“Manje, Simakade Nkulunkulu, izwi olikhulume ngenceku yakho nangendlu yayo limise, kuze kube phakade, wenze njengalokhu ukhulumile.
1 Samuweli 1:23 - IsiZulu 2020 U-Elikhana, umyeni wakhe, wathi kuye: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; uSimakade makaqinise izwi lakhe kuphela.” Owesifazane wayesehlala, wayincelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; uJehova makaqinise izwi lakhe kuphela.” Owesifazane wayesehlala, wancelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula. Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; nguJehova kuphela oqinisa izwi lakhe. Owesifazane wayesehlala, wancelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula. |
“Manje, Simakade Nkulunkulu, izwi olikhulume ngenceku yakho nangendlu yayo limise, kuze kube phakade, wenze njengalokhu ukhulumile.
Lapho ngivuka ekuseni ukuze ngincelise umfana wami, ngithole ukuthi ubesefile. Kepha kuthe sekusile lapho sengimbhekisisa ngabona ukuthi akusiye umfana wami engimzeleyo.”
Nguwe owangihlenga esibelethweni ngaze ngazalwa, wangikhoselisa, ngavikeleka esifubeni sikamame.
yiMina ofeza izwi lezinceku zakhe, enze konke okubikezelwa yizithunywa zakhe, akhulume ngeJerusalema, athi: ‘Liyohlalwa,’ nangemizi yakwaJuda, athi ngayo: ‘Izokwakhiwa,’ nencithakalo, athi ngayo: ‘Ngiyoyivusa.’
Kodwa uma indoda yakhe kuthi ngosuku ezwa ngalo, ikwenze ize konke okwaphuma emlonyeni wakhe mayelana nezifungo zakhe nangesibopho sakhe, akuyukuhlala kunjalo, ngokuba indoda yakhe ikwenze ize; uSimakade uyomthethelela.
Kuthe esakhuluma ngalokho, owesifazane othile esixukwini wamemeza, wathi kuye: “Sibusisiwe isisu esakuthwalayo namabele owawancelayo.”
Wayesephendula u-Eli wathi: “Hamba ngokuthula; uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli makakunike okucelileyo kuye.”
USawule wathi: “Masehle, silandele amaFilisti ebusuku, siwaphange kuze kuse, singashiyi noyedwa kuwo.” Bathi: “Yenza konke okuhle okubona kufanele.” Umphristi wayesethi: “Masisondele lapha kuNkulunkulu.”
Wayesethi ku-Israyeli wonke: “Buyelani nganhlanye nina, mina noJonathani, indodana yami, siyakuya ngakolunye uhlangothi.” Abantu bathi kuSawule: “Yenza okuhle okubona kufanele.”