ABAKHOKHELI 19 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Isono sabantu beGibeya

¹ Emihleni leyo, lokha nakunganakosi kwa-Israyeli, kwakunomLevi othileko ogade asikhonzi eendaweni ezingenelele ngeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu. Wazithathela intombi njengekhohlo lakhe eBhethe-Lehema kwaJuda.

² Kwaba nokuqabana phakathi kwekhohlwelo nomLevi, nje-ke labaleka layokuhlala ekumbeni kayise eBhethe-Lehema kwaJuda. Ngemva kweenyanga ezine

³ indodalo yalilandela kwabo kobana iyolincenga libuye. Gade ikhamba nencekwayo kanye nabodumbana ababili. Lokha nayifikako ikhohlo layisa ngekumbeni kayise. Kwathi uyise lekhohlo nabona indoda leyo, wayamukela ngetokozo.

⁴ Umkhwe wayo, okunguyise lekhohlo, wayikatelela bonyana ihlale amalanga amathathu naye. Yeke yahlala naye, bagoma bebehlisa.

⁵ Elangeni lesine bavuka ngamasa, indoda leyo yazilungiselela ukukhamba, kodwana usomntazana wathi: “Mkhwenyanami, yewubambise amathumbu ngegedzwana lesikwesi, ngemva kwalokho sewungakhamba-ke.”

⁶ Yeke amadoda amabili lawo ahlala phasi, agoma ndawonye abe ehlisa. Usomntazana godu wathi kumkhwenyanakhe: “Hlala godu obunye ubusuku, uthakase.”

⁷ Kuthe lokha nathi uyasikima bona akhambe, umkhwe wakhe wamtomatomela bewavuma, walala ebukhweni bakhapho godu.

⁸ Elangeni lesihlanu, wavuka ngamasa wabhincela ukukhamba, usomntazana wathi kuye: “Yewubambise amathumbu.” Yeke bagoma bobabili, bariyada bekwaphakama ilanga.

⁹ Kuthe lokha indoda leyo nekhohlo layo kanye nencekwayo nabasikima bathi bayakhamba, usomntazana wathi: “Agu, qala sekuhlwile, lalani lapha. Qala ilanga sele liyokutjhinga. Lalani lapha nithakase bese kuthi kusasa-ke nivuke ngesamarimarima, nibe yindlela.”

¹⁰ Kodwana indoda azange ivume, yasikima, yakhamba beyayokufika malungana neJebusi, okutjho iJerusalema. Gade ikhamba nabodumbana ababili ababotjhelweko kanye nekhohlo layo.

¹¹ Kuthe nasele batjhidele eJebusi besele kuhlwile. Inceku yathi kumniniyo: “Bengithi asiphambukeleni edorobheni lamaJebuseli, sikhombele amalalo khona.”

¹² Umniniyo wathi kiyo: “Asikwazi ukuphambukela edorobheni labantu abatjhili abangasi ngebakwa-Israyeli. Asidluleleni eGibeya.”

¹³ Godu wathi encekwinakhe: “Asikhambeni siye eGibeya namkha eRama, siyokulala kenye yeendawezi.”

¹⁴ Yeke bayidlula iJebusi baragela phambili ngekhambo labo. Ilanga labatjhingela hlanu kweGibeya yakwaBhenjamini.

¹⁵ Baphambukela lapho kobana balale eGibeya. Bangena ngedorobheni bafese bahlala etatawini lakhona ngombana akunamuntu owabangenisa kwakhe kobana balale khona.

¹⁶ Ntambama kwavela iqhegu libuya ukuyosebenza esiminalo. Lona gade lidabuka enarheni yangeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu, lisikhonzi eGibeya. Abantu bendawo leyo bekumaBhenjamini.

¹⁷ Lathi naliqalako labona isikhambi etatawini ledorobho lathi: “Uphumaphi? Ulibangisephi?”

¹⁸ Umuntu loyo wathi kilo: “Sisendleleni ebuya eBhethe-Lehema lakwaJuda, silibangise eendaweni ezingenelele ngeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu, lapha ngidabuka khona. Bengithekele eBhethe-Lehema lakwaJuda, nje-ke ngiya ekhaya. Ubona silaphanje, akunamuntu othe siyokulala kwakhe.

¹⁹ Nokho abodumbana bethu sibaphathele iinhlanga nelusereni, kanti incekwakho nencekukazakho kanye nesokana elikhamba nathi siziphathele isikwa newayini. Angeze sadinga litho.”

²⁰ Iqhegu lathi: “Ungakhathazeki, ngizakutjheja zoke iindingo zenu, kwaphela nje ningalali etatawinapha.”

²¹ Lakhamba nabo emzinalo, lafese lapha abodumbana ifuru. Ngemva kwalokho abathekeli balo baqopha iinyawo zabo, bagoma bebehlisa.

²² Kuthe basathakasile, qala kwafika iinkhohlakali zamadoda wedorobho zazombeleza ikumba, zaqoqoda umnyango zathi eqhegwini elimninikumba: “Sithi khupha indoda engene kwakho leyo, sifuna ukuyilala.”

²³ Umninikumba waphuma wathi eenkhohlakalini: “Kahleni bafowethu, ningenzi amanyala. Njengombana indoda le ize kwamapha nje, lisani ukwenza ubuhlola obunjalo.

²⁴ Qalani, nginetlawu kanye nekhohlo layo indoda le, anginikhuphele bona kobana nibarhubutjhe, nizikholise ngabo. Kodwana nakuyindoda le yona, awa ningenzi ubuhlola obunjalo kiyo.”

²⁵ Kodwana amadoda lawo azange afune ukwazi. Yeke umLevi wasunduzela ikhohlo lakhelo kiwo ngaphandle. Aligagadlhela, alihlukumeza ubusuku boke bekwasa. Kwathi nakudabuka ukusa, alitjhaphulula.

²⁶ Kuthe nakusako, ikhohlwelo leza lawela emnyango wekumba lapha bekunendodalo khona bekwathoma ukukhanya.

²⁷ Indodalo yavuka ekuseni, yathi nayivula umnyango kobana ikhambe, baba-ke, yabona ikhohlo layo lilele emnyango wekumba izandla zalo zisembunjwaneni womnyango.

²⁸ Yathi kilo: “Vuka sikhambe.” Kodwana azange kube nependulo. Yalikhweza kudumbana, yakhamba.

²⁹ Kwathi bona ifike emzinayo yathatha umukhwa, yahlahlela ikhohlo layo isitho ngesitho, laba ziinququ ezilitjhumi nambili yazithumela kiyo yoke indawo yakwa-Israyeli.

³⁰ Woke owabona iinquqwezo wathi: “Umhlolo onje azange khewenzeke namkha ubonwe soloko abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphuma eGibhide bekube kunamhlanjesi. Akhe nicabange ngalokho, nibonisane bese niyatjho bona kwenziwani-ke nakunje!”