1 Samuweli 23
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1 Samuweli 23
UNkulunkulu unikeza uDavide imvume yokunqoba amaFilisti futhi akhulule iKehila
1Base bebikela uDavide, bathi: “Bheka, amaFilisti alwa neKehila, aphanga izibuya;
2Ngalokho uDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: “Ngihambe ngiwabulale lawa maFilisti na? UJehova wathi kuDavide: “Hamba, uwabulale amaFilisti, usindise iKehila.”
3Abantu bakaDavide bathi kuye: “Bheka, siyesaba lapha kwaJuda; kakhulu kangakanani, uma sifika eKehila ukulwa nezimpi zamaFilisti?
4UDavida wasephinda wabuza kuJehova. UJehova wamphendula, wathi: “Suka wehlele eKehila; ngokuba ngiyakuwanikela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.
5UDavide nabantu bakhe baya eKehila, balwa namaFilisti, bathumba izinkomo zawo, bawabulala ngokuceka okukhulu. Kanjalo uDavide wabasindisa abakhileyo eKehila.
6Lapho u-Abiyathara indodana ka-Ahimeleki ebaleka ngemva kukaDavide eKehila, wehla ephethe indwangu ehlombe esandleni sakhe.
7Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ufikile eKehila. USawule wayesethi: “UNkulunkulu umnikele esandleni sami; ngoba uvalelwe ngokungena emzini onamasango nemigoqo.
8USawule wabiza bonke abantu ukuba balwe, behlele eKehila, bavimbezele uDavide nabantu bakhe.
9UDavide wazi ukuthi uSawule umenze okubi ngasese; wathi ku-Abiyathara umpristi: “Letha ingubo yamahlombe.”
10UDavide wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, inceku yakho izwile nokuzwile ukuthi uSawule ufuna ukuza eKehila ukuba achithe umuzi ngenxa yami.
11Amadoda aseKehila anganginikela yini esandleni sakhe? Ingabe uSawule uzokwehla njengoba inceku yakho izwile? Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, yitshele inceku yakho. Wathi uJehova: Uyokwehla.
12UDavida wasesithi: Abantu beKehila bazanginikela mina labantu bami esandleni sikaSawuli yini? Wathi uJehova: Bazakunikela esandleni sakho.
13Ngemva kwalokho uDavide namadoda ayekanye naye, kungathi abangamakhulu ayisithupha, basuka basuka eKehila, bahamba nomaphi lapho babengaya khona. USawule watshelwa ukuthi uDavide ubalekile eKehila; wehluleka ukuphuma.
14UDavide wahlala ehlane ezinqabeni, wahlala entabeni ehlane laseZifi. USawule wamfuna zonke izinsuku, kepha uNkulunkulu akamnikelanga esandleni sakhe.
15UDavide wabona ukuthi uSawule uphumele ukufuna ukuphila kwakhe, uDavide wayesehlane laseZifi ehlathini.
16UJonathani indodana kaSawule wasuka waya kuDavide ehlathini, waqinisa isandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu.
17Wathi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngokuba isandla sikaSawule ubaba asiyikukuthola; uzakuba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, mina ngibe lawe; lobaba uSawuli uyakwazi lokhu.
18Benza isivumelwano bobabili phambi kukaJehova; uDavide wahlala ehlathini, uJonathani waya endlini yakhe.
19AbaseSifi base benyukela kuSawule eGibeya, bathi: “UDavide akazicashi yini kithi ezinqabeni zehlathi entabeni yaseHagila ngaseningizimu kwaseJesimoni na?
20Manje-ke, O nkosi, yehla ngokuvumelana nakho konke ukufisa komphefumulo wakho ukwehla; futhi ingxenye yethu kuyoba ukumnikela esandleni senkosi.
21USawuli wasesithi: Libusiswe nguJehova! ngoba ungihawukele.
22Hambani nizilungisele, nazi, nibone indawo yakhe lapho ehlala khona nokuthi ngubani owambona khona; ngoba ngitsheliwe ukuthi wenza ubuqili obukhulu.
23Bhekani, nibone zonke izindawo zokucasha lapho ecasha khona, nibuyele kimi impela, ngiyakuhamba nani; uma ekhona ezweni, ngiyakumphenya kuzo zonke izinkulungwane zakwaJuda.
24Baqeda, bahamba phambi kukaSawule baya eZifi, kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe basehlane laseMahoni ethafeni eliseningizimu kwaseJesmoni.
25USawuli labantu bakhe laye bahamba ukuyamdinga. Bamtshela uDavide, bathi: “Wafika edwaleni, wahlala ehlane laseMawoni. USawule ekuzwa lokho wamxosha uDavide ehlane laseMahoni.
26USawuli wasesuka waya ngaphetsheya kwentaba, loDavida labantu bakhe bengapha kwentaba; ngoba uSawule nabantu bakhe bamhaqa uDavide namadoda akhe ukuba bababambe.
27Kepha kwafika isithunywa kuSawule, sathi: “Shesha uze; ngoba amaFilisti ayelihlasele ilizwe.
28Ngakho uSawule wabuya ekumsukeleni uDavide, waya ukuhlangabezana namaFilisti; ngalokho babiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iSelama-Hlekoti.
29UDavide wenyuka esuka lapho, wahlala ezinqabeni zase-Eni Gedi.
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