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.