1 Samuweli 4:1 Izwi likaSamuweli lafika ku-Israyeli wonke. U-Israyeli waphuma ukulwa amaFilisti ukuze alwe, amisa ngase-Ebeni Ezeri; AmaFilisti amisa e-Afeki. 4:2 AmaFilisti azihlela ukuhlangabezana no-Israyeli; bahlangana, u-Israyeli wahlulwa phambi kwamaFilisti; wabulala endle amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezine. 4:3 Kwathi abantu bengena ekamu, amadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli athi: UJehova usibulaleleni namuhla phambi kwamaFilisti na? Asi silethela kithi umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova eShilo, ukuze lapho ifika phakathi kwethu, ingasisindisa esandleni sezitha zethu. 4:4 Ngakho abantu bathumela eShilo, ukuze bathathe khona umphongolo lesivumelwano sikaJehova Sebawoti, ehlezi phakathi kwezizwe amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, ayelapho umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu. 4:5 Futhi lapho umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wangena ekamu, wonke U-Israyeli wakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, kwaze kwaduma umhlaba. 4:6 Futhi lapho amaFilisti ezwa umsindo wokukhamuluka, bathi: "Ini Uyini umsindo walokhu kumemeza okukhulu ekamu* lamaHeberu? Futhi bazi ukuthi umphongolo kaJehova ufikile ekamu. 4:7 AmaFilisti esaba, ngokuba athi, UNkulunkulu ungenile ikamu. Basebesithi: Maye kithi! ngoba akuzange kube khona into enjalo kuze kube manje. 4:8 Maye kithi! ngubani oyakusikhulula esandleni salaba onkulunkulu abanamandla na? yibo laba onkulunkulu abashaya abaseGibithe ngazo zonke izinhlupho ezweni ihlane. 4:9 Qinani, nibe ngamadoda, nina maFilisti, ukuze nibe ningabi yizigqila zamaHeberu, njengalokho ebekhonza kini; yekani nina njengamadoda, futhi silwe. 4:10 AmaFilisti alwa, futhi u-Israyeli wahlulwa, futhi babaleka bonke umuntu etendeni lakhe; kwaba khona ukuceka okukhulu kakhulu; ngoba kwawa kwa-Israyeli izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu zemigundatshani. 4:11 Futhi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wathathwa; namadodana amabili ka-Eli, uHofini no uFinehasi, wabulawa. 4:12 Kwasekugijima indoda yakoBhenjamini ivela empini, yafika eShilo ngalolo suku izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile, enothuli ekhanda lakhe. 4:13 Futhi lapho efika, bheka, u-Eli wayehlezi esihlalweni ngasendleleni, ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yathuthumela ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Futhi lapho indoda ingena umuzi, wawubika, wakhala umuzi wonke. 4:14 Futhi lapho u-Eli esizwa umsindo wokukhala, wathi: "Iyini izwi?" umsindo walesi sidumo? Indoda yangena ngokuphangisa, yamtshela uEli. 4:15 U-Eli wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili; amehlo akhe ayefiphele ukuthi yena akakwazanga ukubona. " 4:16 Wathi lowo muntu ku-Eli, "Nginguye ophuma empini, futhi ngibalekile namuhla aphume ebuthweni. Wathi: "Kwenzekeni, ndodana yami? 4:17 Isithunywa saphendula sathi: "U-Israyeli ubalekile phambi kukaJehova." amaFilisti, futhi kube khona ukubulala okukhulu phakathi kwawo abantu, namadodana akho omabili, oHofini noFinehasi, afile; umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe. 4:18 Kwathi lapho ekhuluma ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu wawa esihlalweni sakhe nyovane eceleni kwesango, nentamo yakhe waphuka, wafa, ngokuba wayesemdala, esinda. Futhi wayehlulele Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amane. 4:19 Futhi umalokazana wakhe, umkaFinehasi, wayekhulelwe, eduze kokuba wabeletha; esezwile umbiko wokuthi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe. nokuthi uyisezala nomyeni wakhe bafile, wakhothama futhi waba nemihelo; ngoba ubuhlungu bakhe behlela phezu kwakhe. 4:20 Futhi ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe abesifazane ababemi eduze kwakhe bathi kuye wakhe, Ungesabi; ngoba uzele indodana. Kodwa kaphendulanga laye wayekunakile. 4:21 Waqamba umntwana ngokuthi Ikabodi, wathi, "Inkazimulo isukile." Israyeli: ngokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wathathwa, nangenxa kayise engenile umthetho nomyeni wakhe. 4:22 Wathi: "Inkazimulo isukile kwa-Israyeli, ngoba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu kuthathwe.