Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
15:1 Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule, UYehova wandithuma ukuba ndikuthambise ube ngukumkani
kubantu bakhe, amaSirayeli; liphulaphule ke ngoko ilizwi
lamazwi kaYehova.
15:2 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Ndikukhumbulele oko wakwenzayo uAmaleki kubo
uSirayeli, oko wamlalelayo endleleni ekunyukeni kwakhe eYiputa.
15:3 Yiya ngoko, uwaxabele ama-Amaleki, nikusingele phantsi konke anako
musani ukubayeka; kodwa ubulale indoda kunye nomfazi, umntwana nowanyayo, inkomo kunye
iigusha, iinkamela, iiesile.
15:4 Wabahlanganisa ke abantu uSawule, wababala eTelayim;
ikhulu lamawaka omqikela, neshumi lamawaka amadoda akwaYuda.
15:5 USawule wafika kumzi wama-Amaleki, walalela entilini.
15:6 Wathi uSawule kumaKeni, Hambani nimke, nihle phakathi kwezizwe
Ama-Amaleki, hleze ndinitshabalalise kunye nawo, ngokuba nenenceba kubo bonke
oonyana bakaSirayeli ekunyukeni kwabo eYiputa. Ngoko ke amaKeni
wemka phakathi kwama-Amaleki.
15:7 USawule wawaxabela ama-Amaleki, wathabathela eHavila wada waya eShure;
elikhangelene neYiputa.
15:8 Wambamba uAgagi ukumkani wama-Amaleki ehleli, wamsingela phantsi
bonke abantu ngohlangothi lwekrele.
15:9 USawule nabantu bamsindisa uAgagi, neyona ilungileyo impahla emfutshane, nempahla emfutshane
iinkomo, nezinto ezityetyisiweyo, neemvana, izinto zonke ezilungileyo;
akabatshabalalisa, kodwa zonke izinto ezingcolileyo nezibi
yala, ukuba bayitshabalalise kuphele.
15:10 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuSamuweli, lisithi,
15:11 Ndiyazohlwaya ngenxa yokuba ndimenzile uSawule ukumkani, ngokuba ejikile
wabuya ekundilandeleni, akalifeza ilizwi lam. Kwaye yona
wamenza buhlungu uSamuweli; Wakhala kuYehova ubusuku bonke.
15:12 Wavuka kusasa uSamuweli, waya kukhawulela uSawule kusasa, baxelelwa
USamuweli wathi, USawule wafika eKarmele, nanko emmisele indawo.
wajika, wawela, wehla waya eGiligali.
15:13 Wafika uSamuweli kuSawule; wathi uSawule kuye, Usikelelwe nguwe;
UYEHOVA: Ndilimisile ilizwi likaYehova.
15:14 Wathi uSamuweli, Liyintoni na eli lizwi lempahla yam emfutshane?
iindlebe, nokulalisa kweenkomo endikuvayo?
15:15 Wathi uSawule, Zezi bavela nazo kuma-Amaleki;
abantu bayisindisile eyona ilungileyo impahla emfutshane neenkomo, ukuze babingelele kuzo
uYehova uThixo wakho; ezinye ke sizisingele phantsi.
" 15:16 Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule, "Yima, ndikuxelele into uYehova
uthe kum ngobu busuku. Wathi kuye, Thetha.
15:17 Wathi uSamuweli, Oko ubumncinane emehlweni akho, ubungenguye
wakwenza intloko yezizwe zakwaSirayeli, wakuthambisa uYehova ukuba ube ngukumkani
kuSirayeli?
15:18 UYehova wakuthuma ngendlela, wathi, Hamba uye kutshabalalisa kuphele
ama-Amaleki aboni, walwa nawo ade aphele
idliwe.
15:19 Yini na ke ukuba ungaliphulaphuli ilizwi likaYehova, usuke waphaphazela
namaxhoba, nenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova?
" 15:20 Wathi uSawule kuSamuweli, "Ewe, ndiliphulaphule ilizwi likaYehova
Bahamba ngendlela uYehova ebendithume ngayo, bamzisa uAgagi ukumkani
ama-Amaleki, bawatshabalalisa ama-Amaleki.
15:21 Ke abantu bathabatha emaxhobeni: impahla emfutshane, neenkomo, neyona inentlahla yenkomo
izinto ebeziza kutshatyalaliswa, kubingelelwe ngazo kuYehova
UYehova uThixo wakho eGiligali.
15:22 Wathi uSamuweli, UYehova unonelele amadini anyukayo na?
imibingelelo njengoko siphulaphule izwi likaYehova? Qaphela, ukuthobela ku
ukuphulaphula kulungile ngaphezu kombingelelo, nokubaza iindlebe kulunge ngaphezu kwamanqatha eenkunzi zeegusha.
15:23 Ngokuba ukuba neenkani kusisono esinjengokuvumisa, ubuntamo lukhuni
ubugwenxa nonqulo-zithixo. Ngokuba ulicekisile ilizwi likaYehova;
naye ukucekisile ukuba ungabi kumkani.
15:24 Wathi uSawule kuSamuweli, Ndonile, ngokuba ndikreqile kuYehova
Umthetho kaYehova, namazwi akho; ngokuba bendisoyika abantu, nakwanjalo
walithobela ilizwi labo.
15:25 Khawusixolele ngoko isono sam, ubuye nam ngenxa yoko
Ndiya kunqula uYehova.
15:26 Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule, Andiyi kubuya nawe;
ulicekisile ilizwi likaYehova, naye uYehova ukucekisile
engukumkani kumaSirayeli.
15:27 Wajika uSamuweli ukuba emke, wabamba isondo lengubo yentsimbi
Yakrazuka ingubo yakhe yokwaleka.
15:28 Wathi uSamuweli kuye, UYehova ubukrazule ubukumkani bakwaSirayeli
wena namhla, uyinike ummelwane wakho, oko kulungileyo;
kunawe.
15:29 Kananjalo uQele-likaSirayeli akaxoki, akazohlwayi; ngokuba akanguye
umntu makaguquke.
15:30 Wathi yena, Ndonile;
amadoda amakhulu abantu bakowethu, naphambi kwamaSirayeli, ndibuye nam, ukuba ndihambe
uze umnqule uYehova uThixo wakho.
15:31 Wabuya ke uSamuweli, walandela uSawule; uSawule wamnqula uYehova.
15:32 Wathi uSamuweli, Mziseni kum uAgagi, ukumkani wama-Amaleki.
Weza kuye uAgagi ethambile. Wathi uAgagi, Hayi, bukrakra obukrakra
ukufa kudlule.
15:33 Wathi uSamuweli, Njengokuba ikrele lakho labahluthayo abafazi abantwana babo, uya kwenjenjalo nawe
Makangabi nabantwana phakathi kwabafazi. USamuweli wamqhekeza uAgagi ngaphambili
uYehova eGiligali.
15:34 Waya uSamuweli eRama; Wenyuka uSawule waya endlwini yakhe eGibheha yaseGibheha
uSawule.
15:35 USamuweli akabuyanga abonane noSawule, kwada kwayimini yokufa kwakhe.
kodwa uSamuweli wamlilela uSawule. Wazohlwaya uYehova ngenxa yokuba ebenaye
wamenza ukumkani uSawule kumaSirayeli.