1 KaSamweli 2 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

2 ¹Wathandaza uHana wathi: “Intliziyo yam iyagcoba ngoBawo wam; uphondo lwam luphakanyisiwe ngoBawo wam. Umlomo wam uthetha ngesibindi ngeentshaba zam, kuba ndiyavuya ngokundisindisa kwakho.

²“Akukho ongcwele njengoBawo wethu; akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwakho; akukho liwa linjengoBawo wethu.

³“Musani ukuthetha ngekratshi kangaka; makungaphumi kukhukhumala emlonyeni wenu, kuba uBawo wethu nguBawo wethu wokwazi, yaye izenzo zilinganiswa nguye.

⁴Izaphetha zamagorha zaphulwa, kodwa abo babekhubekile babhinqiswa amandla.

⁵Abo babehluthi baziqeshisa ngesonka, kodwa abo babelambile abasalambi. Umfazi obeludlolo uzele abantwana abasixhenxe, kodwa lowo ebenabantwana abaninzi usetyhafile.

⁶UBawo wethu uyabulala, aphinde adlise ubomi; uyahlisela kwelabafileyo, aphinde avuse.

⁷UBawo wethu wenza ihlwempu, enze nesityebi; uyathoba, kananjalo uyaphakamisa.

⁸Uphakamisa ihlwempu eluthulini, anyuse osweleyo ezaleni, ukuze abahlalise nabathetheli, abanike nesihlalo sozuko. Kuba iintsika zomhlaba zezikaBawo wethu, waza wamisa ilizwe phezu kwazo.

⁹“Ulinda iinyawo zabathembekileyo bakhe, kodwa abangendawo bathuliswa ebumnyameni; kuba akukho bani weyisa ngamandla.

¹⁰Abo bachasene noBawo wethu baya kwaphulwa; uya kubadumela esezulwini. UBawo wethu uya kugweba iziphelo zomhlaba; uya kunika amandla ukumkani wakhe, aluphakamise uphondo lomthanjiswa wakhe.”

¹¹Waza uElikana waya ekhaya eRama, kodwa umntwana wakhonza kuBawo wethu phambi koEli umbingeleli.

Oonyana BakaEli Abangendawo

¹²Ke kaloku oonyana bakaEli babengamadoda angamatshijolo; babengazi uBawo wethu. ^a a v12 Aba babingeleli babewenza amasiko, kodwa bengazange bamazi uBawo wethu njengowabo — yintlekele yesikhundla senkonzo esingenabudlelwane. ¹³Laba lelo isiko lababingeleli ebantwini: xa ubani ebingelela, umkhonzi wombingeleli wayesiza xa inyama isaphekwa, ephethe imfologo enamazinyo amathathu ngesandla. ¹⁴Wayeyihlaba embizeni, nasekheteleni, nasembizeni enkulu, nasepanini; konke oko imfologo yayikurhola, umbingeleli wayezithabathela kona. Benjenjalo kuwo onke amaSirayeli awayeza eShilo. ¹⁵Kwanaphambi kokutshiswa kwamanqatha, umkhonzi wombingeleli wayesiza athi kulowo ubingelelayo: “Nika umbingeleli inyama yokosa, kuba akayi kuthabatha nyama iphekiweyo kuwe, mayibe krwada kuphela.”

¹⁶Ukuba le ndoda ithe: “Mawatshiswe amanqatha kuqala, wandule ke uthabathe oko ukunqwenelayo,” wayephendula athi: “Hayi, yinike ngoku; kungenjalo ndiyithabatha ngenkani.” ¹⁷Saye sisikhulu kakhulu isono sabafana phambi koBawo wethu, kuba babewudela umnikelo kaBawo wethu. ¹⁸Kodwa uSamuweli wakhonza phambi koBawo wethu, engumntwana owambethe i-efodi yelinen. ^b b v18 I-efodi yayisisambatho selinen esibalulekileyo esasinxitywa ngababingeleli bakwaSirayeli ngexesha bekhonza engcweleni. ¹⁹Unina wamenzela ingubo encinane iminyaka ngeminyaka, aze ayizise xa enyuka nendoda yakhe esiya kwenza umbingelelo womnyaka. ²⁰UEli wabasikelela uElikana nomkakhe, athi: “Wanga uBawo wethu angakunika inzala kulo mfazi, esikhundleni soko wakucela kuye, wakunikela kuBawo wethu.” Baza bagoduka. ²¹UBawo wethu wamkhathalela uHana; wamitha wazala oonyana abathathu neentombi ezimbini. Wakhula umntwana uSamuweli phambi koBawo wethu.

²²UEli wayesele emdala kakhulu. Wayesiva konke oonyana bakhe abakwenzayo kuwo onke amaSirayeli, nokuba babelala njani nabafazi ababekhonza emnyango wentente yokuhlangana. ²³Wababuza wathi: “Yini na ukuba nenze ngolu hlobo? Ndiyaziva izenzo zenu ezingendawo kubo bonke aba bantu. ²⁴Hayi, bonyana bam; alulunganga udaba endiluvayo—luyasasazeka phakathi kwabantu bakaBawo wethu. ²⁵Ukuba umntu wona omnye, uBawo wethu angamlamla. Kodwa ukuba umntu wona uBawo wethu, ngubani onokumthethelela umoni? Kodwa ke abaliphulaphula ilizwi likayise, kuba uBawo wethu wayegqibe kwelokubabulala.”

²⁶Wayehambela phambili umntwana uSamuweli ebukhulwini, nasekuthandweni nguBawo wethu nangabantu.

UBawo wethu Ugweba Indlu kaEli

²⁷Kweza indoda kaBawo wethu kuEli, yathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: ‘Andaziveza na ngokucacileyo kwindlu kayihlo ngoxa yayiseYiputa, phantsi kwendlu kaFaro?

²⁸“Ndamnyula kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli ukuba abe ngumbingeleli wam—ukuba enyuke esibingelelweni sam, atshise isiqhumiso, anxibe i-efodi phambi kwam. Ndayinika indlu kayihlo yonke iminikelo yamaSirayeli etshiswa ngomlilo. ²⁹Yini na ukuba niwukhabe umbingelelo wam nomnikelo wam endawuwisela umthetho kwindawo yam yokuhlala, nize nibeke oonyana benu ngaphezu kwam, nityeba ngeyona ilungileyo kuyo yonke iminikelo yabantu bam amaSirayeli?’”

³⁰“Ngako oko utsho uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli: ‘Bendithe indlu yakho nendlu kayihlo yoba ihamba phambi kwam ngonaphakade.’ Kodwa ngoku utsho uBawo wethu: ‘Makube lee! Ndiyabazukisa abandizukisayo; abandigibayo ndobenza badeleke.’ ³¹Khangela, iimini zisiza, xa ndiya kuwanqumla amandla akho namandla endlu kayihlo, ukuze kungabikho namnye endlwini yakho oya kufikelela ebudaleni obukhulu. ³²Uya kuyibona imbandezelo ekhayeni lam, nangona kusenziwa konke okulungileyo kuSirayeli; kungaze kubekho mntu mdala endlwini yakho naphakade. ³³Kanti andisayi kumnqumla wonke umntu wakho esibingelelweni sam; omnye uya kusindiswa, afiphalise amehlo akho ngeenyembezi, adandathekise intliziyo yakho; kodwa yonke inzala yakho iya kufa iselula. ³⁴Nantsi into eya kuba ngumqondiso kuwe: ooHofeni noPinehasi, oonyana bakho bobabini, baya kufa ngemini enye. ³⁵Ndiya kuzivelisela umbingeleli othembekileyo, oya kwenza oko kusentliziyweni yam nasengqondweni yam. Ndiya kumakhela indlu ezinzileyo; uya kuhamba phambi komthanjiswa wam ngonaphakade. ^c c v35 Lo mbingeleli uthembekileyo awathembisa ngaye uBawo wethu akabhekisi koSamuweli noTsadoki kuphela, koko ubhekisa kuYesu, umbingeleli omkhulu ogqibeleleyo, osoloko esenza oko kusentliziyweni kaBawo. ³⁶Kuya kuthi wonke oseleyo endlwini yakho eze aqubude kuye ngenxa yesilivere neqhekeza lesonka, athi: ‘Khawundibeke kwenye yezikhundla zobubingeleli, ukuze ndidle iqhekeza lesonka.’”