Abahluleli 16:22-31

Kodwa izinwele ekhanda lakhe zaqala futhi ukuhluma ngemva kokuba esephuciwe. Izikhulu zamaFilisti zabuthana ukuba zenze umhlatshelo omkhulu kuDagoni unkulunkulu wazo, zijabule; ngoba bathi: Unkulunkulu wethu unikele isitha sethu uSamsoni esandleni sethu. Abantu sebembonile badumisa unkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bathi: “Unkulunkulu wethu unikele esandleni sethu isitha sethu nomchithi wezwe lethu, owabulala abaningi bethu.” Lapho izinhliziyo zabo sezithokozile, bathi: “Bizani uSamsoni ukuba asidlalele.” Basebembiza uSamsoni etilongweni; basebemmisa phakathi kwezinsika. USamsoni wathi kumfana owayembambe ngesandla: “Ngivumele ngizwe izinsika indlu emi phezu kwazo, ukuze ngencike kuzo.” Indlu yayigcwele abesilisa nabesifazane; zonke izikhulu zamaFilisti zazilapho; ophahleni kwakukhona amadoda nabesifazane kungathi izinkulungwane ezintathu, bebukela uSamsoni edlala. USamsoni wayesebiza uJehova, wathi: “Nkosi Jehova, ngikhumbule, ungiqinise kube kanye nje, Nkulunkulu, ukuze ngiphindisele kumaFilisti impindiselo yamehlo ami womabili. USamsoni wabamba izinsika ezimbili eziphakathi indlu eyayimi phezu kwazo wamisa phezu kwazo, enye ngesandla sokunene nenye ngesandla sakhe sobunxele. USamsoni wasesithi: Ake ngife lamaFilisti. Wakhothama ngamandla akhe onke; indlu yawela phezu kwezikhulu naphezu kwabo bonke abantu ababe kuyo. Ngakho abafileyo ababulala ekufeni kwakhe babe baningi kunalabo ababulala esaphila. Base behla abafowabo nendlu yonke kayise, bamthatha, bamenyusa, bammbela phakathi kweSoreya ne-Eshitawoli ethuneni likayise uManowa. Wabusa u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili.

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