Ukuzalwa kukaSamuweli 1 Kwakukhona umuntu waseRamatayimi Sofimu lasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi ogama lakhe lalingu-Elkana indodana kaJerohamu ka-Elihu kaTholu kaSufi wakwa-Efrayimi; 2 wayenabafazi ababili, igama lomunye lalinguHana, igama lomunye lalinguPhenina; uPhenina wayenabantwana, kepha…
Indumiso kaHana 1 UHana wakhuleka wathi: “Inhliziyo yami iyethaba kuJehova, uphondo lwami luphakeme kuJehova; umlomo wami ukhamisile phezu kwezitha zami, ngokuba ngenama ngensindiso yakho. 2 “Akakho ongcwele njengoJehova, ngokuba akakho…
UJehova uyazibonakalisa kuSamuweli 1 Umntwana uSamuweli wamkhonza uJehova phambi kuka-Eli. Izwi likaJehova lalingavamile ngalezo zinsuku; nombono wawuyivelakancane. 2 Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi u-Eli elele endaweni yakhe — amehlo akhe ayeqale ukufiphala…
AmaFilisti ayahlula u-Israyeli. Umphongolo uyathathwa. Amadodana ka-Eli ayabulawa 1 Izwi likaSamuweli lafika kuye wonke u-Israyeli. U-Israyeli waphuma ukulwa namaFilisti, wamisa ngase-Ebeni Ezeri; amaFilisti amisa e-Afeki. 2 AmaFilisti azihlela ukuhlangana no-Israyeli;…
Umphongolo usendlini kaDagoni 1 AmaFilisti athatha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, awususa e-Ebeni Ezeri, awuyisa e-Ashidodi. 2 AmaFilisti awuthatha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, awungenisa endlini kaDagoni, awubeka ngakuye uDagoni. 3 Abase-Ashidodi sebevukile kusasa ekuseni, bheka,…
Umphongolo kaJehova uyabuyiselwa ezweni lakwa-Israyeli 1 Umphongolo kaJehova wawusezweni lamaFilisti izinyanga eziyisikhombisa. 2 AmaFilisti abiza abapristi nababhuli, athi: “Siyakwenze njani ngomphongolo kaJehova na? Saziseni ukuthi singawubuyisela kanjani endaweni yawo.” 3…
Umphongolo useKiriyati Jeharimi 1 Abantu baseKiriyati Jeharimi bafika, bakhuphula umphongolo kaJehova, bawungenisa endlini ka-Abinadaba entabeni, bamngcwelisa u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe ukuba agcine umphongolo kaJehova. 2 Kwathi kusukela osukwini umphongolo owahlala ngalo…
Amadodana kaSamuweli 1 Kwathi uSamuweli esemdala, wabeka amadodana akhe abe ngabahluleli phezu kuka-Israyeli. 2 Igama lendodana yakhe eyizibulo lalinguJoweli; igama leyesibili lalingu-Abiya; babe ngabahluleli eBeri Sheba. 3 Amadodana akhe ayengahambi…
UJehova uyakhetha uSawule abe yinkosi 1 Kwakukhona umuntu wakwaBenjamini ogama lakhe lalinguKishi indodana ka-Abiyeli kaSerori kaBekhorati ka-Afiya, indodana yowakwaBenjamini, iqhawe elinamandla. 2 Wayenendodana egama layo lalinguSawule, insizwa enhle; kwakungekho muntu…
USawule uyagcotshwa nguSamuweli, abe yinkosi 1 USamuweli wayesethatha umfuma wamafutha, wawathela ekhanda lakhe, wamanga, wathi: “Angithi uJehova ukugcobile ukuba ube ngumholi wefa lakhe na? 2 Nxa usumukile kimi namuhla, uyakufumana…