Atate Wathu Apulumutsa Kudzera mwa Samsoni
Atakanizidwa mkazi wake, Samsoni akutentha zokolola za Afilisti ndi nkhandwe mazana atatu, ndipo iwo akutentha mkaziyo ndi abambo ake ali amoyo. Yuda akumupereka atamangidwa, koma Mzimu wa Atate wathu ukumugwera mwamphamvu ndipo nsagwada ikusiya anthu chikwi atafa. Kenako, akufa ndi ludzu, iye akufuula.
15 1Patapita masiku, pa nthawi yokolola tirigu, Samsoni anakachezera mkazi wake ndi mwana wa mbuzi, nati, “Ndilowe kwa mkazi wanga, m'chipinda chake.” Koma atate wake wa mkaziyo sanamulole kulowa.
2Atate wake anati, “Ndinaganiza kuti unamuda ndithu, choncho ndinamupereka kwa mnzako. Kodi mng'ono wake sali wokongola kuposa? Umtenge iyeyu m'malo mwake.”
3Samsoni anati kwa iwo, “Nthawi ino ndilibe mlandu kwa Afilisti pamene ndiwachitira zoipa.” 4Samsoni anapita nakagwira nkhandwe 300, natenga nyale, nalumikiza michira ndi michira, ndipo anamanga nyale imodzi pakati pa michira iwiri yonse. 5Anayatsa nyale, nazitulutsa nkhandwe m'minda ya tirigu wa Afilisti, natentha milu ya tirigu, tirigu woimirira, ndi minda ya mpesa ndi ya maolivi.
6Afilisti anafunsa, “Wachita izi ndani?” Iwo anati, “Ndi Samsoni, mkamwini wa Mtimna, chifukwa Mtimna anatenga mkazi wa Samsoni, namupereka kwa bwenzi lake.” Choncho anapita natentha mkaziyo ndi atate wake ndi moto.
7Samsoni anati kwa iwo, “Popeza mwachita motere, sindileka mpaka nditakubwezerani.” 8Anawakantha, ntchafu ndi mwendo, kupha kwakukulu, ndipo anatsikira kukakhala m'mng'alu wa thanthwe la Etamu. 9Afilisti anapita namanga misasa mu Yuda, naukira mpaka ku Lehi.
10Anthu a Yuda anafunsa, “Chifukwa chiyani mwadza kudzatithira nkhondo?” Iwo anati, “Tabwera kudzamanga Samsoni, kuti timuchitire monga momwe anatichitira ife.”
11Anthu 3,000 a Yuda anatsikira ku mng'alu wa thanthwe la Etamu, namufunsa Samsoni, “Kodi sudziwa kuti Afilisti akutilamulira? Watichitiranji ife?” Iye anayankha nati, “Ine ndawachitira iwo chomwe anandichitira ine.”
12Iwo anati, “Tabwera kudzakumanga ndi kukupereka kwa Afilisti.” Samsoni anati, “Lumbirani kuti inu nokha simudzandipha.”
13Iwo anati, “Chabwino, tingokumanga ndi kukupereka basi, sitidzakupha.” Ndipo anamumanga ndi zingwe ziwiri zatsopano, namukweza kuchoka ku thanthwe.
14Ku Lehi, Afilisti anakumana naye akufuwula. Ndipo Mzimu wa Atate wathu anamutsikira mwamphamvu; zingwe za m'manja mwake zinasanduka ngati thonje lowotchedwa ndi moto, ndipo zomangira zake zinasungunuka kuchoka m'manja mwake. 15Anapeza nsagwada yatsopano ya bulu, natambasula dzanja lake, nayitenga, napha nayo anthu 1,000. 16Samsoni anati, “Ndi nsagwada ya bulu, mulu pa mulu; ndi nsagwada ya bulu ndapha anthu 1,000.” a a v16 Chihebri pano chili ndi masewera a mawu: liwu lotanthauza “bulu” ndi liwu lotanthauza “mulu” amamveka mofanana, kotero kuti kudzitama kwa Samsoni kumamveka ngati “ndi nsagwada ya bulu ndinawasandutsa milu ya abulu.” 17Atamaliza kuyankhula, anataya nsagwadayo m'dzanja mwake; ndipo malo amenewo anawatcha Ramati-lehi. b b v17 Ramati-lehi kutanthauza “chitunda cha nsagwada” — malowa anawatcha dzina ili chifukwa cha chida chimene Samsoni anachitaya pamenepo.
18Pokhala ndi ludzu lalikulu, anafuwula kwa Atate wathu, nati, “Inu mwapereka chipambano chachikulu ichi kudzera mwa mtumiki wanu. Kodi tsopano ndife ndi ludzu ndi kugwera m'manja mwa anthu osachita mdulidwe?”
19Choncho Atate wathu anang'amba pa chigwa ku Lehi; madzi anatuluka. Pamene Samsoni anamwa, mzimu wake unabwerera ndipo anatsitsimuka. Choncho kasupe uja anawutcha Eni-hakore, amene ulipo ku Lehi mpaka lero. c c v19 Eni-hakore kutanthauza “kasupe wa amene anafuwula” — malowa anawatcha dzina ili chifukwa cha kufuwula kwa Samsoni kwa Atate wake, komwe Atate anakuyankha ndi madzi. 20Samsoni anaweruza Israeli kwa zaka makumi awiri m'masiku a Afilisti.
