Abahluleli 18:1 Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli, futhi ngalezo zinsuku isizwe kwabakwaDani bazifunela ifa lokuhlala; kuze kube yilolosuku lonke ifa labo alizange libe phezu kwabo phakathi kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli Israyeli. 18:2 Abantwana bakwaDani bathuma amadoda ayisihlanu emndenini wabo, evela emikhawulweni yabo. amadoda anamandla, evela eSora, nase-Eshitawoli, ukuhlola izwe, futhi cingani; bathi kubo: “Hambani nihlole izwe; bafika ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi endlini kaMika, balala khona. 18:3 Lapho sebesendlini kaMika, balazi izwi abasha indoda umLevi: baphambukela khona, bathi kuye: Ngubani ukulethe lapha? Wenzani kulendawo? futhi yini onayo wena lapha? " 18:4 Wathi kubo: "UMika wangenzela ukuthi nokuthi, futhi wangiqasha, futhi ngingumpristi wakhe. 18:5 Bathi kuye: "Ake ubuze kuNkulunkulu, ukuze sikwazi." yazini ukuthi indlela yethu esiyihambayo iyakuphumelela yini. " 18:6 Umpristi wathi kubo: "Hambani ngokuthula, phambi kukaJehova indlela yenu lapho nihamba khona. 18:7 Khona-ke amadoda amahlanu asuka, afika eLayishi, futhi wabona abantu ukuthi ababekuyo, ukuthi bahlala kanjani benganaki, ngokomthetho we abaseSidoni, benokuthula, belondekile; futhi kwakungekho mantshi ezweni. ezingabahlazisa ngalutho; futhi babekude abaseSidoni, bengahlangene namuntu. 18:8 Bafika kubafowabo eSora nase-Eshitawoli Abazalwane bathi kubo: “Nithini na? 18:9 Bathi, "Sukani, ukuze sikhuphukele kubo, ngoba sibonile izwe, bhekani, lihle kakhulu; nithule na? kungabi elivilaphayo ukuhamba, nokungena ukudla izwe. 18:10 Lapho nihamba, niyofika kubantu abalondekile futhi ezweni elibanzi uNkulunkulu ulinikele ezandleni zenu; indawo lapho kungasweli lutho into esemhlabeni. 18:11 Futhi kwasuka lapho womndeni wakwaDani, eZora nase-Eshitawoli, amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha, ahlome izikhali zokulwa. 18:12 Bakhuphuka, bamisa eKiriyati Jeharimi kwaJuda; yabiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iMahane-dani kuze kube namuhla; bheka, isemuva iKiriyati Jeharimi. 18:13 Basuka lapho, baya ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, bafika endlini ka-Efrayimi UMika. 18:14 Khona-ke aphendula amadoda amahlanu ayeyohlola izwe laseLayishi. bathi kubafowabo: "Niyazi yini ukuthi kukhona kulezi zindlu." ingubo yamahlombe, namatherafi, nesithombe esibaziweyo, nesithombe esibunjiweyo na? manje ngalokho qondani eniyakukwenza. 18:15 Baphambukela khona, bafika endlini yensizwa UmLevi, kwaze kwafika endlini kaMika, wambingelela. 18:16 Futhi amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha amisiwe nezikhali zabo zempi, okwakukhona wabantwana bakwaDani, wema ekungeneni kwesango. 18:17 Futhi amadoda amahlanu ayeyohlola izwe akhuphuka, futhi wangena wathatha khona isithombe esibaziweyo, ne-efodi, namatherafi, kanye isithombe esibunjiweyo; umpristi wayemi esikhaleni sesango amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ahlome izikhali zempi. 18:18 Lawa angena endlini kaMika, athatha isithombe esibaziweyo ingubo yamahlombe, namatherafi, nesithombe esibunjiweyo. Wayesethi umpristi kuye kubo, Nenzani na? 18:19 Bathi kuye: "Thula, beka isandla sakho emlonyeni wakho. uhambe nathi, ube ngubaba nompristi wethu; ube ngumpristi wendlu yomuntu oyedwa, noma ube ngumpristi esizweni nasemndenini wakwa-Israyeli? 18:20 Inhliziyo yompristi yathokoza, wayithatha ingubo yamahlombe nengubo yamahlombe amatherafi, nesithombe esibaziweyo, zangena phakathi kwabantu. 18:21 Ngakho baphenduka futhi bahamba, futhi babeka abancane nezinkomo kanye inqola phambi kwabo. 18:22 Futhi lapho sebekude nendlu kaMika, amadoda ayekhona ezindlini eziseduze nendlu kaMika zabuthana, zabanjwa abantwana bakwaDani. 18:23 Futhi bamemeza kubantwana bakwaDani. Futhi baphendule ubuso babo, wathi kuMika: “Ukhathazwa yini ukuba uze nento enjalo na? inkampani? 18:24 Wathi: "Nithathile onkulunkulu bami engabenza, kanye nompristi. senimukile; ngisenani na? futhi kuyini lokhu enikushoyo kimi, Ulani na? 18:25 Futhi abantwana bakwaDani bathi kuye: "Ungavumeli izwi lakho lizwakale phakathi nathi, funa abantu abathukuthele bakugijime, ulahlekelwe ukuphila kwakho kanye izimpilo zendlu yakho. 18:26 Futhi abantwana bakwaDani bahamba ngendlela yabo, futhi uMika ebona ukuthi zabe sezinamandla kunaye, waphenduka, wabuyela endlini yakhe. 18:27 Base bethatha izinto uMika ayezenzile, kanye nompristi ayemenzile ngase ngifika eLayishi, kubantu ababezolile nabalondekile; babatshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, bawutshisa umuzi umlilo. 18:28 Futhi kwakungekho mkhululi, ngoba kwakukude eSidoni, futhi babenakho akukho bhizinisi nanoma yimuphi umuntu; kwakukhona esigodini esiseduze eBethrehob. Bakha umuzi, bahlala kuwo. 18:29 Baqamba igama lomuzi ngokuthi Dani, ngegama likaDani wabo uyise owazalelwa u-Israyeli, kepha igama lomuzi laliyiLayishi ekuqaleni. 18:30 Futhi amadodana kaDani bamisa isithombe esibaziweyo, noJonathani, indodana kaGereshomu indodana kaManase, yena namadodana akhe babe ngabapristi benkosi isizwe sakwaDani kwaze kwaba lusuku lokuthunjwa kwezwe. 18:31 Base bemisa isithombe esibaziweyo sikaMika, ayenzile, ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi indlu kaNkulunkulu yayiseShilo.