Abahluleli
ISAHLUKO1
1KwathiemvakokufakukaJoshuwaabantwanabakwaIsrayelibambuzauJehova,bathi:“Ngubani oyakusikhuphukelakuqalaukulwanamaKhananina?
2UJehovawathi:"UJudauyakukhuphuka;bheka, nginikeleizweesandlenisakhe"
3UJudawasesithikuSimeyoniumfowabo:Yenyukalami siyeesabelwenisami,silwelamaKhanani;nami ngiyakuhambanaweesabelwenisakhoUSimeyoni wayesehambanaye
4UJudawakhuphuka;uJehovawanikelaamaKhanani namaPheriziesandlenisabo,babulalakuwoamadoda ayizinkulungwaneeziyishumieBezeki.
5Bamfumanau-Adoni-bezekieBezeki,balwanaye, babulalaamaKhananinamaPherizi
6Kephau-Adoni-bezekiwabaleka;bamxosha,bambamba, bamnqumaizithuphanamazwaneakhe
7Wathiu-Adoni-bezeki:“Amakhosiangamashumi ayisikhombisa,enqunyiweizithuphanawoqukula,abutha ukudlakwawophansikwetafulalami;Basebemyisa eJerusalema,wafelakhona
8AbantwanabakwaJudabalwaneJerusalema,balithatha, balishayangosikolwenkemba,bashisaumuzi
9NgasemuvabehlaabantwanabakwaJudaukulwa namaKhananiayakheezintabeni,naseningizimu, nasesigodini
10WasukauYudawawahlaselaamaKananayakhe eHebroni(igamaleHebronilaliyiKiriyatiArabakuqala), babulalaoSheshayi,no-Ahiman,noTalemayi
11WasukalaphowayakwabakhileyoeDebiri;igama leDebirilaliyiKiriyatiSeferikuqala;
12WathiuKalebi:"OnqobaiKiriyati-seferi,alithathe, ngiyakumnikau-Akisaindodakaziyamiibengumkakhe"
13U-OtheniyeliindodanakaKenazi,umninawakaKalebi, walithatha;wamnikau-Akisaindodakaziyakhe,ibe ngumkakhe.
14Kwasekusithiekufikenikwakhekuye,wamkhuthaza ukuthiaceleinsimukuyise;wehlaembongolweniyakhe; uKalebiwathikuye:“Ufunanina?
15Wathikuye:"Nginikeisibusiso,ngokubaunginikeizwe laseningizimu;nginikenemithomboyamanziUKalebi wamnikaimithomboyasenhlanemithomboyaphansi
16AbantwanabamaKheni,umukhwekaMose, bakhuphukabephumaemziniwamasundukanye nabantwanabakwaJuda,bayaehlanelakwaJuda eliseningizimuye-Aradi;bahambabahlalaphakathi kwabantu
17UJudawahambanoSimeyoniumfowabo,bawabulala amaKhananiayakheeSefati,baliqothulaIgamalomuzi lathiwaiHorma
18UJudawathumbaiGazanomkhawulowalo,neAshikeloninomkhawulowalo,ne-Ekroninomkhawulo walo
19UJehovawayenayeuJuda;wabaxoshaabakheentabeni; kodwababengenakuxoshaabakheesigodini,ngokuba babenezinqolazensimbi
20BamnikauKalebiiHebroni,njengokushokukaMose; waxoshakhonaamadodanaamathathuka-Anaki
21AbantwanabakwaBenjaminiabawaxoshangaamaJebusi ayakheeJerusalema;kephaamaJebusiahlalanabantwana bakwaBenjaminieJerusalemakuzekubenamuhla.
22IndlukaJosefanayoyakhuphukelaeBethele;uJehova wayenabo
23IndlukaJosefayathumelaukuhlolaiBethele.(Igama lomuzingaphambililaliyiLuze)
24Izinhlolizabonaumuntuephumaemzini,zathikuye: “Akeusiboniseindlelayokungenaemzini,khona siyakukwenzelaumusa
25Wababonisaindlelayokungenaemzini,bawubulala umuzingosikolwenkemba;kephabamyekalowomuntu nomndeniwakhewonke
26LowomuntuwayesengenaezwenilamaHeti,wakha umuzi,waqambaigamalawongokuthiiLuzeokuyigama lawokuzekubenamuhla
27UManaseakaxoshangaabakheeBetiSheyaninemizana yalo,neThahanakinemizanayalo,nabakheeDorinemizana yalo,nabakhee-Ibileyamunemizanayalo,nabakhe eMegidonemizanayalo,kephaamaKhananiathanda ukuhlalakulelozwe.
28Kwathilaphou-Israyeliesenamandla,wafaka amaKhanani,akabaxoshanganokuwaxosha.
29U-EfrayimiakawaxoshangaamaKhananiayakhe eGezeri;kephaamaKhananiahlalaeGezeriphakathi kwabo
30UZebuloniakabaxoshangaabahlalibaseKitroninabakhe eNahaloli;kephaamaKhananiahlalaphakathikwabo,aba ngabafakwauviko
31U-Asheriakabaxoshangaabakhileyoe-Akho,nabakhe eSidoni,nase-Ahalabi,nase-Akizibi,naseHelba,nase-Afiki, naseRehobe;
32Kephaama-AsheriahlalaphakathikwamaKhanani ayakhekulelozwe,ngokubaawawaxoshanga
33UNafetaliakaxoshangaabahlalibaseBetiShemeshi nabakhileyoeBeti-anati;wahlalaphakathikwamaKhanani ayakhekulelozwe;
34Ama-AmoriacindezelaabantwanabakwaDanientabeni, ngokubaawabavumelangaukubabehleleesigodini
35Ama-AmoriathandaukuhlalaentabeniyaseHeresieAjaloninaseShahalibhimi,kephaisandlasendlukaJosefa sabanamandla,afakwauviko
36Umkhawulowama-AmoriwasukelaeqhinenilaseAkrabimi,edwaleni,uyephezulu.
ISAHLUKO2
1IngelosikaJehovayakhuphukaeGiligali,yayaeBokimi, yathi:“NganikhuphulanganikhiphaeGibithe,nganiletha ezweniengalifungelaoyihlo;ngathi:Angisozengaphula isivumelwanosaminani
2Aniyikwenzasivumelwanonabakhileyokulelizwe; niyakuwadilizaama-altareabo,kephaanililalelangaizwi lami;
3Ngalokhonamingathi:Angiyikubaxoshaphambikwenu; kodwabayakubanjengamevaezinhlangothinizenu, nonkulunkulubazobayakubalugibekini
4KwathilaphoingelosikaJehovaikhulumalawomazwi kubobonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,abantu baphakamisaizwilabobakhala
5BaqambaigamalaleyondawongokuthiiBokimi, bahlabelauJehovakhona.
6UJoshuwaesebavumeleabantuukubabahambe, abantwanabakwa-Israyelibahamba,kwabayilowonalowo efenilakheukubabadleifalezwe
7AbantubamkhonzauJehovazonkeizinsukuzikaJoshuwa, nazozonkeizinsukuzamalungaasekhonaemva kukaJoshuwa,ayebonezonkeizenzoezinkuluzikaJehova azenzeleu-Israyeli
8UJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,incekukaJehova,wafa eneminyakaeyikhuluneshumi
9BammbelaemkhawulweniwefalakheeThimnatiHeresi ezintabenizakwa-Efrayimingasenyakathokwentaba yaseGahashi
10Sonkelesosizukulwanesabuthelwakoyise,kwavela esinyeisizukulwaneemvakwasoesasingamaziuJehova nemisebenziayeyenzeleu-Israyeli
11Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibenzaokubiemehlweni kaJehova,bakhonzaoBali
12BamshiyauJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise owabakhiphaezwenilaseGibithe,balandelaabanye onkulunkulubabantuababebazungeza,bakhothamela, bamcunulauJehova
13BamshiyauJehova,bakhonzaoBalino-Ashitaroti.
14IntukuthelokaJehovayamvuthelau-Israyeli,wabanikela esandlenisabaphangiababaphanga,wathengisangabo esandlenisezithazabonxazonke,ukuzebangabebesakwazi ukumaphambikwezithazabo
15Nomaphilaphobephumelakhona,isandlasikaJehova sasimelenenabosibekubi,njengokukhulumakukaJehova nanjengokufungakukaJehovakubo;bacindezelekakakhulu 16NokhouJehovawavusaabahluleliababebakhulula esandlenisabaphangi.
17Nokhoabalalelangaabahlulelibawo,kodwabaphinga ngokulandelaabanyeonkulunkulu,babakhothamela, baphambukamasinyaneendleleniababehambangayooyise, belalelaimiyalokaJehova;kodwakabakwenzangalokho 18LaphouJehovaebavuselaabahluleli,uJehovawayenaye umahluleli,wabakhululaesandlenisezithazabozonke izinsukuzomahluleli,ngokubauJehovawazisolangenxa yokububulakwabongenxayababacindezelayo nababahluphayo.
19Kwathilaphoumahluleliefa,abuya,onakalisangaphezu kwawoyise,ngokulandelaabanyeonkulunkuluukuba babakhonze,babakhulekele;abazangebayekeizenzozabo nendlelayaboyenkani
20IntukuthelokaJehovayamvuthelau-Israyeli;wathi: Ngenxayokuthilababantubeqileisivumelwanosami engabalayaoyise,kabalalelangailizwilami;
21Futhiangisayikuxoshamuntuphambikwaboezizweni uJoshuwaazishiyaekufenikwakhe; 22ukuzengivivinyengazou-Israyeliukuthibayayigcina yiniindlelakaJehovaukuhambangayonjengalokhooyise bayigcina,nomaqha.
23NgalokhouJehovawazishiyalezozizwe,akaze azixoshamasinyane;futhiakabanikelangaesandleni sikaJoshuwa
ISAHLUKO3
1LeziziyizizweuJehovaazishiyaukuzeavivinyeuIsrayelingazo,bonkeababengazazizonkeizimpi zaseKhananikwa-Israyeli;
2Kuphelaukuzeizizukulwanezabantwanabakwa-Israyeli zazi,ukubafundisaimpi,okungenaniababengayazi ngaphambili;
3okungukuthi,amakhosiamahlanuamaFilisti,nawoonke amaKhanani,namaSidoni,namaHiviayakheentabeni yaseLebanoni,kusukelaentabeniyaseBali-hermonikuze kubesekuyenieHamati 4Zazikhonaukulingau-Israyelingazoukuzekwaziwe ukuthibayakuyilalelayiniimiyalokaJehovaayalangayo oyisengesandlasikaMose
5Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibahlalaphakathi kwamaKhanani,namaHeti,nama-Amori,namaPherizi, namaHivi,namaJebusi.
6Athathaamadodakaziawoabengomkawo,anika amadodanaawoamadodakaziawo,akhonzaonkulunkulu bawo.
7Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibenzaokubiemehlweni kaJehova,bamkhohlwauJehovauNkulunkuluwabo, bakhonzaoBalino-Ashera.
8IntukuthelokaJehovayabavuthelau-Israyeli,wathengisa ngaboesandlenisikaKushaniRishatayimiinkosiyaseAramuNaharayimi;
9Laphoabantwanabakwa-IsrayelibekhalakuJehova, uJehovawabavuselaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliumsindisi owabakhulula,u-OtheniyeliindodanakaKenazi,umfowabo kaKalebi
10UMoyakaJehovawabaphezukwakhe,wamahlulelauIsrayeli,waphumaimpi;uJehovawamnikelauKushani Rishatayimiinkosiyase-AramuNaharayimiesandleni sakhe;isandlasakhesabanamandlaphezukukaKushani Rishatayimi.
11IzwelazolaiminyakaengamashumiamaneUOtheniyeliindodanakaKenaziwafa
12Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabuyebenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova;uJehovawamqinisau-Egiloniinkosi yakwaMowabiukubaamelaneno-Israyeli,ngokubabenze okubiemehlwenikaJehova.
13Wazibuthelakuyeabantwanabakwa-AmoninabakwaAmaleki,wayawachithau-Israyeli,wadlaumuzi wamasundu.
14Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibamkhonzau-Egiloniinkosi yakwaMowabiiminyakaeyishuminesishiyagalombili
15Kephaabantwanabakwa-IsrayelibakhalakuJehova, uJehovawabavuselaumsindisi,u-EhudiindodanakaGera, umBenjamini,umuntuoyinxele;abantwanabakwa-Israyeli bathumelangayeisiphoku-EgiloniinkosiyakwaMowabi. 16U-Ehudiwazenzelainkembaenezinhlangothizombili, ubudebayobuyingalo;walibhincangaphansikwesambatho sakheethangenilakhelokunene
17Walethaisiphoku-EgiloniinkosiyakwaMowabi;uEgiloniwayengumuntuokhuluphelekakhulu
18Eseqedileukunikelaisipho,wabamukisaabantu ababesithweleisipho
19Kephayenawabuyaezithombeniezibaziweyo zaseGiligali,wathi:“Nginendabaeyimfihlokuwe,nkosi” Wathi:“ThulaniBaphumakuyebonkeababemingakuye 20U-Ehudiwayesesondelakuye;futhiwayehleziendlini yokuphumulayasehlobo,ayenayoyedwaWathiu-Ehudi: "NginezwielivelakuNkulunkulukuwe"Wasukuma esihlalweni.
21U-Ehudiwelulaisandlasakhesokhohlo,wathatha inkembaethangenilakhelokunene,wamgwazaesiswini sakhe;
22Kwangenaisiphathosilandelainkezo;amanoniavala inkemba,akabangeesayikhiphainkembaesiswinisakhe; kwaphumaukungcola
23U-Ehudiwayesephumelakuvulandi,wamvalela iminyangoyegumbieliphezulu,wayihluthulela.
24Esephumile,zafikaizincekuzakhe;sebebonaukuthi, bheka,iminyangoyegumbieliphezuluyayihluthulelwe, bathi:"Impelaumbozaizinyawozakheekamelwenilakhe lasehlobo"
25Balindabazebajabha;bheka,akavulangaiminyango yegumbieliphezulu;bathathaisihluthulelo,bavula;bheka, inkosiyaboyayiwelephansiifile
26U-Ehudiwaphunyukazisalindile,wadlulaizithombe ezibaziweyo,wabalekelaeSeyira
27KwathiesefikilewabethaicilongoezintabenizakwaEfrayimi,abantwanabakwa-Israyelibehlanayeezintabeni, yenaephambikwabo
28Wathikubo:"Ngilandeleni,ngokubauJehovaunikele izithazenu,abakwaMowabi,esandlenisenu."Behla bamlandela,bathumbaamazibukoaseJordani ngaseMowabi,abavumelangamuntuukuwela
29BabulalakwaMowabingalesosikhathiamadoda angamawakaayishumi,onkeetyebile,onkeengamadoda anobukroti;akwaphunyukamuntu
30UMowabiwathotshiswakanjalongalolosukuphansi kwesandlasika-IsrayeliIzwelazolaiminyaka engamashumiayisihiyagalombili
31EmvakwakhekwabanguShamgari,indodanaka-Anati, owabulalakumaFilistiamadodaangamakhuluayisithupha ngocikolwenkabi,wamsindisanayeu-Israyeli
ISAHLUKO4
1Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabuyebenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova,esefileu-Ehudi
2UJehovawabathengisaesandlenisikaJabiniinkosi yaseKhanani,owayebusaeHasori;indunayebutholakhe kwakunguSiseraowayehlalaeHaroshetilabezizwe
3Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibakhalakuJehova,ngokuba wayenezinqola zensimbi ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye;iminyakaengamashumiamabili wabacindezelakakhuluabantwanabakwa-Israyeli 4UDebora,umprofethikazi,umkaLapidoti,wahlulelauIsrayelingalesosikhathi
5WayehlalaphansikwesundulikaDeboraphakathi kweRamaneBetheleezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi; abantwanabakwa-Israyelibenyukelakuyeukuze bagwetshwe
6WathumelawabizauBharakiindodanaka-Abhinowamu eKedeshinafetali,wathikuye:“AkayalangayiniuJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyelingokuthi:‘Hambausondele entabeniyaseThabori,uthatheamadodaayizinkulungwane eziyishumikubantwanabakwaNafetalinakubantwana bakwaZebuloni?
7NgiyakudonselakuweemfuleniiKishoniuSiserainduna yempikaJabini,nezinqolazakhe,nesixukusakhe; ngiyakumnikelaesandlenisakho.
8UBarakiwathikuye:"Umauhambanami,ngiyakuhamba; kephaumaungahambinami,angiyikuhamba"
9Wathi:"Impelangiyakuhambanawe,kephaindlela oyihambayoayiyikubangokodumolwakho;ngobauJehova uzathengisauSiseraesandlenisowesifazanaWasuka uDebora,wahambanoBaraki,bayaeKedeshi.
10UBharakiwabizaoZebuloninoNafetalieKedeshi; wakhuphukanamadodaayizinkulungwaneeziyishumi ezinyawenizakhe;noDeborawakhuphukanaye
11UHebhereumKheniwayezihlukanisilenamaKheni wabantwanabakwaHobabiuyisezalakaMose,wamisa itendelakhekwazekwabase-okini*laseZahanayimi ngaseKedeshi
12BamtshelauSiseraukuthiuBarakiindodanakaAbinohamaukhuphukeleentabeniyaseThabori.
13USiserawabuthazonkeizinqolazakhe,izinqola ezingamakhuluayisishiyagalolunyezensimbi,nabobonke abantuababenaye,kusukelaeHaroshetilabezizwekuze kufikeemfuleniiKishoni
14UDeborawathikuBaraki:“Sukuma;ngobalolulusuku uJehovaanikelengalouSiseraesandlenisakho;Wehla-ke uBarakientabeniyaseThabori,namadoda ayizinkulungwaneeziyishumiemvakwakhe
15UJehovawamqhumisauSiseranazozonkeizinqola zakhenebutholakhelonkengosikolwenkembaphambi kukaBaraki;uSiserawehlaenqoleniyakhe,wabaleka ngezinyawozakhe.
16UBarakiwaxoshaizinqolanempikwazekwaba seHaroshetilabezizwe,impiyonkekaSiserayawangosiko lwenkemba;akwasalamuntu.
17USiserawabalekangezinyawowayaetendenilikaJayeli umkaHebhereumKheni,ngokubakwakukhonaukuthula phakathikukaJabhiniinkosiyaseHazorinendlukaHebhere umKheni
18UJayeliwaphumaukumhlangabezauSisera,wathikuye: “Phambuka,nkosiyami,phambukelakimi;ningesabi. Esephambukelekuyeetendeni,wamembathisangengubo 19Wathikuye:“Akeungiphuziseamanziamancane; ngobangomile.Wavulaimvabayobisi,wamphuzisa, wamembesa
20Wathifuthikuye:"Yimaemnyangowetende;kuyakuthi laphokufikaumuntu,ekubuzaethi:'Kukhonaumuntu laphana?'ukuzeuthi:Hatshi
21UJayeliumkaHebherewathathaisikhonkwanesetende, waphathaisandongesandlasakhe,wayakuyekancane, wasibethelaisikhonkwaneezinhlafunwenizakhe, wasibethelaemhlabathini,ngokubawayeleleubuthongo obukhulu,ediniwe.Ngakhowafa.
22Bheka,uBarakiesamxoshauSisera,uJayeliwaphuma ukumhlangabeza,wathikuye:"Woza,ngikuboniseumuntu omfunayo"Laphoengenaetendenilakhe,bheka,uSisera wayeleleefile,isikhonkwanesisezinhlafunwenizakhe 23NgakhongalolosukuuNkulunkuluwamnqobauJabini inkosiyaseKhananiphambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli. 24Isandlasabantwanabakwa-Israyelisaqhubekasaba namandlaphezukukaJabiniinkosiyaseKhananibaze bamchithauJabiniinkosiyaseKhanani
ISAHLUKO5
1BasebehlabelelaoDeboranoBarakiindodanakaAbinohamangalolosuku,bethi: 2BonganiuJehovangokuphindiselakuka-Israyeli,lapho abantubezinikelangenhliziyo
3Zwanini,makhosi;bekaniindlebeninazikhulu;Mina, minangiyakuhlabelelakuJehova;ngizahlabelelaindumiso kuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli
4Jehova,ekuphumenikwakhoeSeyiri,ekunyatheleni kwakhouvelaezwenilakwa-Edomi,umhlabawazamazama, nezululaconsa,namafuaconsaamanzi
5IzintabazancibilikaphambikukaJehova,neSinayilelo phambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli.
6EzinsukwinizikaShamgariindodanaka-Anati,emihleni kaJayeli,imigwaqoyayingenamuntu,abahambibabehamba ngezindlelaeziphambukayo
7Abakhileyoemizanenibaphela,banqamukakwa-Israyeli, ngazengavukaminaDebora,ngavukanginguninakwaIsrayeli
8Bakhethaonkulunkuluabasha;Kwabonakalaisihlangu nomaumkhontophakathikwezinkulungwane ezingamashumiamanekwa-Israyelina?
9Inhliziyoyamiikubabusibakwa-Israyeliabazinikela ngenhliziyophakathikwabantu.BonganiuJehova.
10Khulumanininaenigibeleizimbongoloezimhlophe, ninaenihleziekwahluleleni,nihambaendleleni
11Abasindisiweyoemsindweniwabacibishelayo ezindawenizokukhaamanzi,bayakukhulumakhonaizenzo zokulungazikaJehova,yebo,ukulungakwabakhileyo emizaneniyakhekwa-Israyeli;
12Vuka,vuka,Debora;vuka,vuka,uhlabelele:sukuma Baraki,uthumbeabathunjwabakho,ndodanakaAbinohama.
13Owaseleyowawenzawabangumbusiphezukwezikhulu phakathikwabantu;
14Kwa-EfrayimikwakukhonaimpandeyabophezukukaAmaleki;emvakwakho,Bhenjamini,phakathikwabantu bakho;kwaMakirikwehlaababusi,kwaZebuloniabaphatha ipenilombhali.
15Izikhuluzakwa-IsakarezazinoDebora;u-Isakare, noBaraki,bahanjiswangezinyawoesigodiniEzigabeni zakwaRubenikwakukhonaimicabangoemikhulu yenhliziyo
16Wahlalelaniphakathikwezibayaukuzeuzweukukhala kwemihlambi?EzigabenizakwaRubenikwakukhona ukuhlolaokukhulukwenhliziyo
17UGileyadiwahlalaphesheyakweJordani;uDani washiyelaniemikhunjini?U-Asheriwahlalaogwini lolwandle,wahlalaezimfantwinizakhe
18UZebuloninoNafetalibabengabantuababekaukuphila kwaboengozinikwazekwabasekufeniezindaweni eziphakemeyozezwe
19Amakhosiafikaalwa,alwa-keamakhosiaseKhanani eThahanakingasemanziniaseMegido;abathathangainzuzo yemali
20Balwabesezulwini;izinkanyeziemikhondweniyazo zalwanoSisera.
21UmfulaiKishoniwabakhukhula,umfulawasendulo, umfulaiKishonimphefumulowami,unyatheleamandla
22Khona-keizinselozamahhashizaphulwangokugadula, ukugadulakwabanamandlaabo
23QalekisaniiMerozi,’kwashoingelosikaJehova, ‘qalekisanikabuhlunguabakhileyokulo;ngokuba abezangaukumsizauJehova,ukusizauJehovaphezu kwabanamandla.
24MakabusiswephezukwabesifazaneuJayeli umkaHebhereumKheni,abusiswephezukwabesifazane etendeni
25Wacelaamanzi,wamnikaubisi;wathelaibhotela ngesitshasamakhosi.
26Welulaisandlasakheesikhonkwaneni,nesandlasakhe sokuneneesandwenisabakhandi;WatshayauSisera ngesando,wamqumaikhanda,esegwazile,wabhodloza izinhlafunozakhe
27Wakhothamangasezinyawenizakhe,wawa,walala phansi:ngasezinyawenizakhewakhothama,wawa;
28UninakaSiserawalunguzaefasiteleni,wamemeza eheleniwathi:“Inqolayakheilibeleleniukufikana? abambezelelaniamasondoezinqolazakhe?
29Amakhosikaziakheahlakaniphileyoamphendula,yebo, wabuyiselaimpendulokuye.
30Kabagijimangayini?abahlukaniselangaimpango;kuyo yonkeindodaintombazanenomaezimbili;kuSisera impangoeyimibalabala,impangoemibalabala,eyimilukwe, emibalabalaemibalabalaemilukweniezinhlangothini zombili,eyezintamozabaphangayona?
31Kanjalomazibhubhezonkeizithazakho,Jehova,kodwa abamthandayomababenjengelangalapholiphuma ngamandlaaloLazolaizweiminyakaengamashumiamane
ISAHLUKO6
1Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibenzaokubiemehlweni kaJehova;uJehovawabanikelaesandlenisakwaMidiyani iminyakaeyisikhombisa
2IsandlasikaMidiyanisabanamandlaphezukuka-Israyeli; ngenxayakwaMidiyaniabantwanabakwa-Israyeli bazenzelaimihumeesezintabeni,nemihume,nezinqaba 3Kwathilaphou-Israyeliesehlwanyele,amaMidiyani enyuka,nama-Amaleki,nabantwanabasempumalanga, benyukelakubo;
4Bakanisakubo,bachithaizithelozomhlabakwaze kwafikaeGaza,abashiyangakudlaku-Israyeli,namvu, nankomo,nazimbongolo
5Ngokubabenyukanezinkomozabonamatendeabo,futhi bezanjengezintethengobuningi;+ngobabona namakamelaabobabengenakubalwa;+bangenaezweni ukuzebalichithe.
6U-Israyeliwabampofukakhulungenxa yabakwaMidiyani;abantwanabakwa-Israyelibakhala kuJehova.
7Kwathilaphoabantwanabakwa-Israyelibekhala kuJehovangenxayamaMidiyani.
8UJehovawathumaumprofethikubantwanabakwaIsrayeli,wathikubo:“UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:‘NganikhuphulaeGibithe,nganikhipha endliniyobugqila;
9NganikhululaesandlenisabaseGibithenasesandlenisabo bonkeababenicindezela,ngabaxoshaphambikwenu, nganikaizwelabo;
10Ngathikini:NginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu; ningesabionkulunkulubama-Amorienihlalaezwenilawo, kephaanililalelangaizwilami
11KwafikaingelosikaJehova,yahlalaphansikwe-oki elalise-OfiralikaJowashiumAbiyezeri; 12KwabonakalakuyeingelosikaJehova,yathikuye: “UJehovaunawewenaqhaweelinamandla
13UGideyoniwathikuye:"ONkosiyami,umauJehova enathi,kunganikonkelokhukusehlele?Ziphizonke izimangalisozakheokhokhobethuabasitshelangazo, besithi:‘UJehovakasikhuphulangayinieGibhithe?kepha manjeuJehovausilahlile,wasinikelaesandleni sakwaMidiyani
14UJehovawambheka,wathi:"Hambangalawamandla akho,usindiseu-IsrayeliesandlenisakwaMidiyani; angikuthumangana?"
15Wathikuye:"ONkosiyami,ngizomsindisanganiuIsrayelina?"bheka,umndeniwakithiumpofukwaManase, minangingomncinyaneendlinikababa
16UJehovawathikuye:"Impelangiyakubanawe,futhi uyakunqobaabakwaMidiyaninjengomuntumunye"
17Wathikuye:"Umangifumeneumusaemehlweniakho, ngiboniseisibonakalisosokuthiukhulumanami."
18Akeungasukilapha,ngizengizekuwe,ngiletheisipho sami,ngisibekephambikwakhoWasesithi:Ngizahlalauze ubuye.
19UGideyoniwangena,walungisaizinyanelembuzi namaqebelengwaneangenamvubeloe-efalempuphu, inyamawayifakaeqomeni,wawuthelaumhluziekhanzini, wakukhiphelakuyephansikwe-oki,wanikelangakho
20IngelosikaNkulunkuluyathikuye:"Thathainyama namaqebelengwaneangenamvubelo,ukubekephezu kwalelidwala,utheleumhluzi"Wenzanjalo
21IngelosikaJehovayelulaisihlokosodondolo olusesandlenisayo,yathintainyamanamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo;kwaphumaumliloedwaleni,wadla inyamanamaqebelengwaneangenamvubeloIngelosi kaJehovayasukaebuswenibakhe.
22UGideyoniwabonaukuthiiyingelosikaJehova, uGideyoniwathi:“Maye,NkosiJehova!ngokuba ngibonileingelosikaJehovaubusonobuso.
23UJehovawathikuye:"Ukuthulamakubekuwe; ungesabi:awuyikufa
24UGideyoniwamakhelakhonauJehovai-altare,walibiza ngokuthiiJehovaShalomu;lisesekhonae-OfiralamaAbiyezerikuzekubenamuhla
25KwathingalobobusukuuJehovawathikuye:“Thatha idunalikayihlo,idunalesibilielineminyakaeyisikhombisa ubudala,udilizei-altarelikaBhalilikayihlo,ugawuleuAsheraongakulo.
26UmakheleuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoi-altare esiqongwenisalelidwalanjengokuhleliweyo,uthathe inkunziyesibili,unikelengomhlatshelowokushiswa ngezinkunize-Asheraoyakumgawula
27UGideyoniwathathaabantuabayishumiezincekwini zakhe,wenzanjengalokhouJehovaeshilokuye;kwathi ngokubawayesabaabendlukayisenamadodaomuzi, wakwenzaebusuku,wakwenzaebusuku
28Laphoamadodaomuzievukaekusenikakhulu,bheka,ialtarelikaBhalilalidiliziwe,no-Asheraowayengakulo wayegawuliwe,nenkunziyesibiliinikelwaphezukwealtareelalakhiwe
29Basebethiomunyekomunye:"Ngubaniowenzelokho na?"Abuza,abuza,athi:"UGideyoniindodanakaJowashi wenzelokho"
30AbantubomuzibathikuJowashi:"Khiphaindodana yakhoukubaife,ngokubaidilizilei-altarelikaBali, nangokubaigawulileu-Ashera*owayengakulo"
31UJowashiwathikubobonkeababemelenenaye:"Nina niyakummelauBalina?"nizomsindisana?ommelayo makabulawekusesekuseni;umaengunkulunkulu makazikhulumele,ngokubabadiliziwei-altarelakhe.
32NgakhongalolosukuwambizangokuthiuJerubali,+ ethi:“UBhalimakamelanenaye,+ngobaudilizilei-altare lakhe
33OnkeamaMidiyaninama-Amalekinabantwana basempumalangababuthanandawonye,bawela,bamisa esigodinisaseJizreyeli
34UMoyakaJehovawehlelakuGideyoni,wabetha icilongo;kwabuthanau-Abiyezeriemvakwakhe
35WathumaizithunywakuyewonkeuManase;naye wabuthwaemvakwakhe;wathumaizithunywako-Asheri, nakwaZebhulon,nakwaNafetali;bakhuphuka ukubahlangabeza.
36UGideyoniwathikuNkulunkulu:“UmauzakusindisauIsrayelingesandlasami,njengokushokwakho,
37Bheka,ngiyakubekauboyabezimvuesibuyeni;uma amazoloephezukoboyabodwa,komileemhlabeniwonke, ngiyakukwaziukuthiuyakumsindisau-Israyelingesandla sami,njengokushokwakho.
38Kwabanjalo:wavukaekuseningakusasa,wahlanganisa uboya,wakhamaamazoloeboyeni,isitshaesigcwele amanzi.
39UGideyoniwathikuNkulunkulu:“Intukutheloyakho mayingangivutheli,kephangiyakukhulumakanyekuphela; makubekomileeboyenibodwa,kubekhonaamazolo emhlabathiniwonke
40WenzenjalouNkulunkulungalobobusuku,ngokuba kwakomaeboyenibodwa,kwakukhonaamazolo emhlabathiniwonke
ISAHLUKO7
1UJerubali,onguGideyoni,nabobonkeabantuababenaye, bavukaekuseni,bamisangasemthonjeniwaseHarodi; ikamulamaMidiyanilalisenyakathoyabongasegqumeni laseMoreesigodini
2UJehovawathikuGideyoni:"Abantuabanawebaningi kakhuluukubanginikeleabakwaMidiyaniesandlenisabo, funau-Israyeliaziqhenyekimi,ethi:'Isandlasami singisindisile.'
3Ngakho-kememezaezindlebenizabantu,uthi:Yilowo nalowoowesabayonowesabayomakabuye,amukeekuseni kakhuluentabeniyakwaGileyadi.Kwabuyakubantu abayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinambili; kwasalaizinkulungwaneeziyishumi.
4UJehovawathikuGideyoni:“Abantubasebaningi kakhulu;behliseleemanzini,ngikuhlolelebonakhona; kuyakuthilowoengizothingayekuwe:Louyakuhamba nawe,yenaahambenawe;futhilobangubaniengizakuthi ngayekuwe:Lokayikuhambalawe,yenakayikuhamba 5Wayesehliselaabantuemanzini;uJehovawathi kuGideyoni:"Yilowonalowooxhaphaamanzingolimi njengokuxhaphakwenja,uyakumbekayedwa;kanjalo wonkeoguqangamadoloukubaaphuze.
6Inanilabaxhaphayo,bebekaizandlaemlonyeni, lalingamadodaangamakhuluamathathu,kephabonke abanyeabantubaguqangamadoloukubabaphuzeamanzi.
7UJehovawathikuGideyoni:"Ngalamadoda angamakhuluamathathuaxhaphayongiyakunisindisa,
Abahluleli
nginikeleamaMidiyaniesandlenisakho;bonkeabanye abantumabahambe,kubeyilowonalowoendaweniyakhe."
8Abantubathabathaumphakoesandlenisabonamacilongo abo;wabathumabonkeabaseleyobakwa-Israyeli,kwaba yilowonalowoetendenilakhe,wagcinalawomadoda angamakhuluamathathu;impiyakwaMidiyaniyayiphansi kwakheesigodini
9KwathingalobobusukuuJehovawathikuye:"Vuka, wehleleekamu;ngobangiyinikeleesandlenisakho 10Kephaumawesabaukwehla,yehlanoPhurainceku yakho,niyeempini;
11Uyakuzwa-keabakushoyo;ngasemuvaizandlazakho ziyakuqiniswaukubawehleleekamu.WayesehlanoPhura incekuyakhe,bazebafikangaphandlekwabahlomileyo abasekamu
12AbakwaMidiyaninama-Amalekinabobonkeabantwana basempumalangababeleleesigodininjengezintethe ngobuningi;namakamelaaboayengenakubalwa, engangesihlabathiesisogwinilolwandlengobuningi.
13LaphouGideyoniefika,bheka,kwakukhonaumuntu owalandisaumnganewakheiphupho,wathi:“Bheka, ngiphupheiphupho,bheka,iqebelengwanelesinkwa sebhaliliwelaekamulakwaMidiyani,lafikaetendeni, lalishayalawa,lagumbuqelaitendelalalaphansi
14Umnganewakhewaphendulawathi:"Lokhuakusikho okunye,kuphelayinkembakaGideyoniindodana kaJowashi,indodayakwa-Israyeli,ngokubauNkulunkulu unikeleamaMidiyaninempiyonkeesandlenisakhe."
15KwathiuGideyoniekuzwaukulandiswakwephupho nokuchazwakwalo,wakhuleka,wabuyelaekamulikaIsrayeli,wathi:“Sukumani;ngokubauJehovaunikele esandlenisenuimpiyakwaMidiyani
16Wasehlukanisaamadodaangamakhuluamathathuaba izigabaezintathu,wabekaicilongoesandlenisalowo nalowo,nezitshaezingenalutho,nezibaniphakathi kwemiphanda
17Wathikubo:“Ngibhekeni,nenzengokunjalo; 18Laphongibethaicilongo,minanabobonkeabanami, naninivutheleamacilongonxazonkezekamu,nithi: 'InkembakaJehovanekaGideyoni.'
19UGideyoninamadodaayikhuluayenayebafika emaphethelweniekamuekuqalenikomlindoophakathi; basebesandakubekaabalindi,bavuthelaamacilongo, baphahlazaizimbizaezazisezandlenizabo
20Izigabazontathuzavuthelaamacilongo,zaphahlaza izimbiza,zaphathaizibaningesandlasobunxele, namacilongongesandlasokuneneukubaziwabethe, zamemezazathi:"InkembakaJehovanekaGideyoni."
21Bema,kwabayilowonalowoendaweniyakhenxazonke zekamu;yagijimayonkeimpi,yakhala,yabaleka
22Abangamakhuluamathathubabethaamacilongo, uJehovawamisainkembayalowonalowokumngane wakhephakathikwekamulonke;
23Amadodaakwa-IsrayeliabuthanaevelakwaNafetali,+ nakwa-Asheri,+nakulolonkeelakwaManase,+awasukela amaMidiyani
24UGideyoniwathumaizithunywaezintabenizonke zakwa-Efrayimi,wathi:“Yehlaniniwahlangabeze amaMidiyani,niwathumbeamanzingaphambikwawo, kuzekufikeeBetiBaranaseJordani.Abuthanaonke amadodaakwa-Efrayimi,athumbaamanzikwazekwaba seBetiBaranaseJordani
25AthumbaizikhuluezimbilizakwaMidiyani,o-Orebi noZebi;bambulalau-Orebiedwalenilika-Orebi,noZebi bambulalaesikhamwenisewayinisikaZebi,baxosha abakwaMidiyani,balethaamakhandaka-OrebinekaZebi kuGideyoniphesheyakweJordani.
ISAHLUKO8
1Abantubakwa-Efrayimibasebethikuye:“Usenzeleni lokhuukubaungasibizi,laphouyaukulwa nabakwaMidiyanina?Basebemthethisakakhulu 2Wathikubo:“Ngenzenimanjeumakuqhathaniswanani? Ukukhothozakwamagilebhisiakwa-Efrayimiakungcono yinikunokuvunaumvinikwa-Abiyezerina?
3UNkulunkuluunikeleesandlenisenuizikhulu zakwaMidiyani,u-OrebinoZebi;Intukutheloyabo yadambangaye,laphoeseshilolokho
4UGideyoniwafikaeJordani,wawela,yenanamadoda angamakhuluamathathuayenaye,bediniwe,bexosha nokho
5WathikubantubaseSukoti:“Akenipheabantu abangilandelayoizinkwa;+ngobabadiniwe,+futhi ngixoshaoZebanoSalimunaamakhosiakwaMidiyani
6IzikhuluzaseSukotizathi:"IzandlazikaZebanoSalimuna sezisesandlenisakhoukubasipheimpiyakhoisinkwana?"
7UGideyoniwathi:"NgalokholaphouJehovaenikela oZebanoSalimunaesandlenisami,ngiyakudwengula inyamayenungamevaasehlanenangamakhakhasi.
8Wenyukalapho,wayaePhenuweli,wakhulumakubo ngokunjalo;
9WakhulumafuthikubantubasePhenuweli,wathi: "Ekubuyenikwamingokuthula,ngizakuwudilizalo mbhoshongo"
10OZebanoSalimunababeseKarkori,nebandlalabo linabo,kungathiabantuabayizinkulungwaneeziyishumi nanhlanu,bonkeabaseleyobebandlalonke lasempumalanga;
11UGideyoniwakhuphukangendlelayabahlala ematendeningasempumalangakwaseNobanaseJogibeha, wayichithaimpi,ngokubaimpiyayilondekile.
12OZebanoSalimunababaleka,wabasukela,wabamba amakhosiomabiliakwaMidiyani,oZebanoSalimuna, wayidungaimpiyonke.
13UGideyoniindodanakaJowashiwabuyaempini lingakaphumiilanga;
14WabambainsizwayamadodaaseSukoti,wabuzakuyo, yamlandisaizikhuluzaseSukotinamalungaalo,amadoda angamashumiayisikhombisanesikhombisa.
15WayesefikakubantubaseSukoti,wathi:“BhekanioZeba noSalimunaenangisolangabo,nithi:‘IsandlasikaZeba noSalimunasesisesandlenisakhoukubasipheamadoda akhoakhatheleyoisinkwana?
16Wathathaamalungaomuzinamevaasehlane namakhakhasi,wafundisangawoamadodaaseSukoti 17WabhidlizaumbhoshongowasePenuweli,wabulala abantubomuzi
18WayesethikuZebanoSalimuna:“Babenjaniabantu enababulalaeThaborina?Baphendulabathi:“Njengoba unjalo,babenjalo;yilowonalowowayefananabantwana benkosi.
19Wathi:"Babengabafowethu,amadodanakamame; kuphilakukaJehova,umabenibasindisile,bengingeke nginibulale"
20WathikuJetheriizibulolakhe:"Vuka,ubabulale." Kephaumfanaakahoshangainkembayakhe,ngokuba wayesaba,ngokubawayesemusha
21BasebethioZebanoSalimuna:"Sukumawena, usihlasele,ngokubanjengokoindodainjalo,anjalo amandlaayo"UGideyoniwasuka,wababulalaoZeba noSalimuna,wathathaizivunuloezazisezintanyeni zamakamelaabo
22Amadodaakwa-IsrayeliathikuGideyoni:“Sibusewena, nendodanayakho,nendodanayendodanayakho,ngokuba usisindisileesandlenisakwaMidiyani
23UGideyoniwathikubo:"Angiyikunibusa,nendodana yamiayiyikunibusa;uJehovauyakunibusa."
24UGideyoniwathikuwo:“Ngizocelaisicelokiniukuba ninginike,kubeyilowonalowoamaciciempangoyakhe (Ngokubababenamaciciegolide,ngokubababengamaIshmayeli)
25Basebephendulabathi:SizakunikelangokuhleBendlala ingubo,baphonsakuyo,kwabayilowonalowoamacici empangoyakhe
26Isisindosamaciciegolideawawacelayo sasingamashekeliayinkulungwanenamakhulu ayisikhombisaegolide;ngaphandlekwemihlobiso, namakholomu,nezinguboezibubendeezaziphezu kwamakhosiakwaMidiyani,nangaphandlekwamaketanga asezintanyenizamakamelaawo
27UGideyoniwenzangayoinguboyamahlombe, wayibekaemziniwakhee-Ofira;wonkeu-Israyeli waphingaukuyilandelakhona;
28BathotshiswakanjaloabakwaMidiyaniphambi kwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ababebesaphakamisa amakhandaaboIzwelaselizolileiminyakaengamashumi amaneemihlenikaGideyoni
29UJerubaliindodanakaJowashiwahamba,wahlala endliniyakhe
30UGideyoniwayenamadodanaangamashumi ayisikhombisaazelweesidunjinisakhe,ngokuba wayenabafaziabaningi
31NesancinzasakheesasiseShekeminayesamzalela indodana,igamalayolaqambaigamalayongokuthiuAbimeleki
32UGideyoniindodanakaJowashiwafaesemdala, wembelwaethunenilikaJowashiuyisee-OfiralamaAbiyezeri
33KwathiesefileuGideyoni,abantwanabakwa-Israyeli babuya,baphinganoBali,benzauBaliBeritiunkulunkulu wabo
34Abantwanabakwa-IsrayeliabamkhumbulangauJehova uNkulunkuluwaboowayebophulileesandlenisezithazabo zonkenxazonke
35futhiabayenzelangaumusaindlukaJerubali,uGideyoni, ngokuvumelananabobonkeubuhleayebenzeleu-Israyeli
ISAHLUKO9
1U-AbimelekiindodanakaJerubaliwayaeShekemi kubafowabobakanina,wakhulumanabonakuwowonke umndeniwendlukayisekanina,wathi:
2Akenikhulumeezindlebenizabobonkeabantu baseShekemiukuthi:Kukuphiokungconokini,ukuthi wonkeamadodanakaJerubali,abantuabangamashumi ayisikhombisa,abusephezukwenu,nomabusweyilowo nalowophezukwenu?khumbulaniukuthimina ngiyithambolenulenyamayenu
3Abafowabobakaninabakhulumangayeezindlebenizabo bonkeabantubaseShekemionkelawamazwi;ngobabathi: Ungumfowethu
4Bamnikaizinhlamvuzesilivaezingamashumi ayisikhombisazendlukaBaliBeriti,u-Abimelekiwaqasha ngazoabantuabayizenabalulazayo,bamlandela
5Wayaendlinikayisee-Ofira,wabulalaabafowabo, amadodanakaJerubali,abantuabangamashumi ayisikhombisaetshenilinye;ngobawacatsha
6BasebebuthanabonkeabantubakwaShekeminendlu yonkeyeMilo,bahambabambekau-Abimelekiinkosi ngase-okini*lensikaeseShekemi
7LaphobemtshelauJothamu,wahambawema esiqongwenisentabayaseGerizimu,waphakamisaizwi lakhe,wamemeza,wathikubo:“Ngizwenininabesifazane baseShekemi,ukuzeuNkulunkuluanizwe.
8Izihlahlazaphumaukugcobainkosiphezukwazo;zathi kumnqumo:Busawenaphezukwethu
9Kephaumnqumowathikuyo:"Ngiyakushiyayini amafuthaamiabadumisangawoonkulunkulunabantu, ngiyengiyoyalulelaphezukwemithina?"
10Izihlahlazathiemkhiwaneni:"Wozawena,ubeyinkosi phezukwethu"
11“Kephaumkhiwanewathikuyo:‘Ngiyakuyekayini ubumnandibaminesithelosamiesihle,ngihambe ngiyoyalulelaphezukwemithina?
12Izihlahlazathiemvinini:"Wozawena,ubeyinkosi phezukwethu."
13Umviniwathikuyo:'Minangiyakushiyayiniiwayini lamielithokozisauNkulunkulunabantu,ngiyengiyojinga phezukwemithi,na?
14Yathiyonkeimithieququbeni:"Wozawena,ube yinkosiphezukwethu"
15Isihlahlasomkhayasathiezihlahleni:“Umaimpela ningigcobangibeyinkosiphezukwenu,wozaninithembele emthunziniwami;
16Ngakho-ke,umanenzengeqinisonangeqiniso ngokubekau-Abimelekiinkosi,umanenzekahle kuJerubalinendluyakhe,nenzekuyenjengokufaneleka kwezandlazakhe;
17Ngokubaubabawanilwela,wadelaukuphilakwakhe, wanikhululaesandlenisakwaMidiyani;
18Ninaniyivukeleindlukababanamuhla,nabulala amadodanaakhe,abantuabangamashumiayisikhombisa, phezukwetshelinye,nibekeu-Abimeleki,indodana yencekukaziyakhe,inkosiphezukwabemibakwaShekemi, ngokubaengumfowenu;
19UmanenzengeqinisonangobuqothokuJerubalinendlu yakhenamuhla,thokozaningo-Abimeleki,nayeajabule ngani;
20Kephaumakungenjalo,makuphumeumlilokuAbimeleki,udleabaseShekeminendluyaseMilo; makuphumeumlilokumadodaakwaShekeminasendlini yaseMilo,udleu-Abimeleki.
21UJothamuwabaleka,wabaleka,wayaeBeri,wahlala khonangokwesabau-Abimelekiumfowabo
22Kwathiu-AbimelekiesebuseiminyakaemithathukwaIsrayeli.
23UNkulunkuluwathumaumoyaomubiphakathikukaAbimelekinabemibaseShekemi;abantubaseShekemi bamkhohlisau-Abimeleki;
24ukuzeububiobenziwakumadodanakaJerubali amashumiasixhenxebufike,igazilawolibekwephezu kuka-Abimelekiumfowaboowawabulalayo;naphezu kwabemibakwaShekemiabamsizaekubulaleniabafowabo 25AbantubaseShekemibammiselaabaqamekeli esiqongwenisezintaba,baphangabonkeababedlulakubo ngaleyondlela;watshelwau-Abimeleki
26UGaliindodanaka-Ebhediwezanabafowabo,bawelela eShekemi;
27Baphumabayaemasimini,bakhaizivinizabo, banyathelaizithelozomvini,benzaintokozo,bangena endlinikankulunkuluwabo,badla,baphuza,bamqalekisa u-Abimeleki
28UGaliindodanaka-Ebediwathi:“Ngubaniu-Abimeleki, ungubaniuShekemi,ukubasimkhonzena?akayona indodanakaJerubalina?noZebhuleindunayakhe? khonzaniamadodakaHamoriuyisekaShekemi,ngokuba thinasiyakumkhonzanganina?
29Sengathilababantubebengaphansikwesandlasami! bengizamsusauAbhimeleki.Wathiku-Abimeleki: "Yandisaimpiyakho,uphume"
30KwathiuZebhuleumbusiwomuziwezwaamazwi kaGaliindodanakaEbedi,wavuthaulakalwakhe.
31Wathumaizithunywaku-Abimelekingasese,wathi: “Bheka,uGaliindodanaka-Ebedinabafowabobeze eShekemi;bheka,bayawuqinisaumuzingokumelenenawe.
32Ngalokhovukaebusuku,wenanabantuabanawe, niqamekeleendle;
33Kuzakuthiekuseni,ekuphumenikwelanga,uvuke ekusenikakhulu,uhlaseleumuzi;
34U-Abimelekiwavukaebusuku,nabobonkeabantu ababenaye,baqamekelaiShekemingamaviyoamane.
35UGaliindodanaka-Ebediwaphuma,wemaekungeneni kwesangolomuzi;
36LaphouGaliebonaabantu,wathikuZebhule:“Bheka, abantubehlaesiqongwenisezintabaUZebhulewasesithi kuye:Ubonaithunzilezintabakungathingabantu 37UGaliwabuyewakhuluma,wathi:"Bheka,abantubehla phakathinezwe,elinyeiqembulizangase-okini* laseMeonenimi"
38WayesethiuZebhulekuye:"Uphimanjeumlomowakho owashongawoukuthi:'Ngubaniu-Abimelekiukuba simkhonzena?'Labaakusiboabantuodelilena?phuma manje,ulwenabo
39UGaliwaphumaphambikwabemibaseShekemi,walwa no-Abimeleki
40U-Abimelekiwamsukela,wabalekaphambikwakhe; 41U-Abimelekiwahlalae-Aruma;uZebhulewamxosha uGalinabafowabo,ukubabangahlalieShekemi
42Kwathingangomusoabantubaphumabayaensimini; bamtshelau-Abimeleki
43Wabathathaabantu,wabahlukanisababaizigaba ezintathu,waqamekelaendle,wabheka,bheka,abantu babephumaemzini;wabavukela,wababulala
44U-Abimelekinebandlaelalinayebagijima,bema ekungenenikwesangolomuzi;
45U-Abimelekiwalwanomuzilonkelolosuku; wawuthathaumuzi,wabulalaabantuababekuwo, wawubhidlizaumuzi,wawuhlwanyelangosawoti
46LaphobonkeabantubombhoshongowaseShekemi bekuzwalokho,bangenaenqabeniyendluka-Beriti unkulunkulu
47U-Abimelekiwatshelwaukuthibonkeabantu bombhoshongowaseShekemibabuthenendawonye.
48U-AbimelekiwakhuphukelaentabeniyaseZalimoni, yenanabobonkeabantuababenaye;u-Abimelekiwaphatha imbazongesandlasakhe,wagawulaigatshaezihlahleni, walithatha,walibekaehlombelakhe,wathikubantuababe naye:“Lokhoenikubonilengikwenza,sheshaninenze njengalokhongenzile
49Bonkeabantunabobagawula,kwabayilowonalowo igatshalakhe,bamlandelau-Abimeleki,bawabeka enqabeni,bafakaisikhuniphezukwawo;bafanabobonke abantubombhoshongowaseShekemi,ngathiiwaka lamadodanabesifazane.
50U-AbimelekiwayeseyaeThebezi,wamisangaseThebezi, wayithumba
51Kephakwakukhonaumbhoshongooqinileyophakathi komuzi,okwabalekelakhonabonkeabesilisanabesifazane, nabobonkebomuzi,bazivalelaphambikwabo, bakhuphukelaesiqongwenisombhoshongo.
52U-Abimelekiwayesefikaembhoshongweni,walwa nawo,wasondelangasemnyangowombhoshongo ukuwushisangomlilo.
53Owesifazaneothilewaphonsaitshelokucholaekhanda lika-Abimeleki,lwaphukaukhakhayilwakhe
54Wayesesheshawabizaudibilwezikhalizakhe,wathi kulo:"Hoshainkembayakho,ungibulale,ukuzebangasho ngamiukuthi:'Wabulawangowesifazane'Insizwayakhe yamgwaza,yafa.
55Kwathiamadodaakwa-IsrayeliebonaukuthiuAbimelekiufile,amuka,kwabayilowonalowoendaweni yakhe.
56KanjalouNkulunkuluwabuyiselaububibukaAbimelekiabenzakuyisengokubulalaabafowabo abangamashumiayisikhombisa.
57UNkulunkuluwabuyiselabonkeububibabantu baseShekemiemakhandaabo;kwehlelaphezukwabo isiqalekisosikaJothamuindodanakaJerubali.
ISAHLUKO10
1Emvakuka-AbimelekikwavelauTholaindodana kaPhuwakaDodo,umuntuwakwa-Isakare,ukubaavikele u-Israyeli;wahlalaeShamiriezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi
2Wamahlulelau-Israyeliiminyakaengamashumiamabili nantathu,wafa,wembelwaeShamiri
3EmvakwakhekwavelauJayirewakwaGileyadi, wamahlulelau-Israyeliiminyakaengamashumiamabili nambili
4Wayenamadodanaangamashumiamathathuagibela amatholeezimbongoloangamashumiamathathu,anemizi engamashumiamathathuebizwangokuthiiHavoti-yayire kuzekubenamuhla,esezwenilakwaGileyadi
5WafauJayire,wembelwaeKamoni
6Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabuyebenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova,bakhonzaoBali,no-Ashitaroti, nonkulunkulubase-Aramu,nonkulunkulubaseSidoni,
Abahluleli
nonkulunkulubakwaMowabi,nonkulunkulubabantwana bakwa-Amoni,nonkulunkulubamaFilisti,bamshiya uJehova,abamkhonza
7IntukuthelokaJehovayamvuthelau-Israyeli,wathengisa ngaboesandlenisamaFilisti,nasesandlenisabantwana bakwa-Amoni
8Bahlupha,bacindezelaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli ngalowomnyaka;iminyakaeyishuminesishiyagalombili bonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyeliababephesheya kweJordaniezwenilama-AmorieliseGileyadi
9Abantwanabakwa-AmonibawelaiJordaniukubabalwe noJuda,noBenjamini,nendluyakwa-Efrayimi;u-Israyeli wacindezelekakakhulu.
10Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibakhalakuJehova,bathi: “Sonilekuwe,ngokubasimshiyileuNkulunkuluwethu, sakhonzaoBali.
11UJehovawathikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli: “AnginikhululangayiniesandlenisabaseGibithe,nakumaAmori,nabantwanabakwa-Amoni,nakumaFilisti?
12AmaSidoni,nama-Amaleki,namaMahonianicindezela; nakhalakimi,nganikhululaesandlenisabo
13Nokhoningishiyile,nakhonzaabanyeonkulunkulu; ngalokhoangisayikunikhulula
14Hambaninikhalekonkulunkuluenibakhethile; mabanikhululengesikhathisosizilwenu.
15Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibathikuJehova:“Sonile;ake usikhululekuphelanamuhla
16Basebesusaonkulunkulubezizweniphakathikwabo, bakhonzauJehova;umphefumulowakhewadabuka ngokuhluphekakuka-Israyeli
17Abantwanabakwa-Amonibabuthana,bamisa kwaGileyadiAbantwanabakwa-Israyelibabuthana, bamisaeMispa
18AbantunezikhuluzakwaGileyadibathiomunye komunye:"Ngumuphiumuntuoyakuqalaukulwa nabantwanabakwa-Amonina?"uyakubayinhlokophezu kwabobonkeabakhileyokwaGileyadi.
ISAHLUKO11
1UJeftawakwaGileyadiwayeliqhaweelinamandla, wayeyindodanayesifebe;uGileyadiwazalauJefta 2UmkaGileyadiwamzalelaamadodana;amadodana omkakheakhula,amxoshauJefta,athikuye: “Awuyikulidlaifaendlinikababa;ngobawenauyindodana yowemzini.
3UJeftawabalekaphambikwabafowabo,wahlalaezweni laseTobhi;
4KwathingokuhambakwesikhathiabantwanabakwaAmonibalwano-Israyeli
5Kwathilaphoabantwanabakwa-Amonibelwano-Israyeli, amalungaakwaGileyadiayaukumlandauJeftaezweni laseThobi
6BathikuJefta:"Wozaubeyindunayethu,ukuzesilwe nabantwanabakwa-Amoni"
7UJeftawathikumalungaakwaGileyadi:“Aningizondanga yini,nangixoshaendlinikababana?Nizelenikimimanje nisekuhluphekenina?
8AbadalabakwaGileyadibathikuJefta:“Ngalokho siyabuyelakuwemanje,ukuzeuhambenathi,ulwe nabantwanabakwa-Amoni,ubeyinhlokoyethuphezu kwabobonkeabakhileyokwaGileyadi
9WayesethiuJeftakumalungaakwaGileyadi:"Uma ningibuyiselaekhayaukulwanabantwanabakwa-Amoni, futhiuJehovaabanikelephambikwami,minangiyoba inhlokoyenuna?"
10AmalungaakwaGileyadiathikuJefta:“UJehova makabengufakaziphakathikwethu,umasingenzi njengokwamazwiakho
11UJeftawahambanamadodaamakhuluaseGileyadi, abantubamenzainhlokonendunaphezukwabo
12UJeftawayesethumaizithunywaenkosiniyabantwana bakwa-Amoni,wathi:“Nginamsebenzimuninamiukuba uzekimiukulwaezwenilamina?
13Inkosiyabantwanabakwa-Amoniyasiphendula izithunywazikaJefta,yathi:“Ngokubau-Israyeliwalithatha izwelamiekukhuphukenikwaboeGibithe,kusukelaeArinonikuzekubeseJabhokinaseJordani;
14UJeftawabuyewathumaizithunywaenkosini yabantwanabakwa-Amoni;
15Wathikuye:“UshokanjeuJefta,uthi:‘U-Israyeli akalithathangaizwelakwaMowabinezwelabantwana bakwa-Amoni;
16Kephau-IsrayeliekhuphukaeGibithe,wadabulaihlane, wazewafikaoLwandleOlubomvu,wafikaeKadeshi;
17U-IsrayeliwayesethumaizithunywaenkosiniyakwaEdomi,ethi:‘Akengidabuleezwenilakho,’kodwainkosi yakwa-EdomiayizangeilaleleKanjalobathumelaenkosini yakwaMowabi,kephaayivumanga;u-Israyeliwahlala eKadeshi.
18Basebedabulaihlane,balizungezaizwelakwa-Edomi nezwelakwaMowabi,bafikangasempumalangakwezwe lakwaMowabi,bamisangaphesheyakwe-Arinoni,kepha bengangeniemkhawulweniwakwaMowabi,ngokubaiArinonilalingumkhawulowakwaMowabi
19U-IsrayeliwathumaizithunywakuSihonukumkani wama-Amori,ukumkaniwaseHeshbhon;u-Israyeliwathi kuye:'Akesidabuleezwenilakho,siyeendaweniyami' 20KephauSihoniakamethembangau-Israyeliukuba adabuleumkhawulowakhe,kephauSihoniwabuthabonke abantubakhe,wamisaeJahazi,walwano-Israyeli
21UJehova,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,wamnikelauSihoni nabobonkeabantubakheesandlenisakwa-Israyeli, bababulala;
22Badlaifalonkeimikhawuloyama-Amori,kusukelaeArinonikuzekubeseJabhoki,kusukelaehlanekuzekufike eJordani
23ManjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeliuwaxoshile ama-Amoriphambikwabantubakheu-Israyeli;
24AwuyikuhluthalokhouKemoshiunkulunkuluwakho akunikakhonaukubaulidle?KanjalolabouJehova uNkulunkuluwethuayabaxoshaphambikwethu,siyakudla bona
25ManjewenaungconoyinikunoBalakiindodana kaSipori,inkosiyakwaMowabi?WakewaphikisananoIsrayeli,nomawakewalwanabona?
26Esahleziu-IsrayelieHeshiboninasemizaneniyalo,naseArowerinemizanayalo,nasemiziniyonkeengaseceleni kwe-Arinoni,iminyakaengamakhuluamathathu? anibakhululanganganingalesosikhathina?
27Ngakhominakangonangakuwe,kodwawenawenza okubikimingokulwalami;
28KodwainkosiyabantwanabakoAmonikayilalelanga amazwikaJefithaeyayimthumewona
29UMoyakaJehovawehlelaphezukukaJefta,wadabula kwaGileyadinakwaManase,wadabulaeMispa yakwaGileyadi,wesukaeMispayakwaGileyadi,waya kubantwanabakwa-Amoni.
30UJeftawenzaisithembisokuJehova,wathi:“Uma unikelanokunikelaabantwanabakwa-Amoniesandleni sami,
31Kuyakuthinomayiniephumaeminyangoyendluyami ukungihlangabeza,ekubuyenikwamingokuthula kubantwanabakwa-Amoni,iyakubangokukaJehova, nginikelengayoibengumnikelowokushiswa
32UJeftawayesedlulelakubantwanabakwa-Amoniukuba alwenabo;uJehovawabanikelaesandlenisakhe.
33Wababulalakusukelae-ArowerikwazekwabaseMiniti, imiziengamashumiamabilinase-okinilezivini,ngokuceka okukhulukakhulu.Bathotshiswakanjaloabantwana bakwa-Amoniphambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli
34UJeftawafikaeMispaendliniyakhe;bheka,indodakazi yakheyaphumaukumhlangabeza,inezigubhunokusina; ngaphandlekwakhewayengenandodananandodakazi
35Kwathilaphoembona,waklebhulaizingubozakhe, wathi:“Maye,ndodakaziyami!ungehlisekakhulu, ungomunyewabangihluphayo,ngokubangivulileumlomo wamikuJehova,anginakubuyelaemuva
36Wathikuye:"Baba,umauvuleumlomowakho kuJehova,yenzakiminjengalokhookuphumeemlonyeni wakho;ngokubauJehovaukuphindiseleezithenizakho, abantwanabakwa-Amoni.
37Wathikuyise:"Mangenzelelokhu:ngiyekeizinyanga ezimbili,ukuzengehlengehleleezintabeni,ngililele ubuntombibami,minanabanganebami."
38Wasesithi:HambaWayimukisaizinyangaezimbili; yahambanabanganebayo,yakhalelaubuntombibayo ezintabeni.
39Kwathiekuphelenikwezinyangaezimbiliyabuyela kuyiseowenzakuyonjengesithembisosakhe asethembisileyo;Futhikwabaumkhubakwa-Israyeli, 40ukuthiamadodakaziakwa-Israyeliayeiminyaka ngeminyakaukuyililelaindodakazikaJeftawakwaGileyadi izinsukuezinengomnyaka.
ISAHLUKO12
1Abantubakwa-Efrayimibabuthana,bayangasenyakatho, bathikuJefta:“UweleleniukulwanabantwanabakwaAmoni,ungasibizangaukubasihambenawe,na? siyakushisaindluyakhophezukwakhongomlilo
2UJeftawathikubo:“Minanabantubamisasinokuxabana okukhulunabantwanabakwa-Amoni;nalaphonginibiza, aningikhululangaesandlenisabo
3Laphongibonaukuthianingikhululanga,ngabeka ukuphilakwamiesandlenisami,ngawelelaabantwana bakwa-Amoni,uJehovawabanikelaesandlenisami;pho, nikhuphukelenikiminamuhlaukulwanamina?
4WawabuthauYifetaonkeamadodaakwaGileyadi,walwa no-Efrayimi;
5AbakwaGileyadibathathaamachwebaaseJordaniphambi kwabakwa-Efrayimi;amadodaakwaGileyadiathikuye: “UngumEfrayimina?Umaethi,Cha;
6Basebethikuye:"KhulumamanjeShibholeti,"wathi uSiboleti,ngokubawayengenakukwaziukulibizakahle Basebembamba,bambulalaemazibukweniaseJordani;
kwawangalesosikhathikwabakwaEfrayimi abazinkulungwaneezingamatshumiamanelambili.
7UJeftawamahlulelau-Israyeliiminyakaeyisithupha WafauJeftawakwaGileyadi,wembelwakomunyewemizi yakwaGileyadi.
8Emvakwakheu-IbisaniwaseBetlehemawahlulelauIsrayeli
9Wayenamadodanaangamashumiamathathu namadodakaziangamashumiamathathu;WamahlulelauIsrayeliiminyakaeyisikhombisa
10U-Ibisaniwafa,wembelwaeBetlehema
11Emvakwakheu-EloniwakwaZebuloniwahlulelauIsrayeli;wamahlulelau-Israyeliiminyakaeyishumi.
12U-EloniwakwaZebuloniwafa,wembelwae-Ajaloni ezwenilakwaZebuloni
13Emvakwakheu-AbidoniindodanakaHileli wasePirathoniwahlulelau-Israyeli
14Wayenamadodanaangamashumiamanenamadodana omfowaboangamashumiamathathuagibelaamathole ezimbongoloangamashumiayisikhombisa;wamahlulelauIsrayeliiminyakaeyisishiyagalombili
15U-AbhedoniindodanakaHileliwasePirathoniwafa, wembelwaePirathoniezwenilakwa-Efrayimiezintabeni zama-Amaleki
ISAHLUKO13
1Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabuyebenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova;uJehovawabanikelaesandleni samaFilistiiminyakaengamashumiamane
2KwakukhonaumuntuothilewaseZorawomndeni wakwaDaniogamalakhelalinguManowa;umkakhe wayeyinyumba,engazali
3IngelosikaJehovayabonakalakowesifazane,yathikuye: “Bheka,wenauyinyumba,awuzali; 4Ngakho-keakeuxwaye,ungaphuziiwayinilophuzo oludakayo,ungadliluthoolungcolileyo;
5Ngokubabheka,uyakukhulelwa,uzaleindodana; nempucoayiyikuthintaekhandalakhe,ngokubaumntwana uyakubangumNazirikaNkulunkulukwasesizalweni; 6Owesifazanewayesefika,watshelaindodayakhe,wathi: “KufikekimiumuntukaNkulunkulu,ubusobakhe bunjengobusobengelosikaNkulunkulu,besabekakakhulu; 7Kodwawathikimi:Khangela,uzakhulelwa,uzale indodana;manjeungaphuziwayininaphuzooludakayo, ungadliluthoolungcolileyo,ngokubaumntwanauyakuba ngumNazirikaNkulunkulukwasesizalwenikuzekube sosukwinilokufakwakhe.
8UManowawamncengauJehova,wathi:"ONkosiyami, umuntukaNkulunkuluowamthumamakabuyeezekithi, asifundiseukuthisiyakwenzanikumntwanaozakuzalwa" 9UNkulunkuluwalilalelaizwilikaManowa;ingelosi kaNkulunkuluyabuyeyafikakowesifazaneehleziensimini, kephauManowaumyeniwakhewayengekhonaye 10Owesifazanewashesha,wagijima,watshelaindoda yakhe,wathikuye:"Bheka,ubonakelekimilowomuntu obezekimingolunyeusuku."
11UManowawasuka,walandelaumkakhe,wayakulowo muntu,wathikuye:"Wenaungumuntuowakhuluma nowesifazanena?"Wathi:Nginguye.
12UManowawasesithi:Kakwenzekeamazwiakho Sizoyalakanjaniumntwana,futhisizomenzakanjani?
13IngelosikaJehovayathikuManowa:“Konke engikushilokowesifazanemakaqaphele.
14Angadliluthooluphumaemvinini,angaphuziwayini nophuzoolunamandla,angadlinomayiniengcolileyo; konkeengimyalengakhomakakugcine.
15UManowawathiengelosinikaJehova:“Ake sikubambezele,sizesikulungiseleizinyanelembuzi
16IngelosikaJehovayathikuManowa:"Noma ungibambezela,angiyikudlaisinkwasakho;umaunikela ngomnikelowokushiswa,wowunikelakuJehova" NgokubauManowawayengaziukuthiuyingelosikaJehova
17UManowawathiengelosinikaJehova:“Ungubaniigama lakho,ukuzesikudumiselaphoamazwiakhoegcwaliseka na?
18IngelosikaJehovayathikuye:“Ubuzelanikanjaloigama lami,lokhuliyimfihlona?
19UManowawayesethathaizinyanelembuzinomnikelo wempuphu,wanikelangakhokuJehovaedwaleni; uManowanomkakhebebukele.
20Kwathilaphoilangabilisukae-altarelikhuphukela ezulwini,ingelosikaJehovayenyukangelangabile-altare UManowanomkakhebakubona,bawangobuso emhlabathini
21KodwaingelosikaJehovaayizangeisabonakala kuManowanomkakhe.UManowawaziukuthiuyingelosi kaJehova
22UManowawathikumkakhe:"Siyakufanokufa,ngokuba simbonileuNkulunkulu."
23Kephaumkakhewathikuye:“UmauJehovaebethanda ukusibulala,ubengawemukelangaesandlenisethu umnikelowokushiswanomnikelowempuphu,noma asibonisezonkelezizinto,nomaasitsheleizinto ezinjengalezingalesisikhathi
24Owesifazanewazalaindodana,waqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuSamsoni;umntwanawakhula,uJehova wambusisa
25UMoyakaJehovawaqalaukumshukumisangezikhathi ezithileekamulakwaDaniphakathikweSorane-Eshitawoli
ISAHLUKO14
1USamsoniwehlelaeThimna,wabonaowesifazane eThimnawamadodakaziamaFilisti.
2Wakhuphuka,wabatshelauyisenonina,wathi:"Ngibone owesifazaneeThimnaemadodakaziniamaFilisti;ngalokho ngithatheleniyenaabengumkami."
3Uyisenoninabathikuye:“Akakhoyiniowesifazane phakathikwamadodakaziabafowenunaphakathikwabantu bonkebakithiukubauyeukuthathaumfazikumaFilisti angasokilena?USamsoniwasesithikuyise:Ngithathele yona;ngobauyangithokozisa
4KephauyisenoninababengaziukuthikuvelakuJehova, ngokubawayefunaithubalokulwanamaFilisti,ngokuba amaFilistiayebusaphezukuka-Israyelingalesosikhathi 5USamsoniwehlanoyisenonina,bayaeThimna,bafika ezivininizaseThimna;bheka,ibhongolengonyama lambhongela.
6UMoyakaJehovawehlelaphezukwakhengamandla, waklebhulaizinyanelembuzi,engenaluthoesandlenisakhe, kephaakabatshelangauyisenoninaabekwenzile.
7Wehla,wakhulumanowesifazane;wamjabulisa uSamsoni
8Ngemvakwesikhathiwabuyelaukuyomthatha, waphambukaukuzeaboneisidumbusebhubesi; 9Wakuthabathangezandlazakhe,wadla,wafikakuyise nonina,wabapha,badla;
10Uyisewehlawayakowesifazane;uSamsoniwenza khonaidili;ngokubakwenzenjaloizinsizwa
11Kwathilaphobembona,balethaabangane abangamashumiamathathuukubababenaye.
12USamsoniwathikubo:“Manjengizakunibikela imfumbe;umaningangichazanokungitshelayona ngezinsukueziyisikhombisazomkhosi,niyithole, ngiyakuninikaamashidiangamashumiamathathu nezingubozokuphendulelaezingamashumiamathathu.
13Kephaumaningenakoukungitshela,niyakunginika izilengeezingamashumiamathathunezingubo zokuphendulelaezingamashumiamathathu.Bathikuye: "Yenzaimfumbeyakhosizwe"
14Wathikubo:“Kodlayokwaphumaukudla,konamandla kwaphumaubumnandi.Abakwazangaukuchazaimfumbe ngezinsukuezintathu
15KwathingosukulwesikhombisabathikumkaSamsoni: "Yengaumyeniwakhoukubaasichazeleimfumbe,funa sikushisewenanendlukayihlongomlilo;nisibizileukuba sikuthatheesinakhona?"akunjalo?
16UmkaSamsoniwakhalaphambikwakhe,wathi:“Wena uyangizonda,awungithandi;wenzelaabantwanababantu bakithiimfumbe,awungitshelangayonaWathikuye: "Bheka,angibatshelangaubabanomama;ngiyakukutshela na?"
17Wakhalainyembeziphambikwakheizinsuku eziyisikhombisa,kusedilinilabo;kwathingosuku lwesikhombisawamtshela,ngobawamcasulakakhulu; 18Amadodaomuziathikuyengosukulwesikhombisa lingakashoniilanga:"Yiniemnandikunezinyosina?"futhi yinienamandlakunengonyama?Wathikubo:“Uma beningalimangangethokazilami,ngabeaniyitholanga imfumbeyami.
19UMoyakaJehovawehlelaphezukwakhe,wehlelaeAshikeloni,wabulalakuboabantuabangamashumi amathathu,wathathaimpangoyabo,wanikaabachazale mfumbeIntukutheloyakheyavutha,wakhuphukelaendlini kayise
20KodwaumkaSamsoniwanikwaumnganewakhe ayemenzeumnganewakhe
ISAHLUKO15
1Kwathiemvakwesikhashana,ngesikhathisokuvuna ukolweni,uSamsoniwahambelaumkakheenezinyane lembuzi;wathi:NgizangenakumkamiekamelweniKodwa uyisekamvumelangaukuthiangene
2Uyisewasesithi:Isibilibengithiumzondilelokumzonda; ngalokhongimnikeumnganewakho;udadewaboomncane akamuhlekunayena?akeumthatheesikhundlenisakhe
3USamsoniwathikubo:"Manjengizakubamsulwa kunamaFilisti,nomangenzeokubingawo"
4USamsoniwahambawabambaizimpungushe ezingamakhuluamathathu,wathathaizikhuni, waziphendulelaumsilangomsila,wafakaisikhuniphakathi kwemisilaemibili.
5Laphoesezithungeleizikhuningomlilo,waziyeka zangenaemabeleniamaFilistiangakavunwa,washisa izikhwebunamabeleangakavunwa,nezivinineminqumo
6AmaFilistiathi:"Ngubaniowenzelokhona?"Basebesithi: USamsoni,umkhwenyanawomThimina,ngobaethethe umkakhe,wamnikaumnganewakheAmaFilisti akhuphuka,amshisayenanoyisengomlilo
7USamsoniwathikubo:"Nomanenzilelokhu,nokho ngiyakuphindiselakini,emvakwalokhongiyeke"
8Wababulalaemathangeninasemathangeningokuceka okukhulu,wehla,wahlalaesiqongwenisedwalalase-Etamu 9AmaFilistiakhuphuka,amisakwaJuda,ahlakazekaeLehi 10AbantubakwaJudabathi:“Nikhuphukeleniukulwa nathina?Athi:SenyukeleukubophauSamsoni,senzekuye njengalokhoenzilekithi
11KwenyukaamadodaakwaYudaangamawakaamathathu, ayaesiqongenisedwalalase-Etamu,athikuSamson,Awazi naukuthiamaFilistiayasilawula?Yinilenaosenzeyonana?
Wathikubo:“Njengobabenzakimi,ngenzekanjalokubo.
12Bathikuye:"Sehleleukukubopha,ukuzesikunikele esandlenisamaFilisti"USamsoniwasesithikubo:Fungani kimi,ukuthikaliyikungihlaselalina.
13Basebekhulumakuye,besithi:Hatshi;kepha siyakukubopha,sikunikeleesandlenisabo,kepha asiyikukubulalaimpela.Basebembophangezintambo ezimbiliezintsha,bamenyuselaedwaleni
14LaphoefikaeLehi,amaFilistiammemeza,uMoya kaJehovawehlelaphezukwakhengamandla,nezintambo ezazisezingalwenizakhezabanjengelinenielishiswe ngomlilo,nezibophozakhezakhumukaesandlenisakhe
15Wafumanaumhlathiwembongoloentsha,welula isandlasakhe,wawuthatha,wabulalangawoinkulungwane yamadoda
16USamsoniwathi:"Ngomhlathiwembongolo,inqwaba ngezinqumbi,ngomhlathiwembongolongibulele inkulungwaneyamadoda"
17Kwathieseqedileukukhuluma,wawulahlaumhlathi esandlenisakhe,wayibizaleyondawongokuthiiRamatilehi
18Wayesomilekakhulu,wabizauJehova,wathi:“Wena unikelokhukukhululwaokukhuluesandlenisenceku yakho;
19KephauNkulunkuluwadabulaumgodiosemhlathini, kwaphumaamanzi;esephuzile,umoyawakhewabuya, waphila;ngalokhowaqambaigamalayongokuthii-Eni Hakore,eseLehikuzekubenamuhla.
20Wamahlulelau-IsrayeliemihleniyamaFilistiiminyaka engamashumiamabili.
ISAHLUKO16
1USamsoniwayaeGaza,wabonalaphoisifebe,wangena kuso
2KwabikwakwabaseGazaukuthi:"USamsoniufikile lapha"Bamhaqa,bamqamekelaubusukubonkeesangweni lomuzi,bathulaubusukubonke,bathi:"Kusa,umakusa, siyakumbulala."
3USamsoniwalalakwazekwabaphakathikobusuku, wavukaphakathikobusuku,wathathaiminyangoyesango lomuzi,nezinsikazombili,wahambanazo,imigoqonakho konke,wakubekaemahlombeakhe,wakukhuphukela esiqongwenisentabaephambikweHebroni
4Kwathingasemuvawathandaowesifazaneesigodini saseSorekiogamalakhelalinguDelila.
5AmakhosiamaFilistiakhuphukelakuye,athikuye: "Myenge,uboneukuthiakukuphiamandlaakheamakhulu, nokuthisingamehlulakanjani,ukuzesimbophe simhlukumeze;siyakukunika,kubeyilowonalowo izinhlamvuzesilivaeziyinkulungwanenekhulu"
6UDelilawathikuSamsoni:“Akeungitsheleukuthi amandlaakhoamakhuluakuphinokuthiungaboshwangani ukuzeukuthobe
7USamsoniwathikuye:"Umabengibophangezintambo eziyisikhombisaeziluhlazaezingakomi,ngiyakuba buthakathaka,ngibenjengomunyeumuntu."
8AmakhosiamaFilistiamnyuselaizintambo eziyisikhombisaeziluhlazaezingakomi,wambophangazo 9Kwakukhonaabaqamekeli,behlezinayeekamelweni; Wathikuye:"AmaFilistiaphezukwakho,Samsoni" Wagqabulaizintambonjengokugqashukakwentambo yentambolaphoithintaumlilo.Ngakhoamandlaakhe ayengaziwa
10UDelilawathikuSamsoni:"Bheka,udlalengami, wangiqambelaamanga;akeungitshelemanjeukuthi ungaboshwangani"
11Wathikuye:"Umabengibophabaqinisengezintambo ezintshaezingakenziwanga,ngiyakubabuthakathaka,ngibe njengomunyeumuntu"
12UDelilawayesethathaizintamboezintsha,wambopha ngazo,wathikuye:"AmaFilistiaphezukwakho,Samsoni." Kwakukhonaabaqamekelibehleziekamelweni Wawagqabulaezingalwenizakhenjengocu
13UDelilawathikuSamsoni:"Kuzekubemanjeudlale ngami,wangitshelaamanga;ngitsheleukuthiungaboshwa ngani"Wathikuye:"Umawelukaizihluthu eziyisikhombisazekhandalamingentambo."
14Wayibophangesikhonkwane,wathikuye:"AmaFilisti aphezukwakho,Samsoni"Wavukaebuthongwenibakhe, wahambanesikhonkwanesogodonolwembu.
15Wathikuye:“Ungashokanjaniukuthi:‘Ngiyakuthanda,’ kantiinhliziyoyakhoingekhokimi?udlalengamikathathu, awungitshelangaukuthiakuphiamandlaakhoamakhulu.
16Kwathilaphoemcindezelangamazwiakheimihla ngemihla,emcindezela,wazewakhathazekaumphefumulo wakhekwazekwabasekufeni;
17Wamtshelainhliziyoyakheyonke,wathikuye:“Impuco ayifikangaekhandalami;ngokubangingumNazaretha kaNkulunkulukwasesizalwenisikamame;umangiphuca, amandlaamiayakusukakimi,ngibebuthakathaka,ngibe njengomunyeumuntu.
18UDelilaesebonileukuthiwayemtshelileyonkeinhliziyo yakhe,wathumelawabizaizikhuluzamaFilisti,wathi: "Khuphukaningalesisikhathi,ngokubaungibonisileyonke inhliziyoyakhe."AmakhosiamaFilistiakhuphukelakuye, alethaimaliesandlenisawo
19Wamlalisaemathangeniakhe;wabizaumuntu, wamphucaizihluthueziyisikhombisazekhandalakhe; waqalaukumhlupha,amandlaakheasukakuye 20Wathi:"AmaFilistiaphezukwakho,Samsoni." Waphaphamaebuthongwenibakhe,wathi:Ngizaphuma njengakwezinyeizikhathi,ngizithintitheWayengaziukuthi uJehovawayemukilekuye.
21AmaFilistiambamba,amkhiphaamehlo,amehlisela eGaza,ambophangamaketanga;wagayaetilongweni
22Nokhoizinwelezekhandalakhezaqalaukuhlumafuthi ngemvakokubaesephuciwe.
23AmakhosiamaFilistiabuthanaukubaahlabeleuDagoni unkulunkuluwawoumhlatsheloomkhulu,ajabule, ngokubaathi:"UnkulunkuluwethuunikeleuSamsoniisitha sethuesandlenisethu"
24Abantusebembonilebadumisaunkulunkuluwabo, ngokubabathi:‘Unkulunkuluwethuunikeleesandleni sethuisithasethu,nomchithiwezwelakithi,owabulala abaningibethu
25Kwathiizinhliziyozabosezithokozile,bathi:"Bizani uSamsoniukubaasidlale"BambizauSamsonietilongweni; wabenzabadlalisa,bammisaphakathikwezinsika.
26USamsoniwathikumfanaowayembambengesandla: "Ngivumelengizweizinsikaindluemiphezukwazo, ngencikekuzo."
27Indluyayigcweleabesilisanabesifazane;zonkeizikhulu zamaFilistizazilapho;kwakukhonaphezukophahla kungathiizinkulungwaneezintathuzamadodanabesifazane, bebukauSamsoniedlala
28USamsoniwabizauJehova,wathi:“NkosiJehova,ake ungikhumbule,ungiqinise,kubekanyekuphela, Nkulunkulu,ukubangiphindiselekumaFilistiimpindiselo kubekanyengenxayamehloamiwomabili
29USamsoniwabambaizinsikaezimbilieziphakathiindlu eyayimiphezukwazo,wamiswaphezukwazo,enye ngesandlasokunenenenyengesokhohlo
30USamsoniwathi:"MangifenamaFilisti."Wakhothama ngamandlaakheonke;indluyawelaphezukwezikhulu, naphezukwabobonkeabantuababephakathiNgakho abafileyoababulalaekufenikwakhebabebaningikunalabo ababulalaesaphila
31Basebehlaabafowabonendluyonkekayise,bamthatha, bamenyusa,bammbelaphakathikweSorane-Eshitawoli, ethunenilikaManowauyiseWamahlulelau-Israyeli iminyakaengamashumiamabili
ISAHLUKO17
1Kwakukhonaumuntuwasezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi ogamalakhelalinguMika
2Wathikunina:“Amashekeliayishuminekhuluesiliva owathathwakuwe,owawaqalekisa,wakhulumangawo ezindlebenizami,bheka,leyomaliikimi;Ngayithatha Uninawathi:"MawubusiswenguJehova,ndodanayami"
3Laphoesebuyiseleamashekeliesilivaayizinkulungwane eziyikhulunekhulukunina,uninawathi:“Ngangcwelisa nokungcwelisaisilivakuJehovaesandlenisamiukuba ngenzeleindodanayamiukubayenzeisithombe esibaziweyonesithombeesibunjiweyo; 4Nokhowayibuyiselaimalikunina;uninawathatha amashekeliangamakhuluamabiliesiliva,wawanika umkhandi,owenzangawoisithombeesibaziweyo nesithombeesibunjiweyo;ayesesendlinikaMika
5LowomuntuuMikawayenendluyawonkulunkulu,wenza inguboyamahlombenamatherafi,wangcwelisaenye yamadodanaakhe,ibengumpristiwayo.
6Ngalezozinsukukwakungekhonkosikwa-Israyeli,kepha yilowonalowowenzaokulungileemehlweniakhe
7KwakukhonainsizwayaseBetlehemaJudayomndeni wakwaJuda,engumLevi,yagogobalakhona
8LowomuntuwasukaemzinieBetlehemaJudaukuba agogobalelaphoengatholakhonaindawo,wafika ezintabenizakwa-EfrayimiendlinikaMikaekuhambeni kwakhe.
9UMikawathikuye:"Uvelaphina?"Wathikuye: "NgingumLeviwaseBetlehemaJuda,ngiyaukugogobala laphoengingatholakhonaindawo"
10UMikawathikuye:“Hlalanami,ubekimiubaba nompristi,ngiyakukunikaamashekeliayishumiesiliva ngomnyaka,nesambatho,nokudlakwakhoNgakho umLeviwangena
11UmLeviwavumaukuhlalanalowomuntu;insizwayaba kuyenjengomunyewamadodanaakhe.
12UMikawangcwelisaumLevi;insizwayabangumpristi wayo,isendlinikaMika
13WayesethiuMika:“NgiyazimanjeukuthiuJehova uyakungenzelaokuhle,lokhunginomLeviongumpristi wami
ISAHLUKO18
1Ngalezozinsukukwakungekhonkosikwa-Israyeli; ngalezozinsukuisizwesakwaDanisazifunelaifalokuhlala; +ngobakuzekubeyilolosukulonkeifalaboalizangelibe phezukwabophakathikwezizwezakwa-Israyeli.
2AbantwanabakwaDanibathumaemndeniniwabo amadodaayisihlanu,evelaemikhawulweniyawo,amadoda anamandla,evelaeSoranase-Eshitawoli,ukubaahloleizwe, alihlole;zathikubo:“Hambaninihloleizwe”Sebefike ezintabenizakwa-EfrayimiendlinikaMika,balalakhona 3KwathisebesendlinikaMikabalaziizwilensizwa engumLevi,baphambukelakhona,bathikuye:"Ulethwe ngubanilaphana?"Wenzanikulendawo?unanilaphana?
4Wathikubo:“UMikawenzekimiukuthinokuthi, wangiqasha,futhingingumpristiwakhe
5Basebesithikuye:AkeubuzekuNkulunkulu,ukuzesazi ukuthiindlelayethuesihambangayoizaphumelelayini.
6Umpristiwathikubo:"Hambaningokuthula;iphambi kukaJehovaindlelayenuenihambangayo"
7Asukaamadodaayisihlanu,afikaeLayishi,abonaabantu ababekulo,ukuthibabehlalakanjanibelondekilengendlela yamaSidoni,bezolile,belondekile;kwakungekhomantshi ezweniowayengabahlazisanganomaiyiphiinto;babekude namaSidoni,bengahlangenenamuntu
8BafikakubafowaboeSoranase-Eshitawoli;abafowabo bathikubo:"Nithinina?
9Basebethi:"Sukumani,sikhuphuke,silwenabo,ngokuba silibonileizwe,bhekani,lihlekakhulu;nithulena?" ningavilaphiukuhamba,ningeneukulidlaizwe
10Laphonimuka,niyofikakubantuabalondekile,ezweni elibanzi,ngokubauNkulunkuluulinikeleesandlenisenu; indawolaphookungasweliluthokhonaemhlabeni.
11KwaphumalaphoemndeniniwakwaDani,eSoranaseEshitawoli,amadodaangamakhuluayisithupha,ahlome izikhalizempi
12Benyuka,bamisaeKiriyatiJeharimikwaJuda;ngalokho baqambaleyondawongokuthiiMahaneDanikuzekube namuhla;bheka,lingasemvakweKiriyatiJeharimi
13Basukalapho,bayaezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi,bafika endlinikaMika.
14Ayesephendulaamadodaayisihlanuabeyeukuhlola izwelaseLayishi,athikubafowabo:“Niyaziyiniukuthi
Abahluleli
kukhonakulezizindluinguboyamahlombe,namatherafi, nesithombeesibaziweyo,nesithombeesibunjiweyo? ngakho-keqondanieniyakukwenza
15Aphambukelakhona,afikaendliniyensizwaengumLevi, endlinikaMika,ayibingelela.
16Amadodaangamakhuluayisithupha,abehlomeizikhali zempi,angabantwanabakwaDani,emaekungeneni kwesango.
17Amadodaayisihlanuabeyeukuhlolaizweakhuphuka, angenakhona,athathaisithombeesibaziweyo,ne-efodi, namatherafi,nesithombeesibunjiweyo;
18LawaangenaendlinikaMika,alandaisithombe esibaziweyo,nenguboyamahlombe,namatherafi, nesithombeesibunjiweyoWayesethiumpristikubo: “Nenzenjanina?
19Bathikuye:“Thula,ubekeisandlasakhoemlonyeni wakho,uhambenathi,ubengubabanompristiwethu; 20Inhliziyoyompristiyathokoza,wayithathaingubo yamahlombe,namatherafi,nesithombeesibaziweyo, wangenaphakathikwabantu
21Basebephendukabahamba,babekaizinganenezinkomo nempahlaphambikwabo.
22SebekudenendlukaMika,amadodaayesezindlini eziseduzenendlukaMikaabuthana,abaficaabantwana bakwaDani.
23BakhalakubantwanabakwaDaniBasebephendula ubusobabo,bathikuMika:“Kuyiniukubauzenesixuku esingakana?
24Wathi:"Nithathileonkulunkulubamiengabenzayo, nompristi,namuka;ngisenanina?Kuyinilokhuenikusho kimiukuthi:'Uhlelweyini?
25AbantwanabakwaDanibathikuye:"Izwilakho malingezwakaliphakathikwethu,funaabantu abathukuthelebakuhlasele,ulahlekelwengukuphila kwakhokanyenomphefumulowendluyakho"
26AbantwanabakwaDanibahambangendlelayabo; uMikaebonaukuthibanamandlakunaye,waphenduka, wabuyelaendliniyakhe
27BasebethathaizintouMikaayezenzile,nompristi ayenaye,bafikaeLayishikubantuababezolile nabalondekile,bababulalangosikolwenkemba,bashisa umuzingomlilo
28Kwakungekhomsindisi,ngokubalalikudeneSidoni, bengahlangenenamuntu;kwakusesigodiniesingaseBeti RehobeBakhaumuzi,bahlalakuwo
29BaqambaigamalomuzingokuthiuDaningegama likaDaniuyiseowazalelwau-Israyeli;kephaigamalomuzi laliyiLayishiekuqaleni.
30AbantwanabakwaDanibazimiselaisithombe esibaziweyo;uJonathani,indodanakaGereshomu, indodanakaManase,yenanamadodanaakhebaba ngabapristiesizwenisakwaDanikwazekwafikausuku lokuthunjwakwezwe
31BasebezimiselaisithombeesibaziweyosikaMika abesenzangasosonkeisikhathiindlukaNkulunkulu eseShilo
ISAHLUKO19
1Kwathingalezozinsukukungekhonkosikwa-Israyeli, kwakukhonaumLeviothileegogobeleecelenikwezintaba zakwa-Efrayimi,wazithathelaisancinzaeBetlehemaJuda
2Isancinzasakhesafebakuye,sasukakuye,sayaendlini kayiseeBetlehemaJuda,sahlalakhonaizinyangaezine. 3Umyeniwayowasukumawayilandelaukuzeakhulume kahlenayofuthiayibuyise,inencekukaziyayo nezimbongoloezimbilikanyenayo,yamngenisaendlini kayise;laphouyisewentombazaneeyibonawajabula ukuyihlangabeza
4Uyisezala,uyisewentombi,wayibamba;wahlalanaye izinsukuezintathu;badla,baphuza,balalakhona
5Kwathingosukulwesinebevukileekusenikakhulu, wavukaukubaahambe;uyisewentombiwathi kumkhwenyanawakhe:"Thuthainhliziyoyakhongocezu lwesinkwa,andukubauhambe."
6Bahlalaphansi,badla,baphuzabobabilikanyekanye, ngokubauyisewentombiwayethéendodeni:“Akeuvume, ulale,inhliziyoyakhoijabule.
7Lapholowomuntuesukumaukubaahambe,umukhwe wakhewamncenga,wabuyewalalakhona
8Wavukaekusenikakhulungosukulwesihlanuukuba ahambe;Bahlalakwazekwahlwa,badlabobabili
9Laphoindodaisukumaukubaihambe,yonanesancinza sayonencekuyayo,umukhwewayo,uyisewentombi,yathi kuye:“Bheka,sekuyahlwa,akeulaleubusukubonke; nihambekusasaekuseni,nihambeniyeekhaya
10Kephaakavumangalowomuntuukuhlalalobobusuku, kephawasukumawahamba,wafikamalungananeJebusi eliyiJerusalema;kwakukhonanayeizimbongoloezimbili ziboshelwe,nesancinzasakhesasikanyenaye.
11SebengaseJebusi,usukulwaseluhambile;incekuyathi enkosiniyayo:‘Akeuze,siphambukelekulomuzi wamaJebusi,silalekuwo.
12Inkosiyakheyathikuye:"Asiyikuphambukelalapha emziniwezihambiongesiyeowabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; siyakuwelelaeGibeya.
13Wathiencekwiniyakhe:"Wozasisondelekwenye yalezizindawo,silaleubusukubonkeeGibeyanoma eRama."
14Basebedlula,bahamba;lashonailangabeseGibeya yakwaBenjamini
15Baphambukelakhona,ukuzebangene,balaleeGibeya; ekungenenikwakhe,wahlalaphansiesigcawinisomuzi, ngokubakwakungekhomuntuowabangenisaendliniyakhe ukubabalalise.
16Bheka,kwafikaixhegulivelaemsebenziniwalo ensiminikusihlwa,lalingelezintabazakwa-Efrayimi; wagogobalaeGibeya,kephaamadodaaleyondawo ayengabakwaBenjamini
17Wathiephakamisaamehloakhe,wabonaisihambi esigcawinisomuzi;uvelangaphi?
18Wathikuye:“SiyadlulasivelaeBetlehemaJudasiya ohlangothinilwezintabazakwa-Efrayimi;ngivelakhona; ngayaeBetlehemaJuda,kephamanjengiyaendlini kaJehova;njalokakhoongamukelaendlini
19Nokhokukhonakokubiliutshaninefolishi yezimbongolozethu;kukhonaisinkwanewayinilami, nencekukaziyakho,nensizwaekanyenezincekuzakho; akuswelekilutho.
20Ixhegulathi:"Ukuthulamakubekuwe;kephakonke ukuswelakwakhomakubephezukwami;kuphelaungalali emgwaqeni.
21Wayesemngenisaendliniyakhe,wazinikaizimbongolo ifolishi;bagezaizinyawozabo,badla,baphuza
22Kwathibesajabulaizinhliziyozabo,bheka,amadoda omuzi,amadodanakaBheliyali,ahaqaindlunxazonke, ashayaumnyango,akhulumakumninindlu,ixhegu,ethi: "Khiphaindodaengeneendliniyakho,ukuzesimazi."
23Indoda,umninindlu,yaphumayayakubo,yathikubo: “Qha,bazalwanebami,ngiyanicela,ningenziokubi okungaka;njengobalomuntuengenileendliniyami, ningenzilobubuwula.
24Bheka,nansiindodakaziyamiintombi,nesancinza sakhe;ngiyakubakhiphamanje,nibathobe,nenzekubo okuhleemehlwenienu,kephakulomuntuningenzi ubuwulaobunjalo
25Kephaamadodaawavumangaukumlalela;bamazi, bamhlukumezaubusukubonkekwazekwabasekuseni;
26Owesifazanewayesefikaekusenikakhulu,wawa ngasemnyangowendluyomuntulaphoinkosiyakhe yayikhona,kwazekwasa
27Inkosiyakheyavukaekuseni,yavulaiminyangoyendlu, yaphumaukubaihambe;bheka,owesifazane,isancinza sakhewayewilengasemnyangowendlu,izandlazakhe zisembundwini
28Wathikuye:"Sukuma,sihambe."Kodwaakekho owaphendulaIndodayamkhwelisaembongolweni; yasukumaindoda,yayaendaweniyayo
29Esengenileendliniyakhe,wathathaumese,wabamba isancinzasakhe,wasiqhekezakanyenamathamboaso,saba yizicucueziyishuminambili,wasithumelaemikhawulweni yonkeyakwa-Israyeli.
30Kwathibonkeabakubonayobathi:"Akuzange kwenziwekanjalo,akuzangekubonwekusukelaosukwini abantwanabakwa-Israyeliabakhuphukangaloezweni laseGibithekuzekubenamuhla;kubhekeni,nelulekwe, nikhulumeizinhliziyozenu"
ISAHLUKO20
1Basebephumabonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyeli, inhlanganoyabuthananjengomuntumunyekusukela kwaDanikuzekubeseBeriShebakanyenezwe lakwaGileyadikuJehovaeMispa.
2Izinhlokozabantubonke,izizwezonkezakwa-Israyeli, zemaebandlenilabantubakaNkulunkulu,amadoda ayizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamane angumgundatshani,ahwashainkemba
3AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibezwaukuthiabantwana bakwa-IsrayelibenyukeleeMispa.Basebethiabantwana bakwa-Israyeli:“Sitsheleniukuthilobububibebunjanina?
4UmLevi,indodayowesifazaneowayebulewe, waphendulawathi:“NgafikaeGibeyayakwaBenjamini, minanesancinzasami,ukulalakhona
5AbantubaseGibeyabangivukela,bahaqaindluphezu kwamiebusuku,bacabangaukungibulala,nesancinzasami basicindezela,sazesafa
6Ngasithathaisancinzasami,ngisihlahlela,ngasithuma ezwenilonkelefalakwa-Israyeli,ngokubabenzeamanyala nobuwulakwa-Israyeli
7Bhekani,ninanonkeningabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; nikezalaphaiselulekoneselulekosakho
8Bonkeabantubasukumanjengamuntumunye,bathi: "Asiyikuya,kubeyilowonalowoetendenilakhe, asiyikuphambukela,kubeyilowoendliniyakhe"
9KephamanjekuyakubanjalokuloiGibeya; siyakukhuphukelakulongenkatho;
10Siyakuthathaamadodaayishumikwekhuluezizweni zonkezakwa-Israyeli,nekhuluenkulungwaneni, nenkulungwaneezinkulungwanenieziyishumi,ukuba athatheleabantuumphako,ukuze,laphosebefikeeGibeya lakwaBenjamini,benzenjengobuwulabonkeababenze kwa-Israyeli.
11NgakhowonkeamadodaakoIsrayeliabuthanaemzini, ehlangenenjengomuntumunye
12Izizwezakwa-Israyelizathumaamadodaesizwenisonke sakwaBenjamini,zathi:“Bububibanilobuobenziwe phakathikwenuna?
13Ngakho-kesinikeniamadodalawo,amadodana kaBheliyali,aseGibeya,ukuzesiwabulale,sisuseububi kwaIsrayeli.KephaabantwanabakwaBenjamini kabavumangaukulalelaizwilabafowabo,abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
14AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibabuthanaeGibeya bephumaemiziniukubabaphumeukulwanabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
15AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibabalwangalesosikhathi bephumaemizini,amadodaayizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinesithuphaahlomainkemba ngaphandlekwabemibaseGibeya,ababalwayobaba ngamadodaakhethiweyoangamakhuluayisikhombisa
16Phakathikwabobonkelababantukwakukhona amadodaangamakhuluayisikhombisaakhethiweyo angamanxele;bonkebabengajikijelaamatsheububanzi bezinwele,bengageji
17Amadodaakwa-Israyeli,ngaphandlekukaBenjamini, abalwaamadodaayizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamane ahlomainkemba;onkelawoayengamadodaempi
18Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibasukuma,bakhuphukela endlinikaNkulunkulu,babuzakuNkulunkulu,bathi: “Ngumuphikithioyakukhuphukelakuqalaukulwa nabantwanabakwaBenjaminina?UJehovawathi:“UJuda nguyenaoyakuqala
19Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibavukaekuseni,bamisa ngaseGibeya.
20Amadodaakwa-IsrayeliaphumaukulwanoBenjamini; amadodaakwa-IsrayeliazihlelaukulwanawoeGibeya
21AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibaphumaeGibeya, babulalakubantwanabakwa-Israyelingalolosuku amadodaayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili nambili.
22Abantu,amadodaakwa-Israyeli,baziqinisa,babuye bahlelaimpiendaweniababehlelekekuyongosuku lokuqala
23(Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibakhuphukabakhala phambikukaJehovakwazekwahlwa,babuzauJehova, bathi:“Ngiphindengenyukengiyokulwanabantwana bakwaBhenjaminiumfowethu?”UJehovawathi: “Khuphukaningiyokulwanaye)
24Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibasondelaukulwa nabantwanabakwaBenjaminingosukulwesibili 25UBenjaminiwaphumaeGibeyaukulwanabongosuku lwesibili,wabuyewabulalakubantwanabakwa-Israyeli amadodaayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminesishiyagalombili; bonkelabababehoshainkemba.
26Bonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyelinabobonkeabantu bakhuphuka,bafikaendlinikaNkulunkulu,bakhala,bahlala
Abahluleli
khonaphambikukaJehova,bazilaukudlangalolosuku kwazekwahlwa,banikelangeminikeloyokushiswa neminikeloyokuthulaphambikukaJehova
27Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibabuzakuJehova(ngokuba umphongolowesivumelwanosikaNkulunkuluwawulapho ngalezozinsuku;
28UFinehasi,indodanaka-Eleyazare,indodanaka-Aroni, wayemiphambikwawongalezozinsuku,wathi: "Ngiphindengiphumeukulwanabantwana bakwaBhenjaminiumfowethu,nomangiyeke?"Wathi uJehova:“Yenyuka;ngobakusasangizawanikelaesandleni sakho
29U-IsrayeliwabekaabaqamekelieGibeyanxazonke.
30Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibakhuphukaukulwa nabantwanabakwaBenjaminingosukulwesithathu, bazihlelelaukulwaneGibeyanjengakwezinyeizikhathi.
31AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibaphumaukulwanabantu, badonswabasukaemzini;baqalaukubulalaabantu, njengakwezinyeizikhathi,emigwaqweniemikhulu, omunyeokhuphukelaendlinikaNkulunkulu,omunye eGibeyaendle,kungathiamadodaangamashumiamathathu akwa-Israyeli.
32AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibathi:"Banqotshiwe phambikwethunjengakuqala"KephaabantwanabakwaIsrayelibathi:“Masibaleke,sibadonseleemigwaqweni besukaemzini
33Onkeamadodaakwa-Israyeliasukaendaweniyawo, azihlelaeBaliTamari,nabaqamekelibakwa-Israyeli baphumaezindawenizaboemathafeniaseGibeya
34KwasekufikaeGibeyaamadodaayizinkulungwane eziyishumiakhethiweyokuyewonkeu-Israyeli,impi yayinzima,kephababengaziukuthiububibuphezukwabo
35UJehovawamnqobauBenjaminiphambikuka-Israyeli; abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibabulalakwaBenjaminingalolo sukuamadodaayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili nanhlanunekhulu;bonkelabobahlomainkemba
36AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibabonaukuthi banqotshiwe,ngokubaabantubakwa-Israyelibamdedela abakwaBenjamini,ngokubababethembelekubaqamekeli ababebabekilengaseGibeya.
37AbaqamekelibasheshabathelekaeGibeya;abaqamekeli baphuma,babulalaumuziwonkengosikolwenkemba
38Kwakukhonaisibonakalisoesimisiwephakathi kwamadodaakwa-Israyelinabaqamekeli,ukubabathunqise umusiomkhuluuphumeemzini
39Amadodaakwa-Israyeliayesehlehlaekulweni, uBenjaminiwaqalaukubulalanokubulalakubantubakwaIsrayelikungathiabantuabangamashumiamathathu, ngokubabathi:"Impelabanqotshiwephambikwethu njengasempiniyokuqala"
40Kodwalaphoilangabiseliqalaukukhuphukaliphuma emzininensikayomusi,abakwaBenjaminibabhekaemva kwabo,bheka,ilangabilomuzilenyukelaezulwini
41Laphoabantubakwa-Israyelibephenduka,abantu bakwaBhenjaminibamangala,ngobababonaukuthiububi bubehlele
42NgakhobafulathelaphambikwamadodaakoIsrayeli endleleniyenkangala;kodwaimpiyabafica;nabaphuma emizinibabachithaphakathikwayo
43BahaqaabakwaBenjamininxazonke,babaxosha, babanyathelaendaweniekhululekilemalungananeGibeya ngasempumalanga
44KwawakwaBenjaminiamadodaayizinkulungwane eziyishuminesishiyagalombili;bonkelabobabengamadoda anamandla
45Baphenduka,babalekelaehlaneedwalenilakwaRimoni, bakhothozakuboemendweniamadodaayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu;wabaxoshakwazekwabaseGidomi,wabulala kuboabantuabayizinkulungwaneezimbili
46BonkeabawangalolosukukwaBenjaminibabe ngamadodaayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili nanhlanuahlomainkemba;bonkelabobabengamadoda anamandla
47Kephaabantuabangamakhuluayisithuphabaphenduka, babalekelaehlaneedwalenilakwaRimoni,bahlalaedwaleni lakwaRimoniizinyangaezine
48Amadodaakwa-Israyeliaphendukelakubantwana bakwaBenjamini,ababulalangosikolwenkemba,nabantu bemiziyonke,nezilwane,nabobonkeabafikayo,bashisa yonkeimiziababefikakuyo
ISAHLUKO21
1Abantubakwa-IsrayelibabefungileeMispa,bathi: "Akuyikubakhomuntuwethuonikelaindodakaziyakhe kuBenjaminiukubaibengumkakho"
2AbantubezaendlinikaNkulunkulu,bahlalakhonakwaze kwahlwaphambikukaNkulunkulu,baphakamisaamazwi abo,bakhalakakhulu;
3Wathi:“OJehovaNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,kunganilokhu kwenzekakwa-Israyeliukubakungabikhonamuhlaisizwe esisodwakwa-Israyelina?
4Kwathingangomusoabantubavukaekuseni,bakha khonai-altare,banikelangeminikeloyokushiswa neminikeloyokuthula
5Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibathi:"Ngubaniphakathi kwazozonkeizizwezakwa-Israyeliongakhuphukanga ebandlenikuJehovana?"Ngokubabafungileisifungo esikhulungongakhuphukelikuJehovaeMispangokuthi: "Uyakubulawanokubulawa"
6Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibazisolangoBenjamini umfowabo,bathi:"Kunqunyiwenamuhlaesinyeisizwe kwa-Israyeli"
7Siyakwenzakanjaningabaseleyongamadodakaziethu, lokhusifungileuJehovaukuthiasiyikuwanika amadodakaziethuabengomkakho?
8Bathi:"Yisiphiezizwenizakwa-Israyeli esingakhuphukelangaeMispakuJehovana?"bheka, akwafikaekamuovelaeJabeshiGileyadiebandleni; 9Abantubabalwa,bheka,kwakungekhonoyedwa kwabakhileyoeJabeshiGileyadilapho
10Inhlanganoyathumelakhonaamadoda ayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminambilikumaqhawe anamandla,yawayalangokuthi:“Hambaninibulale abakhileyoeJabeshiGileyadingosikolwenkembakanye nabesifazanenabantwana
11Nansiintoeniyakuyenza:Niyakuqothulabonke abesilisanabobonkeabesifazaneabalalanendoda 12BafumanakwabakhileyoeJabeshiGileyadiizintombi ezingamakhuluamane,ezingazaninandodangokulala nowesilisa,aziyisaekamueShiloesezwenilaseKhanani 13Inhlanganoyonkeyathumelaukukhulumanabantwana bakwaBenjaminiababesedwalenilaseRimoni,bababiza ngokuthula
14UBenjaminiwabuyangalesosikhathi;bawanikaabafazi ababebasindisilekwabesifazanebaseJabeshiGileyadi, kephaababanelanga
15AbantubazisolangoBenjamini,ngokubauJehova wayenzeukwehlukanaezizwenizakwa-Israyeli.
16Amalungaenhlanganoathi:“Siyakubathiniabaseleyo ngabafazi,lokhuabesifazanebechithwakwaBenjaminina?
17Bathi:"Kumelwekubenefalabasindileyo bakwaBenjamini,ukuzekungachithwaisizwekwaIsrayeli"
18Nokhoasinakubanikaabafazibamadodakaziethu, ngokubaabantwanabakwa-Israyelibafungile,bathi: ‘MakaqalekisweonikauBenjaminiumfazi.
19Basebethi:"Bheka,kukhonaumkhosikaJehovaeShilo iminyakangeminyaka,endaweniengasenyakatho kwaseBethele,ngasempumalangakomgwaqookhuphuka usukaeBetheleuyaeShekemi,naseningizimuyeLebona"
20BasebebayalaabantwanabakwaBenjamini,bathi: "Hambaniniqamekeleezivinini;
21Bhekani,futhibhekani,umaamadodakaziaseShilo ephumaukugida,niphumeezivinini,nizibambelekube yilowonalowoumkakheemadodakaziniaseShilo,niye ezwenilakwaBenjamini
22Kuyakuthilaphooyisenomaabafowabobezakithi bezokhononda,sithikubo:‘Sihawukeleningenxayethu,’ ngokubaasibagodlelangayilowonalowoumkakheempini, ngokubaanibanikangangalesisikhathiukubanibenecala 23AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibenzenjalo,bazithathela abafazingokwenanilabokwabagidayo,abababambayo, bahambababuyelaefenilabo,bakhaimizi,bahlalakuyo 24Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibasukalaphongaleso sikhathi,yilowonalowowayaesizwenisakubo nasemndeniniwakhe,baphumalapho,kwabayilowo nalowowayaefenilakhe.
25Ngalezozinsukukwakungekhonkosikwa-Israyeli; yilowonalowowenzaokulungileemehlweniakhe