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16 Nihiku nimosa, Sansoni aahirowa oGaza, ni aahinweha weiwo muthiyana namararuwa.* Nto Sansoni aahikela mpaani mwa muthiyana owo. 2 Atthu a oGaza, yaahileeliwa wiira: “Sansoni ori wenno”. Nto yaahimurukurerya Sansoni, amwiipithela, ni akhala vamukhora wa epooma ohiyu wootheene. Awo yaahimaaleleya ohiyu wootheene, yuupuwelaka wiira: “Vaxa vale, nnoomwiiva”.
3 Masi, Sansoni aahimpaathi opuro owo mpakha ohiyu eriyari. Nuumala-vo, aahivenya ohiyu eriyari ni aahivara mikhora sa epooma, ni maripu oomanli a mukhora owo. Vano aahiphela maripu awo hoothe ni etaranka. Owo aahikapatta itthu iyo mmakhatani, oroiha mpakha vasulu va mwaako onikhala ohoolo wa oHebroni.
4 Nuumala-vo, Sansoni aahisiveliwa ni muthiyana mmosa a oxepani wa oSoreki, yoowo aihaniwa Dalila.+ 5 Vano ahooleli a afilisti, yaahimwaattamela Dalila anamuhimeerya wiira: “Munwoke Sansoni,+ wiira nisuwele etthu enimwiiriha okhalana ikuru sinceene, ni moota nikhanle ahu onwerya, omutthukwa, ni omuxintta. Mwiira siiso, khula mmosa a hiyo, onimoovahani musurukhu wa eparatha 1.100”.
6 Nuuvira okathi, Dalila aahimuleela Sansoni wiira: “Xontte mukileele: Ikuru sinceene murina anyu sinikhuma vai? Exeeni ekhanle oorumeeliwa wiira mutthukiwe ni nweriwe?” 7 Sansoni aahimwaakhula Dalila oriki: “Vakhala wiira atthu anookitthukwa ni mikhoyi 7 ikithi sintthukwaniwa inama, nlelo sihuumale, kinootteettheya ntoko alopwana akina”. 8 Siiso, ahooleli a afilisti, yaahimuruuhela Dalila mikhoyi 7 ikithi, sintthukwaniwa inama, nlelo sihuumale. Vano Dalila owo aahimutthukwa Sansoni ni mikhoyi iyo. 9 Vano alopwana awo yaahimwiipithela Sansoni okwartu, nto Dalila aahimukhuwelela Sansoni oriki: “Sansoni, afilisti ahoorweelani!” Sansoni aahikwasa mikhoyi iyo, siisaale vanikhweya aya okwaseya nliinya na eliinyu okathi onikwata aya mooro.+ Siiso, esiiri ya ikuru sawe khiyaasuweliwe.
10 Dalila aahimuleela Sansoni wiira: “Nyuwo mookithweeliha ni mookiwoka. Xontte, vano mukileele: Exeeni ekhanle oorumeeliwa wiira mutthukiwe?” 11 Sansoni aahimwaakhula wiira: “Vakhala wiira atthu anookitthukwa ni mikhoyi sikithi sihitonko ovareliwa muteko, kinootteettheya ntoko alopwana akina”. 12 Siiso, Dalila aahikuxa mikhoyi sikithi, ni aahimutthukwa Sansoni onakhuwela wiira: “Sansoni, afilisti ahoorweelani!” (Okathi owo, alopwana yiira emwiipithenle ene okwartu.) Sansoni aahikwasa mikhoyi iyo mmoononi mwawe, ntoko maliinya.+
13 Nuumala-vo, Dalila aahimuhimeerya Sansoni wiira: “Mpakha-va munookithweeliha ni munookiwoka.+ Mukileele: Exeeni ekhanle oorumeeliwa wiira mutthukiwe?” Owo aahimwaakhula wiira: “Mphitaanye ikhampala 7 sa ikharari saka, murumeelaka maliinya antthavaniwa ikuwo”. 14 Siiso, Dalila aahilipiha ikhampala iyo orumeelaka ekopo yaamukhaani, onakhuwela oriki: “Sansoni, afilisti ahoorweelani!” Vano, Sansoni aahivenya vaarupa awe, ophela ekopo eyo vamosa ni nliinya nintthavaniwa ikuwo.
15 Dalila aahimuhimeerya Sansoni wiira: “Khamunuuliwa muru mwaahimyaka wiira: ‘Kinnoophentani’,+ variki murima anyu ohikhanle ni miyo? Ikwaha iya tthaaru mookiwoka, nave khamukilenle opuro sinikhuma aya ikuru sanyu sinceene”.+ 16 Nihiku ti nihiku, Dalila aanithipelela omukoha ni omukhanyererya Sansoni, mpakha Sansoni owo ophweeleya.+ 17 Wookiseryani, Sansoni aahimuleela ekeekhai Dalila, oriki: “Ikharari saka khasitonko ometthiwa, okhala wiira miyo ka munaziri a Muluku, okhuma kirupaliwaka-ru.+ Kametthiwa vale, ikuru saka sinookihiya, kinootteettheya, ni kinookhala ntoko alopwana akina”.
18 Okathi Dalila oonale awe wiira Sansoni aahimuleela ekeekhai, Dalila owo aahiwiihana ahooleli afilisti,+ oriki: “Murwaase, ekwaha ela ookileela ekeekhai”. Siiso, ahooleli afilisti yaahirwa wa yena, akunxe ene musurukhu. 19 Dalila aahimwiiriha Sansoni orupa vamettoni vawe. Moottharelana, aahimwiihana mulopwana mmosa, ommettha Sansoni ikhampala 7 sa mmuru mwawe. Nuumala-vo, Dalila aahipacerya onwerya Sansoni, okhala wiira ikuru sawe saaninvukuwa. 20 Vano Dalila aahikhuwela oriki: “Sansoni, afilisti ahoorweelani!” Sansoni aahivenya vaarupa awe onahimya wiira: “Kinimwiira ntoko ikwaha sikina,+ ni kinimoopowa”. Masi, khaasuwela wiira aahinyanyaliwa ni Yehova. 21 Siiso afilisti yaahinvara Sansoni ni yaahisyoola maitho awe. Nto yaahimuroiha oGaza ni yaahimutthukwa ni ikwirinti piili sa ekoopiri. Vano Sansoni aahikhala mulipa-ooxila etiriku mukhatteya. 22 Nuumala Sansoni ometthiwa, ikharari sawe saahitthikela-tho wunnuwa.+
23 Ahooleli afilisti yaahithukumana wiira anvahe mukuttho muulupale muluku aya, Dagoni,+ ni wiira atthape, maana yaanihimya wiira: “Muluku ahu oonivahererya mmatatani mwahu, nwanani ihu Sansoni!” 24 Okathi atthu yaamoonale aya, yaahinvuwiha muluku aya anahimya wiira: “Muluku ahu, oonivahererya mmatatani mwahu nwanani ihu, yoole aahonona elapo ahu+ ni aawiiva atthu ahu anceene”.+
25 Okhala wiira murima aya waahaatteela, yaanihimya wiira: “Mmuruuhe Sansoni wiira nimuthweeliheke”. Siiso, yaahimukumiha mukhatteya Sansoni wiira amuthweeliheke. Vano yaahimweemexa eriyari ya ipilaari. 26 Vano, Sansoni aahimuhimeerya mmiravo anvarelenle ntata, wiira: “Mukihiye kikwannye ipilaari sinlipiha empa, wiira kivarelele”. 27 (Empa ele yaahisareya alopwana ni athiyana. Ahooleli ootheene afilisti yaari mpaani memme. Nave, osulu wa empa ele yaahikhala alopwana ni athiyana oowiiraka 3.000, yaawo yanweha Sansoni okathi aathweelihiwa awe.)
28 Vano Sansoni+ aahimukhuwelela Yehova oriki: “Pwiya Muulupalexa Yehova, xontte, mukuupuwele, ni mukivahe ikuru,+ koovara metto, ekwaha yeela paahi, khoo Muluku aka. Mukihiye kiwunlele ikuhu afilisti, kiliveryaka nnakhalaka-ru niitho naka nimosa paahi”.+
29 Moottharelana, Sansoni aahivarelela ipilaari piili sa eriyari seiyo saalipiha empa. Epilaari emosa aavarelenle ni moono awe woolopwana, epilaari ekina ni moono awe woothiyana. 30 Sansoni aahikhuwela oriki: “Kikhweeke vamosa ni afilisti!” Moottharelana, aahikakha ipilaari iyo ni ikuru sawe sootheene, nto empa yaahaamorela ahooleli afilisti ni atthu ootheene yaari mpaani-mme.+ Siiso okathi aakhwa awe, aahiwiiva atthu anceene, ovikana atthu aawiivale awe okathi ari awe mukumi.+
31 Muhoolo mwaya, axinnawe ni amusi ootheene a paapa awe yaahirowela murutthu awe. Awo yaahikuxa ni yaahivitha eriyari ya oSoreya+ ni wExitawoli, mahiye a Manowa,+ paapa awe. Sansoni aahaalamulela atthu a Isarayeli iyaakha 20.+