Abahluleli 20:1 Khona-ke bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma, futhi inhlangano babuthana njengomuntu munye, kusukela kwaDani kwaze kwaba seBeri Sheba kanye nezwe laseGileyadi kuJehova eMispa. 20:2 Izinduna zabo bonke abantu, yezizwe zonke zakwa-Israyeli, beza ebandleni labantu bakaNkulunkulu, amakhulu amane amadoda ahamba ngezinyawo ayizinkulungwane ezihosha inkemba. 20:3 Manje abantwana bakwaBenjamini bezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli wenyukela eMispa.) Base bethi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: "Sitsheleni ukuthi bekunjani." lobu bubi? 20:4 Futhi umLevi, indoda yowesifazane owayebulewe, waphendula futhi yathi: “Ngafika eGibeya yakwaBenjamini, mina nesancinza sami; ukuhlala. 20:5 Futhi amadoda aseGibeya bangivukela, futhi bazungeza indlu nxazonke phezu kwami ebusuku, wacabanga ukungibulala, nesancinza sami bamphoqa ukuthi ufile. 20:6 Ngase ngithatha isancinza sami, futhi wasihlahlela izicucu, futhi ngathumela kuye yonke lonke izwe lefa lakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba benzile amanyala nobuwula kwa-Israyeli. 20:7 Bhekani, nonke nina ningabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; nikeza lapha iseluleko sakho futhi iseluleko. 20:8 Bonke abantu basukuma njengamuntu munye, bathi: "Asiyikuya noyedwa wethu etendeni lakhe, futhi ngeke siphambukele endlini yakhe. 20:9 Kodwa manje lokhu kuyakuba yilokho esizokwenza kulo iGibeya; sizohamba nikhuphukele kulo ngenkatho; 20:10 Futhi sizothatha amadoda ayishumi kwekhulu kuzo zonke izizwe Israyeli, nekhulu enkulungwaneni, nenkulungwane kwabayishumi abayizinkulungwane, ukukhiphela abantu ukudla, ukuba bakwenze, lapho bekwenza niye eGibeya lakwaBenjamini, njengakho konke ubuwula abanabo okwenziwa kwa-Israyeli. 20:11 Ngakho wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli babuthana emzini, behlangene ndawonye njengomuntu oyedwa. 20:12 Izizwe zakwa-Israyeli zathuma amadoda kuso sonke isizwe sakwaBenjamini; esithi: Bububi bani lobu obenziwe phakathi kwenu? 20:13 Manje khulula us amadoda, amadodana kaBheliyali, okuyinto in eGibeya, ukuze sibabulale, sisuse ububi kwa-Israyeli. Kodwa abantwana bakoBhenjamini kabavumanga ukulalela ilizwi labo bazalwane bakoIsrayeli. 20:14 Kodwa abantwana bakwaBhenjamini babuthana ndawonye kusukela imizi efika eGibeya, ukuphuma ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 20:15 Futhi abantwana bakwaBhenjamini babalwa ngaleso sikhathi kusukela imizi amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesithupha ahloma inkemba ngaphandle kwemizi abakhileyo eGibeya, ababalwayo kubo baba ngamadoda akhethiweyo angamakhulu ayisikhombisa. 20:16 Phakathi kwabo bonke laba bantu kwakukhona amadoda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa akhethiwe angamanxele; bonke babekwazi ukujikijela amatshe ububanzi bezinwele, bengageji. 20:17 Futhi amadoda akwa-Israyeli, ngaphandle Benjamin, babalelwa amakhulu amane amadoda ayinkulungwane ahloma inkemba, bonke labo babengamadoda empi. 20:18 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basukuma, bakhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, futhi wabuza kuNkulunkulu, wathi: “Ngumuphi kithi ozokhuphukela kuqala kuJehova ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na? UJehova wathi: "UJuda uyakwenza." khuphuka kuqala. 20:19 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bavuka ekuseni, futhi bamisa ngokumelene eGibeya. 20 Amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphuma ukulwa noBenjamini; namadoda bakwa-Israyeli bazihlelela ukulwa nabo eGibeya. 20:21 Futhi abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma eGibeya, futhi babhubhisa phansi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngalolo suku izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili amadoda. 20:22 Futhi abantu, amadoda akwa-Israyeli, baziqinisa, futhi wamisa zabo futhi impi ihleleke endaweni lapho ezihlele khona ngosuku lokuqala. 20:23 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka, bakhala phambi kukaJehova kwaze kwahlwa. wabuza kuJehova, wathi: “Ngibuye ngenyukele ukulwa na? kubantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu na? Yathi iNKOSI: Yenyuka ngokumelene naye.) 20:24 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela ngokumelene nabantwana bakwaBhenjamini ngosuku lwesibili. 20:25 UBenjamini waphuma ukulwa nabo eGibeya ngosuku lwesibili, futhi waphinda wachitha phansi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ishumi nesishiyagalombili amadoda ayinkulungwane; bonke laba babehosha inkemba. 20:26 Khona-ke bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi bonke abantu, bakhuphuka, bafika endlini kaNkulunkulu, wakhala, wahlala lapho phambi kukaJehova, futhi wazila ukudla ngalolo suku kwaze kwahlwa, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangokuthula iminikelo phambi kukaJehova. 27 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuza kuJehova ngomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu sasikhona ngalezo zinsuku, 20:28 UFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, wayemi phambi kwalo. ngalezo zinsuku), ethi: “Ngisaphuma futhi ukulwa impi na? bantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu, noma ngiyeke na? Yathi iNKOSI: Hamba phezulu; ngoba kusasa ngizawanikela esandleni sakho. 20:29 U-Israyeli wabeka abaqamekeli eGibeya nxazonke. 20:30 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ukuhlangabezana nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesithathu, bazihlelela ukulwa neGibeya njengakwelinye izikhathi. 20:31 Futhi abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma ukuhlangabezana abantu, futhi badonswa kude nomuzi; futhi baqala ukushaya abantu, nokubulala, njengoba ngezinye izikhathi emigwaqweni emikhulu, lapho umuntu ekhuphukela endlini ka uNkulunkulu, nelinye eGibeya endle, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu kwaSirayeli. 20:32 Futhi abantwana bakwaBenjamini bathi: "Banqotshiwe phambi kwethu, njengoba nje." ekuqaleni. Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi: "Masibaleke, sidonse." kusukela emzini kuze kufike emigwaqweni emikhulu. 20:33 Futhi wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli asuka endaweni yawo, futhi wazibeka abaqamekeli bakwa-Israyeli baphuma eBali Tamari izindawo zabo, kusukela emadlelweni aseGibeya. 20:34 Kwase kufika eGibeya amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi abakhethiweyo kuye wonke u-Israyeli. impi yayinzima, kepha babengazi ukuthi ububi buphezu kwabo. 20:35 Futhi uJehova washaya uBhenjamini phambi kuka-Israyeli, futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kwabulawa kwaBenjamini ngalolo suku izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ananye amadoda alikhulu: wonke lawo ahwasha inkemba. 20:36 Ngakho abantwana bakwaBenjamini babona ukuthi banqotshiwe U-Israyeli wabayeka abakwaBenjamini, ngokuba babethembele kwabaqamba amanga ababeqamekele ngaseGibeya. 20:37 Abaqamekeli bashesha, batheleka eGibeya; nabalele ngaphakathi abalindile basondela, bachitha umuzi wonke ngomkhawulo inkemba. 20:38 Manje kwakukhona isibonakaliso esimisiwe phakathi kwamadoda akwa-Israyeli kanye amanga beqamekele, ukuze benze ilangabi elikhulu kuphume intuthu Idolobha. 20:39 Futhi lapho amadoda akwa-Israyeli umhlalaphansi empini, Benjamin waqala wabulala amadoda akwa-Israyeli kungathi abantu abangamashumi amathathu, ngokuba bathi: Impela banqotshiwe phambi kwethu njengasempini yokuqala. 20:40 Kodwa lapho ilangabi waqala ukuvuka emzini ngensika umusi, abakwaBenjamini babheka emva kwabo, bheka, ilangabi likaJehova umuzi wenyukela ezulwini. 20:41 Futhi lapho amadoda akwa-Israyeli ephenduka, amadoda akwaBhenjamini bamangala, ngokuba babona ukuthi ububi bubehlele. 20:42 Ngakho bafulathela phambi kwamadoda akwa-Israyeli, endleleni ehlane; kodwa impi yabafica; lalabo abaphumayo yemizi bayichitha phakathi kwayo. 20:43 Kanjalo babavimbezela abakwaBenjamini nxazonke, futhi babaxosha, futhi wabanyathela ngokukhululeka malungana neGibeya ngasempumalanga. 20:44 Kwawa kwaBhenjamini amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke laba babengamadoda ubuqhawe. 20:45 Baphenduka, babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimoni. basebekhothoza kubo emendweni amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu; futhi baphishekelwa kalukhuni emva kwabo kwaze kwaba seGidomi, babulala kubo abantu abayizinkulungwane ezimbili. 20:46 Ngakho bonke abawa ngalolo suku kwaBhenjamini baba ngamashumi amabili nanhlanu amadoda ayinkulungwane ahloma inkemba; bonke labo babengamadoda anamandla. 20:47 Kodwa amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha aphenduka abalekela ehlane edwaleni eRimoni, wahlala edwaleni laseRimoni izinyanga ezine. 20:48 Futhi amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphendukela phezu kwabantwana bakwaBenjamini, futhi wabatshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, kanye lamadoda emizi yonke, njalo isilo, nakho konke okwafikayo; bathungela ngomlilo konke imizi abafika kuyo.