambelokoswingaritano,ndziloawuhumeeka Abimeleke,wulovisavavanunavaXikemeniyindluya Milo;ndziloawuhumeekavavanunavaXikemeni endlwiniyaMilo,wulovisaAbimeleke

21Yotamuabaleka,abaleka,ayaeBera,ayatshama kona,hikuchavaAbimelekemakwavo

22LokoAbimelekeafumemalembemanharhuehenhlaka Israyele.

23KutaniXikwembuxirhumelamoyawobihaexikarhika AbimelekenivavanunavaXikeme;kutanivavanunava XikemevakanganyisaAbimeleke.

24LeswakutihanyiletiendliwekeekavanavaYerubaliva 600tita,ngatiyavonayivekiwaehenhlakaAbimeleke makwavo,loyiavadlayeke;nivavanunavaXikemelava n'wipfunekeekudlayenikavamakwavo

25VavanunavaXikemevan’wirindzaenhlohlorhiniya tintshava,vaphangahinkwavolavaavafambahindlela yoleyo

26Gaalin’wanawaEbediatanivamakwavo,vapela eXikeme,vavanunavaXikemevan’witshemba.

27Kutanivahumavayaemasin’wini,vahlengeleta masimuyavonayavhinya,vakandziyelamadiriva,va tsaka,vanghenaendlwiniyaxikwembuxavona,vadyava nwa,varhukanaAbimeleke

28Gaalin’wanawaEbediaku:“Abimelekeimani naswonaXikemeimanileswakuhin’witirhela?”xanaahi n'wanaYerubaalixana?naZebulndhunayayena?tirhela vavanunavaHamoritatawaXikeme,hikuvahifanelehi n'witirhelayini?

29NaswonalokoXikwembuvanhulavaavariehansika vokoramina!kutaniandzitasusaAbimeleke.Akueka Abimeleke:“Engetelavuthurawena,uhuma”

30KutelokoZebulhosiyamutiatwamaritoyaGali n’wanawaEbedi,kuhlundzukakayenakupfurha.

31KutaniarhumelavarhumiwaekaAbimeleke exihundleni,vaku:“Waswivo,Galin’wanawaEbedini vamakwavovafikileeXikeme;kutaniwaswivo,vatiyisa mutikulwanawena

32Sweswi,pfukanivusiku,wenanivanhulavangana wena,uetlelaenhoveni

33Nimixo,hikuhatlisalokodyamburitlhava,utapfuka kaharimixo,upelamuti,kutaniwaswivo,lokoyenani vanhulavanganayenavahumavakulwanawena,unga vaendlahilahaungatakumankarhihakona

34HilokoAbimelekenivanhuhinkwavolavaavarina yenavapfukanivusiku,varindzaXikemehimintlawaya mune

35Gaalin’wanawaEbediahumaayayimaenyangweni yamuti,kutaniAbimelekenivanhulavaavarinayenava pfukavangaetleleni

36LokoGaliavonavanhu,akuekaZebul:“Vonani, vanhuvarhelelavahumaenhlohlorhiniyatintshava” Zebulakuekayena:“Uvonandzhutiwatintshavaongei vanhu.”

37Gaaliatlhelaavulavulaaku:“Vonavanhuvarhelela exikarhikatiko,nintlawawun’wanawutahilerivalenira Meonenimi.”

38KutaniZebulakuekayena:“Xanasweswiwukwihi nomuwawenalowuuvulekehawonauku:‘Abimelekei mani,leswakuhin’witirhela?xanalavaahivonavanhu lavauvasandzakaxana?huma,ndzakhongelasweswi,u lwanavona

39GaaliahumaemahlwenikavavanunavaXikeme,aya lwanaAbimeleke

40KutaniAbimelekean’wihlongorisa,abaleka emahlwenikayena,lavotalavambundzumuxiwileva tlhelavavavisekakufikelalahakunghenakanyangwa

41AbimelekeatshamaeAruma,kutaniZebulahlongola GalinivamakwavoleswakuvangatshamieXikeme.

42Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,vanhuvahumavaya enhoveni;kutanivabyelaAbimeleke

43Kutaniatekavanhu,avaavanyisahimintlawa yinharhu,arindzaenhoveni,alanguta,kutaniwaswivo, vanhuvahumaemutini;kutaniapfukaavahlasela,ava ba.

44KutaniAbimelekenintlawalowuawurinayena,va tsutsumelaemahlweni,vayimaenyangweniyamuti; 45Abimelekealwanimutisikurerohinkwaro;kutania tekamuti,adlayavanhulavaavariekawona,abamuti,a wubyalamunyu

46LokovavanunahinkwavovaxihondzoxaXikemeva twasweswo,vanghenaexivandlenixayindluya xikwembuBeriti

47KutaniAbimelekeabyeriwaleswakuvavanuna hinkwavovaxihondzoxaXikemevahlengeletanile

48Abimelekean’witlhandlukelaentshaveniyaSalmoni, yenanivanhuhinkwavolavaavarinayena;kutani Abimelekeatekaxikeleevokwenirayena,atsemarhavi emirhini,ariteka,arivekaemakatleniyayena,akueka vanhulavaavarinayena:“Leswimindzivonekendziswi endla,hatlisani,miendlahilahandziendlekehakona”

49Kutanivanhuhinkwavovatsemelelaun’wanani un’wanamarhaviyakwe,valandzelaAbimeleke,vama hoxaekheleni,vavahisahindzilo;kutanivavanuna hinkwavovaxihondzoxaXikemenavonavafa,vavanuna nivavasativakwalomuka1000.

50KutaniAbimelekeayaeTebesi,adzimamixaxakuya lwanaTebesi,ayiteka

51Kambeakurinixihondzoxotiyaendzenikamuti, kutanivavanunanivavasatihinkwavonivanhuhinkwavo vamutivabalekelakona,vavapfalela,vavatlhandlukela ehenhlakaxihondzo

52KutaniAbimelekeafikaexihondzweni,alwanaxona, ayahimatimbaenyangweniyaxihondzokuyaxihisahi ndzilo

53Wansatiun’wanaahoxaxiphemuxaribyerosila enhlokweniyaAbimeleke,kutanihinkwavovan’witshova khwiri

54Kutaniavitanajahalerihikuhatlisa,avitanamurhwali wamatlhariyarona,akuekarona:“Kokabangarawenau ndzidlaya,leswakuvavanunavangavulihiminavaku: ‘Kun’widlayewansati”Kutanijaharayenarin'wihoxa, kutaniafa.

55LokovavanunavaIsrayelevavonaleswakuAbimeleke ufile,un’wananiun’wanaayaendhawiniyakwe

56XisweswoXikwembuxitlheriselavubihibya Abimeleke,lebyiabyiendlekeekatatawayena,hiku dlayavamakwavovamakume-nkombo

57Xikwembuxivatlheriselamakhombohinkwawoya vavanunavaXikemeetinhlokwenitavona,kutanikuva rhukaniwahiYotaman’wanawaYerubali

NDZIMAYA10

1EndzhakukaAbimelekeapfukakuyasirhelelaIsrayele Tolan’wanawaPuwa,n’wanawaDodo,wanunawa Isakara;atshamaeXamirientshaveniyaEfrayimi 2AavanyisaIsrayelemalembeya23,afa,alahliwa eXamiri

3EndzhakukayenakupfukaYayiri,Mugiliyadi,a avanyisaIsrayelemalembeya22.

4Aarinivanavamajahava30lavagadeke swimbhongoloswa30,naswonaavarinimitiya30,leyi vitaniwakaHavoti-yayirekufikelanamuntlha,leyinga etikweniraGiliyadi

5Yayiriafa,alahliwaeKamoni

6VanavaIsrayelevatlhelavaendlaleswobiha emahlwenikaYehovha,vatirhelaBaali,naAstaroto,ni swikwembuswaSiriya,niswikwembuswaSidoni,ni swikwembuswaMowabu,niswikwembuswavanava Amoni,niswikwembuswaVafilista,vatshikaYehovha, vangan’witirheli

7KuhlundzukakaYehovhakuhlundzukelaIsrayele,ava xaviselaemavokweniyaVafilistaniemavokweniya Vaamoni

8HilembererovakarhatanikuxanisavanavaIsrayele: malembeya18,vanavaIsrayelehinkwavolavaavari etlhelokaYordanietikweniraVaamori,leringaeGiliyadi. 9VanavaAmonivatsemakanyaYordanikuyalwana Yuda,naBenjamini,niyindluyaEfrayimi;lerovaIsrayele akarhatekaswinene.

10VanavaIsrayelevahuwelelaekaYehovha,vaku:“Hi kudyoherile,hikuvahitshikeXikwembuxahina,hitlhela hitirhelaVabaali”

11YehovhaakuekaVaisrayele:“Xanaandzimikutsula ekaVaegiptanilekaVaamori,ekaVaamoninileka Vafilista?”

12VasidoniniVaamalekeniVamawonivamitshikilela; kutanimihuwelelaekamina,kutanindzimikutsula emavokweniyavona

13Hambiswiritano,mindzitshikile,mitirhela swikwembuswin'wana;

14Fambanimiyahuwelelaekaswikwembuleswimiswi hlawuleke;avakukutsuleenkarhiniwanhlomulowa wena

15VanavaIsrayelevakuekaYehovha:“Hidyohile;hi kutsulantsena,hakukhongela,namuntlha.

16Vasusaswikwembuswamatikomambeexikarhika vona,vatirhelaYehovha,moya-xiviriwayenawu vavisekahikwalahokakuxanisekakaIsrayele.

17KutaniVaamonivahlengeletana,vadzimamixaxa eGiliyadiVanavaIsraelevahlengeletana,vadzima mixaxaeMizpa.

18KutanivanhunitihosanataleGiliyadivaku:“Imani loyiangatasungulakulwaniVaamoni?”utavanhloko yavaakihinkwavovaGiliyadi.

NDZIMAYA11

1YeftawaMugiliyadiaarinhenhayamatimba,aari n’wanawanghwavava,kutaniGiliyadiavelekaYefta 2NsatiwaGiliyadian’wivelekelavanavamajaha;kutani vanavansatiwayenavakula,vahlongolaYefta,vaku ekayena:“Awungedyindzhakaendlwiniyatatawahina; hikuvaun'wanawawansatiwamuluveri.

3KutaniYeftaabalekelavamakwavo,ayatshama etikweniraTobo,kutanikuhlengeletanavavanunavahava ekaYefta,vahumanayena.

4Hikufambakankarhi,VaamonivalwanaIsrayele 5KutelokoVaamonivalwanaIsrayele,vakulukumbava GiliyadivayatekaYeftaetikweniraTobo.

6VakuekaYefta:“Tanautavandhunayahina,leswaku hitalwaniVaamoni”

7YeftaakuekavakulukumbavaGiliyadi:“Xanaami ndzivenga,mindzihlongolaendlwiniyatatana?”naswona hikwalahokayinimitileekaminasweswilokomiri emaxangwinixana?

8VakuluvaGiliyadivakuekaYefta:“Hikokwalaho sweswihitlhelelaekawenaleswakuufambanahina,uya lwanivanavaAmoni,uvanhlokoyahinaehenhlaka vaakihinkwavovaGiliyadi”

9YeftaakuekavakulukumbavaGiliyadi:“Lokomindzi vuyisaekayaleswakundziyalwaniVaamoni,kutani Yehovhaavakutsulaemahlwenikamina,xanandzitava nhlokoyan’wina?

10KutanivakulukumbavaGiliyadivakuekaYefta: “Yehovhaavambhoniexikarhikahina,lokohingaendli tanohikuyahimaritoyawena.”

11KutaniYeftaafambanivakulukumbavaGiliyadi, vanhuvan’wivekandhunanindhunayavona,kutani Yeftaavulamaritoyakwehinkwawoemahlwenika YehovhaeMizpa

12KutaniYeftaarhumelavarhumiwaekahosiya Vaamoni,vaku:“Xanauendlayininamina,lerovautile kutalwanaminaetikweniramina?”

13HosiyaVaamoniyihlamulavarhumiwavaYefta: “HikuvaIsrayeleuteketikoramina,lokovahumaaEgipta, kusukaeArinonikuyafikaeYabokonileYordani 14Yeftaatlhelaarhumelavarhumiwaekahosiya Vaamoni.

15Akuekayena:“Yeftaute:‘Israyeleangayitekelanga tikoraMowabukumbetikoraVaamoni

16KambelokoIsrayeleahumaaEgipta,afamba emanangakuyafikaeLwandleroTshwuka,afikaeKadexi; 17HilokoIsrayelearhumelavarhumiwaekahosiya Edomu,vaku:“Ndzipfumelelendzihundzaetikwenira wena,kambehosiyaEdomuayiswiyingisanga”Hi mukhuvawolowo,varhumaekahosiyaMowabu,kambe yingapfumeli,kutaniIsrayeleatshamaeKadexi 18Kutanivatsemakanyamananga,varhendzelatikora EdomunitikoraMowabu,vafikahilevuxenibyatikora Mowabu,vadzimamixaxaetlhelwenilerin’wanara Arinoni,kambeavafikangaendzilakaneniwaMowabu, hikuvaArnoniakurindzilakanawaMowabu.

19KutaniIsrayelearhumelavarhumiwaekaSihonihosi yaVaamori,hosiyaHexiboni;kutaniIsrayeleakueka yena:“Hikombela,hihundzaetikwenirawenahiya endhawiniyamina”

20KambeSihoniangatshembangaIsrayeleleswakuuta hundzaeribuwenirayena,kambeSihoniahlengeleta vanhuvayenahinkwavo,adzimamixaxaeYahazi,alwa naIsrayele

21YehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleanyiketaSihonini vanhuvakwehinkwavoemavokweniyaIsrayele,vava hlasela,kutaniIsrayeleatekatikohinkwaroraVaamori, vaakivatikorero.

22VatekamatikohinkwawoyaVaamori,kusukela eArinonikuyafikaeYaboko,nikusukelaemanangakuya fikaeYordani.

23KutaniYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleuhlongole VaamoriemahlwenikavanhuvayenavaIsrayele,xanau fanelekuvandzhaka?

24XanaawungevinaswonaleswiKemoxixikwembuxa wenaxikunyikakaswona?Kutanimaninamaniloyi HOSIXikwembuxahinaxingatahlongolaemahlwenika hina,hitavadya

25SweswixanauantswakutlulaBalakan’wanawa Ziporo,hosiyaMowabu?xanautshamealwanaIsrayele, kumbeutshamealwanavona, 26LokoIsrayeleatshameeHexiboninilemitiniyayona, nileAroerenilemitiniyayonanilemitinihinkwayoleyi ngaekusuhiniribuwaraArinoni,kuringanamalembeya madzanamanharhu?hikokwalahokayinimingava tlheriselangaenkarhiniwolowo?

27Hikokwalahoandzikudyohelanga,kambewenaundzi endlaswobihaleswakuulwanamina

28Hambiswiritano,hosiyaVaamoniayimayingisanga maritoyaYeftalawayin’wirhumekehawona

29MoyawaYehovhawutaehenhlakaYefta,a tsemakanyaGiliyadinaManase,atsemakanyaMizpawa Giliyadi,nikusukaeMizpawaGiliyadi,atsemakanyaeka vanavaAmoni.

30HilokoYeftaahlambanyaxihlambanyoekaYehovha,a ku:“LokounyiketavanavaAmoniemavokweniyamina handlekokavanyeteka;

31Kutanixin’wananixin’wanalexihumakaetinyangweni tayindluyaminakutandzihlanganisa,lokondzivuyahi kurhulaekavanavaAmoni,hakunenexitavaxaYehovha, ndzitaxinyikelaxivagandzelorohisiwa

32HilokoYeftaayaekaVaamonileswakuayalwana vona;kutaniYehovhaavanyiketaemavokweniyayena 33AvahlaselakusukaeArowere,kufikelalokoufika eMiniti,kungamitiya20kuyafikaerivaleniramasimu yavhinya,hikudlayalokukuluswineneXisweswo VaamonivahluriwaemahlwenikaVaisraele.

34KutaniYeftaafikaeMizpaendlwiniyakwe,kutani waswivo,n’wanawakwewanhwanyanaahumaatan’wi hlanganisaarikarhian’wicina,arin’wanawakweari yexe;etlhelokayenaaangarinan’wanawajahakumbe wanhwanyana

35Kutelokoan’wivona,ahandzulaswiambaloswakwe,a ku:“Oho,n’wananga!”undzitisileswinene,kutaniu un'wanawalavandzikarhataka,hikuvandzipfulenomu waminaekaHOSIXikwembu,kambeandzingeswikoti kutlhelelaendzhaku

36Kutaniakuekayena:“Tatana,lokoupfulenomuwa wenaekaYehovha,ndziendlehikuyahileswihumeke enon’winiwawena;hikuvaHOSIXikwembuxikurihisela ekavalalavawena,vanavaAmoni

37Hilokoakuekatatawakwe:“Andziendleriwemhaka leyi:ndzitshikenikutekatin’hwetitimbirhi,leswakundzi tatlhandlukelanikurhelelaetintshaveni,ndzirilahi vunhwanabyamina,minanivanhu-kulorhi.”

38Aku:“Famba!”An'wihlongolakuringanatin'hweti timbirhi,afambanivanghanavayena,arilavunhwana byayenaetintshaveni.

39Endzhakukatin’hwetitimbirhi,atlhelelaekatata wakwe,+loyiaendlekenayenahikulandzaxihlambanyo xakwelexiaxihlambanyeke,kambeangativangamunhu. NaswonaakurimukhuvaeIsrayele,

40LembelembenilembevanavaIsrayeleavafambava rilan’wanawaYeftalowaMugiliyadimasikuyamunehi lembe

NDZIMAYA12

1VavanunavaEfrayimivahlengeletana,vaya en’walungwini,vakuekaYefta:“Xanauhundzeyiniku yalwaniVaamoni,kambeawuhivitanangaleswakuhi fambanawena?”hitakuhisayindluyawenahindzilo.

2Yeftaakuekavona:“Minanivanhuvaminaahiholova ngopfuniVaamoni;lokondzimivitana,amindzi kutsulangaemavokweniyavona

3Lokondzivonaleswakuamindzikutsulanga,ndziveka vutomibyaminaemavokweniyamina,ndzitsemakanya Vaamoni,kutaniYehovhaavanyiketaemavokweniya mina

4KutaniYeftaahlengeletavavanunahinkwavovale Giliyadi,alwanaEfrayimi,vavanunavaGiliyadiva hlaselaEfrayimi,hikuvaavaku:“N’winaVagiliyadimi vabalekivaEfrayimiexikarhikaVaefrayiminilexikarhi kaVamanase.”

5KutaniVagiliyadivatekamigangayaYordani emahlwenikaVaefrayimi,kutanilokoVaefrayimilava

Vaavanyisi

balekekevaku:“Ndzipfumelelendzitsemakanya;kutani vavanunavaGiliyadivakuekayena:“XanauMuefrayimi xana?”Lokoaku:“E-e;

6Kutanivakuekayena:“VulasweswiXiboleti,aku Siboleti,hikuvaangaswikotangakuvumbaritolerinene.” Kavalokovan'wikhoma,van'widlayaemigerhweniya Yordani;

7YeftaaavanyisaIsrayelemalembeyatsevu.Kutani YeftawaMugiliyadiafa,alahliwaekawun'wanawamiti yaGiliyadi

8EndzhakukayenaIbzaniwaleBetlehemaaavanyisa Israyele

9Aarinivanavamajahava30nivavanhwanyanava30, lavaavarhumekeematikwenimambe,avatekavanava yenavamajahava30wavanhwanyanalavahumaka ematikwenimambe.KutaniaavanyisaIsrayelemalembe yankombo

10KutaniIbzaniafa,alahliwaeBetlehema

11EndzhakukayenaEloni,Muzebuloni,aavanyisa Israyele;kutaniaavanyisaIsrayelemalembeyakhume 12EloniwaMuzebuloniafa,alahliwaeAyalonietikweni raZebuloni.

13EndzhakukayenaAbdonin’wanawaHilele, Mupiratoni,aavanyisaIsrayele

14Aarinivanavamajahava40nivatukuluvamakwavo va30,lavaavakhandziyatimbhongolota60,kutania avanyisaIsrayelemalembeya8

15Abidonin’wanawaHilelewaMupiratoniafa,alahliwa ePiratonietikweniraEfrayimi,entshaveniyaVaamaleke

NDZIMAYA13

1VanavaIsrayelevatlhelavaendlaleswobiha emahlwenikaYehovha;Yehovhaavanyiketa emavokweniyaVafilistamalembeya40

2Akuriniwanunaun’wanawaleSora,wandyanguwa Vadan,loyivitorakweaariManowa;nsatiwayenaaa ngavelekanga

3NtsumiyaYehovhayihumelelaekawansatiyoloye,yi kuekayena:“Waswivo,awuveleka,kambeutatika,uta velekan’wanawajaha”

4Sweswitivonela,ndzakukombela,unganwivhinyo kumbeswakunwaswaxihoko,ungadyinchumulowunga tengangiki

5Hikuva,waswivo,utatika,uvelekan’wanawajaha;a kungen'wirhundzeleenhlokweni,hikuvan'wanautava MunazariekaXikwembukusukelaekhwirini,utasungula kukutsulaVaisraeleemavokweniyaVafilista.

6Hilokowansatiataabyelanunawakwe,aku:“Munhu waXikwembuutileekamina,xikandzaxakweaxifanani xikandzaxantsumiyaXikwembu,lexichavisakaswinene; 7Kambeyenaakuekamina:“Waswivo,utatika,u velekan’wanawajaha;kutanisweswimingatshukimi nwavhinyokumbeswakunwaswotika,mingadyi nchumulowungatengangiki,hikuvan'wanautava MunazariekaXikwembukusukelaekhwirinikufikela esikwinirakufakayena.

8KutaniManowaakombelaYehovha,aku:“WeHosi yanga,munhuwaXikwembuloyiun’wirhumekeaavuye ekahina,ahidyondzisaleswihingataswiendlaeka n’wanaloyiangatavelekiwa”

9KutaniXikwembuxiyingisaritoraManowa;kutani ntsumiyaXikwembuyivuyaekawansatiloyi,lokoa tshamileenhoveni,kambeManowanunawayenaangari nayena.

10Wansatiahatlisa,atsutsumaayakombanunawayena, akuekayena:“Waswivo,wanunaloyiuhumelerileeka mina,loyiatekeekaminasikurin’wana”

11Manowaapfuka,alandzansatiwayena,ayaeka wanunaloyi,akuekayena:“Xanahiwenawanunaloyia vulavulekenawansati?”Aku:“Himina”

12Manowaaku:“Sweswimaritoyawenaamahetiseke” Hitan'wilerisanjhanin'wana,naswonahitan'wiendla njhani?

13NtsumiyaYehovhayikuekaManowa:“Aativonele ekahinkwaswoleswindziswibyelekewansati”

14Angatshukiadyaxin’wananixin’wanalexihumaka ekamurhiwavhinya,hambikurikunwavhinyokumbe swakunwaswotika,kumbekudyanchumulowunga tengangiki.

15ManowaakuekantsumiyaYehovha:“Ndzikombela leswakuhikupfalela,kukondzahikulunghiselela ximbutana.”

16NtsumiyaYehovhayikuekaManowa:“Hambilokowo ndzipfalela,andzingedyixinkwaxawena;Hikuva ManowaaangaswitivileswakuintsumiyaYehovha.

17ManowaakuekantsumiyaYehovha:“Vitorawenai mani,leswakulokomaritoyawenamahumelelahitaku xixima?”

18NtsumiyaYehovhayikuekayena:“Hayiniuvutisa vitoraminahindlelaleyi,hikuvaixihundla?

19HilokoManowaatekaximbutananigandzelora mavele,axinyikelaeribyeniekaYehovha;kutaniManowa ninsatiwayenavalanguta

20Hikuvalokolangaviritlhandlukelaetilwenirihuma ealitarini,ntsumiyaYehovhayitlhandlukahilangavira alitariKutaniManowaninsatiwayenavarilanguta,va welaehansihiswikandzaswavona.

21KambentsumiyaYehovhaayingahahumelelieka ManowaninsatiwakweKutaniManowaaswitiva leswakuintsumiyaYehovha.

22Manowaakuekansatiwakwe:“Hakunenehitafa, hikuvahivoneXikwembu”

23Kambensatiwayenaakuekayena:“LokoYehovhaaa rhandzakuhidlaya,aangataamukelagandzelorohisiwa nigandzeloramaveleemavokweniyahina,angatahi kombaswiloleswihinkwaswo,hambikurihinkarhilowu aangatahibyelaswiloswofananileswi

24Wansatiavelekan’wanawajaha,an’withyavitora Samsoni,kutanin’wanaakula,Yehovhaan’wikatekisa 25MoyawaYehovhawusungulakun’wisusumeta minkarhiyin’wanaemixaxeniyaDaniexikarhikaSorana Exitaol.

NDZIMAYA14

1SamsoniarhelelaeTiminati,avonawansatiwavanava VafilistaeTiminati.

2Hilokoatlhandlukelaayabyelatatawakwenimana wakwe,aku:“NdzivonewansatieTiminatiwa vanhwanyanavaVafilista.

3Kutanitatawakwenimanawakwevakuekayena: “Xanaakunawansatiexikarhikavanavavanhwanyana

vavamakwenukumbeexikarhikavanhuvamina hinkwavo,loyiungatatekansatiwaVafilistalavanga yimbangiki?”KutaniSamsoniakuekatatawayena:“Ndzi n'witekele;hikuvaundzitsakisaswinene.

4Kambetatawakwenimanawakweavangaswitivi leswakuswihumaekaYehovha,alavakulwaniVafilista, hikuvaenkarhiniwolowoVafilistaavafumaIsrayele

5KutaniSamsoninitatawakwenimanawakwevarhelela eTiminata,vafikaemasin’winiyavhinyayaTiminati, kutaniwaswivo,nghalaleyitsongoyin’wirhuketela

6MoyawaYehovhawutaekayenahimatimba,an'wi handzulakukotalokoatahandzulaximbutana,kambea ngarinanchumuevokwenirayena,kambeangabyelanga tatawayenakumbemanawayenaleswiaswiendleke

7Kutaniarhelelaayavulavulaniwansatiloyi;kutania tsakisaSamsoniswinene.

8Endzhakukankarhiavuyaayan’wikhoma,kutania hundzulukaayavonantsumbuwanghala

9Ayitekaemavokweniyakwe,ayaemahlweniadya,a yaekatatawakwenimanawakwe,avanyika,vadya, kambeangavabyelangaleswakuuhumesevulombeeka ntsumbuwanghala.

10Hilokotatawakwearhelelaekawansatiloyi,Samsonia endlankhuvokwalaho;hikuvamajahamatirhisesweswo kuendlatano.

11Lokovan’wivona,vatisavanghanava30leswakuva tatshamanayena

12Samsoniakuekavona:“Sweswindzitamihumesela xivuriso,lokokungasihelamasikuyankomboyankhuvo, lokomiswikotakuswitwa,ndzitaminyikatinguvuta30 nitinguvutocincata30.

13Kambelokomingaswikotikundzitivisa,mitandzi nyikatinguvuta30nitinguvutocincata30Vakueka yena:“Humesaxivurisoxawenaleswakuhitaxitwa.”

14Akukavona:“Ekamudyikuhumeswakudya,nileka latiyekekuhumakunandzihaNaswonaavaswikotanga kuhlamuselaxivurisolexihimasikumanharhu.

15Hisikuravunkombo,vakuekansatiwaSamsoni: “Yengetelanunawawenaleswakuahibyelaxivurisolexi, leswakuhingahisiwenaniyindluyatatawawenahi ndzilo;xanaaswitanoke?

16KutaninsatiwaSamsoniarilaemahlwenikayena,aku: “Wandzivenga,awundzirhandzi.Akuekayena: “Waswivo,andziswibyelangatatanakumbemanana, xanandzitakubyelaswonaxana?”

17Hilokoarilaemahlwenikayenamasikuyankombo, lokonkhuvowavonawurikarhiwuyaemahlweni,kutani hisikuravunkombo,an’wibyela,hikuvaaan’witlhave hiswitlhavi

18Hisikuravunkombodyamburingasipela,vavanuna vamutivakuekayena:“Iyinilexinandzihakakutlula vulombe?”naswonaiyinilexinganimatimbakutlula nghala?Kutaniakuekavona:“Lokoamingarimihi nkuziyamina,amingatakumaxivurisoxamina”

19MoyawaYehovhawutaehenhlakayena,kutania rhelelaeAxikeloni,adlayavavanunava30ekavona,a tekaleswivaswiphangheke,anyikalavahlamuselaka xivurisoKutanikuhlundzukakayenakupfurha,kutania tlhandlukelaendlwiniyatatawayena

20KambensatiwaSamsonianyikiwamunghanawakwe, loyian’witirhiseketanihimunghanawakwe

NDZIMAYA15

1Kambeendzhakukankarhinyana,hinkarhiwantshovelo wakoroni,Samsoniaendzelansatiwayenaakhome ximbutana;aku:“Ndzitanghenaekansatiwamina ekamareni”Kambetatawakweangan’wipfumelelanga leswakuanghena

2Tatawayenaaku:“Hakuneneandziehleketaleswakuu n’wivengehikuhelela;hikokwalahondzin'winyike nakulobye:xanamakwavowayenalontsongoangasaseki kun'witlulaxana?n’witeke,ndzakukhongela, ematshan’weniyayena

3HilokoSamsoniaku:“Sweswindzitavalangarikina nandzukutlulaVafilista,hambilokondzivaendlaleswi ngatsakisiki”

4Samsoniafambaayakhomatimfenhetamadzana manharhu,atekamadzovoyandzilo,ahundzuluxancila kuyaekancila,avekancilaexikarhikamisisiyimbirhi 5Kutelokoahisemavelelawa,amatshikamanghenaeka mavelelamayimekeyaVafilista,ahisamavelenimavele lamayimeke,swin’wenimasimuyavhinyanimitlhwari

6KutaniVafilistavaku:“Imanilaendlekeleswi?Va hlamulavaku:“Samsoni,n'wanawaMutimi,hikuvau tekilensatiwayena,an'winyikanakulobye”Kutani Vafilistavatlhandluka,van'wihisanitatawayenahi ndzilo

7Samsoniakuekavona:“Hambilokomiendlileleswi, ndzitarihiselaekan’wina,kutaniendzhakukasweswo ndzitatshika”

8Hilokoavatlhavahixirhendzenimarhakuhikudlaya lokukulu,kutaniarhelelaayatshamaehenhlakaribyera Etamu

9KutaniVafilistavatlhandluka,vadzimamixaxaeYuda, vahangalakaeLehi.

10VavanunavaYudavaku:“Hayinimitlhandlukelaeka hina?”Vahlamulavaku:“Hitlhandlukilekuboha Samsoni,kutan'wiendlahilahaahiendlekehakona.”

11KutanivavanunavaYudava3000vayaenhlohlorhini yaribyeraEtamu,vakuekaSamsoni:“Xanaawuswitivi leswakuVafilistaivafumivahina?”iyinileswiuhi endlekeswona?Akuekavona:“Kukotisaleswivandzi endlekeswona,naminandzivaendlile”

12Vakuekayena:“Hirhelerilehitakuboha,leswakuhi takunyiketaemavokweniyaVafilista”Samsoniakuka vona:“Ndzihlambanyeni,leswakun'winamingandzi weli.”

13Kutanivavulavulanayena,vaku:“E-e;kambehitaku bohahimatimba,hikunyiketaemavokweniyavona, kambehakuneneahingekudlayi”Van'wibohahi tintambhutimbirhiletintshwa,van'wiyisaeribyeni 14LokoafikaeLehi,Vafilistavan’wihuwelela:kutani MoyawaYehovhawun’witlhavahimatimba,kutani tintambhuletiatiriemavokweniyakwetifanani ntsembyanalowuhisiwekehindzilo,nitintambhutayena tintshunxiwileemavokweniyayena

15Kutaniakumarhambulerintshwarambhongolo,a tshambulutavokorayena,arikhoma,adlayavavanunava 1000harona

16Samsoniaku:“Ndzidlayevavanunava1000hi marhambuyambhongolo,tinhuluehenhlakatinhulu.

17Kutelokoahetilekuvulavula,acukumetarhambura nhlanaevokwenirayena,athyandhawuyoleyoRamatlehi

18Hilokoarinitorhalerikulu,avitanaYehovha,aku:“U nyiketilekukutsuriwalokulokukuluevokweniranandza wawena; 19KambeXikwembuxipfotlosandhawuleyingani xivandlalexingaexikarhikanhlana,kutanimatimahuma ekayona;kutanilokoanwile,moyawayenawuvuya, kutaniapfuka:hikokwalahoathyavitoraEnihakore,leri ngaeLehikufikelanamuntlha.

20AavanyisaIsrayeleemasikwiniyaVafilistamalembe ya20

NDZIMAYA16

1KutaniSamsoniayaeGaza,avonanghwavavakwalaho, anghenaekayena

2Vagazivabyeriwavaku:“Samsoniutilelaha.”Kutani van'wirhendzela,van'wirindzavusikuhinkwabyo enyangweniyamuti,vamiyelavusikuhinkwabyo,vaku: “Nixo,lokokurinhlikanhi,hitan'widlaya.”

3Samsoniaetlelakufikelaexikarhikavusiku,apfuka exikarhikavusiku,atekatinyangwatanyangwayamuti, nitimhandzitimbirhi,afambanatona,tibarhinihinkwato, ativekaemakatleniyakwe,atirhwalaatiyisaehenhlaka xitsungalexingaemahlwenikaHebroni

4Endzhakukasweswo,arhandzawansatiun’wana enkoveniwaSoreke,loyivitorakweakuriDelila

5KutanitihositaVafilistatitaekayena,tikuekayena: “N’wiyenge,uvonalahamatimbayakwelamakuluma ngakona,nindlelaleyihingan’wihlulakahayona, leswakuhin’wibohaleswakuhin’wixanisa;

6KutaniDelilaakuekaSamsoni:“Ndzikombelaundzi byelaleswakumatimbayawenalamakulumalekakwihi nileswakuungabohiwakukuxanisahayini”

7Samsoniakuekayena:“Lokovondzibohahimatsavu yankomboyarihlazalamangasitshamakamaomisiwa, ndzitatsana,ndzifananimunhuun’wana”

+8KutanitihositaVafilistatin’witiselaswihlahlaswa nkomboswarihlazaleswingaomisiwangiki,kutanian’wi bohahaswona

9Akurinivavanunalavaetleleke,vatshamanayena ekamareniKutaniakuekayena:“Vafilisitaavave ehenhlakawenaSamsoni”Kutaniatshovatintambhu, kukotalokontambhuyokokayitshovekalokoyikhumba ndziloKutanimatimbayakweamangativiwi

10KutaniDelilaakuekaSamsoni:“Waswivo,undzi hlekula,undzibyelemavunwa.

11Hilokoakuekayena:“Lokovondzibohahitintambhu letintshwaletingasitshamakatikhomiwa,ndzitatsana, ndzifananimunhuun’wana”

12HilokoDelilaatekatintambhuletintshwa,an’wiboha hatona,akuekayena:“Samsoni,Vafilistaavakuhlasele” Naswonaakurinivahembilavaavarindzeleekamareni. Kutaniatitshovelaemavokweniyakwekufanani ntambhu

13KutaniDelilaakuekaSamsoni:“Kufikelasweswiu ndzihlekile,undzibyelamavunwaKutaniakuekayena: “Lokowolukaswirhabyaniswankomboswanhlokoya minahintambhu”

14Hilokoayibohahixipikiri,akuekayena:“Vafilisita vaveehenhlakawenaSamsoni.”Kutaniapfuka evurhongwenibyayena,afambaakhomexipikirixa mhandzi,ninhonga

15Kutaniakuekayena:“Ungavulanjhanileswaku ‘Ndzakurhandza,kasimbiluyawenayingarinamina?” undzihlekulakanharhu,naswonaawundzibyelanga leswakumatimbayawenalamakulumalekayini.

16Sikunisikuan'witshikilelahimaritoyayena,an'wi khutaza,moya-xiviriwayenawukarhatekakukondzaafa; 17Hilokoan’wibyelatimbilutayenahinkwato,akueka yena:“Akusifikaxirhabyanienhlokweniyamina;+ hikuvandziveMunazariekaXikwembukusukela ekhwiriniramanana,lokondzibyevuriwile,matimbaya minamatasukaekamina,ndzitatsana,ndzifanani munhuun’wana

18LokoDelilaavonaleswakuun’wibyeriletimbiluta yenahinkwato,arhumelaritoavitanatihositaVafilista,a ku:“Tlhandzenikan’we,hikuvaundzikombembilu yakwehinkwayo.”KutanitihositaVafilistatitaekayena, titisamaliemavokweniyatona

19An’wietlelahimatsoloyakwe;kutaniavitanawanuna, kutanian'wibyevulaswikhiyaswankomboswanhloko; kutaniasungulakun'wixanisa,matimbayayenamasuka ekayena

20Hilokoaku:“Vafilisitaavaveehenhlakawena Samsoni”Kutaniapfukaevurhongwenibyayena,aku: “Ndzitahumakufananiminkarhiyin'wana,ndziti rhurhumela.”AngaswitivileswakuHOSIXikwembuxi sukileekayena

21KambeVafilistavan’wikhoma,van’wintshunxa mahlo,van’wiyisaeGaza,van’wibohahitintanguta koporo;kutaniasilaendlwiniyakhotso

22Hambiswiritano,misisiyanhlokoyakweyisungulaku milanakambeendzhakukalokoabyevuriwile.

23HilokotihositaVafilistativahlengeletaleswakuva humeselaDagonixikwembuxavonagandzelolerikuluni kutsaka,hikuvavate:“Xikwembuxahinaxinyiketile Samsoninalawahinaemavokweniyahina”

24Lokovanhuvan’wivona,vadzunisaxikwembuxa vona,hikuvavate:“Xikwembuxahinaxinyiketile emavokweniyahinanalawahina,nimudlayiwatikora hina,loyiadlayekevotalavahina”

25Kutelokotimbilutavonatitsakile,vaku:“Vitana Samsoni,leswakuatahitlangela”Kutanivavitana Samsonivahumaendlwiniyakhotso;avaendlavatlanga, van'wivekaexikarhikatiphuphu.

26Samsoniakuekajahalerin’wikhomekehivoko: “Ndzipfumelelendzitwatiphuphuletiyindluyiyimeke ehenhlakatona,leswakundzititshegahitona.”

27Yindluayitelehivavanunanivavasati;tihosihinkwato taVafilistaatirikona;ehenhlakalwanguakurini vavanunanivavasativakwalomukamagidimanharhu, lavaavalangutaSamsonilokoarikarhiatlanga

28KutaniSamsoniahuwelelaYehovha,aku:“WeHOSI Xikwembu,ndzitsundzuke,ndzikombelaundzitiyisa kan’wentsena,WeXikwembu,leswakundzitarihisela xikan’we-kan’weekaVafilistahikwalahokamahloya minamambirhi”

29Samsoniakhomatiphuphutimbirhitalexikarhileti yindluayiyimeekatonaniletiayirhwariweekatona, yin’wanahivokorayenaraxinenekasilerin’wanahivoko raximatsi

30Samsoniaku:“NdzipfumelelendzifaniVafilista.”A nkhinsamahimatimbayayenahinkwawo;yindluyiwela ehenhlakatihosinivanhuhinkwavolavaavariekayona

Kutanivafilavaavadlayekelokoafaavatlulalavaava dlayekeevuton'winibyayena.

31Kutanivamakwavonindyanguhinkwawowatata wakwevarhelela,van’witeka,van’wiyisaehenhla,va n’wilahlaexikarhikaSoranaExitaolexilahlwenixa ManowatatawakweAavanyisaIsraelemalembeya20

NDZIMAYA17

1Akuriniwanunaun’wanawalentshaveniyaEfrayimi, loyivitorakweaariMikiya

2Akuekamanawakwe:“Tixikeletasilivhereta1100leti utekeriweketona,letiurhukanekehatona,utlhelau vulavulahatonaetindlevenitamina,waswivo,silivhereyi namina;NdziyitekileManawayenaaku:“Aku dzunisiweYehovha,n'wananga.”

3Kutelokoatlheriselemanawakwetixikeletasilivhereta 11000,manawakweaku:“Ndzinyiketelesilivhereeka Yehovhahikuhelelaevokweniraminaleswakundzita endlaxifanisolexivatliwekenixifanisolexin’okiweke; 4Hambiswiritano,atlheriselamalileyiekamanawakwe; manawayenaatekatixikeletasilivheretamadzana mambirhi,atinyikamusunguri,loyiatiendlekexifaniso lexivatliwekenixifanisolexin'okiweke;

5WanunaMikiyaaariniyindluyaswikwembu,aendla efodinititerafimi,ahlawulekisaun’wanawavanavakwe, loyiavekemupristawakwe

6EmasikwiniwolawoakungarinahosieIsrayele,kambe un’wananiun’wanaaaendlaleswilulamekeematihlweni yakwe

7Akurinijaharin’wanalerihumakaeBetlehemaraYuda randyanguwakaYuda,leriaririMulevhi,kutaniri tshamakwalaho

8WanunaloyiasukaemutiniasukaeBetlehemaeYudaa yatshamalahaangatakumandhawu,kutaniafika entshaveniyaEfrayimiendlwiniyaMikiya,lokoarikarhi afamba.

9Mikiyaakuekayena:“Uhumakwihi?”Akuekayena: “NdziMulevhiwaleBetlehemayaYuda,ndziyatshama lahandzingakumakandhawu.”

10Mikiyaakuekayena:“Tshamanamina,uvatatanani mupristaekamina,ndzitakunyikatixikeletasilivhereta khumehilembe,ninguvuyaswiambaloniswakudyaswa wena”HilokoMulevhianghena

11Mulevhiaaenerisekakutshamaniwanunaloyi;jaha leriarifananiun'wanawavanavaronaekayena.

12MikiyaahlawulekisaMulevhi;jahaleririvamuprista warona,rivaendlwiniyaMikiya.

13KutaniMikiyaaku:“Sweswindzaswitivaleswaku Yehovhautandziendlelaleswinene,hikuvandzini Mulevhiekamupristawamina”

NDZIMAYA18

1EmasikwiniwolawoakungarinahosieIsrayele;hikuva kufikelasikurerondzhakayavonahinkwayoayingava welaexikarhikatinyimbataIsraele.

2VanavaDanivarhumavavanunavantlhanulava humakaematikweniyavona,vavanunavatinhenha,lava humakaeSoranaleExitaol,vayahlotatikonikuri kambela;vakuekavona:“Fambanimiyakambelatiko,

lokovafikaentshaveniyaEfrayimi,endlwiniyaMikiya, vaetlelakona.”

3LokovariendlwiniyaMikiya,vativaritorajahara Mulevhi,kutanivahundzulukakwalaho,vakuekayena: “Imaniloyiakutisekelaha?”uendlayiniendhawinileyi? naswonauniyinilaha?

4Akuekavona:“Mikiyaundzitirhisahindlelaleyinihi ndlelaleyi,undzithorile,naswonandzimupristawayena.”

5Vakuekayena:“KombelaxitsundzuxoekaXikwembu, leswakuhitativalokondlelayahinaleyihifambakayita humelela”

6Kutanimupristaakuekavona:“Fambanihikurhula; 7Kutanivavanunavolavovantlhanuvasuka,vafika eLayixi,vavonavanhulavaavariekayona,vatshamahi kupfumalavuxiyaxiya,himukhuvawaVasidoni,va rhulilenaswonavasirhelelekile;kutaniakungarina majisitaraetikweni,loyiangavakhomisatinganaeka nchumuwihinawihi;avariekuleniVasidoni,avangari namhakanimunhu.

8KutanivafikaekavamakwavoeSoranaExitaol, vamakwavovakuekavona:“Miriyini?”

9Vaku:“Pfukahiyalwanavona;mingalolohakufamba, nikunghenakuyatekatiko

10Lokomifamba,mitafikaekatikolerisirhelelekeke,ni letikwenilerikulu,hikuvaXikwembuxirinyiketile emavokweniyan'wina;ndhawuleyikungarikinanchumu lowungakonaemisaveni

11Kutanivavanunava600lavavekiwekematlhariya nyimpivahumakwalaho,endyangwiniwaVadan,eSorani leExitaol

12Kutanivatlhandluka,vayadzimamixaxaeKiriyatiYeyarimi,eYuda,hikwalahokasweswovathyandhawu yoleyoMahanehdankufikelanamuntlha

13VahundzakwalahovayaentshaveniyaEfrayimi,va fikaendlwiniyaMikiya

14Kutanivavanunavantlhanulavayekevayahlotatiko raLayixi,vakuekavamakwavo:“Xanamaswitiva leswakuetindlwiniletikuniefodi,nititerafimi,nixifaniso lexivatliwekenixifanisolexin’okiweke?sweswi, anakanyisisahileswimifanelekekuswiendla.

15Kutanivahundzulukakwalaho,vafikaendlwiniyajaha raMulevhi,endlwiniyaMikiya,van’wixeweta

16Vavanunava600lavavekiwekenimatlhariyavonaya nyimpi,lavaavarivavanavaDani,vayimeekusuhini nyangwa

17Kutanivavanunavantlhanulavaavayahlotatiko,va tlhandluka,vanghenakona,vatekaxifanisolexivatliweke, niefodi,nititerafimu,nixifanisolexin’okiweke,kutani mupristaayimaenyangweniyanyangwanivavanunava 600lavavekiwekematlhariyanyimpi

18LavavanghenaendlwiniyaMikiya,vatekaxifaniso lexivatliweke,efodi,nititerafimu,nixifanisolexi n’okiwekeKutanimupristaakuekavona:“Miendlayini xana?”

19Vakuekayena:“Miyela,utlhandlekavokoenon’wini wawena,ufambanahina,uvatatananimupristaekahina; 20Mbiluyamupristayitsaka,kutaniatekaefodini titerafiminixifanisolexivatliweke,afambaexikarhika vanhu

21Hilokovahundzulukavasuka,vavekaswihlangini swifuwonikalichiemahlwenikavona

22LokovariekuleswineneniyindluyaMikiya,vavanuna lavaavarietindlwiniletingaekusuhiniyindluyaMikiya vahlengeletanile,vafikavahlangananivanavaDani 23KutanivahuwelelavanavaDani.Kutanivahundzuluka, vakuekaMikiya:“Xanaswikukarhatayini,lokoutani ntlawawotanoxana?”

24Aku:“Misusileswikwembuswaminaleswindziswi endleke,nimuprista,mifambile;iyinileswimindzi byelakaswona:‘Xanakukuvavisayini?

25VanavaDanivakuekayena:“Ritorawenaringa twiwiexikarhikahina,leswakuvanhulavahlundzukekeva ngakutsutsumela,ulahlekeriwahivutomibyawenani vutomibyandyanguwawena.”

26VanavaDanivafamba,Mikiyalokoavonaleswakuva n’witsanilengopfu,ahundzulukaatlhelelaendlwini yakwe.

27KutanivatekaswiloleswiMikiyaaswiendlekeni mupristaloyiaarinaswona,vafikaeLayixi,ekavanhu lavaavarhulilenaswonavasirhelelekile,vavadlayahi banga,vahisamutihindzilo

28Akungarinamuponisi,hikuvaakurikulenaSidoni, naswonaavangarinamhakanimunhu;awurienkoveni lowungaekusuhinaBetrehoboKutanivaakamuti,va tshamaekawona

29KutanivathyamutivitoraDani,hivitoraDanitatawa vona,loyiavelekiwekehiIsrayele;

30VanavaDanivayimisaxifanisolexivatliweke, Yonathani,n’wanawaGerixomu,n’wanawaManase, yenanivanavakwevamajahavavavapristavanyimbaya Danikufikelasikuravuhlongabyatiko

31VavayimisaxifanisolexivatliwekexaMikiya,lexia xiendleke,nkarhihinkwawolowuyindluyaXikwembua yirieXilo

NDZIMAYA19

1Emasikwiniwolawo,lokokungarinahosieIsrayele,a kuriniMulevhiun’wanaloyiaatshamaetlheloka ntshavayaEfrayimi,atekansatilontsongoahuma eBetlehemaeYudaekayena.

2Ntombhiyayenayin’wiendlavunghwavava,yisuka ekayenayiyaendlwiniyatatawayonaeBetlehemaeYuda, yitshamakonatin’hwetitamuneletiheleleke.

3Kutaninunawayenaapfuka,an'wilandza,aya vulavulanayenahixinghana,an'wivuyisa,arinanandza wayenanatimbhongolotimbirhi,kutanian'witisa endlwiniyatatawayena,kutanilokotatawanhwanyanaa n'wivona,atsakakuhlangananayena.

4Kutanitatawayenawaxisati,tatawanhwanyanaloyi,a n’wihlayisa;atshamanayenamasikumanharhu,vadya, vanwa,vaetlelakona

5Hisikuravumune,lokovapfukanimixoswinene,a pfukaleswakuafamba,kutanitatawanhwanyanaakueka n’wanawayenawamufanaaku:“Chavelelambiluya wenahixinkwaxin’wana,kutaniendzhakukasweswo famba”

6Kutanivatshamaehansi,vadyanikunwahavumbirhi byavona,hikuvatatawanhwanyanaloyiaabyelewanuna yoloye:“Ndzikombelaueneriseka,utshamavusiku hinkwabyo,mbiluyawenaayitsake.”

7Kutelokowanunaloyiapfukaleswakuafamba,n'wingi wayenaan'wikhutaza,kutaniatlhelaaetlelakona

8Hisikuravuntlhanuapfukanimixoswinene,kutanitata wanhwanyanaaku:“Ndzikombelauchavelelambiluya wena”Kutanivatshamakufikelanimadyambu,kutaniva vadyahavumbirhibyavona.

9Lokowanunaloyiapfukaleswakuafamba,yenaninsati wakwelontsongoninandzawakwe,tatawayenawaxisati, tatawanhwanyana,vakuekayena:“Waswivo,sikuri tshinelanimadyambu,ndzikombelaleswakuutshama vusikuhinkwabyokutanimundzukuuhatlaufamba endleleniyawena,leswakuutatlhelelaekaya

10Kambewanunayoloyeangaswilavikutshamavusiku byebyo,kambeapfukaafamba,ayahlaselaYebusi,ku ngaYerusalema;arinatimbhongolotimbirhileti bohiwekenayena,nayenansatilontsongoaarinayena

11LokovariekusuhinaYebusi,sikuriherile;kutani nandzaakuekan'winiwayena:“Tana,hitanghena emutinilowuwaVayebusi,hiyaetlelaekawona”

12N’winiwayenaakuekayena:“Ahingehambukilaha emutiniwamuluveri,loyiangarikiwaVaisrayele;hita hundzahiyaeGibeya

13Kutaniakuekanandzawakwe:“Tana,hitshinelaeka yin’wanayatindhawuletileswakuhitaetlelavusiku hinkwabyo,eGibeyakumbeeRhama”

14Kutanivahundza,vafamba;dyamburivapelalokova riekusuhinaGibeya,leringaraBenjamini.

15Kutanivahambukelakwalaho,vayanghenavaya etlelaeGibeya,kutanilokoanghena,an’witshamisa exitaratenixamuti,hikuvaakungarinamunhuloyiava tekekeendlwiniyakweleswakuvayaetlela

16Kutaniwaswivo,mukhalabyeun’wanaahuma entirhweniwakweenhoveninimadyambu,loyinayenaaa riwantshavayaEfrayimi;atshamaeGibeya,kambe vavanunavandhawuyoleyoavariVabenyami

17Lokoatlakusamahlo,avonawanunaloyiafambaka exitaratenixamuti,kutanimukhalabyeaku:“Uyakwihi?” uhumakwihixana?

18Hilokoakuekayena:“HisukaeBetlehemayaYudahi kongomaetlhelokantshavayaEfrayimi;ndzisukakona, ndziyaeBetlehemayaYuda,kambesweswindziya endlwiniyaYehovha;naswonaakunamunhuloyiandzi amukelakaendlwini

19Hambiswiritanokunibyanyiniswakudyaswa timbhongolotahina;namina,ninandzawawenawaxisati, nijahaleringanimalandzayawenaswinixinkwani vhinyo

20Mukhalabyeaku:“Kurhulaakuvenawena;hambi swiritano,hinkwaswoleswiuswipfumalakaaswive ehenhlakamina;ntsenalodgehayiexitarateni.

21Hilokoan’witisaendlwiniyakwe,anyikatimbhongolo swakudya,kutanitihlambamilenge,tidyanikunwa

22Lokovarikarhivatsakisatimbilutavona,waswivo, vavanunavamuti,vanavan’wanavaBeliya,varhendzela yindlu,vabaenyangweni,vavulavulanin’winiwayindlu, mukhalabye,vaku:“Humesamunhuloyiangheneke endlwiniyawenaleswakuhin’witiva”

23Wanunaloyi,n’winiwayindlu,ahumaekavona,aku ekavona:“E-e,vamakwerhu,e-e,ndzamikombela,mi ngaendlivubihiswonghasi;hikuvonaleswakuwanuna loyiungheneendlwiniyamina,ungaendlivuphukuphuku lebyi.

24Waswivo,n'wanawaminawanhwanyanainhwanyana, ninsatiwayenalontsongo;ndzitavahumesasweswi,ndzi

vatitsongahata,miendlaleswimivonakakaswiriswinene ekavona,kambeekamunhuloyi,mingaendlinchumuwo bihaswonghasi

25Kambevavanunalavaavan'wiyingisanga,kutani wanunaloyiatekansatiwayenalontsongoan'wihumesa ekavona;van'witiva,van'wixanisavusikuhinkwabyoku fikelanimixo,kutanilokosikurisungulakukhuluka,va n'witshikaafamba.

26Kutaniwansatiyoloyeatahimadyambu,awelaehansi enyangweniyayindluyawanunaloyiaariekahosiya yena,kukondzakuvakuvonakala

27Hosiyayenayipfukanimixo,yipfulatinyangwata yindlu,yihumayiyafamba,kutaniwaswivo,wansatiloyi angalontsongo,awileehansienyangweniyayindlu, mavokoyayenamarienyangweni

28Hilokoakuekayena:“Pfuka,ahifambeni.”Kambea kunaun’weloyiahlamulekeKutaniwanunaloyian'wi khandziyisambhongolo,kutaniwanunaloyiapfuka,an'wi yisaendhawiniyayena.

29Lokoafikaendlwiniyakwe,atekabanga,akhoma nsatiwakwelontsongo,an’wiavanyisaswin’weni marhambuyakwehiswiphemuswa12,an’wirhumela ematikwenihinkwawoyaIsrayele

30Hinkwavolavavaswivonekevaku:“Akusitshama kuendliwaxiendloxotanokumbekuvoniwakusukela sikuleriVaisrayelevahumekeetikweniraEgiptakufikela namuntlha

NDZIMAYA20

1KutanivanahinkwavovaIsrayelevahuma, nhlengeletanoyihlengeletanakufananimunhuun’we,ku sukaeDanikuyafikaeBerexeba,nitikoraGiliyadi,eka YehovhaeMizpa.

2Kutanitindhunatavanhuhinkwavo,tinyimbahinkwato taIsrayele,titinyiketelaenhlengeletanweniyavanhuva Xikwembu,vavanunavamilengeva400000lavahoxaka mabanga

3(VanavaBenjaminivatwaleswakuvanavaIsrayeleva tlhandlukeleeMizpa.)VanavaIsrayelevaku:“Hibyele, kuhombolokalokukuvenjhani?

4KutaniMulevhi,nunawawansatiloyiadlayiweke,a hlamulaaku:“Minaninsatiwaminalontsongo,ndzifike eGibeya,+leringaraBenjamini”

5VavanunavaleGibiyavandzipfukela,vandzirhendzela yindlunivusiku,vaehleketaleswakuvandzidlayile.

6Kutanindzitekansatiwaminalontsongo,ndzin’wi tsema,ndzin’wirhumelaetikwenihinkwarorandzhakaya Israyele,hikuvavaendlevudlakutanivuphukuphuku eIsrayele

7Waswivo,hinkwenumivanavaIsraele;nyikalaha switsundzuxonandzayoyawena.

8Kutanivanhuhinkwavovapfukavarimunhuun’we,va ku:“Ahingenaun’wewahinaloyiangatayaentsongeni wakwe,hambikuriun’wewahinaloyiangatatlhelela endlwiniyakwe”

9KambesweswileswihingataswiendlaekaGibeya;hi tatlhandlukelahivuhlolotwanakulwisananayona; 10Hitatekavavanunavakhumevadzanaekatinyimba hinkwatotaIsrayele,ni100wamagidi,nigidiekakhume ramagidi,leswakuvalavelavanhuswakudya,leswakuva taswiendla,lokovafikaeGibeyawaBenjamini,hiku

landzavuphukuphukuhinkwabyolebyivabyiendleke eIsrayele.

11KutanivavanunahinkwavovaIsrayelevahlengeletana valwanimuti,vahlanganisiwekufananimunhuun’we.

12HilokotinyimbataIsrayeletirhumelavavanunaeka nyimbahinkwayoyaBenjamini,vaku:“Ivubihibyihi lebyiendliwakaexikarhikan’wina?”

13Sweswi,hikutsulavavanuna,vanavaBeliya,lavanga eGibeya,leswakuhivadlayanikususavubihiekaIsrayele KambevanavaBenjaminiavangariyingisiritora vamakwavo,vanavaIsraele

14KambevanavaBenjaminivahlengeletanavahuma emitinivayaeGibeya,vayalwanivanavaIsrayele.

15Hinkarhiwolowo,vanavaBenjaminivahlayiwe vavanunava26000lavahoxakamabangaemitini,kunga rinivaakivaGibeya,lavahlayiwekevavanunalava hlawuriwekeva700

16Exikarhikavanhulavahinkwavoakurinivavanuna lavahlawuriwekeva700lavanganivokoraximatsi; un’wananiun’wanaaakotakurhurhumelamaribyehiku anamakamisisi,naswonaangahundziwi

17VavanunavaIsrayele,handlekaBenjamini,ava hlayiwavavanunava400000lavahoxakamabanga

18KutaniVaisrayelevapfuka,vatlhandlukelaendlwiniya Xikwembu,vavutisaxitsundzuxoekaXikwembu,vaku: “Hiwihiekahinaloyiangatarhangaatlhandluka enyimpiniyolwanivanavaBenjamini?”Yehovhaaku: “Yudautarhangahikutlhandluka.”

19VanavaIsrayelevapfukanimixo,vadzimamixaxaku yalwanaGibeya

20KutanivavanunavaIsrayelevahumavayalwana Benjamini;kutanivavanunavaIsraelevatiyimiselakuya lwanavonaeGibeya

21VanavaBenjaminivahumaeGibeya,vadlaya Vaisrayeleva22000esikwinirero

22KutanivanhuvavanunavaIsrayelevatikhutaza,va tlhelavahlomanyimpiyavonaendhawinileyiva tiyimiselekeekayonahisikurosungula

23(VanavaIsrayelevatlhandluka,varilaemahlwenika Yehovhakufikelanimadyambu,vavutisaxitsundzuxoeka Yehovha,vaku:‘Xanandzitatlhelandzitlhandlukelaku yalwanivanavaBenjaminimakwerhuwamina?Yehovha aku:‘Randzekaulwanayena.”

24Hisikuravumbirhi,vanavaIsrayelevatshinelakulwa nivanavaBenjamini

25HisikuravumbirhiBenjaminiahumaayalwanavona eGibeya,atlhelaadlayavavanunava18000kuyafika emisaveni.hinkwavolavavahoxebanga.

26KutaniVaisrayelehinkwavonivanhuhinkwavova tlhandluka,vataendlwiniyaXikwembu,varila,vatshama kwalahoemahlwenikaYehovha,vatitsonaswakudyasiku rerokufikelanimadyambu,vahumesamagandzeloyo hisiwanimagandzeloyakurhulaemahlwenikaYehovha 27VanavaIsrayelevavutisaYehovha,(hikuvaarekaya ntwananowaXikwembuayirikonaemasikwiniwolawo; 28HilokoFinehasi,n’wanawaEliyazara,n’wanawa Aroni,ayimaemahlwenikawonaemasikwiniwolawo,a ku:“Xanandzitatlhelandzihumandziyalwanivanava Benjaminimakwerhu,kumbendzitatshika?”Yehovhaa ku:“Tlhandluka;hikuvamundzukundzitavanyiketa evokwenirawena

29HilokoIsrayelearindzavahlapfakurhendzelaGibeya

30VaisrayelevatlhandlukelavanavaBenjaminihisikura vunharhu,vatibohakuyalwanaGibiya,kufanani minkarhiyin’wana

31VanavaBenjaminivahumavayalwanivanhu,va kokeriwaekulenimuti;kutanivasungulakuhlaselavanhu, vadlaya,kufananiminkarhiyin'wana,emagondzweni lamakulu,lawaun'wanaatlhandlukelakaendlwiniya Xikwembu,un'wanaayaeGibiyaenhoveni,vavanunava Israelevakwalomukamakumemanharhu

32VanavaBenjaminivaku:“Vahluriwileemahlwenika hina,kufananilekusunguleni”KambeVaisraelevaku: “Ahibalekeni,hivakokaemutinihivayisa emagondzwenilamakulu.”

33VavanunahinkwavovaIsrayelevapfukavasuka endhawiniyavona,vatihlometelaeBaaltamara,kutani vahlaserivaIsrayelevahumaetindhawinitavona, emadyelweniyaGibeya

34Kutanivavanunava10000lavahlawuriwekeexikarhi kaIsrayelehinkwavovatalwanaGibeya,kutaninyimpia yivayikulu,kambeavangaswitivileswakuvubihibyile kusuhinavona

35YehovhaadlayaBenjaminiemahlwenikaIsrayele, kutanivanavaIsrayelevadlayavavanunava25000 esikwinireroexikarhikaVabenyami

36HilokovanavaBenjaminivavonaleswakuva hlaseriwe,hikuvavavanunavaIsrayelevanyikile Vabenyamindhawu,hikuvaavatshembavahembilavava vavekekeetlhelokaGibiya.

37Vahemberivahatlisela,vatsutsumelaeGibeya;kutani vahembilavaavarikarhivarindzavatikhoma,vahlasela mutihinkwawohibanga.

38Akurinixikombisolexivekiwekeexikarhika vavanunavaIsrayelenilavaavarindzile,leswakuva pfukalangavilerikuluhimusi,rihumaemutini.

39LokovavanunavaIsrayelevawisaenyimpini, Benjaminiasungulakuhlaselanikudlayavavanunava Israyelevakwalomuka30,hikuvavate:“Hakuneneva hluriwileemahlwenikahina,kufananilenyimpiniyo sungula”

40Kambelokolangavirisungulakuhumaemutiniririni phuphuyamusi,Vabenyamivalangutaendzhakukavona, vavonalangaviramutiritlhandlukelaetilweni

41KutelokovavanunavaIsrayelevatlhelelaendzhaku, vavanunavaBenjaminivahlamala,hikuvavavone leswakuvahumelerileswobiha

42HikokwalahovafularhelavavanunavaIsrayeleva kongomaendleleniyamananga;kambenyimpiyiva hlasela;nilavahumekeemitini,vavalovisaexikarhika yona

43XisweswovarhendzelaVabenyami,vavahlongorisa, vavakandziyelaehansihikuolovavalangutanenaGibiya, vakongomaekuhumenikadyambu.

44Vavanunava18000vaBenjaminivawa;hinkwavo lavaavarivavanunavavurhena

45Kutanivahundzulukavabalekelaemanangavayafika eribyeniraRimoni,vatshovelavavanunava5000 emagondzwenilamakulu;avahlongorisahimatimbakuya fikaeGidomu,adlayavavanunavamagidimambirhieka vona

46HinkwavolavadlayiwekehisikurerovaBenjaminia varivavanunava25000lavahoxakabanga;hinkwavo lavaavarivavanunavavurhena

47Kambevavanunava600vahundzulukavabalekela emanangaeribyeniraRimoni,vatshamaeribyenira Rimonikuringanatin’hwetitamune

48VavanunavaIsrayelevatlhelelaekavanavaBenjamini, vavadlayahibanga,nivavanunavamutiwun’wanani wun’wana,kufananixivandzananihinkwavolavaavata, vahisanimitihinkwayoleyivafikekeekayona

NDZIMAYA21

1VavanunavaIsrayeleavahlambanyileeMizpa,vaku: “AngakonaekahinaloyiangatanyikaBenjamini n’wanawakwe.”

2KutanivanhuvafikaendlwiniyaXikwembu,vatshama konakufikelanimadyambuemahlwenikaXikwembu,va tlakusamaritoyavona,varilaswinene;

3Aku:“OhoYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayele,hayini leswiswihumelerileeIsrayele,leswakunamuntlhaku pfumalanyimbayin’weeIsrayele?

4Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,vanhuvapfukanimpundzu swinene,vaakaalitarikwalaho,vahumesamagandzeloyo hisiwanimagandzeloyaxinakulobye.

5VanavaIsrayelevaku:“Imaniexikarhikatinyimba hinkwatotaIsrayeleloyiangatlhandlukakani nhlengeletanoekaYehovha?Hikuvaavahlambanyile swinenemalunghananiloyiangatangaekaYehovha eMizpa,vaku:“Kuneneutadlayiwa”

6VanavaIsrayelevatisolahikwalahokaBenjamini makwavo,vaku:“Kuninyimbayin’weleyitsemiweke eIsrayelenamuntlha”

7Hitavaendlanjhanivasativalavasaleke,hikuvahi hlambanyilehiYehovhaleswakuahingevanyikieka vanavahinavavanhwanyanavavavasati?

8Vaku:“Hiwihiun’wanawatinyimbataIsrayeleloyia ngatlhandlukelakaYehovhaeMizpa?”Kutaniwaswivo,a kungafikiniun'weemixaxenikusukaeYabixe-giliyadi kutaenhlengeletanweni.

9Hikuvavanhuavahlayiwile,kutaniwaswivo,akungari naun’weekavaakivaYabexi-giliyadikwalaho

10Kutaninhlengeletanoyirhumelavavanunavatinhenha ta12000kuyakona,yivalerisa,yiku:“Fambanimiya dlayavaakivaYabexi-giliyadihitlhari,swin’weni vavasatinivana.”

11Leswimingataswiendlahileswi:Mitalovisahiku helelawanunaun’wananiun’wananiwansatiun’wanani un’wanaloyiaetlelekehiwanuna.”

12VakumaexikarhikavaakivaYabexi-Giliyadi vanhwanyanava400,lavangativangikimunhuhikuetlela niwanuna,kutanivavayisaenxaxenieXilo,etikwenira Kanana

13Nhlengeletanohinkwayoyirhumavan’wanakuya vulavulanivanavaBenjaminilavaavarieribyenira Rimoni,nikuvavitanahikurhula

14HinkarhiwolowoBenjaminiavuya;vavanyikavasati lavavavaponisekevahanyaekavavasativaleYabexigiliyadi,kambeavangavaenelanga

15KutanivanhuvatisolahikwalahokaBenjamini,hikuva YehovhauendleleswakutinyimbataIsrayeleava rhuketela

16Kutanivakuluvavandlhavaku:“Hitavaendlela njhanivasativalavasaleke,hikuvavavasativalovisiwile ekaBenjamini?”

17Vaku:“LavaponisiwekevaBenjaminivafanelevava nindzhaka,leswakunyimbayingalovisiwieIsrayele.”

18Kambeahingevanyikivasativavanavahinava vanhwanyana,hikuvavanavaIsrayelevahlambanyileva ku:“AarhukaniweloyianyikakaBenjamininsati.”

19Kutanivaku:“Waswivo,kuninkhuvowaYehovha eXilolembenilembeendhawinileyingaen’walungwini waBethele,evuxenibyagondzoleritlhandlukakakusuka eBethelekuyaeXikeme,niledzongeniwaLebona

20HikokwalahovalerisavanavaBenjaminivaku: “Fambanimiyaetlelaemasin’winiyavhinya; 21Vonani,kutaniwaswivo,lokovanavaXilovahumava tacinahikucina,mihumaemasin’winiyavhinya, un’wananiun’wanautamikhomansatiwayenaekavana vaXilo,uyaetikweniraBenjamini

22Kutakulokovatatawavonakumbevamakwavovata ekahinakutavilela,hitakukavona:‘Vaamukeleni hikwalahokahina

23VanavaBenjaminivaendlatano,vavatekavasatihi kuyahinhlayoyavona,ekalavacina,lavavavakhomeke 24VanavaIsrayelevasukakonaenkarhiniwolowo, un’wananiun’wanaayaekanyimbayakwenindyangu wakwe,kutaniun’wananiun’wanaasukakwalahoaya ndzhakayakwe

25EmasikwiniwolawoakungarinahosieIsrayele, un’wananiun’wanaaaendlaleswilulamekeematihlweni yakwe