Abagwebi
ISAHLUKO1
1KwathiemvakokufakukaYoshuwa,babuzaoonyana bakaSirayelikuYehova,besithi,Ngubaninaoyakusiqalela ukunyukaayekumaKanan,alwenawo?
2WathiuYehova,KonyukauYuda;yabona,ilizwe ndilinikeleesandlenisakhe
3WathiuYudakuSimonumkhuluwawakhe,Nyukanam, siyeeqashiswenilam,silwenamaKanan;namndoyanawe eqashiswenilakhoWahambakenayeuSimon
4WenyukakeuYuda;uYehovawawanikelaesandleni saboamaKanannamaPerizi,abulalakuwoeBhezekiishumi lamawakaamadoda
5BamfumanauAdoni-bhezekieBhezeki,balwanaye, bawabulalaamaKanannamaPerizi
6WasabauAdoni-bhezeki;bamsukela,bambamba, bamnqumlaoosithuphabezandlazakhenoobhontsi.
7WathiuAdoni-bhezeki,Ookumkaniabamashumi asixhenxe,benqunyulweizithuphanoobhontsi,babechola ukudlakwabophantsikwetafileyam;njengokondenze ngako,wenjenjalouThixoukubuyekezakumBamsa eYerusalem,wafelakhona
8KekalokuoonyanabakaYudabalwaneYerusalem, bayithimba,bayixabelangohlangothilwekrele,bathiumzi bawufakaumlilo
9BehlaemvenikokooonyanabakaYuda,bayakulwa namaKananabehlelikweleentaba,nakwelasezantsi, nasentilini
10WayauYudaukuyakumaKananabehlelieHebron (igamaleHebronngenxaengaphambilibeliyiKiriyatikarbha),ababulalauSheshayi,noAhiman,noTalemayi 11WesukakhonawayakubemibaseDebhiri;igama leDebhirilaliyiKiriyati-seferengenxaengaphambili 12WathiuKalebhi,OthewayixabelaiKiriyati-sefere, wayithimba,ndomnikaintombiyam,uAkesa,ibe ngumkakhe
13WayithimbauOteniyeliunyanakaKenazi,umninawa kaKalebhi;wamnikakeintombiyakhe,uAkesa, yangumkakhe
14Kwathiekuzenikwayo,yamvuselelaukubaacele umhlabakuyisewayo;yehlae-esilenilayo.WathiuKalebhi kuyo,Yintonina?
15Yathikuye,Ndinikeinto,ngokubaundinikeumhlaba ongenamanzi;ndinikenemithomboyamanzi.UKalebhi wamnikakeimithomboyasentlanemithomboyasezantsi 16OonyanabomKeni,uyisewomkaMoses,benyuka bemkaeMziniwamaSundunoonyanabakaYuda,baya entlangoyakwaYuda,engasezantsikweAradibayabahlala phakathikwabantu.
17UYudawahambanoSimonumkhuluwawakhe, bawaxabelaamaKananabehlelieTsefati,bayitshabalalisa KwathiwaigamalaloomziyiHorma.
18UYudawayithimbaiGazanommandlawayo, neAshkelonnommandlawayo,ne-Ekronnommandlawayo 19UYehovawayeenoYuda;wabagqogqaabemibentaba; kodwaabazangebakwaziukubagqogqaabemibentili,kuba babeneenqwelozentsimbi
20BamnikauKalebhiumziwaseHebron,njengoko wathethayouMoses;wabagqogqakhonaoonyana bobathathubaka-Anaki.
21KeoonyanabakaBhenjaminabawagqogqanga amaYebhusi,abehlelieYerusalem;ahlalaamaYebhusi noonyanabakaBhenjamineYerusalemunanamhla.
22IndlukaYosefuyenyukanayo,yayakuyingenela iBheteli,uYehovawayeenayo
23IndlukaYosefuyathumelaukubaihloleiBheteli.(Ke igamalaloomzingenxaengaphambilibeliyiLuzi)
24Iintlolazabonaindodaephumakuloomzi,zathikuyo, Khawusiboniseithubalokungenakulomzi;
25Wazibonisaithubalokungenakuloomzi,zawubulala umzingohlangothilwekrele;bamndululakeumfo nomzalwanewakhewonke.
26WayaumntulowoezwenilamaHeti,wakhaumzi,wathi igamalawoyiLuzi;
27UManaseakabagqogqangaabemibaseBhete-shehan namagxamesiayo,neTahanakinamagxamesiayo,nabemi baseDorenamagxamesiayo,nabemibaseIbleham namagxamesiayo,nabemibaseMegidonamagxamesiayo; 28Kwathi,akomelelaamaSirayeli,awafakauviko amaKanan,akawagqogqakuphele.
29UEfrayimakawagqogqangaamaKananabehleli eGezere;ahlalaamaKananphakathikwawoeGezere
30UZebhulonakabagqogqangaabemibaseKitronnabemi baseNahaloli;ahlalaamaKananphakathikwabo,afakwa uviko
31UAshereakabagqogqangaabemibaseAko,nabemi baseTsidon,neAhlabhi,neAkezibhi,neHelebha,neAfiki, neRehobhi;
32Ama-AshereahlalaphakathikwamaKananabemikwelo zwe;
33UNafetaliakabagqogqangaabemibaseBhete-shemeshe, nabemibaseBhete-anati;wahlalaphakathikwamaKanan, abemikwelozwe;kodwaabemibaseBhete-shemeshe naseBhete-anatibafakwauviko
34Ama-AmoriabakhwelisaoonyanabakaDanentabeni, akabavumaukubabehlebayeentilini
35Ama-AmoriathandaukuhlalaentabeniyeHeres, eAyalonnaseShahalibhim;
36Umdawama-AmoriwathabathelaeqhinenileAkrabhim, engxondorheni,wenyusa
ISAHLUKO2
1KwenyukaisithunywasikaYehovaeGiligali,saya eBhokim,sathi,NdaninyusandanikhuphaeYiputa, ndanizisaezweniendafungayokooyihlo;ndathi,Andiyi kuwaphulaumnqophisowamnaninaphakade.
2Izeningenzimnqophisonabemibelilizwe;nizidilize izibingelelozaboAniliphulaphulangailizwilam;
3Kananjalondathi,Andiyikubagxothaphambikwenu; bayakubayimivaemacalenienu,oothixobazobabe ngumgibekuni
4Kwathi,sakuwathethaisithunywasikaYehovalamazwi kubobonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli,baliphakamisaabantu ilizwilabo,balila
5Bayibizaloondawongokuthi,yiBhokim,babingelela aphokuYehova
6WabandululakeuYoshuwaabantu,bayaoonyana bakaSirayelielowoelifenilakhe,ukubabalimeilizwe.
7BamkhonzakeabantuuYehovayonkeimihla kaYoshuwa,nemihlayonkeyamadodaamakhulu awasalayokuYoshuwa,abezibonilezonkeizenzoezikhulu zikaYehova,abezenzilekumaSirayeli.
8WafakeuYoshuwaunyanakaNun,umkhonzikaYehova, eminyakailikhuluelinashumi-nyeezelwe
9Bamngcwabelaemdeniwelifalakhe,eTimnata-heres, kweleentabalakwaEfrayim,entlakwentabayaseGahashe.
10Kwahlanganiselwakekusosonkeesosizukulwana kooyise,kwavelaesinyeisizukulwanaemvakwaso, esingamaziyouYehova,okanyeimisebenziabeyenzele amaSirayeli
11OonyanabakaSirayelibenzaububiemehlweni kaYehova,bakhonzaooBhahali;
12BamlahlakeuYehova,uThixowooyise, owabakhuphayoezwenilaseYiputa,balandelathixobambi koothixobezizweezibajikelezileyo,baqubudakubo, bamqumbisauYehova
13BamlahlakeuYehova,bakhonzauBhahalinoAshtaroti.
14WavuthakeumsindokaYehovakumaSirayeli, wawanikelaesandlenisabaphangi,bawaphanga, wathengisangawo,wathengisangawo,wawanikela esandleniseentshabazawongeenxazonke;
15Athiakuphumaesiyanaphi,sasukaisandlasikaYehova sawachasangobubi,njengokowakuthethayouYehova, njengokowawafungelayo;abandezelekakunene
16UYehovawavelisaabagwebi,ababahlangulaesandleni sabobabewaphanga.
17Akabaphulaphulanabagwebibawo,asukaahenyuza ngokulandelathixobambi,abanqula,atyekakamsinya endleleniababehambangayoooyise,ngokuyithobela imithethokaYehova;abenjenjalo
18NaxauYehovawawaveliselaabagwebi,uYehovawaba nomgwebilowo,wawahlangulaesandleniseentshabazawo yonkeimihlayomgwebilowo;
19Kwathi,akufaumgwebilowo,abuyaonakalisa ngaphezukooyise,alandelathixobambingokubakhonza, aqubudakubo;abaziyekaiintlondizabonendlelayokuba lukhunikwabo
20WavuthaumsindokaYehovakumaSirayeli;Wathi, Ngenxaenokubaababantubewugqithileumnqophisowam endawumiselaooyise,abaliphulaphulaizwilam; 21Kananjaloandiyikuphindandigqogqemntuphambi kwaboweentlangaawazishiyayouYoshuwaekufeni kwakhe;
22ukuzendiwalingengazoamaSirayeli,ukubaoyigcinana indlelakaYehova,ahambengayo,njengokobayigcinayo ooyise,akayikuyigcina,kusinina?
23WaziyekakeuYehovaezontlanga,akazigqogqa kamsinya;akabanikelaesandlenisikaYoshuwa
ISAHLUKO3
ZizokeeziiintlangaawaziyekayouYehova,ukuze awalingengazoamaSirayeli,lawoangazazangaiimfazwe zonkezakwaKanan; 2kodwaukuzezaziizizukulwanazoonyanabakaSirayeli, zibafundiseukulwa,bonababeababengazingaphambili; 3zazizinkosiezihlanuzamaFilisti,namaKananonke, namaTsidon,namaHivi,abehlelientabeniyeLebhanon, ethabathelaentabeniyeBhahali-hermon,esaekungeneni kweHamati
4KwayebonababengabokulingaamaSirayeli,ukuze kwazekeukubaoyiphulaphulanaimithethokaYehova, awayimiselaooyisengoMoses
5BahlalaoonyanabakaSirayeliphakathikwamaKanan, namaHeti,nama-Amori,namaPerizi,namaHivi, namaYebhusi
6Bazizekaiintombizabozabangabafazibabo,banika oonyanabawoiintombizabo,bakhonzaoothixobawo.
7OonyanabakaSirayelibenzaububiemehlwenikaYehova, bamlibalauYehovauThixowabo,bakhonzaooBhahali nooAshera
8WavuthakeumsindokaYehovakumaSirayeli, wathengisangawo,wawanikelaesandlenisikaKushanrishatayim,ukumkaniwakwa-AramphakathikweMilambo; bamkhonzakeoonyanabakaSirayeliuKushan-rishatayim iminyakaesibhozo.
9BakhalaoonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova;wabavelisela oonyanabakaSirayeliumsindisiowabahlangula,uOteniyeli, unyanakaKenazi,umninawakaKalebhi.
10WafikelwanguMoyakaYehova,wawalawula amaSirayeli,waphumawayakulwaUYehovawamnikela uKushan-rishatayim,ukumkaniwakwa-Aramphakathi kweMilambo,esandlenisakhe;sabanamandlaisandla sakhekuKushan-rishatayim
11Lazolailizweiminyakaemashumimane.Wafa uOteniyeliunyanakaKenazi
12BaphindaoonyanabakaSirayelibenzaububiemehlweni kaYehova.UYehovawamomelezauEglonukumkani wakwaMowabhi,ukubaawachaseamaSirayeli,ngokuba enzeububiemehlwenikaYehova
13Wabahlanganiselakuyeoonyanabaka-AmonnamaAmaleki,wayawawaxabelaamaSirayeli,wawuhlutha uMziwamaSundu
14BamkhonzakeoonyanabakaSirayeliuEglon,ukumkani wakwaMowabhiiminyakaelishumielinesibhozo 15BakhalaoonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova;wabavelisela umsindisionguEhudi,unyanakaGera,umBhenjamin,umfo olinxele;oonyanabakaSirayelibathumelangayeumnikelo kuEglonukumkaniwakwaMowabhi
16UEhudewazenzelaikreleelintlangothimbini, liyikubhiteubudebalo;Wayibhinqaphantsikwengubo yakheethangenilakhelasekunene
17WawusondezaumnikelokuEglonukumkani wakwaMowabhi;uEglonebengumfootyebileyo
18Kwathi,akugqibaukuwusondezaumnikelo, wabandululaabantuababewuthweleumnikelolowo.
19WabuyayenaemifanekiswenieqingqiweyoeseGiligali, wathi,Ndinelizwilasentsithelweninawe,kumkani.Wathi, YithinituBaphumabemkakuyebonkeababemingakuye
20WayauEhudekuye;wayeehlelikwigumbieliphezulu lasehlotyeni,elilelakheyedwaWathiuEhude,Ndinelizwi likaThixoelizakuwe.Wesukaesihlalweni.
21WasolulauEhudeisandlasakhesasekhohlo, walithabathaikreleethangenilakhelokunene,wamhlaba esiswinisakhe;
22Sangenanesiphatho,salandelaintsimbi;inqatha layivingcelaintsimbi,akalirholaikreleesiswinisakhe; kwaphumaukungcola
23WaphumauEhudewayaevarandeni,wazivala iingcangozegumbieloliphezulu,wamvalela,wazitshixa. 24Ephumilekeyena,bafikaabakhonzibakhe;Babona, nankozivaliweiingcangozegumbieliphezulu;
25Bapholabadabaneentloni;nankokungavulimntu ezingcangwenizegumbieliphezulu;bathabathaisitshixo, bavula:nantsoinkosiyaboiwephantsiifile 26UEhudewasaba,besazilazilabona,wagqitha emifanekiswenieqingqiweyo,wasaba,wayaeSehira.
27Kwathi,ukufikakwakhe,wavuthelangesigodlo kweleentabalakwaEfrayim,behlanayeoonyana bakaSirayelikweleentaba,ephambikwabo.
28Wathikubo,Ndilandeleni,ngokubauYehovauzinikele iintshabazenu,amaMowabhi,esandlenisenuBehla bamlandela,bawavingcaamazibukoeYordanukuya kwaMowabhi,abavumelamntuukubakuwelekuwo 29BabulalakumaMowabhingeloxesha,amadodaangathi angamawakaalishumi,onkeetyebile,onkeengamadoda anobukroti;akwasindamntu
30WoyiswakengaloominiuMowabhiphantsikwesandla samaSirayeli;Lazolailizweiminyakaemashumiasibhozo 31EmvakwakheyabanguShamgare,unyanaka-Anati, owabulalakumaFilistiamadodaangamakhulu amathandathungovikolweenkomo,wawasindisanaye amaSirayeli
ISAHLUKO4
1BaphindaoonyanabakaSirayelibenzaububiemehlweni kaYehova,akubaefileuEhude
2UYehovawabathengisaesandlenisikaYabhin,ukumkani wakwaKanan,obephetheubukumkanieHatsore;umthetheli womkhosiebenguSisera,ohlelieHaroshetiyeentlanga
3BakhalaoonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova;ngokuba ebeneenqwelozesinyithiezingamakhuluasithoba; iminyakaemashumimabiniwabacinezelangamandla oonyanabakaSirayeli
4KekalokuuDebhora,umprofetikazi,umkaLapidoti, ebewalawulaamaSirayelingeloxesha
5WayehleliphantsikomthiwesundukaDebhora,phakathi kweRamaneBheteli,kweleentabalakwaEfrayim.Benyuka bayakuyeoonyanabakaSirayeliukubaathetheamatyala
6WathumelawabizauBharaki,unyanaka-Abhinowam, eKedeshenafetali,wathikuye,Akawisangamthethona uYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,esithi,Hambautsalele entabeniyeTabhore,uthabathenaweishumilamawaka amadodakoonyanabakaNafetalinakoonyana bakaZebhulon?
7NdomtsalelakuweemlanjenioyiKishonuSisera, umthetheliwomkhosikaYabhin,neenqwelozakhezokulwa, nengxokoloyakhe;ndimnikeleesandlenisakho
8WathiuBharakikuye,Ukubauthewahambanam, ndohamba;ukubaakuthangauhambenam,andiyikuhamba 9Wathi,Ukuhambandiyakuhambanawe,kodwaakuyi kubanaludumokulendlelauyihambayo;ngokubauYehova uyakuthengisangoSisera,amnikeleesandlenisenkazana. WesukauDebhora,wahambanoBharaki,wayaeKedeshe 10UBharakiwawabizaamaZebhulonnamaNafetali eKedeshe;wenyukailishumilamawakaamadoda ngasezinyawenizakhe;wenyukanayeuDebhora 11KekalokuuHebhere,umKeni,wayezahlulekumaKeni, koonyanabakaHobhabhi,uyisewomkaMoses,wazimisa iintentezakhe,zayakumangoMokiwaseTsahanayim ngaseKedeshe.
12WaxelelwauSiseraukubauBharaki,unyanakaAbhinowam,unyukewezaentabeniyeTabhore
13USiserawazihlanganisazonkeiinqwelozakhezokulwa, iinqwelozesinyithiezingamakhuluasithoba,nabantu bonkeababenaye,bethabathelaeHaroshetiyeentlanga, besaemlanjenioyiKishon.
14WathiuDebhorakuBharaki,Vuka;ngokubayiyole iminiuYehovaamnikelengayouSiseraesandlenisakho AkaphumanganauYehovaphambikwakho?Wehlake uBharakientabeniyeTabhore,elandelwangamadoda angamawakaalishumi
15UYehovawamdubadubauSiseraneenqwelozakhe zonkezokulwa,nomkhosiwakhewonke,ngohlangothi lwekrelephambikoBharaki;WehlauSiseraenqwelweni yakhe,wasabangeenyawo.
16UBharakiwazisukelaiinqwelozokulwa,wawusukela nomkhosi,wesaeHaroshetiyeentlanga;akwasalamntu 17USiserawasabangeenyawo,wayaententenikaYaheli, umkaHebhereumKeni;ngokubabelixolilephakathi koYabhinukumkaniwaseHatsorenendlukaHebhere umKeni.
18WaphumauYaheli,wayakumkhawulelauSisera,wathi kuye,Phambuka,nkosiyam,phambukelakum;musani ukoyika.Waphambukelakuyeententeni,wamgubungela ngengubo
19Wathikuye,Khawundipheintwanayamanzindisele; ngokubandinxaniwe.Wayivulaintsubayobisi,wamseza, wamgquma
20Wathikuye,Yimaemnyangoententeni;kothi,ukuba kuzeumntu,wabuzawathi,Kukhomntunaapha?uya kuthi,Hayi
21UYaheliumkaHebherewathabathaisikhonkwane sentente,waphathaisandongesandlasakhe,wayakuye ecotha,wasibethelelaisikhonkwaneezintlafunwenizakhe, wasibethelelaemhlabeni;Ngokowafa
22KwathigqiuBharaki,esukelauSisera.Waphuma uYaheliwayakumkhawulela,wathikuye,Yiza, ndikuboniseindodaoyifunayoWangenaententeniyakhe, nankouSiseraelelephantsiefile,kukhoisikhonkwane ezintlafunwenizakhe
23UThixowamthobangaloominiuYabhin,ukumkani wamaKanan,phambikoonyanabakaSirayeli.
24SayaisandlasoonyanabakaSirayelisibanzimangokuba nzimaphezukoYabhin,ukumkaniwamaKanan,bada bamchithauYabhin,ukumkaniwamaKanan.
ISAHLUKO5
1BazabavumaooDebhoranoBharaki,unyanakaAbhinowam,ngaloomini,besithi, 2DumisaniuYehovangokuphindezelakwamaSirayeli, Ekuzinikelenikwaboabantungokuqhutywayintliziyo 3Yivani,bokumkani;bekaniiindlebe,zidwangube;Mnalo ndiyakuvumakuYehova;Ndiyakumbethelauhadi uYehova,uThixokaSirayeli 4Yehova,ekuphumenikwakhokwaSehire,Ekunyatheleni kwakho,uvelaemhlabeniwakwaEdom,Lanyikima ihlabathi,lavuzaizulu,namafuavuzaamanzi 5IintabazanyibilikaphambikoYehova,ISinayileya phambikoYehova,uThixokaSirayeli 6NgemihlakaShamgare,unyanaka-Anati,Ngemihla kaYaheli,bezingahanjwaiindlela,Ababehambangeendlela eziziphambusa
7BayekiswaabemibemizikwaSirayeli,ndadandesuka mnaDebhora,ndesukandemakwaSirayeli.
8Banyulaoothixoabatsha;Kwabonakalaikhaka nomkhontonaphakathikwamashumiamaneamawaka kwaSirayeli?
9Intliziyoyamingakubamisi-mthethobakwaSirayeli, Ingakwabobaqhutywayintliziyoyabophakathikwabantu; MbongeniuYehova.
10Ninabakhweleezimaziniezimhlophe,ninabahlala ematyaleni,bahambangendlela
11Abasindisiweyoelizwinilabatoli,ezindawenizokukha amanzi,aphobayakuthethaubulungisabukaYehova, ubulungisakubemibasemaphandleniakhekwaSirayeli; behleabantubakaYehova,bayeemasangweni
12Vuka,vuka,Debhora;Vuka,vuka,hlabeingoma!Suk’ ume,Bharaki,thimbaabathinjwabakho,nyanakaAbhinowam
13Amasalelawawamisawabambaamaneneebantwini; 14IngcambuyaboyaphumakwaEfrayimkuma-Amaleki; Emvakwakho,Bhenjamin,phakathikwabantubakowenu; KwaMakirekwehlaabathetheli,nakwaZebhulonabo baphathausibalombhali.
15KwaIsakareabathethelikunyenoDebhora;uIsakare noBharakibamgxothwangeenyawoentiliniEmijelweni yakwaRubhenYabaziingcingaezinkuluzentliziyo.
16Ubuhlaleleninaphakathikwezibaya,Uphulaphula amakhweloemihlambi?EmijelweniyakwaRubhenYaba kukugocagocaokukhulukwentliziyo.
17UGiliyadiphesheyakweYordanwalala,akalwa;UDan keyenawalibalayininangasezinqanaweni?UAshere wahlalaelunxwemenilolwandle,Walalaezikrobenizakhe.
18AmaZebhulonngabantuababenzaisichengeubomi baboekufeni,NamaNafetali,ezindawenieziphakamileyo zelizwe.
19Bezaookumkani,balwa,BazaookumkanibakwaKanan balwaeTahanaki,ngasemanziniaseMegido; abathabathanganzuzoyamali.
20Balwaezulwini;Zalwaiinkwenkweziemendweniyazo noSisera
21UmlanjanaoyiKishonwabakhukulisa,Umlanjana wamandulo,umlanjanaoyiKishonUwanyatheleamandla, mphefumlowam
22AzaakrobozaiimpuphuzamahasheNgokuphalaza, ngokuphalazakwamagorhaabo
QalekisaniiMerozi,satshoisithunywasikaYehova, Qalekisani,qalekisaniabemibakhona.ngokuba bengezangakuncedauYehova,luncedolukaYehova kumagorha.
24MakasikelelwekunezinyeiintokaziuYaheli, UmkaHebhereumKeniMakasikelelwekuneentokazi ezisezintenteni
25Wacelaamanzi,yamnikaamasi;wavelisaibhotolo ngesityasasebukhosini
26Wasibekaisandlasakheesikhonkwaneni,Nesandla sakhesokunenewasibekaesandwenisabatyhidi;wambetha uSiserangesando,wamnqumlaintloko,wamgqobhoza ezintlafunweni.
27Waguqaezinyawenizakhe,wawa,walalaphantsi Waqubudaezinyawenizakhe,wawa;
28Walunguzangefestile,wamemezaNgesithubaunina kaSisera,wathi,Ilibeleyininainqweloyakheyokulwa, ingafikinje?Zihlaleleninaiinqwelozakhezokulwa?
29Amphendulaamakhosazanaakhealumkileyo, waphendulakeyenangokwakhe.
30Ababalekangana?ababiamaxhobana;yintombi, ziintombiezimbini;USiserawabalixhobalabathinjwa, iinguboezimfakamfele,iinguboezimfakamfele ezimfakamfele,ezimfakamfeleemacaleni,ezimfakamfele ezimfakamfeleezimfakamfeleni,ezithizixuneleiintamo zabaphangi?
31Makubenjaloukubhubhakweentshabazakhozonke, Yehova;Keabamthandayomababenjengokuphuma kwelangalinamandlaLazolailizweiminyakaemashumi mane
ISAHLUKO6
1OonyanabakaSirayelibenzaububiemehlwenikaYehova, uYehovawabanikelaesandlenisamaMidiyaniminyaka esixhenxe
2IsandlasamaMidiyansabanamandlaphezu kwamaSirayeli;ngenxayamaMidiyanoonyana bakaSirayelibazenzelaimiqolombaesezintabeni, nemiqolomba,neemboniselo.
3Kwathi,xaabehlwayeleamaSirayeli,enyuka amaMidiyan,nama-Amaleki,nabasempumalanga,eza kuwo;
4benyuka,babangqinga,bayonakalisaindyeboyelizwe kwadakwayaeGaza,abashiyantoidliwayokwaSirayeli, nagusha,nankomo,naesile.
5Ngokubabebenyukabonanemfuyoyabo,neententezabo, bezabenjengeentetheukubamaninzi;ngokuba bebengenakubalwabonaneenkamelazabo;bangena elizweniukubabalonakalise
6AhlwempuzekakuneneamaSirayelingenxa yamaMidiyan;BakhalaoonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova.
7Kwathi,bakukhalaoonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova ngenxayamaMidiyan,
8uYehovawathumaumprofetikoonyanabakaSirayeli, wathikubo,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, NdaninyusamnaeYiputa,ndanikhuphaendlwini yobukhoboka;
9NdanihlangulaesandlenisamaYiputa,nasesandlenisabo bonkeabanixinzelelaphantsi,ndabagxothaphambikwenu, ndaninikailizwelabo;
10ndathikuni,NdinguYehova,uThixowenu;musani ukuboyikaoothixobama-Amori,enihleliezwenilawo; aniliphulaphulangailizwilam.
11KwezaisithunywasikaYehova,sahlalaphantsikomoki obuseOfra,kaYowasheumAbhihezere.
12KwabonakalaisithunywasikaYehovakuye,sathikuye, UYehovaunawe,gorhandinilinobukroti
13WathiuGidiyonkuyo,Camagu,Nkosiyam,ukuba uYehovaungakuthi,yininaukubasifikelwezizozonkeezi zinto?Iphinayonkeimiqondisoyakhe,ababesibalisela ngayooobawo,besithi,SasinganyuswanganguYehovana eYiputa?ngokuuYehovausilahlile,wasinikelaesandleni samaMidiyan
14UYehovawamkhangela,wathi,Hambangalamandla akho,uwasindiseamaSirayeliesandlenisamaMidiyan 15Wathikuye,Camagu,Nkosiyam,ndowasindisa ngantoninaamaSirayeli?Uyabona,umziwakowethu ulihlwempukwaManase,namndinguyenamncinane endlwinikabawo
16WathiuYehovakuye,Ndiyakubanawe,uwabulale amaMidiyannjengandoda-nye.
17Wathikuye,Ukubandibabalwenguwe,khawundenzele umqondisowokubanguweothethanam.
18Musaukumkaapha,ndidendizekuwe,ndirhole umnikelowam,ndiwubekephambikwakhoWathi, Ndohlalamnaudeubuye
19WangenauGidiyon,walungisaitakanelebhokhwe, nezonkaezingenagweleze-efayomguboocoliweyo, inyamawayibekaengobozini,wawugalelaembizeni umhluzi,wazisakuyephantsikomoki,wasondeza
20SathikuyeisithunywasikaThixo,Thabathainyama nezonkaezingenagwele,uzibekephezukwelilitye, uwuphalazeleumhluziWenjenjalo
21SazaisithunywasikaYehovasesaincamyentonga ebisesandlenisaso,sachukumisainyamanezonka ezingenagwele;kwenyukaumliloelityeni,wayidlainyama nezonkaezingenagweleSazaisithunywasikaYehova semkaebuswenibakhe.
22WabonauGidiyonukubasisithunywasikaYehova; wathiuGidiyon,Yoo,NkosiYehova!ngokubandibonene nesithunywasikaYehova.
23WathiuYehovakuye,Uxolomalubekuwe;musa ukoyika,akuyikufa
24UGidiyonwamakhelakhonaisibingelelouYehova, wathiigamalasonguYehova-shalom,siseseOfrayamaAbhihezereunanamhla
25Kwathingobobusuku,wathiuYehovakuye,Thabatha itholelikayihloinkunziyenkomo,eyesibiniinkunzi eminyakaisixhenxe,usidilizeisibingelelosikaBhahali sikayihlo,umgawuleuAsheraongakuso; 26wakheleuYehovauThixowakhoisibingelelo encotsheniyalengxondorha,usilungiselele,uthabathe eyesibiniinkunzi,unyuseidinielinyukayongeenkunizikaAsheraomgawuleyo
27UGidiyonwathabathaamadodaalishumikubakhonzi bakhe,wenzanjengokowathethayouYehovakuye; 28Avukakusasaamadodaaloomzi,nasoisibingelelo sikaBhahalisidiliziwe,egawulwenoAsheraobengakuso, neyesibiniinkunziinyusiwephezukwesibingelelo esakhiweyo
29Yathienyekwenye,Ngubaninalowenzelento?Abuza, abuza,athi,NguGidiyonunyanakaYowashe,lowenzele nto
30AthiamadodaaloomzikuYowashe,Khuphaunyana wakho,afe;ngokubausidilizileisibingelelosikaBhahali, nokumgawuleuAsheraobengakuso
31WathiuYowashekubobonkeababemelenenaye,Niya kummelauBhahalininayinina?Nomsindisana? Omthethelelayomakabulawe,kudekuse;ukubaunguthixo, makazithethelele,ngokubasidiliziweisibingelelosakhe
32KwathiwangaloominiunguYerubhahali,kusithiwa, uBhahalimakaphikisanenaye,ngokubaesidilizile isibingelelosakhe
33AhlanganisanaonkeamaMidiyannama-Amaleki nabasempumalanga,awela,amisaentiliniyaseYizereli
34UMoyakaYehovawamfikelauGidiyon,wavuthela ngesigodlo;uAbhiyezerewahlanganiselwaemvakwakhe
35WathumaabathunywakumaManaseonke; kwahlanganisananayeemvakwakhe,wathuma abathunywakuma-Ashere,nakumaZebhulon, nakumaNafetali;benyukabayakubakhawulela
36WathiuGidiyonkuThixo,Ukubauthewawasindisa amaSirayelingesandlasam,njengokouthethileyo; 37Yabona,ndibekauboyaobuchetyiweyoesandeni;ukuba umbetheuthewabaseboyenibodwa,wawomaemhlabeni wonke,ndiyakwazikeukubauyakuwasindisaamaSirayeli ngesandlasam,njengokouthethileyo 38Kwabanjalo;wavukakusasangengomso,waluphosa uboya,wakhamaumbetheeboyeni,isityasizelengamanzi. 39WathiuGidiyonkuThixo,Mawungavuthiumsindo wakhokum,ndithetheokwesisihlandlosodwa;Mawome eboyenibodwa,kubekhoumbetheemhlabeniwonke 40WenjenjalouThixongobobusuku;
ISAHLUKO7
1WavukakusasauYerubhahali,okokukuthi,uGidiyon, nabantubonkeababenaye,bamisangasequlenilaseHarodi; keumkhosiwamaMidiyanubungakuyeentla,endulini yeMore,entilini.
2WathiuYehovakuGidiyon,Baninziabantuabanawe, ukubandiwanikeleamaMidiyanesandlenisabo;
3Hambakengoko,umemezeezindlebenizabantu,uthi, Owoyikayo,owoyikayo,makabuye,emkekwakusasa ezintabenizaseGiliyadiKwabuyakeebantwiniamashumi amabinianamabiniamawaka;kwasalaishumilamawaka.
4WathiuYehovakuGidiyon,Abantubasebaninzi;wehlise nawoemanzini,ndikulingewonakhona;kuthikemna ndithikuwe,Lowohambanawe,ahambenaweyena; nosukubandithikuwe,Loakayikuhambanawe,akayi kuhambanaweyena
5Wabahliselaabantuemanzini;wathiuYehovakuGidiyon, Bonkeabasukubabekramncelaemanziningolwimilwabo, njengokoixhaphayoinja,uzeubamisebodwa; kwangokunjalobonkeabasukubabeguqangamadoloabo ukubabasele
6Inanilabaxhaphayo,besaisandlaemlonyeni, lalingamakhuluamathathu;kebonkeabanyeabantu baguqangamadoloaboukubabaseleamanzi
7WathiuYehovakuGidiyon,Ndiyakunisindisangala madodaamakhulumathathuakramnceleyo,ndiwanikele amaMidiyanesandlenisakho,bayebonkeabantuelowo endaweniyakhe
8Keabantubathabathaumphakoesandlenisabo, namaxilongoabo;
9Kwathingobobusuku,wathiuYehovakuye,Vuka,uhle uyeemkhosini;ngokubandiyinikeleesandlenisakho.
10Ukubauyoyikaukuhla,yihlanoFuraumkhonziwakho, uyeemkhosini;
11Uzeuveintoabayithethayo;emvenikokoziyakomelela izandlazakho,ukubauhleuyeemkhosiniWehlakeyena noFuraumkhonziwakhe,bayaekuphelenikwabaxhobileyo ababesempini.
12AmaMidiyannama-Amalekinabasempumalangabonke babeleleentilininjengeenkumbiukubabaninzi; neenkamelazabozibezingenakubalwa,njengentlabathi engaselwandleukubazininzi
13WafikauGidiyon,nantsoindodaibixelelaummelwane wayoiphupha,isithi,Yabona,ndiphupheiphupha; 14Waphendulaummelwanewakhewathi,Lentoasinto yimbi,likrelelikaGidiyon,unyanakaYowashe,indoda yakwaSirayeli,ngokubauThixouwanikeleamaMidiyan nomkhosiwonkeesandlenisakhe
15Kwathi,akukuvauGidiyonukuxelwakwephuphaelo, nokutyhilwakwalo,waqubuda,wabuyelaemkhosini wamaSirayeli,wathi,Vukani;ngokubauYehovauyinikele esandlenisenuimpiyamaMidiyan.
16Wawahlulaabangamaqelaomathathuamadodalawo amakhulumathathu,wabekaisigodloesandlenisalowo nalowo,nemiphandaengenanto,nezibanephakathi kwemiphandaleyo.
17Wathikuwo,Khangelanikum,nenzengokunjalo: yabonani,ndakufikangaphandlekweminquba,nothi njengokondenzangakomna,nenjenjalonina
18Ndavuthelangezigodlomnanabobonkeabakunyenam, naninivuthelengezigodloniyijikelezeyonkeiminquba, nithi,IkrelelikaYehovanelikaGidiyon!
19BafikakeuGidiyonnekhululamadodaabenaye ekuphelenikweminquba,ekuqalekenikomlindoophakathi; besandul’ukumisaabalindi,bavuthelangezigodlo, bayiqhekezaimiphandaebisesandlenisabo
20Avuthelaizigodloamaqelaomathathu,ayiqhekeza imiphanda,aphathaizibanengezandlazawozasekhohlo, namaxilongongesandlasokunene,ukubaaquphe, adanduluka,esithi,IkrelelikaYehovanelikaGidiyon.
21Bemake,ngamnyeendaweniyakhe,ngeenxazonke eminqubeni;yabalekayonkeimpi,yakhala,yasaba
22Amakhulumathathuavuthelaizigodlo,uYehova wamisaikrelelomntukummelwanewakhe,eminqubeni yonke;
23AbizelwandawonyeamadodaakwaSirayeli,evela kwaNafetali,nakwa-Ashere,nakuManasewonke, awasukelaamaMidiyan
24UGidiyonwathumaabathunywakweleentabalonke lakwaEfrayim,esithi,YihlaniniwahlangabezeamaMidiyan, niwaphangeleamanzilawo,kwesaeBhete-bhara naseYordan.Abuthelanandawonyeonkeamadoda akwaEfrayim,awathabathaamanzilawo,kwesaeBhetebharanaseYordan
25AbathimbaabathetheliababinibamaMidiyan,uOrebhe noZebhe;ambulalelauOrebheewenilikaOrebhe, noZehebheambulalelakwisixovulelosewayini sikaZehebhe,awasukelaamaMidiyan,ayizisaintloko kaOrebhenekaZebhekuGidiyonphesheyakweYordan
ISAHLUKO8
AthiamadodaakwaEfrayimkuye,Yintoninalento uyenzileyokuthi,yokubaungasibizi,ukuyakulwakwakho namaMidiyan?Bamgxekakabukhali
2Wathikuwo,Ndenzentoninangokungangani?
UkubhikicakwaEfrayimakukugqithilenangokulunga ukuvunaiidiliyakwa-Abhiyezere?
3UThixoubanikeleesandlenisenuabathetheli bakwaMidiyan,uOrebhenoZebhe;Yadambaingqumbo yawongakuyeakubaetshilo
4WafikauGidiyoneYordan,wayiwela,yenanamadoda angamakhuluamathathuabenaye,etyhafile,esuke wabasukela
5WathikumadodaaseSukoti,Khanibapheabantuaba bandilandelayoizonkazezonka;ngokubabatyhafile; ndisukelaooZebhanoTsalimuna,ookumkanibamaMidiyan
6BathiabathethelibaseSukoti,IsandlasikaZebha noTsalimunasesisesandlenisakhona,ukubasiwunike umkhosiwakhoisonka?
7WathiuGidiyon,Xakunjalo,akubanikelauYehova ooZebhanoTsalimunaesandlenisam,ndoyibhalulainyama yenungemithanaenamevayasentlango, nangamakhakakhaka.
8Wenyukakhona,wayaePenuweli,wathethakubo kwangokunjaloBamphendulaabantubasePenuweli njengokobamphendulayoabantubaseSukoti
9WatshonakubantubasePenuweli,ukuthi,Ekubuyeni kwamngoxolondoyidilizalenqabainde
10KekalokuuZebhanoTsalimunabebeseKarkore, benemikhosiyabo,ngathingamawakaalishumi elinesihlanuamadoda,abeseleemkhosiniwonkewoonyana basempumalanga;
11WenyukauGidiyonngendlelayabahlalaezintenteni, ngasempumalangakweNobhaneYogebheha,wayibulala impi;
12BasabaooZebhanoTsalimuna,wabasukela, wabathabathaookumkanibobabinibamaMidiyan,uZebha noTsalimuna,wayidubadubaimpiyonke.
13WabuyauGidiyonunyanakaYowasheedabini, lingekaphumiilanga;
14WabambaumfanawamadodaaseSukoti,wabuzakuye;
15WezakumadodaaseSukoti,wathi,NabaooZebha noTsalimuna,enandingcikivangabo,nisithi,Isandla sikaZebhanoTsalimunasesisesandlenisakhoyinina, ukubasiwanikeisonkaamadodaakhoatyhafileyo?
16Wawathabathaamadodaamakhulualoomzi,nemithana enamevayasentlangonamakhakakhaka,wawaqondisa ngayoamadodaaseSukoti
17WayidilizanenqabaendeyasePenuweli,wababulala abantubaloomzi.
18WathikuZebhanoTsalimuna,Ayenjaninaamadoda enawabulalayoeTabhore?Baphendulabathi,Njengoko unjalo,babenjalobona;elowowayefananoonyana bokumkani
19Wathi,Babengabazalwanabamabo,oonyanabakama EhlelinjeuYehova,ukubabenibasindisile, ngendinganibulali
20WathikuYetere,amazibuloakhe,Vuka,ubabulaleKe indodanaleyoayilirholangaikrelelayo;ngokubaibisoyika, kubaibisengumfana
21BathiooZebhanoTsalimuna,Suk’umewena,usithi qwele;njengokoinjaloindoda,bunjalonobugorhabayo. WesukakeuGidiyon,wababulalaooZebhanoTsalimuna, wazithabathaizihomboezisezintanyenizeenkamelazabo 22AthiamadodaakwaSirayelikuGidiyon,Silawulewena, kwanonyanawakho,nonyanawonyanawakho;ngokuba usisindisileesandlenisamaMidiyan.
23WathiuGidiyonkuwo,Andiyikunilawulamna;akayi kunilawulanonyanawam;nguYehovaoyakunilawulanina 24WathiuGidiyonkuwo,Ndiyakucelangcelo-nyekuni; ndinikeelowoijikazilexhobalakhe.kubababenamajikazi egolide,kubababengamaIshmayeli
25Bathi,SiyakukunikangokuqhutywayintliziyoBenza ingubo,baphosakhonaelowoijikazilexhobalakhe 26Ubunzimabamajikaziegolideawawacelayobaba liwakaelinamakhuluasixhenxeeeshekelezegolide; ngaphandlekwezaantsimbinamacici,neenguboezimfusa ezibezikookumkanibamaMidiyan,nangaphandle kwezidangaezibezisezintanyenizeenkamelazabo.
27UGidiyonwenzangayoiefodi,wayibekaemziniwakhe eOfra,ahenyuzangokuyilandelaonkeamaSirayelikhona;
28AthotywaamaMidiyanphambikoonyanabakaSirayeli, akaphindaaziphakamiseiintlokozawo.Lazolailizwe iminyakaemashumimanengemihlakaGidiyon 29WayauYerubhahali,unyanakaYowashe,wahlala endlwiniyakhe.
30UGidiyonubenoonyanaabamashumiasixhenxe abaphumaesinqenisakhe,ngokubaebenabafaziabaninzi 31Neshweshwelakhe,elibelikwaShekem,lamzalela unyananalo,elathiigamalokubanguAbhimeleki
32WafauGidiyonunyanakaYowashe,eyingwevuenkulu, wangcwatyelwaengcwabenilikaYowasheuyise,eOfra yama-Abhihezere
33Kwathi,akubaefileuGidiyon,babuyaoonyana bakaSirayeli,bahenyuzangokulandelaooBhahali,bamenza uBhahali-bheritiuthixowabo
34OonyanabakaSirayeliabamkhumbulangauYehova uThixowabo,owabahlangulayoesandleniseentshabazabo zonkengeenxazonke
35abayenzelancebaindlukaYerubhahali,kaGidiyon, ngokokulungakonkeawakwenzayokuSirayeli
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1WayauAbhimeleki,unyanakaYerubhahali,kwaShekem, kubazalwanabonina,wathethanabo,nasemizaneniyonke yendlukayisekanina,esithi,
2KhanithetheezindlebenizabemibakwaShekembonke, nithi,Okonakulungileyokuni,kukuthinilawulwe ngamadodaamashumiasixhenxe,oonyanabonke bakaYerubhahali,kukuthinilawulweyindodaibenye, kusinina?nikhumbuleukubandilithambolenunenyama yenu
3Bathethaabazalwanaboninangaye,ezindebenizabemi bakwaShekembonkeloomazwionke,intliziyoyabo yakuthobelaukumlandelauAbhimeleki;ngokubababesithi, Ngumzalwanawethu
4Bamnikaiisilivereezimashumiasixhenxeezivela endlwinikaBhahali-bheriti;uAbhimelekiwaqeshangazo amadodaangenabuntu,agasileyo;amlandelake
5WezaendlwinikayiseeOfra,wababulalaabazalwana bakhe,oonyanabakaYerubhahali,amadodaamashumi asixhenxe,tyenilinye;kwasalauYotam,unyana omncinanekaYerubhahali;ngokubawazimela.
6BabizelwandawonyebonkeabemibakwaShekemnendlu yonkeyeMilo,bayabamenzauAbhimelekiukumkani ngasemokiniwesimisoesikwaShekem.
7WaxelelwauYotam,wayawemaencotsheniyentaba yeGerizim,waliphakamisaizwilakhe,wadanduluka,wathi kubo,Ndiveni,ninabemibakwaShekem,azeuYehova anivenani
8Yayaimithiukuyakuthambisaukumkaniukubaabe phezukwayo.bathikumnquma,Silawulewena.
9Wathiumnqumakuyo,Ndingadendikuncamena ukutyebakwamabakuzukisayooothixonabantu,ndiye kujingajingaphezukwemithi?
10Yathiimithikumkhiwane,Yizawena,ubengukumkani phezukwethu.
11Wathiumkhiwanekuyo,Ndingadendiyincamena incasayam,nesiqhamosamesilungileyo,ndiye kujingajingaphezukwemithi?
12Yathiimithikumdiliya,Yizawena,ubengukumkani wethu
13Wathiumdiliyakuyo,Ndingadendiyincamenaiwayini yamevuyisaoothixonabantu,ndiyekujingajingaphezu kwemithi?
14Yathiyonkeimithikwiqunube,Yizawena,ube ngukumkaniwethu.
15Lathiiqunubekuyoimithi,Ukubaokunene niyandithambisandibengukumkaniwenu,yizaninizimele ngomthunziwam;ukubaakunjalo,makuphumeumlilo equnubeni,uyidleimisedareyaseLebhanon
16Ukubakenenzengenyanisonangokugqibeleleyo, uAbhimelekinimenzeukumkaninje,ukubanenze okulungileyokuYerubhahalinakwindluyakhe,ukuba nimenzelengokwempathoyezandlazakhe;
17(ngokubaubawowanilwela,wabuncamelakudeubomi bakhe,wanihlangulaesandlenisamaMidiyan;
18ninanisukanivukilenamhlakwindlukabawo, nibabulalelaoonyanabakhe,imiphefumloemashumi asixhenxe,tyenilinye,nimenzeukumkaniphezukwabemi bakwaShekemuAbhimeleki,unyanawomkhonzazana wakhe,ngokubaengumzalwanawenu;
19Ukubakenenzengenyanisonangokugqibeleleyo namhlakuYerubhahalinakwindluyakhe,vuyanike ngoAbhimeleki,avuyenayengani;
20ukubaakunjalo,makuphumeumlilokuAbhimeleki, ubadleabemibakwaShekemnendluyeMilo;makuphume umlilokubemibakwaShekemnakwindluyeMilo,umdle uAbhimeleki
21WabalekakeuYotam,wasaba,wayaeBhere,wahlala khonangenxaka-Abhimelekiumninawawakhe
22KekalokuuAbhimelekiwayengukumkanikwaSirayeli iminyakaemithathu.
23UThixowathumaumoyaombiphakathikoAbhimeleki nabemibakwaShekem;AbemibakwaShekembamkhohlisa uAbhimeleki.
24ukuzeukunyangwakoonyanaabamashumiasixhenxe bakaYerubhahalikufike,igazilabolibekwephezu koAbhimelekiumzalwanawabo,owababulalayo;naphezu kwabemibakwaShekem,abasomelezayoukubabulala abazalwanabakhe
25AbemibakwaShekembammiselaabalaleliezincotsheni zeentaba,baxhakamfulabonkeabadlulakubongendlela WaxelelwauAbhimeleki
26WayauGahaliunyanakaEbhede,nabazalwanabakhe, badlulabesiyakwaShekemAbemibakwaShekem bakholosangaye
27Baphumabayaemasimini,bavunaizidiliyazabo, bazixovula,benzaiminikeloyendumiso,bayaendlwini yothixowabo,badla,basela,bamqalekisauAbhimeleki.
28WathiuGahaliunyanakaEbhede,Ngubaninayena uAbhimeleki?EngubaninayenauShekem,ukuba simkhonze?AkanyanakaYerubhahalina?noZebhule umthetheliwakhe?khonzaniamadodakaHamore,uyise kaShekem;ngokubayininaukubasimkhonze?
29Akwabaababantubebesesandlenisam!Bendiya kumsusauAbhimelekiWathikuAbhimeleki,Yandisaimpi yakho,uphume
30WawevauZebhule,umphathiwomzi,amazwikaGahali unyanakaEbhede,wavuthaumsindowakhe
31WathumaabathunywakuAbhimelekingasese,wathi, NankuuGahaliunyanakaEbhede,nabazalwanabakhe, befikilekwaShekem;yabona,bayawunqabisaumzi ngakuwe
32Vukakengokoebusuku,wenanabantuonabo,ulalele emasimini;
33kothi,kusasaukuphumakwelanga,uvukekusasa,uye uthimbendephezukomzi;nankoyenanabantuanabo bephumabesizakuwe,wenzekubonjengokosithe safumanangakoisandlasakho
34WavukaebusukuuAbhimelekinabantubonkeanabo, bamlalelauShekembengamaqelaamane.
35WaphumauGahaliunyanakaEbhede,wemaekungeneni kwesangolomzi;wesukauAbhimelekinabantuababenaye ekulaleleni
36UGahaliwababonaabantu,wathikuZebhule,Naba abantubesihlaezincotshenizeentaba.WathiuZebhulekuye, Ubonaamathunzieentaba,ngathingabantu
37WaphindawaqokelauGahali,wathi,Nabaabantu besihlaephakathikwelizwe,elinyeiqelalisizangoMoki wamaMeonen
38WathiuZebhulekuye,Uphinangokuumlomowakho, owathingawo,NgubaninauAbhimelekiukubasimkhonze? Asingabonaababantuubacekisileyo?khawuphumeke, ulwenabo
39WaphumauGahaliphambikwabemibakwaShekem, walwanoAbhimeleki
40UAbhimelekiwamsukela;wasabayenaphambikwakhe; 41UAbhimelekiwahlalaeAruma;uZebhulewamgxotha uGahalinabazalwanabakheukubabangahlalikwaShekem 42Kwathingengomso,baphumaabantubayaemasimini; wamxelelauAbhimeleki.
43Wabathabathaabantu,wabahlulababangamaqela mathathu,walalelaemasimini;wabasukela,wabaxabela
44UAbhimelekineqelaabenayebagxalathelana,bema ekungenenikwesangolomzi;
45WalwakeuAbhimelekikuloomziyonkeloomini; wawuthimbaumzi,wababulalaabantuababekuwo, wawudilizaumzi,wawuhlwayelangetyuwa
46BevakebonkeabasenqabeniendeyakwaShekem, bangenaengontsiniyendluyothixowaseBheriti.
47WaxelelwauAbhimeleki,ukubababuthelenekhona bonkeabasenqabeniendeyakwaShekem
48WayinyukauAbhimelekiintabayaseTsalimon,yena nabantubonkeabenabo;UAbhimelekiwaphathaizembe ngesandlasakhe,wagawulaisebeemithini,walithabatha, walibekaegxalabenilakhe,wathiebantwiniababenaye, Intoenindibonendiyenzakhawulezani,nenzenjengoko ndenzengako
49Bagawulakenabobonkeabantuelowoisebelakhe, bamlandelauAbhimeleki,bawabekaengontsini,bafaka isikhuniphezukwawo;kwafanawoonkeamadodaenqaba endeyakwaShekem,ngathiliwakalamadodanabafazi
50UAbhimelekiwayaeTebhetse,wayingqingaiTebhetse, wayithimba
51Kwakukhoinqabaendeeliqelephakathikomzi, abalekelakhonaonkeamadoda,nabafazi,nabemibonke bomzi,bazivalela,benyukabayaencotsheniyenqabaleyo inde
52WafikauAbhimelekienqabeniende,walwanayo, wasondelaemnyangowenqabaende,ukuzeayitshise ngomlilo
53Yasukainkazanaethile,yaphosailityelokusila entlokwenika-Abhimeleki,yamtyumzaukakayi.
54Wabizakamsinyaumfanawakwakheobephethe iintongazakhe,wathikuye,Rholaikrelelakho,undibulale,
hlezekuthiwengam,UbuleweyinkazanaUmfanawakhe wamgwaza,wafa.
55AbonaamadodaakwaSirayeliukubaufileuAbhimeleki, ayaelowoendaweniyakhe.
56UThixowabubuyiselakeububibuka-Abhimeleki, abebenzayokuyise,ngokubulalaabazalwanabakhe abamashumiasixhenxe;
57nobubibonkebamadodaakwaShekemuThixo wabubuyiselaezintlokwenizawo;afikelwasisiqalekiso sikaYotam,unyanakaYerubhahali
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1EmvenikoAbhimeleki,kwavelauTolaunyanakaPuwa, unyanakaDodo,indodayakwaIsakare,ukubaawahlangule amaSirayeli;ebehlalaeShamirekweleentabalakwaEfrayim.
2WawalawulaamaSirayeliiminyakaemashumimabini anamithathu,wafa,wangcwatyelwaeShamire
3EmvakwakhekwavelauYahireumGiliyadi,wawalawula amaSirayeliiminyakaemashumimabinianamibini
4Wayenoonyanaabamashumimathathu,bekhwela kumaesileamashumimathathu,benemiziemashumi mathathu,ekuthiwayiHavoti-yahireunanamhla,esezweni laseGiliyadi
5WafauYahire,wangcwatyelwaeKamon.
6OonyanabakaSirayelibaphindabenzaububiemehlweni kaYehova,bakhonzaooBhahali,nooAshtaroti,noothixo baseTsidon,noothixobaseTsidon,noothixo bakwaMowabhi,noothixoboonyanabaka-Amon,noothixo bamaFilisti,bamshiyauYehova,abamkhonza
7WavuthaumsindokaYehovakumaSirayeli,wathengisa ngawo,wawanikelaesandlenisamaFilisti,nasesandleni soonyanabaka-Amon
8BabaxinakeoonyanabakaSirayelingaloomnyaka; babaxinaiminyakaelishumielinesibhozobonkeoonyana bakaSirayeli,ababephesheyakweYordanezwenilamaAmorieliseGiliyadi.
9Bawelaoonyanabaka-AmoneYordan,ukubabalwe namaYuda,namaBhenjamin,nendlukaEfrayim; wabandezelekakuneneuSirayeli.
10BakhalaoonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova,besithi, Sonilekuwe,ngokubasimlahlileyouThixowethu, sakhonzaooBhahali.
11WathiuYehovakoonyanabakaSirayeli, AndinihlangulanganakumaYiputa,nama-Amori, noonyanabaka-Amon,nakumaFilisti?
12AnixinakeamaTsidon,nama-Amaleki,namaMahon; nakhalakum,ndanihlangulaesandlenisabo.
13Nindilahlilenina,nakhonzathixobambi;ngakooko andiyikuphindandinihlangule
14Hambaniniyekukhalakoothixoenibanyulileyo; mabanihlangulengexeshalembandezeloyenu.
BathioonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova,Sonile;yenzawena kuthingokubonakwakho;khawusihlangulenamhla
16Babasusaoothixobolunyeuhlangaphakathikwabo, bakhonzauYehova;wababuhlunguumphefumlowakhe ngenxayokubandezelekakukaSirayeli.
17Babizelwandawonyeoonyanabaka-Amon,bamisa eGiliyadiBahlanganisanaoonyanabakaSirayeli,bamisa iintenteeMizpa.
18BathiabantunabathethelibaseGiliyadiomnyekomnye, NgubaninaindodaeyakuqalaukulwanoonyanabakaAmon?yobayintlokoyabemibonkebaseGiliyadi
ISAHLUKOSE-11
1KekalokuuYifeta,umGiliyadi,ebeligorhaelinobukroti; ubengunyanawenkazanaelihenyukazi.UGiliyadiwazala uYifeta
2UmkaGiliyadiwamzalelaoonyana;Bakhulaoonyana bomkakhe,bamgxothauYifeta,bathikuye,Akuyikudla lifaendlwinikabawo;ngokubaungunyana womphambukeli.
3WasabauYifetakubazalwanabakhe,wahlalaezweni laseTobhi,kwabuthelanakuYifetaamadodaangenabuntu, aphumanaye.
4Kwathi,kwakubantsuku,balwaoonyanabaka-Amon namaSirayeli
5Kwathi,bakubabesilwaoonyanabaka-Amon namaSirayeli,amadodaamakhuluaseGiliyadiaya kumthabathauYifetaezwenilaseTobhi
6AthikuYifeta,Yizaubengumphathiwethu,silwe noonyanabaka-Amon
7WathiuYifetakumadodaamakhuluaseGiliyadi,Asinini yininaabandithiyayo,bandigxothaendlwinikabawo?Yini naukubanizekumngokunibandezelekilenje?
8AthiamadodaamakhuluaseGiliyadikuYifeta,Kalokuke sibuyelakuwe,ukubauhambenathi,ulwenoonyanabakaAmon,ubeyintlokokuthi,kubemibonkebaseGiliyadi
9WathiuYifetakumadodaamakhuluaseGiliyadi,Ukuba nithenandibuyisa,ukuzendilwenoonyanabaka-Amon, uYehovawabanikelakum,mnandobayintlokokunina?
10AthiamadodaamakhuluaseGiliyadikuYifeta, UYehovamakabelingqinaphakathikwethu,ukuba asithangasenzengokwelizwilakho
11WahambauYifetanamadodaamakhuluaseGiliyadi; abantubamenzaintlokonomphathiwabo.Wawathetha uYifetaonkeamazwiakhephambikoYehovaeMizpa
12UYifetawasusaabathunywakukumkaniwoonyana baka-Amon,wathi,Yintoninaenamnawe,uzekumnje ukubaulwenelizwelam?
13Wathiukumkaniwoonyanabaka-Amonkubathunywa bakaYifeta,KungokubaamaSirayelialithabathayoilizwe lam,ekunyukenikwawoeYiputa,athabathelaeArnon,esa eYabhoki,esaeYordan;
14WaphindauYifetawathumelaabathunywakukumkani woonyanabaka-Amon
15Wathikuye,UtshouYifetaukuthi,AmaSirayeli akalithabathangailizwelakwaMowabhi,nelizweloonyana baka-Amon;
16ngokubaekunyukenikwamaSirayelieYiputa,ahamba entlango,ezaeLwandleoluBomvu,ezaeKadeshe;
17AmaSirayeliathumelaabathunywakukumkani wakwaEdom,esithi,Makhendicandeezwenilakho; akaphulaphulaukumkaniwakwaEdomBathumela ngokunjalokukumkaniwakwaMowabhi,akavuma; wahlalauSirayelieKadeshe.
18Ahambaentlango,alijikelailizwelakwaEdomnelizwe lakwaMowabhi,ezangasempumalangakwelizwe lakwaMowabhi,amisaphesheyakweArnon,akangena emdeniwakwaMowabhi,ngokubaiArnonngumda wakwaMowabhi
19AmaSirayeliathumelaabathunywakuSihon,ukumkani wama-Amori,ukumkaniwaseHeshbhon;athiamaSirayeli kuye,Makhesicandeezwenilakho,siyeendaweniyam 20USihonakakholwangamaSirayeli,ukubaacande emdeniwakhe.USihonwabahlanganisabonkeabantu bakhe,wamisaeYatsa,walwanamaSirayeli
21UYehovauThixokaSirayeliwamnikelauSihonnabantu bakhebonkeesandlenisamaSirayeli,ababulala;alihlutha keamaSirayelilonkeilizwelama-Amoriabehlelikwelo zwe
22Awuhluthawonkeumdawama-Amori,athabathela eArnonesaeYabhoki,athabathelaentlangoesaeYordan 23WawagqogqakengokuuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli ama-Amori,phambikwabantubakheamaSirayeli
24Akuhluthina,akuhluthileyouKemosheuthixowakho? KethinasohluthabonkeabathebagxothwanguYehova uThixowethuphambikwethu
25NgokuwenaulungengaphezukoBhalakiunyana kaTsipore,ukumkaniwakwaMowabhina?wakha wabambananamaSirayelina,wakhawalwanawona?
26EkuhlalenikwamaSirayelieHeshbhon nasemagxamesiniayo,naseAroherenasemagxamesiniayo, nasemiziniyonkeengaselunxwemenilwaseArnon, iminyakaemakhulumathathu?ibiyininakeukuba ningabahlangulingeloxesha?
27Mnaandikonanga;nguweondenzaintoembingokulwa namUYehovauMgwebimakagwebenamhlaphakathi koonyanabakaSirayelinoonyanabaka-Amon.
28Akawaphulaphulaukumkaniwoonyanabaka-Amon amazwikaYifeta,awamthumawona
29UMoyakaYehovawamfikelauYifeta,wacanda eGiliyadinakwaManase,wacandaeMizpayaseGiliyadi, wesukaeMizpayaseGiliyadi,wabangenelaoonyanabakaAmon.
30UYifetawabhambathisaisibhambathisokuYehova, wathi,Ukubauthewabanikelanokubanikelaoonyana baka-Amonesandlenisam, 31Kothi,bonkeabasukubabephumangeengcangozendlu yam,besizakundikhawulela,ekubuyenikwamngoxolo koonyanabaka-Amon,kubekokukaYehova;
32WagqithakeuYifeta,wayakoonyanabaka-Amon ukubaalwenabo;uYehovawabanikelaesandlenisakhe
33Wababulalakakhulukunene,kwathabathelaeArohere kwadakwayaeMiniti,imiziemashumimabini,kwesa eSikrinisezidiliyaBathotywaoonyanabaka-Amon phambikoonyanabakaSirayeli.
34WafikauYifetaeMizpaendlwiniyakhe;nantsointombi yakheiphumaizakumkhawulela,inengqongqoingqungqa. ngaphandlekwakheebengenanyananantombi
35Kwathi,akuyibona,wazikrazulaiingubozakhe,wathi, Yoo,ntombiyam!Undithobekakhulu, ungowabandibandezelayo;Ndiwuvulileumlomowam kuYehova,andinakubuyaumva
36Wathikuye,Bawo,uwuvulileumlomowakho kuYehova;ngenxaenokubauYehovaephindezele ezintshabenizakho,oonyanabaka-Amon
37Wathikuyise,Mandenzelwelento;ndiyekeiinyanga zibembini,ndihambendihlendiyeezintabeni,ndililele ubuntombibam,mnanabalinganebam
38Wathi,Hamba.Wayindulula,yayaiinyangaezimbini, yayayonanabalinganebayo,yabulilelaubuntombibayo ezintabeni
39Kwathi,ekuphelenikweenyangaezimbini,yabuyayeza kuyise,wasenzelakuyoisibhambathisosakhe, awayesibhambathisile;keyonayayingazindodaKwaye yabalisikokwaSirayeli,
40iminyakangeminyaka,iintombizakwaSirayeliziye ziyibongeintombikaYifetaumGiliyadi,imihlaemine ngomnyaka
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1AhlanganisanaamadodaakwaEfrayim,ayaentla,athi kuYifeta,Ibiyininaukubaugqitheuyekulwanoonyana baka-Amon,ungasibizangasihambenawe?siyakuyitshisa ngomliloindluyakhophezukwakho
2WathiuYifetakuwo,Mnanabantubamsasibambene kakhulunoonyanabaka-Amon;ndanibiza,anandihlangula esandlenisabo
3Ndithekendakubonaukubaanindihlanguli,ndawubeka esandlenisamumphefumlowam,ndawelandayakoonyana baka-Amon,uYehovawabanikelaesandlenisamYinina ukubaninyukenizekumnamhla,nizekulwanam?
4WawahlanganisakeuYifetaonkeamadodaaseGiliyadi, walwanamaEfrayim;
5AmaGiliyadiawazithabathaamazibukoaseYordan phambikwamaEfrayim.Kwathi,xaabasindileyo bakwaEfrayim,bathi,Makhendiwele;Athikuyeamadoda aseGiliyadi,UngumEfrayimna?Ukubauthe,Hayi; 6Bathikuye,Khawuthi,Shibholete;wathiyena,Sibholete; Bamthabatha,bambulalaechwebenilaseYordan;kwawa ngeloxeshakumaEfrayimamashumiamaneanamabini amawaka.
7UYifetawawalawulaamaSirayeliiminyakaemithandathu WafakeuYifetawaseGiliyadi,wangcwatyelwakomnye umziwaseGiliyadi.
8EmvakwakheuIbhetsanwaseBhetelehemwaba ngumgwebikwaSirayeli
9Wayenoonyanaabamashumimathathu,neentombi ezimashumimathathu;WawalawulaamaSirayeliiminyaka esixhenxe
10WafakeuIbhetsan,wangcwatyelwaeBhetelehem.
11EmvenikwakhewawalawulaamaSirayeliuElon, umZebhulon;WawalawulaamaSirayeliiminyakaelishumi 12WafauElonumZebhulon,wangcwatyelwaeAyalon ezwenilakwaZebhulon
13EmvenikwakhewabanguAbhedonunyanakaHileli, wasePiratoni,wabangumgwebikwaSirayeli.
14Wayenoonyanaabamashumimane,noonyanaboonyana abamashumimathathu,abakhwelaemaesileniamashumi asixhenxe,wabalawulaamaSirayeliiminyakaesibhozo
15WafakeuAbhedonunyanakaHileli,wasePiraton, wangcwatyelwaePiratonezwenilakwaEfrayim, kweleentabalama-Amaleki.
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1BaphindaoonyanabakaSirayelibenzaububiemehlweni kaYehova;uYehovawabanikelaesandlenisamaFilisti iminyakaemashumimane
2KekalokubekukhondodaithileyaseTsora,yomlibo wamaDan,egamalinguManowa;Umkakhewayeludlolo, engazali
3KwabonakalaisithunywasikaYehovakumfazilowo, sathikuye,Yabona,uludlolowena,akuzali;keuya kumitha,uzaleunyana
4Kengokokhawuzigcine,ungaseliwayininasiselo sinxilisayo,ungadlinanyeintoeyinqambi;
5Ngokubauyabona,uyakumitha,uzaleunyana; isitshetshesokuchebaasiyikusondezwaentlokweniyakhe, ngokubalenkwenkweiyakubangumahlulwakaThixo kwasesizalweni
6Wezalomfazi,wayixelelaindodayakhe,wathi,Kufike kumumntukaThixo,imbonakaloyakheinjengembonakalo yesithunywasikaThixo,isoyikekakunene;
7Wathikum,Uyabona,uyakumitha,uzaleunyana;Ke ngokouzeungaseliwayininasiselosinxilisayo,ungadli nanyeintoeyinqambi;ngokubalenkwenkweiyakuba ngumahlulwakaThixo,kwasesizalweni,kudekube ngumhlawokufakwayo
8WathandazakeuManowakuYehova,wathi,Camagu, Nkosiyam;
9WalivauThixoilizwilikaManowa;Sabuyaisithunywa sikaYehovakumfazilowoehlelientsimini,uManowa indodayakheingenaye.
10Wakhawulezaumfazi,wagidima,wayixelelaindoda yakhe,wathikuyo,Yabona,ubonakelekumlaamntu ubezekumlaamhla.
11WesukauManowa,wamlandelaumkakhe,wayakuloo ndoda,wathikuyo,Ungulaamntunaubethethanomfazi? Wathiyena,Ndinguye.
12WathiuManowa,Makubekhokalokuamazwiakho Singenzantoninaumntwana,kwayesiyakwenzanjani kuye?
13SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuManowa,Konke endikuthethileyokumfazimakazigcinekuko
14Mazeangadlintoiphumaemdiliyeni,angaseliwayini nasiselosinxilisayo,angadlinanyeintoeyinqambiKonke endimwiseleumthethongakomakakugcine
15WathiuManowakwisithunywasikaYehova,Makhe sikubambezele,sidesikulungiseleitakanelebhokhwe
16SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuManowa,Nokuba undibambezele,andiyikudlaekudlenikwakho;keukuba uthewenzaidinielinyukayokuYehova,linyusengokuba uManowaebengaziukubasisithunywasikaYehova
17WathiuManowakwisithunywasikaYehova,Ungubani naigama;sikuzukiselakwenzekailizwilakho?
18SathikuyeisithunywasikaYehova,Yininalento ulibuzayoigamalam,libalulekilenje?
19WathabathauManowaitakanelebhokhwenomnikelo wokudla,wenyusakuYehovaeweni;uManowanomkakhe bebukele
20Kwathi,ekunyukenikwelangatyeesibingelelweni, lisingaezulwini,senyukaisithunywasikaYehova ngelangatyelesibingelelo.UManowanomkakhebakubona, bawangobusoemhlabeni
21AsabasaphindasibonakaleisithunywasikaYehova kuManowanomkakheWaziuManowaukubasisithunywa sikaYehova
22WathiuManowakumkakhe,Siyakufangenene, ngokubasimbonileuThixo
23Wathiumkakhekuye,UkubauYehovaubefuna ukusibulala,angeengalamkelangaesandlenisethuidini elinyukayo,nomnikelowokudla,angeengasibonisanga
zonkeezozinto,angeengasixelelangaezizintongokwezi mini.
24Wazalaunyanaumfazilowo,wathiigamalakhe nguSamson.Yakhulakeinkwenkweleyo,uYehova wayisikelela.
25WaqalauMoyakaYehovawamqhubaesenkampini yakwaDanphakathikweTsorane-Eshtawoli
ISAHLUKOSE-14
1WehlauSamson,wayakwaTimnata,wabonainkazana eTimnata,ezintombinizamaFilisti
2Wenyuka,waxelelauyisenonina,wathi,Ndibone inkazanaeTimnata,ezintombinizamaFilisti;kengoko ndizekeleniibengumfazi
3Bathikuyeuyisenonina,Akukhonkazanaezintombini zabazalwanabakho,nasebantwinibakowethubonkena, ukubanjeudeuyekuzekaumfazikumaFilistiangalukileyo?
WathiuSamsonkuyise,Ndithabatheleyona;ngokuba undithandakakhulu
4UyisenoninababengaziukubaivelakuYehovalento; ngokubaebefunaithubalokubambananamaFilisti.Ngelo xeshaamaFilistiebelawulakwaSirayeli
5WehlauSamsonnoyisenonina,bayaeTimnata,bafika ezidiliyenizaseTimnata;nantsoingonyamaentsha imgquma
6WamfikelangamandlauMoyakaYehova,wayiqwenga, ngathiuqwengaitakane,engenayonentoesandlenisakhe; akabaxelelauyisenoninaintoabeyenzileyo
7Wehlawathethanenkazanaleyo;wamkholisakunene uSamson.
8Wabuyake,wayakuyithabatha;
9Wathabathaezandlenizakhe,wadla,wayakuyisenonina, wabaphabadla;
10Wehlakeuyisewayakuloonkazana;uSamsonwenza isidlokhona;ngokubabebesenjenjaloabafana
11Kwathi,bakumbona,bazisaabalinganeabangamashumi omathathuukubababenaye
12WathiuSamsonkubo,Makhendinijikeiqhina;ukuba nithenandicombululelangeentsukuezisixhenxe zomthendeleko,nalifumana,ndoninikaiingubo zokukhululanaezingamashumiomathathu,neengubo zokukhululanaezingamashumiomathathu.
13Ukubaanithanganibenakoukundicombululela, nondinikaiingubozelinenentleezingamashumiamathathu, neengubozokukhululanaezimashumimathathu.Bathi kuye,Lijikeiqhinalakho,silive
14Wathikubo,Kodlakwaphumaukudla,Kowomeleleyo kwaphumaubumnandiAbabanakoukulicombululaiqhina ngeentsukuezintathu
15Kwathingomhlawesixhenxe,bathikumkaSamson, Yirhwebesheindodayakho,isicombululeleiqhina,hleze sikutshisengomlilowenanendlukayihloakunjalo?
16UmkaSamsonwamlilela,wathi,Kodwaundithiyile, akundithandi;ubajikeiqhinaoonyanababantubakowethu, akwandicombululelaWathikuye,Yabona, andibaxelelangaubawonoma;ndikuxelelena?
17Walilaphambikwakheimihlaesixhenxe ekusemsithweniwaboKwathingomhlawesixhenxe, wamxelela,ngenxayokubawayesibekephezukwakhe, walixelaiqhinaelokoonyanababantubakowabo
18Athikuyeamadodaaloomzingomhlawesixhenxe, lingekatshoniilanga,Yintoninaenencasangaphezukobusi? Yintoninaenamandlangaphezukwengonyama?Wathi kuwo,Ukubabeningalimangangethokazilam, Ngeningalifumanangaiqhinalam.
19WamfikelangamandlauMoyakaYehova,wehlawaya eAshkelon,wabulalakuboaphoamashumiomathathu amadoda,wawahlubaiingubo,wanikaabacombululi beqhinaelo,iingubozokukhululanaWavuthaumsindo wakhe,wenyukawayaendlwinikayise
20KeumkaSamsonwanikwaumlinganewakhe abengumhlobowakhe,abengumhlobowakhe;
ISAHLUKOSE-15
1Kwathikwakubamzuzwana,ngemihlayokuvuna ingqolowa,uSamsonwamvelelaumkakhe,enetakane lebhokhwe;Wathi,Ndiyakungenakumkamegumbini Akavumauyiseukubaangene.
2Wathiuyisewayo,Bendibaumthiyilengenene; ndamnikaumlinganewakhoAkamhlenaumsakwabo kunaye?khawumthabatheesikhundlenisakhe.
3WathiuSamsonkuwo,NdimsulwangokukumaFilisti,xa ndithendenzaububikuwo
4WayauSamsonwabambaamakhuluamathathu eempungutye,wathabathaizikhuniezitshangazayo, wazijikelangomsilangomsila,wabekaisikhuniphakathi kwemisilayomibini.
5Wazitshisaizikhuni,wazindululazayaengqoloweni yamaFilistiengekavunwa,wazitshisaizithutha, nengqolowaengekavunwa,nezidiliyaneminquma.
6AthiamaFilisti,Ngubaninalowenzelento?Bathi, NguSamson,umyeniwomTimna,ngokubaebemthabathile umkakhe,wamnikaumlinganewakhe.EnyukaamaFilisti, ayitshisayonanoyisengomlilo
7WathiuSamsonkuwo,Nokubanenjenjalo, ndoniphindezelaimpindezelokuni,emvenikokondiyeke.
8Wabaxabelainyonganomlenze,wababulalakakhulu; wehlake,wahlalaencotsheniyengxondorhayase-Etam 9EnyukakeamaFilisti,amisakwaYuda,arhawulaeLehi. 10AthiamadodaakwaYuda,Yininaukubaninyukenize kuthi?Athi,Sinyuke,siyekubophauSamson,senzekuye njengokoenzengakokuthi.
11Enyukaamadodaangamawakaamathathu,evela kwaYuda,ayaemqhokrweniwengxondorhayase-Etam, athikuSamson,AkwazinaukubaamaFilistiayasilawula? Yintoninalentouyenzileyokuthi?Wathikuwo,Njengoko enzengakokum,ndenzengakonamkuwo.
12Athikuye,Sihle,sizekukukhonkxa,ukubasikunikele esandlenisamaFilistiWathiuSamsonkuwo,Ndifungeleni, ukubaaniyikundibulalangokwenu
13Bathethakuyebesithi,Hayi;siyakukubophake, sikunikeleesandlenisawo,kodwaokuneneasiyi kukubulalaBamkhonkxangeentamboezimbiniezintsha, benyukanayeeweni
14WathiakufikaeLehi,amaFilistiamkhwazaUMoya kaYehovawamfikelangamandla,zasukaiintsontelo ezisezingalwenizakhezabanjengeflakisietshiswe ngumlilo,zaqhawukaamakhamandelaakheesandleni sakhe.
15Wafumanananomhlathiomtshawe-esile,wasolula isandlasakhe,wawuthabatha,wabulalangawoiwaka lamadoda
16WathiuSamson,Ngomhlathiwe-esile,imfumba ngeemfumba,ngomhlathiwe-esilendihlabeiwaka lamadoda
17Kwathi,akugqibaukuthetha,wawulahlaumhlathi esandlenisakhe,wathiloondawoyiRamati-lehi.
18Wanxanwakakhulu,wanqulauYehova,wathi,Wena unikeesandlenisomkhonziwakhoolusindisolukhulu;
19UThixowacandaumgongxoosemhlathini,kwaphuma amanzi;wasela,wabuyaumoyawakhe,waphila;ngenxa yokowathiigamalaloondawoyiEn-hakore,eseLehi unanamhla
20WawalawulaamaSirayelingemihlayamaFilisti iminyakaemashumimabini.
ISAHLUKOSE-16
1USamsonwayaeGaza,wabonakhonainkazana elihenyukazi,walingena
2KwathiwakwabaseGaza,USamsonungeneapha. Bamngqonga,bamlalelaubusukubonkeesangwenilomzi, bathicwakaubusukubonke,besithi,Sombulalakwakusasa, kwakubasemini.
3WalalauSamsonkwadakwasezinzulwinizobusuku, wavukaphakathikobusuku,wazithabathaiingcango zesangolomzi,nemigubasiyomibini,wemkanazo, nemivaloneentozonke,wayibekaemagxeniakhe, wayinyusawayanayoencotsheniyentabaephambi kweHebron.
4Kwathiemvenikoko,wathandainkazanaemfuleni weSoreki,ogamabelinguDelila
5ZenyukazayakuyoizikhuluzamaFilisti,zathikuyo, Mrhwebeshe,uboneukubaasenininalamandlaakhe angaka,nokubasingameyisangantonina,simkhonkxe ukuzesimthobe;
6WathiuDelilakuSamson,Khawundixeleleukubaasenini nalamandlaakhoangaka,nokubaungakhonkxwa ngantonina,ukuzeuqotywe?
7WathiuSamsonkuye,Ukubabathebandikhonkxa ngeentamboezisixhenxeezintshaezingomanga,ndothi fehle,ndibenjengomnyeumntu.
8IzikhuluzamaFilistizenyuselakuyeiintambo ezisixhenxeezintshaezingomanga,wamkhonkxangazo
9Keabalalelibabehlelinayeegumbini.Wathikuye, AmaFilistiaphezukwakho,SamsonWazijacaiintambo kwangakukujacekakwentsonteloyeflakisiyakuvaumlilo; Ngokokeamandlaakheebengaziwa
10WathiuDelilakuSamson,Yabona,udlalengam, wandixokisa;khawundixelelekalokuukuba ungakhonkxwangantonina?
11Wathikuye,Ukubabathebandikhonkxabandikhonkxa ngeentsonteloezintsha,ekungazangakubekhomntu,ndothi fehle,ndibenjengomnyeumntu
12UDelilawathabathaiintsonteloezintsha,wamkhonkxa ngazo,wathikuye,AmaFilistiaphezukwakho,Samson. KeabalalelibabehleliegumbiniWawaqhawula njengentsonteloezingalwenizakhe
13WathiuDelilakuSamson,Udlalengamunangoku, undixokisa;ndixelele,ungakhonkxwangantonina?Wathi
kuye,Ukubauthewalukaizihlwithaezisixhenxezentloko yamngemisontoyokuluka.
14Wayibophangesikhonkwane,wathikuye,AmaFilisti aphezukwakho,Samson.Wavukaebuthongweni,wemka nesikhonkwanesomqadinosinga.
15Wathikuye,Ungathininaukuthi,Ndiyakuthanda, ukantiintliziyoyakhoayinam?Undikhohlisileezi zihlandlozozithathu,akwandixelelaukubaasenininala mandlaakhoangaka
16Kwathi,akumxinangamazwiakheimihlangemihla, emmele,wakhathazekaumphefumlowakhe,wasingisa ekufeni
17Wamxelelaintliziyoyakheyonke,wathikuye, Isitshetshesokuchebaasizangasisondeleentlokweniyam; ngokubandingumahlulwakaThixokwasesizalwenisikama; ukubandithendachetywa,osukaemkekumamandlaam, ndife,ndibenjengomnyeumntu
18WabonauDelilaukubaumxeleleyonkeintliziyoyakhe, wathumelawabizaizikhuluzamaFilisti,esithi,Nyukaniesi sihlandlo,ngokubaundixeleleyonkeintliziyoyakhe ZenyukazezakuyeizikhuluzamaFilisti,ziphatheimali ngesandlasazo.
19Wamlalisaemathangeniakhe;wabizaumntu, wazichebaizihlwithazosixhenxezentlokoyakhe;waqala keukumcinezela,emkekuyeamandlaakhe.
20Wathi,AmaFilistiaphezukwakho,SamsonWavuka ebuthongweni,wathi,Ndiyakuphumandiphume njengokwangaphambili,ndizivuthulule.Wayengaziyena, ukubauYehovaumkilekuye
21AmbambaamaFilisti,amkrukraamehlo,ehlanaye eGaza,amkhonkxangamakhamandelaobhedu;Wasilake entolongweni
22Zaqalaiinwelezentlokoyakhezahluma,emvakokuba wayechetyiwe.
23ZahlanganiselandawonyeizikhuluzamaFilistiukuba zibingeleleumbingeleloomkhulukuDagonuthixowazo, zivuye,ngokubazazisithi,Uthixowethuumnikele esandlenisethuuSamson,utshabalwethu
24Bambonaabantu,badumisauthixowabo;ngokuba bebesithi,Uthixowethuulunikeleesandlenisethuutshaba lwethu,umtshabalalisiwelizwelethu,obenzebabaninzi ababuleweyokuthi
25Kwathi,xaintliziyoyaboichwayithileyo,bathi,Bizani uSamson,asihlekiseBambizakeuSamsonendlwini yamakhonkxwa;wabenzaukubabadlale,bammisa phakathikweentsika.
26WathiuSamsonkumfanaombambengesandla,Ndiyeke, ndiziveiintsikaemingazoindlu,ndayamengazo.
27Keindluibizelengamadodanabafazi;zibezikhona zonkeizikhuluzamaFilisti;phezukophahlakwakukho amadodaangamawakaamathathu,amadodanabafazi, bebukeleedlalauSamson.
28USamsonwanqulauYehova,wathi,Nkosiyam,Yehova, khawundikhumbule,khawundomelezeokwesisihlandlo sodwa,Thixo,ndiphindezeleimpindezelokumaFilisti nokubakuphingenxayamehloamomabini
29WaziwolauSamsonzombiniiintsikaeziphakathi,emi ngazoindluleyo,wacinezelakuzo,enyengesandla sokunene,enyengesandlasasekhohlo
30WathiuSamson,MandifenamaFilisti.Waqubuda ngamandlaakheonke;yawaindluphezukwezikhulu, naphezukwabantubonkeababekuyoNgokokeabafileyo
awababulalayoekufenikwakhebababaninzikunabo wababulalayoesadlaubomi.
31Behlaabazalwanabakhenendlukayiseyonke, bamthabatha,bamnyusa,bamngcwabelaphakathi kweTsorane-Eshtawoli,engcwabenilikaManowauyise. WawalawulaamaSirayeliiminyakaemashumimabini
ISAHLUKOSE-17
1KwayekukhoindodayelasezintabenizakwaEfrayim egamalinguMika
2Wathikunina,Iwakalesilivereelinakhulu-nye elathatyathwakuwe,owayishwabulayo,wathethangalo ezindlebenizam,yabona,isilivereleyoinam;Ndayithatha Wathiunina,UsikelelwenguYehova,nyanawam
3Walibuyiselakuninaiwakalesilivereelinakhulu-nye, wathiunina,IsilivereleyobendiyingcwalisilekuYehova, ivelaesandlenisamukubaibeyeyonyanawam,ukubaenze umfanekisooqingqiweyonomtyhido;kengokondiya kuyibuyiselakuwe
4Wayibuyiselakuninaimali;Uninawathabathaamakhulu amabinieeshekelezesilivere,wawanikaumnyibilikisi, owenzangawoumfanekisooqingqiweyonomtyhido;zaba sendlwinikaMika
5IndodaleyoinguMikaibinendluyoothixo,yayenzeiefodi nemilondekhaya;yayimiseleomnyekoonyanabayo, wangumbingeleliwayo
6NgaloomihlakubekungekhokumkanikwaSirayeli; elowowenzangokubonakwakhe
7KekalokukwakukhoumfanawaseBhetelehem yakwaYuda,womlibowakwaYuda,engumLevi, engumphambukelikhona
8Yahambaindodaleyo,isukaemzinieBhetelehem yakwaYuda,yayakuphambukelaaphoingafumanaindawo.
9WathiuMikakuyo,Uvelaphina?Wathikuye, NdingumLeviwaseBhetelehemyakwaYuda;
10WathiuMikakuyo,Hlalanam,kumubengubawo nombingeleli;ndokunikamnaishumileeshekelezesilivere ngomnyaka,ndikunikelengeengubozokulala,nokutya kwakho.WangenakeumLevilowo.
11KwakholekakumLeviukuhlalanendodaleyo;umfana lowokuyewabanjengomnyewoonyanabakhe
12WammiselauMikaumLevilowo;umfanawaba ngumbingelelikuye,esendlwinikaMika 13WathiuMika,KalokundiyaziukubauYehovauya kundenzelaokulungileyo;ngokubandinombingeleli ongumLevinje
ISAHLUKOSE-18
1NgaloomihlakubekungekhokumkanikwaSirayeli NgaloomihlaisizwesakwaDanbesizifunelailifalendawo yokuhlala;kubakwadakwayiloominibelingekabelwa lilifalabophakathikwezizwezakwaSirayeli
2OonyanabakaDanbesusakumlibowakowaboamadoda amahlanu,evelaemdeniwabo,amadodaanobukroti aseTsoranase-Eshtawoli,ukubaalihloleilizwe, aligocagoceathikuwo,Hambaniniligocagoceilizwe AfikakweleentabalakwaEfrayimendlwinikaMika,alala khona.
3AkubonaukubaangasendlwinikaMika,alifanisailizwi lendodanaengumLevi,aphambukelakhona,athikuye,
Uziswengubaninaapha?Wenzantoninakulendawo? Unantoninaapha?
4Wathikuwo,Wenjenje,wenjenjeuMikakum, wandiqesha,ndabangumbingelelikuye.
5Athikuye,KhawubuzekuThixo,saziukubaiyakuba nempumelelonaindlelayethuesiyihambayo
6Wathiumbingelelikuwo,Hambanininoxolo,iphambi koYehovaindlelayenueniyakuhambangayo.
7AhambakeamadodaamahlanuafikaeLayishe;ababona abantuabaphakathikwayo,behlelibonwabilengokwesiko lamaTsidon,bezolile,bonwabile;bekungekhomvandedwa ezweni,wobahlazisanganto;babekudenamaTsidon, bengazaninamntu.
8AfikakubazalwanabawoeTsoranase-EshtawoliBathi abazalwanabawokuwo,Nithenina?
9Athi,Sukani,sinyukesiyekuwo;ngokubasilibonile ilizwe;nalolilihlekunene,kenithecwakana?Musani ukunqenaukuhamba,niyekulihluthailizweelo
10Xanithenafika,nofikakubantuabonwabileyo,ezweni elibanzingeenxazombini;indawoaphokungasweleki nanyeintoesehlabathini
11KwaphumakekuyoindluyakwaDan,eTsoranaseEshtawoli,amadodaangamakhuluamathandathu,axhobe izixhobozemfazwe
12Enyukake,amisaeKiriyati-yeharimyakwaYuda; ngenxayokobathiloondawoyiMahaneyakwaDan unanamhlaNantsoisemvakweKiriyati-yeharim
13AgqithaayakweleentabalakwaEfrayim,afikaendlwini kaMika
14Kekalokuaphendulaamadodaamahlanu,abeze kulihlolailizwelaseLayishe,athikubazalwanabawo, Niyazinaukubakwezizindlukukhoiefodi,nemilondekhaya,nomfanekisooqingqiweyo,nomtyhido?Kalokuke yiqondeniintoeniyakuyenza.
15Aphambukelakhona,afikaendlwiniyendodana engumLevi,endlwinikaMika,ayibulisa
16Keamadodaangamakhuluamathandathuaxhobe iimpahlazawozemfazwe,akoonyanabakaDan,ema ekungenenikwesango
17Enyukakeamadodaamahlanuabeyekulihlolailizwe, ezakhona,awuthabathaumfanekisooqingqiweyo,ne-efodi, nemilonde-khaya,nomtyhido,wemaumbingeleli ekungenenikwesangonamadodaangamakhulu amathandathuaxhobeimfazwe
18AngenalawaendlwinikaMika,ewuthabathile umfanekisooqingqiweyo,iefodi,nemilonde-khaya, nomtyhidoWathiumbingelelikubo,Nenzantonina?
19Bathikuye,Yithitu,ubekeisandlasakhoemlonyeni wakho,uhambenathi,ubengubawonombingelelikuthi; 20Yachwayithaintliziyoyombingeleli,wayithabatha iefodi,nemilonde-khaya,nomfanekisooqingqiweyo,weza phakathikwabantuabo.
21Ajikake,ahamba,azibekaiintsaphoneemfuyonezinto ezizukileyophambikwawo
22AkubakudenendlukaMika,abizelwandawonye amadodaabesezindlwiniezikufuphinendlukaMika, abafumanaoonyanabakaDan.
23BakhalakoonyanabakaDanBajikakeubusobabo, bathikuMika,Uhlelweyintonina,uzenebandlaeli?
24Wathiyena,Oothixobamendabenzayonibathabathile, nemkanayenombingeleliwam;ndisenantonina?Yintoni naleuyithethayokum,uthi,Uhlelweyintonina?
25BathikuyeoonyanabakaDan,Musaukulivakalisailizwi lakhokuthi,hlezeakugqibeleamadodaanomsindo,asuse umphefumlowakho,nomphefumlowendluyakho
26BahambangendlelayabooonyanabakaDan.Wabona uMikaukubabomelelekunaye,wajikawabuyelaendlwini yakhe
27BazithabathakeizintoabezenzileuMika,nombingeleli lowoabenaye,bafikaeLayisheebantwiniabazolileyo, abonwabileyo,bababulalangohlangothilwekrele, bawutshisaumzingomlilo
28bekungekhomhlanguli,ngokubaibikudeneTsidon;ke intilieseBhete-rehobhiBakhaumzi,bahlalakuwo 29BathiigamalaloomzingowakwaDan,ngegamalikaDan uyise,owazalelwauSirayeli;kodwaigamalaloomzilibe liyiLayishengenxaengaphambili
30BazaoonyanabakaDanbazimiselaumfanekiso oqingqiweyolowo;uYonatanunyanakaGershom,unyana kaManase,yenanoonyanabakhebabangababingeleli esizwenisakwaDan,kwadakwayiminiyokuthinjwa kwelizwe
31BazimiselakeumfanekisooqingqiweyokaMika abewenzile,yonkeimihlaebiseseShiloindlukaThixo.
ISAHLUKOSE-19
1Kwathingaloomihla,kungekhokumkanikwaSirayeli, kwabakhoumLeviothileophambukelekweleentaba lakwaEfrayim,wazekaishweshweeBhetelehem yakwaYuda
2Lahenyuzalikuyoishweshwelayo,lemkakuyo,laya endlwiniyoyisewaloeBhetelehemyakwaYuda,labakhona iinyangaezine
3Yesukaindodayayo,yayilandela,ukubaithethekakuhle nayo,ilibuyise,inomfananamaesileamabini,yamngenisa endlwinikayise;wayibonauyisewentombazanaleyo, wakuvuyelaukuyihlangabeza
4Wayigcinauyisewomfazi,uyisewentombazanaleyo; Wahlalanayeiintsukuzantathu,badla,basela,balalakhona 5Kwathingomhlawesine,bavukakusasa,yavukaukuba imke.Wathiuyisewentombazanakumyeniwayo, Yixhamleintliziyoyakhongeqhekezalesonka,nandule ukuhamba;
6Bahlalaphantsi,badla,baselabobabinikunye;ngokuba wayetheuyisewentombazanakwindoda,Makukholeke kuwe,ulale,ichwayitheintliziyoyakho
7Yesukaindodaleyoukubaihambe,wayijokauyise womkayo,yabuyayalalakhona
8Yavukakusasangomhlawesihlanuukubaihambe.Wathi uyisewentombazana,Khawuxhaseintliziyoyakho; Balibalakekwadakwasemini,badlabobabini
9Yavukaindodaleyoukubaihambe,yonaneshweshwe layonomfanawomlibowayo,uyisewentombazana,wathi kuyo,Yabona,ngokukuyakuhlwa,ulaleubusukubonke; nivukekusasangomso,nihambengendlelayenu,nigoduke 10Ayavumaukulalaindodaleyo,yesukayemka; inamaesileamabiniebotshiwe,ineshweshwelayo 11Kwathi,xababengaseYebhusi,iminiyayisemka;Wathi umkhonzienkosiniyakhe,Khawuze,siphambukelekulo mziwamaYebhusi,silalekuwo
12Yathikuyeinkosiyakhe,Masiphambukeleaphakumzi wolunyeuhlanga,ongengoonyanabakaSirayeli;siya kuwelasiyeeGibheha
13Wathikumfanawakuyo,Yiza,sisondelekwenyeyezi ndawo,silale;nokubakuseGibheha,nokubakuseRama. 14Bagqitha,bahamba;batshonelwalilangabeseGibheha yakwaBhenjamin.
15Baphambukelakhona,bayakulalaeGibheha,wangena, wahlalaphantsiendaweniyembuthoyomzi;bekungekho mntuubamkelayoukubabalaleendlwiniyakhe
16Kwathithuindodaenkulu,ivelaemsebenziniwayo emasimini,ngokuhlwa,iphumakweleentabalakwaEfrayim; wahlalaengumphambukelieGibheha,kodwaamadodaaloo ndawoayengamaBhenjamin
17Yawaphakamisaamehloayo,yabonaindodayomhambi endaweniyembuthoyomzi;yathiindodaenkululeyo,Uya ngaphina?uvelaphina?
18Yathikuyo,Siyagqitha,sivelaeBhetelehemyakwaYuda; ndingowakhona.NdahambelaeBhetelehemyakwaYuda, ngokundihambelaendlwinikaYehova;akukhobani wandamkelayoendlwini
19Ukantikukhoumququkwaneendizazamaesileethu; kwanesonkanewayiniyeyam,nomkhonzazanawakho, nomfanaokubakhonzibakho;akuswelekinto
20Yathiindodaenkulu,Uxolomalubenawe;Nokoke makubephezukwamkonkeukuswelakwakho;kodwa ungalaliesitratweni
21Yayingenisaendlwiniyayo,yawanikaiindizaamaesile; bazihlambaiinyawozabo,badla,basela
22Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayazichwayithisaiintliziyo zabo,nangoamadodaaloomzi,amadodaangamatshijolo, eyirhawulaindluleyo,enkqonkqozaelucangweni,athetha nendodaenkuluengumninindlu,esithi,Yikhupheindoda engeneendlwiniyakho,siyazi.
23Yaphumaindodaengumninindlu,yayakuwo,yathi kuwo,Hayi,bazalwanabam,hayi,musaniukukhanenze intoembi;ingenenjelendodaendlwiniyam,musani ukwenzaobubudenge
24Nantsiintombiyameyintombi,neshweshwelalo; makhendikhuphebona,nibabone,nenzekubo okulungileyoemehlwenienu;kekulendodazeningenzi ntoyobubudenge
25Akavumaloomadodaukumphulaphula.Yalibamba indodaishweshwelayo,yalikhuphelaphandlekuwo; bamazi,bamxhaphazaubusukubonkekwadakwasa; kwathikwasa,bamndulula.
26Yafikainkazanaleyoxakusayo,yawaemnyango wendluyendodaaphoyayikhonainkosiyayo,kwada kwamhlophe.
27Yavukainkosiyayokusasa,yazivulaiingcangozendlu, yaphumaukubaihambengendlelayayo;nantsolenkazana ilishweshwelayoiwileemnyangowendlu,nezandlazayo zisembundwiniwawo
28Wathikuyo,Vukasihambe;Kodwaakukhonamnye waphendulayo.Yayikhwelisae-esileni;yesukaindodaleyo, yasingaendaweniyayo
29Yafikaendlwiniyayo,yathabathaisitshetshe,yalibamba ishweshwelayo,yalityatyangokwamathamboalo laziinyamaezilishumielinambini,yalithumelakuyoyonke imidayakwaSirayeli.
30Kwathi,bonkeababonayobathi,Akuzangakwenziwe, akuzangakubonwe,kususelakwiminiabanyukangayo oonyanabakaSirayeliezwenilaseYiputa,unanamhla.
ISAHLUKO20
BaphumakebonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli,labizelwa ndawonyelonkeibandlanjengandoda-nye,lathabathela kwaDanlesaeBher-shebha,nelizwelaseGiliyadi,laya kuYehovaeMizpa
2Zemaizibondazabantubonke,zezizwezonke zakwaSirayeli,ebandlenilabantubakaThixo,amakhulu amaneamawakaangumqikela,arholaikrele
3BevaoonyanabakaBhenjamin,ukubaoonyana bakaSirayelibenyukilebezaeMizpaBathioonyana bakaSirayeli,Thethani;
4Yaphendulaindodaleyo,ingumLevi,indodayaloo nkazanaincinithiweyo,yathi,NdafikaeGibheha ekwaBhenjamin,mnaneshweshwelam,salalisakhona
5AbemibaseGibhehabandivunukela,bayirhawulaindlu phezukwamebusuku;bagqibakwelokundibulala, balidlwengulaishweshwelam,lafa
6Ndalibambaishweshwelam,ndalityatya,ndalithumela ezwenilonkelelifalakwaSirayeli;ngokubabenze amanyalanobudengekwaSirayeli
7Yabonani,ninanonkeningoonyanabakaSirayeli;ndinike icebonecebo
8Besukabonkeabantunjengandoda-nye,bathi,Asiyikuya elowoententeniyakhe,asiyikuphambukelaelowo endlwiniyakhe;
9kengoko,nantsiintoesiyakwenzayonakwiGibheha; siyakuphumakuyongamaqashiso;
10Siyakuthabathaamadodaalishumikwalikhuluezizweni zonkezakwaSirayeli,nekhuluewakeni,newakaeshumini lamawaka,ukubaathabatheleabantuumphako,benze, ekufikenikwaboeGibhehayakwaBhenjamin, njengobudengebonkeababenzayokwaSirayeli
11AbuthelanakeonkeamadodaakwaSirayelikuloomzi, ebanjelwephantsinjengandoda-nye
12IzizwezakwaSirayelizathumelaamadodakwisizwe sakwaBhenjamin,zisithi,Bububibuninaobu,benziweyo phakathikwenu?
13Sinikelenikalokulamadoda,angamatshijolo, aseGibheha,siwabulale,sibutshayeleububikwaSirayeli. AbavumaoonyanabakaBhenjaminukuliphulaphulaizwi labazalwanababo,oonyanabakaSirayeli
14BahlanganisanaoonyanabakaBhenjamin,bephuma emizini,bezaeGibheha,ukubabaphumebayekulwa noonyanabakaSirayeli
15BabalwaoonyanabakaBhenjaminngeloxeshaemizini, amadodaangamashumiamabinianamathandathuamawaka, arholaikrele,ngaphandlekwabemibaseGibheha, ababalwayokubonamadodaahleliweyoangamakhulu asixhenxe
16Kwababantubonkebekukhoamakhuluasixhenxe amadodaahleliweyoangamanxele;bonkebephela bebesawulabububanzibonwelengamatye,bengaphosi
17KeamadodaakwaSirayeli,ngaphandle kwamaBhenjamin,abebalweabangamakhuluamane amawakaamadodaarholaikrele;onkelawoingamadoda okulwa.
18BesukaoonyanabakaSirayeli,benyukabayaendlwini kaThixo,babuzakuThixo,bathi,Ngubaninakuthioya kuqala,ayekulwanoonyanabakaBhenjamin?Wathi uYehova,KonyukauYudakuqala
19BesukaoonyanabakaSirayelikusasa,bayingqinga iGibheha.
20AphumaamadodaakwaSirayeli,ayakulwa namaBhenjamin;amadodaakwaSirayeliakhauluhlu lokulwanawoeGibheha.
21BaphumaoonyanabakaBhenjamineGibheha,bavunela phantsingaloominikumaSirayeliamashumiamabini anamabiniamawakaamadoda.
22Bazomelezaabantu,amadodaakwaSirayeli,baphinda bakhauluhlulokulwa,kwasendaweniababakheuluhlu kuyongomhlawokuqala
23BenyukaoonyanabakaSirayeli,balilaphambi koYehovakwadakwahlwa,babuzakuYehova,besithi: “NdinyukenandiyekulwanoonyanabakaBhenjamin umzalwanawam?”WathiuYehova:“Nyukauyekuye 24BasondelaoonyanabakaSirayelikoonyana bakaBhenjaminngomhlawesibini
25AphumaamaBhenjamineGibheha,ayakubahlangabeza ngomhlawesibini,abuyaavunelaphantsikoonyana bakaSirayeliishumielinesibhozolamawakaamadoda; bonkeababerholaikrele
26BenyukabonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli,bonkeabantu, bayaendlwinikaThixo,balila,bahlalakhonaphambi koYehova,bazilaukudlaloominikwadakwahlwa, banyusaamadinianyukayonemibingeleloyoxolophambi koYehova
27BabuzaoonyanabakaSirayelikuYehova(ngokuba ityeyayomnqophisokaThixoibilaphongaloomihla;
28WemauPinehasi,unyanakaElazare,unyanaka-Aron, phambikwayongaloomihla,wathi,Ndiphindendiphume ndiyekulwanoonyanabakaBhenjaminumzalwanawam, ndiyeke,kusinina?WathiuYehova,Nyuka;ngokuba ngomsondiyakubanikelaesandlenisakho
29AmaSirayeliabekaabalalelieGibhehangeenxazonke.
30BenyukaoonyanabakaSirayelibayakoonyana bakaBhenjaminngomhlawesithathu,bakhauluhlulokulwa eGibheha,njengokweminyeimihla.
31BaphumaoonyanabakaBhenjamin,baya kubahlangabezaabantu,beqhawukenenomziBaqala ukubulalaebantwininjengokweminyeimihla,emendweni, othiomnyeunyukeuyeendlwinikaThixo,uthiomnye unyukeuyeeGibhehaemaphandleni,malunganamadoda angamashumiamathathuakwaSirayeli.
32BathioonyanabakaBhenjamin,Babulewephambi kwethu,njengokoekuqaleniBathioonyanabakaSirayeli, Masabe,sibatsalekuwoumzi,bezeemendweni.
33AsukaonkeamadodaakwaSirayeliendaweniyawo, akhauluhlueBhahali-tamare;
34KwavelamalungananeGibhehaishumilamawaka amadodaahleliweyokumaSirayelionke;ukulwa kwashushu;babengazibonaukubaububibubafikele
35UYehovawawaxabelaamaBhenjaminphambi kwamaSirayeli,oonyanabakaSirayelibatshabalalisa kwaBhenjaminngaloominiamashumiamabinianesihlanu amawaka,anekhululamadoda;
36KekalokuoonyanabakaBhenjaminbabonaukuba boyisiwe,ngokubaamadodaakwaSirayeliayehlehla phambikwamaBhenjamin,ngokubaabekholosengabalaleli ababebabekeeGibheha
37Abalalelibakhawuleza,bagalelekaeGibheha;batsalela abalaleli,bawubulalawonkeumzingohlangothilwekrele
38Kekalokubekukhoumqondisoemisiweyophakathi kwamadodaakwaSirayelinabalaleli,ukubaanyuse amadangatyeabengumsikuwoumzi
39AjikaamadodaakwaSirayeliekulweni,asuka amaBhenjaminaxabelaamadodaakwaSirayeliamadoda angathiamashumimathathu; 40Waqalaukunyukailangatyeemzini,ungumquluwomsi, amaBhenjaminabhekaemvakwawo,nangoilangatye lomzilinyukalisiyaezulwini
41AjikaamadodaakwaSirayeli,othukaamadoda akwaBhenjamin;ngokubaabonaukubaafikelwebububi
42AnikelakeikhosiphambikwamadodaakwaSirayeli, abhekangendlelayentlango;ukulwakwawafumana; nabaphumaezixekwenibabatshabalalisaesazulwinisayo
43BawarhawulaamaBhenjamin,bawasukela, bawanyathelelaphantsiendaweniyokuphumla,besa malunganeGibhehangasempumalanga
44KwawakumaBhenjaminishumielinesibhozolamawaka amadoda;onkelawoayengamadodaanobukroti.
45Ajikake,asabelaentlango,engxondorheniyeRimon Babhikicakuwoemendweniamawakaamahlanuamadoda; bawasukela,badabesaeGidom,babulalakuwoamawaka amabiniamadoda
46AthikeonkeawawayokumaBhenjaminngaloomini abangamashumiamabinianesihlanuamawaka, ingamadodaarholaikrele;onkelawoayengamadoda anobukroti
47KeajikaasabelaentlangoengxondorheniyeRimon engamakhuluamathandathuamadoda,ahlala engxondorheniyeRimoniinyangazane
48AmadodaakwaSirayeliabuyelakoonyana bakaBhenjamin,abaxabelangohlangothilwekrele, ethabathelakwimizingemizi,kwathabathelakwinkomo, kwaneenkomoesakwintoyonkeefumanekayonaphi, nemiziyonkeabefikekuyo
ISAHLUKO21
KekalokuamadodaakwaSirayeliabefungileeMizpa,esithi, AkukhokuthiuyakunikaumBhenjaminintombiyakhe,ibe ngumfazi
2BezaabantuendlwinikaThixo,bahlalakhonakwada kwahlwaphambikoThixo,baliphakamisaizwilabo,balila kakhulu;
3bathi,Yinina,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,ukubakuhle okukwaSirayeli,ukubasiswelekenamhlaisizweesinye kwaSirayeli?
4Kwathingengomso,abantubavukakusasa,bakha isibingelelokhona,banyusaamadinianyukayo nemibingeleloyoxolo
5BathioonyanabakaSirayeli,Ngubaninaezizwenizonke zakwaSirayelionganyukangaezeebandlenikuYehova?
Kubabafungelwengesifungoesikhuluonganyukangaeze kuYehovaeMizpa,besithi,Makabulaweafe
6BazohlwayaoonyanabakaSirayelingenxakaBhenjamin umninawawabo,besithi,Namhlasinqanyulweesinye isizwekwaSirayeli.
7siyakubathininaabaseleyongabafazi,sifungeuYehova njethina,ukubaasiyikubanikaezintombinizethuzibe ngabafazi?
8Bathike,SisiphinaisizwesakwaSirayeli esinganyukangasizekuYehovaeMizpa?Nankoke
kungekhomntuuvelaeYabhesheyaseGiliyadi,eze ebandleni.
9Babalwaabantu,nankokungabangakhonamnyekubemi baseYabhesheyaseGiliyadikhona.
10Ibandlalathumelakhonaishumielinamabinilamawaka amadodakubafoabanobukroti,lawawiselaumthetho, lisithi,HambaniniyekubulalaabemibaseYabheshe yaseGiliyadingohlangothilwekrele,abafazinabantwana. 11Nantsiintoenoyenza:yonkeintoeyindoda,nentoyonke eyinkazanaeyazenenendodangokulalwayiyo,noyisingela phantsi
12AfumanakubemibaseYabhesheyaseGiliyadiafumana amakhuluamanéiintombieziseziintombi,ezingazani nandodangokulalanayoindoda,awazisaeminqubeni eShilo,esezwenilakwaKanan
13Lathumelalonkeibandlaukubalithethekoonyana bakaBhenjaminababesengxondorheniyeRimon,lamemeza kubongoxolo
14AbuyakeamaBhenjaminngeloxesha;babanikaabafazi ababebasindisilekubafazibaseYabhesheyaseGiliyadi, ukantiakabanelanga
15AbantubazohlwayangenxakaBhenjamin;ngokuba uYehovaebenzeuthandaezizwenizakwaSirayeli
16Athiamadodaamakhuluebandla,Siyakubathinina abaseleyongabafazi,etshabalelenjeamankazana kwaBhenjamin?
17Bathi,IlifalabasindileyolibelelakwaBhenjamin, kungacinywasizwekwaSirayeli.
18Kethinaasinakubanikabafaziezintombinizethu; ngokubaoonyanabakaSirayelibafungilebesithi, UqalekisiweonikaumBhenjaminumfazi.
19Bathike,Niyabona,kukhoumthendelekokaYehova iminyakangeminyakaeShilo,engasentlakweBheteli, ngasempumalangakomendoonyukausukaeBheteli,uye kwaShekem,nangasezantsikweLebhona
20AbawiselaoonyanabakaBhenjaminumthetho,esithi, Hambaniniyekulalelaezidiliyeni;
21yabonani,nikhangele;ukubazithezaphumaiintombi zaseShilo,zingqungqa,zibethaingqongqo,zeniphume ezidiliyeni,nizithelehlasielowoumkakheezintombini zaseShilo,niyeezwenilakwaBhenjamin
22Kothi,xaooyisenabazalwanababobezakuthi bemangalela,sithikubo,Sibabaleningenxayethu;ngokuba singababekelangantliziyoelowoumkakheekulweni; 23BenjenjalooonyanabakaBhenjamin,bazekaabafazi ngokwenanilabokwezozazingqungqa,bazixhakamfulayo; bahambababuyelaelifenilabo,bakhaimizi,bahlalakuyo 24BemkaaphooonyanabakaSirayelingeloxesha,elowo wayaesizwenisakowabo,nasemzalwaneniwakowabo Baphumakeapho,wayaelowoelifenilakhe
25NgaloomihlakubekungekhokumkanikwaSirayeli; elowowenzangokubonakwakhe.