Abahluleli 9:1 U-Abimeleki, indodana kaJerubali, waya eShekemi kunina wakhuluma nabo kanye nawo wonke umndeni wendlu kuyise kanina, ethi: 9:2 Ake ukhulume ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu baseShekemi ukuthi: kungcono kini, nokuba wonke amadodana kaJerubali, okuyinto abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa bayakubusa phezu kwenu, noma lowo abuse phezu kwenu na? khumbulani ukuthi mina ngiyithambo lenu lenyama yenu. 9:3 Abafowabo bakanina bakhuluma ngaye ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu UShekemi onke lawo mazwi; inhliziyo yabo yathandela ukumlandela u-Abimeleki; ngoba bathi: Ungumfowethu. 9:4 Futhi bamnika izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa ezivela endlini yaseBali Beriti, u-Abimeleki aqasha ngayo abantu abayize nabalulazayo amlandele. 9:5 Waya endlini kayise e-Ofira, wabulala abafowabo, abantwana bakwaJerubali, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, phezu kwetshe linye; kodwa kwasala uJothamu indodana encinyane kaJerubali; okwe wazifihla. 9:6 Futhi bonke abantu bakwaShekemi babuthana ndawonye, futhi yonke indlu ka Milo, wahamba, wambeka u-Abimeleki inkosi ngase-okini lensika okwakuseShekemi. 9:7 Futhi lapho bemtshela uJothamu, wahamba wema esiqongweni sentaba iGerizimu, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wamemeza, wathi kubo: Lalelani kimi, nina bantu baseShekemi, ukuze uNkulunkulu anizwe. 9:8 Izihlahla zaphuma ukugcoba inkosi phezu kwazo; bathi emthini womnqumo, Busa phezu kwethu. 9:9 Kodwa umnqumo wathi kuzo, "Ingabe ngiyeke amanoni ami, okuyinto." ngami bayadumisa uNkulunkulu nabantu, bahambe bayekwe phezu kwemithi? 9:10 Futhi imithi yathi emkhiwaneni, "Woza wena, futhi ube yinkosi phezu kwethu." 9:11 Kodwa umkhiwane wathi kuzo: "Ingabe ngiyeke ubumnandi bami, futhi yami?" izithelo ezinhle, nihambe niyokhushulelwa phezu kwezihlahla? 9:12 Izihlahla zathi emvinini, "Woza wena, ube yinkosi phezu kwethu." 9:13 Futhi umvini wathi kuzo, "Ingabe ngishiye iwayini lami, okuyinto ejabulisa uNkulunkulu nomuntu, nihambe niyokukhungathwa phezu kwezihlahla? 9:14 Khona-ke yonke imithi yathi kuso iqunube: "Woza wena, ube yinkosi phezu kwethu." 9:15 Futhi iqunube lathi ezihlahleni: "Uma ngempela ungigcoba ngibe yinkosi phezu." woza, ubeke ithemba lakho emthunzini wami; uma kungenjalo, makuvuthe umlilo phumani eququbeni, nidle imisedari yaseLebanoni. 9:16 Manje, uma nenze ngeqiniso nangobuqotho, kulokho enikwenzile u-Abimeleki inkosi, uma nenze okuhle kuJerubali nendlu yakhe; futhi wenze kuye njengokufanele izandla zakhe; 9:17 (Ngokuba ubaba wanilwela, futhi adventured ukuphila kwakhe kude, futhi wanikhulula esandleni sakwaMidiyani; 9:18 Futhi niyivukele indlu kababa namuhla, futhi niye wabulala amadodana akhe, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, phezu kwetshe linye, abenze u-Abimeleki, indodana yencekukazi yakhe, inkosi yamadoda aseShekemi, ngoba ungumfowenu;) 9:19 Uma-ke nenzile ngeqiniso nangobuqotho kuJerubali kanye naye hlalani endlini namuhla, thokozani ngo-Abimeleki, naye ajabule kuwe: 9:20 Kodwa uma kungenjalo, makuphume umlilo ku-Abimeleki, futhi ushwabadele amadoda uShekemi, nendlu kaMilo; futhi makuphume umlilo emadodeni ase noShekemi nasendlini yeMilo, nidle u-Abimeleki. 9:21 UJothamu wabaleka, wabaleka, waya eBeri, wahlala khona. ukwesaba u-Abimeleki umfowabo. 9:22 Kwathi u-Abimeleki esebuse iminyaka emithathu kwa-Israyeli. 9:23 UNkulunkulu wathuma umoya omubi phakathi kuka-Abimeleki nabemi baseShekemi; abantu baseShekemi bamkhohlisa u-Abimeleki; 9:24 Ukuze isihluku esenziwa amadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa kaJerubali anamandla woza, igazi labo libekwe phezu kuka-Abimeleki umfowabo owambulalayo bona; naphezu kwamadoda akwaShekemi, amsiza ekubulaweni kwakhe bazalwane. 9:25 Futhi abantu bakwaShekemi bammisela abaqamekeli esiqongweni sentaba izintaba, futhi baphanga bonke ababedlula kubo ngaleyo ndlela: futhi watshelwa u-Abimeleki. 9:26 Futhi uGali, indodana ka-Ebhedi, weza nabafowabo, futhi bawela uShekemi; abantu bakwaShekem bathembela kuye. 9:27 Baphuma baya emasimini, bakha izivini zabo, futhi banyathela izithelo zomvini, bajabula, bangena endlini kankulunkulu wabo; wadla, waphuza, wamqalekisa u-Abimeleki. 9:28 UGali indodana ka-Ebhedi wathi: "Ngubani u-Abimeleki, futhi ngubani uShekemi? ukuze simkhonze? akayona indodana kaJerubali na? noZebhule eyakhe isikhulu? khonzani amadoda kaHamori uyise kaShekemi; simkhonze? 9:29 Futhi sengathi uNkulunkulu laba bantu bebengaphansi kwesandla sami! ngabe ngisusa Abimeleki. Wathi ku-Abimeleki: "Yandisa impi yakho, uphume." 9:30 Futhi lapho uZebhule, umbusi womuzi, wezwa amazwi kaGali, indodana ka U-Ebhedi, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha. 9:31 Wathuma izithunywa ku-Abimeleki ngasese, wathi: “Bheka, uGali umbusi. indodana ka-Ebhedi nabafowabo sebefikile eShekemi; futhi, bheka, bona qinisa umuzi ngokumelene nawe. 9:32 Manje vuka ebusuku, wena nabantu okanye nawe, futhi lalela endle; 9:33 Futhi kuyoba, ukuthi ekuseni, ngokushesha nje lapho ilanga seliphumile, wena uyavuka ekuseni, uhlasele umuzi; abantu abanaye baphumele ukulwa nawe, ungenza kanjalo kubo njengoba uzothola ithuba. 9:34 U-Abimeleki wavuka ebusuku, nabo bonke abantu ababenaye. baqamekela iShekemi ngamaviyo amane. 9:35 UGali, indodana ka-Ebhedi, waphuma, wema esikhaleni sesango emzini; u-Abimeleki wasukuma nabantu ababe naye; ekuqamekeleni. 9:36 Futhi lapho uGali ebona abantu, wathi kuZebhule, "Bheka, laphaya abantu phansi esiqongweni sezintaba. UZebhule wasesithi kuye: Wena bheka umthunzi wezintaba sengathi ngabantu. 9:37 UGali wabuye wakhuluma, wathi, Bheka, abantu behla phakathi kwezwe, elinye iqembu lafika ngasethafeni laseMeonenimi. 9:38 Wayesethi uZebhule kuye, "Manje uphi umlomo wakho, owasho ngayo? Ungubani u-Abimeleki ukuba simkhonze na? akusibo abantu laba udelile? phuma manje, ulwe nabo. 9:39 UGali waphuma phambi kwamadoda aseShekemi, walwa no-Abimeleki. 9:40 U-Abimeleki wamjaha, futhi wabaleka phambi kwakhe, futhi abaningi baba igumbuqelwe, ilimele, kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwesango. 9:41 U-Abimeleki wahlala e-Aruma; uZebhule wamxosha uGali nomkakhe. abazalwane, ukuze bangahlali eShekemi. 9:42 Kwathi ngangomuso abantu baphuma baya endlini inkambu; bamtshela u-Abimeleki. 9:43 Futhi wathatha abantu, futhi wabahlukanisa izigaba ezintathu, futhi wabeka linda endle, wabheka, bheka, abantu sebephuma ngaphandle kwedolobha; wabavukela, wababulala. 9:44 Futhi u-Abimeleki, futhi iviyo elalinaye, bagijimela phambili, futhi bema ekungeneni kwesango lomuzi, nabanye ababili amaviyo agijimela bonke abantu ababesemasimini, abulala bona. 9:45 U-Abimeleki walwa nomuzi lonke lolo suku; wathatha umuzi, wabulala abantu ababekuwo, wawuchitha umuzi, futhi yahlwanyela ngosawoti. 9:46 Futhi lapho bonke abasembhoshongweni kaShekemi bezwa lokho, bangena enqabeni yendlu kankulunkulu uBeriti. 9:47 U-Abimeleki watshelwa ukuthi bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi babe babuthana ndawonye. 9:48 U-Abimeleki wakhuphukela entabeni yaseTsalimoni, yena nabo bonke abantu ukuthi babenaye; u-Abimeleki waphatha imbazo ngesandla sakhe, wagawula a igatsha lezihlahla, walithatha, walibeka ehlombe lakhe, wathi kubantu ababenaye: Enibone ngikwenza, sheshani; futhi nenze njengoba ngenzile. 9:49 Futhi bonke abantu ngokufanayo bagawula, kwaba yilowo nalowo igatsha lakhe, balandela u-Abimeleki, wawabeka enqabeni, wafaka isikhuni phezu kwawo; bafa nabo bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi, ngathi iwaka amadoda nabesifazane. 9:50 Khona-ke u-Abimeleki waya eThebezi, futhi wamisa ngokumelene iThebezi, futhi wayithumba. 9:51 Kodwa kwakukhona umbhoshongo oqinile phakathi komuzi, futhi lapho bonke babalekela abesilisa nabesifazane, nabo bonke bomuzi, babavalela, bangena bakhuphuke baze bafike esiqongweni sombhoshongo. 9:52 U-Abimeleki wafika embhoshongweni, walwa nawo, wahamba kanzima emnyango wombhoshongo ukuze awushise ngomlilo. 9:53 Owesifazane othile waphonsa itshe lokuchola ekhanda lika-Abimeleki. futhi konke ukuhlephula ugebhezi lwakhe. 9:54 Khona-ke ngokushesha wabiza udibi lwezikhali zakhe, futhi wathi kuye: Hosha inkemba yakho, ungibulale, ukuze bangasho ngami ukuthi: Ngowesifazane wambulala. Insizwa yakhe yamgwaza, yafa. 9:55 Futhi lapho amadoda akwa-Israyeli ebona ukuthi u-Abhimeleki ufile, bahamba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe. 9:56 Kanjalo uNkulunkulu wabuyisela ububi buka-Abimeleki, okuyinto abenza kuye uyise, ngokubulala abafowabo abangamashumi ayisikhombisa; 9:57 Futhi bonke ububi babantu baseShekemi uNkulunkulu wabuyisela phezu kwamakhanda abo. phezu kwabo kwehlela isiqalekiso sikaJothamu indodana kaJerubali.