AmaFilisti abutha izimpi zawo ukuba alwe, abuthana eSogo lakwaJuda, amisa phakathi kweSogo ne-Azeka e-Efesu-Damimi.
USawuli lamadoda akoIsrayeli basebebuthana bamisa inkamba esigodini seEla, bahlela impi ukumelana lamaFilisti.
AmaFilisti ayemi ngalapha kwentaba, u-Israyeli emi ngakolunye uhlangothi lwentaba, kukhona isigodi phakathi kwawo.
Kwaphuma iqhawe ekamu lamaFilisti, igama likaGoliyati waseGati, obude bakhe buyizingalo eziyisithupha nobubanzi besandla.
Wayenesigqoko sethusi ekhanda lakhe, ebhince isihlangu sesifuba; isisindo sengubo sasingamashekeli ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ethusi.
Wayenezitsha zethusi emilenzeni yakhe nesinqe sethusi phakathi kwamahlombe akhe.
Udondolo lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogongolo lomaluki; ikhanda lomkhonto wakhe lalingamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha ensimbi, nophethe isihlangu waphuma phambi kwakhe.
Wema, wabiza amabutho akoIsrayeli, wathi kuwo: Liphumeleni ukulungisa impi yenu? Angisiye umFilisti nezinceku zikaSawule na? zikhetheleni indoda, yehle ize kimi.
Uma enamandla okulwa nami, angibulale, siyakuba yizinceku zenu; kepha uma ngiyinqoba, ngiyibulala, niyakuba yizigqila zethu, nisikhonze.
UmFilisti wathi: “Ngiyadelela namuhla impi yakwa-Israyeli; nginike indoda, silwe sobabili.
Lapho uSawule naye wonke u-Israyeli bezwa lawa mazwi omFilisti, bethuka, besaba kakhulu.
UDavide wayeyindodana yalowo mEfrata waseBetlehema Juda ogama lakhe lalinguJese; wayenamadodana ayisishiyagalombili; lowo muntu wayesemdala ezinsukwini zikaSawule phakathi kwabantu.
Amadodana amathathu amakhulu kaJese amlandela uSawule ukuya empini; amagama amadodana akhe amathathu aphuma impi ayengu-Eliyabe izibulo, no-Abinadaba wesithathu, noShama.
UDavide wayengomncinyane, namadoda amadala amathathu amlandela uSawule.
Kodwa uDavida wahamba wabuya kuSawuli ukuyakwelusa izimvu zikayise eBhethelehema.
UmFilisti wayesesondela ekuseni nakusihlwa, wamhambela izinsuku ezingamashumi amane.
UJese wathi kuDavide indodana yakhe: “Thatha abafowenu i-efa likakolweni othosiwe nalezi zinkwa eziyishumi, ugijimele ekamu kubafowenu;
Ulethe lawa mashizi ayishumi enduneni yenkulungwane yabo, ubone ukuthi kuhamba kanjani kubafowenu, uthathe isibambiso kubo.
USawuli, labo kanye lawo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli babesesigodini seEla, balwa lamaFilisti.
UDavide wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, washiya izimvu kumalusi, wazithatha, wahamba, njengalokho emyalile uJese; wafika emseleni lapho impi iphuma impi, yakhala impi.
U-Israyeli namaFilisti bamisa impi, impi ibhekene nempi
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