Tikhulu 12:1 - Siswati 1996 Bible Emadvodza aka-Efrayimu abutsana, ashuca ewelela ngesheya kulaseSafoni, afike akhuluma kuJeftha, atsi: “Wentiwe yini lokutsi nawuhamba uyakulwa nema-Amoni ungasibiti tsine kutsi sihambe nawe? Sitawulumeka lendlu yakho siyishisele etikwenhloko yakho.” |
Ngabona kutsi wonkhe umshikashika nako konkhe kuphumelela kwemuntfu kusukela ekuhawukeleni kwakhe lutfo kumakhelwane wakhe. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
Abetsi Efrayimu nakakhuluma, kutfutfumele emadvodza; abephakanyisiwe ka-Israyeli. Kodvwa waba nelicala lekukhonta Bhali, wafa.
Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Minyenti imisebenti lengiyente embikwenu lengiyinikwe nguBabe. Ngumuphi-ke lona lenifuna kungigcobela wona ngalamatje?”
lekutsi njalo nje ngemnyaka emantfombatana langema-Israyeli ahamba emalanga lamane ayekwenta umkhosi wekukhumbula indvodzakati yaJeftha wakaGileyadi.
Jeftha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Mine nebantfu bami besinekucabana lokukhulu kabi nema-Amoni, nani-ke ngatsi ngiyanibita nangete neta kutangephula esandleni sawo.
Ngelilanga lesine bakhuluma kumkaSamsoni, batsi: “Ncenga lendvodza yakho wena, khona itesichazela inshokutsini yalesiphicaphicwana sayo, ngaphandle kwaloko sitawushisa wena kanye nawo wonkhe umndeni weyihlo, nife. Kantsi nisimemele kutesikhuthuza lapha kini?”
EmaFilisti atsi nakabuta, atsi: “Ngubani lona lowente loku?” atjelwa kutsi: “NguSamsoni, umkhwenyane waseThimna, ngobe umfati wakhe wendziselwa umngani wakhe.” Ngako emaFilisti esuka ayawushisa lomfati kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yeyise, bafa baphela.
Sive saka-Efrayimu sabuta Gideyoni, satsi: “Usiphatseleni kanje? Awukasimemi ngani nawuyakulwa nemaMidiyani?” Bamsola kakhulu ngaloko.