Ngokuba ngisesiqongweni samadwala ngiyambona, nasemagqumeni ngiyambona; bheka, abantu bayakuhlala bodwa, bangabalwa phakathi kwezizwe.
1 Samuweli 8:5 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Wathi kuye: “Bheka, usumdala, amadodana akho awahambi ngezindlela zakho; manje simisele inkosi ukuba isahlulele njengezizwe zonke. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE athi kuye: “Bheka, usumdala, amadodana akho awahambi ngezindlela zakho; sibekele inkosi ukuba isahlulele njengezizwe zonke.” IsiZulu 2020 athi kuye: “Bheka, usumdala manje, amadodana akho awahambi ezindleleni zakho; sibekele inkosi ukuba isehlulele njengezizwe zonke.” |
Ngokuba ngisesiqongweni samadwala ngiyambona, nasemagqumeni ngiyambona; bheka, abantu bayakuhlala bodwa, bangabalwa phakathi kwezizwe.
Emva kwalokho bacela inkosi; uNkulunkulu wabanika uSawule indodana kaKishi, indoda yesizwe sakwaBenjamini, iminyaka engamashumi amane.
Amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi kuGideyoni: “Sibuse, wena nendodana yakho, nendodana yendodana yakho, ngokuba usisindisile esandleni sakwaMidiyani;
Nina nimlahlile namuhla uNkulunkulu wenu, owanisindisa kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zenu nezinsizi zenu; laselisithi kuye: Hatshi, kodwa sibekele inkosi phezu kwethu. Manje zimiseni phambi kukaJehova ngokwezizwe zenu nangezinkulungwane zenu.
Bhekani-ke, inkosi enayikhetha, ebeniyifisa; bhekani, uJehova ubeke inkosi phezu kwenu.
Akuvunwa ukolweni namuhla na? Ngiyakumbiza uJehova, anise ukuduma nemvula; ukuze nibone, nibone ukuthi ububi benu bukhulu enibenzile phambi kukaJehova ngokuzicelela inkosi.
Bhekani, inkosi iyaphuma phambi kwenu, mina-ke sengimdala, ngiyimpunga; bhekani, amadodana ami akini, mina ngihambile phambi kwenu kusukela ebuntwaneni bami kuze kube namuhla.
Izimbongolo zakho esezikulahlekile ezinsukwini ezintathu ezedlule, ungazinaki; ngoba zatholwa. Futhi phezu kukabani zonke izifiso zika-Israyeli? Akukhona kuwe nakuyo yonke indlu yakho?