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.