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.