1Abantu baseKiriyati Jeharimi bafika bawuthatha umphongolo kaJehova, bawuyisa endlini ka-Abinadaba entabeni, bangcwelisa u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe ukuba agcine umphongolo kaJehova.
2Kwathi umphongolo usekhona eKiriyati Jeharimi, isikhathi saba side; ngokuba kwaba yiminyaka engamashumi amabili, yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli yamlilela uJehova.
3USamuweli wakhuluma kuyo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Uma niphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, susani onkulunkulu babezizwe no-Ashitaroti phakathi kwenu, nilungise izinhliziyo zenu kuJehova, nimkhonze yena yedwa. Uyokusindisa esandleni samaFilisti.
4Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babalahla oBali no-Ashitaroti, bakhonza uJehova yedwa.
5USamuweli wathi: “Buthani wonke u-Israyeli eMispa, nginikhulekele kuJehova.
6Basebebuthana eMispa, bakha amanzi, bawathulula phambi kweNkosi, bazila ukudla ngalolosuku, bathi lapho: Sonile eNkosini. USamuweli wayala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eMispa.
7Lapho amaFilisti ezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthene eMispa, izikhulu zamaFilisti zahlasela u-Israyeli. Lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekuzwa lokho, besaba amaFilisti.
8Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kuSamuweli: “Ungayeki ukukhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu phezu kwethu ukuba asophule esandleni samaFilisti.
9USamuweli wathatha iwundlu elincelisayo, wanikela ngalo libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova ngokuphelele; uSamuweli wakhuleka kuJehova ngenxa ka-Israyeli; uJehova wamuzwa.
10USamuweli esaletha umnikelo wokushiswa, amaFilisti asondela ukulwa no-Israyeli; banqotshwa phambi kukaIsrayeli.
11Amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphuma eMispa, awaxosha amaFilisti, awabulala, aze afika phansi kweBeti Kari.
12USamuweli wathatha itshe, walibeka phakathi kweMispa neSeni, walibiza ngokuthi i-Ebeni Ezeri, wathi: “Kuze kube manje uJehova usisizile.”
13Athotywa amaFilisti, akaba esangena emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli; isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwamaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSamuweli.
14Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithathile ku-Israyeli yabuyiselwa ku-Israyeli, kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kube seGati; umkhawulo wakhe wasindisa u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti. Kwaba khona ukuthula phakathi kuka-Israyeli nama-Amori.
15USamuweli wahola u-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.
16Wayehamba iminyaka ngeminyaka eya eBhethele, naseGiligali, naseMispa, waqondisa u-Israyeli kuzo zonke lezo zindawo.
17Wayebuyela eRama; ngoba yayikhona indlu yakhe; wayala khona u-Israyeli; wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare.
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