Mikha nesive sakaDani
1Ngaleso sikhatsi sive saka-Israyeli sasite inkhosi. Kungatona leto tikhatsi lapho sive sakaDani sasehla senyuka, sifuna indzawo lapho sasingahlala khona, sakhe, ibe yindzawo yaso; ngobe sona sasingakasitfoli sabelo saso etiveni taka-Israyeli. 2Ngako sive sakaDani satfumela tingwazi letisihlanu, tisuka eSora nase-Eshtayoli, kutsi tiyewuhlola live tilitfungatse. Letingwazi tatimelele tonkhe tinsendvo tato. Bakubo batitjela batsi: “Hambani niyewuhlola lelive, nilitfungulute lonkhe.”
Lamadvodza alingenela live letintsaba laka-Efrayimu, aze efika ekhaya kaMikha, lapho efika alala khona.
3Lamadvodza atsi nasasondzela lapha ekhaya kaMikha, aliva livi lalensizwa leyayingumLevi, ngako ase ayaphambukela; angena, ayibuta atsi: “Waletfwa ngubani lapha? Umsebenti wakho lowentako yini kulendzawo? Ufunani lapha?”
4Lensizwa yase ibatjela konkhe lokwentiwa nguMikha kuyo, yatsi: “Ungicashile, sengingumphristi wakhe.”
5Lamadvodza atsi kuye: “Sicela mane usibutele kuNkulunkulu kutsi kungabe luhambo lwetfu lutawuphumelela kahle yini.”
6Umphristi wawaphendvula watsi: “Hambani nekuthula. Luhambo lwenu luvunywe nguSimakadze.”
7Ngako lamadvodza lasihlanu ahamba aze efika kulaseLayishi, lapho efika akhandza kutsi bantfu bakhona baphila kahle nangekuphepha, njengebaseSidoni, babengasoli lutfo futsi bavikelekile. Njengobe-ke lelive labo lalingesweli lutfo, babesive lesiphumelelako. Babehlala khashane kakhulu nebaseSidoni, bangenabo ngisho lobuncane budlelwane nalabanye bantfu.
8Atsi nasabuyela emuva eSora nase-Eshtayoli, bantfu bakubo bawabuta batsi: “Nitikhandze tinjani tintfo?”
9Abaphendvula atsi: “Asihambeni sibahlasele! Sesibonile kutsi lelive lihle kakhulu. Anisiwulibala kuhlala lapha ningenti lutfo. Buyani silihlasele silidle. 10Nanifika lapho, nitawukhandza kutsi bantfu bakhona abasoli lutfo, ngisho naloluncane. Lelo-ke live lelikhulu leninako konkhe lokungahle kudzingwe ngumuntfu, Nkulunkulu ulinike nine.”
11Ngako kwahloma emadvodza langema-600, esive sakaDani, ahlomela imphi, ashuca onkhe esuka eSora nase-Eshtayoli. 12Ahamba efika emisa eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu kulakaJuda. Ngiko-ke lelive lelingasenshonalanga kweKhiriyathi Yeyarimu libitwa ngekutsi yiMahane Dani, kuze kube ngulamuhla. 13Besuka lapho bashuca baze befika eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, bafikela kaMikha.
14Lamadvodza lasihlanu labetewuhlola lelive laseLayishi akhuluma kulabomnakabo atsi: “Niyati nje kutsi kulenye yaletindlu kunesidziya semphristi kanye nabonkulunkulu bemindeni, nesitfombe lesibatiwe, nesithico lesibunjiwe? Nine-ke seniyati kutsi nitakwentani.” 15Ngako base bayaphambukela, bangena endlini yalensizwa yemLevi leyayisekhaya kaMikha, bafike bayibingelela. 16Lamabutfo akaDani labengema-600 labehlome aphelele, ema ngasekungeneni kwelisango. 17Lamadvodza lasihlanu labetewuhlola lelive angena ngekhatsi, afike atsatsa lesitfombe lesibatiwe, nalesidziya sebaphristi, nalabonkulunkulu bemindeni kanye nalesithico lesibunjiwe. Lomphristi yena bekasolo emile nalamabutfo langema-600 lapha ngasekungeneni kwelisango.
18Kwatsi ngalesikhatsi lamadvodza angena lapha kaMikha, atsatsa lesitfombe lesibatiwe, nalesidziya sebaphristi, nalabonkulunkulu bemindeni kanye nalesithico lesibunjiwe, lomphristi wawabuta watsi: “Nentani?”
19Bamphendvula batsi: “Thula! Ungakhulumi lutfo. Buya lapha kitsi utewuba ngubabe wetfu nemphristi wetfu. Akuncono yini kuwe kutsi utewukhonta sive lesilusendvo lwesive sema-Israyeli ube ngumphristi, kunekutsi ukhonte likhaya lendvodza yinye?”
20Ngako lomphristi wase uyajabula. Watsatsa lesidziya sakhe, nalabonkulunkulu bemindeni nalesitfombe lesibatiwe, wahamba nalesive sakaDani. 21Besuka lapho babeka bantfwababo embili netifuyo tabo, nemitfwalo yabo yonkhe, bajika bahamba.
22Batsi sebahambe indzawo lendze kusuka kaMikha, emadvodza labomakhelwane baMikha abitwa, esukela bakaDani abacosha aze abakhandza. 23Njengobe bebahambe babamemeta laba bakaDani bagucuka bakhuluma kuMikha, batsi: “Kwenteke njani? Ubabutseleni labantfu kutsi nitesihlasela?”
24Mikha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Nitsetse bonkulunkulu lengatentela bona, nemphristi wami nahamba naye. Ngisasele nani-ke? Ningangibuta kanjani nitsi: ‘Kwenteke njani?’ ”
25BakaDani baphendvula batsi: “Ungaphindzilitani natsi, funa kusuke emadvodza lanenhlitiyo lencane akuhlasele, wena kanye nemndeni wakho wonkhe nife.” 26Ngako bakaDani besuka bachubeka nendlela yabo; njengobe Mikha wavele watibonela kutsi lamadvodza anemandla kunaye, wancandzeka wabuyela ekhaya.
27Ngako bavele batsatsa loko lokwakubunjwe nguMikha kanye nemphristi wakhe, baya naye eLayishi. Bafike bahlasela sive lesinekuthula nalesingasoli lutfo, basigwaza ngetinkemba, bashisa nelidolobha laso. 28Kute namunye labengaselekelela lesive, ngobe sasihlala khashane kakhulu nebaseSidoni, singenabudlelwane namuntfu. Lelidolobha laso lalisesigodzini lesasiseceleni kweBhethi Rehobu.
BakaDani baphindza balakha kabusha lelidolobha, bahlala kulo. 29Baletsa libito batsi yiDani, baletsa ngeyisemkhulu labenguDani, umsa wa-Israyeli. Noko ngaphambili lelidolobha lalatiwa ngekutsi yiLayishi. 30Ngulapho-ke lapho bakaDani bafike batimisela khona letithico tabo. BoJonathani, umsa waGeshomu, labetalwa nguMosi, kanye nemadvodzana akhe babebaphristi besive sakaDani, kwaze kwaba sikhatsi sekutfunjwa kwelive. 31Bachubeka kusebentisa lesithico lesasentiwe nguMikha ngaso sonkhe leso sikhatsi indlu yaNkulunkulu iseseShilo.
