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.