ABAKHOKHELI 15 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

USamsoni uhlula amaFilista

¹ Ngemva kwesikhathi, lokha nakuvunwa ikoroyi, uSamsoni wavakatjhela umkakhe wamphathela imbuzana wathi: “Ngizokuya kumkami ngelawini.” Kodwana umkhwe wakhe wamalela kobana angene ngapho,

² ngombana wathi kuye: “Bengiqinisekile bonyana awumthandi, yeke ngamnikela ipelesakho. Nokho unodadwabo omncani omuhle kunaye. Thatha yena esikhundleni sakhe.”

³ USamsoni wathi: “Kwanjesi khona angizukuba nomlandu kumaFilista nangibenza nyamanambana.”

⁴ USamsoni wakhamba wayokubamba iimpungutjha ezimakhulu amathathu, wazibophelela ngazimbili ngemisilazo. Wathatha iinhlothi wazibopha hlangana nemisilazo.

⁵ Wathungela iinhlothezo ngomlilo, waqotjhela iimpungutjhezo emasimini wekoroyi yamaFilista. Ngendlela leyo watjhisa iinthala zekoroyi, ikoroyi engakavunwa, amasimu wesidiribe kanye nemithi ye-oliva.

⁶ AmaFilista athi: “Ngubani owenze lokhu?” Kwathiwa: “NguSamsoni, umkhwenyana womTimna ngombana umTimna loyo uthethe umkaSamsoni wamnikela ipelesakhe.” AmaFilista enyuka, atjhisa umkaSamsoni kanye noyise.

⁷ USamsoni wathi kumaFilista: “Nakube nenza nje, ngiyafunga ngithi angizukuphumula ngingakazibuyiseleli.”

⁸ Wawephula iinyonganezi, wadala umonakalo omkhulu phezu kwawo. Emva kwalokho wehla wayokuhlala erharheni ledwala le-Ethamu.

⁹ AmaFilista eza ahloma amatendawo kwaJuda, afese aphanga idorobho leLerhi.

¹⁰ Abantu bakwaJuda bathi: “Nisisahlelelani?” AmaFilista athi: “Sifuna ukubamba uSamsoni, simenze asenze sona.”

¹¹ Amadoda aziinkulungwana ezintathu wakwaJuda angena ngerharheni ledwala le-Ethamu athi kuSamsoni: “Awazi bonyana amaFilista abusa phezu kwethu na? Yintobani-ke osenze yona le?” Yena wathi kiwo: “Ngibenze abasenze kimi.”

¹² Athi kuye: “Sehle kobana sikubambe sikunikele ezandleni zamaFilista.” Wawaphendula wathi: “Fungani bonyana nina anizungibhudungela.”

¹³ Amadoda lawo athi: “Awa, sizokubopha kwaphela sikunikele ezandleni zawo. Angeze sakubulala.” Yeke ambopha ngeentambo ezimbili ezitja, amkhupha ngerharheni.

¹⁴ Kwathi nafika eLerhi, amaFilista amhlangabeza ngetjhada. Nje-ke uMoya kaSomnini wehlela ngamandla phezu kwakhe. Intambo ebe isemikhonwenakhe yanyefa inga yintanjana yelineni nayizwa umlilo, ngokunjalo-ke negade isezandleni zakhe.

¹⁵ Wafumana umhlathi omutjha kadumbana, welula isandla sakhe wawuthatha. Wamadlha ikulungwana yamadoda ngawo.

¹⁶ USamsoni wathi: “Ngomhlathi kadumbana mbala ngiwakghedlhile, ngomhlathi kadumbana ngimadlhe ikulungwana yamadoda.”

¹⁷ Kuthe bona aqede ukukhuluma, walahla umhlathi lowo. Indawo leyo yabizwa bona yiRamathi-Lerhi .

¹⁸ Wazizwa omele amanzi, wabiza uSomnini wathi: “Somnini unikele ukuhlula okukhulu okungakokhu ngesandla sencekwayo; alo, ngife ngomrhawu bese ngiwela ezandleni zabantu abangakasokaba na?”

¹⁹ UZimu waphadlhula indawo esikepetlu eseLerhi, kwaphuma amanzi. Kwathi naselako, wavuseleleka, amandlakhe abuya. Yeke ibizo lendawo leyo kwathiwa yi-Eni-Hakhore. Nanamhlanje indawo leyo isese seLerhi.

²⁰ USamsoni wakhokhela ama-Israyeli iminyaka ematjhumi amabili emihleni yamaFilista.