< Oweruza 13 >

1 Aisraeli anachitanso zinthu zoyipira Yehova, kotero Yehova anawapereka mʼmanja mwa Afilisti kwa zaka makumi anayi.
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
2 Ku Zora kunali munthu wina dzina lake Manowa, wochokera ku fuko la Dani. Mkazi wake analibe ana popeza anali wosabereka.
There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and did not bear.
3 Mngelo wa Yehova anaonekera mkaziyo ndipo anati, “Ndinu wosabereka ndipo mulibedi mwana, komabe mudzakhala ndi pakati ndipo mudzabereka mwana wamwamuna.
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, "See now, you are barren, and do not bear; but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
4 Tsono mudzisamale bwino, osamwa vinyo kapena chakumwa chilichonse choledzeretsa ndiponso musamadye chakudya chilichonse chodetsedwa,
Now therefore please be careful and drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing.
5 chifukwa mudzakhala ndi pakati ndipo mudzabereka mwana wamwamuna. Mwanayo akadzabadwa lumo lisadzapite pa mutu chifukwa mnyamatayo adzakhala Mnaziri, ndiye kuti wopatulika kwa Mulungu kuyambira pa nthawi imene adzakhale ali mʼchiberekero. Ndipo adzayamba ntchito yopulumutsa Israeli mʼmanja mwa Afilisti.”
For look, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor will come on his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. And he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines."
6 Kenaka mayiyo anapita kukawuza mwamuna wake kuti, “Munthu wa Mulungu anabwera kwa ine, ndipo maonekedwe ake anali ngati mngelo wa Mulungu, maonekedwe woopsa kwambiri. Ine sindinamufunse kumene amachokera, ndipo iyeyo sanandiwuzenso dzina lake.
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome; and I didn't ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name,
7 Koma anandiwuza kuti, ‘Mudzakhala ndi pakati ndipo mudzabereka mwana wamwamuna. Choncho musamamwe vinyo kapena chakumwa chilichonse choledzeretsa, musamadye chakudya chilichonse choyipitsidwa chifukwa mwanayo adzakhala Mnaziri, wopatulika kwa Mulungu kuyambira pa nthawi imene adzakhale ali mʼchiberekero mpaka tsiku la kufa kwake.’”
but he said to me, 'Look, you shall conceive, and bear a son. And now drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.'"
8 Kenaka Manowa anapemphera kwa Yehova kuti, “Chonde Ambuye, lolani munthu wa Mulungu amene munamutuma abwerenso kwa ife kuti adzatiphunzitse zochita ndi mwanayo akadzabadwa.”
Then Manoah pleaded with the LORD, and said, "Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who shall be born."
9 Mulungu anamva pemphero la Manowa, ndipo mngelo wa Mulungu anabweranso kwa mkaziyo nthawi imene anali ku munda, koma Manowa mwamuna wake sanali naye.
God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah, her husband, wasn't with her.
10 Tsono mkaziyo anathamanga kukawuza mwamuna wake kuti, “Wandionekeranso munthu uja amene anabwera kwa ine tsiku lija.”
The woman ran quickly, and told her husband, and said to him, "Look, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me."
11 Choncho Manowa ananyamuka namutsatira mkazi wake. Atafika kwa munthuyo anamufunsa kuti, “Kodi ndinu munayankhula ndi mkazi wanga?” Iye anayankha kuti, “Ndine.”
Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to the woman?" He said, "I am."
12 Kenaka Manowa anafunsa kuti, “Tiyerekeze kuti mawu anuwa akwaniritsidwadi, ndiye mwanayu azidzakhala bwanji ndipo azidzachita chiyani?”
Manoah said, "Now let your word happen. How shall the child be raised and what is he to do?"
13 Ndipo mngelo wa Yehova uja anamuyankha kuti, “Zonse zimene ndinawawuza akazi anuwa asamale ndipo adzazichitedi.
The angel of the LORD said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful.
14 Asadzadye chilichonse chochokera ku mphesa. Asadzamwe vinyo kapena choledzeretsa chilichonse, ngakhale kudya chakudya chilichonse chodetsedwa. Zonse zimene ndinawalamula azisunge bwino.”
She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. All that I have commanded her she is to observe."
15 Manowa anamuwuza mngelo wa Yehova uja kuti, “Chonde dikirani pangʼono, timati tikukonzereni mwana wambuzi.”
Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "Please, stay a bit longer that we may prepare a young goat for you."
16 Mngelo wa Yehova anayankha kuti, “Ngakhale mukundidikiritsa, ine sindidya chakudya chanu. Koma ngati mukonze nsembe yopsereza iperekeni kwa Yehova.” (Manowa nʼkuti asakudziwa kuti munthuyo anali mngelo wa Mulungu).
The angel of the LORD said to Manoah, "Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread. And if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD." For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.
17 Tsono Manowa anapempha mngelo wa Yehova kuti, “Chonde tidziwitseni dzina lanu kuti zikadzachitika zimene mwanenazi ife tidzakulemekezeni?”
Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "What is your name, that when your words come true we may honor you?"
18 Iye anayankha kuti, “Nʼchifukwa chiyani mukufunsa dzina langa? Dzina laketu ndi lodabwitsa.”
And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask for my name? It is incomprehensible."
19 Ndipo Manowa anatenga mwana wambuzi pamodzi ndi chopereka cha chakudya nakapereka nsembe pa thanthwe kwa Yehova ndipo Yehova anachita zodabwitsa kwa Manowa ndi mkazi wake akuona.
So Manoah took the young goat and a grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD, the LORD who works wonders. And Manoah and his wife looked on.
20 Pamene malawi a moto amakwera kumwamba kuchoka pa guwa, mngelo wa Yehova uja anakwera kumwamba mʼmalawi a motowo Manowa ndi mkazi wake akuona. Tsono anadzigwetsa pansi naweramitsa mitu yawo pansi.
For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
21 Mngelo wa Yehova uja sanaonekerenso kwa Manowa ndi mkazi wake. Choncho Manowa anazindikira kuti anali mngelo wa Yehova.
But the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the LORD.
22 Iye anawuza mkazi wake kuti, “Ife tifa basi pakuti taona Mulungu!”
Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, because we have seen God."
23 Koma mkazi wake anamuyankha kuti, “Yehova akanafuna kutipha sakanayilandira nsembe yathu yopsereza ndi chopereka chathu chachakudya chija, ndipo sakanationetsanso zinthu zonsezi kapena kutiwuza zinthu ngati zimenezi nthawi ino.”
But his wife said to him, "If the LORD meant to kill us, he wouldn't have received a burnt offering and a grain offering from us, neither would he have shown us all these things, nor would he have spoken to us now like this."
24 Motero mkaziyo anabereka mwana wa mwamuna, namutcha dzina lake Samsoni. Iye anakula ndipo Yehova anamudalitsa.
The woman bore a son, and named him Samson. And the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
25 Mzimu wa Yehova unayamba kumulimbikitsa pamene ankakhala ku misasa ya anthu a fuko la Dani, malo amene anali pakati pa Zora ndi Esitaoli.
And the Ruach of the LORD began to direct him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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