Abagwebi Abagwebi 16
Abagwebi 16
uSamson uya eGaza
1uSamson waya eGasa, wabona inkazana elihenyukazi, wahlala kulo. 2Babikelwa abamenyiweyo, kwathiwa, uSimon uze apha. Bamngqonga, bamlinda ubusuku bonke esangweni lesixeko, bathi cwaka ubusuku bonke, besithi: “Ngomso, kwakuba semini, siya kumbulala. 3Walala uSamson kwada kwaphakathi kobusuku, wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wazithabatha iingcango zesango lomzi, nemigubasi yomibini yeengcango, wahamba nazo, nemivalo neento zonke, wazibeka phezu kwempahla yakhe. 4Emva koko wathanda enye inkazana eyayikwintlambo yomlambo waseSoreki, igama layo yayinguDelila. 5Zandula ke iinkosana zamaFilisti zeza kuye zaza zathi kuye: “Mvavanye uze ubone apho akhoyo amandla akhe angaka, nendlela esinokumoyisa ngayo, ukuze simkhonkxe ukuze simcinezele; sokunika elowo iishekele zesilivere ezilishumi elinanye. 6Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Ndixelele ukuba avela phi na la mandla akho angaka, nokuba ungakhonkxwa ngantoni na, ukuba akuqobe? 7Wathi uSimon kuye, Ukuba bathe bandikhonkxa ngemifuno ekrwada esixhenxe, ndothi fehle, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 8Zandula ke iinkosana zamaFilisti zamzisela imifuno esixhenxe engomileyo, waza wamkhonkxa ngayo. 9Kwabakho amadoda abemlalele, aza ahlala naye egumbini. Wathi kuye, Samson, amaFilisti aphezu kwakho! Wazicheba ke iinwele zakhe, njengokunqunyulwa kwentsontelo yakuva umlilo; Ngoko amandla akhe ayengaziwa. 10Wathi uDelila kuSamson: “Yabona, udlale ngam waza wandixokisa; ndixelele ukuba ungabotshwa yintoni. 11Wathi kuye, Ukuba bathe bandikhonkxa amathambo amatsha, abe kengekasebenzi, ndothi fehle, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 12uDelila wathabatha iintsontelo ezintsha, wamkhonkxa ngazo, wathi kuye, uSamson, arhawulwe ngamaFilisti; Kwaye kwakukho amaxoki ahlala kwelo gumbi. Yaye wawakrazula ezandleni zakhe njengentsontelo. 13Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Udlale ngam unangoku, undixokisa; ndixelele ukuba ungabotshwa yintoni. Wathi kuye, Ukuba uthe waluka imisonto esixhenxe yeenwele zentloko yam engutyeni; 14Wamxhoma esibondeni, wathi kuye, Samson, amaFilisti aphezu kwakho; Wavuka ebuthongweni, wazixhoma ngesikhonkwane somthi nelaphu. 15Wathi kuye, Ungathini na ukuthi ndiyakuthanda, ukanti intliziyo yakho ayinam? Undithwale kwada kwakathathu, akwandixelela ukuba aphi na amandla akho angaka. 16Yaye kwathi, yonke imihla embandezela ngamazwi akhe, embandezela, wakhathazeka umphefumlo wakhe, wada wesa ekufeni; 17Wamxelela konke okube kusentliziyweni yakhe; wathi kuye, Andiyichebanga intloko yakho; ngokuba ndingumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni sikama. 18Wabona uDelila ukuba umxelele yonke intliziyo yakhe, wathumela, wabiza abathetheli bamaFilisti, wathi, Nyukani kaloku, ngokuba undibonisile yonke intliziyo yakhe. Zeza kuye abathetheli bamaFilisti, bephethe imali ngesandla sazo. 19Wamlalisa emathangeni akhe; wayibiza indoda, wayicheba iinwele ezisixhenxe zentloko yakhe; waqala wamxina, ephela amandla akhe. 20Wathi, Samson, amaFilisti aphezu kwakho; Wavuka ebuthongweni wathi, Ndiya kuphuma ndingcangcazela njengakuqala. Wayengazi ke ukuba uYehova umshiyile. 21Ambamba amaFilisti, amgquma ubuso, amzisa eGaza, amkhonkxa ngemixokelelwane yobhedu; wafela entolongweni. 22Zaqala iinwele zentloko yakhe zahluma, emva kokuba echetyiwe. 23Abathetheli bamaFilisti bahlanganisana, ukuba babingelele umbingelelo omkhulu kuDagon uthixo wabo, bavuya; bathi, uThixo wethu umnikele esandleni sethu uSamson, utshaba lwethu. 24Bambona abantu, badumisa uthixo wabo, bathi, uThixo wethu ulunikele esandleni sethu utshaba lwethu, umtshabalalisi welizwe lethu, obenze babaninzi ababuleweyo kuthi. 25Kwathi, ngenxa yovuyo lwentliziyo yabo, bathi, Bizani uSamson, asidlalele. Bambiza ke uSamson entolongweni; bammisa phakathi kweentsika. 26Wathi uSamson kumfana ombambe ngesandla, Ndiyeke ndichukumise iintsika emi ngazo indlu, ndayame ngazo; 27Indlu ibizele ngamadoda nabafazi; zazikhona zonke iinkosana zamaFilisti; yaye eluphahleni kwakukho malunga namawaka amathathu amadoda nabafazi bebukele ngoxa uSamson wayedlala. 28Wakhala uSamson kuYehova, wathi, Yehova, Yehova, ndikhumbule, ndivuse kube kanye, Yehova, ndiphindezele impindezelo kumaFilisti ngenxa yamehlo am omabini. 29Wazibamba uSamson zombini iintsika ezisesazulwini, emi kuzo indlu, emi kuzo, emi kuzo, enye ngesandla sokunene, enye ngesandla sakhe sasekhohlo. 30Wathi uSamson, Mandife namaFilisti. Wathoba ngobugorha bakhe bonke; yawa indlu phezu kwezikhulu naphezu kwabantu bonke ababekuyo. Ngoko ke abafileyo awababulala ekufeni kwakhe baba baninzi kunabo wababulala esadla ubomi. 31Behla abazalwana bakhe nendlu kayise yonke, bamthabatha, bamnyusa, bamngcwabela phakathi kweSoreya ne-Eshtawoli, engcwabeni likaManowa uyise. Walawula kwaSirayeli iminyaka emashumi mabini.
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