AbAhluleli Chapter 13

1. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wabanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amane.

2. Kwakukhona umuntu othile waseSora womndeni wakwaDani ogama lakhe lalinguManowa; umkakhe wayeyinyumba engazali.

3. Ingelosi kaJehova yabonakala kowesifazane, yathi kuye: “Bheka-ke, uyinyumba, awuzali, kepha uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana.

4. Ngalokho ake uxwaye ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo,

5. ngokuba bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, impuco ayiyikuthinta ekhanda layo, ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni; uyakuqala ukusindisa u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti.”

6. Owesifazane wayeseya ukubika endodeni yakhe, ethi: “Kufikile kimi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, isimo sakhe sasinjengesimo sengelosi kaNkulunkulu, sesabeka kakhulu; angimbuzanga ukuthi uvelaphi, naye akangitshelanga igama lakhe.

7. Kepha wathi kimi: ‘Bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana; ngakho ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo, ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni kuze kube sosukwini lokufa kwakhe.’ ”

8. UManowa wayesemncenga uJehova, wathi: “O Nkosi, umuntu kaNkulunkulu owamthumayo ake abuyele kithi, asifundise ukuthi siyakwenzani kumntwana ozakuzalwa.”

9. UNkulunkulu walalela izwi likaManowa; ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yabuyela kowesifazane ehlezi endle; kepha uManowa indoda yakhe wayengenaye.

10. Owesifazane washesha, wagijima, wayitshela indoda yakhe, wathi kuyo: “Bheka, ubonakele kimi lowo muntu owafika kimi ngolunye usuku.”

11. UManowa wasukuma wamlandela umkakhe, wafika kulowo muntu, wathi kuye: “Wena ungumuntu lowo owakhuluma kowesifazane na?” Wathi: “Nginguye.”

12. Wayesethi uManowa: “Nxa esenzekile amazwi akho, iyakuba yini indlela yomntwana, kuyakwenziwani na?”

13. Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Konke engakushoyo kowesifazane makakuxwaye.

14. Kangadli lutho oluvela ezithelweni zomvini, kangaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, kangadli lutho olungcolileyo; konke engamyaleza ngakho kakugcine.”

15. UManowa wayesethi engelosini kaJehova: “Ake sikulibazise, sikulungisele izinyane lembuzi.”

16. Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Noma ungilibazisa, angiyikudla ukudla kwakho; uma ulungisa umnikelo wokushiswa, uyakunikela ngawo kuJehova.” Ngokuba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova.

17. UManowa wathi engelosini kaJehova: “Ngubani igama lakho ukuba, lapho esenzekile amazwi akho, sikudumise?”

18. Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Ubuzelani igama lami, lokhu liyimfihlakalo, na?”

19. UManowa walithatha izinyane lembuzi kanye nomnikelo wempuphu, wanikela ngakho kuJehova edwaleni. Yase yenza okumangalisayo, uManowa nomkakhe bebukela.

20. Kwathi ilangabi lisaphuma e-altare lenyukela ngasezulwini, ingelosi kaJehova yenyuka elangabini le-altare; uManowa nomkakhe babukela; bawa ngobuso emhlabathini.

21. Kepha ingelosi kaJehova ayiphindanga ukubonakala kuManowa nomkakhe. Khona uManowa waqonda ukuthi yingelosi kaJehova.

22. UManowa wathi kumkakhe: “Siyakufa nokufa, ngokuba simbonile uNkulunkulu.”

23. Kepha umkakhe wathi kuye: “Uma uNkulunkulu ebethanda ukusibulala, nga engamukelanga esandleni sethu umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wempuphu, futhi nga engasibonisanga konke lokho, nga engasitshelanga izinto njengalezi.”

24. Owesifazane wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSamsoni; umntwana wakhula, uJehova wambusisa.

25. UMoya kaJehova waqala ukumqhuba eMahane Dani phakathi kweSora ne-Eshitawoli.