1 Samuweli 12:1 USamuweli wathi ku-Israyeli wonke: "Bheka, Ngilalele izwi lakho izwi kukho konke enikushilo kimi, ngibeké inkosi phezu kwenu. 12:2 Manje, bheka, inkosi ihamba phambi kwenu, futhi mina sengimdala futhi onekhanda elimpunga; bhekani, amadodana ami akini; mina ngihambile ngaphambili kusukela ebuntwaneni bami kuze kube lamuhla. 12:3 Bheka, ngilapha: ukufakaza ngokumelene nami phambi kukaJehova naphambi kwakhe Gcoba: ngithathe inkabi kabani? Ngithathe imbongolo kabani? noma obani Ngikhwabanisile? ngicindezele bani na? kumbe kabani engake ngamukela esandleni sakhe ukufumbathisa amehlo ami ngakho? futhi ngizokubuyisela kuwe. 12:4 Bathi, "Awusikhohlisanga, futhi awusicindezelanga, futhi uthathe utho esandleni samuntu. " 12:5 Wathi kubo: "UJehova ungufakazi ngokumelene nani kanye nogcotshiweyo wakhe kungubufakazi namuhla ukuthi anifumananga lutho esandleni sami. Futhi bona waphendula wathi: Yena ungufakazi. " 12:6 USamuweli wathi kubantu: "NguJehova owaphakamisa uMose u-Aroni, nowakhuphula oyihlo ezweni laseGibithe. 12:7 Ngakho, manje, ukuze ngikhulume nawe phambi kukaJehova zonke izenzo ezilungile zikaJehova azenzile kini nakini obaba. 12:8 Lapho uJakobe efika eGibhithe, futhi oyihlo bakhala kuJehova. uJehova wathuma oMose no-Aroni, babakhipha oyihlo waseGibithe, wabahlalisa kule ndawo. 12:9 Futhi lapho bakhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sika uSisera, induna yempi yaseHasori, esandleni sikaJehova amaFilisti, nasesandleni senkosi yakwaMowabi, balwa ngokumelene nabo. " 12:10 Futhi bakhala kuJehova, futhi bathi: "Sonile, ngoba senzile bamshiyile uJehova, bakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti; usikhiphe esandleni sezitha zethu, sikukhonze. 12:11 UJehova wathuma oJerubali, noBedani, noJefta, noSamuweli, noSamuweli. wanikhulula esandleni sezitha zenu inhlangothi zonke, nani uhlala ephephile. 12:12 Futhi lapho wabona ukuthi uNahashi, inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni, wafika ngokumelene nani, nithi kimi: Cha; kodwa inkosi izabusa phezu kwethu: nini uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wayeyinkosi yenu. 12:13 Manje, bhekani inkosi eniyikhethile, futhi eninayo fisa! bhekani, uJehova ubeke inkosi phezu kwenu. 12:14 Uma niyomesaba uJehova, nimkhonze, futhi nilalele izwi lakhe, hhayi nihlubuke emyalezweni kaJehova, niyakuhlubuka nina futhi inkosi ebusa phezu kwenu ilandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; 12:15 Kodwa uma ningalaleli izwi likaJehova, kodwa nihlubuke umyalo kaJehova, isandla sikaJehova siyakuba phezu kwenu; njengoba kwakumelene laboyihlo. 12:16 Manje, yimani nibone le nto enkulu, uJehova azokwenza phambi kwamehlo akho. 12:17 Akuvunwa ukolweni namuhla na? ngiyakukhuleka kuJehova, yena uyakuhlala thumela ukuduma nemvula; ukuze nibone futhi nibone ukuthi ububi benu mkhulu, enikwenzileyo emehlweni kaJehova ngokunicela inkosi. 12:18 USamuweli wakhuleka kuJehova; uJehova wathuma ukuduma nemvula lokho bonke abantu besaba kakhulu uJehova noSamuweli. " 12:19 Futhi bonke abantu bathi kuSamuweli: "Thandazela izinceku zakho kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze singafi, ngokuba senezele kuzo zonke izono zethu lobu bubi; ukusicela inkosi. " 12:20 USamuweli wathi kubantu: "Ningesabi. Nikwenzile konke lokhu nokho ningaphambuki ekulandeleni uJehova, kodwa nikhonze uJehova Jehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho; 12:21 Futhi ningaphambuki; ayikwazi ukwenza inzuzo noma ukuletha; ngoba ziyize. 12:22 Ngoba uJehova ngeke abashiye abantu bakhe ngenxa yegama lakhe elikhulu. ngoba kwaba kuhle kuJehova ukunenza abantu bakhe. 12:23 Futhi mina, Makube kude nami, ukuba ngone kuJehova ngiyeke ukunikhulekela: kepha mina ngiyakunifundisa okuhle nokulungileyo indlela: 12:24 Kuphela yesabani uJehova, futhi nimkhonze ngeqiniso ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu bhekani ukuthi zinkulu kangakanani izinto anenzele zona. 12:25 Kodwa uma niqhubeka nenza okubi, niyoqedwa, kokubili nina kanye inkosi yenu.