Hlu 20 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

AbakoIsrayeli balwa labakoBenjamini

1Bonke abakoIsrayeli baphuma kusukela eDani kusiya eBerisheba kanye lelizwe leGileyadi, ibandla lonke labuthana njengamuntu munye eNkosini eMizipa.

2Izinduna zabo bonke abantu lezizwe zonke zakoIsrayeli zazikhona emhlanganweni wabantu bakaNkulunkulu, izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane zamabutho ahlomileyo ahamba ngenyawo.

3AbakoBenjamini bezwa kuthiwa abakoIsrayeli babuthene eMizipa. AbakoIsrayeli bathi: Sitsheleni ukuba lobububi benziwe kanjani.

4UmLevi indoda yalowowesifazana owayebulewe waphendula wathi: Ngafika eGibeya elakoBenjamini mina lomunye umfazi wami ukuba silale khona.

5Amadoda aseGibeya angivukela, azingelezela indlu engangikuyo ebusuku efuna ukungibulala, amdlova omunye umfazi wami, khathesi usefile.

6Ngamthatha, ngamquma iziqa, ngazithumela kulo lonke ilizwe lakoIsrayeli, ngoba lawomadoda enza amanyala lobubi koIsrayeli.

7Ngakhoke lina bantu bakoIsrayeli, lina lonke ake likhuphe ilizwi lenu lokweluleka.

8Abantu bonke basuka njengamuntu munye bathi: Kakukho loyedwa wethu ozabuyela ethenteni lakhe, lozabuyela emzini wakhe.

9Nankuke esizakukwenza eGibeya. Sizakwenza inkatho yokuhlasela,

10sithathe abantu abalitshumi kuwo wonke amakhulu ezizwe zakoIsrayeli, lekhulu kuzo zonke inkulungwane, lenkulungwane kuzo zonke inkulungwane ezilitshumi, ukuba badinge umphako ebantwini owalabo abaphumele ukuhlasela iGibeya koBenjamini, ukuba kuphindiselwe ububi obenziwe koIsrayeli.

11Ngakhoke wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli awuhlasela umuzi, ehlangene njengamuntu munye.

12Izizwe zakoIsrayeli zathuma abantu kuso sonke isizwe sakoBenjamini zisithi: Yibubi bani lobu obenzeke phakathi kwenu na?

13Ngakhoke banikeleni labobantu ababi baseGibeya ukuze sibabulale, siqede okubi koIsrayeli. Kodwa abakoBenjamini kabalilalelanga ilizwi labafowabo, abantu bakoIsrayeli.

14AbakoBenjamini babuthana eGibeya bevela emizini yonke, ukuba balwe labakoIsrayeli.

15AbakoBenjamini babutha emizini yabo ngalolosuku abantu abahlomileyo abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lesithupha ngaphandle kwabaseGibeya.

16Phakathi kwabo bonke laba kwakukhona abantu abakhethiweyo ababengamakhulu ayisikhombisa bengamanxele; bonke babekwazi ukujikijela ilitshe bengakhuthi ngitsho lonwele.

17AbakoIsrayeli bodwa babutha amadoda ahlomileyo azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane; wonke ayengamadoda empi.

18Basuka baya eBetheli, babuza uNkulunkulu bathi: Ngubani ozakuhamba kuqala ukulwa labakoBenjamini na? INkosi yathi: NguJuda ozahamba kuqala.

19AbakoIsrayeli basebevuka ekuseni, bamisa ngaseGibeya.

20Baphuma ukuyakulwa labakoBenjamini, bazihlelela ukulwa labo eGibeya.

21AbakoBenjamini baphuma eGibeya, babulala ngalolosuku abantu bakoIsrayeli abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili.

23AbakoIsrayeli basuka bayakhala phambi kweNkosi kwaze kwahlwa. Babuza eNkosini bathi: Sibuyele yini ukulwa labafowethu abakoBenjamini na? INkosi yathi: Yebo, hambani liyekulwa labo.

22AbakoIsrayeli basebeziqunga isibindi, bahlela impi kuleyondawo ababekuyo ngosuku lokuqala.

24AbakoIsrayeli basondela kwabakoBenjamini ngosuku lwesibili.

25AbakoBenjamini baphuma eGibeya ngosuku lwesibili, babulala kwabakoIsrayeli abantu abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lezificaminwembili, bonke bengabantu abahlomileyo.

26Ngakho bonke abantu bakoIsrayeli, yonke impi, basuka baya eBetheli, bakhala behlezi phambi kweNkosi, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa, banikela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula phambi kweNkosi.

27Babuza eNkosini ngoba umtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wawulapho ngalezonsuku,

28loFiniyasi indodana kaEleyazare kaAroni nguye owayewuphethe ngalezonsuku. Abantu bathi: Siphinde yini ukuyakulwa labafowethu abakoBenjamini, loba siyekele na? INkosi yathi: Hambani, ngoba kusasa ngizabanikela ezandleni zenu.

29Ngakho abakoIsrayeli bacathamisa abantu inxa zonke zeGibeya.

30Basuka ukuyahlasela abakoBenjamini ngosuku lwesithathu, bazihlelela ukulwa labo njengakwezinye izikhathi.

31AbakoBenjamini baphuma ukulwa labo, badonswa baphuma emzini; njengezikhathi eziphambili baqala ukubatshaya, babulala abalutshwana abaphosa baba ngamatshumi amathathu ezindleleni ezingasemagcekeni, enye yazo isiya eBetheli lenye isiya eGibeya.

32AbakoBenjamini bathi: Sibaqedile njengakuqala. Kodwa abakoIsrayeli bathi: Asibalekeni, sibakhuphe emzini, sibadonsele emigwaqweni engaphandle.

33Basebevuka bonke abakoIsrayeli endaweni zabo, babuthana eBali‐Tamari; abakoIsrayeli abacathameyo bavumbuluka endaweni yabo ngasentshonalanga kweGibeya.

34Alihlasela iGibeya amadoda akhethiweyo azinkulungwane ezilitshumi evela kubo bonke abakoIsrayeli ngokulwa okunzima. Kodwa abakoBenjamini babengazi ukuthi ingozi ifikile kubo.

35INkosi yamnqoba uBenjamini phambi kukaIsrayeli. AbakoIsrayeli babulala abantu bakoBenjamini abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu lekhulu elilodwa ngalolosuku, bonke labo bengabantu abahlomileyo.

36AbakoBenjamini basebebona ukuthi sebenqotshiwe. AbakoIsrayeli bamdedela uBenjamini, ngoba bathemba abantu ababecatheme ababebabeke ngaseGibeya.

37Labo ababecatheme basuka masinyane, balihlasela iGibeya inxa zonke, babulala bonke abakhona ngomkhonto.

38Isibonakaliso esasimisiwe phakathi kwabakoIsrayeli labantu abacathemeyo sasingesokuba lapho sekuthunqa intuthu enkulu phakathi komuzi

39abakoIsrayeli baphenduke balwe. AbakoBenjamini baqalisa ukubabulala, babulala abakoIsrayeli abaphosa baba ngamatshumi amathathu, bathi: Impela sibaqedile njengasempini yakuqala.

40Kwathi lapho intuthu isiqalisa ukuthunqa phakathi komuzi, abakoBenjamini banyemukula bakubona bacabanga ukuthi umuzi wonke uyatsha.

41Basebephenduka abakoIsrayeli, abakoBenjamini batshaywa luvalo, ngoba babona ukuba ingozi isibehlele.

42Basebebabalekela, baqonda enkangala; kodwa ukulwa kwafinyelela kubo, lalabo abaphuma phakathi komuzi bangena phakathi kwabo, bababulala.

43Babahanqa abakoBenjamini, baxotshana labo bengabayekeli, babafica endaweni yasempumalanga kweGibeya.

44Kwabulawa abakoBenjamini abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lezificaminwembili, bonke bengamaqhawe.

45Abaseleyo baphenduka babalekela enkangala edwaleni laseRimoni. AbakoIsrayeli babulala abantu abazinkulungwane ezinhlanu ezindleleni, baxotshana labo baze babafica, babulala futhi abazinkulungwane ezimbili.

46Ngakho bonke abakoBenjamini ababulawayo mhlalokho babezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu zamadoda ahlomileyo, bonke bengamaqhawe.

47Kodwa abantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha babaleka, baqonda enkangala edwaleni laseRimoni, bahlala khona inyanga ezine.

48AbakoIsrayeli babuyela babahlasela futhi abakoBenjamini, babulala abantu lezinyamazana lakho konke abakufumanayo. Imizi yonke abayifumanayo bayitshisa ngomlilo.