21 Wetsa lomfana libito watsi ngu-Ikhabodi, atsi: “Inkhatimulo isukile ka-Israyeli,” ngenca yekutfunjwa kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, nangekufa kweyisetala nekwendvodza yakhe.
Yebo, Simakadze, ngitsandza indlu lohlala kuyo, lapho kuhlala inkhatimulo yakho khona.
wayekelela titsa, tatfumba libhokisi lesivumelwane lelisiboniso semandla nenkhatimulo yakhe.
Sive sake santjintjiselana yini ngabonkulunkulu baso? Yebo kona abasibo bonkulunkulu balutfo. Kodvwa sive sami sintjintjise ngenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu waso, sakhonta tithico letingenamsebenti.
Baphristi babo baba kudla kwenkemba, bafelokati babo abazange babalilele.
Nome ngabe bakhulisa bantfwana babo, ngiyawubemuka bona kungasali muntfu. Maye kubo, mhlazane ngibafulatsela.
Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu latfunjwa, nemadvodzana a-Eli omabili, boHofni naFinehasi, abulawa.
Bamnyembenya lowo abeludvumo lwabo, bakhetsa sitfombe senkhomo ledla tjani.
Watsi: “Inkhatimulo isukile ka-Israyeli, ngobe libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu litfunjiwe.”
emkhatsini wawo kwakuna-Ahiya labembatsa sidziya sebaphristi. Yena-ke abengumsa wemnakabo-Ikhabodi, Ahitubi, umsa waFinehasi, umsa wa-Eli, umphristi waSimakadze labeseShilo. Kute lowanaka kutsi Jonathani abesahambile.
“ ‘Loko lokutakwehlela emadvodzana akho, boHofni naFinehasi, kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuwe, bayakufa bobabili langa linye.
Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawumelana na-Eli nendlu yakhe ngako konkhe lengakusho kuye, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni.
Maye! Simakadze uyimbonye kanjani iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni ngelifu lentfukutselo yakhe! Ubudzaceke phansi bukhosi baka-Israyeli, busuka ezulwini buya emhlabeni. Akazange asikhumbule senabelo setinyawo takhe ngelilanga lentfukutselo yakhe.