Abahluleli 16
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AbaHluleli 16
USamsoni uya eGaza
1USamsoni waya eGaza, wabona lapho isifebe, wangena naso;
2Kwasekutshelwa amaGasi ukuthi: USamsoni ufikile lapha. Bamhaqa bamlinda ubusuku bonke esangweni lomuzi, bathula ubusuku bonke, bathi: “Kusasa, uma kusile, sizombulala.”
3USamsoni walala kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili, wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wathatha iminyango yesango lomuzi nezinsika zombili, wahamba nazo, imigoqo nakho konke, wakuthwala emahlombe akhe, wakuyisa emzini. Esiqongweni sentaba ephambi kweHebroni.
4Emva kwalokho wathanda owesifazane esigodini saseSoreki, ogama lakhe lalinguDelila.
5Zase zifika kuye izikhulu zamaFilisti, zathi kuye: “Mlinge, ubone ukuthi amandla akhe amakhulu akuphi, nokuthi singamehlula kanjani, ukuze simbophe, simcindezele; siyakukunika, kube yilowo nalowo amashekeli esiliva ayishumi nekhulu.
6UDelila wasesithi kuSamsoni: Ngitshele ukuthi angaphi amandla akho amakhulu lokuthi ungabotshwa ngani ukukucindezela.
7USamsoni wathi kuye: “Uma bengibopha ngemifino eyisikhombisa engapheli, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu.”
8Izikhulu zamaFilisti zamlethela imifino eyisikhombisa eyomileyo, wambopha ngayo.
9Kwakukhona amadoda ayeqamekele futhi ehlezi naye ekamelweni. Wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni; Wahlephula izinwele, njengokugqashuka kwentambo lapho ithinta umlilo. Ngakho amandla akhe ayengaziwa.
10UDelila wasesithi kuSamsoni: Khangela, udlale ngami, wangiqambela amanga; ngitshele ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani.
11Wathi kuye: “Uma bengibopha ngamagoda amasha, angakaze abanjwe, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu.”
12UDelila wayesethatha izintambo ezintsha, wambopha ngazo, wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti akuhaqa, Samsoni; Futhi kwakukhona amanga ayehlala ekamelweni. Wawaklebhula ezingalweni zakhe njengocu.
13UDelila wasesithi kuSamsoni: Kuze kube khathesi udlale ngami, wangiqambela amanga; ngitshele ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani. Wathi kuye: “Uma weluka izihluthu eziyisikhombisa zezinwele zekhanda lami kanye nesicucu.”
14Wasibophela ngesikhonkwane, wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni; Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wahamba nesikhonkwane sogodo nolwembu.
15Wathi kuye: “Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakuthanda, uma inhliziyo yakho ingekimi na?’ Udlale ngami kathathu, awungitshelanga ukuthi akuphi amandla akho amakhulu.
16Kwasekusithi insuku zonke wamcindezela ngamazwi akhe, wamncenga, waze wakhathazeka umphefumulo wakhe kwaze kwaba sekufeni;
17wamtshela inhliziyo yakhe yonke, wathi kuye: “Akuzange kufinyelelwe mpuco ekhanda lami; ngoba ngangingumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni sikamama.
18UDelila esebonile ukuthi wayemtshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe, wathumela wabiza izikhulu zamaFilisti, wathi: “Khuphukani ngalesi sikhathi, ngokuba ungibonisile yonke inhliziyo yakhe.” Khona-ke izikhulu zamaFilisti zenyukela kuye zaletha imali ezandleni zazo.
19Wamyeka walala emadolweni akhe; wabiza umuntu, waphuca izihluthu eziyisikhombisa zezinwele zekhanda lakhe; waqala ukumcindezela, amandla akhe asuka kuye.
20Wathi: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni; Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: “Ngiyakuphuma njengakuqala ngithuthumele.” Futhi wayengazi ukuthi uJehova wayemukile kuye.
21AmaFilisti amthatha, amkhipha amehlo, amyisa eGaza, ambopha ngamaketanga ethusi; waphela amandla etilongweni.
22Kodwa izinwele ekhanda lakhe zaqala futhi ukuhluma ngemva kokuba esephuciwe.
23Izikhulu zamaFilisti zabuthana ukuba zenze umhlatshelo omkhulu kuDagoni unkulunkulu wazo, zijabule; ngoba bathi: Unkulunkulu wethu unikele isitha sethu uSamsoni esandleni sethu.
24Abantu sebembonile badumisa unkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bathi: “Unkulunkulu wethu unikele esandleni sethu isitha sethu nomchithi wezwe lethu, owabulala abaningi bethu.”
25Lapho izinhliziyo zabo sezithokozile, bathi: “Bizani uSamsoni ukuba asidlalele.” Basebembiza uSamsoni etilongweni; basebemmisa phakathi kwezinsika.
26USamsoni wathi kumfana owayembambe ngesandla: “Ngivumele ngizwe izinsika indlu emi phezu kwazo, ukuze ngencike kuzo.”
27Indlu yayigcwele abesilisa nabesifazane; zonke izikhulu zamaFilisti zazilapho; ophahleni kwakukhona amadoda nabesifazane kungathi izinkulungwane ezintathu, bebukela uSamsoni edlala.
28USamsoni wayesebiza uJehova, wathi: “Nkosi Jehova, ngikhumbule, ungiqinise kube kanye nje, Nkulunkulu, ukuze ngiphindisele kumaFilisti impindiselo yamehlo ami womabili.
29USamsoni wabamba izinsika ezimbili eziphakathi indlu eyayimi phezu kwazo wamisa phezu kwazo, enye ngesandla sokunene nenye ngesandla sakhe sobunxele.
30USamsoni 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.
31Base 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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