1 Samuweli 8:1 Kwathi uSamuweli esemdala, wabeka amadodana akhe abahluleli phezu kuka-Israyeli. 2 Igama lezibulo lakhe lalinguJoweli; negama lowesibili wakhe, u-Abiya babe ngabahluleli eBeri Sheba. 8:3 Futhi amadodana akhe abahambanga ngezindlela zakhe, kodwa aphambukela inzuzo, futhi wamukela umvuzo, waphendukezela isahlulelo. 8:4 Khona-ke bonke abadala bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye, futhi beza uSamuweli eRama, 8:5 Wathi kuye: "Bheka, wena usumdala, futhi amadodana akho awahambi emikhondweni yakho Manje simisele inkosi ukuba isahlulele njengezizwe zonke. 8:6 Kodwa leli zwi laba libi emehlweni kaSamuweli, lapho bethi: "Sinike inkosi ukuba yahlulele." thina. USamuweli wakhuleka kuJehova. " 8:7 Futhi uJehova wathi kuSamuweli, "Lalela izwi labantu phakathi konke abakushoyo kuwe, ngokuba abakulahlanga wena, kodwa bona bangilahlile, ukuze ngingabi yinkosi phezu kwabo. 8:8 Njengemisebenzi yonke abayenzileyo kusukela osukwini enga bazikhuphula eGibithe kuze kube namuhla, abanazo bangishiyile, bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, benze njalo nakuwe. 8:9 Manje, lalela izwi labo kubo, ubatshele indlela yenkosi eyakubusa bona. 8:10 USamuweli wakhuluma wonke amazwi kaJehova kubantu ababecela uyinkosi. " 8:11 Wathi, "Lesi kuyoba indlela yenkosi eyobusa phezu wena: Iyakuthatha amadodana akho, izimisele wona, ibe ngeyakhe izinqola, nabamahhashi bakhe; abanye bayakugijima phambi kwakhe izinqola. 8:12 Futhi uyobeka kuye izinduna phezu kwezinkulungwane, nezinduna phezu amashumi amahlanu; iyakutshala ukuba ilime inhlabathi yayo, ivune isivuno sayo; nokwenza izikhali zakhe zempi, nezinto zezinqola zakhe. 8:13 Iyakuthatha amadodakazi enu abe ngabaqholi nabapheki, nokuba ngababhaki. 8:14 Iyakuthatha amasimu enu, nezivini zenu, neminqumo yenu. okuhle kunakho konke, ubanike izinceku zakhe. 8:15 Iyakuthatha okweshumi kwembewu yenu, nokwezivini zenu, ikunike ezincekwini zakhe, nasezincekwini zakhe. 8:16 Futhi uyothatha izinceku zakho, nezincekukazi zakho, futhi yakho izinsizwa ezinhle, nezimbongolo zenu, nizinikele emsebenzini wakhe. 8:17 Iyakuthatha okweshumi kwezimvu zenu, nibe yizinceku zayo. 8:18 Futhi niyokhala ngalolo suku ngenxa yenkosi yenu ngikukhethile; uJehova akayikukuzwa ngalolo suku. 8:19 Nokho abantu bala ukulalela izwi likaSamuweli; futhi bona wathi: Hatshi; kodwa sizakuba lenkosi phezu kwethu; 8:20 Ukuze nathi sibe njengazo zonke izizwe; futhi inkosi yethu yahlulele thina, niphume phambi kwethu, nilwe izimpi zethu. 8:21 USamuweli wawezwa onke amazwi abantu, futhi wakhuluma kubo phakathi izindlebe zikaJehova. " 8:22 Futhi uJehova wathi kuSamuweli: "Lalela izwi labo, futhi ubenzele inkosi. USamuweli wathi kubantu bakwa-Israyeli: "Hambani, kube yilowo nalowo kweyakhe." idolobha.