Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
7:1 Eza amadoda aseKiriyati-yeharim, ayinyusa ityeya kaYehova.
Wayizisa endlwini ka-Abhinadabhi endulini, wayingcwalisa
uElazare unyana wakhe ukuba ayigcine ityeya kaYehova.
7:2 Kwathi, ihleli eKiriyati-yeharim ityeya, kwabakho imihla esixhenxe;
yayinde; Yatsho isijwili yonke indlu kaSirayeli
emva koYehova.
7:3 Wathi uSamuweli kwindlu yonke kaSirayeli, Ukuba nithe nabuya
kuYehova ngentliziyo yenu yonke, basuseni ke oothixo bolunye uhlanga, nibalahle
iAshtaroti phakathi kwenu, nizimise iintliziyo zenu kuYehova
mkhonzeni yena yedwa, wonihlangula esandleni sikaYehova
amaFilisti.
7:4 Oonyana bakaSirayeli babasusa ooBhahali, noAshtaroti, noAshtaroti;
bakhonza uYehova yedwa.
7:5 Wathi uSamuweli, Wahlanganiseleni eMizpa onke amaSirayeli, ndinithandazele
kuYehova.
7:6 Bahlanganisana eMizpa, bakha amanzi, bawaphalaza;
phambi koYehova, bazila ukudla ngaloo mini, bathi khona, Sonile
nxamnye noYehova. USamuweli wabalawula oonyana bakaSirayeli eMizpa.
7:7 Kwaye xa amaFilisti eva ukuba oonyana bakaSirayeli baqokelelene ndawonye
Zenyuka zaya eMizpa izikhulu zamaFilisti, zaya kulwa namaSirayeli.
Beva ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, boyika uYehova
amaFilisti.
7:8 Bathi oonyana bakaSirayeli kuSamuweli, Musa ukuyeka ukukhala kuYehova
UYehova uThixo wethu ngenxa yethu, ukuze asisindise esandleni sikaYehova
amaFilisti.
7:9 USamuweli wathabatha itakane elanyayo, walinyusa lalidini elinyukayo
ngokupheleleyo kuYehova. USamuweli wamnqula uYehova ngenxa yamaSirayeli; kwaye i
Wamva uYehova.
7:10 Kwathi, xa uSamuweli wayenyusa idini elinyukayo, atsalwa amaFilisti
Waduduma kakhulu uYehova
Wawadudumisa ngaloo mini amaFilisti, awadubaduba; kwaye bona
boyiswa phambi kwamaSirayeli.
7:11 Aphuma amadoda akwaSirayeli eMizpa, awasukela amaFilisti.
abaxabela, bada bangena phantsi kweBhete-kare.
7:12 USamuweli wathabatha ilitye, walimisa phakathi kweMizpa neShen, wabiza
Kwathiwa igama layo yiEbhenezere, kwathiwa, Unangoku uYehova esinceda.
7:13 Athotywa ke amaFilisti, akaba saphinda eze emdeni
Yaye isandla sikaYehova saba phezu kwamaFilisti onke
ngemihla kaSamuweli.
7:14 Yabuyiselwa imizi leyo abeyithimbile amaFilisti kumaSirayeli
kwaSirayeli, bethabathela e-Ekron besa eGati; nemida yayo wayenza amaSirayeli
ndihlangule esandleni samaFilisti. Kwaye kwakukho uxolo phakathi
AmaSirayeli nama-Amori.
7:15 USamuweli waye engumgwebi kwaSirayeli yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.
7:16 Wahamba iminyaka ngeminyaka, ejikeleza eBheteli, naseGiligali, naseGiligali
Wawalawula eMizpa kwaSirayeli kuzo zonke ezo ndawo.
7:17 Wabuyela eRama; ngokuba yayikhona indlu yakhe; nanko ke
wawalawula amaSirayeli; wamakhela khona isibingelelo uYehova.