1 Samuweli 22
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1 Samuweli 22
UDavide uyazibuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzomenzani
1UDavide wayesesuka lapho, wabalekela emhumeni wase-Adulamu; kwathi abafowabo nawo wonke umndeni wakhe bekuzwa, behlela kuye khona.
2Kwabuthana kuye bonke abasosizini, nabo bonke abanezikweletu, nabo bonke ababengasuthiki; waba ngumbusi phezu kwabo, enamadoda angaba ngamakhulu amane.
3UDavide wasuka lapho, waya eMispa yakwaMowabi, wathi enkosini yakwaMowabi: “Mabaphume ubaba nomame, bahlale nawe, ngize ngazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakwenzani kimi.
4Wabayisa phambi kwenkosi yakwaMowabi, bahlala nayo zonke izinsuku uDavide esenqabeni yasezintabeni.
5Wayesethi umprofethi uGadi kuDavide: “Ungahlali enqabeni yasezintabeni; suka uye ezweni lakwaJuda. UDavide wayesehamba, wafika ehlathini laseHereti.
6Lapho uSawule ezwa ukuthi uDavide utholakele namadoda ayenaye, uSawule wahlala eGibeya ngaphansi komuthi eRama ephethe umkhonto wakhe esandleni sakhe, nazo zonke izinceku zakhe zazimi ngakuye.
7USawule wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe ezazimi ngakuye: “Lalelani, maBhenjamini! indodana kaJese iyakuninika izwe nezivini, kube yilowo nalowo kini, inibeke izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu;
8Ngokuba nonke ningithandele ugobe, akakho ongitshela ukuthi indodana yami yenze isivumelwano nendodana kaJese; akakho phakathi kwenu ongihawukelayo noma ongitshela ukuthi indodana yami yangikhulisa. Inceku ingivukele ukuze ibuke njenganamuhla?
9Wayesephendula uDowegi wakwaEdomi owayemiswe phezu kwezinceku zikaSawule, wathi: “Ngabona indodana kaJese iza eNobi ku-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Ahithubi.
10Wambuza kuJehova, wamnika ukudla, wamnika nenkemba kaGoliyati umFilisti.
11Inkosi yayisithumela ukuba kubizwe u-Ahimeleki, indodana ka-Ahithubi, umpristi, nendlu yonke kayise, abapristi ababeseNobi; beza bonke enkosini.
12USawuli wasesithi: Lalela, ndodana ka-Ahithubi! Wathi: “Ngilapha, nkosi yami.”
13USawuli wasesithi kuye: Kungani ungenzele uzungu, wena lendodana kaJese, ngokuyinika isinkwa lenkemba, wayibuza kuNkulunkulu ukuthi ingivukele ukuthi ilale. Linda, njengalolu suku?
14U-Ahimeleki wayeseyiphendula inkosi, wathi: “Ngubani phakathi kwezinceku zakho zonke othembeke njengoDavide, umkhwenyana wenkosi, ohamba ngokomyalo wakho, odumileyo endlini yakho, na?
15Ngaqala-ke ukumbuzela kuNkulunkulu na? inkosi mayingabaleli lutho encekwini yayo nakuyo yonke indlu kababa, ngokuba inceku yakho ibingazi lutho ngalokhu, nokuncane noma okuncane.
16Inkosi yathi: “Uyakufa nokufa, Ahimeleki, wena nendlu yakho yonke.”
17Inkosi yayisithi kwabahamba ngezinyawo ababemi nxazonke: “Phendukani, nibulale abapristi bakaJehova; ngokuba isandla sabo sinoDavide, nangenxa yokuthi bazi ngesikhathi ebaleka, bengangazisanga. Kepha izinceku zenkosi azivumanga ukwelula isandla sazo ukuba zihlasele abapristi bakaJehova.
18Inkosi yasisithi kuDowegi: Phenduka, uhlasele abapristi. UDowegi wakwa-Edomi waphenduka, wababulala abapristi, wabulala abantu abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ngalolo suku abembethe ingubo yelineni yelineni.
19INobi, umuzi wabapristi, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba, abesilisa nabesifazane, nabantwana, nezinsana, nezinkomo, nezimbongolo, nezimvu, ngosiko lwenkemba.
20Kwaphunyuka enye yamadodana ka-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Ahithubi ogama layo lingu-Abiyathara, yabaleka emva kukaDavide.
21U-Abiyathara wamtshela uDavide ukuthi uSawule ubulele abapristi bakaJehova.
22UDavide wayesethi ku-Abiyathara: “Ngangazi ngalolo suku lapho uDowegi wakwa-Edomi elapho, ukuthi wayeyakusho nokusho kuSawule ukuthi: “Ngabulala bonke abantu bendlu kayihlo.
23Hlala nami, ungesabi, ngokuba ofuna ukuphila kwami ufuna ukuphila kwakho; kepha uma unami uyakusindiswa.
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