Abahluleli
14:1 USamsoni wehlela eThimna, wabona owesifazane eThimna
amadodakazi amaFilisti.
14:2 Wakhuphuka, wabatshela uyise nonina, wathi: "Nginayo."
wabona owesifazane eThimna wamadodakazi amaFilisti: manje
ngalokho ngithatheleni yena abe ngumkami.
14:3 Uyise nonina bathi kuye: "Akekho yini owesifazane?
phakathi kwamadodakazi abafowenu, noma phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bami, ukuthi wena
uzothatha umfazi kumaFilisti angasokile na? Wathi uSamsoni
kuyise: Ngithathele yona; ngoba uyangithokozisa.
14:4 Kodwa uyise nonina babengazi ukuthi kwakuvela eNkosini, ukuthi yena
wafuna ithuba lokumelana namaFilisti, ngokuba ngaleso sikhathi uJehova
AmaFilisti ayebusa phezu kuka-Israyeli.
14:5 Khona-ke uSamsoni wehla, noyise nonina, eThimna, futhi
wafika ezivinini zaseThimna, bheka, ibhongo lengonyama labhonga
ngokumelene naye.
14:6 UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, futhi wamdwengula njengaye
yayingaqhasha izinyane lembuzi, yayingenalutho esandleni sayo;
uyise noma unina lokho ayekwenzile.
14:7 Wehla, wakhuluma nowesifazane; wamjabulisa uSamsoni
kahle.
14:8 Kwathi emva kwesikhashana wabuya ukuyomthatha;
bheka, kwakukhona uswebezane lwezinyosi noju
isidumbu sebhubesi.
14:9 Wakuthabatha ngezandla zakhe, wadla, waya kweyakhe
uyise nonina, wabapha, badla; kepha akabatshelanga
ukuthi wayekhiphe uluju esidunjini sengonyama.
14:10 Ngakho uyise wehlela kowesifazane, futhi uSamsoni wenza idili khona.
ngokuba zenze njalo izinsizwa.
14:11 Kwathi lapho bembona, baletha abangamashumi amathathu
abangani ukuthi babe naye.
" 14:12 USamsoni wathi kubo: "Manje ngizonibekela imfumbe
angangimemezela impela ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa zomkhosi, ngithole
khona ngiyakuninika amashidi angamashumi amathathu namashidi angamashumi amathathu
izingubo:
14:13 Kodwa uma ningakwazi ukungitshela, khona-ke niyakunginika amashidi angamashumi amathathu kanye
izingubo zokuphendulela ezingamashumi amathathu. Bathi kuye: "Faka imfumbe yakho;
ukuze sizwe.
14:14 Wathi kubo: "Kodlayo kwaphuma ukudla, naphakathi
strong kwaphuma ubumnandi. Futhi babengenakuchasisa ngezinsuku ezintathu
imfumbe.
14:15 Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa bathi kwabakaSamsoni
mkakho, Yenga indoda yakho, ukuze isichazele imfumbe, funa
sikushise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo; usibizile ukuba sikuthathe
ukuthi sinakho? akunjalo?
14:16 UmkaSamsoni wakhala phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Uyangizonda nje;
awungithandi; wenzela abantwana bami imfumbe
abantu, futhi awuzange ungitshele. Wathi kuye: "Bheka, nginakho."
angikutshelanga ubaba nomama, ngikutshele na?
14:17 Futhi wakhala phambi kwakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngesikhathi idili labo
kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa wamtshela, ngokuba wayenobuhlungu
phezu kwakhe: watshela abantwana babantu bakubo le mfumbe.
14:18 Futhi amadoda omuzi athi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa phambi kwelanga
wehla, Yini emnandi kunoju? Futhi yini enamandla kunengonyama?
Wathi kubo: “Uma beningalimanga ngethokazi lami, ngabe anizali
uthole imfumbe yami.
14:19 UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe, wehlela e-Ashikeloni.
babulala kubo abantu abangamashumi amathathu, baphanga impango yabo, banikela ngenana
izingubo zabachaza imfumbe. Futhi intukuthelo yakhe yaba
wavutha, wakhuphukela endlini kayise.
14:20 Kodwa umkaSamsoni wanikwa umngane wakhe, ayemsebenzise njengowakhe
umngane.