Wathi: AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samsoni. Wavuka ebuthongweni, wathi: Ngiyakuphuma njengangezinye izikhathi , ngizithintithe. Kepha wayengazi ukuthi uJehova wayemukile kuye.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesithathu , bazihlelela ukulwa neGibeya njengakwezinye izikhathi.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma ukulwa nabantu , badonswa, baphuma emzini ; baqala ukubulala nokuceka abantu njengakwezinye izikhathi emendweni, omunye okhuphukela eBethele , omunye oya eGibeya ensimini, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu kwa-Israyeli.

UJehova wafika , wema, wambiza njengakwe zinye izikhathi : Samuweli, Samuweli! USamuweli wathi: Khuluma, ngokuba inceku yakho iyezwa.

Inkosi yahlala esihlalweni sayo njengakwezinye izikhathi , isihlalo esingasodongeni; uJonathani wema , u-Abineri wahlala ngaseceleni kukaSawule; kepha indawo kaDavide yayiyize.

Yayisithi kuye inkosi : Ngiyakukufungisa izikhathi ezingaki ukuba ungakhulumi lutho kimi ngaphandle kweqiniso egameni likaJehova na?

Abafowabo emizaneni yabo babeyakungena emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa njalo izikhathi ngezikhathi ukuba babe nabo,

Kubantwana bakwa -Isakare ngabazi ukuqonda izikhathi ukuba bazi okufanele ukwenziwa ngu -Israyeli; izinhloko zabo zazingamakhulu amabili; bonke abafowabo balalela izwi labo.

Yayisithi kuye inkosi : Ngiyakukufungisa izikhathi ezingaki ukuba ungakhulumi lutho kimi ngaphandle kweqiniso egameni likaJehova na?

Yayisisho inkosi kwabahlakaniphileyo abazazi izikhathi ngokuba yayinendlela enjalo inkosi phambi kwabo bonke ababewazi umthetho nokwahlulela;

Kungani ukuba uSomandl a angazibekeleli izikhathi zokw ahlulela, abamaziyo babone imihla yakhe, na?

Izikhathi zami zisesandleni sakho ; ngikhulule esandleni sezitha zami nakwabangizingelayo.

Wenza inyanga ibe ngeyokwahlukanisa izikhathi ; ilanga liyazi ukushona kwalo.

Nonogolantethe emkhathin i uyazazi izikhathi zakhe ezimisiweyo , ihobhe, nenkonjane, nonohemu bagcina isikhathi sokufika kwabo, kepha abantu bami abazazi izahlulelo zikaJehova.

Ukudla kwakho oyakukudla kuyakuba ngesil inganiso, amashekeli angamashumi amabili ngosuku, ukudle izikhathi ngezikhathi.

Namanzi uyakuwaphuza ngesilinganiso, inxenye yesithupha yehini, uphuze izikhathi ngezikhathi.

uyaguqula izikhathi nezinkathi; uyasusa amakhosi, abeke amakhosi; unika abahlakaniphileyo ukuhlakanipha, nokwazi kwabaqonda ukwazi;

inhliziyo yakhe iyakuguqulwa ingabi ngeyomuntu , aphiwe inhliziyo yesilwane, kudlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa phezu kwakhe.

Njengalokho inkosi yabona umlindi ongcwele ehla ezulwini , ethi: Gawula umuthi, uwuchithe, kepha shiya isiqu sezimpande zawo emhlabathini, sinesibopho sensimbi nesethusi , ohlazeni lwasendle, simanziswe ngamazolo ezulu, isabelo saso sibe nezilwane zasendle , kuze kudlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa phezu kwaso,

sokuthi uyakuxoshwa kubantu , inhlalo yakho ibe nezilwane zasendle , udliswe utshani njengezinkabi , umanziswe ngamazolo ezulu , kudlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa phezu kwakho , uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke ubusa imibuso yabantu, ayinike amthandayo.

uyakuxoshwa kubantu , inhlalo yakho ibe nezilwane zasendle , udliswe utshani njengezinkabi, kudlule phezu kwakho izikhathi eziyisikhombisa , uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke ubusa imibuso yabantu, ayinike amthandayo.

Iyakukhuluma amazwi ngoPhezukonke , ikhathaze abangcwele boPhezukonke; iyakuhlosa ukuguqula izikhathi nomthetho; bayakukhashelwa esandleni sayo kuze kube yisikhathi nezikhathi nenxenye yesikhathi.

Bayakuwa bedliwa yinkemba , bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke ; iJerusalema liyakunyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwe.

Ngokuba ingelosi yayehla izikhathi ngezikhathi , izamazamise amanzi, kuthi lowo ongene kuqala emva kokuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi asinde esifweni sakhe, noma enasifo sini.

Wathi kubo : Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma imizuzu uBaba akumisele ngamandla akhe;

ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuhlunyelelwa ezivela ebusweni beNkosi nokuba ithume uKristu Jesu enimmiselweyo,

wazenza izizwe zonke ngagazi linye ukuba zakhe ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, wamisa izikhathi ezinqunyiweyo nemikhawulo yokuhlala kwazo,

Ngokuba izikhathi zokungazi wazithalalisa uNkulunkulu , kodwa kalokhu usememezela kubantu ukuba bonke ezindaweni zonke baphenduke,

ngisho imfihlakalo ebifihlakele selokhu kwaqala izikhathi nezizukulwane , kepha kalokhu yambuliwe kwabangcwele bakhe;

owasisindisa, wasibiza ngobizo olungcw ele, kungengokwemisebenzi yethu kepha ngokwelakhe icebo nomusa , esawuphiwa kuKristu Jesu zingakabikho izikhathi,

Kepha yazi lokhu ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuzakuvela izikhathi ezinzima;

kuye uNkulunkulu oyedwa , uMsindisi wethu ngaye uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu, makube ngukukhazimula, nobukhosi, namandla, negunya, kungakabikho izikhathi, namanje nakuze kube phakade. Amen.