1 Samuweli 14
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1 Samuweli 14
1Kwasekusithi ngolunye usuku uJonathani indodana kaSawuli wathi ejayni eligqoka izikhali zakhe: Woza, sichaphele, siye endaweni yabalindi yamaFilisti engaleya. Kodwa akamtshelanga uyise.
2USawuli wasehlala ekupheleni kweGibeya ngaphansi kompomegranati oseMigroni; amadoda ayenaye kungathi amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha;
3no-Ahiya, indodana ka-Ahithubi, umfowabo ka-Ikabodi, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Eli, umpristi kaJehova eShilo, enengubo yehlombe. Abantu babengazi ukuthi uJonathani uhambile.
4Phakathi kwezintuba uJonathani ayefuna ukuwela kuzo, aye ezingosini zamaFilisti, kwakukhona idwala elicijileyo ngalapha, nedwala elibukhali ngalapha; igama lenye lalinguBhozesi, igama lenye lalinguSene.
5Ingaphambili lelinye lalibheke ngasenyakatho ngaseMigimasi, nelinye ngaseningizimu ngaseGibeya.
Isicelo sikaJonathani
6UJonathani wasesithi kuyo ijaha eligqoka izikhali zakhe: Woza, sichaphele endaweni yabalindi yalaba abangasokile; nge min.
7Udibi lwezikhali zakhe lwathi kuye: “Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho; bheka, nginawe ngokwenhliziyo yakho.
8UJonathani wasesithi: Khangela, sizachaphela kulawamadoda, sizazibonakalisa kuwo.
9Uma besho kanje kithi ukuthi: ‘Thulani, size sifike kini; khona siyakuma endaweni yethu, singakhuphukeli kubo.
10Kepha uma besho njalo ukuthi: ‘Khuphukelani kithi; siyakukhuphuka, ngokuba uJehova uwanikele esandleni sethu, lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kithi.
11Base bezibonakalisa bobabili endaweni yabalindi yamaFilisti; amaFilisti athi: “Bheka, amaHeberu aphuma emigodini abecashe kuyo.”
12Abalindi baphendula uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe, bathi: “Khuphukelani kithi, sinibonise utho.” UJonathani wasesithi odibini lwezikhali zakhe: Yenyuka emva kwami, ngoba iNKOSI ibanikele esandleni sikaIsrayeli.
13UJonathani wagibela izandla zakhe nangezinyawo zakhe, nodibi lwezikhali zakhe emva kwakhe, bawa phambi kukaJonathani; nodibi lwezikhali zakhe lwabulala emva kwakhe.
14Lokhu kubulala kokuqala uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe abakwenzayo kwakungamadoda angaba amashumi amabili, njengengxenye yehektare yezwe, ababengalima ijoka lezinkomo.
15Kwase kuba khona ukuthuthumela phakathi kwempi, endle, naphakathi kwabantu bonke;
16Abalindi bakaSawule eGibeya lakwaBenjamini babheka; futhi bheka, isixuku sancibilika, futhi baqhubeka behlula omunye nomunye.
17USawuli wasesithi emadodeni ayelaye: Balani libone ukuthi ngubani osuke kithi. Sebebala, uJonathani nodibi lwakhe babengekho.
18USawule wayesethi ku-Ahiya: “Letha lapha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wawukubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi.
19Kwathi uSawule esakhuluma nompristi, umsindo owawusempini yamaFilisti wanda, wanda, uSawule wathi kumpristi: “Buyisa isandla sakho.”
20USawule nabo bonke abantu ababe naye babuthana, bangena ekulweni;
21AmaHeberu ayekanye namaFilisti ngaphambi kwaleso sikhathi, akhuphukela ekamu nawo evela emazweni azungezile, nawo aphenduka ukuba abe nama-Israyeli ayenoSawule noJonathani.
22Ngokufanayo, wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli ayecashe ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, lapho ezwa ukuthi amaFilisti abalekile, nawo awasukela ekulweni.
23Ngakho uJehova wakhulula u-Israyeli ngalolo suku, futhi impi yaqhubeka kwaze kwaba seBeti Aveni.
24Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bacindezelwa ngalolo suku, ngokuba uSawule wabayala abantu, wathi: “Makaqalekiswe umuntu odla noma yini kuze kuhlwe, ukuze ngiziphindiselele ezitheni zami. Ngakho kakho ebantwini owanambitha ukudla.
25Izwe lonke lafika ehlathini; kwakukhona uluju emhlabathini.
26Lapho amadoda efika ehlathini, uju lwaconsa; kepha akubangakho obeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe, ngokuba abantu basesaba isifungo.
27Kepha uJonathani akalalelanga lapho uyise eyala abantu; ngakho welula isihloko sodondolo olusesandleni sakhe, walucwilisa ekhekhebeni lezinyosi, wasibeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe; lamehlo akhe akhanya.
28Yaphendula enye yamadoda, yathi: “Uyihlo ubaxwayisile kakhulu abantu, wathi: ‘Uqalekisiwe umuntu odla utho namuhla. Abantu baphela amandla.
29UJonathani wasesithi: Ubaba walinyakazisa ilizwe; bhekani, amehlo ami aqabukile, ngokuba nginambithe ingcosana yaloluju.
30Kakhulu kangakanani uma abantu namuhla besidla ngokukhululeka empangweni yezitha zabo abayitholile? Ngokuba kwakungekho ukubulalana okukhulu kakhulu manje phakathi kwamaFilisti na?
31Bawachitha amaFilisti ngalolo suku kusukela eMigimashi kuze kube se-Ajaloni, futhi abantu badinwa kakhulu.
32Abantu bandiza phezu kwempango, bathatha izimvu, nezinkomo, namathole, bakushaya phansi, abantu bakudla kanye negazi.
33Base bemtshela uSawule lokho, bathi: “Bheka, abantu bayona kuJehova ngokudla igazi.” Wathi: “Nenile; gingqela itshe elikhulu kimi namuhla.
34USawuli wasesithi: Zihlakazeleni phakathi kwabantu, lithi kubo: Lethani kimi, ngulowo lalowo inkomo yakhe, ngulowo lalowo umhlambi wakhe, lizihlabe lapha, lidle; futhi ningoni kuJehova ngokudla igazi. Bonke abantu ngalobo busuku baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo izinkomo zakhe, bazihlaba khona.
35USawule wamakhela uJehova i-altare; laliyi-altare lokuqala elakhela uJehova.
36USawule wathi: “Masiwalandele amaFilisti ebusuku, siwaphange kuze kuse, singashiyi noyedwa wawo. Futhi bathi: Yenza noma yini enhle emehlweni akho. Wayesethi umpristi: “Masisondele kuNkulunkulu.
37USawuli wasebuza kuNkulunkulu wathi: Ngilandele amaFilisti yini? uyakuwanikela esandleni sika-Israyeli na? Kodwa akazange amphendule ngalolo suku.
38USawuli wasesithi: Sondelani lapha, zonke iziphathamandla zabantu, lazi, libone ukuthi siyini lesi sono lamuhla.
39Ngokuba kuphila kukaJehova ohlenga u-Israyeli, noma sikuJonathani indodana yami, uyakufa nokufa. Kodwa kwakungekho muntu phakathi kwabo bonke owamphendula.
40Wayesethi ku-Israyeli wonke: “Yibani nganxanye, mina noJonathani indodana yami siyakuba ngalapha.” Abantu bathi kuSawule: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.
41USawuli wasesithi eNkosini uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Yenza inkatho epheleleyo. OSawule noJonathani baboshwa, kepha amadoda abaleka.
42USawuli wasesithi: Yenzani inkatho phakathi kwami loJonathani indodana yami. UJonathani wabanjwa.
43USawuli wasesithi kuJonathani: Ngitshele ukuthi wenzeni. UJonathani wamtshela wathi: “Nginambithe uluju oluncane ngesihloko sodondolo olusesandleni sami; bheka, ngiyakufa.
44USawule wathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze lokhu, enezele, ngokuba uyakufa nokufa, Jonathani.
45Abantu base bethi kuSawule: “Uyakufa uJonathani yini owenze lokhu kusindiswa okukhulu kwa-Israyeli na? makube kude lokho; kuphila kukaJehova, akuyikuwela phansi nonwele lwekhanda lakhe; ngoba usebenze noNkulunkulu namuhla. Abantu bamsindisa uJonathani, ukuze angafi.
46USawule wakhuphuka wawalandela amaFilisti, amaFilisti aya endaweni yawo.
47USawule wathatha ubukhosi kwa-Israyeli, walwa nazo zonke izitha zakhe nxazonke, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, no-Edomi, namakhosi aseSoba, namaFilisti; futhi nomaphi lapho ephendukela khona, wayebahlupha.
48Wabutha impi, wanqoba ama-Amaleki, wakhulula u-Israyeli esandleni sabaphangi.
49Amadodana kaSawule ayengoJonathani, noJeshivi, noMelkishuwa; amagama amadodakazi akhe amabili yilawa; igama lezibulo lalinguMerabi, igama lencinyane lalinguMikhali;
50Igama lomkaSawule lalingu-Ahinohama indodakazi ka-Ahimahazi; igama lenduna yempi lalingu-Abineri indodana kaNeri uyisekazi kaSawule.
51UKishi wazala uSawule; uNeri, uyise ka-Abineri, wayeyindodana ka-Abiyeli.
52Kwakukhona impi enzima namaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSawule; lapho uSawule ebona indoda enamandla noma iqhawe, wamyisa kuye.
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