Abakwa-Israyeli balwa noBenjamini 1 Base bephuma bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, inhlangano yahlangana njengomuntu munye, kusukela kwaDani kwaze kwaba seBeri Sheba kanye nezwe lakwaGileyadi kuJehova eMispa. 2 Izinhloko zabantu bonke, izizwe zonke…
Isizwe sakwaBenjamini sibuye simiswe 1 Abantu bakwa-Israyeli babefungile eMispa, bethi: “Akuyikubakho muntu oyakunika owakwaBenjamini indodakazi yakhe ibe ngumkakhe.” 2 Abantu base befika eBethele, bahlala khona kwaze kwahlwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, baphakamisa…
U-Elimeleki nomkakhe.URuthe 1 Kwathi emihleni abahlulela ngayo abahluleli kwaba khona indlala ezweni. Umuntu othile waseBetlehema Juda waya ukuyohlala ezweni lakwaMowabi, yena nomkakhe, namadodana akhe amabili. 2 Igama lalowo muntu lalingu-Elimeleki,…
URuthe ukhothoza ensimini kaBowazi 1 UNawomi wayenesihlobo somyeni wakhe, umuntu ocebileyo, owomndeni ka-Elimeleki, igama lakhe linguBowazi. 2 URuthe wakwaMowabi wathi kuNawomi: “Mangihambe, ngiye ensimini, ngikhothoze ezikhwetshini emva kwalowo engiyakufumana umusa…
URuthe engasezinyaweni zikaBowazi 1 UNawomi uninazala wathi kuye: “Ndodakazi yami, angiyikukufunela ukuphumula ukuba kube kuhle kuwe na? 2 Angithi uBowazi owawunamantombazana akhe uyisihlobo sethu na? Bheka, uyela ibhali* kusihlwa esibuyeni….
UBowazi uyamthatha uRuthe abe ngumkakhe 1 UBowazi wenyukela esangweni, wahlala phansi khona; bheka, umhlengi akhuluma ngaye uBowazi, wadlula; wathi kuye: “We wena sibanibani, phambuka, uhlale lapha.” Waphambuka, wahlala phansi. 2…
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;…