Abagwebi Abagwebi 14 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Wehla uSamson, waya kwaTimna, wabona inkazana ezintombini zamaFilisti, uTimna.

2Wenyuka, waxelela uyise nonina, wathi, Ndibone inkazana enguTimna, entombini yamaFilisti; ke ngoko mthabathe abe ngumfazi wam.

3Bathi kuye uyise nonina, Akukho mfazi na ezintombini zabazalwana bakho, nasebantwini bakowethu bonke, ukuba uthe wazeka umfazi kumaFilisti? Wathi uSamson kuyise, Ndithabathele yena; ngokuba undonwabisa kakhulu.

4Kodwa uyise nonina babengazi ukuba ivela kuYehova xa wayefuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti, ekubeni ngelo xesha amaFilisti ayelawula uSirayeli.

5Wahamba uSamson noyise nonina, baya eTimna, bafika ezidiliyeni zaseTimna; nantso ingonyama imgquma.

6Wehla phezu kwakhe uMoya kaYehova ngamandla, wamdla edla itakane, kungekho nto esandleni sakhe; Akabaxelelanga uyise nonina into ayenzileyo.

7Wehla wathetha nenkazana leyo; wamkholisa kunene uSamson.

8Wabuya weza kumthabatha, wajika, wasibona isidumbu sengonyama; nantso inkitha yeenyosi nobusi emzimbeni wengonyama.

9Wathabatha esandleni sakhe, wadla, waya kuyise nonina, wabanika, badla; kodwa ungabaxeleli ukuba uthabathe ubusi emhadini wengonyama.

10Wehla ke uyise waya kuloo nkazana, uSamson walungisa ukudla khona; ngokuba abafana babedla ngokuyenza loo nto.

11Bakumbona ke, bazisa abalingane abangamashumi amathathu ukuba babe naye.

12Wathi uSamson kubo, Makhe ndinimisele iqhina; ukuba nithe nandixelela oku ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe zomthendeleko, nalifumana, ndoninika amalaphu angamashumi amathathu, neengubo ezikwakwaba ezimashumi mathathu.

13Ukuba anithanga nibe nako ukundicombululela, niya kundinika amalaphu angamashumi amathathu, nezinye iingubo ezimashumi mathathu. Bathi kuye, Ndixelele iqhina lakho, silive.

14Wathi kubo, Ukudla kuphuma kodlayo, nobumnandi buphuma konamandla. Ababa nako ukuyicombulula loo mfihlelo ngeentsuku ezintathu.

15Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, bathi kumkaSamson, Yizame indoda yakho, isixelele loo mfihlelo, singakutshisi wena nendlu kayihlo; usibizele ukuba sizothatha into esinayo? Ngaba akunjalo?

Umfazi kaSamson uyalila phambi kwakhe

16UmkaSamson walila phezu kwakhe, wathi, Undithiyile, akundithandi; Ubenzele iqhina oonyana babantu bakowethu, akwandixelela noko. Athi kuye, Uyabona, ezo zinto andizanga ndimxelele ubawo noma;

17Walila phambi kwakhe imihla esixhenxe, emthendelekweni wabo; Wamxelela ngomhla wesixhenxe, ngenxa yokuba emonile; wabaxelela abantwana babantu bakowabo loo mfihlelo.

18Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, lingekatshoni ilanga, athi kuye amadoda aloo mzi, Yintoni na enencasa ngaphezu kobusi? Yintoni na enamandla ngaphezu kwengonyama? Wathi kubo: Ukuba beningalimanga ngenkomo yam, ngeningayifumananga imfihlo yam.

19Yaye umoya kaYehova wehla phezu kwakhe, yaye wehla waya eAshkelon waza wabulala amadoda angamashumi amathathu phakathi kwawo waza wathabatha amaxhoba awo waza wanika abo babechaza imfihlelo izambatho zabo. Wavutha umsindo wakhe, wenyuka waya endlwini kayise.

20Ke umkaSamson wanikwa ugxa wakhe, obengumhlobo wakhe;