1Siku dimoja Samsoni kahumuluka ako Timina, kuko kamona mtwanzi imoja, ayo kakala mndele wa Mfilisiti.
2Viyabwelile ukae kawalongela tatake na mamake, “Nimona mndele imoja wa Mfilisiti ako Timina. Avo nolonda munisolele yawe mwehe wangu.”
3Lakini tatake na mamake wamulongela, “Vino kuduhu mndele yoyose kuna iwandugu zako hebu kwa iwanhu wetu wose mbaka uchole kusola mwehe kwa Wafilisiti, iwanhu hawengile kumbi bule?” Lakini Samsoni kamulongela tatake, “Nisoleleni mndele ayo, niye nimnogela.”
4Tatake na mamake hawajuwile kamba mbuli ayo ilawa kwa Mndewa Imulungu, kwavija kakala kozahila nyafasi ili yawakoboze Wafilisiti, kwavija kipindi acho Wafilisiti wakala owatawala Waizilaeli.
5Abaho, Samsoni kachola Timina na tatake na mamake, viwavikile kumigunda ya mizabibu ako Timina, baho kalawila mwana wa simba kambumila Samsoni.
6Baho Loho ya Mndewa Imulungu imwingila Samsoni, hamoja kakala kaduhu kinhu mmakono gake, kambalula simba ayo, kamba munhu yobalula mwana wa mbuzi. Lakini Samsoni hawalongele bule tatake na mamake mbuli ayo.
7Abaho kahumuluka kachola kalonga na ayo imndele, Samsoni kamnogela mndele ayo.
8Vikibitile kipindi kabwela kuko Timina kumsola ayo imndele. Viyakalile mnzila kahinduka yalole umtufi wa ija isimba, aho kona nyuki na uki ukala mumo.
9Avo, kausola uki awo mmakono na kakala koja kuno kogenda mnzila. Kawavikila tatake na mamake kawagwaa uki na hewo vivija wauja. Lakini hawalongele bule kamba uki awo kaulava mumtufi wa simba.
10Tatake kachola ukae kwa ayo imndele na Samsoni katenda nyimwilinyimwili kamba viwakalile wang'hali otenda iwabwanga.
11Wafilisiti viwamone Samsoni wamgalila wabwanga malongo madatu wakale na heyo kwa inyimwilinyimwili.
12Samsoni kawalongela, “Niye nowategela kitendawili kimoja. Kamba mwahanongela fambulo jake choni kuzisiku saba za inyimwilinyimwili, nowagwaa viwalo malongo madatu va kitani na nowagwaa viwalo malongo madatu viyagwe,
13lakini kamba hamdaha bule kukitegula kitendawili acho, mweye monigwaa viwalo malongo madatu va kitani na monigwaa viwalo malongo madatu viyagwe.” Hewo wamulongela, “Ona, longa tukihulike acho ikitendawili.”
14Samsoni kawalongela,
15Avo, siku da ikane wamulongela mwehe wake Samsoni, “Umbembekeze mkasano wako yatutegulile acho ikitendawili, ama tokusoma moto gweye na ng'anda ya tatako. Vino, mweye mutugoneka hano twize mutuboke vinhu vetu?”
16Mwehe wa Samsoni kamcholela Samsoni akuno kolila, kamulongela, “Gweye konihila, huninogela bule. Kuwategela kitendawili wanhu zangu na hunongele bule ukutegula kwake.”
17Lakini kagendelela kulila kwa siku zose saba za inyimwilinyimwili. Siku da saba Samsoni kamtegulila imwehe ikitendawili acho kwavija kamgaza ng'hani. Imwehe kawalongela iwanhu zake ikitendawili acho.
18Siku dija da saba zuwa hadinahonga wamulongela Samsoni,
19Baho Loho ya Mndewa Imulungu imwingila Samsoni kwa nguvu, na heyo kachola kudibuga da Ashikeloni, kawakoma wanhu malongo madatu, abaho kavisola viwalo vao, kawagwaa wanhu awo wakitegule ikitendawili chake. Abaho kachola ukae kwa tatake akuno kagevuzika.
20Na imwehe wa Samsoni kagweleligwa imbwiga yamwimilile viyakalile komsola isiku ya nyimwilinyimwili.