1 Samuweli 5 - Siswati 1996 Bible

Kuhlushwa kwemaFilisti ngenca yelibhokisi lesivumelwane

¹ Atsi kube emaFilisti alitfumbe libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, alitsatsa e-Ebheni Eza alimikisa e-Ashdodi.

² Lelibhokisi lesivumelwane baletfwala bayakulifaka endlini yaDagoni, bafike balibeka eceleni kwalesithico sabo lesinguDagoni.

³ Bantfu base-Ashdodi batsi bayavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhandza Dagoni awele phansi ngebuso bakhe embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze! Batsatsa loDagoni bambuyisela, bammisa endzaweni yakhe, lapho abekhona khona.

⁴ Kodvwa kwatsi nabavuka ngakusasa, bakhandza kutsi Dagoni uwele phansi ngebuso embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze! Inhloko yakhe netandla takhe kwakushumphukile sekuphansi emnyango, kwase kungumtimba wodvwa lowawusele.

⁵ Nguko nje kuze kube ngulamuhla baphristi baDagoni nabo bonkhe labangena endlini yaDagoni e-Ashdodi abanyatseli emnyango.

⁶ Sandla saSimakadze saba matima kubantfu base-Ashdodi nakubomakhelwane bayo; wabaletsela imbhubhiso, wabashaya nangematfumba.

⁷ Atsi kube emadvodza ase-Ashdodi akubone loko lekwase kwenteka, atsi: “Lelibhokisi laloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli akufanele lihlale emkhatsini wetfu, ngobe sandla sakhe simatima etikwetfu nasetikwaDagoni, nkulunkulu wetfu.”

⁸ Ngako ase abita bonkhe babusi bemaFilisti labasihlanu, atsi: “Sitakwenta njani ngalelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli?” Babusi bawaphendvula batsi: “Lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lisuseni lapha kitsi niyekulibeka eGathi.” Ngako lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli avele alisusa.

⁹ Kodvwa atsi kube alisuse, sandla saSimakadze salivukela lelo dolobha, langenelwa kutfutfumela lokukhulu. Bantfu balo, labadzala nalabancane, bashaywa ngekubhedvuka kwematfumba.

¹⁰ Ngako lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu alimikisa e-Ekroni. Latsi nje libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu lisangena e-Ekroni, bantfu base-Ekroni bakhala batsi: “Sebaliletse lapha kitsi lelibhokisi laloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kutsi sitewubulawa tsine kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakitsi!”

¹¹ Ngako bahlanganisa ndzawonye bonkhe babusi bemaFilisti, batsi: “Susani lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, libuyele emuva endzaweni yalo, ngobe litawubulala tsine kanye nesive sakitsi.” Phela, kufa kwase kufake kutfutfumela kulo lonkhe lidolobha. Sandla saSimakadze sase simatima kakhulu etikwalo.

¹² Labo lababesengakafi bona bashaywa ngematfumba, kukhala nesililo sebantfu senyukela etulu ezulwini.