Abagwebi 17

₁KWABEKUKO indoda yasentabeni yakwa‐Frayime, egama belingu‐Mika. ₂Yayisiti kunina: Ishekele zesilivere eziliwaka linekulu, ezibe zitatyatwa kuwe, obuqalekisa ngazo, nobuteta ngazo nasezindlebeni zam, nantsi ke isilivere leyo inam; mna ndiyitabatile. Waza unina wati: Mautanyusanqelwe nguyehova, nyana wam! ₃Yandula yabuyisela kunina ezozishekele zesilivere ziliwaka linekulu. Koko wati unina: Bendigqibele ukuyingcwalisa isilivere leyo kuyehova ivela esandleni sam, ibe yeyonyana wam, ukuba kwenzwe umfanekiso oqingqiweyo nomfanekiso otyityishiweyo; ngako kaloku ndoyibuyisela kuwe. ₄Kodwa yabuyisela isilivere leyo kunina. Waza unina watabata ishekele zesilivere ezimakulu mabini, wazinika kwincibi, eyenza ngazo umfanekiso oqingqiweyo nomfanekiso otyityishiweyo; owabuko endlwini ka‐Mika. ₅Kekaloku indoda leyo u‐Mika ibinendlu katixo, yenza iyefodi neterafi, yazalisa isandla somnye konyana bayo, owaba ngumperisite wayo. ₆Ngalomihla bekungeko ukumkani kwa‐Sirayeli; abanye ngabanye bakwenza okufaneleyo emehlweni abo.

₇Kwaye kuko indodana yase‐Beteleheme‐juda, eyesizalwane sika‐Juda, ebingum‐Levi, ebipambukele kona. ₈Yati indoda le yemka esixekweni eso, e‐Beteleheme‐juda, ukuya kupambukela apo iya kufumana indawo kona: yada yafika entabeni yakwa‐Frayime, endlwini ka‐Mika, ukwenza ihambo yayo. ₉Waza u Mika wati kuyo: Uvela pina? Yayisiti kuye: Ndingum‐Levi wase‐Beteleheme‐juda; ndiyahamba ukuya kupambukela apo ndiya kufumana indawo kona. ₁₀Wandula u‐Mika wati kuye: Hlala nam, ube ngubawo nomperisite kum, ndandiya kukunika ishumi leshekele zesilivere ngomnyaka ngomnyaka, nezivato ezifanelekileyo, nokutya kwako. Waza um‐Levi waya naye. ₁₁Kwa njalo um‐Levi wavuma ukuhlala nalondoda; yaza indodana leyo yaba njengomnye wonyana bayo kuyo. ₁₂Waye u‐Mika wazalisa isandla som‐Levi, yati indodana le yaba ngumperisite wake, yabiko endlwini ka‐Mika. ₁₃Waza wati u‐Mika: Kaloku ndiyazi ukuba uyehova uya kundenzela okulungileyo, ngokuba ndinom‐Levi abe ngumperisite wam.