1 Samuweli 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Samuweli 4 AmaFilisti ahlasela u-Israyeli

¹ Ilizwi likaSamuweli lafika kuIsrayeli wonke. U-Israyeli waphuma ukulwa namaFilisti, wamisa e-Ebeni Ezeri; amaFilisti amisa e-Afeki.

² AmaFilisti azihlelela ukulwa no-Israyeli; babulala endle amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezine.

³ Lapho amadoda efika ekamu, amadoda amakhulu akwa-Israyeli athi: “UJehova usibulaleleni phambi kwamaFilisti na? Masihambe siyosithathela umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova eShilo, ukuze usisindise esandleni sezitha zethu, uma ungena phakathi kwethu.

⁴ Abantu basebethumela eShilo ukuletha khona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova Sebawoti ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi; amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, ayelapho nomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.

⁵ Kwathi umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova ufika ekamu, wonke u-Israyeli wakhala ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, kwaze kwaduma umhlaba.

⁶ Lapho amaFilisti esizwa izwi lokukhamuluka athi: “Uthini umsindo walokhu kumemeza okukhulu ekamu lamaHeberu na?” Base beqonda ukuthi umphongolo kaJehova ufikile ekamu.

⁷ AmaFilisti esaba, ngokuba athi: “UNkulunkulu ungenile ekamu.” Futhi bathi: Maye kithi! ngoba into enjalo yayingekho ngaphambili.

⁸ Maye kithi! ngubani oyakusikhulula esandleni salaba nkulunkulu abanamandla na? yilabo onkulunkulu abashaya abaseGibithe ngazo zonke izinhlupho ehlane.

⁹ Qinani, nime njengamadoda, nina maFilisti, ukuze ningawakhonzi amaHeberu njengalokho ekhonza kini;

¹⁰ Alwa ke amaFilisti, wahlulwa u-Israyeli, babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe; futhi kwaba khona ukubulala okukhulu kakhulu; ngoba kwa-Israyeli kwawa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu ayimigundatshani.

¹¹ Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wathathwa; amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, abulawa.

¹² Kwasekugijima indoda yakoBhenjamini ivela empini, yafika eShilo ngalolosuku igqoke izembatho eziklebhukile, inothuli ekhanda layo.

¹³ Lapho efika, bheka, u-Eli wayehlezi esihlalweni eceleni kwendlela, wabheka, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yayithuthumela ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Lapho lowo muntu efika emzini, wabika, kwakhala umuzi wonke.

¹⁴ Kwathi uEli esizwa umsindo wokumemeza wathi: Uyini umsindo walokhu kumemeza? Khona-ke lowo muntu washesha wangena watshela u-Eli.

¹⁵ U-Eli wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili; amehlo akhe ayefiphele ukuba angaboni.

¹⁶ Indoda yasisithi kuEli: Mina ngivela empini, ngibaleke empini lamuhla. Wathi: “Kwenzekeni lapho, ndodana yami na?”

¹⁷ Isithunywa saphendula sathi: “U-Israyeli wabaleka phambi kwamaFilisti, futhi kwaba khona ukubulala okukhulu phakathi kwabantu, namadodana akho omabili, oHofini noFinehasi, afile, nomphongolo kaNkulunkulu wathathwa.”

¹⁸ Esekhulume ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu, wawa nyovane esihlalweni esingasesangweni, yaphuka intamo, wafa, ngokuba wayeyindoda endala enzima. Futhi wahola u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amane.

¹⁹ Umalokazana wakhe, umkaFinehasi, wayekhulelwe, esezakubeletha; lapho ezwa umbiko wokuthi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe nokuthi uyisezala nomyeni wakhe bafile, wakhothama wabeletha; ngoba ubuhlungu bakhe behlela phezu kwakhe.

²⁰ Kwathi ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe abesifazane ababemi khona bathi kuye: “Ungesabi; ngoba uzele indodana. Kodwa akazange aphendule, futhi akazange akucabange lokho.

²¹ Wabiza umfana u-Ikabodi, wathi: “Inkazimulo isukile kwa-Israyeli, ngokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe nangenxa kayisezala nomyeni wakhe.”

²² Wathi: “Inkazimulo isukile kwa-Israyeli, ngokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe.”