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1 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.

Uye shoko raSamueri rakasvika kuIsraeri yose. Zvino vaIsraeri vakaenda kundorwa navaFiristia. VaIsraeri vakaungana paEbhenezeri, vaFiristia vakavaka misasa yavo paAfeki.

2 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.

VaFiristia vakagadzirira varwi vavo kuti vandosangana neIsraeri, uye hondo payakanga yava kupararira, Israeri yakakundwa navaFiristia avo vakauraya varume zviuru zvina zvavo pavairwira.

3 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.

Varwi pavakadzoka kumusasa, vakuru veIsraeri vakabvunza vakati, “Sei Jehovha aita kuti tikundwe nhasi pamberi pavaFiristia? Ngatitorei areka yesungano yaJehovha kubva kuShiro, kuti igoenda nesu uye igotiponesa kubva muruoko rwavavengi vedu.”

4 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.

Naizvozvo vanhu vakatuma varume kuShiro, uye vakadzosa areka yaJehovha Wamasimba Ose uye agere pachigaro choushe pakati pamakerubhi. Zvino vanakomana vaviri vaEri, Hofini naFinehasi, vaivapo neareka yesungano yaMwari.

5 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.

Areka yesungano yaJehovha payakauya mumusasa, Israeri yose yakapururudza uye vakaita ruzha rukuru zvokuti pasi pakatinhira.

6 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.

Pavakanzwa mheremhere, vaFiristia vakabvunza vakati, “Mheremhere iri mumusasa wavaHebheru ndeyei?” Vakati vazvinzwa kuti areka yaJehovha yakanga yauya mumusasa,

7 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.

vaFiristia vakatya. Vakati, “Mwari asvika mumusasa. Tava munhamo! Hapana chinhu chakadai seichi chati chamboitika.

8 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.

Tine nhamo! Ndianiko achatirwira pamaoko avamwari ava vane simba? Ndivo vamwari vakarova vaIjipita namarudzi ose amatambudziko mugwenga.

9 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.

Simbai vaFiristia! Ivai varume, mukasadaro muchava varanda vavaHebheru sezvavakanga vakaita kwamuri. Ivai varume, murwe!”

10 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.

Saka vaFiristia vakarwa, vaIsraeri vakakundwa uye munhu wose akatiza achidzokera kutende rake. Pakava nokuurayiwa kukuru; Israeri yakarasikirwa navarwi vetsoka zviuru makumi matatu.

11 Hagi ana zupage huhagerafi huvempage vogisia Filistia vahe'mo'za zamahe'za nehanre'za, Elina tare ne' mofavre'ararena Hopnine Finiasinena zanahe fri'naze.

Areka yaJehovha yakapambwa uye vanakomana vaviri vaEri, Hofini naFinehasi, vakafa.

12 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.

Zuva rimwe chetero, mumwe murume weBhenjamini akamhanya achibva kuhondo akaenda kuShiro, nguo dzake dzakabvaruka uye ane guruva pamusoro wake.

13 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.

Paakasvikako, Eri akanga akagara pachigaro chake parutivi rwenzira, akangotarisa, nokuti mwoyo wake waityira areka yaJehovha. Murume uyu paakapinda muguta akataura zvakanga zvaitika, guta rose rakachema.

14 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.

Eri akanzwa kuchema akandobvunza achiti, “Mheremhere iyi yose ndeyeiko?” Murume uyu akachimbidza kuenda kuna Eri,

15 Hagi ana knarera Eli'a 98'a kafu higeno, avumo'a asu hu'negeno keso'e osu'ne.

akanga ava namakore makumi mapfumbamwe namasere okuberekwa uye meso ava norutara zvokuti akanga asisaoni.

16 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?

Akati kuna Eri, “Ndiri kubva kuhondo izvozvi; ndatotizako nhasi chaiye.” Eri akabvunza akati, “Chiiko chaitika mwanakomana wangu?”

17 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.

Murume akauya neshoko akapindura achiti, “Israeri yatiza vaFiristia, uye hondo yarasikirwa zvikuru. Uyewo vanakomana venyu vaviri Hofini naFinehasi vafa, uye areka yaMwari yapambwa.”

18 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.

Paakataura nezveareka yaMwari, Eri akawa negotsi kubva pachigaro chake parutivi rwesuo. Mutsipa wake wakatyoka akabva afa nokuti aiva murume akanga akwegura uye ari mukobvu. Akanga atungamirira Israeri kwamakore makumi mana.

19 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.

Muroora wake, mukadzi waFinehasi, akanga ane pamuviri ava pedyo nokuda kubatsirwa. Paakanzwa nhau idzi dzokuti areka yaJehovha yakanga yapambwa uye kuti vatezvara vake nomurume wake vakanga vafa, akarwadziwa napamuviri akabereka mwana, asi akakurirwa namarwadzo ake pakusununguka.

20 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.

Paakanga ava kufa madzimai aimubatsira akati, “Usaora mwoyo wabatsirwa nomwana mukomana.” Asi haana kumbopindura kana kuzviteerera.

21 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.

Akatumidza mukomana uyu kuti Ikabhodhi, achiti, “Kubwinya kwabva muIsraeri,” nokuda kwokutorwa kweareka yaMwari uye nokufa kwatezvara vake nomurume wake.

22 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.

Akati, “Kubwinya kwabva muIsraeri, nokuti areka yaMwari yapambwa.”