Abagwebi Abagwebi 3 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

Ezinye iintlanga ziye zagatywa nguYehova

1Zizo ezi iintlanga awazishiyayo uYehova, ukuze awalinge oonyana bakaSirayeli, oonyana bakaSirayeli bonke ababengazazi zonke iimfazwe zakwaKanan;

2Kuphela nje ukuze izizukulwana zoonyana bakaSirayeli zazi, ukuze zifundiswe imfazwe, kwanabo babengazi nto ngayo ngaphambili;

3Zizo ezi iinkosana ezintlanu zamaFilisti nawo onke amaKanan namaSidon namaHeti awayehlala kwiNtaba yeLebhanon ukusuka kwiNtaba yeBhahali-Hermon ukuya kutsho eHamati.

4Kwafuneka abavavanye bebodwa oonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuze kwazi ukuba babeya kuyiphulaphula na imiyalelo uYehova awayeyinike ookhokho bawo ngoMoses.

5Bahlala oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi kwamaKanan, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPerizi, namaHeti, namaYebhusi.

6Bazizeka iintombi zawo zaba ngabafazi bawo, neentombi zawo bazinika oonyana bawo, bakhonza oothixo bawo.

7Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova, bamlibala uYehova uThixo wabo, bakhonza ooBhahali namatyholo.

8Wavutha ke umsindo kaYehova ngoonyana bakaSirayeli, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sikaKushan-ristaima, ukumkani wakwa-Aram phakathi kweMilambo;

9Babiza oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova, wabavelisela umsindisi oonyana bakaSirayeli, wabahlangula, uOteniyeli, unyana kaKenazi, umzalwana kaKalebhi.

10uMoya kaYehova waba phezu kwakhe, wabakhokela oonyana bakaSirayeli, waphuma waya kulwa kwaye isandla sakhe samoyisa iKusan-Risatime.

11Lazola ilizwe iminyaka emashumi mane. Wafa uOteniyeli, unyana kaKenazi.

12Baphinda oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova; yaye uYehova wamomeleza uEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi nxamnye noSirayeli, ngenxa yokuba benze ububi emehlweni kaYehova.

13Wabahlanganisa ndawonye oonyana baka-Amon no-Amaleki, wahamba wawaxabela amaSirayeli, wawuthimba umzi wamasundu.

14Oonyana bakaSirayeli bamkhonza uEglon, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo.

15Bathi bakubiza oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova, wabavelisela umsindisi, uEhudi unyana kaGera, umBhenjamin, indoda elinxele; oonyana bakaSirayeli bathumela izipho ngaye kuEglon, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi.

16uEhude wazenzela ikrele elintlangothi-mbini, ubude balo likubhite enye; wawubopha phantsi kwengubo yakhe ethangeni lakhe lasekunene.

17Wasondeza isipho kuEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi; uEglon ebengumfo otyebileyo.

18Wathi akugqiba ukumnika isipho, wathi abo babethwele eso sipho mabahambe.

19Wabuya emifanekisweni eqingqiweyo eseGiligali, wathi, Ndinelizwi lasentsithelweni nawe, kumkani; Baphuma kuye bonke ababemi phambi kwakhe.

20Waya kuye uEhude; wahlala egumbini lasehlotyeni, abenalo. Wathi uEhude, Ndinelizwi likaThixo eliza kuwe; Uye waphakama esihlalweni.

21uEhudi wasolula isandla sakhe sasekhohlo waza walithabatha ikrele ethangeni lakhe lasekunene waza wamhlaba ngalo esiswini.

22Yangena nencakuba emva kwencakuba; inqatha layigubungela intsimbi, akaba nako ukulikhupha ikrele esiswini sakhe; kwaphuma ukungcola.

23Waphuma uEhude waya evarandeni, wazivala iingcango zegumbi lokuhlala, wazitshixa;

24Ephumile ke yena, bafika abakhonzi bakhe; yaye bakubona iingcango zegumbi lokutyela zivaliwe, bathi: “Enyanisweni, ugubungela iinyawo zakhe egumbini lakhe lasehlotyeni.

25Balinda bada baneentloni, nanko kungavuli mntu ezingcangweni zegumbi lokuhlala; bawuthabatha ke umkhombe, bawuvula, nanko ukumkani wabo ewile emhlabeni, wafa.

26uEhude wasaba, besazilazila bona, wayigqitha imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, wasabela eSeirati.

27Uthe akufika wavuthela ngesigodlo kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, behla naye oonyana bakaSirayeli kweleentaba, wabakhokela.

28Wathi kubo, Ndilandeleni, ngokuba uYehova uzinikele iintshaba zenu, amaMowabhi, esandleni senu. Behla ke, bamlandela, bawela iYordan baya kwaMowabhi, abavumela mntu ukuba awele.

29Ngelo xesha babulala kwaMowabhi malunga neshumi lamawaka amadoda, onke amadoda anobukroti, anobukroti; akwasinda mntu.

30Woyiswa ke amaMowabhi ngaloo mini phantsi kwesandla samaSirayeli; Lazola ilizwe iminyaka emashumi asibhozo.

31Emva kwakhe yaba nguSamgare, unyana ka-Anati, owabulala kumaFilisti amakhulu amathandathu ngendle yenkomo; wawasindisa amaSirayeli.