Abagwebi
16:1 USamson waya eGaza, wabona khona inkazana elihenyukazi, walingena.
16:2 Kwathiwa kwabaseGaza, USamson ungene apha. Kwaye bona
wamngqonga, wamlalela ubusuku bonke esangweni lesibingelelo
bathi cwaka ubusuku bonke, besithi, Kwakusa, kwakuba mhlophe
Ngomhla, siya kumbulala.
16:3 Walala uSamson kwada kwasezinzulwini zobusuku, wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wazibamba iingcango
nesango lomzi, nemigubasi yomibini, wemka nazo umthi
wawabeka emagxeni akhe, wawanyusa waya phezulu
kwintaba ephambi kweHebron.
16:4 Kwathi emveni kokuba njalo, wathanda inkazana emfuleni weNtlambo
uSoreki, ogama linguDelila.
16:5 Zenyuka zaya kuyo izikhulu zamaFilisti, zathi kuyo,
Mrhwebeshe, ubone ukuba asenini na la mandla akhe angaka, nokuba angathini na?
simeyisile, simkhonkxe ukuze simcinezele;
wokunika thina elowo iwaka lesilivere elinakhulu-nye.
16:6 Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Khawundixelele ukuba iyintoni na ingxokolo yakho?
Amandla alapho, nokuba ungakhonkxwa ngako ukukucinezela.
16:7 Wathi uSamson kuye, Ukuba bathe bandibopha ngeentambo ezisixhenxe eziluhlaza
azange ndomiswe, ndiya kuba buthathaka, ndibe njengomnye umntu.
16:8 Izikhulu zamaFilisti zenyusela kuye iintambo ezisixhenxe eziluhlaza
eyomileyo, wamkhonkxa ngayo.
16:9 Ke abalaleli babehleli naye egumbini. Kwaye
Wathi kuye, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samson. Waza waqhekeza
intambo iqhawuka njengentsontelo yeflakisi yakuva umlilo. Ngoko
amandla akhe ebengaziwa.
16:10 Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Yabona, udlale ngam, wandixelela.
khawundixelele kaloku ukuba ungakhonkxwa ngantoni na?
16:11 Wathi kuye, Ukuba bathe bandikhonkxa bandikhonkxa ngeentsontelo ezintsha, naphakade
Ndiya kufeketha, ndibe njengomnye umntu.
16:12 UDelila wathabatha iintsontelo ezintsha, wamkhonkxa ngazo, wathi kuye
Wathi kuye, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samson. Kwaye kukho abalaleli
ehlala egumbini. Wazaphula ezingalweni zakhe njengeengalo
umsonto.
16:13 Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Udlale ngam unangoku, wandixelela.
Ubuxoki: ndixelele ukuba ungakhonkxwa ngantoni na? Wathi kuye, Ukuba
uluka izihlwitha ezisixhenxe zentloko yam ngemisonto yokuluka.
16:14 Wayibopha ngesikhonkwane, wathi kuye, NgamaFilistiya
phezu kwakho, Samson. Wavuka ebuthongweni, wemka naye
isikhonkwane somthi, kunye nomsonto.
16:15 Wathi kuye, Ungathini na ukuthi, Ndiyakuthanda, ukanti intliziyo yakho?
ungekho kum? Undikhohlisile ezi zihlandlo zozithathu, akwaxela;
Kulapho alele khona amandla akho amakhulu.
16:16 Kwathi, akumxina ngamazwi akhe imihla ngemihla, nokumxina kwakhe
Wamjoka, wakhathazeka umphefumlo wakhe, wada wesa ekufeni;
16:17 Wamxelela intliziyo yakhe yonke, wathi kuye, Akuzanga kubekho mntu uzayo
isitshetshe sentloko yam; kuba ndingumNaziri kuThixo ngokusuka kwam
esibelekweni sikanina: ukuba ndithe ndachetywa, osuka andimbe amandla am, ndihambe
baya buthathaka, babe njengabanye abantu.
16:18 Wabona uDelila ukuba umxelele yonke intliziyo yakhe, wathumela
wabiza izikhulu zamaFilisti, wathi, Nyukani esi sihlandlo, nidle
Undibonise yonke intliziyo yakhe. Zeza ke izikhulu zamaFilisti
beza kuye, bephethe imali ngesandla sabo.
16:19 Wamlalisa emathangeni akhe; wabiza indoda, nayo
wamcheba izihlwitha zosixhenxe zentloko yakhe; waqala ke
mbethe, emke amandla akhe kuye.
16:20 Wathi yena, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samson. Uye wavuka waphuma
ubuthongo bakhe, wathi, Ndiya kuphuma njengezinye izihlandlo, ndishukume
mna. Wayengazi yena, ukuba uYehova umkile kuye.
16:21 Ambamba ke amaFilisti, amkrukra amehlo, amhlisa
eGaza, amkhonkxa ngamakhamandela obhedu; Wasila ke
indlu yentolongo.
16:22 Zaqala iinwele zentloko yakhe zahluma, emva kokuba wayechetyiwe.
16:23 Zaza izikhulu zamaFilisti zahlanganisana ukuba zinikele umnikelo
umbingelelo omkhulu kuDagon uthixo wabo, bavuya;
UThixo umnikele esandleni sethu uSamson, utshaba lwethu.
16:24 Bambona abantu, badumisa uthixo wabo;
uthixo ulunikele esandleni sethu utshaba lwethu, nomtshabalalisi wethu
ilizwe, elabulala abaninzi bethu.
16:25 Kwathi, xa intliziyo yabo ichwayithileyo, bathi, Bizani
kaSamson, ukuze asidlale. Bambiza ke uSamson
indlu yentolongo; wabenza ukuba badlale, bammisa phakathi komnquba
iintsika.
16:26 Wathi uSamson kumfana ombambe ngesandla, Ndiyeke
ndizive iintsika emi ngazo indlu, endayama ngazo
bona.
16:27 Ke indlu ibizele ngamadoda nabafazi; nazo zonke iinkosi zelizwe
AmaFilisti ekhona; kukho malunga nophahla lwesithathu
amawaka amadoda nabafazi, ababebona ukudlala kukaSamson.
16:28 USamson wanqula uYehova, wathi, Nkosi Yehova, ndikhumbule
khawundomeleze okwesi sihlandlo sodwa, Thixo;
ndiphindezelelwe kumaFilisti impindezelo kube kanye ngenxa yamehlo am omabini.
16:29 Waziwola uSamson zombini iintsika eziphakathi, wendlu phezu kwazo
wema, apho unyuswe khona, lowo ubambe ngesandla sokunene, kwaye
omnye ngasekhohlo.
16:30 Wathi uSamson, Mandife namaFilisti. Waqubuda
ngamandla akhe onke; yawa indlu phezu kwezikhulu naphezu kwazo zonke
abantu ababelapho. Banjalo ke abafileyo awababulalayo ekufeni kwakhe
ngaphezu kwabo wababulalayo esadla ubomi.
16:31 Behla abazalwana bakhe nendlu kayise yonke, bathabatha
wamnyusa, wamngcwabela phakathi kweTsora ne-Eshtawoli
kwindawo yokungcwaba kaManowa uyise. Wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka emashumi mabini.