Isifungo somNazaretha Numeri 6:1-21 1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 2 Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa owesilisa noma owesifazane ezahlukanisela isithembiso somNaziri, ukuze azahlukanisele uJehova, 3 Uzakwehlukanisa newayini nophuzo olunamandla, futhi akayikuphuza uviniga wewayini, noma uviniga wophuzo olunamandla, futhi akayikuphuza uphuzo oluvela kumagilebhisi, futhi akayikudla amagilebhisi amanzi noma omisiwe. 4 Zonke izinsuku zobuNaziri bakhe akayikudla lutho olwenziwe ngomvini, kusukela ezinhlamvini kuya emakhasini. 5 Zonke izinsuku zesithembiso sakhe sokuzahlukanisela akumelwe kudlule nsingo ekhanda lakhe; uyakuba ngcwele kuze kuphele izinsuku azahlukanisela ngazo kuJehova, avumele izinwele zekhanda lakhe zikhule. 6 Zonke izinsuku azihlukanisela ngazo uJehova akayikusondela esidunjini. 7 Akayikuzingcolisa ngoyise, noma ngonina, noma ngomfowabo, noma ngodadewabo, lapho befa, ngokuba ubungcwele bukaNkulunkulu wakhe busekhanda lakhe. 8 Zonke izinsuku zobuNaziri bakhe ungcwele kuJehova. 9 Uma umuntu efa ngokuzumayo eceleni kwakhe, angcolise ikhanda lobuNaziri bakhe, uyakuliphuca ikhanda lakhe ngosuku lokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, aliphuce ngosuku lwesikhombisa. 10 Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili uyakuletha amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba kumpristi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana; 11 Umpristi uyakunikela ngelinye libe ngumnikelo wesono, nelinye libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa, amenzele ukubuyisana, ngokuba wona ngofileyo, abesengcwelisa ikhanda lakhe ngalolo suku. 12 Uyakwahlukanisela uJehova izinsuku zokuzahlukanisela kwakhe, alethe imvu enomnyaka munye ibe ngumnikelo wecala; kepha izinsuku zangaphambili ziyakuphela, ngokuba ukuzahlukanisela kwakhe kwakungcolisiwe. 13 Lo ngumthetho womNaziri, lapho izinsuku zobuNaziri bakhe seziphelile: uyakulethwa emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. 14 Uyakunikela ngomnikelo wakhe kuJehova, imvu yeduna enomnyaka munye engenasici ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa, nemvu yensikazi enomnyaka munye engenasici ibe ngumnikelo wesono, nenqama engenasici ibe ngumnikelo wokuthula, 15 neqoma lezinkwa ezingenamvubelo, amaqebelengwane empuphu ecolekileyo axutshwe namafutha, namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo agcotshwe ngamafutha, kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa.
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16 Umpristi uyakukuletha phambi kukaJehova, anikele ngomnikelo wakhe wesono nangomnikelo wakhe wokushiswa. 17 Uyakunikela ngenqama ibe ngumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula kuJehova kanye nebhasikidi lezinkwa ezingenamvubelo; umpristi uyakunikela ngomnikelo wakhe wempuphu nomnikelo wakhe wokuphuzwayo. 18 UmNaziri uyakugunda ikhanda lobuNaziri bakhe ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, athathe izinwele zekhanda lobuNaziri bakhe, azifake emlilweni ongaphansi komhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula. 19 Umpristi uyakuthabatha umkhono wenqama ophekiwe, neqebelengwane elilodwa elingenamvubelo eqomeni, nesinkwa esiyisicaba esingenamvubelo, akubeke ezandleni zomNaziri, emva kokuba izinwele zakhe zokuzahlukanisela seziphuculiwe, 20 Umpristi uyakuzizulisa zibe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova; lokhu kungcwele kumpristi kanye nesifuba sokuzuliswa nomlenze wokuphakanyiswa; emva kwalokho umNaziri angaphuza iwayini. 21 Lona ngumthetho womNaziri othembisile, nomnikelo wakhe kuJehova ngenxa yokuzahlukanisela kwakhe, ngaphandle kwalokho isandla sakhe esikutholayo; njengesithembiso asithembisileyo, uyakwenza kanjalo ngokomthetho wokuzahlukanisela kwakhe.
USamsoni AbaHluleli 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 Ngakho-ke ake uxwaye, ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo; 5 Ngokuba bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, futhi akukho nsingo eyothinta ikhanda layo, ngoba umntwana uyakuba ngumNazaretha kaNkulunkulu kwasesiswini, futhi uzoqala ukukhulula uIsrayeli esandleni samaFilisti. 6 Owesifazane wayeseya ukubika kumyeni wakhe, ethi: “Kufike kimi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuso bakhe babunjengobuso bengelosi kaNkulunkulu, besabeka kakhulu; angimbuzanga ukuthi uvelaphi, akangitshelanga igama lakhe. 7 Kodwa wathi kimi: “Bheka, uzokhulelwa, uzale indodana; manje ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo, ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesiswini kuze kube sosukwini lokufa kwakhe.” 8 UManowa wayesemncenga uJehova, wathi: “Nkosi yami, umuntu kaNkulunkulu omthumileyo makabuye kithi, asifundise ukuthi siyakwenzani kumntwana ozakuzalwa.” 9 UNkulunkulu walizwa izwi likaManowa; ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yabuyela kowesifazane ehlezi ensimini; kepha uManowa umyeni wakhe wayengekho naye. 10 Owesifazane washesha wagijima, watshela indoda yakhe, wathi kuyo: “Bheka, lowo muntu ubonakale kimi, owafika kimi ngolunye usuku.” 11 UManowa wasukuma, walandela umkakhe, wafika kulowo muntu, wathi kuye: “Ungumuntu owakhuluma nowesifazane na?” Wathi: “Nginguye.” 12 UManowa wathi: “Manje amazwi akho agcwaliseke. Sizomphatha kanjani umntwana, futhi sizomenza kanjani?” 13 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Konke engikushilo kowesifazane makakuqaphele.” 14 Kangadli lutho oluvela emvinini, kangaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, kangadli lutho olungcolileyo; konke engimyale ngakho makakugcine. 2
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15 UManowa wayesethi engelosini kaJehova: “Ake sikulibazise, size sikulungisele izinyane lembuzi.” 16 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Noma ungibambezela, angiyikudla isinkwa sakho; uma unikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, uyakunikela ngawo kuJehova.” Ngokuba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova. 17 UManowa wathi engelosini kaJehova: “Ungubani igama lakho, ukuze kuthi lapho amazwi akho egcwaliseka sikudumise?” 18 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Ungibuzelani igama lami, lokhu liyimfihlo?” 19 UManowa wathatha izinyane lembuzi kanye nomnikelo wokudla, wakunikela kuJehova edwaleni; ingelosi yenza ngokumangalisayo; uManowa nomkakhe babuka. 20 Kwathi ilangabi likhuphuka lisuka e-altare, ingelosi kaJehova yenyuka elangabini le-altare, uManowa nomkakhe bakubona, bawa ngobuso babo phansi. 21 Kepha ingelosi kaJehova ayiphindanga yabonakala kuManowa nomkakhe, uManowa wayeseqonda ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova. 22 UManowa wathi kumkakhe: “Siyakufa nokufa, ngokuba simbonile uNkulunkulu.” 23 Kodwa umkakhe wathi kuye: “Uma uJehova ebethanda ukusibulala, ubengayikwamukela umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wempuphu esandleni sethu, futhi ubengayikusibonisa zonke lezi zinto, futhi ubengayikusitshela izinto ezinjengalezi njenganamuhla.” 24 Owesifazane wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uSamsoni; umntwana wakhula, uJehova wambusisa. 25 UMoya kaJehova waqala ukumshukumisa ngezikhathi ezithile ekamu lakwaDani phakathi kweSora ne-Eshitawoli. AbaHluleli 14 1 USamsoni wehlela eThimna, wabona owesifazane eThimna wamadodakazi amaFilisti. 2 Wakhuphuka, wabatshela uyise nonina, wathi: “Ngibonile owesifazane eThimna wamadodakazi amaFilisti; ngalokho ngithatheleni yena abe ngumkami.” 3 Uyise nonina base bethi kuye: “Akukho yini owesifazane phakathi kwamadodakazi abafowenu noma phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bami, ukuze uye kuthatha umfazi kumaFilisti angasokile na?” USamsoni wathi kuyise: “Ngithathele yena, ngokuba uyathandeka kimi.” 4 Kepha uyise nonina babengazi ukuthi lokho kuvela kuJehova, ngokuba wayefuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti, ngokuba amaFilisti ayebusa u-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi. 5 USamsoni wehlela eThimnati, noyise nonina, bafika ezivinini zaseThimnati; bheka, ibhubesi elincane lambhongela. 6 UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, wamdabula njengokungathi udabula izinyane lembuzi, engenalutho esandleni sakhe; kepha akabatshelanga uyise nonina lokho akwenzileyo. 7 Wehla, wakhuluma nowesifazane; wathandeka kuSamsoni. 8 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile wabuya ukuyomthatha, waphambuka ukuyobona isidumbu sengonyama; bheka, kwakukhona iqulu lezinyosi noju esidunjini sengonyama. 9 Wathatha ngezandla zakhe, waqhubeka edla, wafika kuyise nonina, wabanika, badla; kodwa akabatshelanga ukuthi uthathile uju esidunjini sengonyama. 10 Uyise wehlela kowesifazane, uSamsoni wenza idili lapho, ngokuba izinsizwa zazenze njalo. 11 Kwathi lapho bembona, baletha abangane abangamashumi amathathu ukuba babe naye. 12 USamsoni wathi kubo: “Ngizonipha imfumbe; uma ningangitshela yona phakathi kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zedili, niyithole, ngiyakuninika amalembu angamashumi amathathu nezingubo zokuphendulela ezingamashumi amathathu. 13 Kodwa uma ningenakukwazi ukungitshela, niyakunginika amalembu angamashumi amathathu nezingubo zokushintsha ezingamashumi amathathu.” Bathi kuye: “Sondeza imfumbe yakho, siyizwe.” 14 Wathi kubo: “Kodlayo kwaphuma ukudla, nakonamandla kwaphuma ubumnandi.” Babengenakukwazi ukuyichaza imfumbe ngezinsuku ezintathu.
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15 Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa bathi kumkaSamsoni: “Yenga umyeni wakho ukuba asichazele imfumbe, funa sikushise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo; nisibizile ukuba sithathe esinakho na?” 16 UmkaSamsoni wakhala phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Uyangizonda nje, awungithandi; ungibekele imfumbe abantwana babantu bakithi, awungitshelanga mina.” Wathi kuye: “Bheka, angizange ngibatshele ubaba nomama, ngikuxoxele wena na?” 17 Wakhala phambi kwakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, idili labo liqhubeka; kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa wamtshela, ngokuba wayemcindezele kakhulu; wayitshela abantwana babantu bakubo imfumbe. 18 Amadoda omuzi athi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga: “Kuyini okumnandi kunezinyosi? Yini enamandla kunengonyama?” Wathi kubo: “Uma beningalimanga ngesithokazi sami, ngabe aniyitholanga imfumbe yami.” 19 UMoya kaJehova wafika phezu kwakhe, wehlela e-Ashikeloni, wabulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu kubo, wathatha impango yabo, wabanika izingubo zokuphendulela abachaza imfumbe. Intukuthelo yakhe yavutha, wakhuphukela endlini kayise. 20 Kodwa umkaSamsoni wanikwa umngane wakhe, abemenze umngane wakhe. AbaHluleli 15 1 Kwathi emva kwesikhashana, ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukolweni, uSamsoni wavakashela umkakhe enezinyane lembuzi; wathi: “Ngiyakungena kumkami ekamelweni.” Kepha uyise akamvumelanga ukuba angene. 2 Uyise wathi: “Bengithi impela ukuthi umzondile impela; ngalokho ngamnika umngane wakho; udadewabo omncane akamuhle kunaye na? Ake umthathe esikhundleni sakhe.” 3 USamsoni wathi ngabo: “Manje sengizoba necala kunamaFilisti, noma ngiwenzela okubi.” 4 USamsoni wahamba, wabamba izimpungushe ezingamakhulu amathathu, wathatha izikhuni zomlilo, wazibhekisana ngemisila, wabeka isikhuni somlilo phakathi kwemisila emibili. 5 Esezithungele ngomlilo izikhuni, wazivumela ukuba ziye emabeleni amaFilisti angakavunwa, washisa amahlumela, namabele angakavunwa, kanye nezivini, neminqumo. 6 AmaFilisti asesithi: Ngubani owenze lokhu? Bathi: USamsoni, umkhwenyana womThimna, ngoba wayethathe umkakhe, wamnika umngane wakhe. AmaFilisti akhuphuka, amtshisa yena noyise ngomlilo. 7 USamsoni wathi kubo: “Noma nenze lokho, ngiyakuphindisela kini, emva kwalokho ngiyeke.” 8 Wababulala kakhulu, wababulala ezinqeni nasezinqeni; wehla, wahlala esiqongweni sedwala laseEtamu. 9 AmaFilisti akhuphuka, amisa kwaJuda, ahlakazeka eLehi. 10 Amadoda akwaJuda athi: “Nikhuphukeleni kithi na?” Athi: “Sikhuphukele ukubopha uSamsoni, senze kuye njengalokho enze kithina.” 11 Amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu akwaJuda ehlela esiqongweni sedwala lase-Etamu, athi kuSamsoni: “Awazi yini ukuthi amaFilisti ayasibusa? Kuyini lokhu okwenzile kithina na?” Wathi kubo: “Njengoba benze kimi, ngenze kanjalo kubo.” 12 Bathi kuye: “Sehlele ukukubopha, ukuze sikunikele esandleni samaFilisti.” USamsoni wathi kubo: “Fungani kimi ukuthi nina aniyikungihlasela.” 13 Bathi kuye: “Cha, sizokubopha nokukubopha, sikunikele esandleni sabo; kodwa impela asiyikukubulala.” Bambopha ngezintambo ezimbili ezintsha, bamkhuphula edwaleni. 14 Lapho efika eLehi, amaFilisti amemeza ngokumelene naye; uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, izintambo ezazisezingalweni zakhe zaba njengefilakisi elishiswe ngomlilo, nezibopho zakhe zakhululeka ezandleni zakhe. 15 Wafumana umhlathi omusha wembongolo, welula isandla sakhe, wawuthatha, wabulala ngawo abantu abayinkulungwane. 16 USamsoni wathi: “Ngomhlathi wembongolo, izinqwaba ngezinqwaba, ngomhlathi wembongolo ngibulele abantu abayinkulungwane.”
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17 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wawulahla umhlathi esandleni sakhe, waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iRamatlehi. 18 Woma kakhulu, wakhala kuJehova, wathi: “Unikile le nkululeko enkulu esandleni senceku yakho; manje sengiyakufa ngokoma, ngiwele esandleni sabangasokile.” 19 Kodwa uNkulunkulu waqhekeza indawo eyisigodi eyayisemhlathini, kwaphuma amanzi kuyo; kwathi esephuzile, umoya wakhe wabuya, waphila; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi iEnhakkore, eseLehi kuze kube namuhla. 20 Wahlulela u-Israyeli ezinsukwini zamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabili. AbaHluleli 16 1 USamsoni waya eGaza, wabona lapho isifebe, wangena kuso. 2 Kwabikwa kumaGaza ukuthi: “USamsoni ufikile lapha.” Bamhaqa, bamqamekela ubusuku bonke esangweni lomuzi, bathula ubusuku bonke, bathi: “Kusasa, lapho sekusile, sizombulala.” 3 USamsoni walala kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili, wavuka phakathi kwamabili, wabamba iminyango yesango lomuzi nezinsika zombili, wazisusa kanye nomgoqo nakho konke, wakubeka emahlombe akhe, wakukhuphulela esiqongweni sentaba ephambi kweHebroni. 4 Kwathi kamuva wathanda owesifazane esigodini saseSoreki ogama lakhe linguDelila. 5 Amakhosi amaFilisti akhuphukela kuye, athi kuye: “Myenge, ubone ukuthi amandla akhe amakhulu akuphi nokuthi singamahlula kanjani, simbophe ukuze simhluphe; siyakukunika yilowo nalowo wethu izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane nekhulu.” 6 UDelila wathi kuSamsoni: “Ake ungitshele ukuthi amandla akho amakhulu akuphi nokuthi ungaboshwa ngani ukuze unqotshwe.” 7 USamsoni wathi kuye: “Uma bengibopha ngezintambo eziyisikhombisa eziluhlaza ezingakamiswa, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu.” 8 Amakhosi amaFilisti aletha kuye izintambo eziyisikhombisa eziluhlaza ezingakamiswa, wambopha ngazo. 9 Kwakukhona abantu ababemqamekele behlezi naye ekamelweni. Wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Wazigqabula izintambo, njengentambo yefilakisi igqabuka lapho ithinta umlilo. Amandla akhe awazange aziwe. 10 UDelila wayesethi kuSamsoni: “Bheka, ungikhohlisile, wangitshela amanga; ake ungitshele manje ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani.” 11 Wathi kuye: “Uma bengibopha ngezintambo ezintsha ezingakaze zisetshenziswe, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu.” 12 UDelila wayesethatha izintambo ezintsha, wambopha ngazo, wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Kwakukhona abaqamekeli ababehlezi ekamelweni; wawaphula ezingalweni zakhe njengomucu. 13 UDelila wayesethi kuSamsoni: “Kuze kube manje ungikhohlisile, wangitshela amanga; ngitshele ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani.” Wathi kuye: “Uma weluka amagoda ayisikhombisa ekhanda lami ngendwangu yokweluka.” 14 Wayibopha ngesikhonkwane, wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wasusa isikhonkwane somshayo kanye nolwembu. 15 Wayesethi kuye: “Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakuthanda,’ uma inhliziyo yakho ingekho kimi? Ungikhohlisile kathathu, awungitshelanga ukuthi amandla akho amakhulu akuphi.” 16 Kwathi lapho emcindezela imihla ngemihla ngamazwi akhe, emcindezela, umphefumulo wakhe wadabuka kwaze kwaba sekufeni; 17 Wamtshela yonke inhliziyo yakhe, wathi kuye: “Akukaze kungene nsingo ekhanda lami, ngokuba bengingumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesiswini sikamama; uma ngiphucwa, amandla ami ayakusuka kimi, ngibe buthakathaka, ngibe njenganoma yimuphi omunye umuntu.”
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18 UDelila esebonile ukuthi umtshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe, wathumela wabiza amakhosi amaFilisti, wathi: “Yenyukani manje, ngokuba ungitshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe.” Amakhosi amaFilisti eza kuye, aletha imali esandleni sawo. 19 Wamlalisa emathangeni akhe; wabiza indoda, wayiphuca amagoda ayisikhombisa ekhanda lakhe; waqala ukumhlupha, amandla akhe amuka kuye. 20 Wathi: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: “Ngizophuma njengakuqala, ngizithintithe.” Wayengazi ukuthi uJehova umshiyile. 21 AmaFilisti ambamba, amkhipha amehlo, amehlisela eGaza, ambopha ngamaketanga ethusi; wagaya etilongweni. 22 Kodwa izinwele zekhanda lakhe zaqala ukukhula futhi ngemva kokuba esephucile. 23 Amakhosi amaFilisti abuthana ndawonye ukuze anikele umhlatshelo omkhulu kuDagoni unkulunkulu wawo, ajabule, ngokuba athi: “Unkulunkulu wethu unikele uSamsoni isitha sethu esandleni sethu.” 24 Abantu sebembonile bamdumisa unkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bathi: “Unkulunkulu wethu unikele esandleni sethu isitha sethu nomchithi wezwe lakithi owabulala abaningi kithi.” 25 Kwathi lapho izinhliziyo zabo sezithokozile, bathi: “Bizani uSamsoni ukuba asijabulise.” Bambiza uSamsoni etilongweni, wabajabulisa, bambeka phakathi kwezinsika. 26 USamsoni wathi kumfana owayembambe ngesandla: “Ngivumele ngithinte izinsika indlu emi kuzo, ngincike kuzo.” 27 Indlu yayigcwele abesilisa nabesifazane; nawo onke amakhosi amaFilisti ayelapho; ophahleni kwakukhona amadoda nabesifazane abacishe babe yizinkulungwane ezintathu ababebukela uSamsoni edlala. 28 USamsoni wakhala kuJehova, wathi: “Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ake ungikhumbule, ungiqinise, ngiyakuncenga, kube kanye kuphela, Nkulunkulu, ukuze ngiphindisele kumaFilisti ngempindiselo eyodwa ngenxa yamehlo ami amabili.” 29 USamsoni wabamba izinsika ezimbili eziphakathi okwakumi kuzo indlu, waze waqiniswa kuzo, enye ngesandla sakhe sokunene nenye ngesandla sakhe sokhohlo. 30 USamsoni wathi: “Mangife namaFilisti.” Wakhothama ngamandla akhe onke, indlu yawela phezu kwamakhosi naphezu kwabo bonke abantu ababekuyo. Abafileyo ababulalayo ekufeni kwakhe babebaningi kunalabo ababulala esaphila. 31 Base behla abafowabo nabo bonke abendlu kayise, bamthatha, bamkhuphula, bammbela phakathi kweSora ne-Eshitawoli ethuneni likaManowa uyise. Wahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili.
USamuweli 1 Samuweli 1 1 Kwakukhona umuntu waseRamatayimi-Sofimu, wasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, ogama lakhe lalingu-Elkana, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana ka-Elihu, indodana kaThohu, indodana kaSufi, umEfrayimi; 2 Wayenabafazi ababili; igama lomunye lalinguHana, igama lomunye linguPhenina; uPhenina wayenabantwana, uHana engenabantwana. 3 Lowo muntu wayekhuphuka emzini wakhe iminyaka ngeminyaka ukuyokhuleka nokuhlabela uJehova Sebawoti eShilo; kwakukhona lapho amadodana amabili ka-Eli, uHofini noFinehasi, abapristi bakaJehova. 4 Kwathi ngesikhathi u-Elkana enikela ngaso, wanika uPhenina umkakhe nawo onke amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe izabelo; 5 Kodwa uHana wamnika isabelo esifanele, ngoba wayemthanda uHana, kodwa uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe.
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6 Isitha sakhe samcasula kakhulu, ukuze simthukuthelise, ngokuba uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. 7 Njalo njengoba wayesenza njalo iminyaka ngeminyaka, lapho uHana enyukela endlini kaJehova, wayemcasula kanjalo; ngakho-ke uHana wakhala, akadlanga. 8 Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Hana, ukhalelani na? Awudli ngani? Inhliziyo yakho idabukile ngani? Angingcono yini kuwe kunamadodana ayishumi na?” 9 UHana wasukuma, nxa sebedlile eShilo, bephuzile; u-Eli umpristi wayehlezi esihlalweni sakhe ngasensikeni yethempeli likaJehova. 10 Wayenomunyu emphefumulweni wakhe, wakhuleka kuJehova, wakhala kakhulu. 11 Wafunga isithembiso, wathi: “Jehova Sebawoti, uma ubheka nokubukela ukuhlupheka kwencekukazi yakho, ungikhumbule, ungakhohlwa incekukazi yakho, unike incekukazi yakho umntwana wesilisa, ngiyakumnika uJehova zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe, kungabi nampuco ekhanda lakhe.” 12 Kwathi esaqhubeka ekhuleka phambi kukaJehova, u-Eli waqaphela umlomo wakhe. 13 UHana wayekhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe; izindebe zakhe kuphela zazinyakaza, kodwa izwi lakhe lalingezwakali; ngakho-ke u-Eli wacabanga ukuthi udakiwe. 14 U-Eli wathi kuye: “Uyakudakwa kuze kube nini na? Susa iwayini lakho kuwe.” 15 UHana waphendula wathi: “Cha, nkosi, ngingowesifazane onomoya odabukileyo; angiphuzanga iwayini naphuzo olunamandla, kepha ngithululile umphefumulo wami phambi kukaJehova.” 16 Ungasho ukuthi incekukazi yakho indodakazi kaBheliyali, ngokuba ngikhulumé kuze kube manje ngenxa yokukhala kwami nosizi lwami olukhulu. 17 U-Eli waphendula wathi: “Hamba ngokuthula; uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli makakunike isicelo sakho osicelileyo kuye.” 18 Wathi: “Incekukazi yakho mayifumane umusa emehlweni akho.” Owesifazane wayesehamba, wadla, ubuso bakhe abubanga busadabukile. 19 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, babuya, bafika endlini yabo eRama; uElkana wamazi uHana umkakhe, uJehova wamkhumbula. 20 Kwathi lapho isikhathi sesifikile, uHana ekhulelwe, wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uSamuweli, ethi: “Ngokuba ngimcelile kuJehova.” 21 Lowo muntu u-Elkana wenyuka kanye nendlu yakhe yonke ukuyonikela kuJehova umhlatshelo weminyaka yonke nesithembiso sakhe. 22 Kepha uHana akenyukanga, ngokuba wathi kumyeni wakhe: “Angiyikwenyuka aze alunyulwe umntwana; khona-ke ngiyakumyisa ukuba abonakale phambi kukaJehova, ahlale khona kuze kube phakade.” 23 U-Elkana umyeni wakhe wathi kuye: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; uJehova makaqinise izwi lakhe kuphela.” Owesifazane wahlala, wancelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula. 24 Eseyilumulile, wayithatha kanye nayo enezinkunzi ezintathu, ne-efa elilodwa lempuphu, nebhodlela lewayini, wayiyisa endlini kaJehova eShilo; umntwana wayesemncane. 25 Bahlaba inkunzi, bamyisa umntwana ku-Eli. 26 Wathi: “O nkosi, kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane owayemi kuwe lapha, ekhuleka kuJehova.” 27 Ngamkhulekela lo mntwana, uJehova unginikile isicelo sami engasicela kuye. 28 Ngakho-ke nami ngimnikele kuJehova; zonke izinsuku zakhe zokuphila uzakunikelwa kuJehova.” Wakhuleka kuJehova lapho.
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UJohane uMbhapathizi ULuka 1 1 Njengoba abaningi sebethathe isinyathelo sokubhala phansi isimemezelo salezo zinto eziqinisekileyo phakathi kwethu, 2 Njengoba basinika zona, labo ababengofakazi bokuzibonela kwasekuqaleni, futhi beyizikhonzi zezwi; 3 Kwabonakala kukuhle nakimi, lokhu sengizihlolisisile zonke izinto kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuba ngikulobele ngokulandelana, Theyofilu odumileyo, 4 Ukuze wazi ukuqiniseka kwalezo zinto ozifundisiweyo. 5 Emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othile ogama lakhe linguZakariya, wesigaba sika-Abiya; nomkakhe wayengowamadodakazi ka-Aroni, igama lakhe lingu-Elisabethe. 6 Bobabili babelungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, behamba ngayo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zeNkosi bengasoleki. 7 Babengenamntwana, ngoba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi bobabili base bekhulile. 8 Kwathi esakhonza njengompristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngokwesimiso sesigaba sakhe, 9 Ngokwesiko lobupristi, inkatho yakhe yaba ngeyokushisa impepho lapho engena ethempelini leNkosi. 10 Isixuku sonke sabantu sasithandaza ngaphandle ngesikhathi sempepho. 11 Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene se-altare lempepho. 12 Kwathi uZakariya embona, wesaba kakhulu, wehlelwa luvalo. 13 Kodwa ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Zakariya, ngokuba umkhuleko wakho uzwakele; umkakho u-Elisabethe uzakukuzalela indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJohane.” 14 Uzakuba nenjabulo nokuthokoza wena, nabaningi bazakujabula ngokuzalwa kwakhe. 15 Ngoba uzakuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi, kasoze aphuze iwayini loba uphuzo oludakayo, uzagcwaliswa nguMoya oNgcwele, kusukela esibelethweni sikanina. 16 Abaningi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uyakubaphendulela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo. 17 Futhi uzohamba phambi kwakhe ngomoya nangamandla ka-Eliya, ukuphendulela izinhliziyo zawoyise kubantwana, nabangalaleli ekuhlakanipheni kwabalungileyo, ukulungiselela isizwe esilungisiwe eNkosini. 18 UZakariya wathi engelosini: “Ngizokwazi ngani lokhu, ngokuba sengimdala, nomkami usekhulile.” 19 Ingelosi yaphendula yathi kuye: “NginguGabriyeli, omi phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiwe ukukhuluma nawe, nokukutshela lezi zindaba ezinhle.” 20 Bheka, uzakuba yisimungulu, ungakwazi ukukhuluma, kuze kube lusuku okuyakwenzeka ngalo lokhu, ngokuba ungakholwanga ngamazwi ami azakugcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo. 21 Abantu babemlindele uZakariya, bamangala ukuthi wahlala isikhathi eside kangaka ethempelini. 22 Esephumile, wayengakwazi ukukhuluma nabo; baqonda ukuthi ubone umbono ethempelini; ngokuba wababiza, wahlala eyisimungulu. 23 Kwathi ngokushesha nje lapho izinsuku zokukhonza kwakhe seziphelile, wahamba waya endlini yakhe. 24 Kwathi emva kwalezo zinsuku umkakhe u-Elisabethe wakhulelwa, wazifihla izinyanga ezinhlanu, wathi: 25 INkosi yenze njalo kimi ezinsukwini eyangibheka ngazo, ukususa ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantu. 26 Ngenyanga yesithupha ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini waseGalile ogama lawo yiNazaretha, 27 Entombini eyayimiselwe indoda egama layo linguJosefa, wendlu kaDavide; igama lentombi lalinguMariya. 28 Ingelosi yangena kuye, yathi: “Sawubona, wena ophiwe umusa, iNkosi inawe; ubusisiwe phakathi kwabesifazane.” 8
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29 Kwathi embona, wethuka ngamazwi akhe, wazibuza ukuthi lokhu kungaba yikubingelela okunjani. 30 Ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Mariya, ngokuba uthole umusa kuNkulunkulu.” 31 Bheka, uzakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu. 32 Uzakuba mkhulu, abizwe ngokuthi iNdodana yoPhezukonke; iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyakumnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavide. 33 Uyobusa phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade, nombuso wakhe awuyikuphela. 34 UMariya wathi engelosini: “Lokhu kuyakwenzeka kanjani, lokhu ngingazi ndoda na?” 35 Ingelosi yaphendula yathi kuye: “UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, amandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; ngakho-ke lokho okungcwele okuzozalwa nguwe kuzakuthiwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 36 Bheka, umzala wakho u-Elisabethe naye ukhulelwe indodana esemdala; lena yinyanga yesithupha naye owayebizwa ngokuthi inyumba. 37 Ngoba akukho lutho olungenakwenzeka kuNkulunkulu. 38 UMariya wathi: “Bheka, ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi; makube kimi njengezwi lakho.” Ingelosi yamuka kuye. 39 UMariya wasuka ngalezo zinsuku, waya ngokushesha ezweni lezintaba emzini wakwaJuda; 40 Wangena endlini kaZakariya, wabingelela u-Elisabethe. 41 Kwathi u-Elisabethe ezwa ukubingelela kukaMariya, umntwana wagxuma esiswini sakhe; uElisabethe wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele. 42 Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane, futhi sibusisiwe isithelo sesisu sakho.” 43 Futhi lokhu kuvelaphi kimi, ukuthi unina weNkosi yami eze kimi? 44 Ngoba, bheka, ngokushesha nje lapho izwi lokubingelela kwakho lizwakala ezindlebeni zami, umntwana wagxuma esiswini sami ngenjabulo. 45 Ubusisiwe okholiweyo, ngokuba kuzakuba khona ukugcwaliseka kwalokho akutshelwa yiNkosi. 46 UMariya wathi: “Umphefumulo wami uyayidumisa iNkosi, 47 Futhi umoya wami uyathokoza kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami. 48 Ngoba ubhekile ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe; ngoba, bheka, kusukela manje zonke izizukulwane ziyakuthi ngibusisiwe. 49 Ngoba lowo onamandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu; futhi lingcwele igama lakhe. 50 Futhi isihawu sakhe sikulabo abamesabayo kusukela ezizukulwaneni kuya ezizukulwaneni. 51 Wenze amandla ngengalo yakhe; ubachithile abazidlayo ekuzindleni kwezinhliziyo zabo. 52 Ubehlise abanamandla ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, wabaphakamisa abaphansi. 53 Usuthise abalambileyo ngezinto ezinhle, kanti abacebileyo ubamukisile bengenalutho. 54 Uyisizile inceku yakhe u-Israyeli, ekhumbula isihawu sakhe; 55 Njengoba asho kokhokho bethu, ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade. 56 UMariya wahlala naye cishe izinyanga ezintathu, wabuyela ekhaya. 57 Kwafika isikhathi sika-Elisabethe sokuba abelethe, wazala indodana. 58 Omakhelwane bakhe nabazala bakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi imbonise isihawu esikhulu; bajabula naye. 59 Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili beza ukuzosoka umntwana, bamqamba ngokuthi uZakariya ngegama likayise. 60 Unina waphendula wathi: “Qha, kodwa uzakuthiwa uJohane.” 61 Bathi kuye: “Akukho muntu emndenini wakho obizwa ngaleli gama.” 62 Base bemqhweba uyise ukuthi ufuna ukubizwa kanjani. 63 Wacela itafula lokubhala, wabhala wathi: “Igama lakhe nguJohane.” Bamangala bonke. 64 Umlomo wakhe wavuleka khona lapho, nolimi lwakhe lwakhululeka, wakhuluma, wadumisa uNkulunkulu.
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65 Ukwesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abakhelene nabo; konke lokhu kwakhulunywa ngakho kulo lonke izwe lasezintabeni laseJudiya. 66 Bonke abakuzwayo bakugcina ezinhliziyweni zabo, bethi: “Umntwana lo uyakuba njani na?” Isandla seNkosi sasinaye. 67 Uyise uZakariya wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, waprofetha, wathi: 68 Makabongwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ibahambele abantu bayo, yabakhulula. 69 Wasivusela uphondo lwensindiso endlini yenceku yakhe uDavide; 70 Njengoba akhuluma ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele, ababekhona kusukela ekuqaleni komhlaba: 71 Ukuze sisindiswe ezitheni zethu, nasesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo; 72 Ukuze enze isihawu esathenjiswa okhokho bethu, futhi akhumbule isivumelwano sakhe esingcwele; 73 Isifungo asifunga kubaba wethu u-Abrahama, 74 Ukuze asiphe, ukuthi sikhululiwe esandleni sezitha zethu, simkhonze singesabi, 75 Ngobungcwele nangokulunga phambi kwakhe, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwethu. 76 Nawe-ke mntwana, uyakuthiwa umprofethi woPhezukonke; ngokuba uyakuhamba phambi kobuso beNkosi ukulungisa izindlela zayo; 77 Ukunika abantu bakhe ulwazi lwensindiso ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo, 78 Ngesihawu sikaNkulunkulu wethu, okuthi ngaso ukusa okuvela phezulu kusihambele, 79 Ukukhanyisa labo abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, nokuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula. 80 Umntwana wakhula, waba namandla emoyeni, wahlala ehlane kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe ku-Israyeli.
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