Abagwebi Abagwebi 17 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

uMika kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim

1Kwaye kukho indoda yelasezintabeni zakwaEfrayim egama linguMika.

2Wandula ke wathi kunina: “Eliwaka elinekhulu leeshekele zesilivere ezathatyathwa kuwe, owaqalekisa ngazo waza wathetha ndisakuva, yabona, isilivere leyo ikum; Ndayithatha. Unina wathi: Ngamana uYehova akusikelele, nyana wam!

3Xa wayibuyisela kunina isilivere ebunzima buliwaka elinekhulu leeshekele, wathi unina: “Isilivere leyo ndiyinyulele kuYehova ngokupheleleyo, ephuma esandleni sam ibe yeyonyana wam, ukuba enze umfanekiso oqingqiweyo nomfanekiso oqingqiweyo; oku kuwe.

4Wayibuyisela kunina imali; Unina wathabatha amakhulu amabini eeshekele zesilivere, wawanika umyili, wenza ngazo umfanekiso oqingqiweyo notyhidiweyo; yaye yayisendlwini kaMika.

5Loo ndoda, uMika, yayinendlu yothixo yaye yenza ilaphu legxalaba ngothixo wendlu yaza yangcwalisa omnye woonyana bayo ukuba abe ngumbingeleli wayo.

6Ngaloo mihla kwakungekho kumkani kwaSirayeli, kodwa wonk’ ubani wenza oko akubonayo kwakulungile emehlweni akhe.

7Ke eBhetelehem yakwaYuda kwakukho umfana wesizwe sakwaYuda, engumLevi, engumphambukeli apho.

8Yaphuma indoda leyo eBhetelehem yakwaYuda, yaphambukela eBhetelehem yakwaYuda, yaya kuphambukela apho ingafumana indawo;

9Wathi uMika kuyo, Ungowaphi na? Wathi kuye, NdingumLevi waseBhetelehem yakwaYuda;

10Wathi uMika kuye, Hlala nam, ube ngubawo nombingeleli; ndokunika ishumi leeshekele zesilivere iminyaka ngeminyaka, nengubo yokwaleka, nendlela yokuphila. Wangena ke umLevi.

11Wavuma umLevi lowo ukuhlala nendoda leyo; umfana lowo waba njengomnye woonyana bakhe kuye.

12uMika wamngcwalisa umLevi lowo; loo mfana waba ngumbingeleli wakhe lowo, wahlala endlwini kaMika.

13Wathi uMika, Kaloku ndiyazi ukuba uYehova uya kundenzela okulungileyo; ngokuba ndinomLevi ongumbingeleli wam.