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29 – USamson woyisa amaFilistiya

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Ukuzalwa kukaSamson

1Ke kaloku amaSirayeli aphinda amona *uNdikhoyo, waza ke yena wawanikela ezandleni zamaFilistiya amashumi amane eminyaka.

2Ke kaloku kwakukho umfo waseZora ogama linguManowa. Yena wayengowendlu kaDan. Umkakhe wayelidlolo, engafumani bantwana. 3Ke isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo sabonakala kuye, saza sathetha naye sathi: “Njengoko ungazanga waba namntwana, ngoku uza kukhawula, uze ufumane unyana. 4Uyabona ke, kufuneka uzigcine, ungaseli wayini natywala, ungatyi nanye into engavunyelwanga ngumthetho kaThixo. 5Ewe, selukhulelwe; uza kuzala unyana. Ke yena ze zingaze zichetywe iinwele zentloko yakhe, kuba kaloku le nkwenkwe iya kuba *lilolo likaThixo kwasesizalweni sakho. Yiyo eya kuqala ukuhlangula amaSirayeli kumaFilistiya.”

6Lo mfazi ke waya kuxelela indoda yakhe, wathi: “Ndibone ndifikelwa ngumfo wakwaThixo onenkangeleko yesithunywa sikaThixo; uyoyikeka kakhulu. Andimbuzanga apho avela khona, engandixelelanga negama lakhe. 7Uthe kum: ‘Ùyabona, selukhulelwe; uza kuzala unyana. Ke ngoko uzungaseli wayini natywala, ungatyi nanye into engavunyelwanga ngumthetho kaThixo, kuba le nkwenkwe iya kuba lilolo likaThixo kwasesizalweni sakho, kude kube yimini yokufa kwayo.’ ”

8Ke kaloku uManowa wathandaza kuNdikhoyo, wathi: “Ngxe, Nkosi yam, khawuphinde umthumele umfo wakwaThixo obumthumile, eze kusifundisa ukuba siyiphathe kanjani na inkwenkwe leyo yakuvela.”

9UThixo ke wenza ngokwesicelo sikaManowa, isithunywa sakhe sabuya seza kumkakhe esemasimini, phofu yena uManowa engekho. 10Ke umfazi wakhawuleza waya kuxelela indoda yakhe, wathi: “Laa mfo ubeze kum ngalaa mini uphinde wabonakala!”

11Waphakama ke uManowa, walandela umkakhe. Wafika wayibuza ke indoda wathi: “Ungulaa mfo wayethethe nenkosikazi yam?”

“Ndinguye,” watsho umfo lowo.

12Waqhuba ke uManowa wathi: “Ke, akuba ezalisekile la mazwi akho, imelwe kukuziphatha njani inkwenkwe leyo, yenze ntoni?”

13Saphendula ke isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo sathi: “Nakanjani na umkakho makenze njengoko ndimyalele. 14Into ephuma emdiliyeni makangayifaki emlonyeni, angaseli wayini natywala, angayityi nento engavunyelwanga ngumthetho kaThixo. Makakunyamekele konke endimyalele kona akwenze.”

15Ke uManowa wathi kwisithunywa sikaNdikhoyo: “Khawuhlale, khon' ukuze ndikuxhelele itakanana lebhokhwe.”

16Ke sathi kuye: “Nokuba ndingade ndihlale, sobe ndikutye ukutya kwakho. Into ongayenzayo wena kukwenzela uNdikhoyo idini elitshiswayo.” Kaloku uManowa wayengaqondi ukuba sisithunywa sikaNdikhoyo esi athetha naso.

17UManowa ke wasibuza isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo wathi: “Kakade ke ungubani igama lakho? Kuba ke sifuna ukukuwonga akuzaliseka la mazwi akho.”

18Saphendula ke sona sathi: “Ngani ukuba ubuze igama lam? Ligama elingummangaliso eligqitha ukuqonda!”

19Ngoko ke uManowa wathatha igatyana lebhokhwe kunye nokutya okuziinkozo, wenza idini phezu kwelitye, elenzela uNdikhoyo. UNdikhoyo wênza into emangalisayo uManowa nomkakhe bebukele. 20Wathi wakudangazela umlilo apho eqongeni, unyuka usiya ezulwini, uManowa nomkakhe basibona isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo sinyuka ngelo langatye, baza baziphosa emhlabeni. Abaphindanga ke basibone isithunywa eso. 21Waqonda ke uManowa ngoku ukuba kuthe kanti sisithunywa sikaNdikhoyo esi bebethetha naso.

22UManowa ke wathetha nomkakhe, wathi: “Nakanjani na simelwe kukufa, kuba sibone uThixo!”

23Kambe ke yena umkakhe waphendula wathi: “Ukuba uNdikhoyo ebefuna ukusibulala ngengalamkelanga idini lethu elitshiswayo nomnikelo wethu wokutya; futhi ngengasibonisanga okanye asixelele izinto ezinje.”

24Ke kaloku umka-Manowa wafumana umntwana oyinkwenkwe, baza bayithiya igama elinguSamson. Yakhula ke inkwenkwe leyo, uNdikhoyo wayithamsanqela. 25UMoya kaNdikhoyo ke waqala ukumongamela uSamson eseMahane-dan phakathi kweZora ne-Eshtawoli.

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USamson nentombi yaseTimna

1Ke kaloku uSamson wehla waya eTimna, waza ke apho wabona enye yeentombi zamaFilistiya. 2Akugoduka wathi kuyise nonina: “Ndibone intombi yomFilistiya eTimna; ke ndithatheleni yona ibe ngumfazi wam.”

3Uyise nonina bathi: “Ngani ukuba ude uye kuthatha umfazi kumaFilistiya angalukiyo? Bekungasekho zintombi na apha phakathi kwamawethu?”

Kambe ke uSamson wathi: “Ndithatheleni yona, kuba ikuphela kwentombi endifaneleyo.”

4Uyise nonina babengaqondi ukuba le nto inomnwe kaThixo; kaloku uThixo wayefuna isizathu sokulwa namaFilistiya. Ngelo thuba kaloku amaSirayeli ayephantsi kwamaFilistiya.

5USamson wahamba noyise nonina, baya eTimna. Ngasezidiliyeni zaseTimna ke uSamson wabona igatyana lengonyama ligquma lisiza ngakuye. 6Suka ke yena wambeswa amandla nguMoya *kaNdikhoyo, waza ke waliqwenga ngathi uqwenga itakane lebhokhwe. Kambe ke akabaxelelanga abazali bakhe ngale nto.

7Wahamba ke uSamson, waya kuthetha nentombi leyo, yaza ke yamkholisa. 8Emva kwethutyana ke waya kuyithatha ibe ngumfazi wakhe. Apho endleleni ke wakha wacebuka, kuba efuna ukuqonda ngaloo ngonyama wayeyibulele. Suka ke wayifumana selilibubu leenyosi elinobusi. 9Waphakula ubusi apho ke kuyo, wahamba ebutya; waphathela noyise nonina. Kambe ke akabaxelelanga ukuba ubusi obo ubuphakule kwisidumbu sengonyama.

10Uyise ke waya apho ebukhozini bakhe, waza yena uSamson wenza umbhiyozo khona, njengoko elo yayilisiko ababeqhuba ngalo abafana. 11Athe ke akumbona amaFilistiya athumela amashumi amathathu abafana ukuba abe kunye naye. 12Ke uSamson wathi kubo: “Makhe ndinenzele iqhina. Ukuba nithe nanako ukulicombulula ngezi ntsuku zisixhenxe zomtshato, ndoninika iingubo zelinen ezimashumi mathathu, ngokunjalo nezinye iimpahla zokuhomba ezikwangako. 13Kodwa ke ukuba anibanga nako ukulicombulula, niya kundinika amashumi amathathu eengubo zelinen, ngokunjalo nezinye iimpahla zokuhomba ezikwangako.”

Ke bona bathi: “Yiza nalo sibone kaloku.”

14Waza ke yena wathi:

“Kwaphuma ukutya kotyayo,

kwavela incasa konamandla.”

Yada yaba ziintsuku ezintathu emva koko bengekalikhululi elo qhina.

15Ngosuku lwesine ke bathethe nomtshakazi bathi: “Khawusincede ucenga-cengane nendoda yakho, ikuxelele eli qhina. Kungenjalo siza kuyitshisa le ndlu kayihlo, nitshele khona. Kakade ngaba nisimemele apha ukuze nisikhuthuze?”

16Umtshakazi lowo waya selenyembezana kuSamson, wafika wathi: “Hayi, kucacile ukuba awundithandi, undithiyile! Usuka wenzele amawethu iqhina, kodwa mna akundixeleli ukuconjululwa kwalo!”

Waphendula ke yena wathi: “Ndingathini ukuxelela wena ndingekabaxeleli utata nomama?” 17Hayi ke, umtshakazi walilela umyeni wakhe zonke ezo ntsuku zomtshato. Wada woyisakala ngolu lwesixhenxe umyeni, wamxelela, kuba kucaca ukuba umhlalise manzondololwana. Ke umtshakazi lowo waya kuhlebela abafana bakowabo. 18Ngoko ke ngosuku lwesixhenxe, lingekatshoni ilanga, abafana abo beza kuSamson, bafika bathi:

“Yintoni engaphezu kobusi ngobumnandi?

Iyintoni enamandla ngaphezu kwengonyama?”

USamson ke waphendula wathi:

“Ukuba beningalimanga ngethokazi lam

ngeningalicombululanga eli qhina.”

19Ke kaloku uSamson wambeswa amandla nguMoya kaNdikhoyo, waza wehla waya eAshkelon. Apho ke wabulala amashumi amathathu amadoda, waza wayithatha impahla yawo, wayinika abo bafana babecombulule iqhina lakhe.

Ke yena wagoduka evutha ngumsindo ngenxa yale nto ihlileyo. 20Umkakhe lowo ke wathathwa ngumfana owayengumkhaphi, waba ngumfazi wakhe.

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1Ke kaloku ekuhambeni kwexesha uSamson watyelela umkakhe xa kuvunwa ingqolowa. Wahamba eqhuba ibhokhwe. Wafika wathi kumkhwe wakhe: “Ndifuna khe ndiye egumbini lomkam.”

Kambe ke yena wala, 2esithi: “Bendiba akusamfuni mpela, ndaza ke ndamnikela kumhlobo wakho ukuba abe ngumkakhe. Phofu udade wabo omncinci yinzwakazi kunaye; ngoko ke kunganjani useluthatha yena?”

3Ke uSamson wathi: “Okwesi isihlandlo ndimsulwa kuyo nayiphi na into endiyenza kumaFilistiya!” 4Ke kaloku wahamba wabamba amakhulu amathathu eempungutye. Wazidibanisa ngemisila ngambini ngambini, ebophelela ukhuni olunevithi apho ekudibaneni kwemisila. 5Ezo zikhuni wazintumeka ngomlilo, wazikhulula iimpungutye, zabalekela emasimini anengqolowa amaFilistiya. Ngale ndlela ke kwatsha izipha zengqolowa eseyivuniwe ngokunjalo neyayingekavunwa. Yatsha nemiyezo yediliya nomnquma.

6Athe amaFilistiya akubuzisa esithi: “Ngubani owenze le nto?” afumanisa kusithiwa: “NguSamson; ucatshukiswe ngumkhwe wakhe, umfo waseTimna, ngokusuka anikezele umkakhe kumhlobo wakhe.” Ngoko ke amaFilistiya asuka amtshisa loo mfo nentombi leyo.

7USamson wathi ke kuwo: “Oo! Niqhuba ngolu hlobo? Inene, ndiza kunithi chu ndide ndiziphindezele!” 8Wawahlasela, wawabetha wawatshayela. Emva koko waya kuhlala emqolombeni e-Etam.

USamson woyisa amaFilistiya

9AmaFilistiya axhoba ada aya kumisa kwaJuda, ahlasela iLerhi. 10Ke amadoda akwaJuda abuza athi: “Kutheni le nto nize kusihlasela?”

AmaFilistiya aphendula athi: “Size kubamba uSamson; sifuna ukumvisa le nto asivise yona nathi.”

11Kwaphuma amawaka amathathu amadoda apho kwaJuda, aya emqolombeni e-Etam, afika athetha noSamson, athi: “Ungathini ukusenza into enje? Akuyazi into yokuba siphantsi kwamaFilistiya?”

Ke yena wathi: “Hayi, mna ndiwavise le nto ebendivise yona nawo.”

12Ke wona athi: “Size kukukhonkxa, ukuze sikuse kumaFilistiya.”

USamson wathi: “Fungani ukuba anizi kundilimaza ngokwenu.”

13Aphendula ke wona athi: “Hayi, nakanye; nto nje sifuna ukukukhonkxa, sikunikezele kuwo.” Ngenene ke amqamangela ngeentsontelo ezimbini ezintsha, abuya naye apho emqolombeni.

14Uthe ke akufika eLerhi, amaFilistiya eza kuye egxalathelana ekhwaza. Ke kaloku wambeswa amandla nguMoya *kaNdikhoyo, zaza ezo ntsontelo wayebotshwe ngazo iingalo nezandla zaba ngathi ngumsonto ulenywa ngumlilo, zaza zakhululeka nezandla zakhe. 15Wafumana umhlathi wedonki owomeleleyo, wawuthi hlasi, wabulala iwaka lamadoda ngawo.

16Wadanduluka ke wathi:

“Ngomhlathi wedonki ndawatsho aqungquluza.

Ndigeqe iwaka lamadoda ngomhlathi wedonki.”

17Emva koko ke wawulahla umhlathi lowo, le ndawo yayisenzeka kuyo le nto wathi yiRamati-lerhi.

18USamson wasuka wanxanwa gqitha, waza wazibika kuNdikhoyo, wathi: “Mna sicaka sakho olu loyiso ndilufumene ngawe; ngani ke ngoku ukuba ndide ndife lunxano, ndibe sisisulu sezi ntlanga?” 19Ngoko ke uThixo wavula umngxuma emhlabeni khona apho eLerhi, kwaza ke kwaphuma amanzi. Wasela ke uSamson, abuya amandla akhe, waziva ehlaziyekile. Loo ndawo ke kwathiwa yiEn-hakore. Nangoku ke isekho apho eLerhi.

20Yaba yiminyaka emashumi mabini uSamson ewakhokela amaSirayeli ngemihla yamaFilistiya.

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USamson eGaza

1Ngamhla uthile uSamson waya eGaza, waza wabona ihenyukazi, waya kulalisa kulo. 2Abantu baseGaza baxelelwa kwathiwa: “USamson ulapha.” Baza bawurhawula loo mzi ubusuku bonke, bamlalela nasemasangweni esixeko. Bahlala ubusuku bonke, besithi: “Kwakusa ngomso sombulala.”

3Kambe ke yena uSamson wavuka phakathi kobusuku, waya esangweni lesixeko, wafika wayibamba imigubasi kunye neengcango nomvalo, wasiphula konke. Wayixwaya emagxeni, waya nayo kwinduli ekhangelene neHebron.

USamson noDelila

4Kwakhona ke uSamson wathandana nentokazi yentili yaseSoreki egama linguDelila. 5Ke izikhulu zamaFilistiya zaya kuyo, zathi: “Msondeze uSamson de akuxelele imfihlelo yala mandla akhe angaka, ucebise ukuba singenza kanjani na ukuze simbambe, simbophe, simoyise. Umntu ngamnye kuthi uya kukunika iisiliva ezilishumi elinanye lamakhulu.”

6Ngoko ke uDelila wacengana noSamson, wathi: “Ndihlebele; uwathatha phi la mandla angaka? Ungabotshwa ngantoni ukuze woyisakale?”

7USamson wamphendula wathi: “Ukuba ndingabotshwa ngesixhenxe seentsontelo ezingekomi, amandla am angatha, ndifane nabanye abantu.”

8Izikhulu zamaFilistiya ke zanika uDelila iintsontelo ezisixhenxe ezingekomi, waza ke wambopha ngazo uSamson. 9Ke kaloku uDelila wayefihle amadoda endlwini apho, waza ke wakhwaza wathi: “Nanga amaFilistiya, Samson!” Ke yena uSamson ezo ntsontelo wazithi gqashu-gqashu okomtya ulenywa ngumlilo. Ngoko ke imfihlelo yamandla akhe yasala ingaziwa mntu.

10UDelila wathetha noSamson, wathi: “Wena uphoxe ngam, wandixokisa. Khawundixelele ukuba ungabotshwa ngantoni na.”

11USamson waphendula wathi: “Ukuba banokundibopha ngeentsontelo ezintsha ezingekasebenzi, amandla am angetha, ndifane nabanye abantu.”

12Ke uDelila wathatha iintsontelo ezintsha, wambopha ngazo uSamson, waza wakhwaza wathi: “Nanga amaFilistiya, Samson!” AmaFilistiya ke ayelalele endlwini apho. Kodwa yena uSamson waziqhawula ezo ntsontelo ezazisezingalweni zakhe zanga yimisonto.

13UDelila wathi kuSamson: “Nangoku uyawaphoxa ngam, wandixokisa. Khawundixelele ukuba ungabotshwa ngantoni na.”

Waphendula ke uSamson wathi: “Ukuba unokwenza amafrerha asixhenxe entloko kum, uze uwaluke kunye nemisonto, uwaqinise ngoluthi lokuluka, ndingetha amandla, ndifane nabanye abantu.”

14Ke uDelila wathi akulala uSamson wawaluka ngemisonto amafrerha asixhenxe kaSamson ewaqinisa ngoluthi, wakhwaza wathi: “Nanga amaFilistiya, Samson!” Wasuka wavuka uSamson, waluncothula uluthi, wayixhwitha imisonto.

15UDelila ke wathi kuSamson: “Ungathini ukuthi uyandithanda kodwa akundithembi! Kokwesithathu ngoku uphoxisa ngam, ibe ke nangoku akukandixeleli ukuba uwathatha phi la mandla angaka.” 16Waza ke wammela imihla ngemihla emcenga.

Wada uSamson wakruquka wanga angafa, 17wamchazela konke, wathi: “Iinwele zam zange zichetywe. Ndanikelwa *ndalilolo likaThixo kwasekuzalweni kwam. Xa zinokuchetywa iinwele zam, angaphela amandla am, ndibe buthathaka nam, ndifane nabanye abantu.”

18UDelila akuqonda ukuba uxelelwe yonke inyaniso nguSamson, wathumela kwizikhulu zamaFilistiya, wathi: “Yizani kwakhona; undixelele konke.” Ke zeza zimphathele imali leyo. 19UDelila walalisa uSamson emathangeni akhe, waza ke wabiza umntu, wacheba amafrerha osixhenxe akhe. Ngokwenjenje ke uDelila wamenza waphelelwa ngamandla uSamson. 20Wathi: “Nanga amaFilistiya, Samson!”

Ke yena wavuka ebuthongweni esithi: “Ndiya kubuya ndiwavuthulule ndiphuncuke.” Kambe ke wayengaqondi ukuba ushiyiwe *nguNdikhoyo. 21AmaFilistiya ke ambamba, amkhupha amehlo, amtyhaphaza. Amthatha amsa eGaza, amqamangela ngamatyathanga obhedu, amfaka emsebenzini wokusila entolongweni. 22Kambe iinwele zakhe zaphinda zakhula.

Ukufa kukaSamson

23Izikhulu zamaFilistiya zahlanganisana zabhiyoza, zisenzela uthixo wazo uDagoni isiyikayika sedini. Zadanduluka zathi: “Uthixo wethu ulunikele esandleni sethu utshaba lwethu uSamson!”

24-25Kwathi xa kumnandi apho kwelo theko, zathi: “Yizani noSamson, eze kusonwabisa!” Bathi ke bakumkhupha uSamson entolongweni, bahlekisa ngaye, bammisa phakathi kweentsika. Abantu ke bakumbona uSamson badumisa uthixo wabo, bathi: “Uthixo wethu ulunikele esandleni sethu utshaba lwethu oluzise intshabalalo kwilizwe lethu, lwabulala abantu bethu abaninzi kangaka!”

26USamson wathetha nomfana owayemrhola, wathi: “Khawume khe ndizive iintsika zesi sakhiwo. Ndifuna ukwayama ngazo.” 27Indlu leyo ke yayizele ngamadoda nabafazi. Zonke izikhulu zamaFilistiya zazilapho; bebonke abantu babekwisithuba samawaka amathathu, beseluphahleni, bembukele behlekisa ngoSamson.

28Ke kaloku uSamson wazibika kuNdikhoyo, wathi: “Ndikhoyo, Nkosi yam, ndikhumbule; nceda, Thixo wam, khawubuyise amandla am okwesi sihlandlo nje sodwa, ukuze ndiziphindezele kumaFilistiya ngenxa yesenzo sawo sokundikhupha amehlo.” 29Ke uSamson wafikelela kwiintsika ezisesizikithini sesakhiwo eso. Wabamba yanye ngesokunene, enye wayibamba ngesokhohlo; 30waza wadanduluka wathi: “Mandife kunye namaFilistiya!” Wazisunduza ngamandla akhe onke – folokohlo didli! Sadilika isakhiwo; zafela apho ezo zikhulu ndawonye nabo bonke ababekhona. Ekufeni kwakhe uSamson wabulala abantu abaninzi ngaphezu kwabo wababulala esadl' ubomi.

31Ke kaloku abantakwabo nawo onke amawabo baya kuwuthatha umzimba wakhe, bagoduka nawo. Bamfihla kwingcwaba likayise uManowa phakathi kweZora ne-Eshtawoli. Waba yinkokheli yamaSirayeli iminyaka engamashumi amabini.

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THANDAZA phambi kokuba ufunde, ucele ukuba uThixo akuncede uqonde.

FUNDA isiqendu saloo mini, yaye okungcono kukuba usiphinda-phinde.

CINGISISA ngaloo ndawo uyifundileyo, uzibhale phantsi iingcinga zakho.

KWENZE oko uThixo akufundisileyo kwiLizwi lakhe.

THANDAZA KWAKHONA ucele ukuba uThixo akomeleze uphile ngokweLizwi lakhe.

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