Atate Apulumutsa Aisraeli Olapa
Patapita zaka makumi awiri Samueli anauza Israele kuti achotse milungu yachilendo ndi mtima wonse. Anasonkhana ku Mizipa, nasala kudya ndi kuvomereza machimo. Pamene Afilisti anaukira, Atate wathu anagunda bingu pa iwo. Samueli anaimika mwala nautcha Ebenezeri: mpaka pano Atate wathu watithandiza.
7 1Amuna a ku Kiriati-yearimu anabwera, natenga likasa la Atate wathu, nabwera nalo ku nyumba ya Abinadabu ya pa phiri, napatula mwana wake Eleazara kuti aziyang'anira likasa la Atate wathu. 2Kuchokera tsiku limene likasa linakhazikika ku Kiriati-yearimu, panapita nthawi yaitali, zaka makumi awiri; ndipo nyumba yonse ya Israeli inalira nafunafuna Atate wathu. 3Ndipo Samueli anayankhula ndi nyumba yonse ya Israeli, nati, “Ngati mukubwerera kwa Atate wathu ndi mtima wanu wonse, chotsani milungu yachilendo ndi Asitaroti pakati panu, niyikani mitima yanu pa Atate wathu, nimutumikire Iye yekha; ndipo Iye adzakupulumutsani kwa Afilisti.” 4Choncho Aisraeli anachotsa Abaala ndi Asitaroti, natumikira Atate wathu yekha. 5Ndipo Samueli anati, “Sonkhanitsani Aisraeli onse ku Mizipa, ndipo ndidzakupemphererani kwa Atate wathu.” 6Anasonkhana ku Mizipa, natunga madzi, nawathira pamaso pa Atate wathu, nasala kudya tsiku limenelo, navomereza, nati, “Tachimwira Atate wathu.” Ndipo Samueli anaweruza Aisraeli ku Mizipa. a a v6 Kuthira madzi pamaso pa Mulungu kunali chizindikiro cha pemphero, kulira, ndi kudzichepetsa.
7Afilisti anamva kuti Aisraeli asonkhana ku Mizipa, ndipo olamulira a Afilisti anakwera kudzalimbana ndi Israeli. Aisraeli atamva zimenezi, anaopa Afilisti. 8Aisraeli anati kwa Samueli, “Musaleke kufuulira Atate wathu m'malo mwathu, kuti Iye atipulumutse kwa Afilisti.” 9Samueli anatenga mwana wankhosa woyamwa, naupereka kuti ukhale nsembe yopsereza yonse kwa Atate wathu. Ndipo Samueli anafuulira Atate wathu m'malo mwa Israeli, ndipo Atate wathu anamyankha. 10Pamene Samueli ankapereka nsembe yopsereza, Afilisti anasendera kudzathira nkhondo Israeli. Koma tsiku limenelo Atate wathu anabangula ndi mawu aakulu kutsutsana ndi Afilisti, nawachititsa mantha aakulu, ndipo anagonjetsedwa pamaso pa Israeli. 11Amuna a Israeli anatuluka ku Mizipa, nathamangitsa Afilisti, nawakantha mpaka pansi pa Beti-kari.
12Ndipo Samueli anatenga mwala, nauyimika pakati pa Mizipa ndi Seni, nautcha dzina lakuti Ebenezeri, nati, “Mpaka pano Atate wathu watithandiza.” b b v12 Ebenezeri atanthauza “mwala wa chithandizo” — Samueli anauyimika kuti akumbukire mmene Atate wathu anawanyamulira mpaka pamenepo. 13Choncho Afilisti anagonjetsedwa, ndipo sanabwerenso kudzalowa m'dziko la Israeli; dzanja la Atate wathu linatsutsana ndi Afilisti masiku onse a moyo wa Samueli. 14Mizinda imene Afilisti anatenga, kuyambira ku Ekironi mpaka ku Gati, Israeli anaibwezeretsa, nalandiranso madera ake m'manja mwa Afilisti. Ndipo Israeli anali pa mtendere ndi Aamori.
15Samueli anaweruza Israeli masiku onse a moyo wake. 16Chaka ndi chaka ankapita, nazungulira ku Beteli, ku Giligala, ndi ku Mizipa, naweruza Israeli m'malo onsewa. 17Ndipo ankabwerera ku Rama, kwawo, naweruza Israeli komweko. Ndipo kumeneko anamangira Atate wathu guwa lansembe.
