Ngokuba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela yeNkosi, benze ukulunga nokulunga; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho ekushilo ngaye.
1 Samuweli 1:21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Indoda u-Elkana yakhuphuka kanye nendlu yayo yonke ukunikela ngomhlatshelo weminyaka yonke nesithembiso sayo kuJehova. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Lowo muntu u-Elkana wenyuka kanye nendlu yakhe ukuyonikela kuJehova umhlatshelo weminyaka nesithembiso sakhe. IsiZulu 2020 Lowo muntu, u-Elikhana, waphinda wenyuka nendlu yakhe ukuyonikela kuSimakade umhlatshelo waminyaka yonke, nokuyofeza isithembiso sakhe. |
Ngokuba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela yeNkosi, benze ukulunga nokulunga; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho ekushilo ngaye.
Ngizoziphatha ngokuhlakanipha ngendlela ephelele. Oh uzoza nini kimi? Ngizohamba endlini yami ngenhliziyo ephelele.
Kuyakuba khona indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha ukuba ahlale kuyo igama lakhe; lapho uyakuletha konke engikuyala ngakho; iminikelo yenu yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yenu, okweshumi kwenu nomnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesandla senu nazo zonke izithembiso zenu zekhethelo enizenza kuJehova.
Kumelwe nilethe lapho iminikelo yenu yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yenu nokweshumi kwenu neminikelo yokuphakanyiswa evela esandleni senu, nezithembiso zenu neminikelo yenu yesihle namazibulo ezinkomo zenu nawezimvu zenu.
Uma kukubi emehlweni enu ukumkhonza uJehova, zikhetheleni namuhla ukuthi ngubani eniyakumkhonza; noma onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo ababephesheya komfula, nonkulunkulu bama-Amori enihlala ezweni lawo; kepha mina nendlu yami siyakumkhonza uJehova.
Lowo muntu wenyuka emzini wakubo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhonza nokuhlabela uJehova Sebawoti eShilo. Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, abapristi bakaJehova.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amadoda ayemenzela ingubo, amadoda ayemlethela iminyaka ngeminyaka lapho ekhuphuka nomyeni wakhe ukuzokwenza umhlatshelo weminyaka yonke.