1 Balume be Kiriatijearimu bakazha bakatola Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe, bakaliyisa ku ng'umba ya Abinadabu pezhugwi kwe duthu. Ngono bakabiga nkololo uwe, Eleazari kuti atjengete Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe.
Samuele unobusa Iziraela
2 Kudwa mu zhuba lakagadziwa Bhokisi le Tjidumano ku Kiriatijearimu, kwakapinda tjibaka tjilefu lefu, makole ali makumi mabili (20), ngono mu tjibaka tjose itjetji Baiziraela bose bakabe bakabhata belilila Yahwe.
3 Ngono Samuele kadwa Baiziraela bose kati, “Ha mushandukila kuna Yahwe nge mimoyo yenyu yose, makafanila kuti mubigile midzimu ye butaya kutjena namwi na bo Ashitaroti mubaduse pakati kwenyu, muzwipile kushingila Yahwe boga nge mimoyo yenyu yose, ndiko kwabanowomusunungula mu maboko e Bafilisitiya.” 4 Ndizo Baiziraela bakalashila kutjena midzimu ye bataya yabo bo Bhaale na bo Ashitaroti, bakashingila Yahwe koga.
5 Ipapo Samuele kabadwa kati, “Kubunganyilani Baiziraela bose ku Mizipha, ngono ndowomutembezelela kuna Yahwe.” 6 Ndizo Baiziraela bakakubunganila ku Mizipha bana Samuele ali ntungamili wabo. Ngono Baiziraela bakatjela vula bakaitebulila mbeli kwa Yahwe. Mu zhuba ilelo bakazwinyima zojiwa bakazwileba beti, “Takatjinyila Yahwe.”
7 Kwakati Bafilisitiya behwa kuti Baiziraela bakakubunganila ku Mizipha, boshe be Bafilisitiya bakayenda benogwa ne Baiziraela. Ngono kwakati Baiziraela behwa ngekwako, bakatja Bafilisitiya. 8 Bakadwa Samuele bakati, “Musitongo misa kutitembezelela kuna Yahwe, Ndzimu wedu, kuti batitjidze mu luboko gwe Bafilisitiya.” 9 Ndizo Samuele katola pkhwizana inomwa kaipisa yose ili tjibhayilo kuna Yahwe. Kalilila Yahwe mu bumo gwe Baiziraela, ngono Yahwe bakan'dabila. 10 Kwakati Samuele atjapisa tjibhayilo, Bafilisitiya bakasedzela bezha kuwobhayana ne Baiziraela. Koga mu zhuba ilelo Yahwe bakadidima nge hwi lisi lishoma lakalonga lutjo mu Bafilisitiya ngono bakakundiwa ne Baiziraela. 11 Balume be Iziraela bakabhuda mu Mizipha bakatatana ne Bafilisitiya, bebabulaya kudzina benoswika pejo ne Bhetikara.
12 Ndizo Samuele katola bgwe kalibiga pakati kwe Mizipha ne Jeshana, kalitumila zina eti, “Ebheneza” edwa kuti, “Kwe tjinga Yahwe kwabakadwila betibhatsha.” 13 Ndizo Bafilisitiya bakakundiwa, ngono bakasitjangine nge ngwa mu ntuthu we Iziraela kakale. Luboko gwa Yahwe gwakabhayana ne Bafilisitiya butjilo gwa Samuele gose. 14 Mizi yose yakabe yatapiwa ne Bafilisitiya mu Iziraela, yakabgwilizigwa Iziraela kudwa mu Ekironi kunoti ku Gati, Baiziraela bakatola ntuthu wose kupoteleka mizi iyeyo mu maboko e Bafilisitiya. Kukabe ne mbakiso pakati kwe Iziraela ne Baamori.
15 Samuele kabe akatungamila bathu be Iziraela misi yose ye butjilo gugwe. 16 Wakabe eti gole ne gole kapoteleka edwa ku Bhetele eyenda ku Giligala ne ku Mizipha egadzanya bathu be Iziraela mu magalo wose iyawa. 17 Ipapo ekoshandukila ku Rama, ngobe kwakabe kuli iko kuna nzi uwe, na ikokobo wakabe ebusaboko. Ngono kabakila Yahwe tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo ikoko.
1 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. 2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
3 ¶ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it , they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9 ¶ And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him. 10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car. 12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
13 ¶ So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. 15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. 17 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.