1 Samuweli 25
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1 Samuweli 25
Ukufa kukaSamuweli futhi uNabel ululaza uDavide
1Wafa uSamuweli; bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana, bamlilela, bammbela endlini yakhe eRama. UDavide waqeda, wehlela ehlane lasePharanu.
2Kwakukhona umuntu eMahoni omfuyo yakhe yayiseKarmeli; lowo muntu wayemkhulu kakhulu, enezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu nezimbuzi eziyinkulungwane; wayezigunda izimvu zakhe eKarmeli.
3Igama lalowo muntu lalinguNabali; igama lomkakhe lalingu-Abigayili; futhi wayengowesifazane onengqondo enhle futhi ebukekayo; wayengowendlu kaKalebi.
4UDavide wezwa ehlane ukuthi uNabali ugundile izimvu zakhe.
5UDavida wasethuma amajaha alitshumi, uDavida wathi ezincekwini: Yenyukelani eKhameli, liye kuNabali, limkhonzele ebizweni lami.
6Njalo lizakutsho kohlala kuhle, ukuthi: Ukuthula makube kuwe, lokuthula makube sendlini yakho, lokuthula kukho konke olakho.
7Manje ngizwile ukuthi unabagundi; manje abelusi bakho ababe nathi, asibalimazanga, abasweli lutho ngaso sonke isikhathi beseKarmeli.
8Buza izinsizwa zakho, zizokukhombisa. Ngakho-ke izinsizwa mazithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngokuba siyeza ngosuku oluhle; kunika izinceku zakho nendodana yakho uDavide konke okusesandleni sakho.
9Lapho izinsizwa zikaDavide zifika, zakhuluma kuNabali njengawo wonke lawo mazwi egameni likaDavide, zema.
10UNabali wasephendula izinceku zikaDavida wathi: Ngubani uDavida? futhi ingubani indodana kaJese? kulezi zinsuku ziningi izinceku ezephula, kube yilowo nalowo enkosini yakhe.
11Ngithathe yini isinkwa sami, namanzi ami, nenyama yami engiyihlabele abagundi bami, ngiyinike abantu engingabaziyo ukuthi bavelaphi na?
12Zase ziphenduka izinsizwa zikaDavide, zabuya, zafika zamtshela onke lawo mazwi.
13UDavide wayesethi kubantu bakhe: “Bhincani, kube yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; Babhinca, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; Naye uDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe, wenyuka wamlandela uDavide kungathi amadoda angamakhulu amane; abangamakhulu amabili basala kwabalungileyo.
14Kepha enye yezinsizwa yamtshela u-Abigayili umkaNabali yathi: “Bheka, uDavide uthume izithunywa zivela ehlane ukuba zibingelele inkosi yethu; wabathuka.
15Kodwa lawo madoda ayesiphatha kahle kakhulu, asilimalanga, futhi asiphuthelwa lutho ngesikhathi sisensimini sijwayelene nawo.
16Babelugange kithi, ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sinabo, salusa izimvu.
17Yazi manje, unake lokho ozakukwenza; ngoba ngokuqinisekile ububi bumelene nenkosi yethu naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yayo, ngoba iyindodana kaBheliyali kangangokuthi akekho ongakhuluma nayo.
18Khona-ke u-Abigayili washesha wathatha izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili namasaka amabili ewayini nezimvu ezinhlanu ezilungisiwe namaseya amahlanu kakolweni ogaziniwe nezigaxa eziyikhulu zezithelo zomvini ezomisiwe namaqebelengwane amakhiwane angamakhulu amabili wakubeka ezimbongolweni.
19Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Phumani phambi kwami; bheka, ngiyakulandela. Kodwa akamtshelanga umyeni wakhe uNabali.
20Ekhwele imbongolo, wehlela endaweni yokucasha yentaba, bheka, uDavide nabantu bakhe behla ukumhlangabeza; wahlangana nabo.
21UDavida wasesithi: Isibili, mina ngalinda ngeze konke alakho lumuntu enkangala, kakuswelekanga lutho kukho konke okwakhe, wabuyisela ububi bami ngokuhle.
22UNkulunkulu uyakwenza lokhu futhi enezele ezitheni zikaDavide, uma ngithungela odongeni konke okwakhe ekuseni;
23Lapho u-Abhigayili ebona uDavide, wehla ngokushesha embongolweni wawa ngobuso phambi kukaDavide wakhothamela phansi.
24Wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: “Lobu bubi mabufike phezu kwami, nkosi yami, incekukazi yakho mayikhulume phambi kwezilaleli zakho, uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.”
25Inkosi yami mayingamnaki lo muntu omubi, uNabali, ngokuba njengegama lakhe unjalo; nguNabali igama lakhe, nobuwula bukuye; kepha mina nceku yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami owazithuma.
26Ngakho-ke, nkosi yami, kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, lokhu uJehova ukuvimbile ukuba ungezi ukuchitha igazi nokuziphindisela ngesandla sakho, izitha zakho nabenza okubi mazifune iNkosi yami, njengoNabali.
27Manje-ke, lesi sibusiso inceku yakho esilethe enkosini yami, masinikwe nezinsizwa ezilandela inkosi yami.
28Xolela isiphambeko senceku yakho, ngokuba uJehova uyakuyenzela inkosi yami indlu; ngokuba inkosi yami ilwa izimpi zikaJehova, akufunyanwanga okubi kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho.
29Kodwa umuntu wasukuma ukukuxotsha lokudinga umphefumulo wakho; kepha umphefumulo wenkosi yami uyakuboshelwa emshungwini wabaphilayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; nemiphefumulo yezitha zakho iyoyiphonsa kungathi iphakathi kwendwayimana.
30Kuyakuthi uma uJehova enzile enkosini yami njengakho konke okuhle akukhulumileyo ngawe, wakumisa ube ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli;
31kungabi kini usizi noma isikhubekiso senhliziyo enkosini yami, ukuthi nichithe igazi ngeze, noma ukuthi inkosi yami iziphindisele; kepha uma uJehova enze okuhle enkosini yami, khumbula inceku yakho.
32UDavida wasesithi kuAbigayili: Kayibusiswe iNKOSI, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, okuthumileyo lamuhla ukungihlangabeza.
33Futhi ibusisiwe iseluleko sakho, futhi ubusisiwe wena ongivimbele namuhla ukuba ngichithe igazi futhi ungiphindisele ngesandla sami.
34Ngokuba kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owangivimbela ukuba ngikulimaze, uma ubungasheshanga ukuza ukungihlangabeza, impela, ngabe akasalanga uNabali ekukhanyeni kokusa uJehova angazange amshaye udonga.
35UDavide wayesethatha esandleni sakhe lokho amlethele khona, wathi kuye: “Khuphukela endlini yakho ngokuthula; bheka, ngilalele izwi lakho futhi ngathatha ubuntu bakho.
36U-Abigayili wafika kuNabali; bheka, wayenedili endlini yakhe njengedili lenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayijabule phakathi kwakhe, ngokuba wayedakwe kakhulu; ngalokho akamtshelanga lutho, okukhulu noma okuncane, kwaze kwasa.
37Kwathi ekuseni, lapho iwayini lenyuka kuNabali, umkakhe wamtshela lokho, inhliziyo yakhe yafa phakathi kwakhe, waba njengetshe.
38Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi uJehova wamshaya uNabali, wafa.
39UDavide esezwile ukuthi uNabali ufile, wathi: “Makabusiswe uJehova owamela icala lami lokuhlanjalazwa esandleni sikaNabali, wayisindisa inceku yakhe ebubini; ngoba uJehova ulobubi bukaNabali ekhanda lakhe. UDavide wathumela wakhuluma ku-Abigayili ukuba amthathe abe ngumkakhe.
40Izinceku zikaDavide sezifikile ku-Abigayili eKarmeli, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: “UDavide usithume kuwe ukuba akuthathe ube ngumkakhe;
41Wasukuma wakhothama ngobuso emhlabathini, wathi: “Bheka, incekukazi yakho mayibe yisigqila sokugeza izinyawo zezinceku zenkosi yami.”
42U-Abigayili washesha wasuka, wagibela imbongolo, amantombazane akhe ayisihlanu amlandela; wazilandela izithunywa zikaDavide, waba ngumkakhe.
43UDavide wathatha no-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli; futhi babe ngabafazi bakhe bobabili.
44Kepha uSawule wanika uPhaliti indodana kaLayishi waseGalimi indodakazi yakhe uMikhali umkaDavide.
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