Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
2:1 Wathandaza uHana, wathi, Intliziyo yam idlamkile ngoYehova, uphondo lwam
Uphakamile ngoYehova; Uvulekile umlomo wam kakhulu ngazo iintshaba zam; ngokuba
Ndinemihlali ngosindiso lwakho.
2:2 Akukho uyingcwele njengoYehova; ngokuba akukho namnye ngaphandle kwakho;
Likho na iliwa elinjengoThixo wethu?
2:3 Musani ukukwandisa ukuthetha izinto eziphakamileyo, izinto ezinqabileyo; makungaphumi likratshi kuni
ngokuba uYehova nguThixo owazi konke, zizenzo zakhe zonke;
ubunzima.
2:4 Zaphukile izaphetha zamagorha, nabakhubekileyo babhinqiwe
ngamandla.
2:5 Abahluthiyo baziqeshisela isonka; kunye nabo
Aphela ke ukulamba. Waza nongazaliyo wazala abasixhenxe; kwaye yena lowo
Unabantwana abaninzi batyhafile.
2:6 UYehova uyabulala, adlise ubomi; Uhlisela kwelabafileyo, abuye
unyusa.
2:7 UYehova uyahlwempuza, atyebise;
2:8 Uphakamisa eluthulini ihlwempu, Aphakamise amahlwempu
ukuba ubabeke phakathi kwezikhulu, ubadlise ilifa labo
itrone yobuqaqawuli; ngokuba iintsika zehlabathi zezikaYehova;
ulibeke phezu kwabo ihlabathi.
2:9 Iinyawo zabakhe benceba uya kuzigcina, Abangendawo bathe cwaka
ubumnyama; kuba akukho mntu uya koyisa ngamandla.
2:10 Ababandezeli bakaYehova baya kuqhiphuka umbilini; ezulwini
ududumisa phezu kwabo, uYehova uya kuzigweba iziphelo zehlabathi;
uya kumnika amandla ukumkani wakhe, aluphakamise uphondo lwakhe
uthanjisiwe.
2:11 Wesuka uElikana, waya endlwini yakhe; Walungiselela ke umntwana
uYehova phambi koEli umbingeleli.
2:12 Ke kaloku oonyana bakaEli babengamatshijolo; babengamazi uYehova.
2:13 Ke kaloku isiko lababingeleli nabantu lalisithi, xa athe umntu wasondeza
Edinini, weza umfana wakwambingeleli, inyama isaphekwa;
ephethe igwegwe lenyama elinamazinyo amathathu esandleni sakhe;
2:14 wahlaba nokuba kusepani, nokuba kuseketileni, nokuba kukungxawu, nokuba kusembizeni; yonke loo nto
wazithathela igwegwe, wathabatha umbingeleli. Bangena ke
IShilo kuwo onke amaSirayeli abeze khona.
2:15 Kananjalo kungekaqhunyiselwa ngamanqatha, ubesithi umfana wakwambingeleli, eze kuye
umntu obingelelayo, mnike inyama, yoselwe umbingeleli; ngokuba uya kwenjenjalo
mayingabi yinyama ephekiweyo kuwe, mayibe yekrwada.
2:16 Ukuba ubani uthe kuye, Mazingatshisi amanqatha
kwangoku, uze ke uthabathe kangangoko umphefumlo wakho unqwenela ngako; emva koko uya kwenza
Mphenduleni uthi, Hayi; wondinika kwangoku; ukuba akunjalo, ndolithabatha
ngayo ngamandla.
2:17 Saba sikhulu kunene isono samadodana phambi koYehova;
bawucekisa abantu umnikelo kaYehova.
2:18 Waye uSamuweli elungiselela phambi koYehova, eyinkwenkwe ebhinqe
iefodi yelinen.
2:19 Unina wamenzela ingubo yokwaleka, wazisa kuye evela
iminyaka ngeminyaka, xa wenyuka nomyeni wakhe ukuza kunikela umnyaka ngomnyaka
idini.
2:20 UEli wamsikelela uElikana nomkakhe, wathi, UYehova makakunike imbewu
kulo mfazi kubalelwe kuYehova. Bahamba baya
ikhaya labo.
2:21 UYehova wamvelela uHana, wamitha, wazala oonyana abathathu
neentombi ezimbini. Yakhula inkwenkwe uSamuweli phambi koYehova.
2:22 Ke kaloku uEli ubeseleyindoda enkulu.
nendlela ababelala ngayo nabafazi ababehlanganisene emnyango wetempile
umnquba wokuhlangana.
2:23 Wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nenze izinto ezinjengezi? ngokuba ndibuva ububi benu
izenzo zabo bonke aba bantu.
2:24 Hayi, nyana bam; ngokuba asiludaba luhle olu ndiluvayo mna;
abantu ukuba bagqithe.
2:25 Ukuba umntu uthe wona umntu, umgwebi uyamgweba;
One kuYehova; ngubani na oya kumbongozelela? Nangona kunjalo
abaliphulaphula izwi likayise, ngokuba uYehova ubefuna
babulaleni.
2:26 Ke inkwenkwe uSamuweli yaya ikhula ngokukhula, ithandeka kokubini kuYehova
kananjalo namadoda.
2:27 Kweza umfo wakwaThixo kuEli, wathi kuye, Utsho uYehova ukuthi
Yehova, ndabonakala ngokucacileyo endlwini kayihlo, oko babekho
eYiputa endlwini kaFaro?
2:28 ndamnyula ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli, ukuba abe ngumbingeleli kum
Ndiya kubingelela esibingelelweni sam, ndiqhumisele ngesiqhumiso, ndinxibe iefodi phambi kwam? kwaye
ndayinika yonke indlu kayihlo konke ukudla kwasemlilweni
koonyana bakaSirayeli?
2:29 Yini na ke ukuba niwunyathelele phantsi umbingelelo wam, nomnikelo wam wokudla, endinawo?
wawisa umthetho ekhayeni lam; ubeke oonyana bakho ngaphezu kwam, wenze
nityebe ngeyona nto ilungileyo kwiminikelo yonke yakwaSirayeli
abantu?
2:30 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ndatsho mna ukuthi, Indlu yakho;
nendlu kayihlo iya kuhamba phambi kwam ngonaphakade;
UYehova uthi, Makube lee kum; ngokuba abandizukisayo ndiya kumzukisa;
nabandigibayo baya kucukucezwa.
2:31 Yabona, imihla iyeza, endiya kuyinqumla ingalo yakho, nengalo yakho;
indlu kayise, ukuba kungabikho ngwevu endlwini yakho.
2:32 uya kulubona utshaba ekhayeni lam, ezintweni zonke ezinqwenelekayo
UThixo womnika amaSirayeli, kungabikho ngwevu endlwini yakho
ngonaphakade.
2:33 indoda yakho endingayi kumnqamla esibingelelweni sam, ibe nguye
ukuba uthe waphela amehlo akho, wenze buhlungu intliziyo yakho;
bendlu yakho baya kufa entyantyambo yobudoda babo.
2:34 Nangu ke umqondiso kuwe, oya kubafikela oonyana bakho bobabini;
ngoHofeni noPinehasi; baya kufa bobabini ngamhla mnye.
2:35 Ndiya kuzivelisela umbingeleli othembekileyo, oya kwenza njengoko
Oko kusentliziyweni yam, nasengqondweni yam; ndiya kumakhela into eqinileyo
indlu; uya kuhamba phambi komthanjiswa wam ngonaphakade.
2:36 Kuya kuthi ke, bonke abaseleyo endlwini yakho
eze aqubude kuye, athabathe iqhosha lesilivere neqhekeza
isonka, athi, Khawundibeke komnye wababingeleli.
eziofisini, ukuze ndidle iqhekeza lesonka.