1 Samuel 6

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Yahlala ke ityeya kaYehova ezweni lamaFilisti iinyanga zasixhenxe.

2AmaFilisti ababiza ababingeleli nezazi, athi, Siyithini na ityeya kaYehova? Sixelele ngayo, siyise endaweni yayo.

3Bathi, Ekuyibuyiseni kwenu ityeya yoThixo kaSirayeli, musani ukuyigodusa iyodwa; kodwa mbuyiseni idini letyala; uya kwandula ke uphiliswe, wazi ukuba kutheni singasuswanga isandla sakhe kuwe.

4Athi, Liyintoni na idini letyala, silibuyisele kuye? Aphendula athi, Zintlanu iinyosi zegolide, neempuku zantlanu zegolide, ngokwenani lezikhulu zamaFilisti;

5Ize nenze imifanekiso yamatye okusila, nemifanekiso yeempuku zenu ezilonakalisayo ihlabathi; Mzukiseni uThixo kaSirayeli; mhlawumbi wosenza lula isandla sakhe phezu kwenu, naphezu koothixo benu, naphezu kwelizwe lenu.

6Kutheni na ke nizenza lukhuni iintliziyo zenu njengoko azenza lukhuni iintliziyo zawo amaYiputa noFaro? Xa wayesebenza ngokungummangaliso phakathi kwabo, ngaba abazange bavumele abantu ukuba bafuduke baze bafuduke?

7Yenzani inqwelo entsha ngoko, nithabathe iimazi ezimbini ezintsha ezanyisayo, ezingekabotshwa, nizibophe enqwelweni, niwabuyisele ekhaya amathole azo.

8Yithabatheni ityeya kaYehova, niyibeke enqwelweni; neempahla zegolide enizibuyisela kuye, zibe lidini letyala, ebhokisini elisecaleni kwayo; Yekela ihambe.

9Yabonani, ukuba ithe yenyuka ngendlela yomda wakhe, yaya eBhete-shemeshe, kulapho asenzele khona obu bubi bukhulu; ukuba akunjalo, sazi ukuba ibingesiso isandla sakhe esibethileyo; yayilithuba esenzeka kuthi.

10Enjenjalo amadoda; wathabatha iinkomo ezimbini ezanyisayo, wazibopha enqwelweni, wawavalela endlwini amathole azo.

11Bayingenisa ityeya kaYehova enqwelweni, netyeya ineempuku zegolide, nemifanekiso yeempondo zazo ezibukhali.

12Iinkomo zahamba ngokuthe ngqo ngendlela yaseBhete-shemeshe, zahamba ngendlela, zisidla, aziphambukanga ukuya ekunene nasekhohlo; zawasukela abathetheli bamaFilisti, besa emdeni waseBhete-shemeshe.

13Abantu baseBhete-shemeshe babevuna ingqolowa yabo entlanjeni, yaye baphakamisa amehlo abo, bayibona ityeya, bakuvuyela ukuyibona.

14Inqwelo yafika entsimini kaYoshuwa, eMobhete-shemeta, yema apho kwakukho ilitye elikhulu; Bayicanda iinkuni inqwelo, iinkomo zenza idini elinyukayo kuYehova.

15Bayithabatha abaLevi ityeya kaYehova, netyeya ebinayo izihombo zegolide, bayibeka emthini omkhulu; abantu baseBhete-shemeshe banyusa amadini anyukayo nemibingelelo kuYehova ngaloo mini.

16Zakubona oko iinkosana ezihlanu zamaFilisti, zabuyela e-Ekron kwangaloo mini.

17Ngawo la amarhengqa egolide, awawabuyiselayo amaFilisti kuYehova njengedini letyala; elinye libe leleAshdode, elinye libe lelikaGaza, libe lelaseAshkelon elinye, libe lelaseGati, elinye le-Ekron;

18neempuku zegolide ngokwenani lemizi yonke yamaFilisti, yezikhulu ezihlanu, ezithabathela emizini enqatyisiweyo, nasemizaneni esemaphandleni, zesa etyeni elikhulu lika-Abheli, apho bayibeka khona ityeya kaYehova kuyo. NKOSI elo litye liseleyo unanamhla entsimini kaYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe.

19Wababulala abantu baseBhete-shemeshe, ngenxa yokuba babesiya engxoweni kaYehova, ewe, wabulala amadoda angamashumi amathandathu anesihlanu; ukubulala.

20Athi amadoda aseBhete-shemeshe, Ngubani na onokuma phambi koYehova uThixo oyiNgcwele? Wonyuka aye kubani na, emke kuthi?

21Bandula ke bathumela abathunywa kubemi baseKiriyati-yarim ukuya kuthi: “AmaFilisti ayibuyisile ityeya kaYehova; yihla, uzithabathele kuwe.

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