AbAhluleli 9 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

AbaHluleli 9 U-Abimeleki ukhuluma eShekemi

¹ U-Abimeleki indodana kaJerubali waya eShekemi kubafowabo bakanina, wakhuluma kubo nakuwo wonke umndeni wendlu kayise, wathi:

² 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.

³ Abafowabo bakanina bakhuluma onke lawa mazwi akhe ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu baseShekemi, inhliziyo yabo yathandeka ukumlandela u-Abimeleki; ngoba bathi: Ungumfowethu.

⁴ Bamnika amashekeli angamashumi ayisithupha esiliva endlini kaBali-bheriti, u-Abimeleki waqasha ngawo amadoda ayize, alulamileyo, amlandela.

⁵ Waya endlini kayise e-Ofira, wabulala abafowabo, amadodana kaJerubali, amadoda angamashumi ayisithupha neshumi etsheni linye; kepha uJothamu, indodana encinyane kaJerubali, wasala; ngoba wacatsha.

⁶ Base bebuthana bonke abantu baseShekemi nendlu yonke yeMilo, bahamba bambeka u-Abimeleki inkosi ngase-okini letshe lesikhumbuzo elaliseShekemi.

⁷ Lapho sebemtshela uJothamu, wahamba wema esiqongweni sentaba iGerizimu, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wamemeza, wathi kubo: “Ngizweni nina bemi baseShekemi, ukuze uNkulunkulu anizwe.”

⁸ Izihlahla zaphuma ngesikhathi esisodwa ukugcoba inkosi phezu kwazo; zathi emnqumeni: Sibuse.

⁹ Kepha umnqumo wathi kuyo: “Ngingawayeka yini amanoni ami abadumisa ngawo uNkulunkulu nabantu, ngiye ngibe phezu kwemithi na?”

¹⁰ Izihlahla zathi emkhiwaneni: Woza, ubuse phezu kwethu.

¹¹ Kodwa umkhiwane wathi kuyo: Ngiyeke yini ubumnandi bami nesithelo sami esihle, ngiye ngibe phezu kwemithi na?

¹² Izihlahla zathi evinini: Woza, usibuse.

¹³ Umvini wathi kuzo: “Ngingalishiya yini iwayini lami elithokozisa uNkulunkulu nabantu, ngihambe ngihambahamba phezu kwemithi na?”

¹⁴ Yonke imithi yathi emeveni: Woza, usibuse.

¹⁵ Isihlahla somunga sathi ezihlahleni: “Uma ningigcoba nokungigcoba ngibe yinkosi phezu kwenu, wozani nithembele emthunzini wami;

¹⁶ Manje uma nenze ngeqiniso nangobuqotho ngokubeka u-Abimeleki inkosi, futhi uma nenze kahle kuJerubali nendlu yakhe futhi nenze kuye njengokwemisebenzi yezandla zakhe;

¹⁷ (Ngokuba ubaba wanilwela, wabeka ukuphila kwakhe engozini kude, wanisindisa esandleni sakwaMidiyani.

¹⁸ 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;)

¹⁹ Uma nenzile namuhla ngoJerubali nendlu yakhe ngeqiniso nangobuqotho, thokozani ngo-Abimeleki, naye ajabule ngani.

²⁰ Kepha uma kungenjalo, makuphume umlilo ku-Abimeleki, udle abaseShekemi nendlu yaseMilo; makuphume umlilo kubemi bakwaShekem nasendlini yeMilo, udle u-Abimeleki.

²¹ UJothamu wabaleka, wabaleka, waya eBeri, wahlala khona ngokwesaba u-Abimeleki umfowabo.

²² Lapho u-Abimeleki ebusa phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka emithathu.

²³ UNkulunkulu wathuma umoya omubi phakathi kuka-Abimeleki nabemi baseShekemi; abantu bakwaShekemi baphambana no-Abimeleki.

²⁴ Ukuze ububi obenziwa kumadodana kaJerubali angamashumi ayisikhombisa bufike, negazi lawo libekwe phezu kuka-Abimeleki umfowabo owawabulalayo; nangabakwaShekemi abamsiza ekubulaleni abafowabo.

²⁵ Abantu baseShekemi esiqongweni sezintaba bammisele amanga, baphanga bonke ababehamba ngendlela, kwabikwa ku-Abimeleki.

²⁶ UGayeli indodana ka-Ebhedi weza nabafowabo, baya eShekemi; abantu baseShekemi bamethemba.

²⁷ Baphuma baya ensimini bavuna izivini zabo, banyathela izithelo zomvini, bajabula, bangena endlini kankulunkulu wabo, badla, baphuza, bamqalekisa u-Abimeleki.

²⁸ Wayesethi uGahali indodana ka-Ebedi: “Ngubani u-Abimeleki, ungubani uShekemi ukuba simkhonze na?” akayona indodana kaJerubali na? noZebhule induna yakhe? khonzani amadoda kaHamori uyise kaShekemi, ngokuba thina siyakumkhonza ngani na?

²⁹ Futhi uma uNkulunkulu eba nalesi sizwe ngaphansi kwesandla sami! ngase ngimsusa u-Abimeleki. Wayesethi ku-Abimeleki: “Yandisa impi yakho, uphume;

³⁰ Kwathi uZebhule umbusi womuzi wezwa amazwi kaGayeli indodana kaEbedi, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.

³¹ Wathuma izithunywa ku-Abimeleki ngasese, wathi: “Bheka, uGali indodana ka-Ebedi nabafowabo bafikile eShekemi; bheka, bayawuqinisa umuzi ngokumelene nawe.

³² Vuka-ke ebusuku, wena nabantu abakanye nawe, ulale, ulinde endle;

³³ Ekuseni, lapho nje ilanga liphuma, kumelwe uvuke ekuseni uwele umuzi; bheka, uma yena namadoda anaye bephuma ukulwa nawe, wenze kubo njengokufumana ithuba.

³⁴ Khona-ke u-Abimeleki nabo bonke abantu ababenaye bavuka ebusuku, balinda ngamaqembu amane ngokumelene neShekemi.

³⁵ UGayeli indodana ka-Ebhedi waphuma wema ngasesikhaleni sesango lomuzi;

³⁶ Lapho uGali ebona abantu, wathi kuZebhule: “Bheka, kunabantu abavela esiqongweni sezintaba. UZebhule wasesithi kuye: Ubona ithunzi lezintaba kungathi ngabantu.

³⁷ UGayeli wabuye wakhuluma, wathi: “Bheka, abantu bayehla phakathi nezwe, nesinye isixuku siyeza ngasethafeni laseMeonenimi.”

³⁸ Wayesethi uZebhule kuye: “Uphi manje umlomo wakho owasho ngawo ukuthi: ‘Ngubani u-Abimeleki ukuba simkhonze na?’ Akubona yini laba abantu enabadelela? phuma manje, ulwe nabo.

³⁹ UGali waphuma phambi kwabemi baseShekemi walwa no-Abimeleki.

⁴⁰ U-Abimeleki wamjaha, wabaleka phambi kwakhe; abaningi bawiswa belimele kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwesango.

⁴¹ U-Abimeleki wahlala e-Aruma; uZebhule wamxosha uGali nabafowabo, ukuba bangahlali eShekemi.

⁴² Ngangomuso abantu baphuma baya ensimini; bamtshela u-Abimeleki.

⁴³ Wawathatha amadoda, wawahlukanisa aba izingxenye ezintathu, walala endle, wabheka, bheka, amadoda ephuma emzini; wabavukela wabahlula.

⁴⁴ U-Abimeleki nesixuku esasinaye bagijimela phambili, bema ekungeneni kwesango lomuzi; ezinye izixuku ezimbili zagijimela phezu kwabo bonke abantu ababesendle, zababulala.

⁴⁵ U-Abimeleki walwa nomuzi ngalolo suku lonke; wawuthatha umuzi, wabulala abantu ababekuwo, wawuchitha umuzi, wawuhlwanyela ngosawoti.

⁴⁶ Lapho bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi bekuzwa lokho, bangena enqabeni yasezintabeni yendlu kankulunkulu uBeriti.

⁴⁷ Kwabikwa ku-Abimeleki ukuthi bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi babuthene.

⁴⁸ U-Abimeleki wakhuphukela entabeni yaseSalimoni, yena nabo bonke abantu ababenaye; u-Abimeleki waphatha imbazo ngesandla sakhe, wagawula igatsha ezihlahleni, walithatha, walibeka ehlombe lakhe, wathi kubantu ababe naye: “Sheshani eningibona ngikwenza. Ngenze njengoba ngenzile.

⁴⁹ Bonke abantu nabo bagawula, kwaba yilowo nalowo igatsha lakhe, bamlandela u-Abimeleki, bawabeka enqabeni yasezintabeni, bayithungela ngomlilo inqaba yasezintabeni; bafa nabo bonke abantu bombhoshongo waseShekemi, ngathi inkulungwane yamadoda nabesifazane.

⁵⁰ U-Abimeleki waya eThebesi, wavimbezela iThebesi, walithatha.

⁵¹ Kodwa kwakukhona umbhoshongo oqinile phakathi komuzi, futhi babalekela lapho bonke abesilisa nabesifazane kanye nawo wonke umuzi, bawuvalela bona, bakhuphukela esiqongweni sombhoshongo.

⁵² U-Abimeleki wafika embhoshongweni walwa nawo, wasondela emnyango wombhoshongo ukuze awushise ngomlilo.

⁵³ Owesifazane othile waphonsa itshe lokuchola ekhanda lika-Abimeleki, lwaphuka ukhakhayi lwakhe.

⁵⁴ Wayeseshesha wabiza udibi lwezikhali zakhe, wathi kulo: “Hosha inkemba yakho, ungibulale, ukuze abantu bangasho ngami ukuthi: ‘Ubulewe ngowesifazane.’ Nensizwa yakhe yamphusha washona.

⁵⁵ Kwathi amadoda akwa-Israyeli ebona ukuthi u-Abimeleki ufile, aya, kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.

⁵⁶ Kanjalo uNkulunkulu waphindisela ububi buka-Abimeleki abenza kuyise ngokubulala abafowabo abangamashumi ayisikhombisa.

⁵⁷ Futhi bonke ububi babantu baseShekemi uNkulunkulu wabubuyisela phezu kwamakhanda abo, futhi isiqalekiso sikaJothamu, indodana kaJerubali, sehlela phezu kwabo.