Tithico taMikha
1Kwakukhona indvodza lekwakutsiwa nguMikha, libito layo; yayiyaseveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, 2yakhuluma kunina yatsi: “Lesiliva lengemakhilogremu langaba li-13 leyayitsatfwe kuwe, lengakuva ukhipha ticalekiso ngayo, ngimi lowayitsatsa, ilapha kimi.”
Unina wakhuluma kuyo, watsi: “Simakadze akakubusise, ndvodzana yami.”
3Lendvodza yatsi nayibuyisela lesiliva lengemakhilogremu labengaba li-13 kunina, yena watsi: “Ngicinisile lesiliva ngiyehlukanisela Simakadze ngenca yendvodzana yami, kuze kutekwentiwa sitfombe lesibatiwe nesithico lesibunjiwe. Ngitayibuyisela kuwe.”
4Ngako lendvodza yayibuyisela lesiliva kunina, unina watsatsa emakhilogremu langaba mabili nesigamu esiliva wawaniketela kumbumbi wetinsimbi, lowabumba wenta ngayo sitfombe nesithico. Kwatsatfwa, kwafakwa endlini kaMikha.
5Lendvodza lenguMikha beyinendumba, ngako yenta sidziya sebaphristi, yabumba tithico, yase ibeka lomunye wemadvodzana ayo kutsi abe ngumphristi wayo. 6Ngaleto tikhatsi sive sema-Israyeli sasingenayo inkhosi, wonkhe umuntfu abetentela lakubona loko kukuhle emehlweni akhe.
7Lenye insizwa yemndeni wakaLevi leyayiphuma eBhetlehema kulakaJuda, beyikadze ihlala nelusendvo lwakaJuda, 8yesuka kulelo dolobha yahamba yayawufuna lenye indzawo yekuhlala. Yatsi isahamba indlela yayo, yefika ekhaya lakaMikha, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu.
9Mikha wayibuta watsi: “Ulichamukisaphi?”
Lensizwa yaphendvula yatsi: “NgingumLevi waseBhetlehema kulakaJuda. Ngifuna indzawo yekuhlala.”
10Mikha watsi kuyo: “Hlala lapha kami, utawuba ngubabe kimi nemphristi wami, ngitakunika isiliva lengemagremu langaba li-110 ngemnyaka, ngikunike nekwekwembatsa kwakho nekudla kwakho.” 11Ngako lomLevi wavuma kuhlala kalendvodza; lensizwa yaba njengalenye yemadvodzana ayo lendvodza. 12Ngako Mikha wase ugcoba lensizwa lengumLevi, yase iba ngumphristi wakhe, yahlala ekhaya kakhe. 13Mikha wakhuluma yedvwa watsi: “Manje sengiyati kutsi Simakadze utaba nemusa kimi, njengobe lomLevi asangumphristi wami nje.”
