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| 1. | Abantwana bakoIsrayeli babuya-ke benza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi. I Nkosi yasibanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka engamatshumi amane. |
| 2. | Kwakukhona-ke umuntu othile weZora, owosendo lwakoDani, obizo lakhe lalinguManowa; lomkakhe wayeyinyumba engazali. |
| 3. | Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasibonakala kowesifazana yathi kuye: Khangela-ke, uyinyumba, kawuzali, kodwa uzathatha isisu uzale indodana. |
| 4. | Ngakho-ke ake uqaphelise, unganathi wayini lokunathwayo okulamandla, ungadli lalutho olungcolileyo, |
| 5. | ngoba khangela, uzathatha isisu uzale indodana. Impuco kayiyikudlula ekhanda layo, ngoba umfana uzakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kusukela esizalweni; yena uzaqala ukusindisa uIsrayeli esandleni samaFilisti. |
| 6. | Owesifazana wasesiza wabikela indoda yakhe esithi: Kufikile kimi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ukubonakala kwakhe kwakunjengokubonakala kwengilosi kaNkulunkulu, kusesabeka kakhulu; kodwa kangimbuzanga ukuthi uvela ngaphi, futhi kangitshelanga ibizo lakhe. |
| 7. | Kodwa uthe kimi: Khangela, uzathatha isisu, uzale indodana; khathesi-ke unganathi wayini lokunathwayo okulamandla, ungadli lalutho olungcolileyo, ngoba umfana uzakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kusukela esizalweni kuze kube sesukwini lokufa kwakhe. |
| 8. | UManowa waseyincenga i Nkosi wathi: Hawu Nkosi yami, umuntu kaNkulunkulu omthumileyo ake abuye futhi kithi, asifundise ukuthi sizakwenza njani emfaneni ozazalwa. |
| 9. | UNkulunkulu waselizwa ilizwi likaManowa, lengilosi kaNkulunkulu yafika futhi kowesifazana ehlezi egangeni; kodwa uManowa umkakhe wayengelaye. |
| 10. | Owesifazana wasehaluzela wagijima wabikela umkakhe wathi: Khangela, lowomuntu ubonakele kimi owafika kimi mhla lokhuyana. |
| 11. | UManowa wasesukuma walandela umkakhe, wafika kulowomuntu wathi kuye: Unguye yini lowomuntu owakhuluma kulowesifazana? Wasesithi: Ngi nguye. |
| 12. | UManowa wasesithi: Kaweze-ke amazwi akho; izakuba yini indlela yomfana, lomsebenzi wakhe? |
| 13. | Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisithi kuManowa: Kukho konke engakutshoyo kowesifazana akuqaphelise; |
| 14. | angadli okolutho oluphuma evinini lewayini, anganathi wayini lokunathwayo okulamandla, angadli lutho olungcolileyo; konke engamlaya khona akugcine. |
| 15. | UManowa wasesithi engilosini ye Nkosi: Ake sikubambelele, silungise phambi kwakho izinyane lembuzi. |
| 16. | Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisithi kuManowa: Uba ungibambelela, kangiyikudla okwesinkwa sakho; njalo uba ulungisa umnikelo wokutshiswa, unikele e Nkosi ni. Ngoba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi yayiyingilosi ye Nkosi. |
| 17. | UManowa wasesithi kuyo ingilosi ye Nkosi: Ungubani ibizo lakho, ukuze kuthi lapho amazwi akho esiza sikuhloniphe. |
| 18. | Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisithi kuye: Ubuzelani kanje ngebizo lami lokhu liyamangalisa? |
| 19. | UManowa wasethatha izinyane lembuzi lomnikelo wokudla, wakunikela e Nkosi ni phezu kwedwala, yasisenza ngokumangalisayo, njalo uManowa lomkakhe bekhangele. |
| 20. | Kwasekusithi lapho ilangabi lisenyuka elathini liqonde emazulwini, ingilosi ye Nkosi yenyuka ngelangabi lelathi, uManowa lomkakhe bekhangele, bathi mbo ngobuso babo emhlabathini. |
| 21. | Kodwa ingilosi ye Nkosi kayiphindanga isabonakala kuManowa lomkakhe. Khona uManowa wazi ukuthi kwakuyingilosi ye Nkosi. |
| 22. | UManowa wasesithi kumkakhe: Sizakufa lokufa ngoba sibone uNkulunkulu. |
| 23. | Kodwa umkakhe wathi kuye: Uba i Nkosi ibithanda ukusibulala, ibingayikwemukela esandleni sethu umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wokudla, njalo ibingayikusitshengisa zonke lezizinto, njalo ibingayikusizwisa ngalesisikhathi izinto ezinjengalezi. |
| 24. | Owesifazana wasebeletha indodana, wayitha ibizo layo wathi nguSamsoni; umfana wasekhula, le Nkosi yambusisa. |
| 25. | UMoya we Nkosi waseqala ukumvusa enkambeni kaDani phakathi kweZora leEshitawoli. |
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