11 Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu latfunjwa, nemadvodzana a-Eli omabili, boHofni naFinehasi, abulawa.
Noko bamlinga bamhlubuka Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, bangete bayigcina imiyalo yakhe.
Baphristi babo baba kudla kwenkemba, bafelokati babo abazange babalilele.
Maye kulababi! Inhlekelele isetikwabo! Kuyawuphindziselwa kubo njengekwenta kwetandla tabo.
“ ‘Hambani nyalo niye endzaweni leseShilo, lapho ngacala khona kwenta indzawo yekubeka Libito lami, nibone kutsi ngentani kuyo ngenca yebubi besive sami, ema-Israyeli.
Sikhatsi siyeta lapho ngiyawuncamula khona emandla akho nemandla endlu yeyihlo, kuze kubete lichegu endlini yeyihlo.
Uyawuva buhlungu kabi, utibuke ngeliso lemona tonkhe tibusiso lengiyakutehlisela leti letinye tive tema-Israyeli, kodvwa indlu yeyihlo seyiyawubate lichegu kokuphela.
“ ‘Loko lokutakwehlela emadvodzana akho, boHofni naFinehasi, kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuwe, bayakufa bobabili langa linye.
Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawumelana na-Eli nendlu yakhe ngako konkhe lengakusho kuye, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni.
Wetsa lomfana libito watsi ngu-Ikhabodi, atsi: “Inkhatimulo isukile ka-Israyeli,” ngenca yekutfunjwa kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, nangekufa kweyisetala nekwendvodza yakhe.