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.