1 Samuweli 28
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1 Samuweli 28
USawuli ubuza emimoyeni yabafileyo
1Ngalezo zinsuku amaFilisti abutha amabutho awo ukuba alwe no-Israyeli. Wayesethi u-Agi kuDavide: “Yazi impela ukuthi uyakuphuma nami ukuya empini, wena nabantu bakho;
2UDavida wasesithi kuAgisi: Uzakwazi lokukwazi ukuthi inceku yakho izakwenzani. Wayesethi u-Agi kuDavide: “Ngalokho ngiyakukubeka ube ngumlindi phezu kwekhanda lami kuze kube phakade.
3USamuweli wayesefile, wonke u-Israyeli wamlilela, wammbela eRama, yebo, emzini wakubo. USawule wayikhipha imimoya yabafileyo nabathakathi ezweni.
4AmaFilisti abuthana, eza amisa inkamba eShunemi; uSawule wabutha wonke u-Israyeli, wamisa eGilibowa.
5Lapho uSawule ebona impi yamaFilisti, wesaba, inhliziyo yakhe yathuthumela kakhulu.
6Lapho uSawule ebuza kuJehova, uJehova akamphendulanga, kungengamaphupho, nange-Urimi, nangabaprofethi.
7USawule wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: “Ngitholeleni owesifazane onomoya wabafileyo, ngiye kuye, ngibuze kuye. Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Bheka, kukhona owesifazane onomoya e-Endori;
8USawule waziguqula, wembatha ezinye izingubo, wahamba namadoda amabili kanye naye, bafika kowesifazane ebusuku; khuphuka, engizakuqamba ngawe.
9Owesifazana wasesithi kuye: Khangela, uyakwazi wena akwenzayo uSawuli, ukuthi waqeda imimoya yabafileyo labathakathi elizweni; ngalokho ubeke ugibe ukuze umphefumulo wami ufe na?
10USawule wafunga kuye uJehova, wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova, awuyikwehlelwa isijeziso ngale ndaba.”
11Owesifazana wasesithi: Ngithuma bani kuwe? Wathi: “Ngilethele uSamuweli.”
12Owesifazane wathi embona uSamuweli, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu; owesifazane wakhuluma kuSawule, wathi: “Ungikhohliseleni na? ngoba wena unguSawuli.
13Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ungesabi, ngoba uboneni? Owesifazane wathi kuSawule: “Ngabona onkulunkulu benyuka emhlabeni.”
14Wathi kuye: “Ungokabani na?” Wathi: “Kukhuphuka ixhegu; wembethe ingubo. Lapho uSawule ebona ukuthi nguSamuweli, wakhothamela phansi ngobuso, wakhothama.
15USamuweli wasesithi kuSawuli: Ungihlupheleni ukungenyusa? USawuli wasesithi: Ngicindezelekile kakhulu; ngokuba amaFilisti ayalwa nami, kepha uNkulunkulu ungishiyile, akasangiphenduli ngabaprofethi nangamaphupho; ngakho-ke ngikubizile, ukuze ungazise okufanele ngikwenze.
16Wayesethi uSamuweli: “Ungibuzelani, lokhu uJehova esemukile kuwe, waba yisitha sakho na?
17UJehova wenza kuye njengokukhuluma kwakhe ngesandla sami, ngokuba uJehova wahlwitha umbuso esandleni sakho, wawunika umakhelwane wakho uDavide.
18Ngenxa yokuthi awulilalelanga izwi likaJehova, futhi awuvumelanga ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe kuma-Amaleki, yingakho uJehova enze le nto kini namuhla.
19Futhi uJehova uyakunikela no-Israyeli kanye nawe esandleni samaFilisti; kusasa wena namadodana akho niyakuba naMi; uJehova uyakunikela impi yakwa-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti.
20Khona-ke uSawule wahle wawa phansi emhlabeni wonke, wesaba kakhulu ngenxa yamazwi kaSamuweli, kwakungekho mandla kuye; ngoba akadlanga sinkwa imini yonke nobusuku bonke.
21Owesifazana wasesiza kuSawuli, wabona ukuthi ukhathazekile kakhulu, wathi kuye: Khangela, incekukazi yakho ililalele ilizwi lakho, njalo nginikele impilo yami esandleni sami, ngalalela amazwi akho owawakhuluma kimi.
22Lalela futhi izwi lenceku yakho, ngibeke ucezu lwesinkwa phambi kwakho; udle, ukuze ube namandla ekuhambeni kwakho.
23Kepha wala wathi: “Angiyikudla.” Kodwa izinceku zakhe kanye nowesifazane bamcindezela; walalela izwi labo. Wavuka phansi wahlala embhedeni.
24Owesifazane wayenethole elikhuluphalisiwe endlini; washesha wayihlaba, wathatha ufulawa, wayixova, wabhaka isinkwa esingenamvubelo ngayo.
25Wakuletha phambi kukaSawule naphambi kwezinceku zakhe; badla. Base besukuma bahamba ngalobo busuku.
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