Abantwana bakoIsrayeli bafuna inkosi

8Kwasekusithi uSamuweli esemdala wabekaa amadodana akhe ukuze abe ngabahluleli koIsrayelib. 2 Lebizo lendodana yakhe elizibulo lalinguJoweli, lebizo leyesibili yakhe linguAbhiya; ayengabahluleli eBherishebhac. 3 Kodwa amadodana akhe ayengahambi ngendlela zakhe, kodwa aphambukela enzuzweni embid, emukela isivalamlomo, aphambula isahluleloe.

4 Kwasekubuthana abadala bonke bakoIsrayeli, beza kuSamuweli eRamaf, 5 bathi kuye: Khangela, wena usumdala, lamadodana akho kawahambi ngendlela zakho; ngakho sibekele inkosi ukuze isahlulele njengazo zonke izizweg.

6 Kodwa leyonto yayimbi emehlweni kaSamuweli lapho besithi: Sinike inkosi ukusahlulela. USamuweli wasekhuleka eNkosini. 7 INkosi yasisithi kuSamuweli: Lalela ilizwi labantu kukho konke abakutshoyo kuwe, ngoba kakusuwe abakwalayoh, kodwa bala mina ukuze ngingabusi phezu kwaboi. 8 Ngokwezenzo zonke abazenzileyo kusukela ngosuku engabenyusa ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube lamuhla, bangitshiyile bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu; benza njalo lakuwe. 9 Ngakho khathesi, lalela ilizwi labo; kodwa nxa ubafakazele kakhulu, ubazise indlela yenkosi ezabusa phezu kwaboj.

10 USamuweli wasetshela abantu abacela kuye inkosi wonke amazwi eNkosi. 11 Wasesithi: Le izakuba yindlela yenkosi ezabusa phezu kwenuk; izathatha amadodana enu izibekele wona enqoleni zayo lakubagadi bamabhiza ayo, agijime phambi kwezinqola zayol. 12 Izazibekela wona abe yizinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamatshumi amahlanu, lokulima amasimu ayo, lokuvuna isivuno sayo, lokwenza izikhali zayo zempi, lezikhali zezinqola zayom. 13 Izathatha amadodakazi enu iwenze abe ngabenzi bamakha, labapheki, labaphekizinkwan. 14 Izathatha amasimu enu, lezivini zenu lezivande zenu zemihlwathi, ezinhle, ikunike inceku zayo. 15 Izathatha okwetshumi yenhlanyelo yenu leyezivini zenu, iyinike induna zayo lenceku zayoo. 16 Izathatha inceku zenu lencekukazi zenu lamajaha enu angcono labobabhemi benu, ikusebenzise emsebenzini wayo. 17 Izathatha okwetshumi kwemihlambi yenu; lina-ke libe yizinceku zayo. 18 Njalo lizakhala ngalolosuku ngenxa yenkosi yenu elizikhethele yona; kodwa iNkosi kayiyikuliphendula mhlalokhop.

19 Kodwa abantu bala ukulilalela ilizwi likaSamuweli, bathi: Hatshi, kodwa kuzakuba lenkosi phezu kwethu, 20 ukuze lathi sibe njengezizwe zonkeq, lenkosi yethu isahlulele, iphume phambi kwethu, ilwe izimpi zethu. 21 USamuweli esewazwile wonke amazwi abantu, wawalandisa endlebeni zeNkosi. 22 INkosi yasisithi kuSamuweli: Lalela ilizwi labo, ubabekele inkosir. USamuweli wasesithi emadodeni akoIsrayeli: Hambani liye ngulowo lalowo emzini wakhe.