Abahluleli
19:1 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli.
ukuthi kwakukhona umLevi othile owayegogobele eceleni kwezintaba zakwa-Efrayimi.
owazithathela isancinza eBetlehema Juda.
19:2 Futhi isancinza sakhe wafeba ngokumelene naye, futhi wasuka kuye
endlini kayise eBetlehema Juda, futhi wayekhona abane bephelele
izinyanga.
19:3 Futhi umyeni wakhe wasukuma, wamlandela ukuze akhulume naye kahle.
nokumbuyisa, enencekukazi yakhe nababili
nezimbongolo; yamngenisa endlini kayise, nalapho uyise
yentombazane imbona, wajabula ukumhlangabeza.
19:4 Uyisezala, uyise wentombi, wayibamba; wahlala
naye izinsuku ezintathu; badla, baphuza, balala khona.
19:5 Kwathi ngosuku lwesine, bavuka ekuseni kakhulu
ekuseni, wavuka ukuba ahambe; uyise wentombazana wathi kuye
umkhwenyana wakhe, Dumisa inhliziyo yakho ngocezu lwesinkwa, futhi
emva kwalokho hamba indlela yakho.
19:6 Bahlala phansi, badla, baphuza bobabili kanyekanye
uyise wentombazana wathi endodeni: Ake uvume, futhi
hlala ubusuku bonke, inhliziyo yakho ijabule.
19:7 Futhi lapho lowo muntu wasukuma ukuba ahambe, uyisezala wamncenga.
wabuye walala khona.
19:8 Wavuka ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lwesihlanu ukuba ahambe
uyise wentombi wathi: Ake ududuze inhliziyo yakho. Basebelibala
kwaze kwaba ntambama, badla bobabili.
19:9 Futhi lapho indoda wasukuma ukuba ahambe, yena, nesancinza sakhe, futhi wakhe
inceku, uyisezala, uyise wentombazana, wathi kuye: Khangela!
manje usuku seluyakusihlwa; ake nihlale ubusuku bonke;
usuku seluyaphela, lala lapha, ukuze inhliziyo yakho ijabule;
nivuke kusasa nihambe nihambe niye ekhaya.
19:10 Kodwa indoda akavumanga ukuhlala ngalobo busuku, kodwa wasukuma wahamba, futhi
weza malungana neJebusi eliyiJerusalema; kwakukhona naye ababili
izimbongolo ziboshelwe, nesancinza sakhe sasinaye.
19:11 Futhi lapho bengaseJebusi, usuku lase lihambile. yathi inceku
enkosini yakhe: Ake uze, siphambukele kulo muzi
amaJebusi, nilale khona.
19:12 Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: "Asiyikuphambukela lapha."
umuzi womfokazi ongesiye owabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; sizodlula
eGibeya.
19:13 Wathi encekwini yakhe, Woza, sisondele kwenye yalezi
izindawo zokulala ubusuku bonke, eGibeya noma eRama.
19:14 Base bedlula, bahamba; laselitshona ilanga phezu kwabo
sebengaseGibeya yakwaBenjamini.
19:15 Baphambukela khona, ukuze bangene, balale eGibeya;
wangena, wahlala phansi esigcawini somuzi, ngokuba kwakungekho
indoda eyabangenisa endlini yayo ukuze ilaliswe.
19:16 Futhi bheka, kwafika ixhegu livela emsebenzini walo ensimini
yebo, eyayingowasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; wagogobala eGibeya;
amadoda aleyo ndawo ayengabakwaBenjamini.
19:17 Futhi lapho ephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona isihambi emgwaqweni
lomuzi: ixhegu lathi: Uya ngaphi? futhi uvelaphi
wena?
19:18 Wathi kuye, Siyadlula sivela eBetlehema Juda, siya ngaseceleni.
ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; ngikhona; ngaya eBetlehema Juda, kepha ngaya
manje ngiya endlini kaJehova; futhi akukho muntu lokho
ingamukela endlini.
19:19 Nokho kukhona kokubili utshani nefolishi izimbongolo zethu; futhi kukhona isinkwa
newayini lami, nencekukazi yakho, nensizwa
usezincekwini zakho; akusweleki lutho.
19:20 Ixhegu lathi, Ukuthula makube kuwe; kodwa konke okufunayo makuyeke
lala phezu kwami; kuphela ungalali emgwaqeni.
19:21 Ngakho wamngenisa endlini yakhe, futhi wapha izimbongolo
bageza izinyawo zabo, badla, baphuza.
19:22 Kwathi besajabula izinhliziyo zabo, bheka, amadoda omuzi.
amadodana kaBheliyali ahaqa indlu nxazonke, eshaya
emnyango, wakhuluma kumninindlu, ixhegu, wathi: Letha
khipha umuntu ongene endlini yakho, ukuze simazi.
19:23 Futhi indoda, umninindlu, waphuma waya kubo, futhi wathi kubo
bathi, Cha, bazalwane bami, cha, ngiyanincenga, ningenzi okubi okungaka; ebona lokho
lomuntu ungenile endlini yami, ningakwenzi lobu buwula.
19:24 Bheka, nansi indodakazi yami intombi, nesancinza sakhe; ngizokwenza
khiphani manje, nibathobe, nenze kubo okuhle
kini: kodwa kule ndoda ningenzi ubuwula obunjalo.
19:25 Kodwa amadoda akavumanga ukumlalela
wamkhiphela kubo; bamazi, bamhlukumeza bonke
ebusuku kwaze kwasa; kwathi sekuqala ukuntwela ezansi, bamyeka
hamba.
19:26 Khona owesifazane wafika ekuseni, wawela emnyango
endlini yomuntu lapho inkosi yakhe yayikhona, kwaze kwakhanya.
19:27 Inkosi yakhe yavuka ekuseni, yavula iminyango yendlu.
bheka, owesifazane, isancinza sakhe
wawela emnyango wendlu, izandla zakhe ziphezu kwendlu
umbundu.
19:28 Wathi kuye: "Sukuma, sihambe." Kodwa akekho owaphendula. Khona-ke
indoda yamkhwelisa embongolweni; yasukuma indoda, yangena kuyo
indawo yakhe.
19:29 Esengenile endlini yakhe, wathatha ummese, wambamba
isancinza sakhe, wasihlukanisa namathambo aso, saba ishumi nambili
izingcezu, walithumela emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli.
19:30 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi bonke abakubonayo bathi, "Akuzange kwenziwe into enjalo."
awubonwanga kusukela osukwini abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakhuphuka ngalo bephuma ezweni
izwe laseGibithe kuze kube namuhla; kubhekeni, nelulekwe, nikhulume nina
izingqondo.