Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
6:1 Kwaye ke ityeya kaYehova yaba semhlabeni wamaFilisti ezisixhenxe
iinyanga.
6:2 AmaFilisti ababiza ababingeleli nabavumisi, esithi,
siya kuyenza ntoni na ityeya kaYehova? sixelele ukuba sothumela ngantoni na
kwindawo yakhe.
6:3 Bathi, Ukuba iyayigodusa ityeya yoThixo kaSirayeli, musani ukuyigodusa;
ngenanto; nokubuyisela kuye idini letyala: noba njalo
ophiliswe, kwazeke kuni, ukuba kungani na ukuba singasuswa isandla sakhe
wena.
6:4 Bathi ke, Liyintoni na idini letyala esilenzayo?
ubuyela kuye? Baphendula bathi, Amathumba amahlanu egolide, neempuku zegolide ezintlanu.
ngokwenani leenkosi zamaFilisti: ngenxa yesibetho sinye
laliphezu kwenu nonke, naphezu kweenkosi zenu.
6:5 Ize niyenze imifanekiso yamathumba enu, nemifanekiso yeempuku zenu
abalonakalisayo ilizwe; nizukise uThixo kaSirayeli.
mhlawumbi wosenza lula isandla sakhe kuwe, nasesandleni sakho
oothixo, nakwilizwe lakho.
6:6 Yini na ukuba niziqaqadekise iintliziyo zenu, njengamaYiputa noFaro
wazenza lukhuni iintliziyo zabo? Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba wenza imisebenzi ebalulekileyo phakathi kwabo, wenza
ayabandulula abantu, yemka?
6:7 Yenzani ngoko inqwelo entsha, nithabathe iimazi ezimbini ezintsha ezanyisayo, niqhubeke nazo
alizanga dyokhwe, nizibophe iimazi enqwelweni, nize namathole azo
ekhaya kubo:
6:8 Noyithabatha ke ityeya kaYehova, niyibeke enqwelweni; kwaye ubeke i
neempahla zegolide enizibuyisela kuye, ezilidini letyala, etyeyeni
ecaleni kwayo; yindulule, ihambe.
6:9 nikhangele, ukuba ithe yenyuka ngendlela yomda wayo, yaya eBhete-shemeshe;
ukuba akunjalo, sokwazi oko
Asisiso isandla sakhe esibethileyo;
6:10 Enjenjalo amadoda; athabatha iimazi ezintsha ezanyisayo zambini, azibopha enqwelweni;
amathole azo awavalele ekhaya;
6:11 Bayibeka ke ityeya kaYehova enqwelweni, netyeya inomkhoko
iimpuku zegolide nemifanekiso yamathumba azo.
6:12 Zathi ngqo iimazi zeenkomo ngendlela yaseBhete-shemeshe, zemka
emendweni behamba bebhomboloza, abatyekela endleleni
ekunene okanye ekhohlo; zalandela izikhulu zamaFilisti
ukuya kufikelela emdeni waseBhete-shemeshe.
6:13 AbaseBhete-shemeshe babevuna ingqolowa entilini;
bawaphakamisa amehlo abo, bayibona ityeya, bavuya bakuyibona.
6:14 Yafika inqwelo entsimini kaYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe, yema
apho bekukho ilitye elikhulu khona, bawucanda imithi yehlathi
wazinyusa iimazi zeenkomo zalidini elinyukayo kuYehova.
6:15 Bayithula ke abaLevi ityeya kaYehova, netyeya ebikhona
kunye neempahla zegolide, wazibeka phezu kwenkulu
abantu baseBhete-shemeshe banyusa amadini anyukayo, babingelela
ubingelela kuYehova ngaloo mini.
6:16 Zathi zakubona oko izikhulu zozihlanu zamaFilisti, zabuyela kuwo
Ekron kwangaloo mini.
6:17 Ngawo la amathumba egolide, awawabuyisayo amaFilisti
idini letyala kuYehova; elaseAshdode, nelaseGaza, libe linye
IAskelon inye, yekaGati, ne-Ekron inye;
6:18 neempuku zegolide ngenani lemizi yonke yelizwe
namaFilistiya enkosini ezihlanu, nakuzo izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo, nakuzo
nemizi yasemaphandleni, kwesa etyeni elikhulu lika-Abheli, awabeka kulo
yihla ityeya kaYehova, ilitye elo lisekho unanamhla
intsimi kaYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe.
6:19 Wabaxabela amadoda aseBhete-shemeshe, ngokuba abekhangele eBhete-shemeshe
ityeya kaYehova wabulala ebantwini amashumi omahlanu amawaka;
amadoda amashumi asixhenxe; benza isijwili abantu ngokuba uYehova unaye
waxabela into eninzi yabantu, wayibulala kakhulu.
6:20 Athi amadoda aseBhete-shemeshe, Ngubani na onako ukuma phambi kwale ngcwele?
UYehova uThixo? Wonyuka aye kubani na, emke kuthi?
6:21 Bathumela abathunywa kubemi baseKiriyati-yeharim, besithi,
AmaFilisti ayibuyisile ityeya kaYehova; yihla,
kwaye ndiyikhuphele kuwe.