1 Samuweli 21
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1 Samuweli 21
U-Ahimeleki ubuza uDavide ngokuhlangana kwabo
1UDavide wayeseya ku-Ahimeleki umpristi eNobi; u-Ahimeleki wesaba phambi kukaDavide, wathi kuye: “Yini ukuba uwedwa, kungekho muntu nawe?
2UDavide wayesethi ku-Ahimeleki umpristi: “Inkosi yangiyala indaba, yathi kimi: ‘Makungabikho muntu owaziyo ngale ndaba engikuthuma kuyo nokuthi ngiyakuyala ngakho; futhi ngamisa izinceku zami endaweni yokuthi nokuthi.
3Ngakho kuyini ngaphansi kwesandla sakho manje? nginike esandleni sami izinkwa eziyisihlanu, noma yini ekhona.
4Umpristi wamphendula uDavide, wathi: “Akukho sinkwa esivamile phansi kwesandla sami, kodwa kukhona isinkwa esingcwele; uma izinsizwa okungenani beziqhelelanisa nabesifazane.
5UDavide wamphendula umpristi, wathi kuye: “Kuyiqiniso ukuthi kulezi zinsuku ezintathu selokhu ngiphumile abesifazane bevinjelwe kithi, nezitsha zamajaha zingcwele, nesinkwa siyinto evamile, yebo, nokho. Kuba namuhla esitsheni ungcwelisiwe.
6Umpristi wayesemnika isinkwa esingcwele, ngokuba kwakungekho sinkwa lapho, kuphela isinkwa sokubukwa esasisuswe phambi kukaJehova ukuba kubekwe isinkwa esifudumele ngosuku esisuswa ngalo.
7Kwakukhona lapho umuntu othile wezinceku zikaSawule ngalolo suku, eboshiwe phambi kukaJehova; igama lakhe lalinguDowegi umEdomi, induna yabelusi bakaSawule.
8UDavide wathi ku-Ahimeleki: “Akukho mkhonto noma inkemba phansi kwesandla sakho na? ngoba angizange ngilethe inkemba yami lezikhali zami, ngoba udaba lwenkosi lwaluphuthuma.
9Wayesethi umpristi: “Inkemba kaGoliyati umFilisti, owamnqoba esigodini sase-Ela, bheka, nansi emva kwendwangu ehlombe isongwe ngendwangu; uma uthanda ukuyithatha, yithathe; ngoba akekho omunye lapha. UDavide wathi: “Akunjalo; nginike.
10UDavide wayeseqeda, wabaleka ngalolo suku ngokwesaba uSawule, waya ku-Akhishi inkosi yaseGati.
11Izinceku zika-Akhishi zathi kuye: “Lo akasiye uDavide inkosi yezwe na? Abahlabelelanga yini ngaye, ngokuthi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide amashumi ezinkulungwane zakhe na?
12UDavide wabeka lawo mazwi enhliziyweni yakhe, wamesaba kakhulu u-Akhishi inkosi yaseGati.
13Washintsha ukuziphatha kwakhe phambi kwabo, wazihlanyisa ezandleni zabo, wanwaya ezicabheni zesango, wavumela amathe awela esilevini sakhe.
14U-Akhishi wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: “Bhekani, niyabona ukuthi lo muntu uyahlanya; pho, nimletheleni kimi na?
15Ngidinga izinhlanya yini ukuba nilethe lo muntu ukuba adlale uhlanya phambi kwami? lo muntu uzongena endlini yami na?
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