Eyokuqala EkaSamuyeli
8 USamuyeli wathi eseluphele wabeka amadodana akhe ukuthi abe ngabahluleli bako-Israyeli. 2 Indodana yakhe elizibulo kwakuthiwa nguJoweli, eyesibili kungu-Abhija.+ Amadodana kaSamuyeli ayesahlulela eBheri-shebha, 3 kodwa awazange alandele isibonelo sakhe. Ayethanda ukuthola inzuzo ngobuqili,+ evuma ukufunjathiswa+ futhi esahlulela kubi.+
4 Ngemva kwesikhathi bonke abadala bako-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye basebesiya kuSamuyeli eRama. 5 Bafika bathi kuye: “Wena usuluphele futhi amadodana akho awasilandeli isibonelo sakho. Yikho sibekele inkosi ezasahlulela sifanane lazo zonke izizwe.”+ 6 Kodwa uSamuyeli kathokozanga lapho ebezwa besithi, “Siphe inkosi ezasahlulela.” Ngakho wathandaza kuJehova, 7 uJehova wasesithi kuye: “Lalela konke abantu abakutshela khona ngoba abalahlanga wena kodwa balahle mina, bala ukuthi ngibe yinkosi yabo.+ 8 Abakwenza khathesi yikho ababehlala bekwenza kusukela ngelanga engabakhipha ngalo eGibhithe. Baqhubeka bengihlamukela+ bekhonza abanye onkulunkulu.+ Lokhu yikho asebekwenza lakuwe. 9 Yikho wena balalele kodwa ubaxwayise kakhulu, ubatshele lokho inkosi ezababusa elelungelo lokukwenza.”
10 Ngakho uSamuyeli watshela abantu ababecela inkosi konke okwakukhulunywe nguJehova, 11 wathi: “Nanku lokho inkosi ezalibusa elelungelo lokukwenza:+ Izathatha amadodana enu+ iwasebenzise ezinqoleni zayo zempi+ futhi iwenze abagadi bamabhiza ayo.+ Amanye amadodana enu azagijima phambi kwezinqola zayo zempi. 12 Izabeka izinduna zezinkulungwane+ lezinduna zamatshumi amahlanu.+ Amanye amadodana enu azasebenza ukulima+ lokuvuna emasimini ayo+ njalo amanye azasebenza ukwenza izikhali zayo zempi lezinto eziyabe zisetshenziswa ezinqoleni zayo zempi.+ 13 Izathatha amadodakazi enu iwenze abapheki bokudla, labapheki bezinkwa,+ labenzi bamafutha okugcoba.* 14 Izathatha amasimu enu avundileyo, lamasimu enu amagilebisi lawama-oliva,+ ikunike izisebenzi zayo. 15 Izathatha okwetshumi kwamabele eliwathole emasimini enu lokwamasimu enu amagilebisi, ikunike iziphathamandla zayo zesigodlweni lezisebenzi zayo. 16 Izathatha izinceku lezincekukazi zenu, lenkomo zenu elizithembileyo kanye labobabhemi benu ibasebenzise emisebenzini yayo.+ 17 Izathatha okwetshumi kwemihlambi yenu+ futhi lina lizakuba yizisebenzi zayo. 18 Lizafika ilanga lapho elizakhala khona ngenkosi elizikhethele yona+ kodwa uJehova kasoze aliphendule.”
19 Kodwa abantu bala ukulalela lokho uSamuyeli ayebatshela khona bathi: “Hatshi, thina sizimisele ukuthi sibe lenkosi ezasibusa. 20 Singaba lenkosi siyabe sesifanana lazo zonke ezinye izizwe. Inkosi yethu izasahlulela futhi isikhokhele, iphinde ilwe lezitha zethu.” 21 USamuyeli wathi esewazwile wonke amazwi ayekhulunywa ngabantu, wawabika wonke kuJehova enjengoba enjalo. 22 UJehova wathi kuSamuyeli: “Balalele, ubeke inkosi ezababusa.”+ Ngakho uSamuyeli watshela amadoda ako-Israyeli wathi: “Ngamunye wenu kabuyele edolobheni lakibo.”