12 Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawumelana na-Eli nendlu yakhe ngako konkhe lengakusho kuye, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni.
Ngulapho-ke bonkhe bantfu bayawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngiyikhokhile inkemba yami emgodleni wayo; futsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngiyibuyisele.’
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”
Nkulunkulu akasiye umuntfu kutsi angacala emanga, futsi akasiyo indvodzana yemuntfu legucukako engcondvweni yayo. Uyakhuluma yini angabe asenta? Uyetsembisa yini angabe asasifeza setsembiso sakhe?
Lizulu nemhlaba kuyawushabalala, kodvwa emavi ami ngeke endlule.”
Kodvwa njengobe tonkhe tetsembiso letinhle taSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu tivele tafezeka taba liciniso, kanjalo Simakadze utanehlisela konkhe lokubi lanicwayise ngako kutsi kutanehlela, aze anibhubhise nonkhe kulelive lelihle laniphe lona.
Sandla sema-Israyeli sacina saba nemandla etikwaJabini, inkhosi yemaKhenani, ema-Israyeli, aze ambhubhisa amcedza.
Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu latfunjwa, nemadvodzana a-Eli omabili, boHofni naFinehasi, abulawa.
Lesigijimi samphendvula satsi: “Ema-Israyeli ehluliwe emphini, ehlulwa ngemaFilisti. Emabutfo akitsi abhujiswe kakhulu. Emadvodzana akho, boHofni naFinehasi, bafile, nelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu selitfunjiwe.”
Wetsa lomfana libito watsi ngu-Ikhabodi, atsi: “Inkhatimulo isukile ka-Israyeli,” ngenca yekutfunjwa kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, nangekufa kweyisetala nekwendvodza yakhe.
Watsi: “Inkhatimulo isukile ka-Israyeli, ngobe libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu litfunjiwe.”