1 Sam 2 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

Indumiso kaHana

1UHana wasekhuleka esithi:

Inhliziyo yami iyathokoza ngeNkosi,

Ngilamandla lesibindi eNkosini.

Umlomo wami uyaziklolodela izitha zami,

ngoba ngiyajabula ngokukhulula kwakho.

2Kakho ongcwele njengeNkosi,

kakho loyedwa ngaphandle kwakho;

futhi kalikho ledwala elinjengoNkulunkulu wethu.

3Lingabe lisakhuluma ngokuzigqaja kangaka,

kungaphumi ukuziqakisa emilonyeni yenu;

ngoba iNkosi inguNkulunkulu wokwazi,

lezenzo ziyalinganiswa yiyo.

4Imitshoko yamaqhawe yaphukile,

kodwa ababuthakathaka bazuza amandla.

5Ababesutha baqatshwa ngesinkwa,

lababelambile kabasalambi.

Yebo, loyinyumba uzele abayisikhombisa,

kodwa olabantwana abanengi utshiyiwe.

6INkosi yiyo ebulalayo lephilisayo,

leyehlisela abantu endaweni yabafileyo ibuye ibabuyise futhi.

7INkosi yenza umuntu abe ngumyanga, ibuye imenze anothe;

iyamehlisela phansi, ibuye imphakamise.

8Iyamvusa umyanga othulini,

imphakamisa oswelayo esilotheni,

ukuba ibahlalise lezikhulu,

bahlale ezihlalweni zodumo.

Ngoba insika zomhlaba zingezeNkosi.

ibekile ilizwe phezu kwazo.

9Iyavikela ukuhamba kwabathembekileyo bayo,

kodwa ababi bayatshona emnyameni bathuliswe;

ngoba umuntu kayikwahlula ngamandla.

10Izitha zeNkosi zizabhujiswa;

oPhezukonke uzaduma esezulwini,

ahlulele emhlabeni wonke,

anike amandla inkosi yakhe,

aphakamise amandla ogcotshiweyo wakhe.

11UElkana wabuyela ekhaya eRama. Umfana wakhonza iNkosi phambi kukaEli umpristi.

Ububi bamadodana kaEli

12Amadodana kaEli ayengabantu ababi; ayengayazi iNkosi.

13Umkhubo wabapristi mayelana labantu wawunje; kwakuye kuthi nxa umuntu enikela umhlatshelo, kufike inceku yompristi inyama isaphekiwe, iphethe ifolokwe elencijo ezintathu,

14ihlabe ngayo odengezini, loba embizeni, loba ebhodweni; konke ifolokwe ephuma lakho umpristi wayekuthatha. Kwakufanele benze njalo eShilo kubo bonke abakoIsrayeli ababefika ukunikela khona.

15Kodwa kumadodana kaLevi engakatshiswa amahwahwa, inceku yompristi yayifika ithi emuntwini ohlabayo: Letha inyama yokosiwa ngumpristi, ngoba kayikuthatha kuwe inyama ephekiweyo, kodwa eluhlaza kuphela.

16Uba lowomuntu esithi kuyo: Kahle, kekutshiswe amahwahwa kuqala, ubusuthathake njengokuthanda kwakho; ibisisithi: Atshi bo, nginika khathesi; uba ungenzi njalo, ngizayithatha ngamandla.

17Ngalokhoke lesisono samadodana kaLevi saba sikhulu kakhulu emehlweni eNkosi; ngoba awenza umnikelo weNkosi udeleleke.

18USamuweli wayekhonza iNkosi engumfana egqoka ingubo yamahlombe yelembu elihle.

19Futhi unina wayejwayele ukumenzela ijazana, amphathele lona iminyaka yonke lapho besiyanikela umhlatshelo wonyaka lomkakhe.

20UEli wayebabusisa uElkana lomkakhe, athi: INkosi ikunike abantwana ngalowesifazana endaweni yalo omeboleke iNkosi. Basebebuyelake ekhaya.

21INkosi yaba lomusa kuHana; wathatha isisu, wazala amadodana amathathu lamadodakazi amabili. Umfana uSamuweli wakhula phambi kweNkosi.

22UEli wayeseluphele kakhulu; wayekuzwa konke amadodana akhe ayekwenza kuye wonke uIsrayeli, lokuthi ayelala labesifazana ababesebenza ngasemnyango wethente lokuhlangana.

23Wathi kuwo: Lenzelani izinto ezinje na? Ngoba ngiyezwa ngabo bonke abantu ngezenzo zenu ezimbi.

24Atshi, madodana ami; kakusindaba enhle engiyizwa ikhulunywa ngabantu beNkosi.

25Uba umuntu esona omunye umuntu, uNkulunkulu uzakwahlulela phakathi kwabo; kodwa uba umuntu esona eNkosini, uzalanyulelwa ngubani na? Kodwa kawalalelanga ilizwi likayise; ngoba iNkosi yayifuna ukuwabulala.

26Umfana uSamuweli waqhubeka ekhula, ethandeka eNkosini lebantwini.

Ilizwi leNkosi lokwahlulelwa kwendlu kaEli

27Kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuEli, wathi kuye: INkosi ithe: Ngazibonakalisa kuyo indlu kayihlo beseGibithe beyizigqili endlini kaFaro.

28Ngamkhetha yena kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli ukuba abe ngumpristi wami, aye ealtareni lami, atshise impepha, agqoke ingubo yamahlombe phambi kwami; ngayinika indlu kayihlo yonke iminikelo yokutshiswa yabantu bakoIsrayeli.Eks 28:1–4; Levi 7:35, 36

29Kungani pho useyisa imihlatshelo yami leminikelo yami engayimisayo na? Kungani uhlonipha amadodana akho ukudlula mina ngokuwavumela azitike ngokuhle kweminikelo yabantu bami uIsrayeli?

30Ngakhoke iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli uthi: Ngathembisa ukuthi indlu yakho lendlu kayihlo zizakhonza phambi kwami kuze kube nininini; kodwa khathesi iNkosi ithi: Kakuyikuba njalo; ngoba labo abangihloniphayo, ngizabahlonipha, labangidelelayo ngizabadelela.

31Khangela, insuku ziyeza engizaqeda ngazo zonke insizwa endlini yakho lendlini yakwenu kungabi khona ixhegu kini.

32Kuzakuthi ekuhluphekeni kwakho uhawukele konke ukuphumelela okuzakuba khona koIsrayeli; kakuyikuba lexhegu endlini yakho kuze kube nininini.

33Lowo engizamyekela ukuba akhonze ealtareni lami, amehlo akhe azafiphala, inhliziyo yakhe idabuke; layo yonke inzalo yendlu yakho izabulawa ngomhedla.

34Lokhu okuzakwehlela amadodana akho womabili, uHofini loFiniyasi, kuzakuba yisiboniso kuwe; bobabili bazakufa ngasuku lunye.

35Ngizakuzimisela umpristi othembekileyo ozakwenza okusenhliziyweni yami lokusengqondweni yami. Ngizakummisela indlu eqinileyo, akhonze phambi kogcotshiweyo wami kuze kube nininini.

36Kuzakuthi bonke abaseleyo endlini yakho beze bakhothame kuye ukucela uhlamvu lwesiliva lesinkwa, bathi: Ake ungibeke kwesinye sezikhundla zompristi ukuze ngizuze ucezu lwesinkwa.