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1 Ilizwi likaSamuweli lafika kuIsrayeli wonke. UIsrayeli wasephuma ukuyamelana lamaFilisti empini, bamisa inkamba ngaseEbeni-Ezeri, lamaFilisti amisa inkamba eAfeki.

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 AmaFilisti asezihlela ukumelana loIsrayeli; kwathi impi isabalala, uIsrayeli watshaywa phambi kwamaFilisti; njalo atshaya emaviyweni egangeni phose amadoda azinkulungwane ezine.

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 Kwathi abantu befika enkambeni, abadala bakoIsrayeli bathi: INkosi isitshayeleni lamuhla phambi kwamaFilisti? Asizithatheleni eShilo umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi; nxa usiza phakathi kwethu uzasisindisa esandleni sezitha zethu.

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 Ngakho abantu bathumela eShilo, ukuthi bathathe khona umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi yamabandla, ehlala phakathi kwamakherubhi; lamadodana amabili kaEli, uHofini loPhinehasi, ayelapho lomtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.

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 Kwasekusithi lapho umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi ufika enkambeni, uIsrayeli wonke wahlokoma ngokuhlokoma okukhulu kwaze kwaduma umhlaba.

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 Lapho amaFilisti esizwa umsindo wokuhlokoma athi: Utshoni umsindo walokhukuhlokoma okukhulu enkambeni yamaHebheru? Asesazi ukuthi umtshokotsho weNkosi ufikile enkambeni.

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 AmaFilisti asesesaba, ngoba athi: UNkulunkulu ufikile enkambeni. Athi-ke: Maye kithi! Ngoba kakuzanga kwenzeke okunje mandulo.

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 Maye kithi! Ngubani ozasophula esandleni salaba onkulunkulu abalamandla? Laba ngonkulunkulu abatshaya amaGibhithe ngazo zonke inhlupheko enkangala.

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 Qinani, libe ngamadoda, maFilisti, hlezi lisebenzele amaHebheru njengoba alisebenzela. Ngakho banini ngamadoda, lilwe.

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 Ngakho amaFilisti alwa, loIsrayeli watshaywa, babalekela, ngulowo lalowo ethenteni lakhe. Njalo kwaba lokubulawa okukhulu kakhulu, ngoba kwawa koIsrayeli abayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu abahamba ngenyawo.

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 Umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu wasuthathwa, lamadodana womabili kaEli, uHofini loPhinehasi, abulawa.

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 Kwasekugijima umuntu wakoBhenjamini evela emaviyweni, wafika eShilo ngalolosuku, lezigqoko zakhe zidatshuliwe elenhlabathi ekhanda lakhe.

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 Ekufikeni kwakhe, khangela-ke, uEli wayehlezi esihlalweni eceleni kwendlela elindile, ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yayithuthumelela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu. Kwathi lowomuntu esengenile emzini ukubika, kwakhala umuzi wonke.

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 Lapho uEli esizwa umsindo wokukhala wathi: Uyini umsindo wale inhlokomo? Lowomuntu wasephangisa weza wamtshela uEli.

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 Njalo uEli wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye leyisificaminwembili, lamehlo akhe ema ukuthi ayengelakho ukubona.

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

16 Lowomuntu wasesithi kuEli: Nginguye ovela emaviyweni; ngibaleke emaviyweni lamuhla. Wasesithi: Kwenziweni, ndodana yami?

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 Owaletha umbiko wasephendula wathi: UIsrayeli ubalekile phambi kwamaFilisti, futhi kube lokubulawa okukhulu ebantwini, njalo lamadodana akho womabili, uHofini loPhinehasi, afile, lomtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu uthethwe.

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 Kwasekusithi esekhulume ngomtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, wawa nyovane esihlalweni eceleni kwesango, kwephuka intamo yakhe, wafa, ngoba lowomuntu wayemdala, enzima. Njalo wayahlulele uIsrayeli iminyaka engamatshumi amane.

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 Lomalokazana wakhe, umkaPhinehasi, wayekhulelwe, esezabeletha; esezwile umbiko wokuthi umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu uthethwe, lokuthi uyisezala lomkakhe bafile, wakhothama wabeletha, ngoba wafikelwa yimihelo.

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 Njalo phose ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe abesifazana ababemi belaye bathi: Ungesabi, ngoba ubelethe indodana. Kodwa kaphendulanga njalo kazange akunanze.

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 Wambiza umfana ngokuthi nguIkabodi, esithi: Inkazimulo isukile koIsrayeli; ngoba umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu uthethwe, langenxa kayisezala lomkakhe.

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 Wasesithi: Inkazimulo isukile koIsrayeli ngoba umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu uthethwe.

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.