Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
12:1 Wathi uSamuweli kumaSirayeli onke, Yabonani, ndiwaphulaphule amazwi enu
ilizwi lakho konke enikuthethileyo kum, ndonenzela ukumkani.
12:2 Kaloku nanko ukumkani ehamba phambi kwenu. Ke mna ndaluphele, ndaluphele
intloko engwevu; nabo oonyana bam benani; ndihambe phambi kwam
wena kwasebuncinaneni bam unanamhla.
12:3 Yabona, ndikho; ngqinani ngam phambi koYehova, naphambi kwakhe
Gqiba: ndathatha inkabi kabani? ndithathe iesile likabani na? okanye abanayo
Ndiqhathile? ndacinezela bani na? nokuba ndamkele esandleni sikabani na;
Ukunyotywa ndiwamfamekise ngayo amehlo am? ndiya kuyibuyisela kuwe.
12:4 Bathi ke, Akusicudisanga, akusicudisanga;
uthabathe nto na esandleni samntu.
12:5 Wathi kubo, UYehova ulingqina ngani, nomthanjiswa wakhe
lingqina namhla, ukuba anifumananga nto sandleni sam. Kwaye bona
waphendula wathi, Ulingqina.
12:6 Wathi uSamuweli ebantwini, NguYehova owamnika uMoses noMoses
uAron, owabanyusayo ooyihlo ezweni laseYiputa.
12:7 Kaloku ke yima, ndimangalelane nawe phambi koYehova
zonke izenzo zobulungisa zikaYehova azenzileyo kuni, nasezintweni zenu
ootata.
12:8 Xenikweni uYakobi waya eYiputa, bakhala ooyihlo kuYehova;
uYehova wathuma uMoses noAron, babakhupha ooyihlo
yaseYiputa, yabahlalisa kule ndawo.
12:9 Bamlibala uYehova uThixo wabo, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sika
USisera, umthetheli-mkhosi waseHatsore, esandleni sikaYehova
AmaFilisti, esandleni sokumkani wakwaMowabhi, alwa
ngokuchasene nabo.
12:10 Bakhala kuYehova, bathi, Sonile, ngokuba sonile
Wamlahla ke uYehova, wakhonza ooBhahali nooAshtaroti;
siphume esandleni seentshaba zethu, sikukhonze.
12:11 UYehova wathuma ooYerubhahali, noBhedan, noYifeta, noSamuweli, noSamuweli.
wanihlangula esandleni seentshaba zenu ngeenxa zonke, nina ke
uhlala ukhuselekile.
12:12 Kwathi nakubona uNahashe, ukumkani woonyana baka-Amon, esiza
Nithe kum, Hayi; kodwa ukumkani uya kusilawula: nini
uYehova uThixo wenu ngukumkani wenu.
12:13 Nanko ke ukumkani enimnyulileyo, eninaye
nqweneleka! yabonani, uYehova unimisele ukumkani.
12:14 Ukuba nithe namoyika uYehova, nimkhonze, niliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe, analiphulaphula
niwuvukele umlomo kaYehova, kwanawe
ukumkani onilawulayo makalandele uYehova uThixo wenu;
12:15 Ke ukuba anithanga niliphulaphule ilizwi likaYehova, naba neenkani kuYehova
Umthetho kaYehova uya kuba phezu kwenu isandla sikaYehova;
njengoko kwakunjalo nakooyihlo.
12:16 Ngoku ke yimani, niyibone le nto inkulu, ayenzayo uYehova
phambi kwamehlo akho.
12:17 Akuvunwa ingqolowa yini na namhla? ndinqula uYehova, andiphendule;
thumela iindudumo nemvula; ukuze nibubone ubugwenxa benu
inkulu, eniyenzileyo phambi koYehova ngokucela
ukumkani.
12:18 USamuweli wanqula uYehova; uYehova wathoba iindudumo nemvula;
bamoyika kunene bonke abantu uYehova noSamuweli.
12:19 Bathi bonke abantu kuSamuweli, Bathandazele abakhonzi bakho kuYehova
uThixo wakho, ukuze singafi; ngokuba ezonweni zethu songeze obu bubi.
ukuba asicelele ukumkani.
12:20 Wathi uSamuweli ebantwini, Musani ukoyika;
noko ke musani ukutyeka ekumlandeleni uYehova; mkhonzeni uYehova
Yehova ngentliziyo yakho yonke;
12:21 Ize ningatyeki; ngokuba ningaba nilandela izinto ezililize, ezibe zinjalo
ayinakwenza ngeniso okanye ikhulule; ngokuba zililize.
12:22 Kuba uYehova akayi kubalahla abantu bakhe, ngenxa yegama lakhe elikhulu.
ngokuba kwakholeka kuYehova ukunenza abantu bakhe.
12:23 Kananjalo makube lee kum, ukuba ndone kuYehova
ndipheza ukunithandazela; ndonifundisa okulungileyo nokulungileyo
indlela:
12:24 Kodwa moyikeni uYehova, nimkhonze ngenyaniso, ngentliziyo yenu yonke;
ziboneni izinto ezinkulu anenzele zona.
12:25 Ke ukuba niphikele ukwenza, nithe nenza okubi, nocinywa, nina kwanabanye
ukumkani wenu.