Josefa wawakhumbula emaphupho akhe ngabo, wase utsi kubo: “Nine nitinhloli, nitewuhlola tikhala leningalingenela ngato lelive letfu.”
Tikhulu 18:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngako sive sakaDani satfumela tingwazi letisihlanu, tisuka eSora nase-Eshtayoli, kutsi tiyewuhlola live tilitfungatse. Letingwazi tatimelele tonkhe tinsendvo tato. Bakubo batitjela batsi: “Hambani niyewuhlola lelive, nilitfungulute lonkhe.” Lamadvodza alingenela live letintsaba laka-Efrayimu, aze efika ekhaya kaMikha, lapho efika alala khona. |
Josefa wawakhumbula emaphupho akhe ngabo, wase utsi kubo: “Nine nitinhloli, nitewuhlola tikhala leningalingenela ngato lelive letfu.”
Yenta tinhloso takho ngekutfola teluleko letilungile; ungacali uhlasele emphini ungenamasu.
Mosi nabatfuma kutsi baye kuyawuhlola lelo live laseKhenani, wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Khuphukani, ningene ngaseningizimu nelive laseKhenani nize niyewufika etintsabeni.
“Nangabe inkhosi inemabutfo lati-10 000 iyawulwa nalenye inkhosi lenemabutfo lati-20 000, leyo nkhosi ifanele kutsi ihlale phansi ibukisise kutsi ingaba nawo yini emandla ekubhekana nalenkhosi.
Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, wase utfumela tinhloli letimbili ngasense kusuka eShithimu, watsi: “Hambani niyewuhlola lela live, ikakhulu lidolobha laseJerikho.” Ngako-ke tahamba tefika khona, tangenisa endlini kaRahabi, ingwadla, tahlala khona.
Inkhosi yaseJerikho yatjelwa, kwatsiwa: “Kukhona emadvodza aka-Israyeli lasatfumbelete adzimate efika la kulobusuku; atewuhlola lelive.”
Kwakukhona lenye indvodza yaseSora lekwakunguManowa, libito layo, iyesive sakaDani. Lendvodza yayinemfati loyinyumba, angenabantfwana.
naMoya waSimakadze wacala kumnyakatisa ngesikhatsi aseMahane Dani, emkhatsini weSora ne-Eshtayoli.
BomnakaboSamsoni nayo yonkhe indlu yakubo behla bayawumlandza. Babuya naye, bamngcwaba emkhatsini waseSora nase-Eshtayoli, ethuneni laManowa, uyise. Samsoni abesahole sive sema-Israyeli iminyaka lengema-20.
Kwakukhona indvodza lekwakutsiwa nguMikha, libito layo; yayiyaseveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu,
Ngako kwahloma emadvodza langema-600, esive sakaDani, ahlomela imphi, ashuca onkhe esuka eSora nase-Eshtayoli.
Lamadvodza atsi nasasondzela lapha ekhaya kaMikha, aliva livi lalensizwa leyayingumLevi, ngako ase ayaphambukela; angena, ayibuta atsi: “Waletfwa ngubani lapha? Umsebenti wakho lowentako yini kulendzawo? Ufunani lapha?”
Atsi nasabuyela emuva eSora nase-Eshtayoli, bantfu bakubo bawabuta batsi: “Nitikhandze tinjani tintfo?”
Ngaleso sikhatsi sive saka-Israyeli sasite inkhosi. Lomunye-ke umLevi labehlala endzaweni lesemaphandleni, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, waganwa watitsatsela nesingani saseBhetlehema kulakaJuda.
Lendvodza yaliphendvula yatsi: “Ngekwetfu siyendlula, silichamukisa lena eBhetlehema kulakaJuda, silibhekise khashane kulela letintsaba laka-Efrayimu, lapho ngakhe khona. Bengilena eBhetlehema kulakaJuda, manje sengiya ekhaya kami. Kute namunye longitsetse wangingenisa endlini yakhe.