Abagwebi 18:1 Ngaloo mihla kube kungekho kumkani kwaSirayeli; koonyana bakaDan babafunela ilifa lendawo yokuhlala; kude kube yiloo mini lonke ilifa labo lalingababelanga phakathi kwezizwe zakwaSirayeli Sirayeli. 18:2 Oonyana bakaDan besusa kumlibo wakowabo amadoda amahlanu emideni yawo. amadoda anobukroti avela eTsora nase-Eshtawoli, ukuba alihlole ilizwe, alihlole yiphendle; bathi kuwo, Hambani niligocagoce ilizwe; bafika kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim endlwini kaMika, balala khona. 18:3 Akuba engasendlwini kaMika, alifanisa ilizwi lendodana; baphambukela khona, bathi kuye, Ngubani na? Ukuzise apha? Wenza ntoni na kule ndawo? kwaye yintoni na ulapha? 18:4 Wathi kuwo, Wenjenje, wenjenje uMika kum, wenjenjalo undiqeshe, ndingumbingeleli wakhe. 18:5 Bathi kuye, Khawubuze kuThixo, ukuba siphendule yazi ukuba iya kuba nempumelelo indlela yethu esihamba ngayo. 18:6 Wathi umbingeleli kuwo, Hambani ninoxolo, iphambi koYehova indlela yenu apho nihamba khona. 18:7 Ahamba ke amadoda amahlanu afika eLayishe, ababona abantu ukuba bekunjalo ababekuyo, ukuhlala kwabo bengakhathali, ngokwesiko lababingeleli maTsidon, bezolile, bekholosile; bekungekho bani elizweni. ukuze badane entwenini; baye bekude nelizwe babengamaTsidon, ababengenanto yakwenza namntu. 18:8 Afika kubazalwana bawo eTsora nase-Eshtawoli, nabazalwana babo Bathi abazalwana kubo, Nithini na? 18:9 Athi, Sukani, sinyuke siye kuwo; ngokuba sibonile ilizwe, yabonani, lihle kunene; nithi cwaka na? hayi linqen' ukuhamba, lingena kulihlutha ilizwe. 18:10 Xa nithe nafika, nofika kubantu abonwabileyo, ezweni elibanzi ngeenxa zombini; UThixo ulinikele ezandleni zenu; indawo ekungaswelekiyo kuyo into esehlabathini. 18:11 Kwaye bemka apho bentsapho yakwaDan, ukusuka eTsora nase-Eshtawoli, amakhulu amathandathu amadoda axhobe ukulwa. 18:12 Enyuka ke, amisa eKiriyati-yeharim yakwaYuda. wathi loo ndawo yiMahane yakwaDan unanamhla; eKiriyati-yeharim. 18:13 Agqitha aya kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, afika endlwini kaEfrayim UMika. 18:14 Aphendula ke aphendula amadoda amahlanu, abeze kulihlola ilizwe laseLayishe, athi, bathi kubazalwana babo, Niyazi na ukuba kukho ezi zindlu? iefodi, nemilonde-khaya, nomfanekiso oqingqiweyo, nomtyhido? ngoku Yiqondeni ke into eniya kuyenza. 18:15 Aphambukela khona, afika endlwini yendodana UmLevi, wesa endlwini kaMika, wambulisa. 18:16 namadoda angamakhulu amathandathu axhotyiswe beneempahla zawo zemfazwe koonyana bakaDan bema ekungeneni kwesango. 18:17 Anyuka ke amadoda amahlanu abeye kuhlola ilizwe, eza wawuthabatha khona umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, ne-efodi, nemilonde-khaya, kwanemilonde-khaya; umfanekiso otyhidiweyo: wema umbingeleli ekungeneni kwesango ngawo amadoda angamakhulu amathandathu axhobe iimpahla zemfazwe. 18:18 Angena lawa endlwini kaMika, awuthabathile umfanekiso oqingqiweyo iefodi, nemilonde-khaya, nomfanekiso otyhidiweyo. Wathi umbingeleli kuye wathi kubo, Nenza ntoni na? 18:19 Bathi kuye, Yithi tu, ubeke isandla emlonyeni; uhambe nathi, ube ngubawo nombingeleli kuthi; ube ngumbingeleli wendlu yamntu-nye, nokuba ube ngumbingeleli kwisizwe nakwintsapho yakwaSirayeli? 18:20 Yachwayitha intliziyo yombingeleli, wayithabatha iefodi nengubo yentsimbi zangena phakathi kwabantu. 18:21 Bajika ke, bemka, bazibeka iintsapho neemfuyo kunye inqwelo phambi kwabo. 18:22 Athe ukuba kude nendlu kaMika, amadoda abekho ezindlwini ezikufuphi nendlu kaMika zahlanganisana, zafunyanwa oonyana bakaDan. 18:23 Bakhala koonyana bakaDan. Kwaye bajika ubuso babo, Wathi kuMika, Uhlelwe yintoni na, ukuba uze nento enjalo? inkampani? 18:24 Wathi, Oothixo bam endabenzayo nibathabathile, nombingeleli wam; nimkile ke; ndisenantoni na? Yintoni na le niyithethayo? wathi kum, Uhlelwe yintoni na? 18:25 Bathi kuye oonyana bakaDan, Musa ukulivakalisa ilizwi lakho phakathi nathi, hleze akugqibele amadoda anomsindo, uphulukane nobomi bakho ubomi bendlu yakho. 18:26 Bahamba ngendlela yabo oonyana bakaDan. Wabona uMika ukuba baye wamoyisa, wajika wabuyela endlwini yakhe. 18:27 Bazithabatha ke izinto abezenzile uMika, nombingeleli abemenzele Ndaya kufika eLayishe kubantu abazolileyo, abonwabileyo; abaxabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, bawutshisa umzi umlilo. 18:28 akwabakho mhlanguli, ngokuba ibikude neTsidon; akukho shishini namntu; kwaye ke entilini apho elele khona eBhete-rehobhi. Bakha umzi, bahlala kuwo. 18:29 Bathi igama laloo mzi ngowakwaDan, ngegama likaDan wabo Uyise owazalelwa uSirayeli; kodwa igama laloo mzi beliyiLayishe ekuqaleni. 18:30 Baza oonyana bakaDan bazimisela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo lowo, noYonatan unyana kuGershom, unyana kaManase, yena noonyana bakhe baba ngababingeleli bebandla kwada kwayimini yokuthinjwa kwelizwe. 18:31 Bazimisela ke umfanekiso oqingqiweyo kaMika abewenzile, yonke imihla ukuba indlu kaThixo yayiseShilo.