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.