Isandla sikaBaba wethu eMshadweni kaSamsoni
USamsoni ufuna umfazi ongumFilisti naphezu kokuphikisa kwabazali bakhe, engazi ukuthi uBaba wethu ulungiselela ithuba lokulwa nabaphethe u-Israyeli. Ubulala ibhubesi ngezandla ezingenalutho, adle uju esidunjini salo, bese ekwenza imfumbe. Izinyembezi zomkakhe zikhipha impendulo, futhi amadoda angamashumi amathathu ayafa ngenxa yalokho.
14 1USamsoni wehlela eThimna, wabona khona intombi, enye yamadodakazi amaFilistiya. 2Wakhuphuka wayotshela uyise nonina, wathi: “Ngibone owesifazane umFilistiya eThimna; manje ningitholele yena abe ngumkami.”
3Uyise nonina bathi kuye: “Alikho yini iqhikiza phakathi kwezihlobo zakho noma kubo bonke abantu bakithi, ukuba uze uthathe umfazi kumaFilistiya angasokile?” Kodwa uSamsoni wathi kuyise: “Ngitholele yena, ngoba ulungile emehlweni ami.”
4Uyise nonina babengazi ukuthi lokhu kwakuvela kuBaba wethu, owayefuna ithuba lokumelana namaFilistiya, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi amaFilistiya ayebusa u-Israyeli.
5USamsoni wayesehlela eThimna noyise nonina. Ezivinini zaseThimna, nanko ibhongo lengonyama lizobhodla kuye. 6UMoya kaBaba wethu wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla, wayiklebhula ingonyama ngezandla zakhe ezingenalutho njengokungathi liwundlu lembuzi, kodwa akazange atshele uyise nonina ngalokho ayekwenzile. 7Wayesehla wakhuluma nowesifazane lowo, wabe eselungile emehlweni kaSamsoni.
8Kwathi emva kwesikhathi, esebuya ukuze amthathe, wachezuka ukuze abheke isidumbu sengonyama. Bheka, ngaphakathi kuyo kwakunomhlambi wezinyosi noju. 9Waluhlwitha uju ngezandla zakhe, wadla ehamba. Esefika kuyise nonina, wabanika, badla. Kodwa akazange abatshele ukuthi ubeluhlwithe esidunjini sengonyama. 10Uyise wehlela kowesifazane, uSamsoni wenza idili khona, njengoba kwakwenza izinsizwa. 11Kwathi abantu sebembonile, baletha abangane abangamashumi amathathu ukuba babe naye.
12USamsoni wathi kubo: “Ake nginiphe indida. Uma niyichaza phakathi kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zedili, ngiyakuninika izingubo zelineni ezingamashumi amathathu nezigqoko ezingamashumi amathathu. 13Kodwa uma ningakwazi ukuyiphendula, nami niyakunginika izingubo zelineni ezingamashumi amathathu nezigqoko ezingamashumi amathathu.” Bathi kuye: “Sho indida yakho ukuze siyizwe.”
14Wathi: “Kodli kwaphuma okudliwayo; konamandla kwaphuma okumnandi.” Kwaba yizinsuku ezintathu bengakwazi ukuyichaza indida.
15Kwathi ngosuku lwesine bathi kumkaSamsoni: “Yenga umyeni wakho ukuba asichazele indida, funa sikushise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo. Nasimema lapha ukuze nisiphange na?”
16UmkaSamsoni wakhala kuye, wathi: “Uyangizonda nje; awungithandi. Unike abantu bakithi indida, kodwa awukangitsheli incazelo yayo.” Wathi kuye: “Bheka, angikatsheli uyise nonina, pho ngikutshele wena na?”
17Wakhala kuye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa zedili labo, kwathi ngolwesikhombisa wamtshela, ngoba wayemncindezela. Wayeseyitshela abantu bakithi indida. 18Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa, lingakashoni ilanga, amadoda omuzi athi kuye: “Yini emnandi okwedlula uju? Yini enamandla okwedlula ingonyama?” USamsoni waphendula wathi: “Uma beningalimanga ngethokazi lami, ngabe anikayichazi indida yami.”
19UMoya kaBaba wethu wayesehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla. Wehlela e-Ashikeloni, wabulala amadoda abo angamashumi amathathu, wathatha impahla yabo, wanika labo abachaza indida izigqoko zabo. Evutha ngentukuthelo, wakhuphukela endlini kayise. 20UmkaSamsoni wanikwa umngane wakhe, lowo owayengumkhaphi wakhe.
