1 USAMYELA 7 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

¹ Beza-ke abantu beKhiriyathi-Jeyarimu bawuthatha umfaji kaSomnini, bawusa endlini ka-Abinadaba esembundwini. U-Eliyazari umsa ka-Abinadaba wahlukaniselwa bona agade umfaji kaSomnini.

² Kwadlula amatjhumi amabili weminyaka umfaji useKiriyathi-Jeyarimu. Boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli batlhuwa bebalila bafuna ubuso bakaSomnini.

Ama-Israyeli ahlula amaFilista

³ USamyela wakhuluma kiyo yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Nanibuyela kuSomnini ngeenhliziyo zenu zoke, khona-ke susani kini abosingazimu abatjhili nabosingazimukazi, abo-Atjhitarothi, nizinikele kuSomnini nilotjhe yena yedwa, uzanitjhaphulula esandleni samaFilista.”

⁴ Kwaba njalo-ke, bakwa-Israyeli balahla aboBhali nabo-Atjhitarothi babo balotjha uSomnini kwaphela.

⁵ USamyela wathi: “Buthelelani woke u-Israyeli eMitsipha bona nginirabhelele kuSomnini.”

⁶ Bahlangana-ke eMitsipha bakha amanzi bawathululela phambi kwakaSomnini. Mhlokho bazila ukudla bebavuma izono zabo bathi: “Sonile kuSomnini.” USamyela wafundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini eMitsipha.

⁷ Lokha amaFilista nezwa bona ama-Israyeli ahlangene eMitsipha, ababusi beemfunda zamaFilista bazilungiselela ukusahlela ama-Israyeli. Kwathi bona ama-Israyeli ezwe lokho esaba ngebanga lamaFilista.

⁸ Athi kuSamyela: “Ungalisi ukusirabhelela phambi kwakaSomnini uZimethu bona asisindise esandleni samaFilista.”

⁹ USamyela wathatha imvana esamunyako wanikela ngayo iphelele kuSomnini, yabamhlabelo wokutjhiswa. USamyela warabhelela u-Israyeli kuSomnini; uSomnini wamphendula.

¹⁰ Kwathi uSamyela asatjhisa umhlabelo, amaFilista atjhidela bonyana asahlele u-Israyeli ngepi. Kodwana mhlokho uSomnini wathuthumbisa amaFilista ngomdumo wombani. Wawahlangahlanganisa ukuze u-Israyeli awahlule.

¹¹ Ama-Israyeli aphuma eMitsipha agijimisa amaFilista akhamba awamadlha phasi bekwaba ngenzasanyana kweBhethe-Kari.

¹² USamyela wathatha ilitje walijamisa phakathi kweMitsipha neTjheni. Walithiya ibizo wathi yi-Ebheni-Ezeri asithi: “Bekube lapha uSomnini usisizile.”

¹³ Arhubutjhwa njalo-ke amaFilista begodu azange asagabaza atjhidele emabhodulukweni wakwa-Israyeli godu. Isandla sakaSomnini sasijamelene namaFilista esikhathini soke sakaSamyela.

¹⁴ Amadorobho agade athunjwe maFilista ku-Israyeli kusukela e-Ekroni bekube seGathi, abuyela ku-Israyeli begodu u-Israyeli watjhaphulula woke amabhoduluko wamadorobho akhelene nawo emandleni wamaFilista. Kwaba nokuthula phakathi kwaka-Israyeli nama-Amori.

¹⁵ USamyela wafundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini ipilwakhe yoke.

¹⁶ Qobe mnyaka gade akhamba kusuka eBhethe-Eli azombe abe afike eGiligali neMitsipha, akhambe afundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini kizo zoke iindawezo.

¹⁷ Ngemva kwalokho wabuyela eRama; lapha gade ahlala khona. Nalapho wafundisa ama-Israyeli intando kaSomnini. Wakha i-aldari lakaSomnini khonapho.