Abagwebi 17:1 Kwaye kukho indoda yelasezintabeni zakwaEfrayim egama linguMika. 17:2 Wathi kunina, Iwaka lesilivere elinakhulu-nye zithatyathwe kuwe, owaziqalekisayo, wathetha ngazo nakuphakathi iindlebe zam, yabona, isilivere leyo ikum; Ndayithatha. Nonina Wathi, Usikelelwe nguYehova, nyana wam. 17:3 wambuyisela kuye iwaka lesilivere elinakhulu-nye Wathi unina, Ndiyingcwalisile isilivere leyo kuYehova esandleni sam ngenxa yonyana wam, ukuba enze umfanekiso oqingqiweyo notyhidiweyo; ke ngoko ndiya kuyibuyisela kuwe. 17:4 Wayibuyisela kunina imali; unina wathabatha ezimbini ikhulu leeshekele zesilivere, walinika umnyibilikisi lowo umfanekiso wawo oqingqiweyo nomtyhido; zibe zisendlwini UMika. 17:5 Indoda leyo inguMika ibinendlu yoothixo, yayenze iefodi nemilondekhaya; wangcwalisa omnye koonyana bakhe, waba ngumbingeleli kuye. 17:6 Ngaloo mihla kube kungekho kumkani kwaSirayeli; elowo wenza loo nto wayelungile kwawakhe amehlo. 17:7 Kwaye kukho umfana waseBhetelehem yakwaYuda, womlibo wakwaYuda, engumLevi, engumphambukeli khona. 17:8 Yahamba indoda leyo, iphuma kuwo umzi eBhetelehem yakwaYuda, yaya kuphambukela apho. apho wafumana khona indawo. Weza kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim endlwini kaMika ekuhambeni kwakhe. 17:9 Wathi uMika kuyo, Uvela phi na? Wathi yena kuye, Ndinguye ndingumLevi waseBhetelehem yakwaYuda; indawo. 17:10 Wathi uMika kuyo, Hlala nam, kum ube ngubawo nomntwana ndokunika umbingeleli ishumi leeshekele zesilivere ngomnyaka; Impahla yokunxiba, nokutya kwakho. Wangena ke umLevi lowo. 17:11 Kwakholeka kumLevi ukuhlala nendoda leyo; waba ngumfana ke lowo kuye njengomnye woonyana bakhe. 17:12 Wammisela uMika umLevi lowo; umfana waba ngumbingeleli wakhe; waba sendlwini kaMika. 17:13 Wathi uMika, Kaloku ndiyazi ukuba uYehova uya kundenzela okulungileyo, ekubeni ndikwenzile oku ndingumLevi kumbingeleli wam.