Ngakho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo, njalo bazakuba nyamanye.
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Ngakho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo, njalo bazakuba nyamanye.
Yonke imiphefumulo eyafika noJakobe eGibhithe, eyaphuma okhalweni lwakhe, ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe, yonke imiphefumulo engamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha;
UNowa wangena emkhunjini, namadodana akhe, nomkakhe, nabafazi bamadodana akhe kanye naye, emkhunjini ngenxa yamanzi kazamcolo.
Wayenabafazi abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa, amakhosazana, nezancinza ezingamakhulu amathathu; omkakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe.
U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa eSamariya. UJehu waloba izincwadi, wazithumela eSamariya, kubabusi baseJizreyeli, kumalunga, nakulabo abakhulisa abantwana bakwa-Ahabi, wathi:
Yonke imiphefumulo eyaphuma okhalweni lukaJakobe yayiyimiphefumulo engamashumi ayisikhombisa, ngoba uJosefa wayeseGibhithe kakade.
Futhi akenzanga eyodwa na? Nokho wayenayo insali yomoya. Futhi kungani eyodwa? Ukuze afune inzalo kaNkulunkulu. Khona-ke qaphelani umoya wenu, futhi makungabikho muntu ongathembeki emfazini wobusha bakhe.
Futhi makangazandiseli abafazi, funa inhliziyo yakhe iphambuke; futhi ngeke azandisele kakhulu isiliva negolide.
Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu agibela amaesile angamashumi amathathu, benemizi engamashumi amathathu ebizwa ngokuthi iHavoti-Jayire kuze kube namuhla, esezweni lakwaGileyadi.
Wayenamadodana angamashumi amane namadodana omfowabo angamashumi amathathu agibela izimbongolo ezingamashumi ayisithupha; wahola u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili.
Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu namadodakazi angamashumi amathathu; Futhi wahola u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
Nesancinza sakhe esasiseShekemi naso samzalela indodana, igama layo laqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Abimeleki.
U-Abimeleki indodana kaJerubali waya eShekemi kubafowabo bakanina, wakhuluma kubo nakuwo wonke umndeni wendlu kayise, wathi:
Nivukele namuhla indlu kababa namadodana akhe, abantu abangamashumi ayisithupha neshumi, ababulala etsheni linye, nabeka u-Abimeleki, indodana yencekukazi yakhe, inkosi phezu kwabemi bakwaShekemi, ngokuba engumfowenu;)
Ngakho khulumani ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu beShekema ukuthi: Yikuphi okungcono kini, ukuthi wonke amadodana kaJerubhali, angamashumi ayisithupha, anibuse, noma yilowo abuse phezu kwenu, na? futhi khumbulani ukuthi mina ngiyithambo lenu nenyama yenu.
Waya endlini kayise e-Ofira, wabulala abafowabo, amadodana kaJerubali, amadoda angamashumi ayisithupha neshumi etsheni linye; kepha uJothamu, indodana encinyane kaJerubali, wasala; ngoba wacatsha.