Abahluleli 13
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AbaHluleli 13
Indaba kaSamsoni
1Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wabanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amane.
2Kwakukhona umuntu othile waseSore, wesizwe sakwaDani, ogama lakhe lalinguManowa; umkakhe wayeyinyumba, engazali.
3Ingelosi kaJehova yabonakala kowesifazane, yathi kuye: “Bheka, uyinyumba, awuzali, kepha uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana.
4Ngakho-ke qaphela, ungaphuzi iwayini noma uphuzo oludakayo, futhi ungadli noma yini engcolile.
5Ngokuba bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana; nempuco ayiyikuthinta ekhanda lakhe, ngokuba indodana iyakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni; futhi uzoqala ukusindisa u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti.
6Owesifazane wayesefika, watshela indoda yakhe, wathi: “Kufike kimi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuso bakhe bunjengobuso bengelosi kaNkulunkulu, besabeka kakhulu; kepha angimbuzanga ukuthi uvelaphi, akangitshelanga negama lakhe.
7Kodwa wathi kimi: Khangela, uzakhulelwa, uzale indodana; manje ungaphuzi wayini nasiphuzo esinamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo; ngoba umfana uzakuba ngumNazaretha kaNkulunkulu kusukela esizalweni kuze kube lusuku lokufa kwakhe.
8UManowa wamncenga uJehova, wathi: “Nkosi, ake umuntu kaNkulunkulu omthumileyo abuyele kithi, asifundise okufanele sikwenze kumntwana oza kuzalwa.
9UNkulunkulu walilalela izwi likaManowa; ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yabuye yafika kowesifazane ehlezi ensimini, kepha uManowa umyeni wakhe wayengekho naye.
10Owesifazane washesha wagijima, wabikela umyeni wakhe, wathi kuye: “Bheka, ubonakale kimi lowo muntu obeze kimi ngolunye usuku.”
11UManowa wasukuma walandela umkakhe, wafika kulowo muntu, wathi kuye: “Wena ungumuntu owakhuluma nowesifazane na?” Wathi: “Nginguye.”
12UManowa wayesethi: “Manje amazwi enu agcwaliseke.” Sizoyala kanjani umntwana, futhi sizomenzani?
13Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Makagcine konke engikushilo kowesifazane.
14Angadli lutho oluphuma emvinini, angaphuzi wayini nophuzo oludakayo, adle noma yini engcolileyo; konke engimyale ngakho, makakugcine.
15UManowa wayesethi engelosini kaJehova: “Asikubambe, size sikulungisele izinyane lembuzi.”
16Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Noma ungilonda, angiyikudla isinkwa sakho; uma nithanda ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, wonikela ngawo kuJehova. Ngoba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi wayeyingelosi kaJehova.
17UManowa wayesethi engelosini kaJehova: “Ungubani igama lakho, ukuze sikudumise, uma amazwi akho egcwaliseka na?
18Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Ubuzelani kanjalo ngegama lami, lokhu liyimfihlo na?
19UManowa wayesethatha izinyane lembuzi nomnikelo womlilo, wanikela ngawo kuJehova edwaleni; ingelosi yenza ngokumangalisayo; uManowa nomkakhe babheka.
20Ngokuba lapho ilangabi lenyuka lisuka e-altare liya ezulwini, ingelosi kaJehova yenyuka ngelangabi le-altare. UManowa nomkakhe bakubona, bawa ngobuso emhlabathini.
21Kodwa ingelosi kaJehova ayisabonakalanga kuManowa nomkakhe. UManowa wazi ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova.
22UManowa wasesithi kumkakhe: Sizakufa lokufa, ngoba sibonile uNkulunkulu.
23Kodwa umkakhe wathi kuye: “Uma uJehova ebethanda ukusibulala, nga ngawamukelanga esandleni sethu umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo womlilo, futhi ubengasivumelanga ukuba sizibone zonke lezi zinto, njenganamuhla. Asikhulumanga izinto ezinje.
24Owesifazane wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSamsoni; wakhula umntwana, uJehova wambusisa.
25UMoya kaJehova waqala ukumnyakazisa ekamu lakwaDani phakathi kweSoreya ne-Eshitawoli.
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