Kutalwa kwaSamsoni
1Baka-Israyeli baphindza benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze; ngako Simakadze wabanikela esandleni sema-Filisti iminyaka lengema-40.
2Kwakukhona lenye indvodza yaseSora lekwakunguManowa, libito layo, iyesive sakaDani. Lendvodza yayinemfati loyinyumba, angenabantfwana. 3Ingilosi yaSimakadze yabonakala kulomfati, yatsi: “Uyinyumba, ute bantfwana, kodvwa sewutawukhulelwa, utale indvodzana. 4Ticaphele wena-ke kutsi ungalinatsi liwayini nome ngabe sengusiphi-ke sinatfo lesivutjelwe, futsi ungasadli lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo, 5ngobe utawukhulelwa utale indvodzana. Kute insingo leyawusetjentiswa enhloko yakhe, ngobe lomfana uyawuba ngumNaziri lowehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu kwasekutalweni kwakhe. Nguye lotawucala kukhulula sive sema-Israyeli esandleni semaFilisti.”
6Lomfati-ke wabe sewuya endvodzeni yakhe, wafike wayibikela watsi: “Kufike umuntfu waNkulunkulu kimi. Simo sakhe bekungatsi yingilosi yaNkulunkulu; abesabeka kakhulu. Nami angikabe ngisabuta nekutsi uphumaphi, naye akangitjeli nelibito lakhe. 7Kodvwa utsite kimi: ‘Utawukhulelwa, utale indvodzana. Manje-ke ungabe usalinatsa liwayini nome ngabe sengusiphi-ke sinatfo lesivutjelwe. Ungasadli lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo, ngobe lomfana uyawuba ngumNaziri lowehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu kusukela ekutalweni kwakhe kuze kube lilanga lekufa kwakhe.’ ”
8Ngako Manowa wase uyathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, ngiyakuncenga kutsi mane lowo muntfu waNkulunkulu lomtfumele lapha kitsi aphindze abuye atesifundzisa kutsi lomfana lotawutalwa sitamkhulisa kanjani.”
9Nkulunkulu wamuva Manowa, ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindze yabuya futsi kulomfati, yefika ngesikhatsi asensimini, ayedvwa. Indvodza yakhe, Manowa, beyingekho kanye naye. 10Lomfati waphutfuma wayawubikela indvodza yakhe, watsi: “Sewukhona! Lomuntfu lowabonakala kimi ngalela langa sewuphindze ubuyile.”
11Manowa wasukuma walandzela umfati wakhe. Watsi nakefika kulomuntfu, wambuta, watsi: “Unguye yini lona lowafika wakhuluma kumkami?”
Watsi: “Nginguye.”
12Ngako Manowa wambuta, watsi: “Ngesikhatsi emavi akho asagcwalisekile, kuyawuba yini imiyalo ngemphilo nangemisebenti yalomfana?”
13Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphendvula Manowa, yatsi: “Umkakho kufanele ente konkhe loko lengimtjele kona. 14Kufanele angadli lutfo loluhlutwe emvinini, anganatsi lutfo lolwentiwe ngewayini nome ngangusiphi sinatfo lesivutjelwe, angadli nalutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo. Kufanele ente konkhe loku lengimtjele kona.”
15Manowa wakhuluma engilosini, watsi: “Sitawucela mane sewume kuhamba, size sikulungisele kwesibhutatana.”
16Ingilosi yaSimakadze yatsi: “Nome ningangilibatisa, ngingeke ngikudle nakunye kudla kwenu. Kodvwa naningalungisa umnikelo wekushiswa, wunikeleni kuSimakadze.” Manowa bekangaboni lokutsi yingilosi yaSimakadze.
17Manowa wase ubuta lengilosi yaSimakadze, watsi: “Ngubani libito lakho, kuze sitekubonga nasagcwalisekile lamavi akho?”
18Yaphendvula yatsi: “Ungibutelani libito lami? Alicondzakali.”
19Manowa wase ubamba sibhutatana kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu, wakwenta umhlatjelo etikwelidvwala, wakunikela kuSimakadze. Simakadze wenta intfo lemangalisako ngesikhatsi boManowa nemkakhe babukela. 20Atsi lamalangabi asalanguka esuka lapha elatini acondze ezulwini, lengilosi yaSimakadze yagibela kulamalangabi yenyukela ezulwini. Batsi nabakubona loko, boManowa nemkakhe bawa phansi ngebuso, bakhotsama. 21Yatsi kube inyamalale lengilosi yaSimakadze kuboManowa nemkakhe, bangasayiboni, Manowa kwaba ngukhona asanguluka abona kutsi bekuyingilosi yaSimakadze.
22Manowa wakhuluma kumkakhe, watsi: “Sitakufa! Sibone Nkulunkulu!”
23Kodvwa umkakhe wamphendvula, watsi: “Kube Simakadze abecondze kusibulala, ngabe akawemukeli lomnikelo wekushiswa nemnikelo walokutinhlavu lovela esandleni setfu, ngabe akasikhombisi tonkhe letintfo, wabuye wasitjela naloku.”
24LomkaManowa watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguSamsoni. Wakhula, Simakadze wambusisa, 25naMoya waSimakadze wacala kumnyakatisa ngesikhatsi aseMahane Dani, emkhatsini weSora ne-Eshtayoli.
