Judges 13

Ndebele Bible 1978 (iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978)

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1Abantwana bakoIsrayeli babuya-ke benza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi. I Nkosi yasibanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka engamatshumi amane.

2Kwakukhona-ke umuntu othile weZora, owosendo lwakoDani, obizo lakhe lalinguManowa; lomkakhe wayeyinyumba engazali.

3Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasibonakala kowesifazana yathi kuye: Khangela-ke, uyinyumba, kawuzali, kodwa uzathatha isisu uzale indodana.

4Ngakho-ke ake uqaphelise, unganathi wayini lokunathwayo okulamandla, ungadli lalutho olungcolileyo,

5ngoba khangela, uzathatha isisu uzale indodana. Impuco kayiyikudlula ekhanda layo, ngoba umfana uzakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kusukela esizalweni; yena uzaqala ukusindisa uIsrayeli esandleni samaFilisti.

6Owesifazana wasesiza wabikela indoda yakhe esithi: Kufikile kimi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ukubonakala kwakhe kwakunjengokubonakala kwengilosi kaNkulunkulu, kusesabeka kakhulu; kodwa kangimbuzanga ukuthi uvela ngaphi, futhi kangitshelanga ibizo lakhe.

7Kodwa uthe kimi: Khangela, uzathatha isisu, uzale indodana; khathesi-ke unganathi wayini lokunathwayo okulamandla, ungadli lalutho olungcolileyo, ngoba umfana uzakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kusukela esizalweni kuze kube sesukwini lokufa kwakhe.

8UManowa waseyincenga i Nkosi wathi: Hawu Nkosi yami, umuntu kaNkulunkulu omthumileyo ake abuye futhi kithi, asifundise ukuthi sizakwenza njani emfaneni ozazalwa.

9UNkulunkulu waselizwa ilizwi likaManowa, lengilosi kaNkulunkulu yafika futhi kowesifazana ehlezi egangeni; kodwa uManowa umkakhe wayengelaye.

10Owesifazana wasehaluzela wagijima wabikela umkakhe wathi: Khangela, lowomuntu ubonakele kimi owafika kimi mhla lokhuyana.

11UManowa wasesukuma walandela umkakhe, wafika kulowomuntu wathi kuye: Unguye yini lowomuntu owakhuluma kulowesifazana? Wasesithi: Ngi nguye.

12UManowa wasesithi: Kaweze-ke amazwi akho; izakuba yini indlela yomfana, lomsebenzi wakhe?

13Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisithi kuManowa: Kukho konke engakutshoyo kowesifazana akuqaphelise;

14angadli okolutho oluphuma evinini lewayini, anganathi wayini lokunathwayo okulamandla, angadli lutho olungcolileyo; konke engamlaya khona akugcine.

15UManowa wasesithi engilosini ye Nkosi: Ake sikubambelele, silungise phambi kwakho izinyane lembuzi.

16Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisithi kuManowa: Uba ungibambelela, kangiyikudla okwesinkwa sakho; njalo uba ulungisa umnikelo wokutshiswa, unikele e Nkosi ni. Ngoba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi yayiyingilosi ye Nkosi.

17UManowa wasesithi kuyo ingilosi ye Nkosi: Ungubani ibizo lakho, ukuze kuthi lapho amazwi akho esiza sikuhloniphe.

18Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisithi kuye: Ubuzelani kanje ngebizo lami lokhu liyamangalisa?

19UManowa wasethatha izinyane lembuzi lomnikelo wokudla, wakunikela e Nkosi ni phezu kwedwala, yasisenza ngokumangalisayo, njalo uManowa lomkakhe bekhangele.

20Kwasekusithi lapho ilangabi lisenyuka elathini liqonde emazulwini, ingilosi ye Nkosi yenyuka ngelangabi lelathi, uManowa lomkakhe bekhangele, bathi mbo ngobuso babo emhlabathini.

21Kodwa ingilosi ye Nkosi kayiphindanga isabonakala kuManowa lomkakhe. Khona uManowa wazi ukuthi kwakuyingilosi ye Nkosi.

22UManowa wasesithi kumkakhe: Sizakufa lokufa ngoba sibone uNkulunkulu.

23Kodwa umkakhe wathi kuye: Uba i Nkosi ibithanda ukusibulala, ibingayikwemukela esandleni sethu umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wokudla, njalo ibingayikusitshengisa zonke lezizinto, njalo ibingayikusizwisa ngalesisikhathi izinto ezinjengalezi.

24Owesifazana wasebeletha indodana, wayitha ibizo layo wathi nguSamsoni; umfana wasekhula, le Nkosi yambusisa.

25UMoya we Nkosi waseqala ukumvusa enkambeni kaDani phakathi kweZora leEshitawoli.

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