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1 E'ina hige'za Kiriat Jearimi vene'nemo'za ana huhagerafi huvempage vogisia eme eri'za kuma'zamirega vu'za, Aminadapu noma agonare me'nere ome ante'naze. Ana nehu'za ana ne'mofo nemofo Elisana pristi azeri otizageno pristia manino kegava hu'ne.

Njalo abantu beKiriyathi-Jeyarimi beza, benyusa umtshokotsho weNkosi, bawungenisa endlini kaAbinadaba phezu kwaloloqaqa, bangcwelisa uEleyazare indodana yakhe ukuthi agcine umtshokotsho weNkosi.

2 Hagi 20'a kafunaza za'zate huhagerafi huvempage vogisimo'a Kiriat Jearimia me'negeno, Israeli vahe'mo'za Ra Anumzamo'a tatre'ne hu'za krafagea hu'naze.

Kwasekusithi kusukela ngosuku umtshokotsho uhlala eKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, insuku zanda; ngoba kwaba yiminyaka engamatshumi amabili; lendlu yonke yakoIsrayeli yakhala ilandela iNkosi.

3 Hagi Samueli'a miko Israeli vahekura amanage hu'ne, Tamagrama Ra Anumzamofonte'ma tamagu'areti huta tamagu'ama rukrahe'ma nehuta, miko ru anumzantamine Astaroti havi anumzamofo amema'ama amu'nontamifima me'neana eri netreta Agriteke'ma mono'ma huntesageno'a, Agra Filistia vahe zamazampintira tamaza huno tamavregahie.

USamuweli wasekhuluma endlini yonke kaIsrayeli esithi: Uba libuyela eNkosini ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, susani onkulunkulu bezizweni phakathi kwenu laboAshitarothi, liqondise inhliziyo yenu eNkosini, likhonze yona yodwa, ngakho izalophula esandleni samaFilisti.

4 Hige'za Israeli vahe'mo'za Bali havi anumzane Astaroti havi anumzana amu'nozamifintira erinetre'za Ra Anumzanke monora hunte'naze.

Ngakho abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesusa oBhali laboAshitarothi, bakhonza iNkosi yodwa.

5 Hagi Samueli'a Israeli vahera amanage huno zamasami'ne, Mika'mota Mispa omeri atru hinke'na tamagri tamagi eri'na Ra Anumzamofontega nunamuna ha'neno.

USamuweli wasesithi: Buthanisani uIsrayeli wonke eMizipa; njalo ngizalikhulekela eNkosini.

6 Hagi Mispama emetru hute'za, tinkerifinti tina ome afi'za Ra Anumzamofo avuga eme tagi'naze. Hagi ana knazupa ne'zana a'o nehu'za, nunamuna hu'za kumi'ma hu'naza zanku huama hu'za zamasunku nehu'za amanage hu'naze, tagra Ra Anumzamofontera kumi hu'none. Hagi Samueli'a Mispa mani'neno Israeli vahera keaga refko huzmante kva vahera mani'ne.

Basebebuthana eMizipa, bakha amanzi, bawathela phambi kweNkosi, bazila ukudla mhlalokho, bathi lapho: Sonile eNkosini. USamuweli wasesahlulela abantwana bakoIsrayeli eMizipa.

7 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Mispama emeri atru nehaze kema Filistia kva vahe'mo'zama nentahi'za, Israeli vahe ha' huzamantenaku sondia vahera zamavare'za e'naze. Hagi ana nanekema Israeli vahe'mo'zama nentahi'za, tusi koro nehu'za zamagogogu hu'naze.

Kwathi amaFilisti esezwile ukuthi abantwana bakoIsrayeli babuthene eMizipa, iziphathamandla zamaFilisti zenyuka zamelana loIsrayeli. Abantwana bakoIsrayeli sebekuzwile bawesaba amaFilisti.

8 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Samuelina asami'za, ontaganenka Ra Anumzana tagri Anumzamofontega mago'ene hanavetinka nunamuna nehugeno, Filistia vahe zamazampintira tagu'vazino.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesithi kuSamuweli: Ungathuli ukusikhalela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu ukuze asisindise esandleni samaFilisti.

9 Anage hazageno Samueli'a mago ami'nenea anenta sipisipi aheno Ra Anumzamofonte maka kresramana nevuno, Israeli vahe'mokizmi zamagi erino hanavetino nunamuna higeno, Ra Anumzamo'a antahimi'ne.

USamuweli wasethatha iwundlu elimunyayo, walinikela lonke eNkosini laba ngumnikelo otshiswayo. USamuweli wakhalela uIsrayeli eNkosini, iNkosi yasimphendula.

10 Hagi ana'ma huno kresramana nevige'za, Filistia vahe'mo'za Israeli vahera ha' huzamante'naku e'naze. Hianagi ana zupa Ra Anumzamo'a monagemo hiaza huno kea nehige'za Filistia vahe'mo'za savri nehu'za na'a fore nehie hu'za neginagi nehazageno, Israeli vahe'mo'za hara huzamagatere'naze.

Kwathi uSamuweli esanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa, amaFilisti asondela empini loIsrayeli; kodwa iNkosi yaduma ngelizwi elikhulu phezu kwamaFilisti ngalolosuku, yawachithachitha, asetshaywa phambi kukaIsrayeli.

11 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Filistia vahera zamorotago hu'za Mispa atre'za Bet-kar kumapi nevu'za Filistia sondia vahetamina zamazeri'za zamahe fri'naze.

Amadoda akoIsrayeli asephuma eMizipa axotshana lamaFilisti, awatshaya, kwaze kwaba ngaphansi kweBetikari.

12 Hagi Samueli'a Mispa kuma'ene Seni kuma'mofo amu'nozanifi have erino asenenteno amanage hu'ne, Amarera Ra Anumzamo taza hu'nerere, nehuno Ebenize huno agi'a antemi'ne.

USamuweli wasethatha ilitshe, walimisa phakathi kweMizipa leSheni, wabiza ibizo lalo iEbeni-Ezeri, wathi: Kuze kube khathesi iNkosi isisizile.

13 Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za mago'ane Israeli vahera hara eme huozamante'naze. Hagi Samueli'ma kvama mani'nea knafina, Ra Anumzamo'a azana rusuteno Israeli vahera zamaza huno Filistia vahera hara huzamante'ne.

Ngakho amaFilisti ehliselwa phansi, kawabe esaphinda ukungena emngceleni wakoIsrayeli. Njalo isandla seNkosi samelana lamaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSamuweli.

14 Hagi Israeli vahe kumatamina, Ekroniti vuno Gatima ome atre'nea kumatamima Filistia vahe'mo'zama ko'ma zamahe'za hanare'za eri'nazana, ete Israeli vahe'mo'za eri'naze. Ana hazageno Israeli vahe'mo'za Amori vahe'enena hara osu fru hu'za mani'naze.

Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithethe-ke koIsrayeli yabuyiselwa kuIsrayeli kusukela eEkhironi kuze kufike eGathi; lomngcele wayo uIsrayeli wawukhulula esandleni samaFilisti. Njalo kwaba lokuthula phakathi kukaIsrayeli lamaAmori.

15 Hagi Samueli'ma mani'nea knafina Israeli vahetera kva mani'neno, keaga refko nehuno kegava huzmanteno ne-eno efri'ne.

USamuweli wasesahlulela uIsrayeli insuku zonke zempilo yakhe.

16 Hagi kafure kafurera Samueli'a Betelima, Gilkalima, Mispa kumatamimpi kagino vano nehuno, vahe'mokizmi kea antahino refako huzmantetere hu'ne.

Wahamba iminyaka ngeminyaka wabhoda eBhetheli, leGiligali, leMizipa; wahlulela uIsrayeli kuzo zonke lezozindawo.

17 Hagi ete kuma'aregama Ramama nevuno'a, anazanke huno vahe'mofo keaga refako hu'ne. Hagi Rama kumate Ra Anumzamofo kresamana vu ita tro hunte'ne.

Lokubuyela kwakhe kwakuyikuya eRama, ngoba indlu yakhe yayilapho; wahlulela uIsrayeli khona, wayakhela lapho iNkosi ilathi.