Abagwebi
15:1 Kwathi, kwakuba ntsuku, ngexesha lokuvuna ingqolowa.
uSamson wamvelela umkakhe, enetakane lebhokhwe; Wathi, Ndiya kungena kwam
umfazi egumbini. Akavuma uyise ukuba angene.
15:2 Wathi uyise wayo, Bendiba umthiyile ngenene;
ngenxa yoko ndamnika umlingane wakho; umsakwabo omncinane akamhle na
kunaye? khawumthabathe esikhundleni sakhe.
15:3 Wathi uSamson kubo, Ngoku ndimsulwa kunabo
AmaFilistiya, nangona ndiwenze ububi ngawo.
15:4 Waya uSamson wabamba amakhulu omathathu eempungutye, wathabatha izikhuni ezivuthayo
wajika umsila waya emsileni, wabeka isikhuni sesikhuni phakathi kwemisila emibini.
15:5 Wazilumeka izikhuni, wazindulula zaya endaweni yokumisa
ingqolowa yamaFilisti wazitshisa zombini iziphatho, kwanezo zikhuni
ingqolowa elimiyo, nezidiliya neminquma.
15:6 Athi amaFilisti, Ngubani na lo wenze le nto? Baphendula bathi,
uSamson, umkhwenyana womTimna, ngenxa yokuba ebezeke umfazi wakhe;
wayinika umlingane wakhe. Enyuka ke amaFilisti, atshisa;
yona noyise ngomlilo.
15:7 Wathi uSamson kuwo, Nokuba nikwenzile oku, ndoba njalo
ndiziphindezelele kuwe, ndaye ke ndiya kuyeka.
15:8 Wababetha ithanga namathanga, ebabulala kakhulu; wehla ke.
wahlala encotsheni yengxondorha yase-Etam.
15:9 Enyuka ke amaFilisti, amisa kwaYuda, anduluka
ngokwabo eLehi.
15:10 Athi amadoda akwaYuda, Yini na ukuba ninyuke nize kuthi? Kwaye bona
Wathi, Sinyuke, siye kubopha uSamson, senze kuye njengoko enze ngako
thina.
15:11 Anyuka amawaka amathathu amadoda akwaYuda, aya encotsheni yengxondorha yase-Etam, afika
Wathi kuSamson, Akwazi na ukuba amaFilisti ayalawula?
thina? Yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo kuthi? Wathi kubo, Njengoko
benjenjalo kum, ndenjenjalo ke kubo.
15:12 Bathi kuye, Sihle size kukukhonkxa, ukuze sikukhonkxe
akunikele esandleni samaFilisti. Wathi uSamson kuye
Ndifungeleni, ukuba aniyi kundiwela ngokwenu.
15:13 Bathetha kuye besithi, Hayi; kodwa siya kukubopha ngokukhawuleza, kwaye
ukunikele esandleni sabo, kodwa asiyi kukubulala. Kwaye bona
bamkhonkxa ngeentambo ezimbini ezintsha, bamnyusa eweni.
15:14 Wathi akufika eLehi, amaFilisti amkhwaza
Wamfikela ngamandla uMoya kaYehova, neentambo ezibe ziphezu kwakhe
iingalo zakhe zaba njengeflakisi etshiswe ngumlilo, amakhamandela akhe acombuluka
esandleni sakhe.
15:15 Wafumanana nomhlathi omtsha we-esile, wolula isandla sakhe, walibamba.
ngayo, yabulala iwaka lamadoda ngayo.
15:16 Wathi uSamson, Ngomhlathi we-esile, mfumba ngeemfumba, ngethambo lomhlathi we-esile.
Ndihlabe iwaka lamadoda umhlathi we-esile.
15:17 Kwathi, akugqiba ukuthetha, waphosa
Wawususa umhlathi esandleni sakhe, wathi loo ndawo yiRamati-lehi.
15:18 Wanxanwa kakhulu, wanqula uYehova, wathi, Unako
usinike olu sindiso lukhulu esandleni somkhonzi wakho;
Ndiya kufa linxano, ndiwele esandleni sabangalukileyo?
15:19 Ke uThixo wacanda umgongxo osemhlathini, kwaphuma amanzi
ngaphandle; yasela, wabuya umoya wayo, waphila.
ngenxa yoko wathi igama laso yiEn-hakore, eseLehi ukuya
namhlanje.
15:20 Wawalawula amaSirayeli ngemihla yamaFilisti iminyaka emashumi mabini.