USAMUWELI I 8

₁Kwathi uSamuweli esemdala, wabeka amadodana akhe abe-ngabahluleli phezu kukaIsrayeli.

₂Igama lendodana yakhe eyizibulo lalinguJoweli; igama leyesibili lalinguAbiya; babengabahluleli eBeri-Sheba.

₃Amadodana akhe ayengahambi ngezindlela zakhe, kepha aphambukela inzuzo embi, athengwa ngemivuzo, aphendukezela izahlulelo.

₄Kwabuthana onke amalunga akwaIsrayeli, aya kuSamuweli eRama;

₅athi kuye: Bheka, usumdala, amadodana akho awahambi ngezindlela zakho; sibekele inkosi ukuba isahlulele njengezizwe zonke.

₆Kepha leyonto yabambi emehlweni kaSamuweli, lapho bethi: Siphe inkosi ukuba isahlulele. USamuweli wayesekhuleka kuJehova.

₇UJehova wathi kuSamuweli: Lalela izwi labantu kukho konke abakushoyo kuwe, ngokuba akusuwe abakulahlileyo, kepha balahlé mina, ukuze ngingabi-yinkosi phezu kwabo.

₈Njengemisebenzi yonke abayenzileyo, kusukela osukwini engabakhuphula ngalo eGibithe kuze kube-namuhla, bangishiya bekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, benze njalo nakuwe.

₉Manje lalela izwi labo, ugamele nokugamela kubo kuphela, ubatshele amalungelo enkosi eyakubusa phezu kwabo.

₁₀USamuweli wabatshela abantu abacela kuye inkosi onke amazwi kaJehova.

₁₁Wathi: Nanka amalungelo enkosi eyakubusa phezu kwenu: iyakuthatha amadodana enu, izibekele wona ezinqoleni zayo nasemahashini ayo, agijime phambi kwezinqola zayo;

₁₂iyakuzibekela wona abe-yizinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, alime umhlabathi wayo, avune isivuno sayo, enze izikhali zayo zokulwa nempahla yezinqola zayo.

₁₃Iyakuthatha amadodakazi enu abengabathaki, nabapheki, nabaphekizinkwa.

₁₄Iyakuthatha amasimu enu, nezivini zenu, neminqumo yenu emihle, ikunike izinceku zayo.

₁₅Iyakuthatha okweshumi kwembewu yenu nokwesivini senu, ikunike izinduna zayo nezinceku zayo.

₁₆Iyakuthatha izinceku zenu, nezincekukazi zenu, nezinsizwa zenu ezinhle, nezimbongolo zenu, izenze ukuba zisebenze imisebenzi yayo.

₁₇Iyakuthatha okweshumi kwezimvu zenu, nibe-yizinceku zayo.

₁₈Niyakukhala ngalolosuku ngenxa yenkosi yenu, eniyakube nizikhethele yona; kepha uJehova akayikuniphendula ngalolosuku.

₁₉Kepha abantu bala ukulalela izwi likaSamuweli, bathi: Hayi, sifuna ukuba kube-khona inkosi phezu kwethu,

₂₀ukuze nathi sibe-njengezizwe zonke, inkosi yethu isahlulele, iphume phambi kwethu, ilwe izimpi zethu.

₂₁USamuweli wezwa onke amazwi abantu, wawalanda ezindlebeni zikaJehova.

₂₂UJehova wathi kuSamuweli: Lalela izwi labo, ubanike inkosi. USamuweli wathi kubantu bakwaIsrayeli: Hambani niye, kube-yilowo nalowo emzini wakini.