Judges 10

UThola loJayiri

1Emva kukaAbhimeleki kwasekuvela uThola indodana kaPhuwa indodana kaDodo, indoda yakoIsakari ukukhulula uIsrayeli; wayehlala eShamiri entabeni yakoEfrayimi a. 2Wasesahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathu. Wafa, wangcwatshelwa eShamiri.

3Lemva kwakhe kwavela uJayiri umGileyadi, wahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili. 4Wayelamadodana angamatshumi amathathu agada amathole abobabhemi b angamatshumi amathathu, elemizi engamatshumi amathathu, abayithi yiHavothi-Jayiri kuze kube lamuhla c, eselizweni leGileyadi. 5UJayiri wasesifa, wangcwatshelwa eKamoni.

6Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebebuya besenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi d, bakhonza oBhali laboAshitarothi* e, labonkulunkulu beSiriya labonkulunkulu beSidoni f labonkulunkulu bakoMowabi labonkulunkulu babantwana bakoAmoni labonkulunkulu bamaFilisti g; bayitshiya iNkosi h, kabaze bayikhonza. 7Ulaka lweNkosi lwaselumvuthela uIsrayeli, yabathengisa ezandleni zamaFilisti i lezandleni zabantwana bakoAmoni j. 8Asebachitha abacindezela abantwana bakoIsrayeli k ngalowomnyaka l - iminyaka elitshumi leyisificaminwembili, bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli ababengaphetsheya kweJordani elizweni lamaAmori eliseGileyadi. 9Njalo abantwana bakoAmoni bachapha iJordani ukuze balwe ngitsho bemelene loJuda m njalo bemelene loBhenjamini bemelene lendlu kaEfrayimi; ngalokho uIsrayeli wacindezeleka n kakhulu.

10Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebekhala eNkosini o besithi: Sonile kuwe, njalo ngoba sitshiyile uNkulunkulu wethu p, sasesikhonza oBhali. 11INkosi yasisithi ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli: Kangilikhululanga yini kumaGibhithe q lakumaAmori r lakubantwana bakoAmoni s lakumaFilisti t? 12AmaSidoni lawo lamaAmaleki u lamaMahoni v alicindezela w, laselikhala kimi, ngalikhulula esandleni sawo. 13Kanti lina lingitshiyile x lakhonza abanye onkulunkulu; ngakho kangisayikulikhulula. 14Hambani liyekhala kubonkulunkulu elibakhethileyo y; kabalikhulule bona ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwenu.

15Abantwana bakoIsrayeli-ke bathi eNkosini: Sonile; yenza wena kithi njengakho konke okuhle emehlweni akho; kuphela sikhulule, siyakuncenga, lamuhla. 16Basebesusa onkulunkulu bezizweni phakathi kwabo, bakhonza iNkosi; umphefumulo wayo z wasudabuka ngohlupho lukaIsrayeli aa. 17Kwasekubizelwa ndawonye abantwana bakoAmoni, bamisa inkamba eGileyadi, labantwana bakoIsrayeli babuthana bamisa inkamba eMizipa ab. 18Labantu, iziphathamandla zeGileyadi, bathi omunye komunye: Ngubani umuntu ozaqala ukulwa emelene labantwana bakoAmoni? Uzakuba yinhloko phezu kwabo bonke abahlali beGileyadi ac.

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