1 Samuweli
6:1 Futhi umphongolo kaJehova wawusezweni lamaFilisti eziyisikhombisa
izinyanga.
6:2 AmaFilisti abiza abapristi nababhuli, athi:
Siyakwenzani ngomphongolo kaJehova? sitshele ukuthi siyakuthuma ngani
endaweni yakhe.
6:3 Bathi, "Uma niwususa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ningawuthumeli."
ngenalutho; kepha nokubuyisela nokho kuye umnikelo wecala, niyakuba njalo
ephulukisiwe, futhi kuzokwaziwa kini ukuthi kungani isandla sakhe singasuswanga
wena.
6:4 Base bethi: "Uyini umnikelo wecala esizowenza?"
abuyele kuye? Baphendula bathi: Amathumba amahlanu egolide, lamagundwane amahlanu egolide.
ngokwenani lamakhosi amaFilisti: ngesifo sinye
laliphezu kwenu nonke, naphezu kwamakhosi enu.
6:5 Ngalokho niyakwenza izithombe zamathumba enu nemifanekiso yamagundane enu
onakalise izwe; niyakukhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli;
mhlawumbe uyakusenza sibe lula isandla sakhe kuwe naphezu kwakho
onkulunkulu, nasemhlabeni wakho.
6:6 Ngalokho-ke nizenza lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengaseGibithe noFaro
wenza lukhuni izinhliziyo zabo? lapho esenze izimangaliso phakathi kwabo, wenza
abavumelanga abantu ukuba bahambe, bamuka?
6:7 Ngakho manje yenza inqola entsha, futhi uthathe izinkomo ezimbili ezincelisayo, phezu kwazo
akuzanga ejokeni, nibophele izinkomo enqoleni, nilethe amathole azo
ekhaya kubo:
6:8 Futhi uthathe umphongolo kaJehova, niwubeke enqoleni; futhi ubeke
izinto zegolide enizibuyisela kuye zibe ngumnikelo wecala ebhokisini
eceleni kwalo; futhi uyimukise, ukuze ihambe.
6:9 Futhi bheka, uma ikhuphuka ngendlela yomkhawulo wakhe eBeti Shemeshi, ke
usenzele lobu bubi obukhulu; kepha uma kungenjalo, siyakukwazi lokho
akusona isandla sakhe esisishayileyo; kwakuyithuba elehleleyo.
6:10 Amadoda enza njalo; wathatha izinkomo ezimbili ezanyisayo, wazibophela enqoleni.
amathole azo azivalele ekhaya;
6:11 Bawubeka umphongolo kaJehova enqoleni, nebhokisi kanye
amagundane egolide nemifanekiso yamathumba awo.
6:12 Izinkomo zaqonda indlela yaseBeti Shemeshi, zahamba
emgwaqweni omkhulu behamba bekhala, bengaphambukeli endleleni
isandla sokudla noma kwesokunxele; amakhosi amaFilisti alandela
kwaze kwaba semkhawulweni weBeti Shemeshi.
6:13 AbaseBeti Shemeshi babevuna ukolweni esigodini.
baphakamisa amehlo abo, bawubona umphongolo, bathokoza ukuwubona.
6:14 Inqola yafika ensimini kaJoshuwa, waseBeti Shemu, wema
lapho kwakukhona itshe elikhulu, baqhekeza izinkuni
enqoleni, banikela izinkomo zaba ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova.
6:15 Futhi amaLevi behlisa umphongolo kaJehova, futhi ibhokisi
nayo, okwakukhona kuyo izinto zegolide, wazibeka phezu kwenkulu
abantu baseBeti Shemeshi banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, benza imihlatshelo
umhlatshelo kuJehova ngalolo suku.
6:16 Futhi lapho amakhosi amahlanu amaFilisti esebonile, babuyela
Ekroni ngalolo suku.
6:17 Lawa angamathumba egolide amaFilisti awabuyisela ukuze a
umnikelo wecala kuJehova; ngele-Ashidodi elilodwa, ngeleGaza elilodwa, ngele-Ashidodi
I-Ashikeloni elilodwa, ngeleGati elilodwa, ngele-Ekroni elilodwa;
6:18 Futhi amagundane egolide, ngokuvumelana nenani layo yonke imizi
AmaFilisti ayengamakhosi amahlanu, emizi enezivikelo eziqinile, nasemizini ebiyelweyo
nemizana yasemaphandleni, kwaze kwaba etsheni elikhulu lika-Abela ababeka kulo
wehlisela phansi umphongolo kaJehova; itshe lisesekhona kuze kube namuhla
insimu kaJoshuwa waseBeti Shemu.
6:19 Futhi wabulala amadoda aseBeti Shemeshi, ngoba ayebhekile phakathi
umphongolo kaJehova, yena wabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu namashumi ayisihlanu
amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa; abantu balila, ngokuba uJehova unaye
wabulala abaningi babantu ngokuceka okukhulu.
6:20 Futhi amadoda aseBeti Shemeshi athi, "Ngubani ongakwazi ukuma phambi kwale ngcwele?"
INKOSI uNkulunkulu? Uzakwenyukela kubani esuka kithi?
6:21 Bathuma izithunywa kwabakhileyo eKiriyati Jeharimi, wathi:
AmaFilisti awubuyisile umphongolo kaJehova; yehla,
futhi ngikulande.