1 Samuweli 24:5-22

Ngasemuva inhliziyo kaDavide yamshaya, ngokuba wayesikile ingubo kaSawule. Wathi kubantu bakhe: “UJehova makangivimbe ukuba ngenze le nto enkosini yami, ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, ngelulele isandla sami kuye, lokhu engogcotshiweyo kaJehova.” UDavide wazibamba izinceku zakhe ngala mazwi, akazivumelanga ukuba zivukele uSawule. Kodwa uSawule wasukuma emhumeni waqhubeka. UDavide naye wasukuma emva kwalokho waphuma emhumeni, wabiza uSawule emva kwakhe, wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi! USawule wabheka emuva, uDavide wakhothama, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi. UDavida wasesithi kuSawuli: Kungani ulalela amazwi akho othi: Khangela, uDavida ufuna ukukulimaza? Bhekani, namuhla amehlo enu abonile ukuthi uJehova ubekunikele namuhla esandleni sami emhumeni; futhi abanye bangilaya ukuthi ngikubulale; ngathi: Kangiyikwelulela isandla sami enkosini yami; ngoba ungogcotshiweyo weNkosi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, baba, bheka, yebo, bheka isicephu sejazi lakho esandleni sami; ngenxa yokuthi nganquma isiqephu sengubo yakho, angikubulalanga, uyazi, uyabona ukuthi akukho bubi nasiphambeko esandleni sami, futhi angonanga kuwe; nokho nifuna umphefumulo wami ukuwuthatha. UJehova uyakwahlulela phakathi kwami nawe, uJehova angiphindisele kini; kepha isandla sami asiyikuba phezu kwakho. Njengoba isaga sabadala sisithi: Komubi kuvela ububi, kodwa isandla sami kasiyikumelana lawe. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphumela kubani na? ujaha bani? enjeni efileyo, ezelezeni. UJehova makabe ngumahluleli nomahluleli phakathi kwami nawe, abheke, amele indaba yami, angisindise esandleni sakho. UDavide eseqedile ukukhuluma lawo mazwi kuSawule, uSawule wathi: “Yizwi lakho leli, ndodana yami Davide? USawule waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala. Wathi kuDavide: “Wena ulungile kunami, ngokuba ungibuyisele okuhle, mina ngikuphindisele okubi.” Ubonisile namuhla ukuthi wenze okuhle kimi, ngokuba awungibulalanga lapho uJehova enginikela esandleni sakho. Ngokuba uma umuntu efumana isitha sakhe, uyakusikhulula na? ngalokho uJehova uyakukuvuza kahle ngalokho okwenze kimi namuhla. Manje bheka, ngiyazi kahle ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi impela, nokuthi umbuso wakwa-Israyeli uyakuqiniswa esandleni sakho. Manje funga kimi ngoJehova ukuthi awuyikuqeda inzalo yami emva kwami, nokuthi awuyikuqeda igama lami endlini kababa. UDavide wafunga kuSawule. USawuli wasesiya endlini yakhe; kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe benyukela enqabeni yasezintabeni.