uSamuweli 1 7:5-17

uSamuweli 1 7:5-17 CXB24

Wathi uSamuweli, Bahlanganiseleni eMizpa bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, ndinithandazele kuYehova. Bahlanganisana eMitspe, bakha amanzi, bawagalela phambi koYehova, bazila ukudla ngaloo mini, bathi, Sonile kuYehova. uSamuweli wabawisela umthetho oonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba beze eMitiva. Xa amaFilisti evayo ukuba oonyana bakaSirayeli baqokelelene ndawonye eMizpa, iinkosana zamaFilisti zamhlasela uSirayeli. Beva oonyana bakaSirayeli, boyika amaFilisti. Bathi oonyana bakaSirayeli kuSamuweli, Musa ukuyeka ukunqula uYehova uThixo wethu, ukuba asigcine, asihlangule esandleni samaFilisti. uSamuweli wathabatha itakane elanyayo, wenza ngalo umbingelelo otshiswayo ngokupheleleyo kuYehova, waza uSamuweli wabiza kuYehova ngenxa yoSirayeli; wamva uYehova. Kwathi, xa uSamuweli wayezisa idini elinyukayo, amaFilisti asondela ukuba alwe noonyana bakaSirayeli; boyiswa ngamaSirayeli. Amadoda akwaSirayeli aphuma eMizpa, awasukela amaFilisti, awabulala, ada aya kufika eBhete-kare. uSamuweli wathabatha ilitye, walibeka phakathi kweMitspe neSene, wathi igama layo yiEbhenezere, wathi, uYehova usincedile unangoku. Oyiswa ke amaFilisti, akaba saphinda eze ezweni lakwaSirayeli; yaye isandla sikaYehova saba nxamnye namaFilisti yonke imihla kaSamuweli. Imizi abeyithimbile amaFilisti kumaSirayeli yabuyela kwaSirayeli, ithabathela e-Ekron yesa eGati; yaye ilizwe lakhe lamkhulula uSirayeli esandleni samaFilisti. Kwabakho uxolo phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli nama-Amori. uSamuweli waqhubeka ekhokela amaSirayeli yonke imihla yobomi bakhe. Minyaka le wayesiya eBheteli naseGiligali naseMizpa ukuze ayalele amaSirayeli kuzo zonke ezo ndawo. Waye ebuyela eRama; ngokuba indlu yakhe ibikhona; wabawisela umthetho oonyana bakaSirayeli khona; wamakhela khona isibingelelo uYehova.