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13 Ema-Israyeli aphindze enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova+ futsi Jehova wawanikela esandleni semaFilisti+ iminyaka lengu-40.
2 Ngaleso sikhatsi bekunendvodza yaseSora+ lebeyivela emndenini wesive sakaDani,+ libito layo kunguManowa.+ Umfati wayo bekete imbeleko, angenabantfwana.+ 3 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi ingilosi yaJehova yabonakala emfatini waManowa, yase itsi: “Ngisho nobe ute imbeleko, futsi ungenabantfwana, kodvwa utawutetfwala bese ubeleka indvodzana.+ 4 Ngako caphela kutsi ungalinatsi liwayini nanobe yini ledzakanako+ futsi ungadli nobe yini lengcolile.+ 5 Utawutetfwala futsi ubeleke indvodzana. Lomntfwana akukafaneli ahhule enhloko+ ngobe utawuba ngumNaziri waNkulunkulu kusukela atalwa,* futsi utawuhola ekusindziseni sive saka-Israyeli esandleni semaFilisti.”+
6 Ngemuva kwaloko, lomfati wahamba wayotjela indvodza yakhe, watsi: “Kukhona umuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso lofike kimi. Abebonakala shengatsi uyingilosi yaNkulunkulu weliciniso, futsi ngetfuke kakhulu. Angikambuti kutsi ubuya kuphi, kantsi naye akakangitjeli libito lakhe.+ 7 Kodvwa utsite kimi: ‘Utawutetfwala bese ubeleka indvodzana. Ungalinatsi liwayini nanobe yini ledzakanako futsi ungadli nobe ngabe yini lengcolile, ngobe lomntfwana utawuba ngumNaziri waNkulunkulu kusukela atalwa* kuze kube lilanga layokufa ngalo.’”
8 Manowa wancenga Jehova watsi: “Awu Jehova. Ngicela kutsi lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso losandza kumtfuma aphindze abuye kuze asifundzise ngaloko lokufanele sikwente ngalomntfwana lotawutalwa.” 9 Ngako Nkulunkulu weliciniso wamlalela Manowa futsi lengilosi yaNkulunkulu weliciniso yaphindze yabuya kulomfati ngesikhatsi ahleti ensimini. Nayifika, Manowa bekangekho. 10 Lomfati wagijima waya endvodzeni yakhe wafike watsi: “Lendvodza leyefika kimi ngalela langa iphindze yefika futsi.”+
11 Manowa wasukuma wahamba nemfati wakhe. Wefika kulendvodza wase utsi: “Ungiyo yini lendvodza lekhulume nemfati wami?” Yona yamphendvula yatsi: “Yebo ngingiyo.” 12 Manowa wabese utsi: “Shengatsi emavi akho angaba liciniso! Itawuba njani imphilo yalomntfwana futsi utawuba yini umsebenti wakhe?”+ 13 Lengilosi yaJehova yamphendvula yatsi: “Umfati wakho kufanele angakwenti konkhe loko lengitsite angakwenti.+ 14 Akukafaneli adle nobe yini lengumkhicito wemagilebisi, nobe anatse liwayini kanye nanobe yini ledzakanako+ futsi kufanele angadli lutfo lolungcolile.+ Konkhe lengimtjele kona kufanele akulalele.”
15 Manowa wase utsi kulengilosi yaJehova: “Sicela uhlale, sifuna kukulungisela imbuti leseyincane.”+ 16 Kodvwa lengilosi yaJehova yatsi kuye: “Nangabe ngihlala, angeke ngikudle kudla kwakho, kodvwa nangabe ufuna kwenta umnikelo wekushiswa kuJehova, ungawenta.” Manowa bekangati kutsi lendvodza beyiyingilosi yaJehova. 17 Manowa wase utsi kulengilosi yaJehova: “Ungubani libito lakho,+ kuze sikuhloniphe nasekugcwaliseka livi lolishito?” 18 Kodvwa ingilosi yaJehova yamphendvula yatsi: “Ulibutelani libito lami ngobe liyamangalisa?”
19 Ngemuva kwaloko Manowa watsatsa lembuti leseyincane kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu futsi wakunikela kuJehova etikwelitje. Nkulunkulu bekenta intfo lemangalisako ngesikhatsi Manowa nemfati wakhe babukile. 20 Njengobe lilangabi lenyukela ezulwini lisuka e-al’thare, ingilosi yaJehova yenyukela etulu ikulelilangabi isuka kuleli-al’thare ngesikhatsi boManowa nemfati wakhe basabukile. Ngekushesha nje bavele baguca phansi bakhotsama. 21 Lengilosi yaJehova ayiphindzanga yabonakala kuManowa nemfati wakhe. Kwabese kuyamkhanyela Manowa kutsi lena bekuyingilosi yaJehova.+ 22 Manowa wase utsi kumfati wakhe: “Nakanjani sitawufa ngobe sibone Nkulunkulu.”+ 23 Kodvwa umfati wakhe watsi: “Nangabe Jehova bekafuna sife, bekangeke awemukele esandleni setfu umnikelo wekushiswa+ nemnikelo walokutinhlavu. Bekangeke asikhombise tonkhe letintfo futsi abengeke asitjele tonkhe letintfo lasitjele tona.”
24 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi lomfati wabeleka indvodzana wayibita ngekutsi nguSamsoni+ futsi njengobe lomfana akhula, Jehova wachubeka ambusisa. 25 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi umoya waJehova wacala kusebenta kuSamsoni+ eMahane-dani,+ emkhatsini weSora ne-Eshtayoli.+