1 USAMYELA 8

₁Lokha uSamyela naluphalako, wajamisa amadodanakhe bona abe bagwebi kwa-Israyeli. ₂Ibizo lezibulo lakhe bekunguJuweli, lowesibili kungu-Abiya; womabili bekabagwebi beBheritjheba. ₃Kodwana amadodanakhe la, akhange akhambe emtlhalenakhe. Aphendukela enzuzweni yobukhohlakali, arhuluphela ukufunjathiswa abe ahlanakela neengwebo.

₄Abaphathi bakwa-Israyeli babuthana boke beza kuSamyela eRama. ₅Bathi kuye: “Qala, ubaba selaluphele; nabesabakhe napa nabo abakhambi emtlhalenakhe. Nje-ke besithi ubaba akasibekele ikosi isiphathe njengombana kunjalo nakezinye izizwe.” ₆Nokho kwaba kumbi kuSamyela lokha nabathi: “Sipha ikosi bona isiphathe.” Yeke wabuza uSomnini. ₇USomnini wathi kuye: “Lalela koke abantu abakutjhoko kuwe. Abakalahli wena, kodwana balahle mina ekubeni yikosabo. ₈Solo kwamhlana ngibakhupha eGibhide bekube gadesi sebenza zonezi, bayangitlhanamela balotjhe abosingazimu abatjhili; nawe-ke bakwenza zonezo. ₉Yeke, balalele; kodwana qinisa ubayalisise bewubahlathululele amalungelo wekosi ezokubusa phezu kwabo.”

₁₀USamyela wakhuluma woke amezwi kaSomnini ebantwini abathe kuye bafuna ikosi. ₁₁Wathi: “Nanti ilungelo lekosi ezokubusa ngalo phezu kwenu. Amadodanenu izowathatha izibekele wona ekaranenayo neenjomaneni zayo, iwenze amavulandlela phambi kwekaranayo. ₁₂Izowakatelela bona abe ziinduna zamabuthwayo, amanye azakulima amasimayo kanti amanye azakuvuna isivuno sayo, amanye azokwenza iinhlabano zepi bese amanye enze iimpahla zekaranayo. ₁₃Izazithathela amadodakazenu iwenze abenzi bamakha, abapheki nababhagi. ₁₄Izithathele okukhethekileko kwamasimenu, iindiribe zenu nemithenu yamafutha we-oliva, inikele iimphathiswa zayo. ₁₅Izithathele kwetjhumi kwembewu yenu nokwesivuno sesidiribe senu ikunikele iinkhulu neemphathiswa zayo. ₁₆Iinceku neencekukazi zenu kanye namagade weenkomo zenu nabodumbana benu, izithathele khona; kusebenzele yona. ₁₇Izazithathela kwetjhumi komhlambenu. Nina nibe makhobokayo. ₁₈Ngesikhatheso nizakulilela uSomnini ngebanga lekosi enazikhethela yona, nokho uSomnini akazuniphendula mhlokho.”

₁₉Kodwana abantu bala ukulalela uSamyela bathi: “Awa, kufanele kube nekosi esibusako, ₂₀ukuze nathi sifane nezinye izizwe sibe nekosi esiphetheko nezokhamba phambi kwethu nasiya epini.”

₂₁Kwathi bona uSamyela ezwe koke abantu abakutjhoko, wakufikisa lokho eendlebeni zakaSomnini. ₂₂USomnini wathi kuSamyela: “Lalela ilizwi labo ubanikele ikosi.”

USamyela wathi ebaphathini bakwa-Israyeli: “Omunye nomunye akaye emzinekhabo.”