41 Yabanikela ezandleni zezizwe ukuze ababazondayo bababuse.
41 Wabanikela kwabezizwe, izitha zabo zabusa phezu kwabo.
UDavida wasesithi kuGadi: Ngisebunzimeni obukhulu; kungcono ukuba ngiwele esandleni seNkosi, ngoba umusa wayo mkhulu, kulokuba ngiwele esandleni somuntu.
Ngakho ngikuphakamisele isandla sami, nginciphisile isabelo sakho, ngakunikela ekuphangeni kwezitha zakho amaFilistiya, abe lenhloni ngokuziphatha kwakho ngokubi.
INkosi izakukwenza unqotshwe yizitha zakho; uzakuphuma ngandlelanye ukuzihlasela, uzibalekele ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa; uzakuba yinto eyesabekayo kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba.
uphumputhe emini njengesiphofu siphumputha emnyameni, ungaphumeleli ekuhambeni kwakho; ucindezelwe kuphela, uphangwe njalonjalo, kungabi khona muntu okusizayo.
Isizwe ongasaziyo sizakudla izithelo zomhlaba wakho lokwemisebenzi yonke yezandla zakho. Uzakucindezelwa kuphela, uchotshozwe njalonjalo,
lizakukhonza izitha zenu iNkosi ezakuzithuma kini ukulihlasela, lilambe, lome, lihambeze, liswele zonke izinto. Izakubophela entanyeni yenu ijogwe lensimbi, ize ilibhubhise.
Uba umuntu emunye angaxotsha kanjani abayinkulungwane, lababili bangabadudula kanjani abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi, uba iDwala labo lingabathengisanga, leNkosi ingabanikelanga na?
Abantu bakoJuda abazinkulungwane ezintathu basuka baya obhalwini lweliwa laseEtamu, bathi kuSamsoni: Kawazi yini ukuba amaFilistiya yiwo asibusayo na? Pho, kuyini lokhu osenzele khona na? Yena wathi kibo: Ngenze njengokwenza kwawo kimi.
Ngakho ulaka lweNkosi lwavutha kuIsrayeli, yabanikela kubaphangi ababaphangayo; yabanikela emandleni ezitha zabo ezazibahanqa, behluleka ukumelana lazo.
AbakoIsrayeli babuya benza okubi phambi kweNkosi. INkosi yasimnika amandla uEgiloni inkosi yaseMowabi ukulwa loIsrayeli, ngoba babenzile okubi phambi kwayo.
AbakoIsrayeli babengaphansi kukaEgiloni inkosi yaseMowabi iminyaka elitshumi leficaminwembili.
Ngakho ulaka lweNkosi lwavutha kuIsrayeli, yabanikela esandleni sikaKushani‐Rishathayimi inkosi yaseAramu eliphakathi kwemifula emibili; abakoIsrayeli bayisebenzela inkosi uKushani‐Rishathayimi iminyaka eficaminwembili.