8:1 |
Futhi kwenzeka lokho, lapho uSamuweli esemdala, wamisa amadodana akhe abe ngabahluleli kwa-Israyeli. |
8:2 |
Igama lendodana yakhe eyizibulo lalinguJoweli, igama lowesibili lalingu-Abiya: abahluleli eBherisheba. |
8:3 |
Kodwa amadodana akhe awahambanga ngezindlela zakhe. Kunalokho, baphambuka, ukuphishekela ukuhaha. Futhi bamukela izifumbathiso, baphendukezela ukwahlulela. |
8:4 |
Ngakho-ke, bonke abakhulu ngokuzalwa kukaIsrayeli, sebebuthene, waya kuSamuweli eRama. |
8:5 |
Basebesithi kuye: “Bheka, usukhulile, amadodana akho awahambi ezindleleni zakho. Simisele inkosi, ukuze asahlulele, njengoba nje kwenza izizwe zonke.” |
8:6 |
Leli zwi laba libi emehlweni kaSamuweli, ngoba babetshilo, “Sinike inkosi ezosahlulela.” USamuweli wakhuleka kuJehova. |
8:7 |
UJehova wayesethi kuSamuweli: “Lalela izwi labantu kukho konke abakushoyo kuwe. Ngoba abazange bakulahlile, kodwa mina, funa ngibuse phezu kwabo. |
8:10 |
Manje, USamuweli wakhuluma onke amazwi eNkosi kubantu, owayenxuse inkosi kuye. |
8:11 |
Wathi: “Lokhu kuyakuba yilungelo lenkosi eyakuba negunya phezu kwenu: Uzothatha amadodana akho, uwabeke enqoleni yakhe. Futhi iyobenza babe abamahhashi bayo nabagijimi bayo phambi kwezinqola zayo zamahhashi amane. |
8:12 |
Futhi uyobamisa ukuba babe tribunes zakhe futhi izinduna zekhulu, nabalimi bamasimu akhe, nabavuni bamabele, nabenzi bezikhali zakhe nezinqola zakhe. |
8:13 |
Ngokunjalo, amadodakazi enu iyakuwathatha abe ngabakhi bamafutha, futhi njengabapheki nababhaki. |
8:14 |
Futhi, uyakuthatha amasimu akho, nezivini zenu, nezihlahla zakho zomnqumo ezinhle kakhulu, uyakuzinika izinceku zakhe. |
8:15 |
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iyakuthatha okweshumi kokusanhlamvu kwenu nokwezithelo zezivini zenu, ukuze azinike izithenwa nezinceku zakhe. |
8:16 |
Khona-ke, futhi, izathatha izinceku zakho, nezincekukazi, nezinsizwa zakho ezinhle kakhulu, nezimbongolo zakho, futhi uzobabeka emsebenzini wakhe. |
8:17 |
Futhi, uyakuthatha okweshumi kwemihlambi yenu. Futhi niyoba izinceku zakhe. |
8:18 |
Futhi uzokhala, ngalolosuku, ebusweni benkosi, enizikhethele nina. Futhi iNkosi ngeke ikulalele, ngalolosuku. Ngokuba nazicelela inkosi. |
8:19 |
Kodwa abantu abazange bazimisele ukulalela izwi likaSamuweli. Kunalokho, bathi: “Lutho neze! Ngoba kuyoba khona inkosi phezu kwethu, |
8:20 |
futhi siyoba njengabo bonke abeZizwe. Futhi inkosi yethu iyosahlulela, futhi uzophuma phambi kwethu, futhi uzosilwela izimpi zethu.” |
8:21 |
USamuweli wezwa onke amazwi abantu, wakhuluma ngakho ezindlebeni zeNkosi. |
8:22 |
UJehova wayesethi kuSamuweli, “Lalela izwi labo, futhi ubeke inkosi phezu kwabo. USamuweli wasesithi emadodeni akoIsrayeli, “Yilowo nalowo makaye emzini wakubo. |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.