Ukubelethwa kwakaSamsoni
1Ama-Israyeli godu enza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini; ngalokho uSomnini wawanikela esandleni samaFilista iminyaka ematjhumi amane.
2Kwakunendoda ethileko yeTsora okwakuthiwa nguManowarhi yekoro yakwaDani. Umkayo gade ayinyumba, anganabantwana. 3Ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa emfazini loyo yathi kuye: “Qala, uyinyumba, awunabantwana, kodwana uzazithwala bese ubeletha indodana. 4Ngalokho-ke zitjheje, ungaseli iwayini namkha isiselo esidakako begodu ungagomi litho elingakahlambuluki 5ngombana uzazithwala ubelethe indodana. Ingathintwa ehloko ngotjhefana ngombana imsana ozakuba mnaziri kuZimu kwasesibelethweni sakanina. Ngiyo ezakuthoma ukutjhaphulula ama-Israyeli esandleni samaFilista.”
6Umfazi loyo wafese watjela ubaba wakwakhe wathi: “Kazi kufike umuntu kaZimu kimi. Uqaleka inga yingilozi kaZimu, wesabeka khulu. Azange bengisambuza nokobana ubuyaphi, naye azange angitjele ibizo lakhe. 7Kodwana uthe kimi, ‘Qala, uzazithwala bese ubeletha indodana. Yeke zitjheje ungaseli iwayini namkha isiselo esidakako begodu ungagomi litho elingakahlambuluki ngombana umsana loyo uzakuba mnaziri kuZimu ukusukela esibelethweni sakanina bekube sekufeni kwakhe.’ ”
8UManowarhi wancenga uSomnini wathi: “Awu Somnini, ngiyarabhela. Bengithi umuntu kaZimu, uSomnini ebegade amthume kithi loya, akasikhambele godu ukuze asifundise bonyana senzeni ngomsana ozokubelethwa lo.”
9UZimu wamizwa uManowarhi, nje-ke ingilozi leyo yeza kumkaManowarhi yamfumana ahlezi esimini. Kodwana uManowarhi gade angasi naye. 10Umfazi wagijima msinyana wayokutjela ubaba wakwakhe wathi: “Qala, umuntu oweza kimi mhlokha, uzibonakalisile godu.”
11UManowarhi wasikima walandela umkakhe, wafika emuntwini loyo wathi: “Nguwe umuntu okhulume nomkami lo na?”
Wathi: “Iye, ngimi.”
12UManowarhi wathi: “Lokha amezwakho nazalisekako, uzokuphila ipilo enjani umsana loyo begodu yini azoyenza epilweni?”
13Ingilozi kaSomnini yathi kuManowarhi: “Koke engikutjele umkakho kumele akuyelele. 14Angagomi litho elibuya esidiribeni, angaseli iwayini namkha isiselo esidakako. Angagomi litho elingakahlambuluki. Akatjheje koke engimyale ngakho.”
15UManowarhi wathi engilozini kaSomnini: “Ngiyakukhombela, bengithi asikubambezele kancani, sikulungisele imbuzana.”
16Ingilozi kaSomnini yathi kuManowarhi: “Iye, ungahle ungibambezele, nokho yazi bonyana angizogoma litho lakho. Kodwana nawufuna ukulungisela uSomnini umhlabelo wokutjhiswa, ungakwenza lokho.”
UManowarhi gade angazi bonyana umuntu loyo yingilozi kaSomnini, 17yeke wathi kuye: “Konje ubaba ngubani ibizo? Sengibuza ngombana kuzakuthi amezwakho nazalisekileko bese sikuthumelela isibiko.”
18Ingilozi kaSomnini yathi: “Kubayini ungibuze ibizo lami? Liligugu khulu.”
19Yeke uManowarhi wathatha imbuzana nomnikelo weenthoro, wenzela uSomnini umnikelo phezu kwedwala. USomnini wenza imikarisomraro phambi kwakaManowarhi nomkakhe: 20Kuthe lokha ilangabi e-aldarini nalenyukela phezulu, ingilozi kaSomnini yakhuphuka ngalo. UManowarhi nomkakhe gade baqalile nakwenzeka lokho. Bahloma iinhloko phasi. 21Ingilozi kaSomnini azange isazibonakalisa kuManowarhi nomkakhe godu.
Kuthe lokha uManowarhi nalemuka bonyana gade kuyingilozi kaSomnini, 22wathi kumkakhe: “Ngambala sizokufa ngombana sibone uZimu.”
23Kodwana umkakhe wathi: “Nakube uSomnini bekafuna ukusibulala, bekangeze amukela umhlabelo wokutjhiswa nomnikelo weenthoro ezandleni zethu namkha asibonise koke lokhu namkha asibikele iindaba ezinje.”
24Umfazi loyo wabeletha indodana, wayithiya bona nguSamsoni. Wakhula umsana, uSomnini wambusisa. 25UMoya kaSomnini wathoma ukumthinta aseMarhane-Dani hlangana neTsora ne-Etjhitawoli.
