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Samusoni mbwaakainka ku Gaza
1 Bumwi buzuba Samusoni wakaya ku Gaza, ooko wakaakubona mwaamu, wakaswaangana anguwe. 2 Eelyo baku Gaza bakaambilwa kuti, “Samusoni nkwali kuno. Mpawo busena oobo bakabooba bakamulindilila masiku oonse kumulyango mupati wamunzi.” Bakaluumwide masiku oonse kabayeeya buyo kuti, “Bwaca tulamujaya.” 3 Nkabela Samusoni wakalede buyo kusikila aakati kabusiku eelyo wakabuka, wakajata zitendele zyamunzi, wanonkolezya azicinda, wakazyulilizya amabwe wazikulika, waakutanta aazyo atala aacilundu cilangene a Hebuloni.
Samusoni a Delila
4 Lino kusule lyayaaya, Samusoni wakayanda mukaintu wakali kuzwa mukkuti lyaku Soleki, zina lyakwe Delila. 5 Eelyo bami ba Bafilisiti bakaza kumukaintu ooyo akuti kulinguwe, “Komoongelezya, ubone na nguzu zyakwe zizwa kuli, alimwi tuzibe na inga twamuzunda buti, kutegwa tumwaange akumupenzya. Wacita oobo, omwe-omwe wesu uyookupa mali aansiliva aali cuulu amwaanda.”
6 Delila wakaakuti kuli Samusoni, “Kondaambila ino nguzu zyako mpati zili boobu zizwa kuli? Naa muntu wayanda kukuzunda inga wakwaanga buti?” 7 Samusoni wakamwaambila kuti, “Kuti naa bandaanga makole mapya aali ciloba aatanayuma, inga ndabula nguzu ndaba buyo mbuli bantu bamwi.”
8 Bamvwe boobo bamwi ba Bafilisiti bakaletela Delila makole mapya aali ciloba aatanayuma, wakamwaanga angawo. 9 Lino basikulindila bakaliyubide muŋanda. Mpawo wakati, “Bafilisiti bakuzida Samusoni!” Avundumuke wakadunsaula makole mbuli kuti nintali zipide amulilo. Maseseke aanguzu zyakwe taakayubunuka pe.
10 Mpawo Delila wakaambila Samusoni kuti, “Bona, wandicenga wandaambila zyakubeja. Akaka kondaambila mboangwa.” 11 Samusoni wakati kuli nguwe, “Kuti naa bandaanzya makole mapya aatana belesegwa, njoobula nguzu mbuli bantu bamwi.” 12 Nkaako Delila wakabweza makole mapya akumwaanga angawo, wakati kuli nguwe, “Samusoni, bakuzida Bafilisiti!” Nkabela bantu aabo bakali yubide muŋanda. Pele wakadunsaula makole aayo ngaakaangizidwe kumaboko mbuli kuti nintali buyo.
13 Lino Delila wakati kuli Samusoni, “Aono wandicenga kale, wandaambila zyakubeja. Akaka kondaambila mboangwa.” Samusoni wakamwaambila kuti, “Kuti naa mwandiluka zimpuma zili ciloba zyamasusu akanyandi akwaanga atumanzyo, inga ndabula nguzu akuba mbuli bantu bamwi.” 14 Samusoni kalede, Delila wakaluka zimpuma zili ciloba, akanyandi, wazinyonesya amane wazyaanga atumanzyo. Ucimana wakati kuli nguwe, “Samusoni, bakuzida Bafilisiti!” Pele naakasinsimuka, wakadabaula tumanzyo akanyandi, wapombolola.
15 Mpoonya Delila wakaambila Samusoni kuti, “Ino undiyanda buti koli ulandicenga? Wandicenga ziindi zyotatwe eezi. Kondaambila kuti naa nguzu zyako zizwida kuli?” 16 Nkabela naakali kumukatazya buzuba abuzuba, akumoongelezya, limwi wakalenguka moyo. 17 Wakaambila mukaintu maseseke woonse wakati, “Taakwe nindakageledwe mbwindakali kuba, nkaambo ndi Munazili uupedwe kuli Leza. Kuti naa ndagelwa, nguzu zyangu zilamana, njooba mbuli bantu boonse.”
18 Lino Delila naakabona kuti wamwaambila maseseke oonse wakatumya kubami ba Bafilisiti wati, “Kamuboola ono twamweenzya wandaambila masimpe aamaseseke.” Mpawo bami ba Bafilisiti bakasika kumukaintu akuletelezya mali. 19 Wakamubutika azibelo, amane wakaita muntu kuzoomugela zimpuma zili ciloba. Eelyo wakatalika kumusinsa, nkaambo wakacinyina nguzu. 20 Mpoonya wakati, “Samusoni, bakuzida Bafilisiti!” Naakasinsimuka wakati, “Pe, njaanze nkalyoolole mbuli lyoonse.” Pele taakazi kuti Leza wakamusiya. 21 Bafilisiti bakamujata akumutulaula meso. Bakamutola ku Gaza, bakamwaanga anketani zyamukuba, alimwi wakali kuziya muntolongo. 22 Ciindi eeco masusu akalitalikide kulampa alimwi.
Lufu lwa Samusoni
23 Lino bami ba Bafilisiti bakabungana antoomwe kuti basekelele akupaizya kuli Dagoni leza wabo, nkaambo bakati, “Kayi tee ngu leza wesu waaba Samusoni kuli ndiswe.” 24 Bantu nibakabona Samusoni bakalumbaizya leza wabo bati, “Leza wesu waaba sinkondoma kuli ndiswe, wakanyonyoona cisi cesu, wakajaya bamwi besu banji-banji.” 25 Lino nibakacikondedwe bakati, “Amukalete Samusoni, azootusobanine.” Aboobo Samusoni wakaletwa kuzwa muntolongo, wazoobasobanina. Bakamwiimika akati kamisemo yobilo, 26 nkabela Samusoni wakaambila mulombe wakali kumujatilila kuti, “Mbuti ndaampe misemo iijisilizi ŋanda kuti ndiyaame.” 27 Ŋanda eeyo yakalizwide bantu, baalumi abakaintu abami boonse ba Bafilisiti bakali mumo, alimwi atala aaŋanda kwakali baalumi abakaintu bakati sike kuzyuulu zyotatwe bakali kweebela ciindi Samusoni kasobana.
28 Mpawo Samusoni wakakomba Mwami Leza wati, “O Mwami Leza wangu, ndakukumbila, ndiyumye, kwalino buyo kuti mbweedezye bubi ku Bafilisiti bakanditulaula meso.” 29 Nkabela Samusoni wakajata misemo yobilo eeyo, watonka anguzu, janza lyalulyo kuluumwi alyalumwensyi aluumbi. 30 Mpoonya wakati, “Andifwe antoomwe a Bafilisiti.” Mpoonya wakatonka anguzu zyoonse, ŋanda eeyo yakooleka akulimba bami abantu boonse bakali mumo. Aboobo bantu mbaakajaya naakafwidilizya bakali banji kwiinda mbaakajaya kacipona. 31 Eelyo bamukowa ababunyina boonse bakaboola kuzoomubweza baakumuzikka akati ka Zola a Esyitawoli mucuumbwe ca Manowa wisi. Samusoni wakabeteka Baisilayeli kwamyaka iili makumi obilo.