Abagwebi
13:1 Baphinda oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova; kwaye
uYehova wabanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka emashumi mane.
13:2 Ke kaloku bekukho ndoda ithile yaseTsora, yomlibo wakwaDan.
ogama belinguManowa; Umkakhe wayeludlolo, engazali.
13:3 Kwabonakala isithunywa sikaYehova kumfazi lowo, sathi kuye.
Yabona, uludlolo wena, akuzali; uya kumitha;
uzale unyana.
13:4 Ke ngoko khawuzigcine, ungaseli wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo;
nize ningadli nanye into eyinqambi;
13:5 Ngokuba uyabona, uya kumitha, uzale unyana; isitshetshe sokucheba asiyi kusondezwa
intloko yakhe: ngokuba umntwana lowo uya kuba ngumahlulwa kaThixo kwasesizalweni
nguye oya kuqala ukuwahlangula amaSirayeli esandleni samaFilisti.
13:6 Weza lo mfazi, wayixelela indoda yakhe, wathi, Kufike umfo wakwaThixo
nam, nobuso bakhe bunjengobuso besithunywa sikaThixo,
andimbuzanga apho avela khona, akandixelela neyakhe
igama:
13:7 Wathi kum, Uyabona, uya kumitha, uzale unyana; kwaye
kaloku uze ungaseli wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, ungadli nanye into eyinqambi;
umntwana lowo woba ngumahlulwa kaThixo kwasesizalweni, kude kube yimini yokuzalwa kwakhe
ukufa.
13:8 Wathandaza ke uManowa kuYehova, wathi, Camagu, Nkosi yam;
owayithumayo, uze kubuya uze kuthi, usifundise into esiya kuyenza
kumntwana oya kuzalwa.
13:9 Waliva uThixo ilizwi likaManowa; safika isithunywa sikaThixo
waphinda kumfazi lowo ehleli entsimini; ke nguManowa indoda yakhe
hayi naye.
13:10 Wakhawuleza umfazi, wagidima, wayixelela indoda yakhe, wathi kuyo
wathi kuye, Yabona, ubonakele kum indoda ebize kum enye
usuku.
13:11 Wesuka ke uManowa, wamlandela umkakhe, waya kuloo ndoda, wathi
wathi kuye, Ungulaa mntu na ubethetha nomfazi? Wathi yena, Ndim
am.
13:12 Wathi uManowa, Makubekho kaloku amazwi akho. Singayiodola njani i
umntwana, sothini na kuye?
13:13 Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuManowa, Konke endikuthethileyo kuwe
umfazi makalumke.
13:14 Maze angadli nto iphuma emdiliyeni, aze angadli kuye
nisele iwayini, nesiselo esinxilisayo, ningadli nanye into eyinqambi;
wayiyalela ukuba igcine.
13:15 Wathi uManowa kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Makhe sibambezele
wena, side sikulungisele itakane lebhokhwe.
13:16 Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuManowa, Nokuba undibambezele, ndoba nawe
uze ungasidli isonka sakho; ukuba uthe wenza idini elinyukayo, wena
Woyisondeza kuYehova. ngokuba uManowa ebengazi ukuba sisithunywa sezulu
iNkosi.
13:17 Wathi uManowa kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Ungubani na igama?
Úzalisekile amazwi akho, ukuze sikuzukise?
13:18 Sathi kuye isithunywa sikaYehova, Yini na ukuba wenjenje ukubuza ilizwi lam?
igama, kuba iyimfihlo?
13:19 Wathabatha uManowa itakane lebhokhwe nomnikelo wokudla, wenyusa eweni;
Saza isithunywa eso senza ngokubalulekileyo; noManowa nomkakhe
ndajonga.
13:20 Kwathi, xa ilangatye lenyuka lisiya ezulwini, liphuma emazulwini
Isibingelelo eso, senyuka isithunywa sikaYehova ngelangatye lesibingelelo.
UManowa nomkakhe bakubona, bawa ngobuso phambi koYehova
umhlaba.
13:21 Asaba saphinda sibonakale isithunywa sikaYehova kuManowa nomkakhe.
Wazi uManowa ukuba sisithunywa sikaYehova.
13:22 Wathi uManowa kumkakhe, Siya kufa ngenene, ngokuba sibone
uThixo.
13:23 Wathi umkakhe kuye, Ukuba uYehova ubethanda ukusibulala, angasibulala
Ngesingalifumananga kuthi idini elinyukayo, nomnikelo wokudla
ubengasizisanga zonke ezo zinto, engasibonisiyo ke
Ngeli xesha basixelele izinto ezinjalo.
13:24 Wazala unyana umfazi lowo, wathi igama lakhe nguSamson
wakhula, uYehova wamsikelela.
13:25 Waqala uMoya kaYehova wamqhuba eminqubeni yakwaDan
phakathi kweTsora ne-Eshtawoli.