January 13, 2012, Ukufunda

The First Book of Samuel 8: 4-7, 10-22

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.

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