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            <div class="label">25</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">1 Samuweli 25</span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Ukufa kukaSamuweli futhi uNabel ululaza uDavide</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1SA.25.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Wafa uSamuweli; bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana, bamlilela, bammbela endlini yakhe eRama. UDavide waqeda, wehlela ehlane lasePharanu.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1SA.25.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1SA.25.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Kwakukhona umuntu eMahoni omfuyo yakhe yayiseKarmeli; lowo muntu wayemkhulu kakhulu, enezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu nezimbuzi eziyinkulungwane; wayezigunda izimvu zakhe eKarmeli.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1SA.25.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="1SA.25.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Igama lalowo muntu lalinguNabali; igama lomkakhe lalingu-Abigayili; futhi wayengowesifazane onengqondo enhle futhi ebukekayo; wayengowendlu kaKalebi.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="1SA.25.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1SA.25.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">UDavide wezwa ehlane ukuthi uNabali ugundile izimvu zakhe.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1SA.25.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1SA.25.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">UDavida wasethuma amajaha alitshumi, uDavida wathi ezincekwini: Yenyukelani eKhameli, liye kuNabali, limkhonzele ebizweni lami.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1SA.25.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1SA.25.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Njalo lizakutsho kohlala kuhle, ukuthi: Ukuthula makube kuwe, lokuthula makube sendlini yakho, lokuthula kukho konke olakho.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1SA.25.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1SA.25.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Manje ngizwile ukuthi unabagundi; manje abelusi bakho ababe nathi, asibalimazanga, abasweli lutho ngaso sonke isikhathi beseKarmeli.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1SA.25.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1SA.25.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Buza izinsizwa zakho, zizokukhombisa. Ngakho-ke izinsizwa mazithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngokuba siyeza ngosuku oluhle; kunika izinceku zakho nendodana yakho uDavide konke okusesandleni sakho.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1SA.25.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1SA.25.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Lapho izinsizwa zikaDavide zifika, zakhuluma kuNabali njengawo wonke lawo mazwi egameni likaDavide, zema.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1SA.25.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1SA.25.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">UNabali wasephendula izinceku zikaDavida wathi: Ngubani uDavida? futhi ingubani indodana kaJese? kulezi zinsuku ziningi izinceku ezephula, kube yilowo nalowo enkosini yakhe.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1SA.25.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1SA.25.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Ngithathe yini isinkwa sami, namanzi ami, nenyama yami engiyihlabele abagundi bami, ngiyinike abantu engingabaziyo ukuthi bavelaphi na?</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1SA.25.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1SA.25.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Zase ziphenduka izinsizwa zikaDavide, zabuya, zafika zamtshela onke lawo mazwi.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1SA.25.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1SA.25.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">UDavide wayesethi kubantu bakhe: &#8220;Bhincani, kube yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; Babhinca, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; Naye uDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe, wenyuka wamlandela uDavide kungathi amadoda angamakhulu amane; abangamakhulu amabili basala kwabalungileyo.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1SA.25.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1SA.25.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Kepha enye yezinsizwa yamtshela u-Abigayili umkaNabali yathi: &#8220;Bheka, uDavide uthume izithunywa zivela ehlane ukuba zibingelele inkosi yethu; wabathuka.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1SA.25.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="1SA.25.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Kodwa lawo madoda ayesiphatha kahle kakhulu, asilimalanga, futhi asiphuthelwa lutho ngesikhathi sisensimini sijwayelene nawo.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="1SA.25.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1SA.25.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Babelugange kithi, ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sinabo, salusa izimvu.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1SA.25.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1SA.25.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Yazi manje, unake lokho ozakukwenza; ngoba ngokuqinisekile ububi bumelene nenkosi yethu naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yayo, ngoba iyindodana kaBheliyali kangangokuthi akekho ongakhuluma nayo.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1SA.25.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1SA.25.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Khona-ke u-Abigayili washesha wathatha izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili namasaka amabili ewayini nezimvu ezinhlanu ezilungisiwe namaseya amahlanu kakolweni ogaziniwe nezigaxa eziyikhulu zezithelo zomvini ezomisiwe namaqebelengwane amakhiwane angamakhulu amabili wakubeka ezimbongolweni.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1SA.25.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1SA.25.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: &#8220;Phumani phambi kwami; bheka, ngiyakulandela. Kodwa akamtshelanga umyeni wakhe uNabali.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1SA.25.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1SA.25.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Ekhwele imbongolo, wehlela endaweni yokucasha yentaba, bheka, uDavide nabantu bakhe behla ukumhlangabeza; wahlangana nabo.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1SA.25.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1SA.25.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">UDavida wasesithi: Isibili, mina ngalinda ngeze konke alakho lumuntu enkangala, kakuswelekanga lutho kukho konke okwakhe, wabuyisela ububi bami ngokuhle.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1SA.25.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1SA.25.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">UNkulunkulu uyakwenza lokhu futhi enezele ezitheni zikaDavide, uma ngithungela odongeni konke okwakhe ekuseni;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1SA.25.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1SA.25.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Lapho u-Abhigayili ebona uDavide, wehla ngokushesha embongolweni wawa ngobuso phambi kukaDavide wakhothamela phansi.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1SA.25.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="1SA.25.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: &#8220;Lobu bubi mabufike phezu kwami, nkosi yami, incekukazi yakho mayikhulume phambi kwezilaleli zakho, uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="1SA.25.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1SA.25.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Inkosi yami mayingamnaki lo muntu omubi, uNabali, ngokuba njengegama lakhe unjalo; nguNabali igama lakhe, nobuwula bukuye; kepha mina nceku yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami owazithuma.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1SA.25.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="1SA.25.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Ngakho-ke, nkosi yami, kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, lokhu uJehova ukuvimbile ukuba ungezi ukuchitha igazi nokuziphindisela ngesandla sakho, izitha zakho nabenza okubi mazifune iNkosi yami, njengoNabali.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="1SA.25.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1SA.25.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Manje-ke, lesi sibusiso inceku yakho esilethe enkosini yami, masinikwe nezinsizwa ezilandela inkosi yami.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1SA.25.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1SA.25.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Xolela isiphambeko senceku yakho, ngokuba uJehova uyakuyenzela inkosi yami indlu; ngokuba inkosi yami ilwa izimpi zikaJehova, akufunyanwanga okubi kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1SA.25.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="1SA.25.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Kodwa umuntu wasukuma ukukuxotsha lokudinga umphefumulo wakho; kepha umphefumulo wenkosi yami uyakuboshelwa emshungwini wabaphilayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; nemiphefumulo yezitha zakho iyoyiphonsa kungathi iphakathi kwendwayimana.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="1SA.25.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1SA.25.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Kuyakuthi uma uJehova enzile enkosini yami njengakho konke okuhle akukhulumileyo ngawe, wakumisa ube ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1SA.25.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="1SA.25.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">kungabi kini usizi noma isikhubekiso senhliziyo enkosini yami, ukuthi nichithe igazi ngeze, noma ukuthi inkosi yami iziphindisele; kepha uma uJehova enze okuhle enkosini yami, khumbula inceku yakho.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="1SA.25.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="1SA.25.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">UDavida wasesithi kuAbigayili: Kayibusiswe iNKOSI, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, okuthumileyo lamuhla ukungihlangabeza.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="1SA.25.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="1SA.25.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Futhi ibusisiwe iseluleko sakho, futhi ubusisiwe wena ongivimbele namuhla ukuba ngichithe igazi futhi ungiphindisele ngesandla sami.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="1SA.25.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="1SA.25.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Ngokuba kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owangivimbela ukuba ngikulimaze, uma ubungasheshanga ukuza ukungihlangabeza, impela, ngabe akasalanga uNabali ekukhanyeni kokusa uJehova angazange amshaye udonga.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="1SA.25.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1SA.25.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">UDavide wayesethatha esandleni sakhe lokho amlethele khona, wathi kuye: &#8220;Khuphukela endlini yakho ngokuthula; bheka, ngilalele izwi lakho futhi ngathatha ubuntu bakho.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1SA.25.35"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="1SA.25.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">U-Abigayili wafika kuNabali; bheka, wayenedili endlini yakhe njengedili lenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayijabule phakathi kwakhe, ngokuba wayedakwe kakhulu; ngalokho akamtshelanga lutho, okukhulu noma okuncane, kwaze kwasa.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="1SA.25.36"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="1SA.25.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">Kwathi ekuseni, lapho iwayini lenyuka kuNabali, umkakhe wamtshela lokho, inhliziyo yakhe yafa phakathi kwakhe, waba njengetshe.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="1SA.25.37"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="1SA.25.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi uJehova wamshaya uNabali, wafa.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="1SA.25.38"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="1SA.25.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">UDavide esezwile ukuthi uNabali ufile, wathi: &#8220;Makabusiswe uJehova owamela icala lami lokuhlanjalazwa esandleni sikaNabali, wayisindisa inceku yakhe ebubini; ngoba uJehova ulobubi bukaNabali ekhanda lakhe. UDavide wathumela wakhuluma ku-Abigayili ukuba amthathe abe ngumkakhe.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="1SA.25.39"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="1SA.25.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="content">Izinceku zikaDavide sezifikile ku-Abigayili eKarmeli, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: &#8220;UDavide usithume kuwe ukuba akuthathe ube ngumkakhe;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="1SA.25.40"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="1SA.25.41"><span class="label">41</span><span class="content">Wasukuma wakhothama ngobuso emhlabathini, wathi: &#8220;Bheka, incekukazi yakho mayibe yisigqila sokugeza izinyawo zezinceku zenkosi yami.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="1SA.25.41"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="1SA.25.42"><span class="label">42</span><span class="content">U-Abigayili washesha wasuka, wagibela imbongolo, amantombazane akhe ayisihlanu amlandela; wazilandela izithunywa zikaDavide, waba ngumkakhe.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="1SA.25.42"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="1SA.25.43"><span class="label">43</span><span class="content">UDavide wathatha no-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli; futhi babe ngabafazi bakhe bobabili.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="1SA.25.43"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="1SA.25.44"><span class="label">44</span><span class="content">Kepha uSawule wanika uPhaliti indodana kaLayishi waseGalimi indodakazi yakhe uMikhali umkaDavide.</span></span></div>
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Wafa uSamuweli; bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana, bamlilela, bammbela endlini yakhe eRama. UDavide waqeda, wehlela ehlane lasePharanu.
Kwakukhona umuntu eMahoni omfuyo yakhe yayiseKarmeli; lowo muntu wayemkhulu kakhulu, enezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu nezimbuzi eziyinkulungwane; wayezigunda izimvu zakhe eKarmeli.
Igama lalowo muntu lalinguNabali; igama lomkakhe lalingu-Abigayili; futhi wayengowesifazane onengqondo enhle futhi ebukekayo; wayengowendlu kaKalebi.
UDavide wezwa ehlane ukuthi uNabali ugundile izimvu zakhe.
UDavida wasethuma amajaha alitshumi, uDavida wathi ezincekwini: Yenyukelani eKhameli, liye kuNabali, limkhonzele ebizweni lami.
Njalo lizakutsho kohlala kuhle, ukuthi: Ukuthula makube kuwe, lokuthula makube sendlini yakho, lokuthula kukho konke olakho.
Manje ngizwile ukuthi unabagundi; manje abelusi bakho ababe nathi, asibalimazanga, abasweli lutho ngaso sonke isikhathi beseKarmeli.
Buza izinsizwa zakho, zizokukhombisa. Ngakho-ke izinsizwa mazithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngokuba siyeza ngosuku oluhle; kunika izinceku zakho nendodana yakho uDavide konke okusesandleni sakho.
Lapho izinsizwa zikaDavide zifika, zakhuluma kuNabali njengawo wonke lawo mazwi egameni likaDavide, zema.
UNabali wasephendula izinceku zikaDavida wathi: Ngubani uDavida? futhi ingubani indodana kaJese? kulezi zinsuku ziningi izinceku ezephula, kube yilowo nalowo enkosini yakhe.
Ngithathe yini isinkwa sami, namanzi ami, nenyama yami engiyihlabele abagundi bami, ngiyinike abantu engingabaziyo ukuthi bavelaphi na?
Zase ziphenduka izinsizwa zikaDavide, zabuya, zafika zamtshela onke lawo mazwi.
UDavide wayesethi kubantu bakhe: “Bhincani, kube yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; Babhinca, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; Naye uDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe, wenyuka wamlandela uDavide kungathi amadoda angamakhulu amane; abangamakhulu amabili basala kwabalungileyo.
Kepha enye yezinsizwa yamtshela u-Abigayili umkaNabali yathi: “Bheka, uDavide uthume izithunywa zivela ehlane ukuba zibingelele inkosi yethu; wabathuka.
Kodwa lawo madoda ayesiphatha kahle kakhulu, asilimalanga, futhi asiphuthelwa lutho ngesikhathi sisensimini sijwayelene nawo.
Babelugange kithi, ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sinabo, salusa izimvu.
Yazi manje, unake lokho ozakukwenza; ngoba ngokuqinisekile ububi bumelene nenkosi yethu naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yayo, ngoba iyindodana kaBheliyali kangangokuthi akekho ongakhuluma nayo.
Khona-ke u-Abigayili washesha wathatha izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili namasaka amabili ewayini nezimvu ezinhlanu ezilungisiwe namaseya amahlanu kakolweni ogaziniwe nezigaxa eziyikhulu zezithelo zomvini ezomisiwe namaqebelengwane amakhiwane angamakhulu amabili wakubeka ezimbongolweni.
Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Phumani phambi kwami; bheka, ngiyakulandela. Kodwa akamtshelanga umyeni wakhe uNabali.
Ekhwele imbongolo, wehlela endaweni yokucasha yentaba, bheka, uDavide nabantu bakhe behla ukumhlangabeza; wahlangana nabo.
UDavida wasesithi: Isibili, mina ngalinda ngeze konke alakho lumuntu enkangala, kakuswelekanga lutho kukho konke okwakhe, wabuyisela ububi bami ngokuhle.
UNkulunkulu uyakwenza lokhu futhi enezele ezitheni zikaDavide, uma ngithungela odongeni konke okwakhe ekuseni;
Lapho u-Abhigayili ebona uDavide, wehla ngokushesha embongolweni wawa ngobuso phambi kukaDavide wakhothamela phansi.
Wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: “Lobu bubi mabufike phezu kwami, nkosi yami, incekukazi yakho mayikhulume phambi kwezilaleli zakho, uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.”
Inkosi yami mayingamnaki lo muntu omubi, uNabali, ngokuba njengegama lakhe unjalo; nguNabali igama lakhe, nobuwula bukuye; kepha mina nceku yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami owazithuma.
Ngakho-ke, nkosi yami, kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, lokhu uJehova ukuvimbile ukuba ungezi ukuchitha igazi nokuziphindisela ngesandla sakho, izitha zakho nabenza okubi mazifune iNkosi yami, njengoNabali.
Manje-ke, lesi sibusiso inceku yakho esilethe enkosini yami, masinikwe nezinsizwa ezilandela inkosi yami.
Xolela isiphambeko senceku yakho, ngokuba uJehova uyakuyenzela inkosi yami indlu; ngokuba inkosi yami ilwa izimpi zikaJehova, akufunyanwanga okubi kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho.
Kodwa umuntu wasukuma ukukuxotsha lokudinga umphefumulo wakho; kepha umphefumulo wenkosi yami uyakuboshelwa emshungwini wabaphilayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; nemiphefumulo yezitha zakho iyoyiphonsa kungathi iphakathi kwendwayimana.
Kuyakuthi uma uJehova enzile enkosini yami njengakho konke okuhle akukhulumileyo ngawe, wakumisa ube ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli;
kungabi kini usizi noma isikhubekiso senhliziyo enkosini yami, ukuthi nichithe igazi ngeze, noma ukuthi inkosi yami iziphindisele; kepha uma uJehova enze okuhle enkosini yami, khumbula inceku yakho.
UDavida wasesithi kuAbigayili: Kayibusiswe iNKOSI, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, okuthumileyo lamuhla ukungihlangabeza.
Futhi ibusisiwe iseluleko sakho, futhi ubusisiwe wena ongivimbele namuhla ukuba ngichithe igazi futhi ungiphindisele ngesandla sami.
Ngokuba kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owangivimbela ukuba ngikulimaze, uma ubungasheshanga ukuza ukungihlangabeza, impela, ngabe akasalanga uNabali ekukhanyeni kokusa uJehova angazange amshaye udonga.
UDavide wayesethatha esandleni sakhe lokho amlethele khona, wathi kuye: “Khuphukela endlini yakho ngokuthula; bheka, ngilalele izwi lakho futhi ngathatha ubuntu bakho.
U-Abigayili wafika kuNabali; bheka, wayenedili endlini yakhe njengedili lenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayijabule phakathi kwakhe, ngokuba wayedakwe kakhulu; ngalokho akamtshelanga lutho, okukhulu noma okuncane, kwaze kwasa.
Kwathi ekuseni, lapho iwayini lenyuka kuNabali, umkakhe wamtshela lokho, inhliziyo yakhe yafa phakathi kwakhe, waba njengetshe.
Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi uJehova wamshaya uNabali, wafa.
UDavide esezwile ukuthi uNabali ufile, wathi: “Makabusiswe uJehova owamela icala lami lokuhlanjalazwa esandleni sikaNabali, wayisindisa inceku yakhe ebubini; ngoba uJehova ulobubi bukaNabali ekhanda lakhe. UDavide wathumela wakhuluma ku-Abigayili ukuba amthathe abe ngumkakhe.
Izinceku zikaDavide sezifikile ku-Abigayili eKarmeli, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: “UDavide usithume kuwe ukuba akuthathe ube ngumkakhe;
Wasukuma wakhothama ngobuso emhlabathini, wathi: “Bheka, incekukazi yakho mayibe yisigqila sokugeza izinyawo zezinceku zenkosi yami.”
U-Abigayili washesha wasuka, wagibela imbongolo, amantombazane akhe ayisihlanu amlandela; wazilandela izithunywa zikaDavide, waba ngumkakhe.
UDavide wathatha no-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli; futhi babe ngabafazi bakhe bobabili.
Kepha uSawule wanika uPhaliti indodana kaLayishi waseGalimi indodakazi yakhe uMikhali umkaDavide.

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