Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli 8:1 Kwathi, xa uSamuweli alupheleyo, wabamisela oonyana bakhe abagwebi phezu kwamaSirayeli. 8:2 Igama lowamazibulo wakhe lalinguYoweli; negama lowesibini; uAbhiya: babengabagwebi eBher-shebha. 8:3 Oonyana bakhe abahambanga ngendlela yakhe, batyekela ekuzuzeni ubutyebi wamkela izicengo, wasigqwetha isigwebo. 8:4 Ahlanganisana ke onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, eza kuwo USamuweli waya eRama, 8:5 Wathi kuye, Yabona, waluphele wena, oonyana bakho abahambi ngeenyawo zakho Simisele ngoko ukumkani wokusilawula, njengeentlanga zonke. 8:6 Laba libi elo zwi emehlweni kaSamuweli, xa bathi, Sinike ukumkani oza kugweba thina. Wathandaza uSamuweli kuYehova. 8:7 Wathi uYehova kuSamuweli, Liphulaphule izwi labantu phakathi kwenu yonke into abayithethayo kuwe; bandigibile, ukuze ndingabi ngukumkani kubo. 8:8 ngokwemisebenzi yonke abayenzileyo, kususela kwimini endathi ngayo wabanyusa, wabakhupha eYiputa, unanamhla oku asenako Ndishiyile mna, bakhonza thixo bambi; baya kwenjenjalo nakuwe. 8:9 Liphulaphule ke ngoko izwi labo; kubo, ubaxelele isiko lokumkani oya kulawula bona. 8:10 USamuweli wawaxela onke amazwi kaYehova ebantwini ababewacela yena ukumkani. 8:11 Wathi, Lilo eli isiko lokumkani oya kulawula Oonyana bakho uya kubathabatha, abamisele babe ngabakhe iinqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe bakhe; abanye baya kugidima phambi kwakhe iinqwelo zokulwa. 8:12 Kwaye uya kubeka yena iintloko phezu kwamawaka, nabathetheli phezu amashumi amahlanu; baya kuwalima ukuba balime umhlaba wakhe, bavune isivuno sakhe; wazenzela iimpahla zakhe zemfazwe, neempahla zeenqwelo zakhe. 8:13 Iintombi zenu wozithabatha zibe ngabaqholi, nabapheki; nokuba babe ngababhaki. 8:14 Wowathabatha amasimi enu, nezidiliya zenu, nezinquma zenu; neyona ilungileyo kuzo, uyinike abakhonzi bakhe. 8:15 Kwaye uya kuthabatha isishumi sembewu yenu, nesezidiliya zenu, ayinike kubakhonzi bakhe, nakubakhonzi bakhe. 8:16 Abakhonzi benu uya kubathabatha, nabakhonzazana benu, nabakhonzi benu amadodana alungileyo, namaesile enu, niwasebenzise emsebenzini wakhe. 8:17 Isishumi sempahla yenu uya kusithabatha, nibe ngabakhonzi bakhe; 8:18 Niya kukhala ngaloo mini ngenxa yokumkani wenu eniya kuthi ndinyule nina; anganiva uYehova ngaloo mini. 8:19 Abavuma abantu ukuliphulaphula ilizwi likaSamuweli; kwaye bona wathi, Hayi; Ke siya kuba nokumkani phezu kwethu; 8:20 ukuze nathi sibe njengeentlanga zonke; aze ukumkani wethu agwebe thina, niphume phambi kwethu, nilwe amadabi ethu. 8:21 Waweva uSamuweli onke amazwi abantu, wawathetha kubo iindlebe zikaYehova. 8:22 Wathi uYehova kuSamuweli, Liphulaphule izwi labo, ubenzele umbingelelo ukumkani. Wathi uSamuweli kumadoda akwaSirayeli, Hambani elowo aye kweyakhe isixeko.