1 USAMYELA 7
1Beza-ke abantu beKhiriyathi-Jeyarimu bawuthatha umfaji kaSomnini, bawusa endlini ka-Abinadaba esembundwini. U-Eliyazari umsa ka-Abinadaba wahlukaniselwa bona agade umfaji kaSomnini. 2Kwadlula amatjhumi amabili weminyaka umfaji useKiriyathi-Jeyarimu.Ama-Israyeli ahlula amaFilista
Boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli batlhuwa bebalila bafuna ubuso bakaSomnini. 3USamyela wakhuluma kiyo yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Nanibuyela kuSomnini ngeenhliziyo zenu zoke, khona-ke susani kini abosingazimu abatjhili nabosingazimukazi, abo-Atjhitarothi, nizinikele kuSomnini nilotjhe yena yedwa, uzanitjhaphulula esandleni samaFilista.”
4Kwaba njalo-ke, bakwa-Israyeli balahla aboBhali nabo-Atjhitarothi babo balotjha uSomnini kwaphela. 5USamyela wathi: “Buthelelani woke u-Israyeli eMitsipha bona nginirabhelele kuSomnini.”
6Bahlangana-ke eMitsipha bakha amanzi bawathululela phambi kwakaSomnini. Mhlokho bazila ukudla bebavuma izono zabo bathi: “Sonile kuSomnini.” USamyela wafundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini eMitsipha.
7Lokha amaFilista nezwa bona ama-Israyeli ahlangene eMitsipha, ababusi beemfunda zamaFilista bazilungiselela ukusahlela ama-Israyeli. Kwathi bona ama-Israyeli ezwe lokho esaba ngebanga lamaFilista. 8Athi kuSamyela: “Ungalisi ukusirabhelela phambi kwakaSomnini uZimethu bona asisindise esandleni samaFilista.” 9USamyela wathatha imvana esamunyako wanikela ngayo iphelele kuSomnini, yabamhlabelo wokutjhiswa. USamyela warabhelela u-Israyeli kuSomnini; uSomnini wamphendula. 10Kwathi uSamyela asatjhisa umhlabelo, amaFilista atjhidela bonyana asahlele u-Israyeli ngepi. Kodwana mhlokho uSomnini wathuthumbisa amaFilista ngomdumo wombani. Wawahlangahlanganisa ukuze u-Israyeli awahlule. 11Ama-Israyeli aphuma eMitsipha agijimisa amaFilista akhamba awamadlha phasi bekwaba ngenzasanyana kweBhethe-Kari.
12USamyela wathatha ilitje walijamisa phakathi kweMitsipha neTjheni. Walithiya ibizo wathi yi-Ebheni-Ezeri asithi: “Bekube lapha uSomnini usisizile.”
13Arhubutjhwa njalo-ke amaFilista begodu azange asagabaza atjhidele emabhodulukweni wakwa-Israyeli godu. Isandla sakaSomnini sasijamelene namaFilista esikhathini soke sakaSamyela. 14Amadorobho agade athunjwe maFilista ku-Israyeli kusukela e-Ekroni bekube seGathi, abuyela ku-Israyeli begodu u-Israyeli watjhaphulula woke amabhoduluko wamadorobho akhelene nawo emandleni wamaFilista. Kwaba nokuthula phakathi kwaka-Israyeli nama-Amori.
15USamyela wafundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini ipilwakhe yoke. 16Qobe mnyaka gade akhamba kusuka eBhethe-Eli azombe abe afike eGiligali neMitsipha, akhambe afundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini kizo zoke iindawezo. 17Ngemva kwalokho wabuyela eRama; lapha gade ahlala khona. Nalapho wafundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini. Wakha i-aldari lakaSomnini khonapho.
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