1 Samuweli
7:1 Amadoda aseKiriyati Jeharimi afika, awukhuphula umphongolo kaJehova.
wakuyisa endlini ka-Abinadaba entabeni, wayingcwelisa
u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe ukuba agcine umphongolo kaJehova.
7:2 Kwathi lapho umphongolo usahlezi eKiriyati Jeharimi, kwafika isikhathi.
yayiyinde; yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli yalila
emva kukaJehova.
" 7:3 USamuweli wakhuluma kuyo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli, wathi: "Uma nibuyela
kuJehova ngezinhliziyo zenu zonke, bese nilahla onkulunkulu bezizweni, nibalahle
Ashtaroti phakathi kwenu, nilungise izinhliziyo zenu kuJehova, futhi
khonzani yena yedwa: uzakunikhulula esandleni sikaJehova
AmaFilisti.
7:4 Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babasusa oBhali no-Ashitaroti, futhi
bakhonza uJehova kuphela.
7:5 Wathi uSamuweli: "Buthelani wonke u-Israyeli eMispa, futhi ngizonithandazela
kuJehova.
7:6 Basebebuthana eMispa, bakha amanzi, bawathulula
phambi kukaJehova, bazila ukudla ngalolo suku, bathi lapho: Sonile
ngokumelene noJehova. USamuweli wahlulela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eMispa.
7:7 Futhi lapho amaFilisti ezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana
kanyekanye eMispa, izikhulu zamaFilisti zenyuka ukulwa no-Israyeli.
Lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekuzwa, besaba uJehova
AmaFilisti.
7:8 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kuSamuweli: "Ungayeki ukukhala kuJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ngathi, ukuze asisindise esandleni sikaJehova
AmaFilisti.
7:9 USamuweli wathatha iwundlu oncelayo, futhi wanikela ngalo libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa
ngokuphelele kuJehova; uSamuweli wakhala kuJehova ngenxa ka-Israyeli; kanye ne
uJehova wamuzwa.
7:10 Kwathi uSamuweli esanikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, amaFilisti adonsa
eseduze ukulwa no-Israyeli, kepha uJehova waduma ngokuduma okukhulu
waduma phezu kwamaFilisti ngalolo suku, wawaduba; futhi bona
banqotshwa phambi kuka-Israyeli.
7:11 Amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphuma eMispa, axosha amaFilisti.
wababulala, baze bafika ngaphansi kweBeti Kari.
7:12 USamuweli wathatha itshe, walimisa phakathi kweMispa neShen, futhi wabiza
igama lawo lalithi iEbhenezeri, kwathiwa, Kuze kube manje uJehova usisizile.
7:13 Ngakho amaFilisti anqotshwa, futhi awabange esafika ogwini
uIsrayeli; isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwamaFilisti wonke
izinsuku zikaSamuweli.
7:14 Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithathile ku-Israyeli yabuyiselwa
ku-Israyeli, kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kufike eGati; nemikhawulo yalo wayenza u-Israyeli
khulula esandleni samaFilisti. Futhi kwaba nokuthula phakathi
Israyeli nama-Amori.
7:15 USamuweli wahlulela u-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
7:16 Wahamba iminyaka ngeminyaka, wazungeza eBethele, naseGiligali, futhi
eMispa, wamahlulela u-Israyeli kuzo zonke lezo zindawo.
7:17 Futhi ukubuyela kwakhe kwaba eRama; ngoba yayikhona indlu yakhe; futhi lapho
wahlulela u-Israyeli; wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare.