UMikha Nendlu Yakhe Enawonkulunkulu
1Kwakukhona umuntu kwelezintaba kwa-Efrayimi ogama lakhe kunguMikha. 2Wathi kunina: “Izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyi-1 100 ezathathwa kuwe, waqalekisa ngenxa yazo, ngikuzwa; uyabona-ke, lelo siliva likimi, yimi engalithatha.”
Unina wathi: “Sengathi indodana yami ingabusiswa nguSimakade!”
3Wazibuyisela kunina izinhlamvu zakhe zesiliva eziyi-1 100; unina wathi: “Leli siliva elisesandleni sami ngiyalingcwelisa kuSimakade ukuze indodana yami yenze isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo, ngakho-ke manje ngilibuyisela kuwe.”
4Walibuyisela isiliva kunina, unina wathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-200, wazinika umkhandisiliva, owenza ngazo isithombe esibaziweyo, nesibunjiweyo, sabekwa endlini kaMikha.
5Leyo ndoda enguMikha yayinendlu enonkulunkulu, yenza ingubo yamahlombe netherafimi, yabeka enye yamadodana ayo ukuba ibe ngumphristi wayo. 6Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli; yilowo nalowo muntu wayenza lokho ayekubona kulungile emehlweni akhe.
Umphristi KaMikha
7Kwakukhona insizwa eBhethlehema kwaJuda, ingeyesizwana sakwaJuda. YayingumLevi, igogobele lapho. 8Leyo ndoda yawushiya umuzi iBhethlehema kwaJuda, ukuba iyohlala lapho yayingathola khona indawo. Yahamba yaze yafika endlini kaMikha kwelezintaba kwa-Efrayimi.
9UMikha wathi kuyo: “Uvelaphi, na?”
Yaphendula yathi: “NgingumLevi waseBhethlehema kwaJuda, ngihamba ngicinga lapho ngingathola khona indawo.”
10UMikha wayesethi kuyo: “Hlala nami, ube ngubaba nomphristi wami, ngizokunika izinhlamvu zesiliva ezilishumi ngonyaka, nesembatho, nokudla.”
UmLevi wahlala.
11UmLevi wavuma ukuhlala nalowo muntu, leyo nsizwa yaba kuye njengenye yamadodana akhe. 12UMikha wambeka umLevi, leyo nsizwa yaba ngumphristi wakhe, yahlala emzini kaMikha. 13UMikha wayesethi: “Manje sengiyazi ukuthi uSimakade uzongenzela okuhle, ngoba senginomLevi ongumphristi wami.”
