USamuweli ulanda indaba yomsebenzi wakhe
1USamuweli wathi kuye wonke u-Israyeli: “Bhekani, ngilalele izwi lenu kukho konke enikushiloyo kimi, ngibekile inkosi phezu kwenu. 2Manje bhekani, inkosi iyahamba phambi kwenu; mina sengimdala, ngiyimpunga; nanka amadodana ami akini; ngihambile phambi kwenu kwasebusheni bami kuze kube namuhla. 3Bhekani, ngilapha: fakazani ngami phambi kukaJehova naphambi kogcotshiweyo wakhe ukuthi ngithathe inkabi kabani, ngithathe imbongolo kabani, ngikhohlisile ubani, ngicindezele ubani, ngamukele umvuzo esandleni sikabani ukuba ngifihle amehlo ami ngawo na? Ngiyakukubuyisela kini.”
4Bathi: “Awusikhohlisanga, awusicindezelanga, awamukelanga lutho esandleni samuntu.” 5Wayesethi kubo: “UJehova ungufakazi ngani, nogcotshiweyo wakhe ungufakazi namuhla ukuthi anifumananga lutho esandleni sami.”
Bathi: “Ungufakazi.”
6USamuweli wathi kubantu: “NguJehova, yena owabeka oMose no-Aroni nowakhuphula oyihlo ezweni laseGibithe. 7Kalokhu yimani ukuba ngiphendulane nani phambi kukaJehova ngezenzo zonke ezilungileyo zikaJehova azenza kini nakoyihlo.
8“Lapho uJakobe esefikile eGibithe, oyihlo bakhala kuJehova, uJehova wathuma oMose no-Aroni abakhipha oyihlo eGibithe, babahlalisa kule ndawo.
9“Kepha bakhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sikaSisera induna yempi yaseHasori, nasesandleni samaFilisti, nasesandleni senkosi yakwaMowabi, balwa nabo. 10Bakhala kuJehova, bathi: ‘Sonile, ngokuba simshiyile uJehova, sakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti; kodwa kalokhu sophule esandleni sezitha zethu, siyakukukhonza.’ 11UJehova wayesethuma oJerubali, noBedani, noJefta, noSamuweli, wanophula esandleni sezitha zenu nxazonke, nahlala nalondeka.
12“Kepha lapho nabona uNahashi inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni ephuma ukulwa nani, nathi kimi: ‘Hhayi, kepha masibuswe yinkosi,’ ingani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wayeyinkosi yenu. 13Manje nansi inkosi eniyikhethileyo neniyicelileyo; bhekani, uJehova ubekile inkosi phezu kwenu. 14Uma nimesaba uJehova, nimkhonze, nilalele izwi lakhe, ningahlubuki esiyalezweni sakhe, khona nina nenkosi yenu ebusa phezu kwenu niyakulandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; 15kepha uma ningalaleli izwi likaJehova, nihlubuke esiyalezweni sikaJehova, khona isandla sikaJehova siyakumelana nani, njengalokho samelana nawoyihlo.
16“Ngalokho yimani nibone le nto enkulu ayakuyenza uJehova phambi kwamehlo enu. 17Angithi kuyisikhathi sokuvuna ukolweni namuhla na? Ngiyakukhuleka kuJehova ukuba athume ukuduma nemvula, nazi, nibone ukuthi okubi kwenu enikwenzile emehlweni kaJehova ngokucela inkosi kukhulu.”
18USamuweli wayesekhuleka kuJehova; uJehova wathuma ukuduma nemvula ngalolo suku; bonke abantu besaba kakhulu uJehova noSamuweli.
19Bonke abantu bathi kuSamuweli: “Khulekela izinceku zakho kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba singafi, ngokuba senezele kuzo zonke izono zethu ububi bokuzicelela inkosi.”
20USamuweli wathi kubantu: “Ningesabi; impela nenzile konke lokho okubi; kepha ningaphambuki ekumlandeleni uJehova, kodwa mkhonzeni uJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu; 21yebo, ningaphambuki ukuba nilandele izinto eziyize ezingenakusiza nezingenakophula, ngokuba ziyize. 22Ngokuba uJehova akayikushiya abantu bakhe ngenxa yegama lakhe elikhulu, lokhu kwakukuhle kuJehova ukuzenzela nina nibe ngabantu bakhe. 23Futhi nami, makube kude nami ukuba ngone kuJehova ngokuyeka ukunikhulekela; kakhulu ngiyakunifundisa indlela enhle nelungileyo. 24Yesabani uJehova kuphela, nimkhonze ngeqiniso ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, ngokuba bhekani okukhulu anenzele khona. 25Kodwa uma nisenza okubi, niyakubhubha nina nenkosi yenu.”
