AbAhluleli Chapter 10
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Emva kuka-Abimeleki kwavela uThola indodana kaPhuwa kaDodo , umuntu wakwa-Isakare, ukuba asindise u -Israyeli; wayehlala eShamiri ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.
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Wamahlulela u -Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu , wafa, wembelwa eShamiri.
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Emva kwakhe kwavela uJayire wakwaGileyadi , wamahlulela u -Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili.
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Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu agibela amathole ezimbongolo angamashumi amathathu ; ayenemizi engamashumi amathathu ethiwa iHavoti Jayire kuze kube namuhla, esezweni lakwaGileyadi.
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UJayire wafa, wembelwa eKhamoni. Abakwa-Israyeli babuyela esandleni sezitha zabo
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Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova , babakhonza oBali , no-Ashitaroti, nawonkulunkulu base -Aramu, nawonkulunkulu baseSidoni , nawonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi , nawonkulunkulu babantwana bakwa -Amoni, nawonkulunkulu bamaFilisti , bamshiya uJehova, kabamkhonza.
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Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u -Israyeli, wathengisa ngabo esandleni samaFilisti nasesandleni sabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
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Bakhathaza, bacindezela abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ngalowo mnyaka ; iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili babacinde zela bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababengaphesheya kweJordani ezweni lama -Amori elikwaGileyadi.
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Abantwana bakwa-Amoni bawela iJordani ukuba balwe noJuda noBenjamini nendlu yakwa-Efrayimi; u-Israyeli wantula kakhulu.
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Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova, bathi: Sonile kuwe, ngokuba simshiyile uNkulunkulu wethu, sakhonza oBali.
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UJehova wathi kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli: Anginisindisanga yini kubo abaseGibithe, nakuwo ama-Amori, nakubo abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakuwo amaFilisti, na?
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Nacindezelwa ngam aSidoni, nama-Amaleki, namaMahoni, nakhala kimi , nganisindisa esandleni sawo.
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Nokho ningishiyile , nakhonza abanye onkulunkulu ; ngalokho angisayikunisindisa.
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Hambani nikhale konkulunkulu enibakhethileyo ; mabanisindise ngesikhathi sosizi lwenu.
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Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bathi kuJehova : Sonile; yenza kithi okuthandayo; kepha ake usophule kuphela namuhla.
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Base besusa onkulunkulu babezizwe phakathi kwabo , bamkhonza uJehova; umphefumulo wakhe wakhathazeka ngokuhlupheka kwabakwa-Israyeli.
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Kwabuthwa aba ntwana bakwa -Amoni, bamisa kwaGileyadi . Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana, bamisa eMispa.
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Abantu, izikhulu zakwaGileyadi , bathi omunye komunye : Ngumuphi umuntu oyakuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwa -Amoni na ? Yena uyakuba yinhloko yabo bonke abakhe kwaGileyadi.