1 Samuweli 4
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1 Samuweli 4
AmaFilisti ahlasela u-Israyeli
1Ilizwi likaSamuweli lafika kuIsrayeli wonke. U-Israyeli waphuma ukulwa namaFilisti, wamisa e-Ebeni Ezeri; amaFilisti amisa e-Afeki.
2AmaFilisti azihlelela ukulwa no-Israyeli; babulala endle amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezine.
3Lapho amadoda efika ekamu, amadoda amakhulu akwa-Israyeli athi: “UJehova usibulaleleni phambi kwamaFilisti na? Masihambe siyosithathela umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova eShilo, ukuze usisindise esandleni sezitha zethu, uma ungena phakathi kwethu.
4Abantu basebethumela eShilo ukuletha khona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova Sebawoti ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi; amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, ayelapho nomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.
5Kwathi umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova ufika ekamu, wonke u-Israyeli wakhala ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, kwaze kwaduma umhlaba.
6Lapho amaFilisti esizwa izwi lokukhamuluka athi: “Uthini umsindo walokhu kumemeza okukhulu ekamu lamaHeberu na?” Base beqonda ukuthi umphongolo kaJehova ufikile ekamu.
7AmaFilisti esaba, ngokuba athi: “UNkulunkulu ungenile ekamu.” Futhi bathi: Maye kithi! ngoba into enjalo yayingekho ngaphambili.
8Maye kithi! ngubani oyakusikhulula esandleni salaba nkulunkulu abanamandla na? yilabo onkulunkulu abashaya abaseGibithe ngazo zonke izinhlupho ehlane.
9Qinani, nime njengamadoda, nina maFilisti, ukuze ningawakhonzi amaHeberu njengalokho ekhonza kini;
10Alwa ke amaFilisti, wahlulwa u-Israyeli, babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe; futhi kwaba khona ukubulala okukhulu kakhulu; ngoba kwa-Israyeli kwawa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu ayimigundatshani.
11Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wathathwa; amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, abulawa.
12Kwasekugijima indoda yakoBhenjamini ivela empini, yafika eShilo ngalolosuku igqoke izembatho eziklebhukile, inothuli ekhanda layo.
13Lapho efika, bheka, u-Eli wayehlezi esihlalweni eceleni kwendlela, wabheka, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yayithuthumela ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Lapho lowo muntu efika emzini, wabika, kwakhala umuzi wonke.
14Kwathi uEli esizwa umsindo wokumemeza wathi: Uyini umsindo walokhu kumemeza? Khona-ke lowo muntu washesha wangena watshela u-Eli.
15U-Eli wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili; amehlo akhe ayefiphele ukuba angaboni.
16Indoda yasisithi kuEli: Mina ngivela empini, ngibaleke empini lamuhla. Wathi: “Kwenzekeni lapho, ndodana yami na?”
17Isithunywa saphendula sathi: “U-Israyeli wabaleka phambi kwamaFilisti, futhi kwaba khona ukubulala okukhulu phakathi kwabantu, namadodana akho omabili, oHofini noFinehasi, afile, nomphongolo kaNkulunkulu wathathwa.”
18Esekhulume ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu, wawa nyovane esihlalweni esingasesangweni, yaphuka intamo, wafa, ngokuba wayeyindoda endala enzima. Futhi wahola u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amane.
19Umalokazana wakhe, umkaFinehasi, wayekhulelwe, esezakubeletha; lapho ezwa umbiko wokuthi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe nokuthi uyisezala nomyeni wakhe bafile, wakhothama wabeletha; ngoba ubuhlungu bakhe behlela phezu kwakhe.
20Kwathi ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe abesifazane ababemi khona bathi kuye: “Ungesabi; ngoba uzele indodana. Kodwa akazange aphendule, futhi akazange akucabange lokho.
21Wabiza umfana u-Ikabodi, wathi: “Inkazimulo isukile kwa-Israyeli, ngokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe nangenxa kayisezala nomyeni wakhe.”
22Wathi: “Inkazimulo isukile kwa-Israyeli, ngokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe.”
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