USamson: Phila Uqine, Uqine Kakhulu AbaHluleli 13 1 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wabanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amane. 2 Kwakukhona umuntu othile waseSora womndeni wakwaDani ogama lakhe lalinguManowa; umkakhe wayeyinyumba engazali. 3 Ingelosi kaJehova yabonakala kowesifazane, yathi kuye: “Bheka-ke, uyinyumba, awuzali; kepha uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana.” 4 Ngakho-ke ake uxwaye, ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo; 5 Ngokuba bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, futhi akukho nsingo eyothinta ikhanda layo, ngoba umntwana uyakuba ngumNazaretha kaNkulunkulu kwasesiswini, futhi uzoqala ukukhulula uIsrayeli esandleni samaFilisti. 6 Owesifazane wayeseya ukubika kumyeni wakhe, ethi: “Kufike kimi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuso bakhe babunjengobuso bengelosi kaNkulunkulu, besabeka kakhulu; angimbuzanga ukuthi uvelaphi, akangitshelanga igama lakhe. 7 Kodwa wathi kimi: “Bheka, uzokhulelwa, uzale indodana; manje ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo, ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesiswini kuze kube sosukwini lokufa kwakhe.” 8 UManowa wayesemncenga uJehova, wathi: “Nkosi yami, umuntu kaNkulunkulu omthumileyo makabuye kithi, asifundise ukuthi siyakwenzani kumntwana ozakuzalwa.” 9 UNkulunkulu walizwa izwi likaManowa; ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yabuyela kowesifazane ehlezi ensimini; kepha uManowa umyeni wakhe wayengekho naye. 10 Owesifazane washesha wagijima, watshela indoda yakhe, wathi kuyo: “Bheka, lowo muntu ubonakale kimi, owafika kimi ngolunye usuku.” 11 UManowa wasukuma, walandela umkakhe, wafika kulowo muntu, wathi kuye: “Ungumuntu owakhuluma nowesifazane na?” Wathi: “Nginguye.” 12 UManowa wathi: “Manje amazwi akho agcwaliseke. Sizomphatha kanjani umntwana, futhi sizomenza kanjani?” 13 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Konke engikushilo kowesifazane makakuqaphele.”
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14 Kangadli lutho oluvela emvinini, kangaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, kangadli lutho olungcolileyo; konke engimyale ngakho makakugcine. 15 UManowa wayesethi engelosini kaJehova: “Ake sikulibazise, size sikulungisele izinyane lembuzi.” 16 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: “Noma ungibambezela, angiyikudla isinkwa sakho; uma unikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, uyakunikela ngawo kuJehova.” Ngokuba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova. 17 UManowa wathi engelosini kaJehova: “Ungubani igama lakho, ukuze kuthi lapho amazwi akho egcwaliseka sikudumise?” 18 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Ungibuzelani igama lami, lokhu liyimfihlo?” 19 UManowa wathatha izinyane lembuzi kanye nomnikelo wokudla, wakunikela kuJehova edwaleni; ingelosi yenza ngokumangalisayo; uManowa nomkakhe babuka. 20 Kwathi ilangabi likhuphuka lisuka e-altare, ingelosi kaJehova yenyuka elangabini le-altare, uManowa nomkakhe bakubona, bawa ngobuso babo phansi. 21 Kepha ingelosi kaJehova ayiphindanga yabonakala kuManowa nomkakhe, uManowa wabe eseqonda ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova. 22 UManowa wathi kumkakhe: “Siyakufa nokufa, ngokuba simbonile uNkulunkulu.” 23 Kodwa umkakhe wathi kuye: “Uma uJehova ebethanda ukusibulala, ubengayikwamukela umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wempuphu esandleni sethu, futhi ubengayikusibonisa zonke lezi zinto, futhi ubengayikusitshela izinto ezinjengalezi njenganamuhla.” 24 Owesifazane wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uSamsoni; umntwana wakhula, uJehova wambusisa. 25 UMoya kaJehova waqala ukumshukumisa ngezikhathi ezithile ekamu lakwaDani phakathi kweSora ne-Eshitawoli.
AbaHluleli 14 1 USamsoni wehlela eThimna, wabona owesifazane eThimna wamadodakazi amaFilisti. 2 Wakhuphuka, wabatshela uyise nonina, wathi: “Ngibonile owesifazane eThimna wamadodakazi amaFilisti; ngalokho ngithatheleni yena abe ngumkami.” 3 Uyise nonina base bethi kuye: “Akukho yini owesifazane phakathi kwamadodakazi abafowenu noma phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bami, ukuze uye kuthatha umfazi kumaFilisti angasokile na?” USamsoni wathi kuyise: “Ngithathele yena, ngokuba uyathandeka kimi.” 4 Kepha uyise nonina babengazi ukuthi lokho kuvela kuJehova, ngokuba wayefuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti, ngokuba amaFilisti ayebusa u-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi. 5 USamsoni wehlela eThimnati, noyise nonina, bafika ezivinini zaseThimnati; bheka, ibhubesi elincane lambhongela. 6 UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, wamdabula njengokungathi udabula izinyane lembuzi, engenalutho esandleni sakhe; kepha akabatshelanga uyise nonina lokho akwenzileyo. 7 Wehla, wakhuluma nowesifazane; wathandeka kuSamsoni. 8 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile wabuya ukuyomthatha, waphambuka ukuyobona isidumbu sengonyama; bheka, kwakukhona iqulu lezinyosi noju esidunjini sengonyama. 9 Wathatha ngezandla zakhe, waqhubeka edla, wafika kuyise nonina, wabanika, badla; kodwa akabatshelanga ukuthi uthathile uju esidunjini sengonyama. 10 Uyise wehlela kowesifazane, uSamsoni wenza idili lapho, ngokuba izinsizwa zazenze njalo. 11 Kwathi lapho bembona, baletha abangane abangamashumi amathathu ukuba babe naye. 12 USamsoni wathi kubo: “Ngizonipha imfumbe; uma ningangitshela yona phakathi kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zedili, niyithole, ngiyakuninika amalembu angamashumi amathathu nezingubo zokuphendulela ezingamashumi amathathu. 13 Kodwa uma ningenakukwazi ukungitshela, niyakunginika amalembu angamashumi amathathu nezingubo zokushintsha ezingamashumi amathathu.” Bathi kuye: “Sondeza imfumbe yakho, siyizwe.”
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14 Wathi kubo: “Kodlayo kwaphuma ukudla, nakonamandla kwaphuma ubumnandi.” Babengenakukwazi ukuyichaza imfumbe ngezinsuku ezintathu. 15 Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa bathi kumkaSamsoni: “Yenga umyeni wakho ukuba asichazele imfumbe, funa sikushise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo; nisibizile ukuba sithathe esinakho na?” 16 UmkaSamsoni wakhala phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Uyangizonda nje, awungithandi; ungibekele imfumbe abantwana babantu bakithi, awungitshelanga mina.” Wathi kuye: “Bheka, angizange ngibatshele ubaba nomama, ngikuxoxele wena na?” 17 Wakhala phambi kwakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, idili labo liqhubeka; kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa wamtshela, ngokuba wayemcindezele kakhulu; wayitshela abantwana babantu bakubo imfumbe. 18 Amadoda omuzi athi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga: “Kuyini okumnandi kunezinyosi? Yini enamandla kunengonyama?” Wathi kubo: “Uma beningalimanga ngesithokazi sami, ngabe aniyitholanga imfumbe yami.” 19 UMoya kaJehova wafika phezu kwakhe, wehlela e-Ashikeloni, wabulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu kubo, wathatha impango yabo, wabanika izingubo zokuphendulela abachaza imfumbe. Intukuthelo yakhe yavutha, wakhuphukela endlini kayise. 20 Kodwa umkaSamsoni wanikwa umngane wakhe, abemenze umngane wakhe.
AbaHluleli 15 1 Kwathi emva kwesikhashana, ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukolweni, uSamsoni wavakashela umkakhe enezinyane lembuzi; wathi: “Ngiyakungena kumkami ekamelweni.” Kepha uyise akamvumelanga ukuba angene. 2 Uyise wathi: “Bengithi impela ukuthi umzondile impela; ngalokho ngamnika umngane wakho; udadewabo omncane akamuhle kunaye na? Ake umthathe esikhundleni sakhe.” 3 USamsoni wathi ngabo: “Manje sengizoba necala kunamaFilisti, noma ngiwenzela okubi.” 4 USamsoni wahamba, wabamba izimpungushe ezingamakhulu amathathu, wathatha izikhuni zomlilo, wazibhekisana ngemisila, wabeka isikhuni somlilo phakathi kwemisila emibili. 5 Esezithungele ngomlilo izikhuni, wazivumela ukuba ziye emabeleni amaFilisti angakavunwa, washisa amahlumela, namabele angakavunwa, kanye nezivini, neminqumo. 6 AmaFilisti asesithi: Ngubani owenze lokhu? Bathi: USamsoni, umkhwenyana womThimna, ngoba wayethathe umkakhe, wamnika umngane wakhe. AmaFilisti akhuphuka, amtshisa yena noyise ngomlilo. 7 USamsoni wathi kubo: “Noma nenze lokho, ngiyakuphindisela kini, emva kwalokho ngiyeke.” 8 Wababulala kakhulu, wababulala ezinqeni nasezinqeni; wehla, wahlala esiqongweni sedwala laseEtamu. 9 AmaFilisti akhuphuka, amisa kwaJuda, ahlakazeka eLehi. 10 Amadoda akwaJuda athi: “Nikhuphukeleni kithi na?” Athi: “Sikhuphukele ukubopha uSamsoni, senze kuye njengalokho enze kithina.” 11 Amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu akwaJuda ehlela esiqongweni sedwala lase-Etamu, athi kuSamsoni: “Awazi yini ukuthi amaFilisti ayasibusa? Kuyini lokhu okwenzile kithina na?” Wathi kubo: “Njengoba benze kimi, ngenze kanjalo kubo.” 12 Bathi kuye: “Sehlele ukukubopha, ukuze sikunikele esandleni samaFilisti.” USamsoni wathi kubo: “Fungani kimi ukuthi nina aniyikungihlasela.” 13 Bathi kuye: “Cha, sizokubopha nokukubopha, sikunikele esandleni sabo; kodwa impela asiyikukubulala.” Bambopha ngezintambo ezimbili ezintsha, bamkhuphula edwaleni. 14 Lapho efika eLehi, amaFilisti amemeza ngokumelene naye; uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, izintambo ezazisezingalweni zakhe zaba njengefilakisi elishiswe ngomlilo, nezibopho zakhe zakhululeka ezandleni zakhe.
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15 Wafumana umhlathi omusha wembongolo, welula isandla sakhe, wawuthatha, wabulala ngawo abantu abayinkulungwane. 16 USamsoni wathi: “Ngomhlathi wembongolo, izinqwaba ngezinqwaba, ngomhlathi wembongolo ngibulele abantu abayinkulungwane.” 17 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wawulahla umhlathi esandleni sakhe, waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iRamatlehi. 18 Woma kakhulu, wakhala kuJehova, wathi: “Unikile le nkululeko enkulu esandleni senceku yakho; manje sengiyakufa ngokoma, ngiwele esandleni sabangasokile.” 19 Kodwa uNkulunkulu waqhekeza indawo eyisigodi eyayisemhlathini, kwaphuma amanzi kuyo; kwathi esephuzile, umoya wakhe wabuya, waphila; ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi iEnhakkore, eseLehi kuze kube namuhla. 20 Wahlulela u-Israyeli ezinsukwini zamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabili.
AbaHluleli 16 1 USamsoni waya eGaza, wabona lapho isifebe, wangena kuso. 2 Kwabikwa kumaGaza ukuthi: “USamsoni ufikile lapha.” Bamhaqa, bamqamekela ubusuku bonke esangweni lomuzi, bathula ubusuku bonke, bathi: “Kusasa, lapho sekusile, sizombulala.” 3 USamsoni walala kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili, wavuka phakathi kwamabili, wabamba izivalo zesango lomuzi nezinsika zombili, wazisusa kanye nomgoqo nakho konke, wakubeka emahlombe akhe, wazithwala waya nazo esiqongweni sentaba ephambi kweHebroni. 4 Kwathi kamuva wathanda owesifazane esigodini saseSoreki ogama lakhe linguDelila. 5 Amakhosi amaFilisti akhuphukela kuye, athi kuye: “Myenge, ubone ukuthi amandla akhe amakhulu akuphi nokuthi singamahlula kanjani, simbophe ukuze simhluphe; siyakukunika yilowo nalowo wethu izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane nekhulu.” 6 UDelila wathi kuSamsoni: “Ake ungitshele ukuthi amandla akho amakhulu akuphi nokuthi ungaboshwa ngani ukuze unqotshwe.” 7 USamsoni wathi kuye: “Uma bengibopha ngezintambo eziyisikhombisa eziluhlaza ezingakamiswa, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu.” 8 Amakhosi amaFilisti aletha kuye izintambo eziyisikhombisa eziluhlaza ezingakamiswa, wambopha ngazo. 9 Kwakukhona abantu ababemqamekele behlezi naye ekamelweni. Wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Wazigqabula izintambo, njengentambo yefilakisi igqabuka lapho ithinta umlilo. Amandla akhe awazange aziwe. 10 UDelila wayesethi kuSamsoni: “Bheka, ungikhohlisile, wangitshela amanga; ake ungitshele manje ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani.” 11 Wathi kuye: “Uma bengibopha ngezintambo ezintsha ezingakaze zisetshenziswe, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu.” 12 UDelila wayesethatha izintambo ezintsha, wambopha ngazo, wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Kwakukhona abaqamekeli ababehlezi ekamelweni; wawaphula ezingalweni zakhe njengomucu. 13 UDelila wayesethi kuSamsoni: “Kuze kube manje ungikhohlisile, wangitshela amanga; ngitshele ukuthi ungaboshwa ngani.” Wathi kuye: “Uma weluka amagoda ayisikhombisa ekhanda lami ngendwangu yokweluka.” 14 Wayibopha ngesikhonkwane, wathi kuye: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wasusa isikhonkwane somshayo kanye nolwembu. 15 Wayesethi kuye: “Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakuthanda,’ uma inhliziyo yakho ingekho kimi? Ungikhohlisile kathathu, awungitshelanga ukuthi amandla akho amakhulu akuphi.” 16 Kwathi lapho emcindezela imihla ngemihla ngamazwi akhe, emcindezela, umphefumulo wakhe wadabuka kwaze kwaba sekufeni;
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17 Wamtshela yonke inhliziyo yakhe, wathi kuye: “Akukaze kungene nsingo ekhanda lami, ngokuba bengingumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesiswini sikamama; uma ngiphucwa, amandla ami ayakusuka kimi, ngibe buthakathaka, ngibe njenganoma yimuphi omunye umuntu.” 18 UDelila esebonile ukuthi umtshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe, wathumela wabiza amakhosi amaFilisti, wathi: “Yenyukani manje, ngokuba ungitshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe.” Amakhosi amaFilisti eza kuye, aletha imali esandleni sawo. 19 Wamlalisa emathangeni akhe; wabiza indoda, wayiphuca amagoda ayisikhombisa ekhanda lakhe; waqala ukumhlupha, amandla akhe amuka kuye. 20 Wathi: “AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni.” Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: “Ngizophuma njengakuqala, ngizithintithe.” Wayengazi ukuthi uJehova umshiyile. 21 AmaFilisti ambamba, amkhipha amehlo, amehlisela eGaza, ambopha ngamaketanga ethusi; wagaya etilongweni. 22 Kodwa izinwele zekhanda lakhe zaqala ukukhula futhi ngemva kokuba esephucile. 23 Amakhosi amaFilisti abuthana ndawonye ukuze anikele umhlatshelo omkhulu kuDagoni unkulunkulu wawo, ajabule, ngokuba athi: “Unkulunkulu wethu unikele uSamsoni isitha sethu esandleni sethu.” 24 Abantu sebembonile bamdumisa unkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bathi: “Unkulunkulu wethu unikele esandleni sethu isitha sethu nomchithi wezwe lakithi owabulala abaningi kithi.” 25 Kwathi lapho izinhliziyo zabo sezithokozile, bathi: “Bizani uSamsoni ukuba asijabulise.” Bambiza uSamsoni etilongweni, wabajabulisa, bambeka phakathi kwezinsika. 26 USamsoni wathi kumfana owayembambe ngesandla: “Ngivumele ngithinte izinsika indlu emi kuzo, ngincike kuzo.” 27 Indlu yayigcwele abesilisa nabesifazane; nawo onke amakhosi amaFilisti ayelapho; ophahleni kwakukhona amadoda nabesifazane abacishe babe yizinkulungwane ezintathu ababebukela uSamsoni edlala. 28 USamsoni wakhala kuJehova, wathi: “Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ake ungikhumbule, ungiqinise, ngiyakuncenga, kube kanye kuphela, Nkulunkulu, ukuze ngiphindisele kumaFilisti ngempindiselo eyodwa ngenxa yamehlo ami amabili.” 29 USamsoni wabamba izinsika ezimbili eziphakathi okwakumi kuzo indlu, waze waqiniswa kuzo, enye ngesandla sakhe sokunene nenye ngesandla sakhe sokhohlo. 30 USamsoni wathi: “Mangife namaFilisti.” Wakhothama ngamandla akhe onke, indlu yawela phezu kwamakhosi naphezu kwabo bonke abantu ababekuyo. Abafileyo ababulalayo ekufeni kwakhe babebaningi kunalabo ababulala esaphila. 31 Base behla abafowabo nabo bonke abendlu kayise, bamthatha, bamkhuphula, bammbela phakathi kweSora ne-Eshitawoli ethuneni likaManowa uyise. Wahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili.
Amazwana Indaba kaSamsoni, etholakala kubaHluleli izahluko 13 kuya ku-16 ze-King James Bible (KJV), ingenye yezindaba ezivusa amadlingozi kakhulu emiBhalweni. Ilandisa ngempilo yendoda enikwe amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, kodwa ehlushwa ubuthakathaka bomuntu siqu, ukuvumelana ngokomoya, kanye nokuwa okubuhlungu okulandelwa ukuhlengwa kokugcina.
Ingxenye 1: Ukuhlukaniswa Kwendaba Yevesi Ngevesi Isahluko 13: Ukumenyezelwa Nokuzalwa KukaSamsoni
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Amavesi 1–5: U-Israyeli uphinde wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, okwaholela eminyakeni engamashumi amane yokucindezelwa ngamaFilisti. Ingelosi yeNkosi ibonakala kumfazi oyinyumba kaManowa (wesizwe sakwaDani), imemezela ukuthi uzokhulelwa futhi azale indodana. Uzoba ngumNazaretha kaNkulunkulu kusukela esibelethweni , futhi uzoqala ukukhulula u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti. Amavesi 6–14: UmkaManowa ulandisa ngokuvakashelwa komyeni wakhe. UManowa uthandazela ukuba iNgelosi ibuye izobayala ukuthi bangayikhulisa kanjani ingane. INgelosi iyavela futhi, iphinda imingcele yobuNazaretha: umama kumelwe ayeke iwayini, uphuzo olunamandla, nokudla okungcolile, futhi akukho nsingo ezothinta ikhanda lomfana. Amavesi 15–23: UManowa unikela ngembuzi njengomnikelo wokushiswa. Ingelosi ikhuphukela ezulwini elangabini le-altare, yembula ubuNkulunkulu Bayo. UManowa wesaba ukuthi bazokufa ngoba sebembonile uNkulunkulu, kodwa umkakhe uyamqinisekisa ukuthi ukube iNkosi yayihlose ukubabulala, ngabe ayizange yamukele umnikelo wabo noma ibabonise lezi zinto. Amavesi 24–25: Owesifazane wazala indodana wayiqamba ngokuthi uSamsoni . Umntwana wakhula, iNkosi yambusisa. UMoya weNkosi uqala ukumshukumisa ngezinye izikhathi eMahaneh dan , phakathi kweZora ne-Eshtawoli. Isahluko 14: Umshado Nesiphicaphicwano Amavesi 1–4: USamsoni wehlela eThimna, ubona owesifazane ongumFilisti, futhi ucela abazali bakhe ukuba bamthathele yena abe ngumkakhe. Abazali bakhe baphikisana nokushada nowesifazane kumaFilisti angasokile, kodwa umbhalo uphawula ukuthi lokhu kwakuvela eNkosini , eyayifuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti, abe esebusa u-Israyeli. Amavesi 5–9: Endleleni eya eThimna, ibhubesi elincane libhonga ngokumelene noSamsoni. UMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, futhi udwengula ibhubesi lingaphethe lutho njengokungathi liyizinyane lembuzi. Kamuva, uyabuya futhi uthola iqulu lezinyosi noju esidunjini sebhubesi. Udla uju futhi ulunika abazali bakhe ngaphandle kokubatshela ukuthi luvelaphi. Amavesi 10–20: USamsoni uhlela idili lomshado nabangane bakhe abangamaFilisti abangamashumi amathathu. Ubeka imfumbe ehambisana nokubheja: "Kodlayo kwaphuma inyama, nakonamandla kwaphuma ubumnandi." Engakwazi ukuyixazulula ngezinsuku ezintathu, amaFilisti asongela umlobokazi kaSamsoni, emphoqelela ukuba amncenge impendulo. Uyakhala aze amtshele, futhi yena wembula lokho emadodeni. Ethukuthele ngenxa yokukhashelwa kwawo, uSamsoni ubulala amadoda angamaFilisti angamashumi amathathu ase-Ashikeloni ukuze akhokhe imali yokubheja, ushiya umkakhe ngentukuthelo, abuyele endlini kayise kuyilapho umkakhe enikezwa indoda yakhe engcono kakhulu. Isahluko 15: Impindiselo, Umhlathi, Nokukhululwa Amavesi 1–8: Ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukolweni, uSamsoni uvakashela umkakhe nembuzi, kodwa wathola ukuthi uyise umnike umngane wakhe futhi unikela ngodadewabo omncane esikhundleni sakhe. Ngentukuthelo, uSamsoni ubamba izimpungushe ezingamakhulu amathathu , wazibopha ngomsila ngezikhuni zomlilo phakathi kwazo, wazidedela zaya emabeleni amile, ezivinini, nasezindaweni zomnqumo zamaFilisti, wazishisa ngokuphelele. Ephindisela, amaFilisti ashisa umkaSamsoni kanye noyisezala waze wafa. Efunga ukuziphindiselela, uSamsoni ubulala inani elikhulu lamaFilisti ("isinqe nethanga ngokubulala okukhulu") futhi ubalekela edwaleni lase-Etamu.
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Amavesi 9–13: AmaFilisti akanisa kwaJuda ukuze athole uSamsoni. Amadoda akwaJuda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu aya edwaleni lase-Etamu, esaba ukuthi amaFilisti azoziphindiselela. Ambopha uSamsoni ngezintambo ezimbili ezintsha amnikela esitheni. Amavesi 14–20: Njengoba uSamsoni esondela kumaFilisti eLehi ememeza ngokunqoba, uMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla. Izintambo ezingalweni zakhe ziba njengefilakisi elishiswe ngomlilo, futhi izibopho zakhe ziyancibilika. Ethola umhlathi omusha wembongolo , ushaya amaFilisti ayinkulungwane. Ngemva kwalokho, egajwe ukoma, ukhala kuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu uqhekeza indawo engenalutho eLehi, futhi amanzi aphuma ukuze amvuse (okuqamba indawo ngokuthi i-En-hakore ). USamsoni wahlulela u-Israyeli ezinsukwini zamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabili . Isahluko 16: UDelila, Ukuthunjwa, Nokunqoba Kokugcina Amavesi 1–3: USamsoni uya eGaza, uvakashela isifebe, futhi ubanjwa amaGaza ahlela ukumbulala ekuseni. Phakathi kwamabili, uSamsoni uyavuka, uklebhula amasango omuzi ezinsikeni zawo kanye nezinsika ezimbili nomgoqo, uziphakamisela emahlombe akhe, bese ezithwala aziyise esiqongweni sentaba phambi kweHebroni. Amavesi 4–14: USamsoni uthandana noDelila esigodini saseSoreki. Amakhosi amaFilisti amfumbathisa isiliva esiningi ukuze athole imfihlo yamandla akhe amakhulu. UDelila umphenya ngokuphindaphindiwe: Amanga okuqala: Ngibophe ngezintambo eziyisikhombisa eziluhlaza (izintambo zomnsalo ezimanzi) ezingakaze zome, ngizoba buthakathaka. (Uyahluleka; uzinqamula njengentambo). Amanga esibili: Ngibophe ngokuqinile ngezintambo ezintsha ezingakaze zisetshenziswe. (Uyahluleka; uzinqamula ezingalweni zakhe njengentambo). Amanga esithathu: Luka amagoda ayisikhombisa ekhanda lami ngendwangu yokuthunga. (Uyahluleka; ususa isikhonkwane nogongolo). Amavesi 15–22: Ekhathele ukukhala kwakhe kwansuku zonke nokukhononda, uSamsoni ekugcineni umtshela iqiniso eliphelele: insingo ayikaze ithinte ikhanda lakhe, ngoba ungumNazaretha kaNkulunkulu kusukela ekuzalweni kwakhe; uma ikhanda lakhe liphuciwe, amandla akhe azomshiya. UDelila uyamlalisa emadolo akhe, ubiza indoda ukuba imgunde izinwele zakhe eziyisikhombisa, futhi uyamnqoba. AmaFilisti amkhipha amehlo, ambopha ngezibopho zethusi, futhi amphoqa ukuba asile okusanhlamvu ejele laseGaza. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, izinwele zakhe ziqala ukukhula futhi. Amavesi 23–31: Amakhosi amaFilisti abuthana ukuze enze umhlatshelo omkhulu kunkulunkulu wawo uDagoni , egubha ukuthi unkulunkulu wawo unikele isitha sawo ezandleni zawo. Baletha uSamsoni oyimpumputhe enkundleni ukuze amhlekise. USamsoni ucela umfana omqondisayo ukuba amvumele azizwe izinsika ezisekela ithempeli. Ethandaza ngobuqotho kuNkulunkulu ukuba athole amandla okugcina okuphindiselela amehlo akhe amabili angaboni, uSamsoni uziqinisa ezinsikeni ezimbili eziphakathi. Ngokucindezela okukhulu ethi, "Mangife namaFilisti!" , indlu iyawa, ibulala amaFilisti amaningi ekufeni kwakhe kunangesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe konke. Umndeni wakhe ulanda isidumbu sakhe bese umngcwaba phakathi kweZora ne-Eshtawoli.
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USamson: Phila Uqine, Uqine Kakhulu
Ingxenye 2: Izifundo Eziyinhloko kanye Nezicelo Zokuphila 1. Ingozi Yokuyekethisa Ezokuziphatha Nangokomoya Isifundo: USamsoni wadlala ngomlilo ngokuphindaphindiwe. Wayephula njalo izifungo zakhe zobuNazaretha (ethinta izidumbu, exhumana nabesifazane bezinye izizwe abangcolile, futhi ezitika ngezinkanuko zakhe zenyama). Wacabanga ukuthi isipho sakhe saphezulu samnika amandla okuthi angangeni esonweni sakhe. Ukusebenza Empilweni: Izipho ezingokomoya, amathalente, noma izikhundla zobuholi azikhululi muntu ekuziphenduleni ngokuziphatha. Ukuyekethisa okuncane okungalawulwa, izono eziyimfihlo, kanye nokuzithethelela kancane kancane kunciphisa ubuqotho bomuntu siqu, okuholela endaweni engaboni ngokomoya lapho ubuthakathaka bungabonakali khona kuze kube yilapho kugadla inhlekelele. 2. UNkulunkulu Usebenzisa Izitsha Ezinephutha Ukuze Afeze Izinjongo Zakhe Isifundo: Naphezu kwamaphutha amakhulu kaSamsoni, ukushesha kwakhe, kanye nokuzitika kwakhe, uNkulunkulu wamsebenzisa njengethuluzi lokuvimbela ukucindezelwa kwamaFilisti. Kusukela ekuqaleni, uNkulunkulu wasebenza ngokukhetha kukaSamsoni kokuhlubuka ukuze agcwalise icebo lakhe lokuhlenga u-Israyeli. Ukusetshenziswa Kwempilo: Nakuba uNkulunkulu enguMbusi futhi engasebenza ngobuthakathaka bomuntu kanye nokwehluleka, ukungalaleli kuletha imiphumela emibi kakhulu. Umusa uyakhulula, kodwa awususi ubuhlungu kanye nezibazi zokukhetha okubi. Kufanele silwele ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngokulalela ngenhliziyo yonke kunokuthembela emseni Wakhe ukuze usikhulule ekuphileni okungenangqondo. 3. Amandla Okuzinikezela kanye Nomthombo Wamandla Eqiniso Isifundo: Amandla kaSamsoni empeleni ayengewona imisipha yomzimba; kwakuwukuvunyelwa okungaphezu kwemvelo okuhlobene ngqo nobuhlobo bakhe besivumelwano noNkulunkulu, okufanekiselwa ukuzinikela kwakhe njengomNazaretha. Lapho izinwele zakhe zigundwa—hhayi ngoba izinwele zinezimpawu zomlingo, kodwa ngoba zazimelela ukuzinikela kwakhe kokugcina kokwethembeka kwesivumelwano—uMoya weNkosi wasuka kuye. Ukusetshenziswa Kwempilo: Amandla angokomoya eqiniso, ukuqina, kanye nomthelela kuvela ngokuphelele ekuhlaleni sixhumene noNkulunkulu. Uma siphula ukuzibophezela kwethu kuYe futhi sithembele ezintweni zethu, sizithola singenamandla ngokomoya, sisengozini, futhi sigqilazwe amandla ezwe. 4. Ukuphenduka, Ukubuyiselwa, kanye Nomusa Wokugcina KaNkulunkulu Isifundo: Ngisho nangemva kokuwela phansi edwaleni—ukungaboni, ukuhlazeka, nokugaya okusanhlamvu esitokisini—uSamsoni wabhekana noshintsho olukhulu. Okubaluleke kakhulu, izinwele zakhe zaqala ukukhula futhi . Emizuzwini yakhe yokugcina, uSamsoni waphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo wokuphelelwa yithemba, futhi uNkulunkulu waphendula, emnika amandla okufeza ubizo lwakhe lokugcina. Ukusebenza Kwempilo: Akukaze kube sekwephuzile ukubuyela kuNkulunkulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uwe kangakanani, ukuthi uye wayekethisa kangakanani, noma ukuthi impilo yakho izwakale iphukile kangakanani, uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu wokubuyisela. Inhliziyo ephendukayo kanye nomthandazo wokugcina wokuzinikela kusengathola isihe nenhloso ezandleni Zakhe.
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