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.