1 Samuweli
10:1 Khona-ke uSamuweli wathatha isitsha samafutha, wawathela ekhanda lakhe, futhi wamanga
kuye, wathi: "Akungoba uJehova ekugcobile ukuba ube khona."
induna phezu kwefa lakhe?
10:2 Lapho ususukile kimi namuhla, uyothola amadoda amabili eduze
ithuna likaRaheli emngceleni wakwaBenjamini eSelisa; futhi bazokwenza
ngithi kuwe: Izimbongolo obuyozifuna zitholiwe;
uyihlo ushiyile izimbongolo, udabukile ngawe;
esithi: Ngizayenzelani indodana yami?
10:3 Khona-ke uzodlulela phambili ukusuka lapho, futhi uyakufika
ethafeni laseThabori, khona-ke uyakuhlangana nawe amadoda amathathu ekhuphukela kuNkulunkulu
eBethele, omunye ethwele amazinyane amathathu, omunye ethwele izinkwa ezintathu
isinkwa, lomunye ethwele imvaba yewayini;
10:4 Bayakukubingelela, bakunike izinkwa ezimbili; lokho wena
uyakwamukela ezandleni zabo.
10:5 Emva kwalokho uzofika entabeni kaNkulunkulu, lapho kukhona ibutho lenqaba
kuyakuthi, lapho usufikile khona
emzini, ukuze uhlangane neviyo labaprofethi behla bevela
indawo ephakemeyo enogubhu, nesigubhu, nomtshingo, nehabhu;
phambi kwabo; bayakuprofetha;
10:6 UMoya weNkosi uyokwehlela phezu kwakho, futhi uzoprofetha
nabo, futhi uyakuba ngomunye umuntu.
10:7 Futhi makube, lapho lezi zibonakaliso sezifikile kuwe, wenze njengoba nje
ithuba liyakusebenzela; ngoba uNkulunkulu unawe.
10:8 Uzakwehla phambi kwami eGiligali; bheka, ngiyakuza
wehlisela kuwe ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nokuhlaba iminikelo
uyakulinda izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngize ngifike kuwe
ngikubonise oyakukwenza.
10:9 Kwathi lapho esefulathele ukuba asuke kuSamuweli, uNkulunkulu
wamnika enye inhliziyo; zonke lezo zibonakaliso zenzeka ngalolo suku.
10:10 Futhi lapho befika lapho entabeni, bheka, iviyo labaprofethi
wahlangana naye; uMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kwakhe, waprofetha phakathi kwakhe
bona.
10:11 Kwathi lapho bonke ababemazi ngaphambili bebona ukuthi, bheka!
waprofetha phakathi kwabaprofethi, abantu base bekhuluma omunye komunye.
Kuyini lokhu okwehlele indodana kaKishi? Ingabe noSawule uphakathi kwamadodana
abaprofethi?
10:12 Futhi omunye wakhona waphendula wathi, Kodwa ngubani uyise?
Ngakho kwaba yisaga sokuthi: “Kanti noSawule uphakathi kwabaprofethi na?
10:13 Futhi lapho eseqedile ukuprofetha, wafika endaweni ephakemeyo.
10:14 Uyisekazi kaSawule wathi kuye nasencekwini yakhe: "Niye ngaphi?" Futhi
wathi: "Ukuyofuna izimbongolo; lapho sibona ukuthi azikho, sathi."
weza kuSamuweli.
" 10:15 Uyisekazi kaSawule wathi, "Ngitshele ukuthi uSamuweli wathini kini.
" 10:16 USawule wathi kuyisekazi: "Usitshele ngokucacile ukuthi izimbongolo
kutholiwe. Kepha indaba yombuso uSamuweli ayikhulumayo wayilandisa
hhayi yena.
10:17 USamuweli wabizela ndawonye abantu kuJehova eMispa.
" 10:18 Wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: "Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
Ngakhuphula u-Israyeli eGibhithe, futhi nganikhulula esandleni sika
abaseGibithe, nasesandleni sayo yonke imibuso, nakuyo leyo
wakucindezela:
10:19 Futhi namuhla nimlahlile uNkulunkulu wenu, yena wanisindisa kukho konke
izinhlupheko zenu nezinsizi zenu; futhi nithi kuye: Cha,
kodwa ubeke inkosi phezu kwethu. Ngakho-ke zimiseni phambi kukaJehova
ngezizwe zenu langezinkulungwane zenu.
10:20 Futhi lapho uSamuweli esesondeze zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli
isizwe sakwaBenjamini sathathwa.
10:21 Wasisondeza isizwe sakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yaso.
kwathathwa umndeni wakwaMatri, kwathathwa uSawule indodana kaKishi;
lapho bemfuna, akatholakalanga.
10:22 Ngakho-ke, baphinde babuza uJehova, ukuthi ngabe lowo muntu useza
lapho. UJehova waphendula, wathi: "Bheka, ucashile phakathi kwezizwe."
izinto.
10:23 Base begijima, bamthatha lapho.
wayemude kunabo bonke abantu kusukela emahlombe kuye phezulu.
10:24 USamuweli wayesethi kubo bonke abantu: "Bhekani lowo uJehova amkhethileyo.
ukuthi kakho onjengaye ebantwini bonke? Futhi bonke abantu
wamemeza wathi: "Mana njalo, nkosi."
10:25 Khona-ke uSamuweli wabatshela abantu indlela yombuso, futhi wawubhala ngo-a
incwadi, wayibeka phambi kukaJehova. USamuweli wasethuma bonke abantu
bahambe, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe.
10:26 Futhi uSawule waya ekhaya eGibeya; kwahamba naye iviyo
amadoda, uNkulunkulu ayethinte izinhliziyo zawo.
10:27 Kodwa amadodana kaBheliyali wathi: "Lo muntu uyosisindisa kanjani?" Futhi bona
wameyisa, akamphathanga izipho. Kodwa wathula.