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1 Lomtshokotsho weNkosi wawuselizweni lamaFilisti inyanga eziyisikhombisa.
Hagi 7ni'a ikampi Filistia vahe'mokizmi mopafina Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisimo'a me'ne.
2 AmaFilisti asebiza abapristi labavumisi, esithi: Sizawenzelani umtshokotsho weNkosi? Saziseni ukuthi singawuthumeza lani endaweni yawo.
Filistia vahe'mo'za pristi vahe'ene avune vahe'zamia kehazage'za age'za amanage hu'za zamantahige'naze. Inankna huta Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia atre'nunkeno kuma arega vugahie?
3 Basebesithi: Uba lingawuthumeza umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli, lingawuthumezi uze, kodwa libuyisele lokubuyisela kuye umnikelo wecala. Khona-ke lizasiliswa, njalo kuzakwaziwa kini ukuthi kungani isandla sakhe singasuki kini.
Hazageza ana pristi vahe'ene avune vahe'mo'za zamasami'za, Israeli vahe'mokizmi Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia amnea atresage'za eri'za ovugahazanki, kumi ofama huzantamine eri'neta erita viho. Hagi anama hanageno ana knazamo'ma vagaresigeta, ama knazana Anumzamo neramie huta antahigahaze.
4 Basebesithi: Uzakuba yini umnikelo wecala esizawubuyisela kuye? Basebesithi: Amathumba ophayo egolide amahlanu lamagundwane amahlanu egolide, njengokwenani leziphathamandla zamaFilisti; ngoba bekulenhlupheko eyodwa kini lonke lakuziphathamandla zenu.
Hagi ana kenona zamire zamantahige'za, inankna zantimi kumi ofa eri'neta vugahune? hu'za hazage'za, golireti 5fu'a usagenkna namu tro nehuta, 5fu'a kfa golireti tro huta erita viho. Na'ankure anahu knazamo'a tamagri'ene 5fu'a kini vahetaminte'enena efore hu'ne.
5 Ngakho lizakwenza imifanekiso yamathumba enu ophayo lemifanekiso yamagundwane enu alonayo ilizwe, limnike udumo uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; mhlawumbe angenza lula isandla sakhe sisuke phezu kwenu sisuke laphezu kwabonkulunkulu benu sisuke laphezu kwelizwe lenu.
Hagi mopatami tamazeri haviza hu'negu 5fu'a usgenkna namuna golireti tro nehuta, ne'zama neno erivagarea kafaramina 5fu'a golireti tro huta Israeli vahe'mofo Anumzamofoma ami'nageno'ma ra agima erisuno'a, azama rusuteno tamagri'ene anumzatamine mopatamia azeri havizama nehiazana osugahie.
6 Lenzelani-ke inhliziyo zenu zibe lukhuni njengamaGibhithe loFaro benza inhliziyo zabo zaba lukhuni? Emva kokuthi esenze kabuhlungu kubo kabavumelanga yini ukuthi bahambe, basebehamba?
Hagi nahigeta Isipi vahe'mo'zane Ferozama hu'nazaza huta tamagu'a azeri hankavenetize. Zamagra Israeli vahe'ma zamazerizana Anumzamo'a antahintahi zami'a zamazeri savri huno knazana zamige'za zamatrazage'za vu'naze. E'ina hu'negu tamagra e'izanku nentahita amefira huomiho.
7 Ngakho-ke thathani lilungise inqola entsha lamankomokazi amabili amunyisayo okungezanga jogwe phezu kwawo, liwabophele amankomokazi enqoleni, liwabuyisele ekhaya amankonyana awo asuke emva kwawo.
Hagi menina kasefa karisi retro nehuta, anenta'ma antekema amima nemisia tare bulimakao afutrema kora zanagumpina agare namara zafa erinteno reonte'nesia suzantre zanavreta zanarente tragotenteta anenta'a ramina zamavareta kegina agu'afi ome zamatreho.
8 Lithathe umtshokotsho weNkosi, liwubeke enqoleni, lempahla zegolide elizibuyisela kuye zibe ngumnikelo wecala, lizifake ebhokisini eceleni kwawo; liyithumeze ihambe.
Hagi ana karisifi Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia eri nenteta kumi'ma apasente ofe hutama golireti'ma kfane usagenkna namuma tro hu'naza zantamina mago vogisifi anteta erinenteta, ana bulimakaontrena zamatrenkene ana karisia avazuhuke vi'o.
9 Libone aluba isenyuka ngendlela yomngcele wawo eya eBeti-Shemeshi, yiyo esenzele lobububi obukhulu; kodwa uba kungenjalo, sizakwazi ukuthi kakusiso isandla sayo esisitshayileyo, sehlelwe yingozi nje.
Hagi kva hu'neta negenkeno ana bulimakaomokema Bet-Semesi mopa kazigama vanigeta, e'i Ra Anumzamo ama knazana neramie huta antahigahune. Hagi ana'ma osina, agraragisa fore nehie huta antahigahune.
10 Abantu basebesenza njalo, bathatha amankomokazi amabili amunyisayo, bawabophela enqoleni, bawavalela amankonyana awo ekhaya.
Hagi ana vahe'mo'zama ana kema nentahi'za tare a' bulimakaontrena zanavre'za karisire renente'za, anentazani'a zamavare'za bulimakao kegina agu'afi ome atre'naze.
11 Bawubeka umtshokotsho weNkosi enqoleni lebhokisi elilamagundwane egolide lezithombe zamathumba abo ophayo.
Hagi Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisine anama golireti'ma tro hu'naza kafane usagenkna namunema ante'naza vogisia karisifi erinte'naze.
12 Amankomokazi aseqonda endleleni, ngendlela eya eBeti-Shemeshi, ahamba ngomgwaqo omkhulu ehamba ebhonsa, engaphambukeli ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, leziphathamandla zamaFilisti zawalandela kwaze kwaba semngceleni weBeti-Shemeshi.
Hagi ana bulimakaomokea kana atre'ne vugantigama osu Bet-Semesima me'nea kazigama vu'nea kante vufatgo hu'ne nevu'ne krafa hume vu'na'e. Hagi anama huke nevakeno'a Filistia kva vahe'mo'za zanavariri'za Bet-Semesi mopa atupare ome zanatre'naze.
13 AbeBeti-Shemeshi babevuna isivuno sengqoloyi esigodini; lapho bephakamisa amehlo abo, bawubona umtshokotsho, bathokoza ukuwubona.
Hagi ana knazupa Bet-Semesi vahe'mo'za hoza agupofi witi hoza nehamare'za kesga hu'za huhagerafi huvempage vogisima nege'za, tusi'a muse hu'naze.
14 Inqola yasingena ensimini kaJoshuwa weBeti-Shemeshi, yema khona, lapho okwakulelitshe elikhulu khona; basebebanda izigodo zenqola, basebenikela amankomokazi aba ngumnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosini.
Hagi ana bulimakaomokea Josua hozafi Bet-Semesi ehanatike ra have me'nea asoparega emani'na'e. Hagi ana karisia taganavazi'za Ra Anumzante kresramana vunte teve eri'za, ana tare bulimakaontrena znahe'za Ra Anumzamofonte kresramana vu'naze.
15 AmaLevi asewethula umtshokotsho weNkosi lebhokisi elalilawo, okwakukulo impahla zegolide, akubeka phezu kwelitshe elikhulu. Labantu beBeti-Shemeshi banikela iminikelo yokutshiswa, bayihlabela iNkosi imihlatshelo ngalolosuku.
Hagi pristi vahe'mo'za Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisine, golireti'ma tro'ma hu'naza kfane usagenkna namunema ante'naza vogisia eri'za ra have agofetu ante'naze. Ana hute'za ana zupa Bet-Semesi vahe'mo'za Ra Anumzamofontega kre fanane hu ofa nehu'za mago'a ofanena kresramna vu'naze.
16 Iziphathamandla ezinhlanu zamaFilisti sezikubonile, zabuyela eEkhironi ngalolosuku.
Hagi 5fu'a Filistia kva vahe'mo'za anazama hazazana kete'za ete ana zupage kuma'zamirega Ekroni vu'naze.
17 Lala ngamathumba ophayo egolide amaFilisti awabuyisela abe ngumnikelo wecala eNkosini, eleAshidodi elilodwa, eleGaza elilodwa, eleAshikeloni elilodwa, eleGathi elilodwa, eleEkhironi elilodwa.
Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za mago mago kumazamire Gazagi, Asdotigi, Askelonigi, Gatigi Ekronigi hu'za zamente zamente golireti usgenkna namuna tro hu'za Ra Anumzamofontega kumizmima apasezmante ofa ante'naze.
18 Lamagundwane egolide njengokwenani lemizi yonke yamaFilisti yeziphathamandla ezinhlanu, kusukela emizini ebiyelweyo kuze kube semizaneni yemaphandleni kuze kube selitsheni elikhulu likaAbeli, lapho ababeka khona umtshokotsho weNkosi, elisensimini kaJoshuwa umBeti-Shemeshi kuze kube lamuhla.
Hagi 5fu'a golireti'ma kfa tro'ma hu'za ante'nazana 5fu'a kva vahe'mo'zama kegava hu'naza rankumatamima Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisima antazageno'ma me'nea kumataminte huhampri'za tro hunte'naze. Hagi ra havema Josua hozafima me'nea havemo anazama fore'ma hu'nea zamofo avame'zana me'neankino meninena me'ne.
19 Yasitshaya amadoda eBeti-Shemeshi ngoba ayekhangele phakathi komtshokotsho weNkosi; yebo, yatshaya phakathi kwabantu amadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa. Abantu basebelila ngoba iNkosi yayitshaye ngokutshaya okukhulu phakathi kwabantu.
Hianagi Ra Anumzamo'a 70'a Bet-Semesi vahera zamahe'ne. Na'ankure Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisimofo agu'afinka ke'naza zante anara hige'za 50 tauseni'a vahe'mo'za rama'a vahe'ma fri'naza zanku tusi zamasunku hu'za zavira ate'naze.
20 Ngakho abantu beBeti-Shemeshi bathi: Ngubani olakho ukuma phambi kweNkosi, lo uNkulunkulu ongcwele? Uzakwenyukela kubani esuka kithi?
Hagi Bet-Semesi vahe'mo'za amanage hu'naze, iza ruotgema hu'nea Ra Anumzamofo avurera otigahie nehu'za, iga ama huhagerafi huvempage vogisia atre'nunkeno vugahie.
21 Basebethuma izithunywa kubahlali beKiriyathi-Jeyarimi besithi: AmaFilisti asewubuyisile umtshokotsho weNkosi; yehlani liwenyusele kini.
Anage nehu'za ke erino vu vahera huzmantage'za vu'za Kiriat Jearimi vahera amanage hu'za ome zmasami'naze. Hago Filistia vahe'mo'za Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia eri'za eme atrazanki emerita kumatamirega viho, hu'za kea atre zamante'naze.
