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Bible Reading Plan – Day 79

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19Waya ekhula uSamweli, uNdikhoyo enaye, zaza nezinto ezathethwa nguSamweli zazalisekiswa. 20AmaSirayeli, ukususela eDan kuye eBheshebha, aqonda ukuba uSamweli *wayengumshumayeli onyanisekileyo kaNdikhoyo. 21UNdikhoyo ke wathi rhoqo ukuvela eShilo, apho wazityhila khona ngezwi lakhe kuSamweli.

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1Ilizwi likaSamweli lafikelela kumaSirayeli onke.

Ukuthinjwa kwetyesi yomnqophiso

Aphuma amaSirayeli, ahlangabezana namaFilistiya ukuya kulwa nawo. AmaSirayeli amisa e-Ebhenezere; wona amaFilistiya amisa eAfeki. 2AmaFilistiya akha uluhlu ukukhawulela amaSirayeli, kwahlanganwa, zanqoza, aswantsuliswa amaSirayeli ngamaFilistiya, kwawa amawaka amane amaSirayeli kwelo dabi. 3Ukufika kwawo ekampini amajoni asindileyo edabini akhuza amadoda amakhulu, athi: “Ngani ukuba namhlanje *uNdikhoyo asiyekele siswantsuliswe ngamaFilistiya? Masiye kuphuthuma ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo eShilo, ibe lapha phakathi kwethu, khon' ukuze isisindise esandleni seentshaba zethu.”

4Kwathunywa izigidimi eShilo ukuba ziye kuphuthuma ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke, yena ongqongwe *zizithunywa ezimaphiko. Kweza noonyana bakaEli uHofeni noPineyasi, bekhapha ityesi yomnqophiso.

5Atsho ngentlokomakazi enkulu amaSirayeli ukufika kwetyesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo ekampini, watsho wanyikima umhlaba! 6Athi akuyiva loo ntswahla amaFilistiya, athi: “Yeyantoni na le ntsholo ingaka ekampini yamaSirayeli?” Athe akuva ukuba kufike ityesi kaNdikhoyo ekampini yamaSirayeli, 7ankwantya kukoyika amaFilistiya, esithi: “Kufike uThixo ekampini yamaSirayeli! Yehaa! Ayizange ibekho into enjengale ngaphambili! 8Sifile thina! Yaz'ba sosinda kanjani na esandleni salo Thixo unamandla? Asinguye na owabatshabalalisela entlango ngezibetho amaJiputa? 9Yomelelani, maFilistiya! Yibani ngamadoda, hleze nathi sibe zizicaka zamaSirayeli kanye njengoko nawo ayezizicaka zethu! Kuf' ayayo, madoda!”

10Alwa ke amaFilistiya, awaswantsulisa amaSirayeli, aya kutshona ngezindlu zawo. Kwajub' ugodo kwelo dabi, kwawa amashumi amathathu amawaka amajoni akwaSirayeli. 11Yathinjwa ngamaFilistiya ityesi yomnqophiso kaThixo, oonyana bakaEli uHofeni noPineyasi basala apho itshoba lilel' umbethe.

Ukufa kukaEli

12Kwabakho mfo uthile wakwaBhenjamin owaxhina ukusuka edabini, waya kugaleleka eShilo kwangaloo mini. Izambatho zakhe zazikrazukile, intloko izele luthuli. 13Ukufika kwaloo mfo uEli wayehleli ecaleni kwendlela, ejonge enkalweni, exhalele ityesi yomnqophiso. Loo ndoda yaziphalaza esixekweni ezo ndaba zimbi, kothuka wonke umntu, yaba sisikhalo sodwa. 14Akusiva eso sijwili uEli wabuza wathi: “Yintoni unobangela wale ngxolo?” Loo ndoda yakhawuleza yaya kuEli. ( 15Wayeselemashumi alithoba nesibhozo ubudala uEli, selephants' ukuba yimpumputhela yexhego.)

16Yamxelela loo ndoda uEli, yathi: “Ndibhungce edabini kwanamhlanje, ndaxhina okoko ukuza apha.”

“Kwenzekeni, mfo wam?” kubuza uEli.

17Wathi loo mfo ubhunce edabini ukuphendula: “AmaSirayeli aswantsulisiwe ngamaFilistiya, yaye kufe amaSirayeli amaninzi, noonyana bakho uHofeni noPineyasi baphakathi kwaloo madoda awileyo. Ndithi kuthinjwe nkqu netyesi kaThixo leyo.”

18Uthe akuva kukhankanywa netyesi yomnqophiso uEli, waphequka kweso sihlalo sakhe ngasesangweni, wophuka ilungu lentamo, wafa. Kaloku wayeselaluphele, ekwanesiqu. Wayeyinkokheli kwaSirayeli iminyaka engamashumi amane.

Ukufa komka-Pineyasi

19Ngelo xesha umolokazana kaEli, umka-Pineyasi, wayekhulelwe, seleza kukhululeka. Wathi ke akuziva iindaba zokuthinjwa kwetyesi yomnqophiso kaThixo, nokuba uyisezala kunye nomyeni wakhe abasekho, wasuka waguqa, wazala. Zamongamela iintlungu zokubeleka. 20Kwathi xa aqhawukayo, abafazi ababembelekisa bathi kuye: “Qina, mfazi; uzele inkwenkwe.”

Yena wasuka akaphendula, akabahoya nokubahoya oku. 21Wathi igama laloo mntwana nguIkabhodi, esithi: “Udumo lumkile kwaSirayeli,” kuba ityesi kaThixo ibithinjiwe, uyisezala nomyeni wakhe nabo babeswelekile. 22Wathi: “Udumo lumkile kwaSirayeli, kuba ityesi kaThixo ithinjiwe.”

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Ityesi yomnqophiso kwelamaFilistiya

1Ayithatha amaFilistiya ityesi kaThixo e-Ebhenezere, ayisa eAshdode. 2Apho afika ayingenisa endlwini yothixo wawo uDagoni, ayimisa ecaleni kwakhe. 3Ngentsasa elandelayo amaFilistiya afika, tyhini uDagoni uthe qungqululu emhlabeni, ewe ngobuso ngaphambi kwetyesi *kaNdikhoyo! Babuya bammisa kwasendaweni yakhe uDagoni. 4Kwakhona ngentsasa elandelayo bafike tyhini kwakhona nanko uDagoni equngquluze ngaphambi kwetyesi kaNdikhoyo! Ngoku wayeqhawuke intloko nezandla, zingasemgubasini wendlu leyo, yena uDagoni esele esisibhukubhuku nje. ( 5Unanamhla oku ababingeleli bakaDagoni, nabani na ongena endlwini kaDagoni eseAshdode, uyawutsiba umgubasi ngenxa yale ntlekele.)

6UNdikhoyo wabaphatha gadalala abantu baseAshdode neziphaluka zayo. Wabathobela izibetho, wabathuthumbisa ngamathumba. 7Athi amadoda alapho akuqonda le meko: “Le tyesi yoThixo wamaSirayeli mayisuke apha phakathi kwethu. Naku esimise kakubi kunye noDagoni uthixo wethu.” 8Kwabizwa intlanganiso yeenkosi zamaFilistiya, kwabuzwa kuzo kwathiwa: “Nithi mayithiweni na le tyesi yoThixo wamaSirayeli?”

Zaphendula zathi: “Mayisiwe eGati ityesi yoThixo wamaSirayeli.” Yasiwa apho ke.

9Nalapho uNdikhoyo wabamisa kakubi abantu, batsho bazizantanta, wabathuthumbisa ngamathumba, omncinci nomdala ngokufanayo. 10Yadluliselwa e-Ekron ityesi yomnqophiso kaThixo.

Yathi isafikanje abantu balapho bakhalaza besithi: “Baze kusibulalisa ngalaa tyesi yoThixo wamaSirayeli thina nabantu bethu!” 11Abantu balapho babiza iinkosi zamaFilistiya, babhekisa kuzo bathi: “Sincedeni; yisuseni apha kuthi le tyesi yoThixo wamaSirayeli. Mayibuyele kowayo, hleze isibulale thina nabantu bethu.” Kaloku bonke abantu besixeko babenkwantyisiwe kukufa, kuba uThixo wayebamise kakubi. 12Abantu abangafanga babethuthunjiswa ngamathumba, senyuka isikhalo sesixeko, sada savakala nasezulwini.

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Ukugoduswa kwetyesi yomnqophiso

1Yaba ziinyanga ezisixhenxe ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo ikwelamaFilistiya. 2Andula ke amaFilistiya ukubiza ababingeleli noosiyazi balapho, bathi kubo: “Masiyithini na ityesi kaNdikhoyo? Kufuneka sithini na ukuyigodusa?”

3Baphendula ababingeleli noosiyazi bathi: “Kaloku xa niyigodusa ityesi yoThixo wamaSirayeli, kufuneka ikhatshwe ngento yokungxengxezela ityala, ingahambi ingaphethe nto. Xa nenjenjalo niya kuphila, nitsho niyiqonde nembangi yokuba athi rhoqo ukunohlwaya uThixo kaSirayeli.”

4Abuza amaFilistiya athi: “Ingakhatshwa ngantoni na yokungxengxezela ityala?”

Bathi ukuphendula ababingeleli: “Kaloku kufuneka niyikhaphe ngamathumba amahlanu awenziwe ngegolide, kunye neempuku ezintlanu ezenziwe ngegolide; inye kwezo nto imele inkosi yamaFilistiya nganye. Kaloku nonke nabethwa ngobhubhani ngokufanayo kunye neenkosi zenu zontlanu. 5Ze niyenze ke, bethu, le mifuziselo yamathumba enu nezi mpuku zenu zibhubhisa ilizwe, nimzukise uThixo wamaSirayeli. Mhlawumbi ke angatsho apheze ukunibetha nina kunye *noothixo benu nelizwe lenu. 6Yini ukuba niqaqadeke, nixele amaJiputa nokumkani wawo? Kaloku uThixo wawaphatha gadalala amaJiputa, aza awayeka amaSirayeli agoduka.

7“Ngoko ke yenzani inqwelo entsha, nize neemazi ezimbini ezinamankonyane ezingayaziyo idyokhwe. Zibopheni, wona amankonyane niwafake esibaya. 8Ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo ze niyilayishe kuloo nqwelo, nize ecaleni layo nibeke ibhokisi enalaa mifuziselo yenziwe ngegolide, leyo ningxengxeza ngayo kuye. Nize ke iimazi niziyeke zizihambele. 9Ze nijonge ke. Xa inqwelo ithe yasinga kowayo ngaseBhete-shemeshe, soqonda ngaloo nto ukuba kuthe kanti nguThixo kaSirayeli lo usithumele le ntlekele. Kodwa ke ukuba ayiyanga ngakhona siya kwazi ukuba asinguye obesithuthumbisa, yinto nje efane yehla.”

10AmaFilistiya enze njengoko ayeyalelwe. Abopha iimazi zambini, awavalela esibaya amankonyane. 11Ayilayisha ityesi yomnqophiso enqweleni, ayilayisha naloo bhokisi iphethe imifuziselo yeempuku namathumba eyenziwe ngegolide. 12Zenjenjeya ukusinga ngaseBhete-shemeshe ezo mazi, zithe ngqo endleleni, zihamba zinxakama njalo, zingatyekeli ngasekhohlo nasekunene. Zona iinkosi zamaFilistiya zazilandela zada zaya kuma ngomda waseBhete-shemeshe.

13Ukuthi gqi kwayo ityesi yomnqophiso abantu baseBhete-shemeshe babesentlanjeni, bevuna ingqolowa. Yeka ke imincili yabo bakuyibona ityesi yomnqophiso! 14Loo nqwelo yaya kuma malunga nelitye elikhulu entsimini yomfo ekwakusithiwa nguYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe. Bayinqunqa yaziinkuni loo nqwelo, baxhela nezo mazi, benzela ngazo uNdikhoyo idini elitshiswayo. 15AbaLevi bayithula ityesi yomnqophiso kunye naloo bhokisi yayinemifuziselo eyenziwe ngegolide, bazibeka phezu kwelo litye likhulu. Abemi baseBhete-shemeshe benzela uNdikhoyo iminikelo kunye namadini atshiswayo. 16Emva kokuba zibukele iinkosi zamaFilistiya zabuyela e-Ekron kwangaloo mini.

17AmaFilistiya ayethumele imifuziselo yamathumba emihlanu enziwe ngegolide, engxengxeza ngayo kuNdikhoyo. Umfuziselo ngamnye wawumele isixeko. Ezo zixeko yayiyiAshdode, iGaza, iAshkelon, iGati, kunye ne-Ekron. 18Bathumela kwanemifuziselo yeempuku ezenziwe ngegolide. Impuku nganye yayimele isixeko ngasinye sezo nkosi zintlanu zamaFilistiya, nditsho izixeko ezibiyelweyo kunye neziphaluka zazo. Elo litye lalisentsimini kaYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe lisemi apho unanamhla oku, libubungqina bento eyehla apho.

19UNdikhoyo wababetha abemi baseBhete-shemeshe, kwafa abangamashumi asixhenxe, kuba kaloku basuka bayijonga ityesi yomnqophiso. Kwazilwa ngabemi balapho, kuba uNdikhoyo ebhubhise abantu abaninzi kangaka.

Ityesi yomnqophiso eKiriyati-yarim

20Abemi baseBhete-shemeshe bathi: “Kambe ke ngubani onako ukuma phambi *koNdikhoyo, lo Thixo wahluke kangaka? Singayithumela phi ityesi yakhe ukusuka apha?” 21Bathumela izigidimi eKiriyati-yarim ukuba ziye kuthi kubemi balapho: “Ayibuyisile amaFilistiya ityesi yomnqophiso. Yizani niyiphuthume.”

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1Abemi baseKiriyati-yarim baya kuyiphuthuma ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, bayisa emzini ka-Abhinadabhi owawusendulini. Bamisela uElazare, unyana waloo mfo, ukuba ibe nguye ogcina ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo.

USamweli uba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli

2Yahlala ithuba elide ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo eKiriyati-yarim. Yaba ngamashumi amabini eminyaka ilapho. Ngelo xesha onke amaSirayeli ayezibika kuNdikhoyo ukuba awancede. 3Ngoko ke uSamweli wathi kwindlu yonke kaSirayeli: “Ukuba ngenene nibuyele kuNdikhoyo ngentliziyo epheleleyo, kufuneka nahlukane *noothixo basemzini bonke, nilahle nemifanekiso yothixokazi uAshtaroti. Kufuneka nizimisele nizinikele kuNdikhoyo ngokupheleleyo, nikhonze yena yedwa. Yena ke wonihlangula esandleni samaFilistiya.” 4AmaSirayeli ke ayilahla imifanekiso kaBhali noAshtaroti, akhonza uNdikhoyo yedwa qwaba.

5Emva koko uSamweli wathi: “Onke amaSirayeli makahlangane eMizpa. Mna ke ndiya kunithandazela kuNdikhoyo.” 6Kwayiwa ke eMizpa kuloo mbizo, kwakhiwa amanzi, aza aphalazwa, kusenziwa umnikelo kuNdikhoyo. Kwakuzilwe imini yonke, abantu besithi: “Sinetyala kuNdikhoyo.” (NguSamweli owaba yinkokheli yamaSirayeli eMizpa.)

7Athi akuva amaFilistiya ukuba nâko amaSirayeli eqokelelene eMizpa, aphuma ekhokelwa ziinkosi zawo ukuya kuhlasela amaSirayeli. Zaya kufika kumaSirayeli ezo ndaba, atsho awoyika amaFilistiya, 8athi kuSamweli: “Uze ungayeki ukusitarhuzela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wethu, khon' ukuze asihlangule kumaFilistiya.” 9USamweli wathatha itakane, wenzela uNdikhoyo ngalo idini elitshiswayo lilonke. Wacelela amaSirayeli uncedo kuNdikhoyo, weviwa nguNdikhoyo umthandazo wakhe.

10Kanye xa uSamweli wayesenza elo dini, asondela amaFilistiya, elungiselela ukuhlasela amaSirayeli. Kuthe kanye ngoko kwavakala ukuzongoma kukaNdikhoyo, kusiza ngakumaFilistiya, atsho adideka, awabaleka amaSirayeli. 11Asuka indulumbane amaSirayeli, ephuma eMizpa, awaleqa kujub' ugodo ukuya ngaseBhete-kare.

12Emva koko uthathe ilitye lalinye uSamweli, walimisa phakathi kweMispa neShen, wathi igama laloo ndawo yiEbhenezere, esithi: “Kude kwakalokunje uNdikhoyo esinceda.” 13Kwaba njalo ke ukoyiswa kwamaFilistiya, ayeka ukuhlasela ummandla kaSirayeli. Ngalo lonke ixesha esaphila uSamweli isandla sikaNdikhoyo sasiwachasile amaFilistiya. 14Azibuyisela kwaSirayeli zonke izixeko ezaziphakathi kwe-Ekron neGati, ezo ayezithimbile amaFilistiya. Waba ke wonke ummandla kaSirayeli uyakhululeka kumaFilistiya. Kwabakho uxolo, nditsho naphakathi kwamaSirayeli nama-Amori.

15USamweli waba yinkokheli yamaSirayeli bonke ubomi bakhe. 16Minyaka le wayedla ngokwenza umjikelo, aye eBhetele, eGiligali, naseMizpa, afike apho alamle iimbambano zabantu. 17Ukusuka apho wayegoduka aye eRama, apho wayefika alamle nakhona. Apho eRama kulapho wakha iqonga lokwenzela uNdikhoyo amadini.

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