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.