Abahluleli 17:1 Kwakukhona umuntu wasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, ogama lakhe lalinguMika. " 17:2 Wathi kunina: "Ikhulu nanye lamashekeli esiliva zasuswa kuwe, owaziqalekisa, wakhuluma ngazo naphakathi ezindlebeni zami, bheka, isiliva likimi; Ngayithatha. Nomama wakhe wathi: Kawubusiswe nguJehova, ndodana yami. 17:3 Futhi lapho esebuyisele kuye amashekeli esiliva nekhulu unina, wathi unina, Isiliva bengilinikele kuJehova esandleni sami ukuba ngenzele indodana yami isithombe esibaziweyo nesithombe esibunjiweyo; ngakho-ke ngizakubuyisela kuwe. 17:4 Nokho wayibuyisela imali kunina; unina wathatha amabili amashekeli ayikhulu esiliva, wawanika umsunguli owawenza isithombe saso esibaziweyo nesithombe esibunjiweyo; UMika. 17:5 Lowo muntu uMika wayenendlu yezithixo, wenza ingubo yamahlombe namatherafi. wangcwelisa enye yamadodana akhe, yaba ngumpristi wakhe. 17:6 Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli, kodwa wonke umuntu wenza lokho wayelungile emehlweni akhe. 17:7 Futhi kwakukhona insizwa evela eBhetlehema Juda yomndeni wakwaJuda. wayengumLevi, egogobele khona. 17:8 Indoda yasuka emzini, eBetlehema Juda, ukuze ihlale njengezizwe. lapho ayengathola khona indawo, wafika endlini yezintaba zakwa-Efrayimi kaMika ekuhambeni kwakhe. 17:9 UMika wathi kuye, "Uvelaphi?" Wathi kuye: Nginguye umLevi waseBetlehema Juda, ngiya ukugogobala lapho engingathola khona a indawo. 17:10 UMika wathi kuye: "Hlala nami, futhi ube ubaba kimi mpristi, ngiyakukunika amashekeli ayishumi esiliva ngomnyaka, a ingubo, nokudla kwakho. Ngakho umLevi wangena. 17:11 UmLevi wavuma ukuhlala nalo muntu; yabe injalo insizwa kuye njengomunye wamadodana akhe. 17:12 UMika wangcwelisa umLevi; insizwa yaba ngumpristi wayo; wayesesendlini kaMika. 17:13 Wayesethi uMika: "Manje ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova uzongenzela okuhle, njengoba ngikwenzile umLevi kumpristi wami.