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1 Ilizwi likaSamuyeli lafika ku-Israyeli wonke. Ngalesosikhathi abako-Israyeli baphuma ukuyakulwa lamaFilistiya. Abako-Israyeli bamisa e-Ebhenezeri, amaFilistiya e-Afekhi.
Hiche phat laiya chu Israelte le Philistine mite kikah-a gal kidouna uma ahi. Israel sepai hon Ebenezer koma ngahmun uma ahi, chule Philistine ten Aphek mun-a ngahmun aneiyu ahi.
2 AmaFilistiya ahlela amabutho awo ukuba ayohlangana labako-Israyeli, kwathi ekumemethekeni kwempi, u-Israyeli wehlulwa ngamaFilistiya, abulala abaphosa babe zinkulungwane ezine enkundleni yokulwela.
Philistine ten Israel mite gallin ahin nokhum un ahile Israel sepai ten ana lal’un mi sangli jen ana that tauve.
3 Kwathi esebuyele ezihonqweni, abadala bako-Israyeli bathi, “Kungani uThixo esilethele ukwehlulwa lamhla phambi kwamaFilistiya na? Kasiyenithatha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sika Thixo eShilo, ukuze lihambe lathi lisisindise esandleni sezitha zethu.”
Chuin gal kisat akichaiya mipite a ngahmun ahung lhunphat un, Israel upa ho chun, “Ipi jeh’a tunia Pakaiyin Philistine masanga gal eilalsah u hintem?” Chuin amahon aseiyun, “Shiloh a konin Pakai kitepna thingkong chu eiho ding in gapudoh uhitin, hichu ilahuva ahung lhun tengle, hichun igalteuva kon in eihuhdoh thei tauvinte,” akitiuvin ahi.
4 Ngakho abantu bathuma amadoda eShilo, abuya lebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo uSomandla, ehlezi ebukhosini phakathi kwamakherubhi. Lamadodana ka-Eli amabili, uHofini loFinehasi, ayekhona lebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.
Hijeh chun amahon Shiloh’a Pakai kitepna van gam sepaite, Cherubim vantil teni kikah’a cheng, Pathen thingkong pudingin mi asol’un, chule Eli chateni Hophni le Phinehas chu Pathen kitepna thingkong chutoh ahung lhon khom’in ahi.
5 Kwathi lapho ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo lifika ezihonqweni, wonke u-Israyeli wenza umsindo omkhulu iphansi laze lanyikinyeka.
Chutah chun Pakai thingkong chu Israelte ngahmun ahung lhun amu phat un, akiphah lheh jeng un, akipanau aogin chun leiset ahotling leuvin ahi.
6 Esizwa ukuxokozela amaFilistiya abuza athi, “Utshoni umsindo wonke lo ezihonqweni zamaHebheru na?” Kwathi esezwile ukuthi ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo laselikhona ezihonqweni,
Hichun, “Ipi soh hitam?” tin Philistine miten adong uvin, “Gingleng lunga a ao gin’u ajah phat’un, Hebrew mite ngahmun ging leng lung khu ipithu hitam?” akitiuve. Chuin amahon Pakai kitepna thingkong ngahmun hung lhung ahi ti ahechen tauve.
7 amaFilistiya esaba. Athi, “Unkulunkulu usefikile ezihonqweni. Siphakathi kohlupho. Akulanto enje eseyake yenzakala ngaphambili.
Amaho alung linglao tauvin ahi. “Pathen ngahmun uva ahung lhung tai,” tin asam’un, akicha tauvin ahi. Chuin amaho penguvin, “Ohe! Hiche hi vangsetna ahi!” Tumasanga chu hitobang thil hi ana um khalou hel ahi.
8 Maye kithi! Ngubani ozasikhulula esandleni sabonkulunkulu laba abalamandla abatshaya amaGibhithe ngenhlobo zonke zezifo enkangala?
“Hitobang hat tah Israel Pathen akona kon eihuhhing jou diu ham? Nei panpiuvin! Egypt gam'a gamthip a hivei jouse sugama Pathen hochu ahiuve.
9 Qinani, maFilistiya! Wobani ngamadoda hlezi libe yizichaka zamaHebheru, njengalokhu ababeyikho kini. Wobani ngamadoda, lilwe!”
Hitobang kisatna anaum khapoi, Philistine! Ihatlou-ule Hebrew mite soh a ium diu ahi, pasal bang in dingun, chule sat’un,” akitiuve.
10 Ngakho amaFilistiya alwa, abako-Israyeli behlulwa njalo amadoda wonke abalekela emathenteni awo. Ababulawayo babebanengi kakhulu; u-Israyeli walahlekelwa ngamabutho ezinyawo azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu.
Chuin Philistine ten jong nasatah in gal asat’un ahile, Israel mite chu ajou un mihem tamtah jong athat tauvin ahi. Hiche nikho chun Israelte mi sang somthum athiuvin, athimoh chengse chu a ngahmun lamah ajam tauvin ahi.
11 Ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu lathunjwa, lamadodana amabili ka-Eli, Hofini loFinehasi, afa.
Pathen kitepna thingkong jong alah peh’un, Eli chapa teni Hophi le Phinehas jong chu athat tauvin ahi.
12 Ngalelolanga umuntu wakoBhenjamini wagijima esuka empini waya eShilo, izigqoko zakhe zazidabukile elothuli ekhanda.
Benjamin phung mikhat galmun akonin ahung lhailut in, hiche ni mama chun Shiloh ahung lhung in, apon taldeh duh le aluchung’a leisetnat dehduh pumin ahung lhailut in, hichun agentheina avetsah ahi.
13 Ekufikeni kwakhe, kwakulo-Eli ehlezi esihlalweni eceleni komgwaqo, elindile, ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yayisesabela ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu. Kwathi umuntu lowo esengenile emzini wabika okwasekwenzakele, umuzi wonke waqhinqa isililo.
Eli chu lam pama touna chung khat’a touva anavet ahin, chule thuso chu ajah nom ahi, Ajeh chu Kitepna thingkong akipohdoh jeh’u chun alungsung akithing in ahi. Chule hiche mipa khopi sunga hunglut phat chun thusoh chu aseijin ahile, khopi pumpi miho chu hakan akap tauvin ahi.
14 U-Eli wezwa umsindo wokukhala wabuza wathi, “Ukuxokozela lokhu kutshoni na?” Umuntu lowo watshitshela ku-Eli,
“Hiche awgin kithong khu ipi ham,” tin Eli in adongin ahile, thupopa chun Eli chu thusoh chu aseipeh tai.
15 owayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye munye lasificaminwembili mibili ubudala, njalo amehlo akhe ayesefiphele, engasaboni.
Eli chu tehse kum somko le get, amit in kho mulou ahitai.
16 Watshela u-Eli wathi, “Ngisanda kufika ngivela empini; ngibalekile kuyo ngalonaleli ilanga.” U-Eli wabuza wathi, “Kutheni ndodana yami?”
Aman Eli heng’ah, “Keima tutah’a chu galmuna kona hung’ah kahi, keimatah tuni tah’a hia chu uma kahi,” ati. Hichun Eli in, “Ipi iti nam?” tin adonge.
17 Umuntu owaletha umbiko waphendula wathi, “U-Israyeli ubalekile phambi kwamaFilistiya njalo ibutho lilahlekelwe kakhulu. Njalo lamadodana akho amabili, uHofini loFinehasi, afile njalo lebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu lithunjiwe.”
Hichun thupopan, “Israelten Philistine techu alal tai, mipite akisat chaptai chule nacha teni Hophni le Phinahas jong athat tauve chujongle Pathen Thingkong jong ala tauve,” tin ana donbut in ahi.
18 Kwathi esethinte ngebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, u-Eli wawa ngesiphundu esihlalweni sakhe eceleni kwesango. Intamo yakhe yephuka, wafa, ngoba wayesengumuntu omdala njalo emkhulu. Wayekhokhele u-Israyeli iminyaka engamatshumi amane.
Thupopan Pathen thingkong ala taove ti thucheng ajah jah chun Eli thempu atouna kelkot pang langah akon in akileh lhan a ngongpi gu akitaboh in athitai, ajeh chu amachu ateh lheh tan chuke atahsa gih jong apohlal lheh ahi. Ama chun kum somli jen Israel te thutan vaihom ajong anapang ahi.
19 Umalukazana wakhe, umkaFinehasi, wayekhulelwe njalo esezabeletha. Kwathi esizwa izindaba zokuthi ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu lalithunjiwe lokuthi uyisezala lomkakhe basebefile, wahelelwa wabeletha, kodwa wakhulelwa yibuhlungu bomhelo wakhe.
Eli thempu mounu, Phinehas inneipi, naovop ahin, anao pen nading naija ahitan, ainneipu thile atehpu thi chule Pathen thingkong kipohmang thu ajah jah chun naoso nat’in ahin phan anavah pai pai jin ahi.
20 Esesifa, abesifazane ababembelethisa bathi kuye, “Ungalahli ithemba; uzele indodana.” Kodwa yena kaphendulanga loba anake.
Amanu chu naopen nat-in athitai, ahinlah athi masangin naodom nun atilkhou vin alhamon in, “Kicha hihin, Pasal naosen khat naneiye,” ati peh’e. Ahinlah amanun ima ana donbut thei tapoi.
21 Wametha ibizo umfana wathi ngu-Ikhabhodi, esithi, “Udumo lusukile ko-Israyeli” ngenxa yokuthunjwa kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu lokufa kukayisezala kanye lomkakhe.
Naosen min chu Ichabod asahtai, (Loupina hoiya um hitam? tina ahi), ajeh chu, “Israel loupina chu akiladoh tai.” Amanun hiche min asahpeh najeh chu Pakai thingkong min akipohmang jeh le, atehpu le ainneipu athi tah jeh a asah ahi.
22 Wathi, “Udumo lusukile ko-Israyeli, ngoba ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu lithunjiwe.”
Hiti chun amanun Pathen thingkong alah mang peh jeh uva, “Loupina chu Israel tetoh kikhen kang ahitai,” tia asei ahi.
