1 Samuweli 7 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Samuweli 7 Bonke babuthana ukuze bavele eMispa

¹ Abantu baseKiriyati Jeharimi bafika bawuthatha umphongolo kaJehova, bawuyisa endlini ka-Abinadaba entabeni, bangcwelisa u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe ukuba agcine umphongolo kaJehova.

² Kwathi umphongolo usekhona eKiriyati Jeharimi, isikhathi saba side; ngokuba kwaba yiminyaka engamashumi amabili, yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli yamlilela uJehova.

³ USamuweli wakhuluma kuyo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Uma niphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, susani onkulunkulu babezizwe no-Ashitaroti phakathi kwenu, nilungise izinhliziyo zenu kuJehova, nimkhonze yena yedwa. Uyokusindisa esandleni samaFilisti.

⁴ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babalahla oBali no-Ashitaroti, bakhonza uJehova yedwa.

⁵ USamuweli wathi: “Buthani wonke u-Israyeli eMispa, nginikhulekele kuJehova.

⁶ Basebebuthana eMispa, bakha amanzi, bawathulula phambi kweNkosi, bazila ukudla ngalolosuku, bathi lapho: Sonile eNkosini. USamuweli wayala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eMispa.

⁷ Lapho amaFilisti ezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthene eMispa, izikhulu zamaFilisti zahlasela u-Israyeli. Lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekuzwa lokho, besaba amaFilisti.

⁸ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kuSamuweli: “Ungayeki ukukhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu phezu kwethu ukuba asophule esandleni samaFilisti.

⁹ USamuweli wathatha iwundlu elincelisayo, wanikela ngalo libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova ngokuphelele; uSamuweli wakhuleka kuJehova ngenxa ka-Israyeli; uJehova wamuzwa.

¹⁰ USamuweli esaletha umnikelo wokushiswa, amaFilisti asondela ukulwa no-Israyeli; banqotshwa phambi kukaIsrayeli.

¹¹ Amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphuma eMispa, awaxosha amaFilisti, awabulala, aze afika phansi kweBeti Kari.

¹² USamuweli wathatha itshe, walibeka phakathi kweMispa neSeni, walibiza ngokuthi i-Ebeni Ezeri, wathi: “Kuze kube manje uJehova usisizile.”

¹³ Athotywa amaFilisti, akaba esangena emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli; isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwamaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSamuweli.

¹⁴ Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithathile ku-Israyeli yabuyiselwa ku-Israyeli, kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kube seGati; umkhawulo wakhe wasindisa u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti. Kwaba khona ukuthula phakathi kuka-Israyeli nama-Amori.

¹⁵ USamuweli wahola u-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.

¹⁶ Wayehamba iminyaka ngeminyaka eya eBhethele, naseGiligali, naseMispa, waqondisa u-Israyeli kuzo zonke lezo zindawo.

¹⁷ Wayebuyela eRama; ngoba yayikhona indlu yakhe; wayala khona u-Israyeli; wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare.