USamson: Phila Unamandla, Yifa Unamandla Abagwebi 13 1 Oonyana bakaSirayeli baphinda benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova; uYehova wabanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amane. 2 Kwakukho indoda ethile yaseTsora, yomlibo wamaDan, egama linguManowa, umkayo wayeludlolo, engazali. 3 Kwabonakala isithunywa sikaYehova kumfazi, sathi kuye, Yabona, uludlolo, awuzali; ke uya kumitha, uzale unyana. 4 Ngoko ke nceda uzilumkele, ungaseli wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, ungadli nanye into engcolileyo. 5 Kuba, khangela, uya kumitha, uzale unyana; kwaye akukho ncakuba iya kusondela entlokweni yakhe; kuba umntwana uya kuba ngumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni, kwaye uya kuqala ukukhulula uSirayeli esandleni samaFilisti. 6 Weza lo mfazi, wathi kwindoda yakhe, Kufike kum umntu kaThixo, imbonakalo yakhe injengembonakalo yesithunywa sikaThixo, isoyikeka kakhulu; kodwa andimbuzanga apho avela khona, akandixelelanga igama lakhe. 7 Kodwa wathi kum, 'Khangela, uya kumitha, uzale unyana; ke ngoko musa ukusela wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, ungadli nanye into engcolileyo; kuba umntwana uya kuba ngumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni kude kube ngumhla wokufa kwakhe.' 8 UManowa wathandaza kuYehova, wathi, Nkosi yam, umntu kaThixo owamthumayo makabuye eze kuthi, asifundise oko simele sikwenze kumntwana oza kuzalwa. 9 UThixo waliphulaphula ilizwi likaManowa; sabuya isithunywa sikaThixo saya kumfazi ehleli emasimini; uManowa indoda yakhe yayingekho naye. 10 Wakhawuleza umfazi, wagidima, waya kuxelela indoda yakhe, wathi kuyo, Yabona, ibonakele kum le ndoda ibize kum ngala mhla. 11 Wasuka uManowa, wamlandela umkakhe, waya kuloo ndoda, wathi kuyo, Unguloo mntu na ubethetha nomfazi? 12 Wathi uManowa, Ukuba amazwi akho enzeke, siya kwenza ntoni na umntwana, simphathe njani na? 13 Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuManowa, Konke endikuthethileyo kumfazi makazigcine.
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14 Makangayidli into ephuma emdiliyeni, angaseli wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, angadli nanye into engcolileyo; konke endimwisele umthetho ngako makakugcine. 15 Wathi uManowa kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Khawusivumele sikubambezele, side sikulungiselele itakane lebhokhwe. 16 Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuManowa, Nokuba undibambezele, andiyi kudla isonka sakho; nokuba unikela idini elinyukayo, linikele kuYehova. Ngokuba uManowa wayengazi ukuba sisithunywa sikaYehova. 17 Wathi uManowa kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Ungubani na igama lakho, ukuze lakwenzeka ilizwi lakho sikuzukise? 18 Sathi kuye isithunywa sikaYehova, Yini na ukuba ubuze igama lam, liyimfihlakalo nje? 19 UManowa wathabatha itakane lebhokhwe nomnikelo wokudla, walinikela kuYehova etyeni; isithunywa senza ngokumangalisayo, uManowa nomkakhe bebukele. 20 Kwathi, ekunyukeni kwelangatye liphuma esibingelelweni, laya ezulwini, isithunywa sikaYehova senyuka ngelangatye lesibingelelo, uManowa nomkakhe bebona, bawa ngobuso emhlabeni. 21 Ke isithunywa sikaYehova asiphindanga sibonakale kuManowa nomkakhe, waqonda ke uManowa ukuba sisithunywa sikaYehova. 22 Wathi uManowa kumkakhe, Siya kufa ngenene, ngokuba simbonile uThixo. 23 Wathi umkakhe kuye, Ukuba uYehova ebethanda ukusibulala, ngebengalamkelanga idini elinyukayo nomnikelo wokudla esandleni sethu, ngebengasibonisanga zonke ezi zinto, ngebengasixelelanga izinto ezinje ngoku. 24 Wazala unyana umfazi, wamthiya igama elinguSamson. Wakhula umntwana, uYehova wamsikelela. 25 UMoya kaYehova waqala ukumshukumisa ngamaxesha athile enkampini kaDan phakathi kweTsora ne-Eshtawoli.
Abagwebi 14 1 Wehla uSamson waya eTimnati, wabona inkazana eTimnati, eentombi zamaFilisti. 2 Wenyuka, waxelela uyise nonina, wathi, Ndibone inkazana eTimna, ezintombini zamaFilisti; kaloku ke ndithabatheleni yona ibe ngumfazi. 3 Uyise nonina bathi kuye: “Akukho mfazi na phakathi kweentombi zabazalwana bakho, okanye phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bakowethu, ukuba uye kuthabatha umfazi kumaFilisti angalukanga?” USamson wathi kuyise: “Ndithabathele yena, kuba uyathandeka kum.” 4 Uyise nonina babengazi ukuba oku kuvela kuYehova; ngokuba wayefuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti; ngokuba ngelo xesha amaFilisti ebelawula kwaSirayeli. 5 Wehla uSamson noyise nonina, baya eTimnati, bafika ezidiliyeni zaseTimnati; nanko ingonyama entsha igquma phambi kwakhe. 6 UMoya kaYehova wamfikela ngamandla, wamqwenga, ngathi uqesha itakane, engenanto esandleni sakhe; akabaxelelanga uyise nonina into ayenzileyo. 7 Wehla, wathetha nomfazi lowo; wamkholisa uSamson. 8 Emva kwexesha elithile wabuya ukuze amthabathe, wajika waya kukhangela isidumbu sengonyama; nanko kukho igquba leenyosi nobusi esidumbini sengonyama. 9 Wathabatha esandleni sakhe, waqhubeka esitya, waya kuyise nonina, wabanika, badla; kodwa akabaxelelanga ukuba uthabathe ubusi esidumbini sengonyama. 10 Wehla ke uyise waya kuloo mfazi; uSamson wenza isidlo khona; ngokuba abesenjenjalo amadodana. 11 Kwathi, bakumbona, bazisa abahlobo abangamashumi amathathu, ukuba babe naye. 12 Wathi uSamson kubo, Ndonixelela iqhina; ukuba nithe nandixelela lona ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe zomsitho, nalifumana, ndoninika iingubo ezingamashumi amathathu, neengubo zokutshintsha ezingamashumi amathathu;
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13 Kodwa ukuba anikwazi ukundixelela, nondinika iingubo zokwaleka ezingamashumi amathathu neengubo zokutshintsha ezingamashumi amathathu.” Bathi kuye: “Lithethe iqhina lakho, silive.” 14 Wathi kubo, Kodlayo kwaphuma inyama, Konamandla kwaphuma incasa. Ababanga nako ukuyicacisa iqhina ngeentsuku ezintathu. 15 Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe bathi kumkaSamson, Yirhwebeshe indoda yakho, isixelele iqhina, hleze sikutshise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo; nisibizele ukuba sithabathe esinazo? Akunjalo na? 16 UmkaSamson walila phambi kwakhe, wathi, Uyandithiya nje, awundithandi; ubaxelele iqhina oonyana babantu bakowethu, kodwa awulixelelanga mna. Wathi kuye, Yabona, andilixelelanga ubawo nomama, ndilixelele wena na? 17 Wamlilela iintsuku ezisixhenxe, njengoko kwakuqhubeka isidlo sabo; kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, wamchazela, kuba wayemxinile kakhulu; waza yena wabaxelela oonyana babantu bakowabo iqhina elo. 18 Amadoda omzi athi kuye ngomhla wesixhenxe ngaphambi kokuba ilanga litshone: “Yintoni na emnandi kunobusi, kwaye yintoni enamandla kunengonyama?” Wathi kubo: “Ukuba beningalimanga ngethokazi lam, ngeningalifumananga iqhina lam.” 19 UMoya kaYehova wamfikela, wehla waya eAshkelon, wabulala amadoda angamashumi amathathu kubo, wathabatha impahla yawo, wanika abo bacombulula iqhina iingubo zokutshintsha. Wavutha umsindo wakhe, wenyuka waya endlwini kayise. 20 Ke umkaSamson wanikwa umhlobo wakhe, abemenze isihlobo sakhe.
Abagwebi 15 1 Kwathi emva kwexesha elithile, ngexesha lokuvuna ingqolowa, uSamson watyelela umkakhe enetakane lebhokhwe, wathi, Ndiya kungena kumkam egumbini. Uyise akavumanga ukuba angene. 2 Wathi uyise, Bendingithi umthiyile kakhulu, ndamnika umhlobo wakho; akamhle na udade wabo omncinci kunaye? Khawumthabathe endaweni yakhe. 3 USamson wathi ngabo, Ndiza kuba msulwa ngaphezu kwamaFilisti, nangona ndingenza ububi kuwo. 4 USamson waya kubamba iimpungutye ezingamakhulu amathathu, wathabatha izikhuni zomlilo, wazijika umsila ngomsila, wabeka isikhuni somlilo phakathi kwemisila emibini. 5 Wazitshisa iinkuni, wazivumela ukuba ziye emasimini amaFilisti, wazitshisa zombini iinkumbi, nengqolowa engekavunwa, nezidiliya, nemithi yeminquma. 6 AmaFilisti athi: “Ngubani owenze oku?” Athi: “NguSamson, umkhwenyana womTimnati, kuba wayethathe umfazi wakhe waza wamnika umhlobo wakhe.” AmaFilisti enyuka, amtshisa yena noyise ngomlilo.” 7 Wathi uSamson kubo, Nokuba nenze njalo, ndiya kuziphindezelela kuni, ndize emva koko ndiyeke. 8 Wababulala kakhulu, wada wehla waya kuhlala encotsheni yengxondorha yase-Etam. 9 AmaFilisti enyuka, amisa iintente kwaYuda, ahlakazeka eLehi. 10 Athi amadoda akwaYuda, Kuthen’ ukuthi, Nize kusihlasela nje? Athi, Size kubopha uSamson, ukuze simphathe njengoko enze kuthi. 11 Emva koko amadoda akwaYuda angamawaka amathathu ehla aya kwincopho yengxondorha yase-Etam, athi kuSamson: “Awazi na ukuba amaFilisti ayasilawula? Yintoni le uyenzileyo kuthi?” Wathi kuwo: “Njengoko enze kum, ndenzile na kuwo.” 12 Athi kuye, Sihle ukuza kukubopha, ukuze sikunikele esandleni samaFilisti. USamson wathi kuwo, Ndifungeleni ukuba aniyi kundihlasela nina. 13 Bathi kuye, Hayi, siya kukubopha, sikunikele esandleni sabo; kodwa asiyi kukubulala. Bambopha ngeentambo ezimbini ezintsha, bamkhupha eweni. 14 Akufika eLehi, amaFilisti amemeza enxamnye naye; uMoya kaYehova wamfikela ngamandla, neentambo ezazisezingalweni zakhe zaba njengeflakisi etshisiweyo ngumlilo, neentambo zakhe zakhululeka ezandleni zakhe.
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15 Wafumana umhlathi omtsha we-esile, wolula isandla sakhe, wawuthabatha, wabulala iwaka lamadoda ngawo. 16 Wathi uSamson, Ngomhlathi we-esile, iimfumba ngeemfumba, Ngomhlathi we-esile ndibulele iwaka lamadoda. 17 Kwathi, akugqiba ukuthetha, wawulahla umhlathi esandleni sakhe, wathi loo ndawo yiRamatlehi. 18 Wanxanwa kakhulu, wabiza uYehova, wathi, Wena unike esandleni somkhonzi wakho olu sindiso lukhulu; ngoku ke ndiya kufa linxano, ndiwele esandleni sabangalukanga na? 19 Kodwa uThixo wavula indawo engumngxuma emqolombeni, kwaphuma amanzi kuyo, wasela, umoya wakhe wabuya, waphila; ngenxa yoko wathi igama layo yiEnhakkore, eseLehi unanamhla. 20 Wawalawula amaSirayeli ngemihla yamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabini.
Abagwebi 16 1 USamson waya eGaza, wabona khona ihenyukazi, wangena kulo. 2 Kwaxelwa kumaGaza kwathiwa, USamson ufikile apha. Bamrhangqa, bamlalela ubusuku bonke esangweni lomzi, bathi cwaka ubusuku bonke, besithi, Kusasa, xa kuphuma ilanga, siza kumbulala. 3 USamson walala kwada kwaba phakathi kobusuku, wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wabamba iingcango zesango lomzi, nezicango zombini, wazisusa, wazifaka zonke, wazibeka emagxeni akhe, wazithwala waya nazo encotsheni yentaba ephambi kweHebron. 4 Kwathi emva koko, wathanda umfazi entilini yaseSoreki, ogama linguDelila. 5 Zenyuka izikhulu zamaFilisti zaya kuyo, zathi kuyo, Mrhwebeshe, ubone ukuba aphi na amandla akhe amakhulu, nokuba singameyisa ngantoni na, simkhonkxe ukuze simcinezele; sokunika elowo iwaka elinamakhulu esilivere. 6 Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Khawundixelele, aphi na amandla akho amakhulu, nokuba ungabotshwa ngantoni na ukuze uxhatshazwe? 7 Wathi uSamson kuye, Ukuba bandibopha ngeentambo ezisixhenxe eziluhlaza ezingomiyo, ndoba buthathaka, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 8 Izikhulu zamaFilisti zeza kuye iintambo ezisixhenxe eziluhlaza ezazingomiswanga, waza wambopha ngazo. 9 Kwakukho amadoda alaleleyo, ehleli naye egumbini. Wathi kuye, AmaFilisti akufikele, Samson. Waza waziqhawula iingcingo, njengoko umsonto wentambo uqhawuka xa uchukumisa umlilo. Amandla akhe awazange aziwe. 10 Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Yabona, undikhohlisile, wandixokisa; khawundixelele kaloku, ungabotshwa ngantoni na? 11 Wathi kuye, Ukuba bandibopha ngeentsontelo ezintsha ezingasetyenzwanga, ndoba buthathaka, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 12 UDelila wathabatha iintambo ezintsha, wambopha ngazo, wathi kuye, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samson. Kwakukho abalaleli ababehleli egumbini. Waza waziqhawula ezingalweni zakhe njengomsonto. 13 UDelila wathi kuSamson, “Kude kube ngoku undikhohlisile, undixokise; ndixelele ukuba ungabotshwa ngantoni na.” Wathi kuye, “Ukuba uluke izihlwitha ezisixhenxe zentloko yam ngentambo.” 14 Wayibopha ngesikhonkwane, wathi kuye, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samson! Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wasusa isikhonkwane somqadi, nentambo. 15 Wathi kuye, Ungathini na ukuthi, Ndiyakuthanda, ukanti intliziyo yakho ayinam? Undikhohlisile ezi zihlandlo zithathu, akwandixelela ukuba amandla akho amakhulu aphi na? 16 Kwathi, akumxina ngamazwi akhe imihla ngemihla, emkhuthaza, umphefumlo wakhe wakhathazeka, wada wafa;
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17 Wamxelela yonke intliziyo yakhe, wathi kuye, Isitshetshe sokucheba asizanga singene entlokweni yam; kuba ndingumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni sikama; ukuba ndithe ndachetywa, amandla am aya kumka kum, ndibe buthathaka, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 18 Akubona uDelila ukuba umxelele yonke intliziyo yakhe, wathumela wabiza iinkosi zamaFilisti, esithi, Yizani kube kanye, kuba undixelele yonke intliziyo yakhe. Iinkosi zamaFilisti zeza kuye, ziphethe imali. 19 Wamlalisa emathangeni akhe; wabiza indoda, yamcheba amahlwili asixhenxe entloko yakhe; waqala ukumcinezela, amandla akhe emka kuye. 20 Wathi yena, AmaFilisti akufikele, Samson. Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi, Ndiya kuphuma njengangaphambili, ndizivuthulule. Wayengazi ukuba uYehova umkile kuye. 21 AmaFilisti ambamba, amkhupha amehlo, ehla naye aya eGaza, ambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu; wasebenza njengomsili entolongweni. 22 Kodwa iinwele zentloko yakhe zaqala ukukhula kwakhona emva kokuba echetyiwe. 23 Izikhulu zamaFilisti zahlanganisana ndawonye ukuze zibingelele umbingelelo omkhulu kuDagon uthixo wazo, zivuye; ngokuba zathi, Uthixo wethu umnikele uSamson utshaba lwethu esandleni sethu. 24 Bambona abantu, bamdumisa uthixo wabo; ngokuba bathi, Uthixo wethu ulunikele esandleni sethu utshaba lwethu, umtshabalalisi welizwe lethu, obulale abaninzi kuthi. 25 Kwathi, xa iintliziyo zabo zazichwayitile, bathi: “Bizani uSamson, ukuze asihlekise.” Bambiza ke uSamson entolongweni, waza wabahlekisa, bammisa phakathi kweentsika. 26 Wathi uSamson kumfana owayembambe ngesandla, Ndivumele ndizive iintsika emi kuzo indlu, ndize ndayame ngazo. 27 Indlu yayizele ngamadoda nabafazi; zonke izikhulu zamaFilisti zazilapho; phezu kophahla kwakukho amadoda nabafazi abamalunga namawaka amathathu, bebukele uSamson edlala. 28 USamson wabiza kuYehova, wathi, Nkosi yam, Yehova, ndikhumbule, khawundiqinise, khawundincede, okwesi sihlandlo sodwa, Thixo, ukuze ndiphindezele kumaFilisti ngenxa yamehlo am omabini. 29 USamson wabamba iintsika ezimbini eziphakathi, ezazimi phezu kwazo indlu, waza wabambelela kuzo, enye ngesandla sakhe sokunene, enye ngesandla sakhe sasekhohlo. 30 USamson wathi: “Mandife namaFilisti.” Waqubuda ngamandla akhe onke, indlu yawela phezu kweenkosi, naphezu kwabo bonke abantu ababekuyo. Abafileyo awababulalayo ekufeni kwakhe babebaninzi kunabo wababulalayo ebomini bakhe. 31 Behla abazalwana bakhe nendlu kayise yonke, bamthabatha, bamnyusa, bamngcwaba phakathi kweTsora ne-Eshtawoli, engcwabeni likaManowa uyise. Wawagweba amaSirayeli iminyaka engamashumi amabini.
Ingxelo Ibali likaSamson, elifumaneka kwisahluko se-13 ukuya kwese-16 seBhayibhile iKing James (KJV), lelinye lawona mabali amangalisayo kwiZibhalo. Libalisa ngobomi bendoda eyayinikwe amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo nguMoya kaThixo, kodwa ihlushwa bubuthathaka bomntu, ukuvumelana ngokomoya, kunye nokuwa okubuhlungu okulandelwa yintlawulelo yokugqibela.
Icandelo 1: Uhlalutyo lwebali lwevesi ngevesi Isahluko 13: Ukubhengezwa Nokuzalwa KukaSamson Iivesi 1–5: USirayeli uphinde wenza ububi emehlweni eNkosi, nto leyo eyabangela ukuba acinezelwe ngamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amane. Ingelosi yeNkosi ibonakala kumfazi
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ongengomntwana kaManowa (wesizwe sakwaDan), imxelela ukuba uza kukhulelwa aze azale unyana. Uza kuba ngumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni , aze aqale ukukhulula uSirayeli esandleni samaFilisti. Iivesi 6–14: Umfazi kaManowa ubalisa ngokutyelelwa komyeni wakhe. UManowa uthandazela ukuba iNgelosi ibuye ukuze ibafundise indlela yokukhulisa umntwana. INgelosi iyavela kwakhona, iphinda imiqathango yomNazarete: umama makangaziseli iwayini, isiselo esinxilisayo, nokutya okungahlambulukanga, kwaye akukho ncakuba mayichukumise intloko yenkwenkwe. Iivesi 15–23: UManowa unikela itakane lebhokhwe njengomnikelo otshiswayo. Ingelosi inyukela ezulwini ngelangatye lesibingelelo, ityhila ubuThixo bayo. UManowa uyoyika ukuba baza kufa kuba bembonile uThixo, kodwa umfazi wakhe uyamqinisekisa ukuba ukuba iNkosi ibifuna ukubabulala, ibingayi kuwamkela umnikelo wabo okanye ibabonise ezi zinto. Iivesi 24–25: Lo mfazi wazala unyana waza wamthiya igama elinguSamson . Umntwana wakhula, iNkosi yamsikelela. UMoya weNkosi uqala ukumshukumisa ngamanye amaxesha eMahaneh -dan , phakathi kweZora ne-Eshtawoli. Isahluko 14: Umtshato kunye neQhinga Iindinyana 1–4: USamson wehla waya eTimna, wabona umfazi ongumFilisti, waza wafuna ukuba abazali bakhe bamthabathele umfazi wakhe. Abazali bakhe bayakhalaza ngokutshata nomfazi wamaFilisti angalukanga, kodwa umbhalo uthi oku kwakuvela eNkosini , eyayifuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti, awayelawula uSirayeli ngelo xesha. Ivesi 5–9: Endleleni eya eTimna, ingonyama entsha igquma ihlasela uSamson. UMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, waza wayiqwenga ingonyama inganxibanga nto ngokungathi yinkunzi yebhokhwe. Kamva, wabuya waza wafumana igquba leenyosi nobusi esidumbini sengonyama. Watya ubusi waza wabunika abazali bakhe ngaphandle kokubaxelela ukuba buvela phi. Ivesi 10–20: USamson ulungiselela itheko lomtshato kunye namaqabane angamashumi amathathu amaFilisti. Ubeka iqhina elisekelwe kukubheja: "Kodlayo kwaphuma inyama, nakonamandla kwaphuma ubumnandi." Engakwazi ukuyisombulula kwiintsuku ezintathu, amaFilisti asongela umtshakazi kaSamson, emnyanzela ukuba amncenge impendulo. Uyalila de amxelele, aze yena ayityhilele loo nto kumadoda. Enomsindo ngenxa yokungcatshwa kwawo, uSamson ubulala amadoda angamashumi amathathu amaFilisti aseAshkelon ukuze ahlawule ityala, ushiya umfazi wakhe ngomsindo, aze abuyele endlwini kayise ngelixa umfazi wakhe enikwa indoda yakhe ethandekayo. Isahluko 15: Impindezelo, Umhlathi, kunye nokuhlangulwa Ivesi 1–8: Ngexesha lokuvunwa kwengqolowa, uSamson utyelela umfazi wakhe ephethe itakane, aze afumanise ukuba uyise umnike umhlobo wakhe aze anikele ngodadewabo omncinci endaweni yoko. Enomsindo, uSamson ubamba iimpungutye ezingamakhulu amathathu , azibopha ngomsila ngezikhuni zomlilo phakathi kwazo, aze azikhulule ziye ezinkozweni ezimiyo, ezidiliyeni, nakwimithi yomnquma yamaFilisti, azitshise ngokupheleleyo. Eziphindezela, amaFilisti atshisa umfazi kaSamson kunye noyisezala bafe. Efunga ukuziphindezela, uSamson ubulala inani elikhulu lamaFilisti ("isinqe nethanga ngokubulala okukhulu") aze abuyele edwaleni lase-Etam.
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Iivesi 9–13: AmaFilisti amisa iintente kwaYuda ukuze afumane uSamson. Amadoda akwaYuda angamawaka amathathu aya eweni lase-Etam, esoyika ukuziphindezela kwamaFilisti. Ambopha uSamson ngeentambo ezimbini ezintsha aze amnikele kutshaba. Iindinyana 14–20: Njengoko uSamson esondela kumaFilisti eLehi ekhwaza ngoloyiso, uMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla. Iintambo ezingalweni zakhe ziba njengeflakisi etshiswe ngomlilo, kwaye iintambo zakhe ziyanyibilika. Efumana umhlathi omtsha we-esile , ubetha iwaka lamaFilisti. Emva koko, enxaniwe lunxano, ukhala kuThixo; uThixo uqhekeza indawo engumngxuma eLehi, kwaye amanzi aphuma ukuze amphilise (ebiza indawo ngokuba yi-Enhakore ). USamson ugweba uSirayeli ngemihla yamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabini . Isahluko 16: UDelila, Ukuthinjwa, kunye noLoyiso lokugqibela Ivesi 1–3: USamson uya eGaza, utyelela ihenyukazi, aze abanjwe ngamaGaza aceba ukumbulala kusasa. Ezinzulwini zobusuku, uSamson uyavuka, ukrazula amasango esixeko kwiintsika zawo kunye neentsika ezimbini kunye nomvalo, aziphakamise emagxeni akhe, aze azithwale aye nazo encotsheni yentaba phambi kweHebron. Iivesi 4–14: USamson uthandana noDelila entlanjeni yaseSoreki. Iinkosi zamaFilisti zimfumba isilivere eninzi ukuze afumane imfihlo yamandla akhe amakhulu. UDelila umbuza ngokuphindaphindiweyo: Ubuxoki bokuqala: Ndibophe ngeentambo ezisixhenxe eziluhlaza (iintambo ezimanzi) ezingazange zome, ndize ndibe buthathaka. (Uyasilela; uziqhawula njengomsonto). Ubuxoki besibini: Ndibophe ngamandla ngeentambo ezintsha ezingazange zisetyenziswe. (Uyasilela; uziqhawula ezingalweni zakhe njengomsonto). Ubuxoki besithathu: Luka izihlwitha ezisixhenxe zentloko yam ngentambo yokuthunga. (Uyasilela; utsala isikhonkwane nomqadi). Iindinyana 15–22: Ediniwe kukulila kwakhe imihla ngemihla nokusoloko ekhala, ekugqibeleni uSamson umxelela inyaniso epheleleyo: incakuba ayizange ichukumise intloko yakhe, kuba ungumNazarete kaThixo kwasekuzalweni kwakhe; ukuba intloko yakhe ichetyiwe, amandla akhe aya kumshiya. UDelila uyamlalisa emadolweni akhe, ubiza indoda ukuba ichebe iinwele zakhe ezisixhenxe, aze amthobe. AmaFilisti amkhupha amehlo, ambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu, aze amnyanzele ukuba asile ingqolowa entolongweni eGaza. Okwangoku, iinwele zakhe ziqala ukukhula kwakhona. Iivesi 23–31: Iinkosi zamaFilisti zihlanganisene ukuze zenze umbingelelo omkhulu kuthixo wazo uDagon , zibhiyozela ukuba uthixo wazo unikele utshaba lwazo ezandleni zazo. Zizisa uSamson oyimfama ebaleni ukuze amhlekise. USamson ucela inkwenkwe emkhokelayo ukuba imvumele azive iintsika ezixhasa itempile. Ethandaza ngokunyanisekileyo kuThixo ukuba afumane amandla okokugqibela okuziphindezelela amehlo akhe amabini angaboniyo, uSamson uziqinisa kwiintsika ezimbini eziphakathi. Ngokutyhala ngamandla esithi, "Mandife namaFilisti!" , indlu iyawa, ibulala amaFilisti amaninzi ekufeni kwakhe kunangexesha lobomi bakhe bonke. Usapho lwakhe lufumana isidumbu sakhe kwaye lumngcwabe phakathi kweZora ne-Eshtawoli.
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USamson: Phila Unamandla, Yifa Unamandla
Icandelo 2: Izifundo eziphambili kunye nezicelo zobomi 1. Ingozi Yokuyekelela Ekuziphatheni Nangokomoya Isifundo: USamson wayedlala ngomlilo ngokuphindaphindiweyo. Wayesoloko ephula izifungo zakhe zobuNazarete (echukumisa izidumbu, edibana nabafazi basemzini abangahlambulukanga, kwaye ezanelisa iinkanuko zakhe zenyama). Wayecinga ukuba isipho sakhe esivela kuThixo simnika amandla okulwa nesono sakhe. Ukusetyenziswa koBomi: Izipho zomoya, iitalente, okanye izikhundla zobunkokeli azikhuphi mntu ekuziphenduleleni ngokuziphatha. Ukungalawulwa kwezivumelwano ezincinci, izono ezifihlakeleyo, kunye neengqiqo ziyayitshabalalisa kancinci ingqibelelo yomntu, nto leyo ekhokelela kwindawo engaboniyo ngokomoya apho ubuthathaka bungabonakali khona de kube yintlekele. 2. UThixo Usebenzisa Izitya Ezineziphene Ukufeza Iinjongo Zakhe Isifundo: Nangona uSamson wayeneziphene ezinkulu, enomdla wokuzibhokoxa, kwaye ezibhokoxa, uThixo wamsebenzisa njengesixhobo sokuthintela ingcinezelo yamaFilisti. Ukususela ekuqaleni, uThixo wasebenza ngokhetho lukaSamson lokuvukela ukuze azalisekise icebo lakhe lokuhlangula uSirayeli. Ukusetyenziswa koBomi: Nangona uThixo engumlawuli kwaye enokusebenza ngokusebenzisa ubuthathaka bomntu kunye nokusilela, ukungathobeli kunemiphumo emibi. Ubabalo luyakhulula, kodwa alususi intlungu kunye namanxeba okukhetha okubi. Sifanele sizame ukukhonza uThixo ngokuthobela ngentliziyo yonke kunokuthembela kubabalo lwakhe ukuba lusikhulule ebomini bokungakhathali. 3. Amandla Okuzinikela kunye noMthombo Wamandla Okwenene Isifundo: Amandla kaSamson ayengengomzimba; yayikukunikwa amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo okunxulunyaniswa ngqo nolwalamano lwakhe lomnqophiso noThixo, olufanekiselwa kukuzinikela kwakhe njengomNazarete. Xa iinwele zakhe zazichetywa—kungengenxa yokuba iinwele zineempawu zomlingo, kodwa ngenxa yokuba zazimela ukuzinikela kwakhe kokugqibela kokunyaniseka komnqophiso—uMoya weNkosi wemka kuye. Ukusetyenziswa koBomi: Amandla okwenene okomoya, ukomelela, kunye nempembelelo zivela ngokupheleleyo ekuhlaleni sixhumene noThixo. Xa siphula ukuzinikela kwethu kuYe size sithembele kwizixhobo zethu, sizifumana singenamandla ngokomoya, sisengozini, kwaye sikhoboka lemikhosi yehlabathi. 4. Inguquko, Ukubuyiselwa, kunye nenceba kaThixo yokugqibela Isifundo: Kwanasemva kokuba ebetheke ezantsi—engaboni, ehlazekile, kwaye esila iinkozo entolongweni—uSamson wafumana utshintsho olukhulu. Okubaluleke kakhulu, iinwele zakhe zaqala ukukhula kwakhona . Kwimizuzu yakhe yokugqibela, uSamson wabuyela kuThixo ngomthandazo onzima, kwaye uThixo wamphendula, emnika amandla okuzalisekisa ubizo lwakhe lokugqibela. Ukusetyenziswa koBomi: Akukaze kube semva kwexesha ukubuyela kuThixo. Nokuba uwe kangakanani na, ukuba uye walalanisa kangakanani na, okanye ubomi bakho buvakala buphuke kangakanani na, uThixo unguThixo wokubuyisela. Intliziyo eguqukayo kunye nomthandazo wokugqibela wokuzinikela usenokufumana inceba nenjongo ezandleni Zakhe.
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