1 Samueli 4
1 Ndipo mawu a Samueli anafika kwa Aisraeli onse. Aisraeli anapita kukamenya nkhondo ndi Afilisti. Aisraeli anamanga misasa yawo ku Ebenezeri, ndipo Afilisti anamanga ku Afeki.
Hagi Samuelima miko ke'ma Israeli vahe'ma zmasamige'za antahite'za hatera vu'naze. Hagi ana knafina Israeli vahe'mo'za Filistia vahe ha' huzmante'naku Ebenesa kumate seli no ome ki'za mani'nage'za, Filistia vahe'mo'za Afeki kumate seli nona eme ki'za mani'naze.
2 Afilisti anandanda kuyangʼana Aisraeli nayamba kumenyana. Nkhondo inakula ndipo Afilisti anagonjetsa Aisraeli napha anthu 4,000 pa malo a nkhondopo.
Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za rama'a sondia vahe zamazeri retrotra hute'za, avazuhumpi hu'za nevu'za, Israeli vahera tusi'a ha' ome huzamante'za 4 tauseni'a sondia vahe ana zupa zamahe fri'naze.
3 Asilikali atabwerera ku misasa, akuluakulu a Israeli anafunsa kuti, “Nʼchifukwa chiyani Yehova walola kuti tigonjetsedwe lero pamaso pa Afilisti? Tiyeni tikatenge Bokosi la Chipangano cha Yehova ku Silo kuti Yehovayo abwere kukhala pakati pathu ndi kutipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa adani athu.”
Hagi Israeli sondia vahe'mo'zama ha'tetima azage'za kva vahe'mo'za hu'za, na'a higeno Ra Anumzamo'a tatregeno Filistia vahe'mo'za hara hutagateraze? Hagi tagra Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia Sailo kumatetira omerineta hatera nevanunkeno, ha' vahetimo'za tahe'zankura ana zamo tagu'vazigahie.
4 Choncho anatuma anthu ku Silo ndipo anakatenga Bokosi la Chipangano cha Yehova Wamphamvuzonse amene amakhala pa akerubi. Ndipo ana awiri a Eli, Hofini ndi Finehasi anatsagana nalo Bokosi la Chipangano cha Mulungu.
Anagema hute'za sondia vahe huzmantage'za Sailo kumatetira Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisima tarega kazigama Serobimi ankerontrema mani'nakeno Anumzamo'ma amu'nompima nemania vogisia ome eri'naze. Hagi Elina tare mofavrearare Hofani'ene Finiasikea ana hugagerafi huvempage bogisine e'na'e.
5 Bokosi la Chipangano cha Yehova litafika ku msasa, Aisraeli onse anafuwula kwambiri mpaka nthaka inagwedezeka.
Hagi seli nonkuma'ma ome ante'za mani'nafima ana huhagerafi huvempage vogisima eri'za ehanatizage'za, Israeli vahe'mo'za kezanke hu'za rankema hu'naza agasasamo'a mopa azeri tore hu'ne.
6 Atamva kufuwulaku, Afilisti anafunsa, “Kodi kufuwula kwakukulu kumeneku ku misasa ya Ahebri ndi kwachiyani?” Atamva kuti Bokosi la Yehova lafika ku msasako,
Hagi ana agasankema Filistia vahe'mo'zama nentahi'za, Hibru vahe seli nonkumapina naza fore nehie, hu'za hu'nazanagi henkama antahi'zana Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisi Hibru vahe'mo'za eri'za e'nazanke antahi'naze.
7 Afilisti anachita mantha pakuti iwo ankanena kuti, “Milungu yafika ku msasa. Iwo anati, ‘Tili pamavuto. Chinthu choterechi sichinachitikepo nʼkale lomwe.
Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za tusi koro nehu'za amanage hu'naze, Israeli vahe'mokizmi mago anumzazamimo seli nonkuma zamifina e'ne, hu'za nehu'za e'inahukna zana kora nonkonaza forehie.
8 Atsoka ife! Adzatipulumutsa ndani mʼmanja mwa milungu yamphamvuyi? Iyi ndi milungu imene inakantha Aigupto ndi miliri yosiyanasiyana mʼchipululu.
Tagra tusi'a hazenkefi manigahu'ne, iza taza huno hankavenentake anumzazmimofo azampintira tavretregahie? E'i ruzahu ruzahu knazanteti ka'ma kopima Isipi vahe'ma zamazeri haviza hu'nea anumzane.
9 Limbani mtima Afilisti! Chitani chamuna, kuti mungakhale akapolo a Ahebri monga iwowa alili akapolo anu. Chitani chamuna ndipo menyani nkhondo!’”
Hagi Filistia vahe'mota ru Hibru vahe'mo'zama tagri kazokzo eri'zama eri'nazankna huta, tagra zamagri kazokzo eri'za erisunki, vene'ne mani'nonanki oti hanaveti'neta hara huzmantesune.
10 Choncho Afilisti anamenya nkhondo, ndipo anagonjetsa Aisraeli. Iwo anathawa aliyense kwawo. Ankhondo a Aisraeli oyenda pansi okwanira 30,000 anaphedwa.
Hagi ana zupa Filistia vahe'mo'za hanavetiza hara hu'za Israeli vahera zamarotago hu'za rama'a vahe 30 tauseni'a zamahe fri'zageno manizama'amo'za atre'za fre'za seli nonkuma zamirega vu'naze.
11 Ndipo Bokosi la Chipangano la Yehova linalandidwa, ndiponso ana awiri Eli, Hofini ndi Finehasi anaphedwa.
Hagi ana zupage huhagerafi huvempage vogisia Filistia vahe'mo'za zamahe'za nehanre'za, Elina tare ne' mofavre'ararena Hopnine Finiasinena zanahe fri'naze.
12 Tsiku lomwelo munthu wina wa fuko la Benjamini anathawa ku nkhondo ndipo anafika ku Silo. Iyeyu zovala zake zinali zongʼamba ndipo anadzithira dothi kumutu kuonetsa chisoni.
Hagi ana zupage Benzameni nagapinti mago ne'mo ha'ma nehazafinti atreno agareno Sailo kumate vuno kukena'a ome tagoto tagatu nehuno, kugusopa kateno anumpi netreno, asunkura hu'ne.
13 Atafika, anapeza Eli atakhala pa mpando wake mʼmbali mwa msewu, akungoyangʼana, pakuti ankadera nkhawa Bokosi la Mulungu. Munthuyo atalowa mu mzindamo ndi kufotokoza zimene zinachitika ku nkhondo, anthu onse a mu mzindamo anayamba kulira.
Hagi Eli'a nemania tra'a erino eme anteno kante mani'neno negeno, Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisigura tusi agesa nentahino asunku nehigeno, ana ne'mo'a kumapina ufreno ana nanekea zamasamige'za ana rankumapi vahe'mo'za tusi zavi krafa hu'naze.
14 Eli atamva kulirako anafunsa kuti, “Kodi phokosoli likutanthauza chiyani?” Tsono munthu wa fuko la Benjamini uja anapita msanga kwa Eli kukamufotokozera.
Hagi ana kumapinti'ma zavi krafagema hazanke'ma Eli'ma nentahino, nazafore nehie? Huno nehigeno ana ne'mo'a ame huno eno ana nanekea eme asami'ne.
15 Nthawiyo nʼkuti Eli ali wa zaka 98 ndipo maso ake anali atachita khungu kotero kuti samatha kuona.
Hagi ana knarera Eli'a 98'a kafu higeno, avumo'a asu hu'negeno keso'e osu'ne.
16 Munthuyo anamuwuza Eli kuti, “Ine ndabwera kuchokera ku nkhondo, ndathawako lero lomwe lino.” Eli anafunsa, “Nanga nkhondo yayenda bwanji mwana wanga?”
Hagi ana ne'mo'a Elina asamino, Nagra ha'pintira meni ama e'noe, higeno Eli'a huno, mofavrenimoka inankna ha'mo'a nehifi nasamio?
17 Iye anayankha kuti, “Aisraeli athawa pamaso pa Afilisti. Anthu ambirimbiri aphedwa. Ana anunso Hofini ndi Finehasi aphedwa. Bokosi la Mulungu nalonso lalandidwa.”
Higeno ana kema erino e'nea ne'mo'a Elina asamino, Israeli vahe'mo'za kore atre'za frageno, Filistia sondia vahe'mo'za tusia vahe zamahazageno, anampina tare ne' mofavreka'ararena Hopnike Finiasikea frikeno, hago huhagerafi huvempage vogisia Filistia vahe'mo'za eri'naze.
18 Atangotchula Bokosi la Yehova, Eli anagwa chagada, kuchoka pa mpando wake umene unali mʼmbali mwa chitseko cha mpanda. Khosi lake linathyoka ndipo anafa, pakuti anali okalamba ndi onenepa kwambiri. Iye anatsogolera Israeli zaka makumi anayi.
Hagi Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisima eri'naze ke'ma Eli'a nentahino'a amagenaregati traka huno umasegeno, rankumamofo kafante aheno ananke rehantagigeno fri'ne. Na'ankure agra ranafaregeno avufamo'a kna hu'ne. Hagi Eli'a 40'a kafufi Israeli vahe kva mani'ne.
19 Nthawiyo, mpongozi wa Eli, mkazi wa Finehasi anali woyembekezera ndipo anali pafupi kuchira. Atamva kuti Bokosi la Mulungu lalandidwa ndi kuti mpongozi wake Eli ndi mwamuna wake amwalira, ululu wa pobereka mwana unamufikira modzidzimutsa ndipo anabereka mwana.
Hagi Finiasi nenaro'a amu'ene hu'neno mofavre ante'za nehia knafi anazana fore higeno, ana a'mo'ma antahiama Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisi'a ha' vahe'mo'za erizageno, nenofero ne'ma frigeno, neve'ma fria kema nentahino'a ame huno ata negrigeno renareno mofavrea kasente'ne.
20 Popeza mkaziyo anali pafupi kumwalira, akazi amene amamuthandiza anati, “Usaope, wabereka mwana wamwamuna” Koma iye sanayankhe kapena kulabadirako.
Hagi mofavrema kasenenteno fri'zama nehigeno'a, mofavrema azahuno antenemia a'mo'a asamino, ne' mofavre kasentananki korora osuo, huno asamianagi, ana kenona'a osu'ne.
21 Tsono iye anatcha mwanayo dzina loti Ikabodi kutanthauza kuti, “Ulemerero wachoka mu Israeli,” chifukwa cha kulandidwa Bokosi la Mulungu ndi imfa ya mpongozi wake Eli ndi mwamuna wake.
Ana higeno ana mofavremofo agi'a Ikabotie huno antemineankino, ana agimofo agafa'a Israeli vahe'mota Anumzamofo hanavemo'a hago tatre'ne hu'ne. Na'ankure Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia erizageno, nenanofero nera hago fri'geno neve'enena fri'negeno'e.
22 Ananena momwemo kuti, “Ulemerero wachoka mu Israeli, pakuti Bokosi la Mulungu lalandidwa.”
Hagi ana amo'a huno, Anumzamofo hanavemo'a hago Israeli vahera tatre'ne. Na'ankure Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia hago ha' vahe'mo'za eri'naze.
