1 Samweli 4 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

4 ¹Fala ya Samueli yafika kuna Izarayeli onsene. Izarayeli aenda kumenya nkhondo na Afilisti, mbamanga nsasa pa Ebenezeri; Afilisti amanga nsasa pa Afeki.

²Afilisti alinganiza nkhondo kuthwa na Izarayeli; nkhondo yathimuka, Izarayeli akundwa na Afilisti, adapha amuna pafupi na 4.000 pa munda. ³Anyankhondo pidabwerera iwo ku nsasa, akulu a Izarayeli abvundza tenepa: “Thangwi yanji Baba wathu atawirisa Afilisti kutikunda lero? Mbatibwerese Bokosi ya cibverano ya Baba wathu kubuluka ku Silo, toera Iye abwere pakati pathu mbatipulumusa kwa anyamalwa athu.”

⁴Na tenepo anthu atuma anthu ku Silo mbabweresa Bokosi ya cibverano ya Baba wa anyankhondo a kudzulu, ule asakhala padzulu pa makerubi. Anakombo awiri a Eli, Hofini na Finiyasi, akhalipo penepo na Bokosi ya cibverano ya Baba wathu. ⁵Bokosi ya cibverano ya Baba wathu pidapita iyo ku nsasa, Izarayeli onsene akhuwa kakamwe mpaka dziko yatekenyeka. ⁶Afilisti abva kakhuwa mbabvundza tenepa: “Nkhuwa ukulu unowu uli pa nsasa ya Ahebereu ndi wanji?” Penepo adziwa kuti Bokosi ya Baba wathu yafika kale ku nsasa. ⁷Afilisti agopa, thangwi alonga tenepa: “mulungu wafika ku nsasa!” Penepo alonga tenepa: “Taperoka—pinthu ninga penepi nkhabe kucitika kale. ⁸Taperoka! Mbani anadzatipulumusa m'manja mwa milungu ikulu iyi? Iyi ndi milungu ire idakunda Aejipitu na miliri yonsene m'thando. ⁹Khalani akuwanga, imwe Afilisti! Khalani amuna, nkhabe tenepo imwe munadzatumikira Ahebereu, ninga iwo adakutumikirani imwe. Khalani amuna—menyani nkhondo! ¹⁰Afilisti amenya nkhondo; Izarayeli akundwa, m'bodzi na m'bodzi athawira ku nsasa yace. Kupha kukhali kukulu kakamwe: anyankhondo a Izarayeli akufamba na miyendo 30.000 agwa.” ¹¹Bokosi ya Baba wathu yakhundwa, na anakombo awiri a Eli, Hofini na Finiyasi, afa.

Eli Agwa, Mbiri Yabuluka

¹²Mamuna m'bodzi wa dzindza ya Benjamini athamanga kubuluka ku nkhondo mpaka ku Silo ntsiku ineyi, na nguwo zakupandumuka, pfumbi pa nsolo pace. ^a a v12 Kupandula nguwo zace na kuthira pfumbi pa nsolo pikhali pidzindikiro pyakale pya kutsukwala kukulu na maliro. ¹³Pa kufika kwace, Eli akhakhala pa mpando wace m'mbali mwa njira mbayang'anira, thangwi ntima wace ukhatekenyeka thangwi ya Bokosi ya Baba wathu. Mamuna ule apita mu nzinda mbapereka mphangwa, penepo nzinda onsene ukhuwa. ¹⁴Eli pidabva iye nkhuwa, abvundza tenepa: “Nkhuwa unowu ndi wanji?” Penepo mamuna ule athamanga mwakucimbiza mbabwera kudzapanga Eli.

¹⁵Eli akhali na pyaka 98 pyakubalwa, maso ace akhadajipa kakamwe mpaka nee akakwanisa kuona tayu. ¹⁶Mamuna ule apanga Eli tenepa: “Ine ndabwera kubuluka ku nkhondo, ndathawa ku nkhondo lero.” Eli abvundza tenepa: “Kucitika ninji, mwananga?”

¹⁷Nthumwi atawira tenepa: “Izarayeli athawa pamaso pa Afilisti; pontho, anyankhondo azinji afa; pontho, anakombo anu awiri Hofini na Finiyasi afa; na Bokosi ya Baba wathu yakhundwa.”

¹⁸Pidalonga iye Bokosi ya Baba wathu, Eli agwa nduli kubuluka pa mpando wace pa nsuwo, mbaphwanyika nkhosi, mbafa—akhali nkhalamba na wakulemera. Iye akhatonga Izarayeli pyaka 40.

¹⁹Mkamwana wace, nkazi wa Finiyasi, akhali na mimba, cifupi na kubala. Pidabva iye kuti Bokosi ya Baba wathu yakhundwa, na kuti mpongozi wace na mamuna wace afa, akotama mbabala, thangwi ululu wamphata kakamwe. ²⁰Mu ndzidzi ukhafa iye, akazi akhali cifupi na iye alonga tenepa: “Leka kugopa, thangwi wabala mwana wamphale.” Mbwenye iye nee atawira nee abvesesa cinthu. ²¹Iye apasa mwana dzina Ikabodi, mbalonga tenepa: “Mbiri yabuluka kwa Izarayeli”—thangwi ya kukhundwa kwa Bokosi ya Baba wathu, na mpongozi wace, na mamuna wace. ^b b v21 Dzina Ikabodi pisabveka “nkhabe mbiri” — kulira kwa mai kuti mbiri ya Baba wathu yabuluka kale kwa Izarayeli pabodzi na Bokosi. ²²Iye alonga tenepa: “Mbiri yabuluka kwa Izarayeli, thangwi Bokosi ya Baba wathu yakhundwa.”