Bible Reading Plan – Day 72

₁Ngelo thuba ke uSirayeli wayengenakumkani. Ke yona indlu kaDan yayisazifunela umhlaba owawuza kuba lilifa layo, kuba ukuza kuthi ga ngoku yayingekafumani mhlaba ungowayo njengezinye izindlu zikaSirayeli. ₂Ngoko ke amaDan akhetha amagorha amahlanu awaziwayo, amela isizwe sawo siphela. Awakhupha eZora nase-Eshtawoli, awayala athi: “Hlolani ilizwe elo.”

Athi akufika kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, alalisa kwaMika. ₃Athe elapho akunakana ukubetha kolwimi lomfana womLevi, aza aya kuye, abuza athi: “Uzokwenza ntoni apha? Uze nabani?”

₄Uphendule wathi: “Hayi, ndilapha nje ndinezigqibo noMika; undiqeshe ukuba ndibe ngumbingeleli wakhe.”

₅La madoda ke amcela athi: “Khawusibuzele kuThixo, uqonde ukuba luza kuba nempumelelo na uhambo lwethu.”

₆Umbingeleli lowo ke waphendula wathi: “Ze ningaxhali; uhambo lwenu lusezandleni *zikaNdikhoyo.”

₇La madoda aphuma apho, afika eLayishe. Ke afumanisa ukuba abantu bakhona babengoyiki nto, koko babehleli ngokonwaba njengamaSidon. Yayiluhlanga oluzolileyo olungenanxa namntu, futhi lungaswele nto. Babemi kude namaSidon, futhi kungekho sizwe simbi banomnqophiso naso. ₈La madoda ke athi akubuyela ekhaya eZora nase-Eshtawoli abuzwa ngamawawo kwathiwa: “Ibinjani na ihambo?”

₉Ke wona aphendula athi: “Yizani, mawethu, masiye kuyihlasela iLayishe. Siwubonile laa mhlaba; mhle kakhulu. Ngoko ke sanukuba salibazisa; masithathe khona siye, siwohluthe laa mhlaba! ₁₀Nakufika khona niya kufumanisa ukuba abantu bakhona bazihlalele nje, abanaxhala lanto. Ewe, ilizwe elo lithe gabalala; mayela neentswelo zomntu kukwanto zilungile, ibe ke uThixo ulinikele kuni.”

₁₁Apho ke eZora nase-Eshtawoli amaDan akhupha umkhosi wamadoda angamakhulu amathandathu. ₁₂Enyuka aya kumisa entshona yeKiriyati-yarim kwelakwaJuda. Ngenxa yeso sizathu ke loo ndawo isabizwa ngokuba yiMarhane-dan unangoku. ₁₃Loo mkhosi ke waphuma apho, waya kutsho kwaMika kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim.

₁₄Ke ezaa ntlola zintlanu zaziye kuhlola elo lizwe zada zaya kufika eLayishe, zathi kumawazo: “Ngaba benisazi na ukuba kwenye yezi zindlu kukho umfanekiso oqingqwe ngomthi watyatyekwa ngesiliva? Kukwakho nomnye umfanekiso otyhidiweyo, kunye *nemilonde-khaya, ndawonye *nesidanga. Niyayazi ke into emayenziwe!” ₁₅Ke kaloku zangena kwaMika, apho wayehlala khona umfana womLevi, zafika zabulisa zabuza impilo.

₁₆Ke wona umkhosi omakhulu mathandathu amadoda, lowa wawuxhobe waf' amacala, wawuthe xonkxosholo esangweni. ₁₇Ezo ntlola zathi ngqo endlwini, zafika zathatha loo mfanekiso uqingqiweyo, nalowo utyhidiweyo, kunye nemilonde-khaya ndawonye nesidanga, ngeli lixa yena umbingeleli wayesesesangweni nomkhosi lowo.

₁₈La madoda ke athi akungena endlwini kaMika athatha imifanekiso leyo ndawonye nesidanga. Ke umbingeleli lowo wawabuza wathi: “Nenza ntoni?”

₁₉Ke wona amyala athi: “Yithi tu, ungabi sayiphatha! Yiza, uhambe nathi, ube ngumfundisi nombingeleli wethu. Awutsho wena ukuba kubhetele ube ngumbingeleli wenye yezindlu zikaSirayeli endaweni yokuba ube ngumbingeleli womzi womntu omnye?” ₂₀Eli cebo lamkholisa umbingeleli lowo, waza ke wasithatha isidanga nemifanekiso ikunye nalowo uqingqiweyo, wahamba namaDan lawo.

₂₁Loo madoda ke ajika ahamba. Abantwana bawo, iinkomo, nako konke okwawo, akubeka ngaphambili. ₂₂Athe selemgama, uMika nabamelwana bahlab' umkhosi, baphuma besukelisa. Bathe bakusondela kumaDan apho ₂₃bawakhwaza. Ke wona ajika abuza kuMika athi: “Konakele phi? Ngowani lo mkhosi?”

₂₄UMika waphendula wathi: “Ningathini ukuthi: ‘Konakele phi?’ Nindohluthe oothixo bam endizenzele bona nombingeleli wam, nemka nabo! Ndosala nantoni mna?”

₂₅Ke amaDan aphendula athi: “Kubhetele ungabi sasingxolela, hleze la madoda anengcwangu akuhlasele. Xa inokwenzeka into enjalo, ungafa ndawonye nomzi wakho.” ₂₆Ke wona amaDan ahlabela mgama, ahamba. NoMika ke waqonda ukuba xa injalo ayingangaye, waza ke wajika wagoduka.

₂₇AmaDan ke akuba emthathile umbingeleli lowo ndawonye noothixo bakaMika, ahamba aya kuhlasela iLayishe, loo dolophu izole kunye nabantu bayo. Babatshabalalisa abemi bayo, ke yona idolophu bayitshisa. ₂₈Zange kubekho mhlanguli, kuba kaloku iLayishe le yayimgama eSidon, ibe ke nabemi bayo babengenamnqophiso nesinye isizwe. Ke iLayishe le yayimelene neBhete-rehobhi.

AmaDan ke aphinda ayivusa loo dolophu, ema kuyo. ₂₉Igama layo elalisakuba yiLayishe alijika athi yiDan, eyithiya ngokhokho wawo unyana kaSirayeli. ₃₀AmaDan amisa umfanekiso oqingqiweyo wawo, aza amisela uJonatan, unyana kaGershom umzukulwana kaMosis, wangumbingeleli wesizwe. Nenzala yakhe ke yaba ngababingeleli besizwe sakwaDan, de elo zwe lathinjwa. ₃₁Umfanekiso owawenziwe nguMika wahlala uhleli apho ke ngalo lonke ixesha isibingelelo sikaThixo sasisekho eShilo.

₁Ngethuba eliphambi kokuba uSirayeli abe nokumkani kwakukho mLevi uthile owayehlala kude kweleentaba kwaEfrayim. Lo mfo wathatha intombi yaseBhetelehem kwelakwaJuda, wahlalisana nayo. ₂Kambe ke yambambela, yaza yagoduka yaya eBhetelehem kwelakwaJuda, yahlala khona iinyanga zane. ₃Lo mLevi ke wayilanda ngezicengo, khon' ukuze babuyelane. Wayehamba nesicaka sakhe kunye needonki ezimbini. Le ntombi ke yamazisa kowayo umLevi lowo, waza ke uyise akumbona wamamkela ngezishushu. ₄Uyise wentombi leyo wamnyanzelisa ukuba akhe ahlale umLevi lowo, waza ke wahlala iintsuku zantathu, besitya besela kunye.

₅Ngentsasa yosuku lwesine bavuka sebelungele ukuhamba. Ke uyise wentombi wathetha nomkwenyana, wathi: “Qala utye, uhlaziyeke, uze ke uhambe kamva.”

₆Bahlala ke umntu nomkhwenyana, batya basela. Usontombi lowo ke waphinda wacela umkhwenyana wathi: “Sowulala apha ngokuhlwanje, uzonwabise.”

₇Wathi umLevi lowo akufuna ukuhamba, uyise lowo wamcenga ukuba aselala apho ngobo busuku. ₈Ngentsasa yosuku lwesihlanu umLevi wavuka ezimisele ukuhamba, kodwa usontombi wathi: “Khawutye, ulinde kude kube semini noko.” Wahlala ke, batya bobabini.

₉Wathi ke umLevi nentombi leyo ngokunjalo nesicaka sebezimisele ukunduluka, uyise wabanqanda, esithi: “Amathunzi anabile, nokuhlwa sekusondele; masenilala. Hlalani nizonwabise, nize ninduluke kusasa ngomso ukugoduka.”

₁₀Ngesi ke isihlandlo umfo lowo akavumanga ukuphinda alale. Wanduluka, ehamba enezo donki zimbini ezineesali kwakunye nomasihlalisane lowo, waya kugaleleka ngaseJebhusi. (IJebhusi ke yile iyiJerusalem namhla.) ₁₁Bakusondela eJebhusi imimi yayiselithambekile, saza isicaka sathi enkosini yaso: “Masesihlala apha eJebhusi, silalise khona.”

_12-13Kambe ke inkosi yaso leyo yathi: “Hayi, kaloku asinakulala apha kwisixeko sabantu basemzini abangengawo amaSirayeli. Masigqithele phambili, siye kulala eGibheya okanye eRama.” ₁₄Ngoko ke badlula apho eJebhusi. Kwathi xa lithi ndithenge, bagaleleka eGibheya kummandla wamaBhenjamin. ₁₅Baphambuka ke endleleni, besiya kulala khona. Bangena ke, baya kutsho ebaleni lembutho, kungekho mntu ubanika indawo yokulala.

₁₆Bathe beselapho kwathi gqi ixhego, livela emasimini. Lalingumngeneleli apho eGibheya, kodwa inkaba yalo ikweleentaba kwaEfrayim. Phofu ke abantu balapho yayingamaBhenjamin. ₁₇Lathi ke lakubabona abahambi abo belapho ebaleni lembutho, labuza lathi: “Kuvelwa ngaphi, kusiyiwa phi?”

₁₈UmLevi uphendule wathi: “Siphuma eBhetelehem kwelakwaJuda. Ukwenjenje oku siyagoduka, siya kummandla othe qelele kweleentaba kwaEfrayim. Kambe ke akukho mntu usinika ndawo yakulala. ₁₉Sinako ukutya kweedonki zethu, ngokunjalo mna sicaka sakho kunye nesicakakazi sakho nomfana ohamba nathi sinaso isonka newayini. Hayi, asixakekanga kwelo cala.”

₂₀Ixhego ke lathi: “Namkelekile kwam; aninakude nilale apha phandle. Yizani; ndiza kunilungiselela.” ₂₁Lagoduka nabo ke, lazityisa iidonki zabo. Bahlamba iinyawo, baza batya basela.

₂₂Kwathi besonwabile apho, kwafika iindlavini ezithile, zayirhawula indlu leyo, zabetha ucango, zabhekisa kumnini-ndlu lowo zisithi: “Mkhuphe loo mfo umngenise endlwini yakho. Sifuna ukulala naye.”

₂₃Kambe ke umninimzi waphuma, wathetha nazo, wathi: “Hayi, mawethu, ndiyanibongoza, sanukulenza elo nyala; lundwendwe lwam olu! ₂₄Ndaweni yaloo nto thathani intombi yam kwanomfazi walo mfo. Mandinikhuphele bona, nenze ukuthanda kwenu kubo. Kodwa sanukuyenza into embi kangaka kulo mfo.”

₂₅Kambe ke azivumanga ezo zibhoja. Ngoko ke umLevi lowo wakhupha loo masihlalisane wakhe, zaza ke zadlalisa ngaye zazenzela apho kuye kwada kwasa.

₂₆Kwathi ekuseni umfazi lowo wabuya, wafika wawa ngasemnyango kuloo ndlu yexhego apho yayikhona indoda yakhe. Walala apho kwada kwasa. ₂₇Kusasa yathi yakuvula umnyango indoda yakhe, iphuma iza kuhamba, yamfumana elele apho ngasemnyango, izandla zakhe zisembundwini. ₂₈Yathetha naye, yathi: “Vuka sihambe!” Kwathi cwaka. Yaza ke yamthatha, yamxhoma edonkini, yagoduka naye.

₂₉UmLevi lowo ke uthe akufika ekhaya wathatha imela. Umzimba waloo mfazi ke wawunqunqa waziziqwenga ezilishumi elinambini, waza ke isiqwenga ngasinye wasithumela kwenye yezindlu zikaSirayeli. ₃₀Wonke ke umntu owayibonayo le nto wavakala esithi: “Zange siyive siyibone into enje! Into enje zange ihle okoko uSirayeli waphumayo eJiputa! Mayiqwalaselwe, kubonwe into emayenziwe!”