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.