Abahluleli
13:1 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphinda benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; futhi
uJehova wabanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amane.
13:2 Futhi kwakukhona indoda ethile yaseZora, womndeni wakwaDani.
ogama lakhe lalinguManowa; umkakhe wayeyinyumba, engazali.
13:3 Ingelosi kaJehova yabonakala kowesifazane, yathi kuye.
Bheka-ke, uyinyumba, awuzali, kepha uyakukhulelwa;
futhi izale indodana.
13:4 Ngakho-ke, ngiyakuncenga, qaphela, ungaphuzi iwayini nophuzo oludakayo.
futhi lingadli lutho olungcolileyo.
13:5 Ngokuba bheka, uzokhulelwa, futhi uzale indodana; futhi akukho mpuco eyongena
ikhanda lakhe: ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni;
uyakuqala ukophula u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti.
13:6 Owesifazane wayesefika, wamtshela umyeni wakhe, wathi: "Kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu."
mina, nobuso bakhe babunjengobuso bengelosi kaNkulunkulu,
okubi kakhulu, kepha angimbuzanga ukuthi uvelaphi, akangitshelanga neyakhe
igama:
13:7 Kodwa wathi kimi: "Bheka, uzokhulelwa, futhi uzale indodana; futhi
manje ungaphuzi wayini nasiphuzo esinamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo;
umntwana uzakuba ngumNazaretha kaNkulunkulu kusukela esizalweni kuze kube lusuku lwakhe
ukufa.
" 13:8 Khona-ke uManowa wancenga uJehova, futhi wathi: "O Nkosi yami, ake umuntu kaNkulunkulu
owuthumileyo, buyela kithi, usifundise esiyakukwenza
kumntwana ozakuzalwa.
13:9 UNkulunkulu walilalela izwi likaManowa; yafika ingelosi kaNkulunkulu
futhi kowesifazane ehlezi ensimini, kepha uManowa umyeni wakhe wayenguye
hhayi naye.
13:10 Owesifazane washesha, wagijima, futhi wabikela umyeni wakhe, futhi wathi kuye
wathi kuye: Khangela, umuntu usebonakale kimi, oweza kimi lomunye
usuku.
13:11 UManowa wasuka, walandela umkakhe, wafika kulowo muntu, wathi
wathi kuye: Wena uyindoda eyakhuluma kowesifazana yini? Wathi: Mina
ngi.
" 13:12 UManowa wathi: "Manje amazwi akho afezeke. Sizoyi-oda kanjani
umntwana, simenze njani na?
" 13:13 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: "Kukho konke engikushilo kuwe
wesifazane akaqaphele.
13:14 Angadli lutho oluphuma emvinini, futhi angamvumeli
uphuze iwayini noma uphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo: konke enginakho
wamyala ukuthi aqaphele.
" 13:15 UManowa wathi engelosini kaJehova: "Ake sibambe
wena, size sikulungisele izinyane lembuzi.
" 13:16 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: "Noma ungibambezela, mina
ungadli isinkwa sakho; uma unikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, wena
anikele ngakho kuJehova. Ngokuba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi uyingelosi
iNkosi.
" 13:17 UManowa wathi engelosini kaJehova, "Ungubani igama lakho?
amazwi akho enzeka, sikudumise na?
" 13:18 Futhi ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: "Kungani ubuza kanje emva kwami?
igama, ngokubona kuyimfihlo?
13:19 UManowa wayesethatha izinyane lembuzi kanye nomnikelo wempuphu, wanikela ngakho etsheni
kuJehova: ingelosi yenza ngokumangalisayo; noManowa nomkakhe
wabuka.
13:20 Ngoba kwenzeka, lapho ilangabi lenyukela ezulwini lisuka phezu kwezulu
i-altare, ukuthi ingelosi kaJehova yenyuka ngelangabi le-altare.
UManowa nomkakhe bakubona, bawa ngobuso kuJehova
phansi.
13:21 Kodwa ingelosi kaJehova aphindanga ukubonakala kuManowa nomkakhe.
UManowa wazi ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova.
13:22 UManowa wathi kumkakhe: "Sizokufa nokufa, ngoba sibonile."
uNkulunkulu.
" 13:23 Kodwa umkakhe wathi kuye: "Uma uJehova ethanda ukusibulala, yena
ngangamukelanga umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wempuphu kithi
izandla, futhi ubengeke asibonise zonke lezi zinto, futhi ubengeke njengoba
ngalesi sikhathi basitshele izinto ezinjengalezi.
13:24 Owesifazane wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSamsoni kanye nomntwana
wakhula, uJehova wambusisa.
13:25 UMoya kaJehova waqala ukumshukumisa ngezinye izikhathi ekamu lakwaDani
phakathi kweZora ne-Eshitawoli.