Abagwebi 21:1 Ke kaloku amadoda akwaSirayeli abefungile eMizpa, esithi, Akukho mntu kuthi ke thina, mnikeni uBhenjamin intombi yakhe, ibe ngumkakhe. 21:2 Beza abantu endlwini kaThixo, bahlala khona kwada kwahlwa Baliphakamisa ilizwi labo phambi koThixo, balila kakhulu; 21:3 Wathi, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, yini na ukuba kwenzeke oku kwaSirayeli? kufuneka sisweleke namhla esinye isizwe kwaSirayeli? 21:4 Kwathi ngengomso, bavuka kusasa abantu, bakha wanikela khona isibingelelo, wanyusa amadini anyukayo nemibingelelo yoxolo. 21:5 Bathi oonyana bakaSirayeli, Ngubani na phakathi kwezizwe zonke? AmaSirayeli angezanga na ebandleni kuYehova? Kuba bona wenze isifungo esikhulu ngaye onganyukanga eze kuYehova eMizpa, esithi, Makabulawe afe. 21:6 Bazohlwaya oonyana bakaSirayeli ngenxa kaBhenjamin umninawa wabo Wathi, Sinqanyulwe namhla isizwe esinye kwaSirayeli. 21:7 siya kubathini na abaseleyo ngabafazi, ekubeni sifungile ngabo? uYehova ukuba singabaniki ezintombini zethu zibe ngabafazi? 21:8 Bathi ke, Ngubani na ezizweni zakwaSirayeli ongafikanga? eMizpa kuYehova? nanko kungaphumi mntu eminqubeni Yabheshe yaseGiliyadi+ ebandleni. 21:9 Babalwa abantu, nanko ke kungekho namnye abemi baseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi khona. 21:10 Ibandla lathumela khona ishumi elinamabini lamawaka amadoda angamakroti; wabawisela umthetho, wathi, Hambani niye kubaxabela abemi baseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi ngohlangothi lwekrele, abafazi nabantwana. 21:11 Nantsi into eniya kuyenza: noyisingela phantsi into yonke; indoda, nayo yonke inkazana eyalala nendoda. 21:12 Bafumana kubemi baseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi amakhulu amané amadodana iintombi ezinyulu, ezingazani nandoda ngokulala nendoda, zezisa babase emkhosini eShilo, esezweni lakwaKanan. 21:13 Lathuma lonke ibandla, ukuba liye kuthetha koonyana bakhe kwaBhenjamin ababesengxondorheni yeRimon, bamemeza ngoxolo kubo. 21:14 Abuya ke amaBhenjamin ngelo xesha; babanika abafazi ababanikelayo abasindisa abafazi baseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi, benjenjalo ke ababanelanga. 21:15 Abantu bazohlwaya ngenxa kaBhenjamin, ngokuba uYehova ebenoYehova watyhoboza ezizweni zakwaSirayeli. 21:16 Athi amadoda amakhulu ebandla, Siya kubathini na abafazi? amasalela, etshatyalalisiwe nje abafazi kwaBhenjamin? 21:17 Bathi ke, Lilifa labasindileyo Bhenjamin, ukuze kungatshatyalaliswa isizwe kwaSirayeli. 21:18 Ke thina asinakubanika bafazi ezintombini zethu ngenxa yabantwana Ufungile amaSirayeli esithi, Uqalekisiwe onika umBhenjamin umfazi. 21:19 Bathi ke, Niyabona, kukho umthendeleko kaYehova eShilo iminyaka ngeminyaka. Indawo engasentla kweBheteli, ngasempumalanga kuyo umendo onyuka uvela eBheteli, uye kwaShekem, nangasezantsi kwayo Lebona. 21:20 Abawisela oonyana bakaBhenjamin umthetho, esithi, Hambani niye kulala linda ezidiliyeni; 21:21 nikhangele, nikhangele, ukuba zithe zaphuma iintombi zaseShilo, zingqungqa; nize niphume ezidiliyeni, nizibambe elowo eyakhe ungumfazi weentombi zaseShilo, uye ezweni lakwaBhenjamin. 21:22 Kothi, xa ooyise nabazalwana babo beza kuthi khalaza, sithi kubo, Sibabaleni ngenxa yethu ngenxa yokuba singabagcinelanga elowo umkakhe emfazweni, ngenxa yenu anibanikanga okwangoku, ukuba nibe netyala. 21:23 Benjenjalo oonyana bakaBhenjamin, bazeka abafazi ngokwesiko inani labo ababengqungqa, abo babaxhakamfulayo; babuyela elifeni labo, bakha imizi, bahlala kuyo bona. 21:24 Bemka apho oonyana bakaSirayeli ngelo xesha, elowo waya Baphuma ke apho elowo waya ilifa lakhe. 21:25 Ngaloo mihla kube kungekho kumkani kwaSirayeli; elowo wenza njengoko kwakunjalo kanye kwawakhe amehlo.