Abagwebi Abagwebi 15 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Kwakuba ntsuku, ngexesha lokuvuna ingqolowa, uSamson wamvelela umkakhe, enetakane lebhokhwe; Athi: ndizongena nomfazi wam ekamereni. Akavuma uyise ukuba angene.

2Wathi uyise, Inene, ndathi, umthiyile ngokupheleleyo; ke ngoko, ndimnikile kumlingane wakho; Usisi wakhe akamhle kunaye? mthabathe endaweni yakhe.

3Wathi uSamson kuwo, Ndiya kuba njengamaFilisti, ndimsulwa, nokuba ndithe wona ngobugwenxa kuwo.

4Waya uSamson wabamba amakhulu amathathu oodyakalashe, wawathabatha oodyakalashe, wayijika imisila yabo ngasemva, wafaka umlilo phakathi kwemisila leyo yomibini.

5Akuba ezitshise umlilo iinkuni, wayiyeka yawela phakathi kwengqolowa eseleyo yamaFilisti, wayitshisa ingqolowa eseleyo, neediliya, kwanesidiliya, neminquma.

6Athi amaFilisti, Ngubani na lo wenze loo nto? Baphendula bathi, NguSamson, umyeni kaTimna; ngokuba wamthabatha umkakhe, wamnika umlingane wakhe. Enyuka amaFilisti, amtshisa yena noyise ngomlilo.

7Wathi uSimon kubo, Nokuba nithe nenjenjalo, ndoniphindezela impindezelo kuni, ndandule ke ukuyeka.

8Wababetha esinqeni nasethangeni ngobubi obukhulu, wehla ke, wahlala eliweni lika-Etam.

9Enyuka ke amaFilisti, amisa kwaYuda, asasaza eLehi.

10Athi amadoda akwaYuda, Yini na ukuba nisihlasele? Athi, Sinyuke, siya kubopha uSamson, senze kuye njengoko enze ngako kuthi.

11Enyuka amadoda angamawaka amathathu, evela kwaYuda, aya engxondorheni yase-Etam, athi kuSamson, Awazi na ukuba amaFilisti asilawule? usenze ntoni? Wathi kuwo, Njengoko enze ngako kum, ndenze ngako nam kuwo.

12Athi kuye, Sihle, size kukukhonkxa, ukuba sikunikele esandleni samaFilisti. Wathi uSamson kubo, Nindilumkele, ningandibethi;

13Bathetha kuye bathi, Hayi; kodwa siya kukubopha size sikunikele ezandleni zabo; kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo asiyi kukubulala. Bambopha ngeentsontelo ezimbini ezintsha baza bamnyusela eliweni.

14Wathi akufika eLehi, amaFilisti amenzela isijwili, uMoya kaYehova waba phezu kwakhe ngamandla, zasuka iintsontelo ezandleni zakhe zaba njengelinen eshiswe ngumlilo, aphuka amathambo ezandleni zakhe.

15Wafumanana nomhlathi omtsha we-esile, wolula isandla sakhe, wawuthabatha, wabulala ngawo iwaka lamadoda.

16Wathi uSamson, Ngomhlathi we-esile ndibulele iwaka ngomhlathi wedonki;

17Wathi akugqiba ukuthetha, wawuphosa umhlathi esandleni sakhe, wathi loo ndawo yiRamatlehi.

18Wanxanwa kakhulu, wanqula uYehova, wathi, Wena usinike olu sindiso lukhulu esandleni somkhonzi wakho, kwaye ngoku ndiya kufa lunxano ndiwele ezandleni zabangalukanga?

19uThixo wacanda umngxuma emhlathini, kwaphuma amanzi kuwo; wasela, wabuya umoya wakhe, waphila; ke ngoko, silibiza elo gama ngokuba yiEnehakore, enguLihayi kude kube namhla.

20Waqhubeka ekhokela amaSirayeli ngemihla yamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabini.