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18 Ngalawo malanga, bekute inkhosi ka-Israyeli.+ Sive sakaDani+ besifuna indzawo lebeyitawuba lifa laso futsi lebesitawuhlala kuyo, ngobe kuze kube nguleso sikhatsi besingakayitfoli indzawo lelifa laso emkhatsini wetive taka-Israyeli.+
2 Sive sakaDani satfumela emadvodza lasihlanu laphuma emndenini waso, lobekungemadvodza lanelikhono labesuka eSora nase-Eshtayoli,+ kute ayohlola live futsi alibuke. Lesive satsi kuwo: “Hambani niyobuka lelive.” Atsi nakefika esifundzeni lesinetintsaba saka-Efrayimu, endlini yaMikha,+ ahlala lapho busuku bonkhe. 3 Ngesikhatsi aseceleni kwendlu yaMikha, eva livi* lalelijaha lelingumLevi ngako aya kulo afike alibuta atsi: “Uletfwe ngubani lapha? Wentani kulendzawo? Uhleti leni lapha?” 4 Lelijaha lawatjela ngaloko Mikha lebekalentele kona futsi latsi: “Ungicashile kuze ngibe ngumphristi wakhe.”+ 5 Ngemuva kwaloko atsi kulo: “Sicela ubute Nkulunkulu kutsi luhambo lwetfu lutawuphumelela yini.” 6 Lomphristi watsi kuwo: “Hambani ngekuthula. Jehova unani kuloluhambo lwenu.”
7 Ngako lamadvodza lasihlanu achubeka neluhambo lwawo futsi efika eLayishi.+ Abona indlela bantfu bakhona lebebangaketsembeli ngayo kulomunye umuntfu, bafana nebantfu baseSidoni. Bebathulile, bangasoli lutfo;+ bekungenamuntfu lobekabacindzetela futsi lobekahlasela lelive kute abaphazamise. Bebakhashane nebantfu baseSidoni, bete nebudlelwane nalabanye bantfu.
8 Lamadvodza atsi nakabuyela kubomnakabo eSora nase-Eshtayoli,+ bawabuta batsi: “Nihambe njani?” 9 Abaphendvula atsi: “Asambeni siyobahlasela ngobe sibonile kutsi lelive lihle kakhulu. Nitihudvulelani tinyawo? Ningacitsi sikhatsi kuyotsatsa lelive libe ngelenu. 10 Nitawutsi nanifika khona, nikhandze bantfu labangasoli lutfo+ kantsi nalelive likhulu. Nkulunkulu ulinikele esandleni senu, liyindzawo lengesweli lutfo.”+
11 Ngako emadvodza langu-600 lalungele kulwa imphi futsi labephuma esiveni sakaDani esuka eSora nase-Eshtayoli.+ 12 Akhuphuka afike amisa emathende eKhiriyathi-jeyarimu+ lekaJuda. Kungako lendzawo lesenshonalanga yeKhiriyathi-jeyarimu ibitwa ngekutsi yiMahane-dani*+ kuze kube ngulamuhla. 13 Esuka lapho akhuphukela esifundzeni lesinetintsaba saka-Efrayimu futsi efika endlini yaMikha.+
14 Lamadvodza lasihlanu lebekaye kuyohlola live laseLayishi+ atsi kubomnakabo: “Niyati yini kutsi kuletindlu kunesidziya, tithico,* sithico lesibatiwe kanye nesithico sensimbi?*+ Cabangani-ke ngaloko lokufanele nikwente.” 15 Ngako afike ema lapho ase angena endlini yalelijaha lelingumLevi+ lebelisendlini yaMikha futsi alibuta imphilo. 16 Kuso sonkhe lesikhatsi lamadvodza langu-600 esive sakaDani+ lalungele kulwa imphi bekeme ekungeneni kweligede. 17 Lamadvodza lasihlanu labekaye kuyohlola lelive+ angena ngekhatsi kute atsatse lesithico lesibatiwe, sidziya,+ tithico*+ kanye nesithico sensimbi.*+ (Lomphristi+ bekeme ekungeneni kweligede akanye nalamadvodza langu-600 lalungele kulwa imphi.) 18 Angena endlini yaMikha, atsatsa lesithico lesibatiwe, sidziya, tithico* kanye nesithico sensimbi.* Lomphristi watsi kuwo: “Nentani?” 19 Kodvwa atsi kuye: “Thula utsi dvu. Vala umlomo wakho futsi uhambe natsi kute ube ngumeluleki* nemphristi wetfu. Ngukuphi lokuncono kuwe, kutsi ube ngumphristi wendlu yendvodza yinye+ kunekutsi ube ngumphristi wesive newemndeni waka-Israyeli?”+ 20 Ngako lomphristi wenetiseka wase utsatsa lesidziya, tithico,* kanye nesithico lesibatiwe+ futsi wahamba nalabantfu.
21 Ngemuva kwaloko bachubeka neluhambo lwabo, bahambisa bantfwana, imfuyo kanye netintfo tabo letiligugu embili. 22 Besebahambe libanga kusuka endlini yaMikha ngesikhatsi emadvodza lahlala eceleni kwendlu yaMikha ahlangana ndzawonye futsi akhandza bantfu bakaDani. 23 Lamadvodza atsi nakamemeta bantfu bakaDani, bagucuka bababuka futsi batsi kuMikha: “Yini inkinga? Nibutseneleni ndzawonye?” 24 Ngako watsi: “Nitsetse bonkulunkulu bami lengatakhela bona, naphindze nahamba nalomphristi. Sengisele nani-ke mine? Pho ningangibuta njani nitsi: ‘Yini inkinga yakho?’” 25 Bantfu bakaDani bamphendvula batsi: “Ungaphakamisi livi nawukhuluma natsi, ngobe nawenta njalo emadvodza latfukutsele* angakuhlasela futsi loko kungenta kutsi wena nendlu yakho nilahlekelwe kuphila kwenu.” 26 Ngako bantfu bakaDani bachubeka neluhambo lwabo, futsi Mikha watsi nakabona kutsi banemandla kunaye wajika wabuyela endlini yakhe.
27 Ngemuva kwekutsatsa letithico Mikha lebekatakhele tona kanye nalomphristi wakhe, bahamba baya eLayishi+ kubantfu labathulile nalabangasoli lutfo.+ Bababulala ngenkemba futsi bashisa lelidolobha ngemlilo. 28 Kute umuntfu lobekangayisindzisa iLayishi ngobe beyikhashane neSidoni. Beyisesihosheni* saseBhethi-rehobu+ kantsi bantfu bakhona bebete budlelwane nalabanye bantfu. Bantfu bakaDani babese balakha kabusha lelidolobha futsi bahlala kulo. 29 Ngetulu kwaloko, lelidolobha baletsa batsi kukaDani+ balisusela kubabe wabo Dani lebekatalwa ngu-Israyeli.+ Kodvwa ekucaleni lelidolobha belibitwa ngekutsi yiLayishi.+ 30 Ngemuva kwaloko sive sakaDani satibekela lesithico lesibatiwe+ futsi Jonathani+ indvodzana yaGeshomu,+ loyindvodzana yaMosi, waba ngumphristi wesive sakaDani akanye nemadvodzana akhe kwaze kwaba ngulapho bantfu lebebahlala kulelo live batfunjwa. 31 Babeka lesithico lesibatiwe lebesakhiwe nguMikha futsi sachubeka silapho sonkhe lesikhatsi indlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso iseseShilo.+