Abahluleli 18

1 Ngalezonsuku kwakungelankosi koIsrayeli; langalezonsuku isizwe sakoDani sazidingela ilifa lokuhlala, ngoba kuze kube ngalolosuku babengawelwanga yilifa phakathi kwezizwe zakoIsrayeli.

Hagi ana knafina Israeli vahe'mokizmi kinia omani'nege'za Dani naga'mo'za manisaza mopagu hake'za vano hu'naze. Na'ankure Israeli vahe'mo'zama mopama erizafina zahufa zamagra mopa e'ori'naze.

2 Abantwana bakoDani basebethuma amadoda amahlanu avela kusendo lwabo esuka emaphethelweni abo, amaqhawe, evela eZora leEshitawoli, ukuhlola ilizwe lokuliphenya. Basebesithi kuwo: Hambani liphenye ilizwe. Asefika entabeni yakoEfrayimi, endlini kaMika, alala khona.

E'ina hu'negu Dani naga'mo'za 5fu'a hankavematiza ha'ma nehaza vahetamina huzmantazage'za Zora kumate'ene Estaoli kumateti'enena manisaza mopagu afure'za kenaku vu'naze. Hagi Efraemi agona kokampima nevu'za, Maika nompi umase'naze.

3 Esendlini kaMika wona alazi ilizwi lejaha umLevi; asephendukela khona athi kuye: Ngubani owakuletha lapha? Njalo wenzani lapha? Njalo ulani lapha?

Hagi zamagrama Maika nonte'ma erava'oma nehu'za, Livae nehaza ne'mofo ageru nentahi'za vugantite'za amanage hu'za antahige'naze. Iza kavreno amafina e'ne? Na'a ama kumapina emenerine? Nankna eri'zanka'a amafina me'ne?

4 Wasesithi kiwo: UMika ungenzele kanje lakanje; ungiqhatshile, sengingumpristi wakhe.

Anage hazageno amanage huno ana ne'mo'a zamasami'ne, Maika'a amanage huno hunante'ne, mizasegantegahuanki pristi vaheni'a manio huno hige'na, pristi ne'a mani'nogeno mizasenenante.

5 Asesithi kuye: Ake ubuze uNkulunkulu ukuze sazi ukuthi indlela yethu esihamba ngayo izaphumelela yini.

Hagi anante amanage hu'za hu'naze, Amama nevuna kamo'a knare hurantegahifi Ramofona antahigenka ko.

6 Umpristi wasesithi kibo: Hambani ngokuthula. Indlela yenu elihamba ngayo iphambi kweNkosi.

Anagema hazageno'a pristi ne'mo'a amanage huno zamasami'ne, Ramo'a vugota huramantegahianki tamarimpa frune viho.

7 Asehamba lawomadoda amahlanu, ayafika eLayishi, abona abantu abaphakathi kwayo, behlezi bonwabile, ngokwendlela yamaSidoni, belokuthula, bengethuki lutho, kwakungelamahluleli elizweni ukubathiba, babekhatshana lamaSidoni, bengasebenzelani lamuntu.

Anagema hige'za ana 5fu'a vene'nemo'za ana kumara netre'za Laisi kumate vu'naze. Ana kumate'ma vu'za ome kazana, ana kumapi vahe'mo'za Saidoni vahe kna hu'za magozankura zamagesa ontahi zamarimpa frune mago zankura koro osu' mani'naze. Hagi ana vahe'mo'za mago zankura upara osu feno vahe mani'naze. Na'ankure mopazmimo'a knare'za hu'ne. Hagi Saidoni vahera afete'are mani'nazageno mago vahe'mo'e huno zamagri tavaontera omani'naze.

8 Asefika kubafowabo eZora leEshitawoli, abafowabo basebesithi kuwo: Lithini?

Hagi ana 5fu'a vahe'mo'zama nagazmirega Zora kumate'ene Estaoli kumate'enema azageno'a, zamafuhemo'za amanage hu'naze. Na'a ome ketma erifore hu'nazafi huama hiho?

9 Asesithi: Sukumani asenyuke simelane labo, ngoba sibonile ilizwe, khangelani-ke, lihle kakhulu; pho lina lithule? Lingavilaphi ukuyangena ukudla ilifa lelizwe.

Hu'za zamantahigazageno, ana vahe'mo'za anage hu'naze, otinketa vuta ome zamaheta mopazmia hanaramneno! Na'ankure mopama ke'nonana knare'zantfa hu'nea mopa me'ne. Na'anku aveganentaze? Ana mopama omerizankura korora huta rege'regera osiho.

10 Ekufikeni kwenu khona lizafika ebantwini abonwabileyo lelizweni elibanzi inhlangothi zombili, ngoba uNkulunkulu ulinikele esandleni senu; indawo lapho okungasweleki lutho khona elizweni.

Hagi ana kumate'ma vu'nanana ana mopafi vahe'mo'za mago'zankura zamagesa ontahi zamarimpa fru hu'za mani'naze. Na'ankure ana mopa ra huno mikazamo'a avite'nea mopa Anumzamo'a ko tami'ne.

11 Asesuka lapho evela kusendo lwabakoDani eZora leEshitawoli amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ehlomile izikhali zempi,

Hagi anagema hazageno'a Dani nagara 600'a venenemo'za Zora kumateti'ene Estaoli kumatetira ha'zana retro hu'za hatera vu'naze.

12 enyuka amisa inkamba eKiriyathi-Jeyarimi koJuda. Ngenxa yalokho ayibiza leyondawo ngokuthi yiMahane-Dani kuze kube lamuhla; khangela isemuva kweKiriyathi-Jeyarimi.

Hagi Kiriat-jearimie nehaza kumate zage fre kaziga Juda mopafi seli nona ome ki'za mani'naze. Hagi e'ina kumakura menina Mahane-Danie hu'za agia nehaze.

13 Asesedlula esuka lapho, aya entabeni yakoEfrayimi, afika endlini kaMika.

Hagi anantetira atre'za Efraemi agona kokampi e'za, Maika nonte ehanati'naze.

14 Khona amadoda amahlanu ayehambile ukuhlola ilizwe iLayishi aphendula athi kubafowabo: Liyazi yini ukuthi kulezizindlu kukhona i-efodi lamatherafi lesithombe esibaziweyo lesithombe esibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa? Ngakho-ke cabangani elizakwenza.

Hagi 5fu'a vene'nema Laisi mopama afure'za ke'naza vene'nemo'za ruga'a naga'mokizmia amanage hu'za zamasami'naze. Pristi vahe'mo'zama zamimizare'ma nehaza kukena efotigi, nompima nentaza havi anumzantaminki, antre'zama tro'ma hu'naza amema'agi, aenima kre'za tro'ma hu'naza amema'ama ama nontamimpima me'neana ontahi'nazo. E'ina hu'negu menina na'a hugahazafi tamagesa antahiho?

15 Asephambukela khona, aya endlini yejaha umLevi endlini kaMika, ambuza impilo.

Anage nehu'za ana 5fu'a vene'nemo'za kana atre'za, Maika nompima ana Livaie ne'ma nemanifinka ufre'za musenkea ana nera ome hunte'za, hufrufra kea hunte'naze.

16 Amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ayehlomile ngezikhali zempi, ayengabantwana bakoDani, asesima ekungeneni kwesango.

Hagi Dani nagapinti ana 600'a sondia vahe'mo'za maka ha'zazmia eri'za ana kumamofo kafante oti'za mani'ne'za,

17 Lawomadoda amahlanu ayehambile ukuhlola ilizwe enyuka angena lapho athatha isithombe esibaziweyo, le-efodi, lamatherafi, lesithombe esibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, umpristi esemi ekungeneni kwesango lamadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ayebhince izikhali zempi.

ana pristi ne'ene nanekea nehazageno, ana 5fu'a venenemo'za Maika naga'mo'zama mono'ma nehazafinka vu'za pristi vahe'mo'zama zamimizare'ma nehaza kukena efotigi, nompima nentaza havi anumzantaminki, antre'zama tro'ma hu'naza amema'agi, aenima kre'za tro'ma hu'naza amema'anena omeri'za atirami'naze. Ana nehazage'za pristi ne'ene 600'a sondia vahe'mo'za ha'zana eri'ne'za kuma kafante otine'za ke'naze.

18 La-ke esengenile endlini kaMika athatha isithombe esibaziweyo, i-efodi, lamatherafi, lesithombe esibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, umpristi wathi kiwo: Lenzani?

Hagi ana venenemo'zama Maika nompima umreri'zama pristi vahe'mo'zama zamimizare'ma nehaza kukena efotigi, nompima nentaza havi anumzantaminki, antre'zama tro'ma hu'naza amema'agi, aenima kre'za tro'ma hu'naza amema'anena eri'za atiramizageno'a, ana pristi ne'mo'a amanage hu'ne, na'a nehaze? Huno zamantahigege'za,

19 Asesithi kuye: Thula, bamba umlomo wakho, uhambe lathi, ube ngubaba kithi lompristi. Kungcono yini ukuthi ube ngumpristi wendlu yomuntu oyedwa kumbe ukuthi ube ngumpristi wesizwe losendo lwakoIsrayeli?

amanage hu'naze. Taganenka kea osu tavaririnka enka tagri nerafaza nehunka, pristi vaheti emanio. Magoke naga'mofo pristima mani zamo knarera hu'nefi, maka Israeli vahepima mago naga nofimofo pristima mani'zamo knarera hu'noe? Hu'za hu'naze.

20 Lenhliziyo yompristi yathokoza, wasethatha i-efodi lamatherafi lesithombe esibaziweyo, wangena phakathi kwabantu.

Anagema hazageno'a pristi ne'mo'a muse nehuno ana pristi kukenane, havi anumzane, antre'za trohunte amema'anena erino ana vahe'tamine vu'ne.

21 Basebephenduka behamba, babeka abantwanyana lezifuyo lempahla phambi kwabo.

Hagi ana vahe'mo'za anantetira antre'za mofavrezmine afuzagazmine zamazerigota hu'za fenozazminena eri'za vu'naze.

22 Sebekhatshana lomuzi kaMika, amadoda ayesezindlini ezaziseduze lendlu kaMika abizelwa ndawonye abafica abantwana bakoDani.

Hagi Maika noma agatere'za afete'ma vutazageno'a, Maika no tavaonte'ma noma ki'naza vahe'mo'za emeritru hu'za Dani nagara zamavariri'naze.

23 Amemeza abantwana bakoDani. Basebephendula ubuso babo bathi kuMika: Ulani ukuze libuthane?

Hagi ana vahe'mo'za rankege hu'za vazageno Dani naga'mo'za rukrahe hu'za amanage hu'za Maikankura hu'naze, Nagafare vahera zamavaretru huntenka, rankegera hunka neane? Hu'za antahigazageno,

24 Wasesithi: Lithethe onkulunkulu bami engabenzayo, lompristi, lahamba; pho ngiseselani? Kuyini lokho elikutsho kimi: Uhlutshwa yini?

Maika'a amange huno kenona hu'ne, anumzantamima tro'ma hunte'noa anumzantamini'a maka eri vaganereta pristi ne'nianena avreta neaze. Hagi mago zani'a otreta eri hana huta neazanki, nahigeta e'inahura nehaze?

25 Abantwana bakoDani basebesithi kuye: Ilizwi lakho kalingezwakali phakathi kwethu, hlezi amadoda alolaka akuhlasele, ulahlekelwe yimpilo yakho lempilo yabendlu yakho.

Hige'za Dani naga'mo'za amanage hu'naze, Kva hunenka e'inagea huo! Amama neompina ame arimpama ahe vahera neankino, zamarimpama ahenige'za nagaka'ane kagri'enena tamahe frigahaze.

26 Basebezihambela ngendlela yabo abantwana bakoDani. Lapho uMika esebonile ukuthi balamandla kulaye, waphenduka wabuyela endlini yakhe.

Anage nehu'za Dani naga'mo'za vu'naze. Hagi Maika'ma keama Dani naga'mo'za rama'a vahe'ma vazageno ha'ma huzamantega'ma nosuno'a ete rukrahe huno noma'arege vu'ne.

27 Bona basebethatha lokho uMika ayekwenzile lompristi owayelaye, bafika eLayishi ebantwini ababelokuthula bengethuki lutho, babatshaya ngobukhali benkemba, batshisa umuzi ngomlilo.

Hagi Maikama tro'ma hunte'nea kaza osu anumzatamine, Dani naga'mo'za e'neriza pristi ne'anena nevre'za eza mago zanku'ma zamagesa ontahi fruma hu'za mani'naza vahe kumapi Laisi e'naze. Hagi eza ana kumapi vahera eme zamahehna nehu'za, kumazimia teve taginte'naze.

28 Njalo kwakungekho umkhululi, ngoba wawukhatshana leSidoni, bengasebenzelani lamuntu. Wawusesihotsheni esasingaseBeti-Rehobi. Basebesakha umuzi, bahlala kiwo.

Hagi Laisi kumate vahera mago'mo'e huno eme zamaza osu'ne. Na'ankure Saidoni vahera afete manizageno, Laisi vahe'mo'za mago vahe'enena tragote'za omani'naze. Ana zana Beth-Rehob kuma tava'onte me'nea agupofi fore hu'ne.

29 Basebebiza ibizo lomuzi ngokuthi yiDani ngebizo likaDani uyise owazalelwa uIsrayeli. Kodwa ibizo lomuzi laliyiLayishi kuqala.

Hagi Dani naga'mo'za ana agupofi ete kumara trohuza agima anteminazana Dani kumare hu'za Israeli nemofo nezmageho agire asamre'naze. Hagi ana kumakura kora Laisie hu'za agia nehazane.

30 Abantwana bakoDani basebezimisela isithombe esibaziweyo. Njalo uJonathani indodana kaGereshoma, indodana kaManase, yena lamadodana akhe babengabapristi besizwe sakoDani kwaze kwaba lusuku lokuthunjwa kwelizwe.

Hagi Dani naga'mo'za ana kaza osu havi anumzana azeri retrurente'za, Gesomu nemofo Mosese negeho Jonatani azeri otizageno pristi ne'zimia mani'ne. Hagi Dani nagapina Jonatanimpinti'ma fore'ma haza vahe'mo'za pristia maniza neazageno, ha' vahe'mo'za eme zamahe'za zamavare'za kina ome huzamante'naze.

31 Basebezimisela isithombe esibaziweyo sikaMika ayesenzile, zonke izinsuku indlu kaNkulunkulu iseShilo.

Hagi Anumzamofo seli mono nomo'ma Sailoma me'nea knafina, Dani naga'mo'za Maika'ma tro hunte'nea kaza osu havi anumzante monora hunte'naze.