Tikhulu
17 Bekunendvodza yasesifundzeni lesinetintsaba saka-Efrayimu+ lebekutsiwa nguMikha. 2 Yatsi kumake wayo: “Letinhlavu telisiliva letingu-1 100 letatsatfwa kuwe futsi lengakuva ukhipha sicalekiso ngato, tilapha kimi. Ngimi lowatitsatsa.” Nakeva loko make wayo watsi: “Shengatsi Jehova angayibusisa indvodzana yami.” 3 Ngako Mikha watibuyisela kumake wakhe letinhlavu telisiliva letingu-1 100, kodvwa make wakhe watsi: “Lelisiliva lami ngitalingcwelisela Jehova. Ngifuna kutsi ulisebentisele kutentela sithico lesibatiwe nesithico sensimbi.*+ Ngako-ke selitawuba lakho.”
4 Watsi nasekalibuyisele lelisiliva kumake wakhe, make wakhe watsatsa tinhlavu telisiliva letingu-200 watinika umuntfu losebenta ngelisiliva. Lomuntfu wakha sithico lesibatiwe nesithico sensimbi,* futsi letintfo tamikiswa endlini yaMikha. 5 Mikha abenendlu yetithico futsi wenta sidziya+ kanye netithico*+ wase ubeka* lenye yemadvodzana akhe kutsi ibe ngumphristi wakhe.+ 6 Ngaleso sikhatsi bekute inkhosi ka-Israyeli.+ Nguloyo naloyo bekenta lakubona kulungile emehlweni akhe.*+
7 Kwakunelijaha laseBhetlehema+ yakaJuda lebelivela emndenini wakaJuda. Lelijaha belingumLevi+ futsi besekuphele sikhatsi lesitsite lihlala kuleyo ndzawo. 8 Lesuka edolobheni laseBhetlehema yakaJuda, lahamba layofuna indzawo yekuhlala. Njengobe belisahamba, lefika esifundzeni lesinetintsaba saka-Efrayimu, endlini yaMikha.+ 9 Mikha wase utsi kulo: “Uchamukaphi?” Lona lamphendvula latsi: “NgingumLevi lochamuka eBhetlehema yakaJuda, futsi ngihamba ngifuna indzawo yekuhlala.” 10 Ngako Mikha watsi: “Hlala nami futsi ube ngumeluleki* nemphristi wami. Ngitakunika tinhlavu telisiliva letingu-10 ngemnyaka, ngikunike timphahla kanye nekudla.” Ngako lomLevi wangena endlini. 11 Ngaleyo ndlela lelijaha lelingumLevi lavuma kuhlala naMikha futsi laba njengendvodzana kuye. 12 Ngetulu kwaloko, Mikha wabeka* lomLevi kutsi abe ngumphristi wakhe,+ futsi lomLevi wahlala endlini yaMikha. 13 Mikha wabese utsi: “Nyalo sengiyati kutsi Jehova utawungentela lokuhle, ngobe umLevi sewube ngumphristi wami.”