Abahluleli 21:1 Manje amadoda akwa-Israyeli ayefungile eMispa, wathi: "Akuyikubakho muntu." kithi mnike uBenjamini indodakazi yakhe. 2 Base befika abantu endlini kaNkulunkulu, bahlala khona kwaze kwahlwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, baphakamisa amazwi abo, bakhala kakhulu; 21:3 Wathi, O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kungani lokhu kwenzeke kwa-Israyeli, ukuthi kufanele kube khona namuhla isizwe esisodwa kwa-Israyeli? 21:4 Kwathi ngangomuso, abantu bavuka ekuseni, bakha i-altare, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula. 21:5 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi: "Ngubani phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe U-Israyeli ongakhuphukanga nebandla kuJehova? Ngoba bona wayenze isifungo esikhulu ngaye ongakhuphukelanga kuJehova eMispa, ethi: Wobulawa nokubulawa. 21:6 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazisola ngoBhenjamini umfowabo, futhi wathi: “Kunqunyiwe namuhla esinye isizwe kwa-Israyeli. 21:7 Sizokwenza kanjani kubafazi kulabo abasele, njengoba sifungile uJehova ukuthi singabaniki amadodakazi ethu abe ngomkakho na? 21:8 Bathi: "Ngubani ezizweni zakwa-Israyeli ongafikanga?" kuze kufike eMispa kuJehova? bheka, akuphumanga muntu ekamu IJabeshi Gileyadi ebandleni. 21:9 Ngoba abantu babaliwe, futhi bheka, kwakungekho noyedwa phakathi kwabo abakhileyo eJabeshi Gileyadi lapho. 21:10 Ibandla lathumela khona amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili angamaqhawe. wabayala, wathi: "Hambani nibulale abakhileyo eJabeshi Gileyadi." ngosiko lwenkemba, kanye nabesifazane nabantwana. 21:11 Futhi nansi into eniyakwenza: Niyokubhubhisa ngokuphelele owesilisa, nawo wonke owesifazane olale nendoda. 21:12 Futhi bathola phakathi kwabakhileyo eJabeshi Gileyadi abancane abangamakhulu amane izintombi ezazingazanga muntu ngokulala nowesilisa, zaletha wabayisa ekamu eShilo elisezweni laseKhanani. 21:13 Futhi lonke ibandla wathumela abanye ukukhuluma kubantwana uBenjamini edwaleni laseRimoni, wababiza ngokuthula. 21:14 Futhi uBhenjamini wabuya ngaleso sikhathi; babanika abafazi okuthi abasindisile abesifazane baseJabeshi Gileyadi; abanele. 21:15 Futhi abantu bazisola ngoBhenjamini, ngoba uJehova wayenakho wenza ukuhlukana ezizweni zakwa-Israyeli. 21:16 Abadala bebandla bathi: "Siyakwenze njani ngabafazi? abaseleyo, njengoba abesifazane bechithwa kwaBenjamini? 21:17 Bathi, "Kumelwe kube ifa labo abasindile Benjamini, ukuze kungachithwa isizwe kwa-Israyeli. 21:18 Nokho ngeke sibanike abafazi emadodakazini ethu, ngenxa yabantwana U-Israyeli ufungile, ethi: ‘Makaqalekiswe onika uBenjamini umfazi. 21:19 Bathi: “Bheka, kukhona umkhosi kaJehova eShilo iminyaka ngeminyaka eShilo. indawo engasenyakatho kwaseBethele, ngasempumalanga kuyo umgwaqo omkhulu okhuphuka usuka eBethele uya eShekemi, naseningizimu ye Lebonah. 21:20 Ngakho bayala abantwana bakwaBenjamini, wathi: "Hambani nilale lindani ezivinini; 21:21 Futhi bheka, futhi, bheka, uma amadodakazi aseShilo ephuma ukusina niyasina, niphume ezivinini, nizibambe, kube yilowo nalowo owakhe umfazi wamadodakazi aseShilo, uye ezweni lakwaBenjamini. 21:22 Futhi kuyoba, lapho oyise noma abafowabo beza kithi khononi, ukuze sithi kubo: Yiba nomusa kubo esikhundleni sethu ngokuba asigodlelanga yilowo nalowo umkakhe empini, ngenxa yenu awubanikanga ngalesi sikhathi ukuba nibe necala. 21:23 Futhi abantwana bakwaBenjamini benza kanjalo, futhi bazithathela abafazi, ngokuvumelana inombolo yabo, yabasina, abababambayo; babuyela efeni labo, bakha imizi, bahlala kuyo bona. 21:24 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka lapho ngaleso sikhathi, wonke umuntu ukuya isizwe sakhe nomndeni wakhe, baphuma lapho, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ifa lakhe. 21:25 Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli ngqo emehlweni akhe.