Abagwebi Abagwebi 20
Abagwebi 20
1Baphuma ke bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, labizelwa ndawonye ibandla kuYehova Mizpa njengamntu mnye, lithabathela kwaDan lesa eBher-shebha, nasezweni laseGiliyadi. 2Babonakala ke izikhulu zabantu, zezizwe zonke zakwaSirayeli, ebandleni labantu bakaThixo, bengamakhulu amane amawaka angumqikela, arhola ikrele. 3Beva ke oonyana bakaBhenjamin ukuba oonyana bakaSirayeli benyuke baya eMizpa. Baza oonyana bakaSirayeli bathi: “Sixelele, kwenzeke ntoni na obu bubi? 4Waphendula umLevi, indoda yaloo mbulali, wathi, Ndifikile eGibheha yakwaBhenjamin, mna nesithende sam, ukuba ndilale khona. 5Abemi baseGibheha bandivunukela, bayirhawula indlu phakathi kwam ebusuku, baceba ukundibulala; yaye isithende sam sabanyanzela ukuba bafe. 6Ndasithabatha isithende sam, ndasinqunqa, ndasithumela kulo lonke ilizwe lelifa lakwaSirayeli; ngokuba enze okuziintloni nobudenge kuSirayeli. 7Yabonani, bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli; nika iingcebiso kunye neengcebiso zakho apha. 8Lonke uhlanga lwema njengamntu mnye, lwathi, Asiyi kuya ententeni yakhe, asiyi kungena endlwini yakhe. 9Kaloku ke siya kuyenza le nto ngeGibheha; siya kuyihlasela ekupheleni; 10Siya kuthabatha amadoda alishumi kwikhulu ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli, nekhulu ewakeni, ewakeni, eshumini lamawaka, ukuba aye kubalungiselela abantu ukudla, abaya kukwenza ekufikeni kwabo eGibheha kwilizwe lakwaBhenjamin. 11Abuthelana umzi onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, ekhonkxiwe njengamntu mnye. 12Izizwe zakwaSirayeli zathumela amadoda kwizizwe zonke zakwaBhenjamin, zathi, Bububi buni na obu, benziweyo phakathi kwenu? 13Ke kaloku sinike la madoda, oonyana bakaBheliyali, baseGibheya, ukuze siwabulale, sisuse ububi kwaSirayeli. Abavuma oonyana bakaBhenjamin ukuliphulaphula ilizwi labazalwana babo, oonyana bakaSirayeli. 14Bahlanganisana oonyana bakaBhenjamin emizini yaseGibheha, ukuba balwe noonyana bakaSirayeli. 15Ngelo xesha babhaliswa oonyana bakaBhenjamin ezixekweni amadoda angamashumi amabini anesithandathu amawaka arhola ikrele, ngaphandle kwabemi baseGibheya, ababengamakhulu asixhenxe amadoda anyuliweyo. 16Kolu hlanga lonke kwakukho amakhulu asixhenxe amadoda awayenyulwe ngasekhohlo; wonk’ ubani wayenokugibisela ngamatye kangangendlela enobubanzi beenwele, engakhange aphoswe nakancinane. 17Ke amadoda akwaSirayeli, ngaphandle kwamaBhenjamin, abebalwe emakhulu mane amawaka arhola ikrele; bonke babengamagorha. 18Bandula ke oonyana bakaSirayeli bazilungisa baza benyuka baya endlwini yoTHIXO oyinyaniso baza bacela icebiso kuThixo, bathi: “Ngubani na kuthi oya kunyuka kuqala aye kulwa noonyana bakaBhenjamin? Wathi uYehova, Konyuka kuqala uYuda. 19Bachitha ingomso oonyana bakaSirayeli, bayimisa iintente ngaseGibheha. 20Aphuma amadoda akwaSirayeli, aya kulwa namaBhenjamin; yaye amadoda akwaSirayeli agxalathelana ukuya kulwa nawo eGibheya. 21Baphuma oonyana bakaBhenjamin eGibheha, batshabalalisa ngaloo mini amadoda angamashumi amabini anamabini amawaka koonyana bakaSirayeli. 22Bazomeleza abantu, amadoda akwaSirayeli, baphinda balwa endaweni ababeyilungisile ngomhla wokuqala. 23Benyuka oonyana bakaSirayeli, balila phambi koYehova, kwada kwahlwa. Babuza kuYehova, bathi, Ndiphínde na ndisondele ekulweni noonyana bakaBhenjamin, umzalwana wam? Wathi uYehova, Nyukani niye kubo. 24Basondela oonyana bakaSirayeli, baya kubakhawulela oonyana bakaBhenjamin ngomhla wesibini. 25Aphuma amaBhenjamin eGibheha, aya kubakhawulela ngomhla wesibini, abulala ishumi elinesibhozo lamawaka amadoda ezweni loonyana bakaSirayeli; bonke barhole amakrele abo. 26Bandula ke bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli nabo bonke abantu benyuka baya endlwini yoTHIXO oyinyaniso balila baza bahlala phantsi phambi koYehova baza ngaloo mini bazila ukutya kwada kwangokuhlwa baza banikela iminikelo etshiswayo neyombulelo phambi koYehova. NKOSI. 27Babuza oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova, ngokuba ityeya yomnqophiso kaThixo ibilapho ngelo xesha. 28Ngelo xesha uPinehasi unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Aron, wema ngakuye, wathi, Ndibuye ndiphume ndiye kulwa noonyana bakaBhenjamin, umzalwana wam, ndiyeke, kusini na? Wathi uYehova, Nyuka; ngokuba ngomso ndiya kubanikela esandleni sakho. 29Yaye uSirayeli waqhubeka ehlala kufuphi neGibheya.
Oonyana bakaSirayeli bawaxabela ke amaBhenjamin
30Baxabela oonyana bakaSirayeli oonyana bakaBhenjamin ngomhla wesithathu, bayingenela iGibheha njengokwangaphambili. 31Baphuma oonyana bakaBhenjamin, baya kubakhawulela abantu, bafuduswa kuwo umzi; Baxabela abantu, bababulala njengokwangaphambili, ezindleleni, ezinyukayo ziye endlwini kaThixo, enye isiya eGibheha emaphandleni, bengamadoda angathi amashumi amathathu akwaSirayeli. 32Bathi oonyana bakaBhenjamin, Bagxothiwe phambi kwethu njengokwamandulo; Bathi oonyana bakaSirayeli, Masibarhuqele emendweni ophuma kuwo umzi. 33Anduluka onke amadoda akwaSirayeli endaweni yawo, axhobela imfazwe eBhahali-tamare; 34Kwafika ishumi lamawaka amadoda ahleliweyo kumaSirayeli onke, eGibheha; idabi lalinzima; babengazi bona ukuba ububi bubafikele. 35uYehova wawoyisa amaBhenjamin phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, batshabalalisa oonyana bakaSirayeli ngaloo mini amashumi amabini anesihlanu amawaka, anekhulu lamaBhenjamin; bonke barhole amakrele abo. 36Oonyana bakaBhenjamin babona ukuba boyisiwe, ngenxa yokuba amadoda akwaSirayeli azinikela koonyana bakaBhenjamin, ngenxa yokuba ayekholose ngamaxoki awayehlala kufuphi neGibheya. 37Amaxoki akhawuleza, aya eGibheha; yaye abavukeli bahlanganisana ndawonye baza bangqinga isixeko siphela ngomsindo wekrele. 38Kwabakho ke umqondiso phakathi kwamadoda akwaSirayeli namaxoki, abelindele ukukhupha umsi omkhulu esixekweni. 39Abuyela edabini amadoda akwaSirayeli, asuka amaBhenjamin abulala, abulala amadoda angathi amashumi amathathu kumadoda akwaSirayeli; kuba bathi: Inene, boyisiwe phambi kwethu njengakwimfazwe yokuqala. 40Kwathi, ekunyukeni kwelangatye esixekweni kwilifu lomsi, babheka emva kwabo oonyana bakaBhenjamin, bawubona umzi unyuka usiya ezulwini. 41Abuya amadoda akwaSirayeli, othuka amadoda akwaBhenjamin, ngokuba abona ukuba ewelwe bububi. 42Ngenxa yoko anikela ikhosi kumadoda akwaSirayeli, abehamba ngendlela eya entlango; yawafumana imfazwe; yaye abo babevela ezixekweni babatshabalalisa phakathi kwabo. 43Bawarhawula amaBhenjamin, bawasukela, bawanyathelela phantsi, besa eGibheha ukuphuma kwelanga. 44Kwishumi elinesibhozo lamawaka amadoda akwaBhenjamin; bonke babengamadoda anobukroti. 45Ajika ke, asabela entlango, engxondorheni yeRimon; basukela ukuya kufikelela eGidomo, babulala kuwo amawaka amabini. 46Bonke abawayo kumaBhenjamin ngaloo mini baba ngamashumi amabini anesihlanu amawaka, ingamadoda arhola ikrele; bonke babengamadoda anobukroti. 47Ke ajika asabela entlango engxondorheni eRimon engamakhulu amathandathu amadoda, ahlala engxondorheni yeRimon iinyanga zane. 48Abuya amadoda akwaSirayeli koonyana bakaBhenjamin, ababulala ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwanabantu bemizi ngemizi, njengenkomo, nabo bonke ababambene ngezandla; Bayitshisa yonke imizi beze ngantoni.
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