UElikana nosapho lwakhe eShilo 1 ERamatayim kwakukho mfo uthile ugama linguElikana, unyana kaJeroham, kaElihu, kaTowu wendlu kaZufi. Wayengowesizwe sakwaEfrayim kweleentaba. 2 Lo mfo wayenabafazi ababini, uHana noPenina. UPenina wayezala, kodwa…
Umthandazo kaHana 1 Ke kaloku uHana wathandaza emtyibela *uNdikhoyo, wathi: “Intliziyo yam inemincili ngawe, Ndikhoyo! Uphondo lwam luphakanyisiwe nguwe. Awuhlangani umlomo wam kukuqhayisela iintshaba zam, ndichulumanca lusindiso lwam. 2 Hayi,…
UNdikhoyo uzityhila kuSamweli 1 Ke kaloku umfana uSamweli wayekhonza *kwaNdikhoyo phambi koEli. Ngaloo mihla udaba oluvela kuNdikhoyo lwalunqabile, kungekho mntu unemibono ivela kuye. 2 UEli wayenorhatyazo emehlweni kangangokuba wayebona luzizi….
1 Ilizwi likaSamweli lafikelela kumaSirayeli onke. Ukuthinjwa kwetyesi yomnqophiso Aphuma amaSirayeli, ahlangabezana namaFilistiya ukuya kulwa nawo. AmaSirayeli amisa e-Ebhenezere; wona amaFilistiya amisa eAfeki. 2 AmaFilistiya akha uluhlu ukukhawulela amaSirayeli, kwahlanganwa,…
Ityesi yomnqophiso kwelamaFilistiya 1 Ayithatha amaFilistiya ityesi kaThixo e-Ebhenezere, ayisa eAshdode. 2 Apho afika ayingenisa endlwini yothixo wawo uDagoni, ayimisa ecaleni kwakhe. 3 Ngentsasa elandelayo amaFilistiya afika, tyhini uDagoni uthe…
Ukugoduswa kwetyesi yomnqophiso 1 Yaba ziinyanga ezisixhenxe ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo ikwelamaFilistiya. 2 Andula ke amaFilistiya ukubiza ababingeleli noosiyazi balapho, bathi kubo: “Masiyithini na ityesi kaNdikhoyo? Kufuneka sithini na ukuyigodusa?” 3…
1 Abemi baseKiriyati-yarim baya kuyiphuthuma ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, bayisa emzini ka-Abhinadabhi owawusendulini. Bamisela uElazare, unyana waloo mfo, ukuba ibe nguye ogcina ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo. USamweli uba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli 2 Yahlala…
AmaSirayeli afuna ikumkani 1 Ke kaloku uthe uSamweli akwaluphala wamisela oonyana bakhe baba ziinkokheli zamaSirayeli. 2 Unyana omkhulu wayenguJoweli, omncinci inguAbhiya. Babeziinkokheli eBheshebha. 3 Kambe ke bona babengamfuzanga uyise; bona…
USawule udibana noSamweli 1 Ke kaloku kwakukho indwalutho yakwaBhenjamin eyayinguKishe igama, unyana ka-Abhiyeli, kaZerore, kaBhekorati, ka-Afiya. 2 UKishe wayenonyana ogama linguSawule, igatyana lenzwana yomfana. Lo mfana wayesukile egadeni evela kuwo…
1 Ke kaloku uSamweli urhole iqhaga elalinamafutha omnquma, wawagalela entloko kaSawule, wamanga, wathi: “Uyakuthambisa *uNdikhoyo ukuze ulawule abantu bakhe. 2 Ukwahlukana kwethu namhlanje uya kuhlangana namadoda amabini phaya ngakwingcwaba likaRakeli…