Abagwebi 20:1 Baphuma ke bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, lahlala ibandla bahlanganisana ndawonye njengandoda-nye, bathabathela kwaDan besa eBher-shebha, nelizwe elo yaseGiliyadi kuYehova eMizpa. 20:2 Nezikhulu zabantu bonke, zezizwe zonke zakwaSirayeli; bazimisa ebandleni labantu bakaThixo, amakhulu amane amawaka amajoni arhola ikrele. 20:3 Beva oonyana bakaBhenjamin, ukuba oonyana bakaSirayeli baye benyuka baya eMizpa. Bathi oonyana bakaSirayeli, Sixelele ukuba bekunjani na? obu bubi? 20:4 Waphendula umLevi, indoda yaloo nkazana ibuleweyo, yathi Wathi, Ndafika eGibheha ekwaBhenjamin, mna neshweshwe lam; ukulalisa. 20:5 Abemi baseGibheha bandivunukela, bayirhawula indlu leyo wandibulala ebusuku, wacinga ukundibulala; landibulala ishweshwe lam Bamnyanzela ukuba ufile. 20:6 Ndalibamba ishweshwe lam, ndalityatya, ndalithumela lonke lonke ilizwe lelifa lakwaSirayeli; ngokuba enzile amanyala nobudenge kwaSirayeli. 20:7 Yabonani, nina nonke ningoonyana bakaSirayeli; nika iingcebiso zakho apha kwaye ingcebiso. 20:8 Besuka bonke abantu njengandoda-nye, bathi, Asiyi kuya elowo kuthi asiyi kuphambukela elowo endlwini yakhe; 20:9 ke ngoko, nantsi into esiya kwenza yona kwiGibheha; siza kuhamba yenyuka ngayo ngamaqashiso; 20:10 Kwaye siya kuthabatha ishumi lamadoda kwalikhulu kuzo zonke izizwe uSirayeli, nekhulu lamawaka, newaka kwalishumi iwaka, lokukhuphela abantu ukudla, bakwenzele kona beza eGibheha yakwaBhenjamin, ngokobudenge bonke abanabo eyenziwa kwaSirayeli. 20:11 Abuthelana ndawonye onke amadoda akwaSirayeli kuloo mzi, ebaxiweyo imbilini; njengomntu omnye. 20:12 Izizwe zakwaSirayeli zathumela amadoda esizweni sakwaBhenjamin. besithi, Bububi buni na obu, benziweyo phakathi kwenu? 20:13 Ke ngoko sihlangule amadoda angamatshijolo, aphakathi kwawo eGibheha, ukuze sibabulale, sibutshayele ububi kwaSirayeli. Abavuma oonyana bakaBhenjamin ukuliphulaphula ilizwi labo abazalwana boonyana bakaSirayeli. 20:14 Ke oonyana bakaBhenjamin bahlanganisana ndawonye apho imizi yesa eGibheha, ukuba baphume baye kulwa noonyana bakaSirayeli. 20:15 Babalwa oonyana bakaBhenjamin ngelo xesha, kwaphuma umkhosi imizi engamashumi amabini anesithandathu amawaka amadoda arhola ikrele, ngaphandle kwesixeko abemi baseGibheha ababalwayo kubo, ababalwayo kubo bengamadoda ahleliweyo angamakhulu asixhenxe. 20:16 Kwaba bantu bonke bekukho amakhulu asixhenxe amadoda ahleliweyo angamanxele; bonke bephela bebesawula bububanzi bonwele ngamatye, bengaphosi. 20:17 Ke amadoda akwaSirayeli, ngaphandle kwamaBhenjamin, abalwa amakhulu amane iwaka lamadoda arhola ikrele, onke lawo ingamadoda okulwa. 20:18 Besuka oonyana bakaSirayeli, benyuka baya endlwini kaThixo, bafika wabuza kuThixo, wathi, Ngubani na kuthi oya kuqala, enyuka aye entabeni? nilwe noonyana bakaBhenjamin? Wathi uYehova, Uya kuYuda nyuka kuqala. 20:19 Besuka oonyana bakaSirayeli kusasa, bamisa iintente zabo eGibheha. 20:20 Aphuma amadoda akwaSirayeli, aya kulwa namaBhenjamin; namadoda Akha uluhlu amaSirayeli ukuba alwe nawo eGibheha. 20:21 Baphuma oonyana bakaBhenjamin eGibheha, batshabalalisa phantsi koonyana bakaSirayeli ngaloo mini, amashumi amabini anamabini amawaka amadoda. 20:22 Bazomeleza abantu, amadoda akwaSirayeli, bamisa iintloko zabo kubuye kukhelwe ukulwa, kuloo ndawo bezikhe uluhlu ngosuku lokuqala. 20:23 Benyuka oonyana bakaSirayeli, balila phambi koYehova, kwada kwahlwa. wabuza kuYehova, esithi, Ndibuye ndinyuke ndiye ekulweni na koonyana bakaBhenjamin umzalwana wam? Wathi uYehova, Nyuka ngokuchasene naye.) 20:24 Basondela oonyana bakaSirayeli koonyana bakaBhenjamin ngosuku lwesibini. 20:25 Aphuma ke amaBhenjamin eGibheha, aya kubahlangabeza ngomhla wesibini Baphinda batshabalalisa oonyana bakaSirayeli ishumi elinesibhozo amadoda angamawaka; bonke aba berhola ikrele. 20:26 Benyuka bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, nabantu bonke, beza endlwini kaThixo, walila, wahlala khona phambi koYehova, walila bazila ukudla ngaloo mini kwada kwahlwa, banyusa amadini anyukayo, noxolo iminikelo phambi koYehova. 20:27 Bayibuza oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova (ityeya). Umnqophiso kaThixo wawukho ngaloo mihla. 20:28 Ke uPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Aron, wayemi phambi kwayo ngasentshonalanga. ngaloo mihla), esithi, Ndisaya kubuya ndiphume ndiye kulwa na? nyana bakaBhenjamin, umzalwana wam, ndiyeke, kusini na? Wathi uYehova, Hamba phezulu; ngokuba ngomso ndiya kubanikela esandleni sakho. 20:29 AmaSirayeli abeka abalaleli ngeenxa zonke eGibheha. 20:30 Benyuka oonyana bakaSirayeli baya koonyana bakaBhenjamin ngomhla wesithathu, bakha uluhlu lokulwa eGibheha njengakweminye amaxesha. 20:31 Baphuma oonyana bakaBhenjamin, baya kubahlangabeza abantu, baqhawuka kude nesixeko; baza baqala ukubetha ebantwini, nokubulala, njengokuba ngamanye amaxesha, emendweni, othi ubani anyuke aye endlwini ka UThixo, omnye waya eGibheha emaphandleni, ngathi amashumi amathathu amadoda akwaSirayeli. 20:32 Bathi oonyana bakaBhenjamin, Babulewe phambi kwethu, njengokuba ekuqaleni. Bathi oonyana bakaSirayeli, Masibaleke, sitsale ukusuka esixekweni ukuya koohola bendlela. 20:33 Esuka onke amadoda akwaSirayeli endaweni yawo, azimisa bakha uluhlu eBhahali-tamare; abalaleli bakwaSirayeli baphuma khona iindawo zabo, ezinkqantosini zaseGibheha. 20:34 Kwavela malungana neGibheha ishumi lamawaka amadoda ahleliweyo kumaSirayeli onke; Kwaba nzima ukulwa; bona babengazi ukuba ububi bubafikele. 20:35 UYehova wawaxabela amaBhenjamin phambi kwamaSirayeli, noonyana bakaSirayeli Kwatshatyalaliswa ngaloo mini kumaBhenjamin amashumi amabini anesihlanu amawaka ananye amadoda alikhulu: onke lawo arhola ikrele. 20:36 Ke oonyana bakaBhenjamin babona ukuba boyisiwe AmaSirayeli awayeka amaBhenjamin, ngokuba abekholose ngamaxoki ababebalalele ngaseGibheha. 20:37 Abalaleli bakhawuleza, bagaleleka eGibheha; kunye nabalele ngaphakathi Abalindi barhorhozela, bawuxabela umzi wonke ekupheleni ikrele. 20:38 Ke kaloku bekukho umqondiso omisiweyo phakathi kwamadoda akwaSirayeli namaxoki belalela, ukuze kuphume ilangatye elikhulu ngomsi isixeko. 20:39 Arhoxa amadoda akwaSirayeli ekulweni, asuka amaBhenjamin waxabela wabulala kumadoda akwaSirayeli amadoda angathi amashumi mathathu; Inene, zithotywe phambi kwethu, njengakwidabi lokuqala; 20:40 Kodwa xa ilangatye waqala ukunyuka ngaphandle komzi kunye nomqulu welitye Umsi, amaBhenjamin abheka emva kwawo, nango ilangatye lomlilo umzi wenyuka waya ezulwini. 20:41 Ajika amadoda akwaSirayeli, abuya amadoda akwaBhenjamin bathi nqa; kuba babona ukuba bafikelwe bububi. 20:42 Anikela ikhosi phambi kwamadoda akwaSirayeli, endleleni entlango; ukulwa kwawafumana; nabo baphumayo izixeko azitshabalalisa phakathi kwazo. 20:43 Bawarhawula amaBhenjamin, bawasukela, bawasukela yabanyathela ngokukhululeka malunga neGibheha ngasempumalanga. 20:44 Kwawa kumaBhenjamin ishumi elinesibhozo lamawaka amadoda; bonke abo babengamadoda ubugorha. 20:45 Ajika ke, asabela entlango, engxondorheni yeRimon. Babhikica kubo emendweni amawaka amahlanu amadoda; kwaye basukelwa emva kwabo kwanzima kwesa eGidom, kwabulala kuwo amawaka amabini amadoda. 20:46 Ngoko ke bonke abawayo kumaBhenjamin ngaloo mini baba ngamashumi amabini anesihlanu amawaka amadoda arhola ikrele; onke lawo ayengamadoda anobukroti. 20:47 Ke ajika asabela entlango engxondorheni engamakhulu amathandathu amadoda Wahlala engxondorheni yeRimon iinyanga zane. 20:48 Amadoda akwaSirayeli abuyela koonyana bakaBhenjamin wabaxabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwanamadoda emizi ngemizi; irhamncwa, nabo bonke abafikayo, bawatshisa onke amarhamncwa izixeko abafika kuzo.