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| 1. | Kwasekusithi uSamuweli esemdala wabeka amadodana akhe ukuze abe ngabahluleli koIsrayeli. |
| 2. | Lebizo lendodana yakhe elizibulo lalinguJoweli, lebizo leyesibili linguAbhiya; ayengabahluleli eBherishebha. |
| 3. | Kodwa amadodana akhe ayengahambi ngendlela zakhe, kodwa aphambukela enzuzweni embi, emukela umvuzo wokuthengwa, aphambula isahlulelo. |
| 4. | Kwasekubuthana abadala bonke bakoIsrayeli, beza kuSamuweli eRama, |
| 5. | bathi kuye: Khangela, wena usumdala, lamadodana akho kawahambi ngendlela zakho; ngakho sibekele inkosi ukuze isahlulele njengazo zonke izizwe. |
| 6. | Kodwa leyonto yayiyimbi emehlweni kaSamuweli lapho besithi: Sinike inkosi ukusahlulela. USamuweli wasekhuleka e Nkosi ni. |
| 7. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuSamuweli: Lalela ilizwi labantu kukho konke abakutshoyo kuwe, ngoba kakusuwe abakwalayo, kodwa bala mina ukuze ngingabusi phezu kwabo. |
| 8. | Ngokwezenzo zonke abazenzileyo kusukela ngosuku engabenyusa ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube lamuhla, bangitshiyile bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu; benza njalo lakuwe. |
| 9. | Ngakho khathesi, lalela ilizwi labo; kodwa nxa ubafakazele kakhulu, ubazise indlela yenkosi ezabusa phezu kwabo. |
| 10. | USamuweli wasetshela abantu abacela kuye inkosi wonke amazwi e Nkosi. |
| 11. | Wasesithi: Le izakuba yindlela yenkosi ezabusa phezu kwenu; izathatha amadodana enu izibekele wona enqoleni zayo lakubagadi bamabhiza ayo, agijime phambi kwezinqola zayo. |
| 12. | Izazibekela wona abe yizinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamatshumi amahlanu, lokulima amasimu ayo, lokuvuna isivuno sayo, lokwenza izikhali zayo zempi, lezikhali zezinqola zayo. |
| 13. | Izathatha amadodakazi enu iwenze abe ngabenzi bamakha, labapheki, labaphekizinkwa. |
| 14. | Izathatha amasimu enu, lezivini zenu lezivande zenu zemihlwathi, ezinhle, ikunike inceku zayo. |
| 15. | Izathatha ingxenye yetshumi yenhlanyelo yenu leyezivini zenu, iyinike induna zayo lenceku zayo. |
| 16. | Izathatha inceku zenu lencekukazi zenu lamajaha enu angcono labobabhemi benu, ikusebenzise emsebenzini wayo. |
| 17. | Izathatha ingxenye yetshumi yemihlambi yenu; lina-ke libe yizinceku zayo. |
| 18. | Njalo lizakhala ngalolosuku ngenxa yenkosi yenu elizikhethele yona; kodwa i Nkosi kayiyikuliphendula mhlalokho. |
| 19. | Kodwa abantu bala ukulilalela ilizwi likaSamuweli, bathi: Hatshi, kodwa kuzakuba lenkosi phezu kwethu, |
| 20. | ukuze lathi sibe njengezizwe zonke, lenkosi yethu isahlulele, iphume phambi kwethu, ilwe izimpi zethu. |
| 21. | USamuweli esewazwile wonke amazwi abantu, wawalandisa endlebeni ze Nkosi. |
| 22. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuSamuweli: Lalela ilizwi labo, ubabekele inkosi. USamuweli wasesithi emadodeni akoIsrayeli: Hambani liye ngulowo lalowo emzini wakhe. |
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