1 Samuweli 16:1-13

UJehova wasesithi kuSamuweli: Koze kube nini ulilela uSawuli, mina ngimalile ukuthi abuse phezu kukaIsrayeli? Gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha, uhambe, ngiyakuthuma kuJese waseBetlehema, ngokuba ngizilungisele inkosi phakathi kwamadodana akhe. USamuweli wasesithi: Ngingahamba njani? uma uSawule ekuzwa lokhu, uyakungibulala. Wayesethi uJehova: “Thatha ivesi uhambe nawe, uthi: ‘Ngize ukuhlabela uJehova. Ubizele uJese emhlatshelweni, mina-ke ngizakutshengisa ofanele ukwenze; futhi kumelwe ungigcobele lowo engikubizele yena. USamuweli wenza njengokusho kukaJehova, wafika eBetlehema. Amalunga omuzi ethuthumela ekufikeni kwakhe, athi: “Uza ngokuthula na? Wathi: “Ngokuthula, ngize ukuhlabela uJehova; zingcweliseni nize nami emhlatshelweni. Wangcwelisa uJese namadodana akhe, wababizela emhlatshelweni. Kwathi sebefikile, wakhangela uEliyabe, wathi: Isibili, ogcotshiweyo weNkosi uphambi kwakhe. Kodwa uJehova wathi kuSamuweli: “Ungabheki ubuso bakhe nobude bomzimba wakhe; ngoba ngimalile; ngoba uJehova akaboni njengoba umuntu ebona; ngokuba umuntu ubheka okusemehlweni, kepha uJehova ubheka okusenhliziyweni. UJese wabiza u-Abinadaba wamdlulisa phambi kukaSamuweli. Wathi: “Nalokhu uJehova akakukhethanga.” Khona-ke uJese wamdedela uSama. Wathi: “Nalokhu uJehova akakukhethanga.” UJese waphinda wadlulisa amadodana akhe ayisikhombisa phambi kukaSamuweli. USamuweli wathi kuJese: “UJehova akamkhethanga lona.” USamuweli wasesithi kuJese: Bonke abantwana bakho bakhona yini? Wathi: “Kusasele encane; bheka, welusa izimvu.” USamuweli wathi kuJese: “Thumela umlande, ngokuba asiyikuhlala phansi, aze afike lapha.” Wathumela wamngenisa. Wayebomvu, emuhle ngokubukeka, emuhle ngokubukeka. Wayesethi uJehova: “Vuka, umgcobe, ngokuba nguye.” USamuweli wayesethatha uphondo olunamafutha, wamgcoba phakathi kwabafowabo; uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaDavide kusukela ngalolo suku. USamuweli wasuka, waya eRama.