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.