AbAhluleli 17 - IsiZulu 2020

UMikha Nendlu Yakhe Enawonkulunkulu

¹ Kwakukhona umuntu kwelezintaba kwa-Efrayimi ogama lakhe kunguMikha.

² Wathi kunina: “Izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyi-1 100 ezathathwa kuwe, waqalekisa ngenxa yazo, ngikuzwa; uyabona-ke, lelo siliva likimi, yimi engalithatha.” Unina wathi: “Sengathi indodana yami ingabusiswa nguSimakade!”

³ Wazibuyisela kunina izinhlamvu zakhe zesiliva eziyi-1 100; unina wathi: “Leli siliva elisesandleni sami ngiyalingcwelisa kuSimakade ukuze indodana yami yenze isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo, ngakho-ke manje ngilibuyisela kuwe.”

⁴ Walibuyisela isiliva kunina, unina wathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-200, wazinika umkhandisiliva, owenza ngazo isithombe esibaziweyo, nesibunjiweyo, sabekwa endlini kaMikha.

⁵ Leyo ndoda enguMikha yayinendlu enonkulunkulu, yenza ingubo yamahlombe netherafimi, yabeka enye yamadodana ayo ukuba ibe ngumphristi wayo.

⁶ Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli; yilowo nalowo muntu wayenza lokho ayekubona kulungile emehlweni akhe.

Umphristi KaMikha

⁷ Kwakukhona insizwa eBhethlehema kwaJuda, ingeyesizwana sakwaJuda. YayingumLevi, igogobele lapho.

⁸ Leyo ndoda yawushiya umuzi iBhethlehema kwaJuda, ukuba iyohlala lapho yayingathola khona indawo. Yahamba yaze yafika endlini kaMikha kwelezintaba kwa-Efrayimi.

⁹ UMikha wathi kuyo: “Uvelaphi, na?” Yaphendula yathi: “NgingumLevi waseBhethlehema kwaJuda, ngihamba ngicinga lapho ngingathola khona indawo.”

¹⁰ UMikha wayesethi kuyo: “Hlala nami, ube ngubaba nomphristi wami, ngizokunika izinhlamvu zesiliva ezilishumi ngonyaka, nesembatho, nokudla.” UmLevi wahlala.

¹¹ UmLevi wavuma ukuhlala nalowo muntu, leyo nsizwa yaba kuye njengenye yamadodana akhe.

¹² UMikha wambeka umLevi, leyo nsizwa yaba ngumphristi wakhe, yahlala emzini kaMikha.

¹³ UMikha wayesethi: “Manje sengiyazi ukuthi uSimakade uzongenzela okuhle, ngoba senginomLevi ongumphristi wami.”