Abagwebi
19:1 Ke kaloku kwathi ngaloo mihla, kungekho kumkani kwaSirayeli.
kwakukho umLevi othile ophambukele kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim.
eyathi yazeka kuye ishweshwe eBhetelehem yakwaYuda.
19:2 Lahenyuza likuyo ishweshwe layo, lemka kuyo
endlwini yoyise wayo eBhetelehem yakwaYuda, yaba khona bobane bephelele
iinyanga.
19:3 Yesuka indoda yakhe, yamlandela, ukuba ithethe kakuhle nayo.
ayibuyise, inomkhonzazana wayo nababini
Yamngenisa endlwini kayise, kwanaxa uyise wayo
yathi yakumbona, wakuvuyela ukumkhawulela.
19:4 Wayigcina uyise womfazi, uyise wentombazana leyo; wahlala
Badla ke, basela, balala khona.
19:5 Kwathi ngomhla wesine, bavuka kusasa;
wavuka kusasa ukuba ahambe. Wathi uyise wentombazana kuye
Umyeni wakhe, Yithuthuzele intliziyo yakho ngeqhekeza lesonka, kwaye
kamva hamba indlela yakho.
19:6 Bahlala phantsi, badla, basela bobabini kunye
Wathi uyise wentombazana kwindoda, Makhe kukholeke kuwe
Lala, ichwayithe intliziyo yakho.
19:7 Yesuka indoda leyo ukuba ihambe, wayijoka uyise womkakhe.
wabuya walala khona.
19:8 Yavuka kusasa ngomhla wesihlanu ukuba ihambe
Wathi uyise wentombazana, Khawuyithuthuzele intliziyo yakho; Balibala ke
kwada kwahlwa, badla bobabini.
19:9 Yesuka indoda ukuba imke, yona neshweshwe layo, nenkosikazi yayo
Wathi umkhonzi, uyise womfazi, kuye uyise wentombazana, Khangela!
Kungoku nje imini iya kuhlwa, khanihlale ubusuku bonke.
Iyahamba ke imini, lala apha, ukuze ichwayithe intliziyo yakho;
nivuke kusasa ngomso, nihambe ngendlela yenu, nigoduke.
19:10 Ayavuma ukulala indoda leyo, yesuka yemka, yemka
weza malunga neYebhusi: yiYerusalem ke leyo; baye bebabini kunye naye
namaesile ebotshiwe, neshweshwe lakhe belinaye.
19:11 Kwathi, xa babengaseYebhusi, imini yayisemka; Wathi umkhonzi
yathi enkosini yayo, Khawuze, siphambukele kulo mzi
namaYebhusi, nilale khona.
19:12 Yathi kuye inkosi yakhe, Asiyi kuphambukela apha
umzi wolunye uhlanga, ongengoonyana bakaSirayeli; siya kudlula
waya eGibheha.
19:13 Wathi kumfana wakuyo, Yiza, sisondele kwenye yazo
iindawo zokulala ubusuku bonke, eGibheha okanye eRama.
19:14 Bagqitha, bahamba; latshona ilanga phezu kwabo
Badlula ngaseGibheha yakwaBhenjamin.
19:15 Baphambukela khona, baya kulala eGibheha.
Wangena, wahlala phantsi endaweni yembutho yomzi, ngokuba bekungekho
indoda eyabangenisa endlwini yayo ukuba balale.
19:16 Kwathi thu indoda enkulu, ivela emsebenzini wayo emasimini
ewe, eyasezintabeni zakwaEfrayim; wahlala engumphambukeli eGibheha;
amadoda aloo ndawo ayengamaBhenjamin.
19:17 Wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona umhambi endaweni yembutho
Yathi indoda enkulu, Uya ngaphi na? kwaye ivela phi
wena?
19:18 Yathi kuyo, Siyagqitha, sivela eBhetelehem yakwaYuda;
kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim; ndingowakhona; ndaya eBhetelehem yakwaYuda, kodwa ndahamba
ngoku ndisiya endlwini kaYehova; kwaye akukho mntu
wandamkela endlwini.
19:19 Ukanti kukho umququ kwaneendiza zamaesile ethu; kukho isonka
kwanewayini yeyam, neyomkhonzazana wakho, neyomfana
ikubakhonzi bakho; akusweleki nto.
19:20 Yathi indoda enkulu, Uxolo malube nawe; kodwa ke yenza konke okufunayo
lala phezu kwam; kodwa ungalali esitratweni.
19:21 Yayingenisa endlwini yayo, yawanika iindiza amaesile
bazihlamba iinyawo zabo, badla, basela.
19:22 Bakubon' ukuba bayazichwayithisa iintliziyo zabo, nango amadoda aloo mzi.
amadodana angamatshijolo ayeyirhawula indlu leyo, emane ebetha
emnyango, wathetha kumninindlu, ixhego, esithi, Zisa
khupha indoda engene endlwini yakho, ukuze simazi.
19:23 Yaphuma indoda engumninindlu, yaya kubo, yathi kubo
bathi, Hayi, bazalwana bam, hayi, musani ukukha nenze into embi; ukubona oko
le ndoda ingene endlwini yam; musani ukubenza obu budenge.
19:24 nantsi intombi yam eyintombi, neshweshwe lalo; nabo ndiyakwenza
khuphani ngoku, nibathobe, nenze kubo okulungileyo
Ke kule ndoda ze ningenzi nto yobu budenge.
19:25 Akavuma loo madoda ukumphulaphula. Yalibamba indoda ishweshwe layo, yalibamba
wamkhuphela phandle kubo; bamazi, bemphethe kakubi
kwada kwasa; bathi ke kwakusa, bamyeka
hamba.
19:26 Yafika inkazana leyo xa kuthi qheke ukusa, yawa emnyango
endlwini yendoda eyayikhona inkosi yayo, kwada kwamhlophe.
19:27 Yavuka inkosi yakhe kusasa, yazivula iingcango zendlu.
Waphuma ukuba ahambe ngendlela yakhe; nantso le nkazana ilishweshwe lakhe
wawa phantsi emnyango wendlu, nezandla zakhe ziphezu kwawo
umda.
19:28 Wathi kuyo, Vuka sihambe. Kodwa akukho namnye waphendulayo. Emva koko
Yamkhwelisa e-esileni; yesuka indoda leyo, yangena kuyo
indawo yakhe.
19:29 Eye kungena endlwini yakhe, wathabatha isitshetshe, wabamba
ishweshwe lakhe, layicanda ngokwamathambo alo, laba lishumi elinamabini
wayithumela kuyo yonke imida yakwaSirayeli.
19:30 Kwathi ke, bonke ababonayo bathi, Akuzanga kwenziwe nto injalo
akabonanga nto kususela kwimini abanyuka ngayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, bephuma ezweni
Ilizwe laseYiputa unanamhla; kugqaleni oko, nicebise, nithethe kuni
iingqondo.