Abahluleli 16:1 Khona-ke uSamsoni waya eGaza, futhi wabona lapho isifebe, futhi wangena kuye. 16:2 Kwasekutshelwa abaseGaza ukuthi, USamsoni ufikile lapha. Futhi bona wamzungeza, wamqamekela ubusuku bonke esangweni leNtando umuzi, bathula ubusuku bonke, besithi: Ekuseni, nxa sekusile ngosuku, sizombulala. 16:3 USamsoni walala kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili, wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wathatha iminyango wesango lomuzi, nezinsika zombili, wahamba nazo, umgoqo nakho konke, wakubeka emahlombe akhe, wakukhuphulela phezulu wentaba ephambi kweHebroni. 16:4 Kwathi emva kwalokho wathanda owesifazane esigodini saseSigodini uSoreki ogama lakhe lalinguDelila. 16:5 Amakhosi amaFilisti akhuphukela kuye, athi kuye: Myenge, ubone ukuthi akukuphi amandla akhe amakhulu, nokuthi ungathini singamehlula, ukuze simbophe, simhlupe; uzokunika thina sonke izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane nekhulu. " 16:6 UDelila wathi kuSamsoni: "Ake ungitshele ukuthi isiphi isikhulu sakho amandla akhona, futhi ongaboshwa ngakho ukukuhlupha. " 16:7 USamsoni wathi kuye, "Uma bengibopha ngezinhlamvu eziyisikhombisa eziluhlaza lapho-ke ngizakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu. 16:8 Khona-ke amakhosi amaFilisti akhuphukela kuye izintambo eziyisikhombisa eziluhlaza eyayingakomiswanga, wayibopha ngayo. 16:9 Manje kwakukhona amadoda aqamekele, ehlezi naye ekamelweni. Futhi wathi kuye: AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni. Futhi wahlephula izintambo, njengentambo yentambo igqashulwa lapho ithinta umlilo. Ngakho amandla akhe ayengaziwa. 16:10 UDelila wathi kuSamsoni, Bheka, udlale ngami, wangitshela. amanga: ake ungitshele manje ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani. 16:11 Wathi kuye: "Uma bengibopha ngiqine ngezintambo ezintsha lapho ngisebenza, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu. 16:12 UDelila wayesethatha izintambo ezintsha, wambopha ngazo, wathi kuye wathi, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni. Futhi kwakukhona abaqamekeli ehlala ekamelweni. Futhi wazihlephula ezingalweni zakhe njengokungathi a umucu. 16:13 UDelila wathi kuSamsoni, Kuze kube manje udlale ngami, wangitshela. amanga: ngitshele ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani. Wathi kuye: Uma weluka izihluthu eziyisikhombisa zekhanda lami ngentambo. " 16:14 Futhi wayiqinisa ngesikhonkwane, futhi wathi kuye: "AmaFilisti phezu kwakho, Samsoni. Wavuka ebuthongweni wahamba isikhonkwane sogodo, kanye newebhu. 16:15 Wathi kuye, Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: Ngiyakuthanda, kanti inhliziyo yakho? akekho kimi? udlale ngami kathathu, kawukhulumanga mina lapho alele khona amandla akho amakhulu. 16:16 Kwathi, lapho emcindezela nsuku zonke ngamazwi akhe, futhi wamcindezela, waze wakhathazeka umphefumulo wakhe kwaze kwaba sekufeni; 16:17 Wamtshela inhliziyo yakhe yonke, wathi kuye: "Akuzange kufike insingo ekhanda lami; ngoba mina ngingumNazaretha kaNkulunkulu kusukela kwami esibelethweni sikanina: uma ngiphuca, amandla ami ayakusuka kimi, nami bayoba buthakathaka, futhi babe njengomunye umuntu. 16:18 Futhi lapho uDelila ebona ukuthi wayemtshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe, wathumela futhi yabiza izikhulu zamaFilisti, yathi: “Khuphukani ngalesi sikhathi; ungibonisile yonke inhliziyo yakhe. Kwasekufika amakhosi amaFilisti beza kuye, baletha imali esandleni sabo. 16:19 Futhi wamlalisa emathangeni akhe; wabiza indoda, nayo waphuca izihluthu eziyisikhombisa zekhanda lakhe; futhi waqala umhluphe, amandla akhe asuka kuye. 16:20 Wathi, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni. Futhi waphaphama ubuthongo bakhe, wathi: Ngiyakuphuma njengakwezinye izikhathi, nginyakaze mina. Futhi wayengazi ukuthi uJehova wayemukile kuye. 16:21 Kodwa amaFilisti amthatha, futhi wamkhipha amehlo akhe, futhi amehlisa eGaza, bambopha ngezibopho zethusi; wagaya phakathi indlu yejele. 16:22 Nokho izinwele zekhanda lakhe zaqala ukukhula futhi ngemva kokuba ephuciwe. 16:23 Khona-ke amakhosi amaFilisti abuthana ukuze anikele a umhlatshelo omkhulu kuDagoni unkulunkulu wabo, bajabule, ngokuba bathi: "Yethu." uNkulunkulu unikele uSamsoni isitha sethu esandleni sethu. 16:24 Futhi lapho abantu bembona, badumisa unkulunkulu wabo, ngoba bathi: "Wethu." unkulunkulu unikele esandleni sethu isitha sethu, nombhubhisi wethu izwe, elabulala abaningi bethu. 16:25 Kwathi lapho izinhliziyo zabo seyejabule, bathi: "Biza." kuSamsoni, ukuze asenze sidlale. Basebembiza uSamsoni phakathi indlu yetilongo; wabenza badlalisa, bammisa phakathi kwezintaba izinsika. " 16:26 USamsoni wathi kumfana owayembambe ngesandla, "Ngivumele ukuba mina ngingazizwa izinsika indlu emi phezu kwazo, ukuze ngeyame kuzo bona. 16:27 Manje indlu yayigcwele amadoda nabesifazane; kanye nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba AmaFilisti ayelapho; kwakukhona phezu kophahla kungathi amathathu izinkulungwane zamadoda nabesifazane, ababebuka uSamsoni edlala. 16:28 USamsoni wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: "O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ngikhumbule ngiyakuncenga, ungiqinise, ngiyakuncenga, kube kanye kuphela, O Nkulunkulu, ukuthi ngiqhubeke ngingaphindiselwa kumaFilisti kanye nje ngenxa yamehlo ami womabili. 16:29 USamsoni wabamba izinsika ezimbili eziphakathi, lapho indlu wema, laphakanyiswa phezu kwalo, yilowo ngesandla sakhe sokunene, futhi lomunye ngesinxele. 16:30 Wathi uSamsoni, "Mangife kanye namaFilisti. Wakhothama ngamandla akhe onke; indlu yawela phezu kwamakhosi naphezu kwazo zonke abantu ababelapho. Banjalo abafileyo ababulala ekufeni kwakhe kunalabo ababulala ekuphileni kwakhe. 16:31 Khona-ke abafowabo kanye nayo yonke indlu kayise behla, bathatha wamkhuphula, wammbela phakathi kweSora ne-Eshitawoli ngasentshonalanga indawo yokungcwaba kaManowa uyise. Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili.