AbAhluleli Isahluko 17
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Kwakukhona umuntu wasezintabeni zak wa-Efrayimi ogama lakhe lalinguMika.
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Yena wathi kunina : Lezo zinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva ezathathwa kuwe, owaziqalekisa, wakhuluma ngazo ezindlebeni zami, bheka, leyo mali ikimi; ngayithatha. Unina wathi: Mayibusiswe nguJehova indodana yami.
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Wabuyisela kunina lezo zinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva ; unina wathi: Ngiyangcwelisa impela leli siliva kuJehova esandleni sami , libe ngelendodana yami ukuba kwenziwe isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo ; manje ngiyakulibuyisela kuwe.
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Kepha walibuyisela isiliva kunina , unina wathatha izinhlamvu ezingamakhulu amabili zesiliva , wazinika umkhandi wesiliva owenza ngazo isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo; zase zihlala endlini kaMika.
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Lowo muntu uMika wayenendlu enawonkulunkulu , wenza ingubo yamahlombe namatherafi , wahlukanisela enye indodana yakhe ibe ngumpristi wakhe.
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Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkosi kwa -Israyeli; yilowo nalowo wenza okulungile emehlweni akhe.
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Kwakukhona insizwa yaseBetlehema Juda yomndeni wakwaJuda eyayingumLevi; yayigogobele khona.
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Lowo muntu wamuka emzini, iBetlehema Juda, ukuyobona lapho engathola khona indawo ; ekuhambeni kwakhe wafika ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi endlini kaMika.
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UMika wathi kuye : Uvelaphi na? Wathi kuye: NgingumLevi waseBetlehema Juda; ngiyahamba ukubona lapho ngingathola khona indawo.
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UMika wayesethi kuye : Hlala kimi , ube ngubaba nompristi wami , ngiyakukunika izinhlamvu eziyishumi zesiliva ngomnyaka , nesambatho, nokudla kwakho. UmLevi wangena.
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UmLevi wavuma ukuhlala kulowo muntu ; nensizwa yaba kuye njengendodana yakhe.
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UMika wayesahlukanisela umLevi , leyo nsizwa yaba ngumpristi wakhe , yahlala endlini kaMika.
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Wayesethi uMika: Manje sengiyazi ukuthi uJehova uyakungenzela okuhle , lokhu nginomLevi ongumpristi wami.