¹ Samson atentemukile ku Timnah, nakulya alibweneko umwanakashi, umo uwamubana banakashi baba Perishiti. ² Uluntu abwelulukile, aebele wishi na nyina ukweba ati, ''Nebo ndimwene umwanakashi mu Timnah, uwamubana banakashi baba Perishti. Nomba kansendeleni akese kuba umwina mwandi.'' ³ Wishi wakwe na Nyina balandile kuliye ati, ''Bushe tamuliumwanakashi uwamubantu bobe, nangu uwamubantu bandi bonse? Bushe uleya mukubula umwanakashi ukufuma muba Perishiti abashasembululwa?'' Samson alandile kuli wishi ati, Kansendeleni, pantu uluntu namuloleshe, alinsekesha mumenso yandi.'' ⁴ Lelo wishi na nyina tabaishibile ukwebati uyu mulandu watula kuli Yahweh, pantu alikufwaya apakupusanina naba Perishiti (pantu pali ilya nshita abaperishiti ebalikuteka mu Israeli). ⁵ Eluntu Samson ailekutentemukila ku Timnah naba wishi naba nyina, elo baishilekufika kumabala yamyangashi Timnah. Elo, Lolesha, kulya ekwali umuseela wankalamo umo nao walimubulumine. ⁶ Apopene umupashi wakwa Yahweh waishile paliye, elo aishilekulepula inkalamo pakati mukwanguka ifyo engalapula akabushi akanono, elo takwete nangu cimo muminwe yakwe. Nomba taebeleko wishi nangu nyina ico acitile. ⁷ Alile nokulanda nomwanakashi, elo uluntu umuloleshe, aliweme mumenso yakwa Samson. ⁸ Inshiku ishinono ishapitilepo uluntu abwelulukile ukuti engesa kumuupa, alipatukile kukumona icitumbi ca nkalamo. Elo, Alolesha, amona icifumfunkuta ca nshimu nobuci mucashele icimubili ca nkalamo.Atunkwilemo ubuci kuminwe yakwe elo nokuya, alelya ulo aleya. ⁹ Uluntu aishile kuli wishi na nyina, alibapeleko ubuci bumo, nabo balilile. Lelo tabebele ukwebeti afunishe ubuci mucashele icimubili ca nkalamo. ¹⁰ Ba wishi bakwa Samson batentemukile ukwali imwanakashi, elo na Samson alipangile umutebeto kulya, pantu ulu elwali ulutambi lwabalumendo. ¹¹ Kalekalefye ulo ulupwa lwa mwanakashi lwamubwene, bamuletele abanankwe amakumi yatatu babe nankwe. ¹² Samson alandile kulibo ati, ''Lekeni nebo nomba milange ubwilye. Ngacakwebati umo uwamuli mwebo nga acisanga nokunjeba ubwasuko munshiku ishi cine lubali ishamutebeto, nebo nkesakumupela amalaya amakumi yatatu nensalu ishabutisha amakumi yatatu. ¹³ Lelo ngatamungebele ubwasuko, elo mukesa kumpea amalaya amakumi yatatu nensalu ishabutisha amakumi yatatu.'' Balandile kuliye ati, ''Twebe ubwilye bobe. pakuti tubumfwe. ¹⁴ Alandile kulibo ati, Mucilya mwali icakulya; mucakosa mwali icalowa. Lelo abeni bakwe tabasangile ubwasuko munshiku shitatu. ¹⁵ Mubushiku bwalenga shine balilandile kumukashi wakwa Samson ati, ''Sembeleka umulume obe pakwebati engatushimbwila ubwilye, epali twaisakukoca webo nabamu ng'anda yakwa wiso. Bushe utwitile fwebo kuno ukwebati utupange ukuba ababusu mwa?'' ¹⁶ Umukashi wakwa Samson watampile ukulila kuntanshi yakwe: nokwebati, ''Fyonse ifyo mwacita mwampatafye! tamwantemwa. Mwaeba ubwilye kulibamo abamubantu bandi, nomba tamungebele ubwasuko.'' Samson alandile kuliye ati, ''Bona kuno, ngacakweba ati nshaeba tata nangula mayo, bushe ndeshimbwila webo?'' ¹⁷ Umukashi alikumulililafye mushiku isho cine lubali ishamutebeto wabo. Pabushiku bwalenga cine lubali alimwebele ubwasuko pantu alimupatikishe cibi. Nao ashimbwilile ubwasuko kulibalupwa babantu bakwe. ¹⁸ Ulo akasuba takalaya mukuwa mubushiku bwalenga cine lubali abaume bamumushi balilandile kuliye ati, ''Cindo calowa ukucila ubuci?Cindo cakosa ukucila inkalamo?'' Samson alandile kulibo ati, ''Ngacakwebati mwebo tamwalimine ukubomfya akana ka ng'ombe kandi, tekuti musange ubulondoloshi bwa mulumbe wandi.'' ¹⁹ Eluntu umupashi wakwa Yahweh mukupumikisha waishilekwisa muli Samson namaka. Samson ailekutentemukila ku Ashkeloni elo nokwipayapo abaume babo amakumi yatatu. Abulile nefyo apokeleleko, elo apele amalaya kuli abo abashimbulwile umulumbe. Bwalepya ubukali, aliminine nokuya ku ng'anda yakwa wishi. ²⁰ Umukashi wakwa Samson apelwe kuwali umunankwe sana.