Watsi kumfati: “Ngitakwandzisa buhlungu ekukhulelweni kwakho, bube bukhulu kakhulu; uyawutala bantfwana kabuhlungu. Kufisa kwakho kuyawubasendvodzeni yakho, yona iyakukubusa.”
1 Samuweli 4:19 - Siswati 1996 Bible Malukatane wa-Eli, umkaFinehasi, labesatetfwalele dvutane, watsi kube eve kutsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu litfunjiwe, nekutsi uyisetala kanye nendvodza yakhe sebafile, wasikwa ngimihelo, wabeleka khona lapho, imihelo yamehlula. |
Watsi kumfati: “Ngitakwandzisa buhlungu ekukhulelweni kwakho, bube bukhulu kakhulu; uyawutala bantfwana kabuhlungu. Kufisa kwakho kuyawubasendvodzeni yakho, yona iyakukubusa.”
Kodvwa asahelwa kamatima umbelekisi wamdvudvuta watsi: “Ungesabi, Rakheli, sewutfole lenye indvodzana.”
lendlu-ke ngitabe sengiyenta ifanane neShilo, nalelidolobha seliyawuba yintfo yekucalekisa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba.’ ”
Watsi nje lomuntfu kube aphatse libito lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, Eli wawa sinyova esihlalweni sakhe lesasiseceleni kwelisango. Washumphuka intsamo, wafa, ngobe abesamdzala kakhulu futsi asindza. Abesahole sive sema-Israyeli iminyaka lengema-40.
Watsi nase kutawuphuma umphefumulo wakhe, labafati labebambelekisa batsi: “Ungajabhi, sewubeleke umfana.” Kodvwa noko akazange abaphendvule, akazange abanake nome ababuke nekubabuka.