9. Wazitapa ngezandla zakhe, wahamba, wahamba edla, wafika kuyise nonina, wabapha, badla nabo; kepha akabatshelanga ukuthi wayetape izinyosi esidumbini sengonyama.
10. Uyise wehla, waya kulowo wesifazane, uSamsoni wenza idili khona, ngokuba zazenze njalo izinsizwa.
11. Kwathi lapho bembona, baletha abayeni abangamashumi amathathu ukuba babe naye.
12. USamsoni wathi kubo: “Ake ngininike imfumbe; uma ningitshela yona kahle ngezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zedili, niyiqandele, ngiyakuninika amayembe angamashumi amathathu nezingubo zokuphendulela ezingamashumi amathathu;
13. kepha uma ningenakuyiqandela kimi, niyakunginika amayembe angamashumi amathathu nezingubo zokuphendulela ezingamashumi amathathu.”Bathi kuye: “Yisho imfumbe yakho ukuba siyizwe.”
14. Wayesethi kubo:“Kodlayo kwaphuma ukudla,konamandla kwavela okumnandi.”Babengenakuyiqandela imfumbe ngezinsuku ezintathu.
15. Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa bathi kumkaSamsoni: “Yenza umyeni wakho ukuba asichasisele imfumbe, funa sikushise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo; nisimemele ukuba nisidle na? Akunjalo na?”
16. UmkaSamsoni wakhala phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Uyangizonda kuphela, awungithandi; unikile abakithi imfumbe, awungitshelanga yona.”Wathi kuye: “Bheka, angibatshelanga ubaba nomame, ngiyakukutshela wena na?”
17. Wakhala phambi kwakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, lisekhona idili labo; kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa wayesemtshela, ngokuba wamcindezela kakhulu; wayisho imfumbe kwabakubo.
18. Abantu bomuzi bathi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa, lingakashoni ilanga:“Kuyini okumnandi kunezinyosi?Kuyini okunamandla kunengonyama na?”Wathi kubo:“Uma beningalimanga ngesithokazi sami,ngabe ningayiqandelanga imfumbe yami.”
19. UMoya kaJehova wafika kuye ngamandla, wehlela e-Ashikeloni, wabulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu kubo, wathatha isambatho sabo, wabanika abayiqandele imfumbe izingubo zokuphendulela. Intukuthelo yakhe yavutha, wenyukela endlini kayise.
20. Kepha umkaSamsoni wanikwa kumngane wakhe owabe ngomunye wabayeni bakhe.