Xhosa - The Book of 1st Samuel the Prophet

Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli

ISAHLUKO1

1KekalokukwakukhondodaithileyaseRama,umTsofi, yakweleentabalakwaEfrayim,egamabelinguElikana, unyanakaYeroham,unyanakaElihu,unyanakaTohu, unyanakaTsufi,wakwaEfrayim.

2Yayinabafaziababini;igamalomnyelalinguHana,igama lowesibinilalinguPenina;uPeninakewayenabantwana, uHanayenaengenabantwana

3Indodaleyoibinyukaivelaemziniwayoiminyaka ngeminyaka,iyekunqula,ibingelelekuYehovawemikhosi eShiloBabekhonakeoonyanabakaElibobabini,uHofeni noPinehasi,ababingelelibakaYehova

4KwathingexeshalokusondezauElikana,wamnika uPeninaumkakhe,noonyanabakhebonke,neentombi zakhe,izabelo

5KeuHanawamnikaisabelosabantuababini;ngokuba ebemthandauHana,keuYehovaebesivalileisizalosakhe

6Umbandezeliwakhewamqumbisakananjalo,ukuba amthukuthelise,ngokubauYehovaebesivalileisizalosakhe.

7WenjenjalouElikanaiminyakangeminyaka,xa wenyukayoukuyaendlwinikaYehova;wenjenjalouPenina ukumqumbisa;Walilakeakadla.

8WathiuElikanaindodayakhekuye,Hana,ulilelanina? Yininaukubaungadli?Yininaukubaibembiintliziyo yakho?Andilungilenakuwengaphezukoonyana abalishumi?

9WesukakeuHanaemvenikokubabedlileeShilo,emveni kokubabesele.KekalokuuEliumbingeleliwayehleli esitulweningasemgubasiniwetempilekaYehova 10Wawukrakraumphefumlowakhe,wathandaza kuYehova,walilakunene.

11Wabhambathisaisibhambathiso,wathi,Yehova wemikhosi,ukubauthewazibonaiintsizizomkhonzazana wakho,wandikhumbula,akwamlibalaumkhonzazana wakho,wesukawamnikaumkhonzazanawakhoumntwana oyinkwenkwe:ndomnikauYehovayonkeimihlayobomi bakhe,nesitshetshesokuchebaasisayikusondezwa entlokweniyakhe

12Kwathi,ekuthandazenikwakheuthandazaphambi koYehova,uEliwawugqalaumlomowakhe.

13KeyenauHanawayethethelaentliziyweniyakhe; Bebebezelaimilebeyomlomowakheyodwa,ilizwilakhe lingavakali;uEliwabauyanxila.

14WathiuElikuye,Kodakubenininaunxila?yigqithise iwayiniyakhokuwe.

15WaphendulauHana,wathi,Hayi,nkosiyam, ndingumfaziomoyaunobunzima,andiselangawayini nasiselosinxilisayo;ndiphalazaumphefumlowamphambi koYehova.

16Musaukumbalelaumkhonzazanawakhoekuthini yintombiyetshijolo;ngokubaunangokundithethe ngobuninzibokukhalazakwamnokuqunjiswakwam

17WaphendulauEli,wathi,Hambaunoxolo;uThixo kaSirayelimakakunikeisicelosakhoosicelileyokuye.

18Wathiyena,Makababalweumkhonzazanawakho emehlweniakhoYahambakeintokazileyo,yadla,ababa sabalusiziubusobayo.

19Bavukakusasangengomso,baqubudaphambi koYehova,babuya,bafikaendlwiniyaboeRamaUElikana wamaziuHanaumkakhe;uYehovawamkhumbula.

20KwathingexeshalokumithakwakheuHana,wazala unyana,wathiigamalakhenguSamuweli,esithi, KungokubandamcelayokuYehova.

21YenyukaindodaleyoinguElikananendluyayoyonke, ukubaibingelelekuYehovaumbingelelowomnyaka, inesibhambathisosayo.

22KeyenauHanaakanyukanga;ngokubawathiendodeni yakhe,Andiyikunyukaadealunyulweumntwana, ndimziseabonakalephambikoYehova,ahlalekhona ngonaphakade

23WathiuElikanaindodayakhekuye,Yenzaokulungileyo emelweniakho;hlalaudeumlumle;keuYehovamakamise ilizwilakheWahlalakeumfazi,wamanyisaunyanawakhe, wadawamlumla

24Wenyukanaye,akubaemlumle,enenkunzientsha yenkomoezintathu,ne-efayomgubo,nentsubayewayini, wamsaendlwinikaYehovaeShilo.

25Bayixhelainkunzientsha,bamsaumntwanakuEli.

26Wathi,Camagu,nkosiyam,uhlelinjeumphefumlo wakho,nkosiyam,ndingulaamfaziwayemikuweapha, ethandazakuYehova.

27Ndandithandazelalomntwana;undinikilekeuYehova isicelosamendandisicelakuye

28namndiyakumenzaoceliweyokuYehova;yonkeimihla yokubakhokwakhe,wobangoceliweyokuYehova WaqubudaaphokuYehova.

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WathandazauHana,wathi,Intliziyoyamidlamkile ngoYehova,UphondolwamluphakanyisiwenguYehova Uvulekileumlomowamkakhulungazoiintshabazam; ngokubandivuyelausindisolwakho

2AkukhouyingcwelenjengoYehova;ngokubaakukho namnyengaphandlekwakho;akukholiwalinjengoThixo wethu

3Musaniukukwandisaukuthethaizintoeziphakamileyo, izintoeziphakamileyo;Musaniukukhukhumalaemlonyeni wenu;ngokubauYehovanguThixoowazikonke,Yena nguMlinganisiwezenzoeziyincamisa

4Izaphethazamagorhaziqhawuke,Abakhubekayo babhinqeubukroti

5Abahluthiyobaziqeshiselaisonka;Bayekake abalambayo,kangangokubanongazaliyowazalaisixhenxe; Nonabantwanaabaninziwobabuthathaka

6UYehovauyabulala,adliseubomi;Uhlisela kwelabafileyo,abuyeanyuse.

7UYehovauyahlwempuza,atyebise; 8Uphakamisaeluthuliniihlwempu,aphakamise amahlwempuezaleni,ukubaawamisephakathi kwabathetheli,awadliseilifaitroneyozuko;

9Iinyawozabakhebencebauyakuzigcina,Abangendawo badakeebumnyameni;kubaakukhomntuuyakoyisa ngamandla

10BayakuqhiphukaumbiliniababandezelibakaYehova; ududumaphezukwaboesemazulwini;uYehovauya kuzigwebaiziphelozehlabathi;uyakumnikaamandla

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ukumkaniwakhe,aluphakamiseuphondolomthanjiswa wakhe.

11WesukauElikana,wayaendlwiniyakhe;keumntwana ebelungiselelakuYehovaphambikoEliumbingeleli.

12KekalokuoonyanabakaElibabengamatshijolo; babengamaziuYehova

13Keisikolababingelelinabantubelilokuba,xaumntu ebingelelaumbingelelo,ubesithiumfanawakwambingeleli, ekuphekwenikwenyama,ephetheifolokhweemazinyo mathathuesandlenisakhe;

14wahlabanokubakusepani,nokubakuseketileni,nokuba kukungxawu,nokubakusembizeni;yonkeintoephume nefolokhweazithabatheleumbingeleli.BenjenjaloeShilo kuwoonkeamaSirayeliabefikakhona

15Kananjalokungekaqhunyiselwangamanqatha,ubesithi umfanawakwambingeleli,ezekumntuobingelelayo,athi, Etheinyama,yoselweumbingeleli;kubaakayikwamkela nyamaiphekwakuwe,mayibeyekrwada 16Ukubaubaniuthekuye,Makungapheziamanqatha kwangoku,wandulekeuzithabathele,njengoko umphefumlowakhounqwenelangako;Azeamphendule athi,Hayi;wondinikakwangoku;ukubaakuthanga undinike,ndolithabathangamandla 17Sabasikhulukuneneisonosamadodanaphambi koYehova;ngokubaabantubawudelaumnikelokaYehova. 18WayeuSamuwelielungiselelaphambikoYehova, eyinkwenkweebhinqeiefodiyelinenemhlophe

19Uninaubemenzelainguboyokwaleka,anyukenayo, ayisekuyeiminyakangeminyakaekunyukenikwakhe nendodayakhe,ukuzakubingelelaumbingelelowomnyaka 20UEliwamsikelelauElikananomkakhe,wathi,UYehova makakunikeimbewungalomfaziesikhundlenisoceliweyo, oceliweyokuYehovaBasukakebayakweyaboindlu

21UYehovawamvelelauHana;wamitha,wazalaoonyana abathathu,neentombiezimbiniYakhulainkwenkwe uSamuweliphambikoYehova

22KekalokuuEliubeseleyindodaenkulu,eyivayonke intoababeyenzaoonyanabakhekumaSirayelionke; nendlelaababelalangayonabafaziababekhonzaemnyango wententeyokuhlangana.

23Wathikubo,Yininaukubanenzeizintoezinjengezi? kubaizenzozenuezimbindizivangababantubonke 24Hayi,bonyanabam;ngokubaasiludabaluhleolu ndiluvayomna;nibagqithisaabantubakaYehova 25Ukubaumntuuthewonaumntu,uyamlamlelaumgwebi; keukubaumntuuthewonakuYehova,ngubaninaoya kumlamlela?Abaliphulaphulaizwilikayise,ngokuba uYehovaubefunaukubabulala.

26Keinkwenkwe,uSamuweli,yayaikhulangokukhula, ithandekakuYehovanakubantu

27KwezaumfowakwaThixokuEli,wathikuye,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Ndabonakalanakwindlukayihlo,ngoxa babeseYiputaendlwinikaFaro?

28NdamnyulanaezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli,ukuba abengumbingelelikum,anyukeesibingelelwenisam, aqhumiselengesiqhumiso,anxibeiefodiphambikwam? Ndayinikayonkeindlukayihlokonkeukudla kwasemlilwenikoonyanabakaSirayeli?

29Yininakeukubaniwunyathelelephantsiumbingelelo wam,nomnikelowamwokudla,endiwiseumthethongawo ekhayenilam?uzukiseoonyanabakhongaphezukwam,

ukuzenizityebisengelonanqathaleminikeloyonke yamaSirayeli,abantubam?

30NgakookoutshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Ndatshookuneneukuthi,Indluyakhonendlukayihlo yohambaphambikwamkudekuseephakadeni;ngokuba ondizukisayondiyakumzukisa,abandidelayobacukucezwe 31Yabona,imihlaiyeza,endiyakuyinqumlaingaloyakho, nengaloyendlukayihlo,kungabikhongwevuendlwini kayihlo;

32ukuboneukubandezelwakwekhayalamezintweni zonkeuThixoayakuwenzelaokulungileyongazo amaSirayeli;kungabikhongwevuendlwiniyakhoimihla yonke.

33Indodayakho,endingayikumnqumlaesibingelelweni sam,yophelaamehloakho,noyenzabuhlunguintliziyo yakho;

34Nguwoloumqondisokuwe,oyakubafikelaoonyana bakhobobabini,uHofeninoPinehasi;bayakufabobabini ngamhlamnye.

35Ndiyakuziveliselaumbingeleliothembekileyo,oya kwenzanjengokokusentliziyweniyam, nasemphefumlweniwam,ndimakheleindlueqinileyo;uya kuhambaphambikomthanjiswawamngonaphakade

36Kothi,bonkeabaseleyoendlwiniyakho,bezekuye, becelaiqhekezalesilivere,neqhekezalesonka,bathi, Khawundibekekomnyeubabingeleli,ndidleiqhekeza lesonka

ISAHLUKO3

1KekalokuumntwanauSamuweliwayelungiselela kuYehovaphambikoEliIlizwilikaYehovalaliswelekile ngaloomihla;kwakungekhombonouvulekileyo 2Kwathingeloxesha,uElieleleendaweniyakhe,namehlo akheeqaleukubanorhatyazo,angaboni;

3SingekacinywaisibanesikaThixoendlwinikaYehova, aphoibikhonaityeyakaThixo,uSamuwelieleleubuthongo; 4UYehovawambizauSamuweli,wathi,Ndilapha 5WabalekelakuEli,wathi,Ndilapha;ngokubaundibizile Wathiyena,Andikubizanga;lalakwakhona.Wayawalala. 6WaphindauYehovawambizauSamuweliWesuka uSamuweli,wayakuEli,wathi,Ndilapha;ngokuba undibizile.Wathiyena,Andikubizanga,nyanawam;lala kwakhona

7KeuSamuweliebengekamaziuYehova,libe lingekatyhilekikuyeilizwilikaYehova.

8WaphindauYehovawambizauSamuweliokwesithathu WesukawayakuEli,wathi,Ndilapha;ngokubaundibizile. WaqondauEliukubauYehovaumbizileumntwana

9WathiuElikuSamuweli,Hambauyekulala;kothi,ukuba uthewakubiza,uthi,Thetha,Yehova;ngokubaesiva umkhonziwakho.WayauSamuweli,walalaendaweni yakhe

10WezauYehova,wema,wabizanjengezinyeizihlandlo, wathi,Samuweli,SamuweliWathiuSamuweli,Thetha; ngokubaesivaumkhonziwakho

11WathiuYehovakuSamuweli,Uyabona,ndenzainto kwaSirayelieyakubethazithinzwiiindlebezombini zabantubonkeabayakuyiva

12NgaloominindiyakuwenzakuElionkeamazwi endiwathethileyongokusingiselekwindluyakhe, ndithabathelaekuqaleni,ndiseekupheleni

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13Ndimxeleleukubandiyayigwebaindluyakhekudekuse ephakadeni,ngenxayobugwenxaabaziyo;ngokuba babezihlambeleoonyanabakhe,akabakhalimela

14NgokondiyifungeleindlukaEli,ukubaubugwenxa bendlukaEliabuyikucanyagushelwangambingelelo, nangamnikelowakudla,naphakade

15WalalauSamuwelikwadakwasa,wazivulake iingcangozendlukaYehova.USamuweliwoyika ukumxelelauEliumbonolowo

16UEliwambizauSamuweli,wathi,Samuweli,nyana wamWathiyena,Ndilapha

17Wathi,Liyintoninailizwieloalithethileyokuwe?Musa ukundifihlela;makenjenjeuThixokuwe,aqokele ukwenjenje,ukubauthewandifihlelantoemazwinionke awathethileyokuwe

18USamuweliwamxelelaamazwionke,akamfihlelanto. Wathikeyena,NguYehova;makenzeokokulungileyo emehlweniakhe

19WakhulauSamuweli,uYehovawabanaye,akwawa phantsinalinyeilizwiemazwiniakheemhlabeni

20OnkeamaSirayeli,ethabathelekwaDanesaeBhershebha,aziukubauSamuwelingumprofetiothembekileyo kaYehova

21WaphindauYehovawabonakalaeShilo;ngokuba uYehovawazityhilakuSamuwelieShilongelizwi likaYehova

ISAHLUKO4

1LafikailizwilikaSamuwelikumaSirayelionkeAphuma amaSirayeli,esiyakulwanamaFilisti,amisaiintentengaseEbhenezere;amaFilistiamisaeAfeki

2AmaFilistiakhauluhlulokulwanamaSirayeli

3Bafikaabantueminqubeni,athiamadodaamakhulu akwaSirayeli,YininaukubauYehovaasibulalenamhla phambikwamaFilisti?Masiyithabathelekuthiityeya yomnqophisokaYehovaeShilo,ithi,yakufikaphakathi kwethu,isisindiseesandleniseentshabazethu

4BathumelakeabantueShilo,ukubabayithabathekhona ityeyayomnqophisokaYehovawemikhosi,ohleliphezu kweekerubhi;babekhonaoonyanaababinibakaEli, uHofeninoPinehasi,benetyeyayomnqophisokaThixo

5Kwathi,ekufikenikwetyeyayomnqophisokaYehova eminqubeni,adumangodumoolukhuluonkeamaSirayeli, watshowanyikimaumhlaba

6AsivaamaFilistiisandisokuduma,athi,Liyintonina ilizwilalomkhwazomkhuluemkhosiniwamaHebhere? baqondaukubaityeyakaYehovaifikileeminqubeni.

7OyikaamaFilisti,kubaebesithi,UThixoufikile eminqubeniBathikebona,Yehakethina!ngokuba akuzangakubekhontoinjalongaphambili

8Yehakethina!Ngubaninaoyakusihlangulaesandleni sabathixobanamandla?ngabooothixoababetha amaYiputangezibethozonkeentlango

9Yomelelani,nibengamadoda,maFilisti,ukuzeningabi ngabakhonzibamaHebhere,njengokubaekhonzekuni wona;yibaningamadoda,nilwe.

10AlwakeamaFilisti,abulawaamaSirayeli,asaba,elowo wayaententeniyakhengokubakwawaamashumi amathathuamawakaamadodakwaSirayeli.

11KwathinjwakeityeyakaThixo;babulawaoonyana ababinibakaEli,uHofeninoPinehasi

12KwabalekaindodayakwaBhenjamin,ivelaemkhosini, yafikaeShilokwangaloomini,iingubozayozikrazukile, inomhlabaentloko

13Ekufikenikwayo,nankouEliehleliesihlalweni ngasendleleni,ebonisele;ngokubaibigubhaintliziyoyakhe ngenxayetyeyakaThixoYafikaindodaleyoemzini, yawuxela,wakhalawonkeumzi

14WalivauEliilizwilesisijwili,wathi,Lelaninaelilizwi lalengxokozelo?Yangenaindodangobungxamo,yaxelela uEli

15UEliubeminyakaimashumiasithobaanesibhozoezelwe; amehloakheenorhatyazo,engasaboni

16YathiindodaleyokuEli,Ndingulouvelaemkhosini mna,ndisabeemkhosininamhlanjeWathi,Kwenzeke ntonina,nyanawam?

17Waphendulaumthunywalowo,wathi,Asabile amaSirayeliphambikwamaFilisti,kananjalobabulewe kakhuluabantu,kananjalobafileoonyanabakhobobabini, uHofeninoPinehasi,yathinjwakeityeyakaThixo.

18Kwathi,akukhankanyaityeyakaThixo,wawa esihlalwenisakhengomvangasecalenilesango,waphuka ilungulentamo,wafa;WawalawulaamaSirayeliiminyaka emashumimane

19Kekalokuumolokazanawakhe,umkaPinehasi,emithi, selezakuzala,wathiakuzivaiindabazokuthinjwakwetyeya kaThixo,nokubauyisezalanomyeniwakhebafile, waqubuda,wazalangokubayamfikelainimba

20Ngexeshalokufakwakhe,abafaziababemiphezu kwakhebathetha,bathi,Musaukoyika;ngokubauzele unyanaAkaphendula,akakunyamekelaoko

21WathiumntwananguIkabhodi,esithi,Uzukolumkile kwaSirayeli,ngenxayokuthinjwakwetyeyakaThixo, nangenxayoyisezala,nendodayakhe

22Wathi,UzukolumkilekwaSirayeli,kubaityeya kaThixoithinjiwe

ISAHLUKO5

1AmaFilistiayithabathaityeyakaThixo,esukanayoeEbhenezere,ayanayoeAshdode.

2AyithabathaamaFilistiityeyakaThixo,ayingenisa endlwinikaDagon,ayimisangakuDagon

3BavukakusasangengomsoabaseAshdode,nanko uDagonewilengobusoemhlabeniphambikwetyeya kaYehovaBamthabathauDagon,bammisaendaweni yakhe.

4Bavukakusasangengomso,nankouDagonewile ngobusoemhlabeniphambikwetyeyakaYehova;nentloko kaDagonnezandlazakhezozibinizinqunyulwe, zisembundwiniwomnyango;UDagonwasalakuyekuphela isiphunzi

5NgakookoababingelelibakaDagon,nabobonke abangenaendlwinikaDagon,abawunyatheliembundwini womnyangokaDagoneAshdodeunanamhla

6SabanzimaisandlasikaYehovaphezukwabaseAshdode, wabatshabalalisa,wababethangamathumba,iAshdode nemidayayo.

7AkubonaamadodaaseAshdodeukubakunjalo,athi, ItyeyayoThixokaSirayelimayingahlalikuthi,ngokuba isandlasakhesinzimaphezukwethu,naphezukoDagon uthixowethu

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8Athumelaazihlanganiselakuwozonkeizikhulu zamaFilisti,athi,SiyithininaityeyayoThixokaSirayeli? Bathi,ItyeyayoThixokaSirayelimayisiweeGati BayikhwelisakhonaityeyayoThixokaSirayeli.

9Kwathi,emvakokuphethulwakwawo,isandla sikaYehovasabaphezukwaloomzi,sayidilizaenkulu kunene

10BayithumelakeityeyakaThixoe-Ekron.Kwathi, yakufikaityeyakaThixoe-Ekron,bakhalaabase-Ekron, besithi,BayiphathelekuthiityeyayoThixokaSirayeli, ukubaisibulalethinanabantubethu

11Bathumelakebazihlanganiselandawonyezonke izikhuluzamaFilisti,bathi,YisuseniityeyayoThixo kaSirayeli,ibuyeleendaweniyakhe,ukuzeingasibulali thinanabantubakowethu;Sabanzimakakhuluapho isandlasikaThixo.

12Keamadodaangafangaabethwangamathumba;

ISAHLUKO6

1ItyeyakaYehovayabasemhlabeniwamaFilistiiinyanga ezisixhenxe.

2AmaFilistiababizaababingelelinabavumisi,esithi, SiyithininaityeyakaYehova?Sixeleleinto esinokuyithumelangayoendaweniyayo.

3Bathi,UkubaiyagoduswaityeyayoThixokaSirayeli, musaniukuyigodusailambatha;nobuyaniphiliswe, kwazekekuni,ukubakunganinaukubaisandlasakhe singesukikuni

4Athi,Liyintoninaidiniletyalaesolibuyiselakuye?Bathi, Amathumbaamahlanuegolide,neempukuezintlanu zegolide,ngokwenanilezikhuluzamaFilisti;ngokubasibe sinyeisibethokuninonke,nakwizikhuluzenu

5Izeniyenzeimifanekisoyamathumbaenu,nemifanekiso yeempukuzenuezilonakalisayoilizwe;nimzukiseuThixo kaSirayeli;mhlawumbiwosenzalulaisandlasakhekuni, nakoothixobenu,nakwilizwelenu.

6Yininaukubaniziqaqadekiseiintliziyozenu,njengokuba aziqaqadekisayoiintliziyozawoamaYiputanoFaro?Akuba ewenzileumsebenziwabongokubalulekileyo, bangabandululanaabantu,bemka?

7Thabathaningoko,nenzeinqweloentsha,nithabathe iimaziezimbiniezintshaezanyisayo,ezingazangazibekwe dyokhwe,nizibopheenqwelweni,niwanqandeamathole azokuzo,ayeekhayakuzo

8NoyithabathakeityeyakaYehova,niyibekeenqwelweni; neempahlazegolideenizibuyiselakuye,ezilidiniletyala, nizibekeetyeyeniecalenilayo;yindulule,ihambe.

9Nizenikhangele,ukubaitheyenyukangendlelayomda wayo,yayaeBhete-shemeshe,wobanguyeosenzeleobu bubibukhulu;

10Enjenjaloamadoda;athabathaiimaziezintsha ezanyisayozambini,azibophaenqwelweni,awavalela amatholeazoekhaya

11BayibekaityeyakaYehovaenqwelweni,netyeya ineempukuzegolide,nemifanekisoyamathumbaawo

12ZathingqoiinkomongendlelayaseBhete-shemeshe, zahambangomendo,zihambazilila,azatyekelaekunene nasekhohlo;zawalandelaizikhuluzamaFilisti,zadazeza emdeniwaseBhete-shemeshe.

13AbaseBhete-shemeshebabevunaingqolowaentilini, bawaphakamisaamehloabo,bayibonaityeya,bavuya bakuyibona

14InqweloyafikaentsiminikaYoshuwawaseBheteshemeshe,yemakhona,bekukhoilityeelikhulukhona. Bayicandaimithiyenqwelo,bazinyusaiimaziezintshaezo zalidinielinyukayokuYehova

15AbaLevibayithulaityeyakaYehova,netyeyaebinayo, eneempahlazegolide,bazibekaphezukwelityeelikhulu; amadodaaseBhete-shemesheanyusaamadinianyukayo, abingelelakuYehovangaloomini

16ZayibonaizikhuluzozihlanuzamaFilisti,zabuyelaeEkronkwangaloomini.

17Ngawolaamathumbaegolide,abawabuyiselayo amaFilistiukubaabelidiniletyalakuYehova;eAshdode enye,eGaza,eAshkelon,eGati,e-Ekron,emnye; 18neempukuzegolidengokwenanilemiziyonke yamaFilistiyezikhuluezihlanu,kwesemizini enqatyisiweyo,kwesaemaphandleni,kwesaetyenielikhulu lika-Abheli,aphobayibekekhonaityeyakaYehova, elikhoyounanamhlaentsiminikaYoshuwawaseBhetesheme.

19WabaxabelaamadodaaseBhete-shemeshe,ngokuba abeyikhangeleityeyakaYehova,wabulalaebantwini amashumiomahlanuamawaka,anamanciasixhenxe alishumi;

20AthiamadodaaseBhete-shemeshe,Ngubaninaonako ukumaphambikoYehova,loThixoungcwele?Wonyuka ayekubanina,emkekuthi?

21BathumelaabathunywakubemibaseKiriyati-yeharim, besithi,AmaFilistiayibuyisileityeyakaYehova;yihlani, nizekuyinyuselakuni

ISAHLUKO7

EzaamadodaaseKiriyati-yeharim,ayinyusaityeya kaYehova,ayizisaendlwinika-Abhinadabhiendulini, angcwalisauElazare,unyanawakhe,ukubaayigcineityeya kaYehova

2Kwathi,ihlelieKiriyati-yeharimityeya,zandaiintsuku; yazayonkeindlukaSirayeliyamenzelaisijwiliuYehova

3WathiuSamuwelikwindluyonkekaSirayeli,Ukuba nibuyelakuYehovangentliziyoyenuyonke,basusenikuni oothixobolunyeuhlanganoAshtaroti,nizimiseiintliziyo zenukuYehova,nikhonzeyenayedwa;wonihlangulake esandlenisamaFilisti.

4OonyanabakaSirayelibabasusaooBhahalinoAshtaroti, bakhonzauYehovayedwa.

5WathiuSamuweli,WahlanganiselenieMizpaonke amaSirayeli,ndinithandazelekuYehova

6BabuthelanaeMizpa,bakhaamanzi,bawagalelaphambi koYehova,bazilaukudlangaloomini,bathikhona,Sonile kuYehovaUSamuweliwabalawulaoonyanabakaSirayeli eMizpa

7EvaamaFilistiukubaoonyanabakaSirayeli bahlanganiseneeMizpa,zenyukaizikhuluzamaFilisti,zaya kulwanamaSirayeli.BevaoonyanabakaSirayeli,boyika amaFilisti

8BathioonyanabakaSirayelikuSamuweli,Musaukuyeka ukusikhalelakuYehovauThixowethu,asisindiseesandleni samaFilisti

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

9USamuweliwathabathaitakaneelanyisayo,walinyusa lalidinielinyukayolaphelakuYehova.wamvauYehova.

10Kwathi,xauSamuwelialinyusayoidinielinyukayo, asondelaamaFilistiukubaalwenamaSirayeli;oyiswa phambikwamaSirayeli.

11AphumaamadodaakwaSirayelieMizpa,awasukela amaFilisti,awaxabela,adaafikaphantsikweBhete-kare 12USamuweliwathabathailitye,walimisaphakathi kweMizpaneShen,wathiigamalaloyiEbhenezere,esithi, UnangokuuYehovaesinceda

13AthotywakeamaFilisti,akabasaphindaezeemdeni wakwaSirayeli;sachasakeisandlasikaYehovakumaFilisti yonkeimihlakaSamuweli.

14YabuyiselwakumaSirayeliimizileyoabeyithimbile amaFilistikumaSirayeli,ithabathelae-EkronyesaeGati; nemidayayoayihlangulaamaSirayeliesandlenisamaFilisti. KwabakhouxolophakathikwamaSirayelinama-Amori 15USamuweliwayeengumgwebikwaSirayeliyonke imihlayobomibakhe.

16Wayehambaiminyakangeminyaka,ejikelezaeBheteli, naseGiligali,naseMizpa,ewalawulaamaSirayelikwezo ndawozonke.

17WayeebuyelaeRama;ngokubayayikhonaindluyakhe; wawalawulakhonaamaSirayeli;wamakhelakhona isibingelelouYehova.

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathi,xenikweniuSamuwelialixhego,wabamisa oonyanabakhebabangabagwebikumaSirayeli

2IgamalowamazibulowakhelalinguYoweli;igama lowesibinilalinguAbhiya;bengabagwebieBher-shebha

3Oonyanabakheabahambangangendlelayakhe,banabela inzuzoembi,bamkelaizicengo,basijikaisigwebo.

4AhlanganisanaonkeamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli, ezakuSamuwelieRama

5Wathikuye,Yabona,waluphelewena,oonyanabakho abahambingeendlelazakho;simiselengokoukumkani wokusilawula,njengeentlangazonke

6LabalibielozwiemehlwenikaSamuweli,xabathi, SinikeukumkaniwokusilawulaWathandazauSamuweli kuYehova

7WathiuYehovakuSamuweli,Liphulaphuleizwilabantu entweniyonkeabayithethayokuwe;

8Ngokwemisebenziyonkeabayenzileyo,kususelakulaa minindabanyusayoeYiputa,kudekubenamhla, bendishiyilemna,bakhonzathixobambi,benjenjalo nakuwe.

9Liphulaphulekengokoizwilabo; 10USamuweliwawaxelaonkeamazwikaYehova ebantwiniababecelaukumkanikuye

11Wathi,Liloeliisikolokumkanioyakubangukumkani kuni:Oonyanabenuuyakubathabatha,abamiseleyena ezinqwelwenizakhezokulwa,nangabamahashebakhe; abanyebayakugidimaphambikweenqwelozakhezokulwa 12abamiseleabengabathethelibamawaka,nabathetheli bamashumingamahlanu;bayakulilimaamasimiakhe, bavuneukuvunakwakhe,benzeiimpahlazakhezemfazwe neempahlazeenqwelozakhe

13Iintombizenuwozithabathazibengabaqholi,nabapheki, nababhaki

14Amasimienuwowathabatha,nezidiliyazenu, nezinqumazenuezonazilungileyo,azinikeabakhonzi bakhe;

15Esithabathaisishumisembewuyenu,nesezidiliyazenu, azinikeabaphathibakhe,nabakhonzibakhe;

16Abakhonzibenuuyakubathabatha,nabakhonzazana benu,namadodanaenu,namaesileenu,enzeumsebenzi wakhe;

17Isishumisempahlayenuuyakusithabatha,nibe ngabakhonzibakhe;

18Niyakukhalangaloominingenxayokumkaniwenu enizinyulileyo;anganivauYehovangaloomini

19AbavumaabantuukuliphulaphulailizwilikaSamuweli; bathi,Hayi;Kesiyakubanokumkaniphezukwethu;

20ukuzenathisibenjengeentlangazonke;asilawule ukumkaniwethu,aphumephambikwethu,alweamadabi ethu

21WawevauSamuwelionkeamazwiabantu,wawathetha ezindlebenizikaYehova.

22WathiuYehovakuSamuweli,Liphulaphuleizwilabo, ubenzeleukumkaniWathiuSamuwelikumadoda akwaSirayeli,Hambaniniyeelowoemziniwakowabo.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1KekalokukwakukhondodayakwaBhenjamin,igama lalinguKishe,unyanaka-Abhiyeli,unyanakaTserore, unyanakaBhekorati,unyanaka-Afiya,unyana womBhenjamin,indodaesisityebi

2YayinonyanaogamalinguSawule,umfoomtsha,omhle, ebekungekhomfophakathikoonyanabakaSirayeliumhle kunaye;ethabathelaemagxeniakheanyuseubemde kubantubonke

3KekalokuiiesilezikaKishe,uyisekaSawule,zalahleka. WathiuKishekuSawuleunyanawakhe,Khawuthabathe omnyewakubakhonziuhambenawe,usukeuyekuzifuna iimazizamaesile.

4WacandakweleentabalakwaEfrayim,wacandaezweni laseShalisha,akazifumana;

5BakufikaezwenilakwaTsufi,uSawulewathikumfana obenaye,Hambasibuye;hlezeubawoancameiimazi zamaesile,akhathazekengathi

6Wathikeyenakuye,Uyabonake,kulomzikukhoumntu kaThixo,obekekileyo;konkeakuthethayokuyenzeka ngenene;masihambesiyekhonangoku;mhlawumbi wosixelelaindlelayethuesingahambangayo.

7WathiuSawulekumfanalowo,Yabona,sihambanje, siyakumnikantoninaumntulowo?ngokubaisonka siphelileempahleniyethu;akukhomnikeloungasiwa kumfowakwaThixo;

8WaphindaumfanawamphendulauSawule,wathi,Nanku aphaesandlenisakhoisahlulosesineseshekeleyesilivere; ndosinikaumfowakwaThixo,asixeleleindlelayethu 9Ngaphambili,kwaSirayeli,umntuxaesiyakubuza kuThixoubesithi,Yizasiyekwimboni;

10WathiuSawulekumfanalowo,Lihle;yizasihambe Bayakekuloomzi,abebekhonaumfowakwaThixo. 11Enyukaeqhinenilomzi,afumanaumthinjana,uphuma usiyakukhaamanzi,athikuwo,Ikhonaaphaimboni?

12Bawaphendulabathi,Ikho;khawulezaningoku, ngokubaifikenamhlanjekulomzi;ngokubaabantu banombingelelonamhlaesigangeni;

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

13xaningenakuwoumzi,noyifumanaingekenyukiiye kudlaesigangeni;kubaabayikudlaabantuingekafiki; ngokubausikelelwanguyeumbingelelo;bazeemvakoko badleabamenyiweyo.vukaningoku;ngokubaniya kumfumanangelixesha.

14EnyukakeayakuwoumziBakufikakuwoumzi,nanko uSamuweliephumaequbisananabo,ezakunyukaaye esigangeni.

15KekalokuuYehovaubemxeleleuSamuweliezindlebeni zakhe,kwangaminiingekafikiuSawule,esithi, 16Ngelixeshangomso,ndiyakuthumelakuweindoda yasezwenilakwaBhenjamin,uyithambise,ibeyinganga yabantubamamaSirayeli,ibasindiseabantubamesandleni samaFilisti,ngokubandibabonileabantubam;

17USamuweliwambonauSawuleUYehovawathikuye, Nantsoloondodandibendithethekuwengayo.nguyeoya kubangukumkaniphezukwabantubam

18WasondelauSawulekuSamuweliesangweni,wathi, Khawundixelele,iphinaindluyemboni?

19USamuweliwamphendulauSawule,wathi,Ndim imboni;nyukauyeesigangeniphambikwam;ngokuba niyakudlanamnamhla,ndikundululengomso,ndikuxelele konkeokusentliziyweniyakho

20Keiimazizamaesileesekuntsukuntathunamhla zikulahlekile,musaukuyibekelakuzointliziyoyakho; ngokubazifunyenweKukabaninakonke okunqwenelekayokwaSirayeli?Ayikokwakhona, nakwindluyonkekayihlo?

21WaphendulauSawule,wathi,AndingumBhenjaminyini na,wesizweesincinanesakwaSirayeli?kwayeumzi wakowethuungowonamncinanekwimizalwaneyonke yesizwesakwaBhenjamin?Yininakeukubauthethengolu hlobokum?

22USamuweliwamthabathauSawulenomfanalowo, wabangenisaegumbini,wabahlalisaelujoniphakathi kwabamenyiweyo,bengamadodaakumashumiamathathu

23WathiuSamuwelikumpheki,Etheisabelo endakunikayo,ndathikuwe,Sibekeecalenikwakho

24Wawuzisaumlenzelowonentoephezukwawo, wawubekaphambikoSawule.WathiuSamuweli,Nantso intoeseleyo;bekaphambikwakho,udle;ngokuba ibigcinelwewena,kususelakokondathi,Ndibamemile abantu.WadlakeuSawulenoSamuwelingaloomini.

25Behlaesigangeni,bezaphakathikomzi,wathetha noSawulephezukwendlu

26Bavukakusasa,kwathi,xakusa,uSamuweliwabiza uSawulephezukwendlu,esithi,Vuka,ndikundulule WesukauSawule;baphumabayaphandlebobabini,yena noSamuweli

27Behlile,bayaekuphelenikomzi,wathiuSamuweli kuSawule,Yitshokumkhonziukubaagqithelephambi kwethu(wagqithake),khawumewena,ndikuxeleleilizwi likaThixo

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1USamuweliwathabathaigutyanaleoli,wamgalela entloko,wamanga,wathi,Inene,uYehovaukuthambisile ukubaubeyingangayelifalakhe

2Ekumkenikwakhokumnamhla,uyakufumanaamadoda amabiningasengcwabenilikaRakeli,emdeni wakwaBhenjamin,eTseletsa;ziyakuthikuwe,Zifunyenwe

iimazizamaesileobuyekuzifuna;yabona,uyihlouyekile ukuzinyamekelaiimazizamaesile,ebuhlungungawe,esithi, Ndiyakuthininangonyanawam?

3wogqithakhona,udlule,ufikeentiliniyeTabhore, uhlanganenaweamadodaamathathuenyukaesiyakuThixo eBheteli,enyeithweleamatakaneamathathu,enyeithwele izonkaezithathu,enyeithweleintsubayewayini; 4Akubulisa,akunikeizonkaezibini;oyakubuthabatha ezandlenizabo

5EmvenikokouyakufikaendulinikaThixo,aphoikhoyo ikampuyamaFilisti,kuthi,wakufikakhonakuwoumzi, udibaneneqelalabaprofeti,lisihlalivelaesigangeni, liphetheumrhubhe,nengqongqo,nogwali,nohadi;kwaye bayakuprofeta

6UMoyakaYehovawokufikela,uprofetendawonyenabo, uguqukeubemntuwumbi.

7Kothi,xaitheyafikakuwelemiqondiso,uzenzele njengokosiyakufumanangakoisandlasakho;ngokuba uThixounawe.

8uhlephambikwamuyeeGiligali;Yabona,ndiyehla, ndizakuwe,ukuzendinyuseamadinianyukayo, ndibingeleleimibingeleloyoxolo.Wolindaimihla esixhenxe,ndidendizekuwe,ndikwaziseintooyakuyenza 9WathiakuthigubucalaukubaemkekuSamuweli,uThixo wamguqula,wanantliziyoyimbi.Yafikayonkeloo miqondisokwangayoloomini

10Bafikaenduliniapho,naloigqizalabaprofeti limkhawulela;wafikelwanguMoyakaThixophezukwakhe, waprofetaphakathikwabo

11Kwathi,bakumbonabonkeababemazingaphambili, eprofetandawonyenabaprofeti,bathiabantuomnye komnye,UhliweyintoninaunyanakaKishe?Ukubaprofeti noSawulena?

12Waphendulaumntuwakhona,wathi,Ngubaninauyise wabo?Ngenxayokokwabakhoumzekelisowokuthi, UkubaprofetinoSawulena?

13Wagqibaukuprofeta,wayaesigangeni.

14WathiuyisekazikaSawulekuye,nakumfanalowo, Benisiyangaphina?Wathi,Besifunaiimazizamaesile; sabonaukubaazikho,sayakuSamuweli.

15WathiuyisekazikaSawule,Khawundixeleleukuba utheninakuniuSamuweli

16WathiuSawulekuyisekazi,Usixeleleukubazifunyenwe iimazizamaesileKeindabayobukumkani,abeyithethile uSamuweli,akamxelelanga

17USamuweliwababizelandawonyeabantukuYehova eMizpa;

18WathikoonyanabakaSirayeli,UtshouYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,NdawanyusaamaSirayelieYiputa, ndanihlangulaesandlenisamaYiputa,nasesandleni sezikumkanizonke,nasesandlenisabaxinibenu;

19NimcekisilekenamhlauThixowenu,owanisindisayo ebubinibenubonke,nasekubandezelwenikwenu;nithike kuye,Hayi,simiseleukumkaniphezukwethuKalokuke zimiseniphambikoYehovangokwezizwezenu, nangamawakaenu

20WazisondezakeuSamuwelizonkeizizwe zakwaSirayeli,kwathatyathwaisizwesakwaBhenjamin 21WasisondezaisizwesakwaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwaneyaso,kwathatyathwaumzalwane wakwaMatri,kwathatyathwakeuSawuleunyanakaKishe;

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

22BabuyababuzakuYehova,bathi,Uselefikilenaumntu? WathiuYehova,Nankoezimeleyenaphezukwempahla. 23Bagidima,bamthabathakhonaWemaphakathi kwabantu,wamdekubantubonke,ethabathelaemagxeni enyusa.

24WathiuSamuweliebantwinibonke,Niyambonanalo umnyulileyouYehova,ukubaakukhounjengayeebantwini bonke?Badumabonkeabantu,bathi,Makadleubomi ukumkani!

25USamuweliwabaxelelaabantuisikolobukumkani, walubhalaencwadini,wayibekaphambikoYehova WabandululakeuSamuwelibonkeabantu,wayaelowo endlwiniyakhe.

26NayeuSawulewayaendlwiniyakheeGibheha;lihamba nayeibutholamadodaantliziyozichukunyiswenguThixo 27Kebonaabangamatshijolobathi,Wothinina ukusisindisalo?Bamenzaintoengento,abamzisela neziphoWahlalayenawathitu

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1WenyukauNahashe,umAmon,wayingqingaiYabheshe yaseGiliyadiAthionkeamadodaaseYabheshekuNahashe, Simiseleumnqophiso,sikukhonze

2WathikuwouNahasheumAmon,Ndiyakunimisela umnqophisowokuthi,ndinikruquleonkeamehloenu asekunene,ndikubekeokophezukwamaSirayelionke, kubesisingcikivo.

3AthikuyeamadodaamakhuluaseYabheshe,Siyeke iintsukuezisixhenxe,sithumeabathunywaemideniyonke yakwaSirayeli;

4BafikaabathunywaeGibhehayakwaSawule,bawathetha loomazwiezindlebenizabantu;baliphakamisabonke abantuilizwilabo,balila.

5NankouSawule,ehambaemvakweenkomo,evela ezindle;WathiuSawule,Banantoninaabantu,belilanje? BamxelelaiindabazamadodaaseYabheshe.

6UMoyakaThixowamfikelauSawuleekuzivenikwakhe ezondaba,wavuthaumsindowakhekunene

7Wathabathaiinkomozambini,wazityatya,wathumela emideniyonkeyakwaSirayelingesandlasabathunywa, esithi,OngathangaaphumealandeleuSawule,alandele uSamuweli,ziyakwenjiwanjeiinkomozakhe.Ukoyikwa kukaYehovakwabaphezukwabantu,baphumangamxhelo mnye

8WababalaeBhezeki:oonyanabakaSirayelibangamawaka angamakhuluamathathu,namadodaakwaYuda angamawakaangamashumiamathathu.

9Bathikubathunywaabafikileyo,Yitshonikumadoda aseYabhesheyaseGiliyadiukuthi,Ngomsoukufudumala kwelanga,niyakukhululwaBezaabathunywa,bawaxelela amadodaaseYabheshe;bavuyake.

10AthiamadodaaseYabheshe,ngomsosiyakuphumasize kuni,nenzekuthikonkeokulungileyoemehlwenienu 11Kwathingengomso,uSawulewabamisaabantu bangamaqelaamathathu;bangenaphakathikweminquba ngomlindowakusasa,babulalaoonyanabaka-Amon,yada yafudumezaimini;

12BathiabantukuSamuweli,Ngubaninalowouthe, USawuleuyakubangukumkaniphezukwethuna? waziseniamadodalawo,siwabulale

13WathiuSawule,Makungabulawamntunamhla; ngokubanamhlauYehovawenzeusindisokwaSirayeli. 14WathiuSamuweliebantwini,Hambani,siyeeGiligali, sibusungulekhonaubukumkani.

15BayakebonkeabantueGiligali;bamenzaukumkani uSawulephambikoYehovaeGiligaliapho;babingelela khonaimibingeleloyoxolophambikoYehova;bavuya kuneneaphouSawulenamadodaonkeakwaSirayeli.

ISAHLUKOSE-12

WathiuSamuwelikumaSirayelionke,Yabonani, ndiliphulaphuleizwilenungakokonkeenakuthethayokum, ndanimiselaukumkani

2KalokunankoukumkaniehambaphambikwenuKemna ndaluphele,ndiyingwevu;nabooonyanabambenani;mna ndibambephambikwenukwasebuncinanenibam unanamhla

3Yabonani,ndikho;ngqinaningamphambikoYehova, naphambikomthanjiswawakhe,ndithabathenkomokabani na?ndithatheiesilelikabanina?ndiqhathebanina? ndacinezelabanina?ndamkeleisicengoesandlenisikabani na,ukuzendiwamfamekiseamehloamngaso?ndiya kuyibuyiselakuwe

4Athi,Akusicudisanga,akusicudisanga,akuthabathanga ntosandlenisamntu

5Wathikubo,UYehovaulingqinangani,nomthanjiswa wakheulingqinanamhla,ukubaanifumanangantosandleni samBaphendulabathi,Ulingqina

6WathiuSamuweliebantwini,NguYehova owabaphakamisayoooMosesnoAron,wabanyusaooyihlo ezwenilaseYiputa

7Kalokukeyimani,ndimangalelanenaniphambi koYehovangayoyonkeimisebenziyobulungisakaYehova, ayenzileyokuninakooyihlo

8XenikweniuYakobiwayaeYiputa,bakhalaooyihlo kuYehova:uYehovawathumaooMosesnoAron, babakhuphaooyihloeYiputa,bababekakulendawo

9BamlibalauYehovauThixowabo,wathengisangabo esandlenisikaSisera,umthetheli-mkhosiwaseHatsore, nasesandlenisamaFilisti,nasesandlenisokumkani wakwaMowabhi,balwanabo

10BakhalakuYehova,bathi,Sonile,ngokubasamlahlayo uYehova,sakhonzaooBhahalinooAshtaroti;

11UYehovawathumaooYerubhahali,noBhedan,noYifeta, noSamuweli,wanihlangulaesandleniseentshabazenu ngeenxazonke,nahlalanonwabile

12KwathinakubonauNahashe,ukumkaniwoonyanabakaAmon,esizakulwanani,nathikum,Hayi;masilawulwe ngukumkani,uYehovauThixowenuengukumkaniwenu 13Nankokeukumkanienimnyulileyo,enimbizileyo; yabonani,uYehovaunimiseleukumkani.

14UkubaniyakumoyikauYehova,nimkhonze, niliphulaphuleilizwilakhe,ningawuphikisiumlomo kaYehova,nilandeleuYehovauThixowenu,nina nokumkanionilawulayo;

15KeukubaanithanganiliphulaphuleizwilikaYehova, ukubanithenawuphikisaumlomokaYehova,isandla sikaYehovasonichasa,njengokubasachasaooyihlo

16Yimaningoku,niyibonelentoinkulu,ayenzayo uYehovaphambikwamehloenu

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

17Akuvunwaingqolowayininanamhla?Ndiyakunqula uYehovaahliseiindudumonemvula;nazi,niboneukuba ububibenubukhuluenibenzileyophambikoYehova ngokubizaukumkani.

18USamuweliwanqulauYehova;uYehovawahlisa iindudumonemvulangaloominiBonkeabantubamoyika kuneneuYehovanoSamuweli

19BathibonkeabantukuSamuweli,Bathandazele abakhonzibakhokuYehovauThixowakho,ukuzesingafi; ngokubaezonwenizethusongezeububibokubiza ukumkani

20WathiuSamuweliebantwini,MusaniukoyikaNina nibenzilebonkeobobubi;

21Izeningatyeki;ngokubaningabanilandelaizinto ezililize,ezingenakunyusa,ezingenakuhlangula;ngokuba zililize.

22KubauYehovaakayikubashiyaabantubakhe,ngenxa yegamalakheelikhulu;ngokubakwakholekakuYehova ukunenzaabantubakhe.

23Kananjalomakubeleekum,ukubandonekuYehova ngokuyekaukunithandazela;ndonifundisaindlela elungileyoethetye.

24KodwamoyikeniuYehova,nimkhonzengenyaniso, ngentliziyoyenuyonke;ngokubakuboneniokukhulu anenzelekhona.

25Keukubaniphikeleukwenza,nithenenzaokubi, nobhubha,ninakwanokumkaniwenu

ISAHLUKOSE-13

USawuleebeneminyakaezelwe,engukumkani;waba neminyakaemibiniengukumkanikwaSirayeli

2USawulewazinyulelaamawakaamathathuamadoda akwaSirayeli;amawakaamabiniayenoSawuleeMikmas nakwiintabazaseBheteli,iwakalibenoYonataneGibheha yakwaBhenjamin;abanyeabantuwabandulula,waya elowoententeniyakhe.

3UYonatanwayixabelaikampuyamaFilistieseGebha,eva amaFilistiUSawulewavuthelangesigodlokulolonke ilizwe,esithi,MakeveamaHebhere.

4AmaSirayelionkeevakusithiwa,USawuleuyoyisile ikampuyamaFilisti;kananjaloamaSirayeliazinukisile kumaFilisti.Babizelwandawonyeabantuukuba bamlandeleuSawuleeGiligali

5AmaFilistiazihlanganisaukubaalwenamaSirayeli, amashumiamathathuamawakaeenqwelozokulwa, namawakaamathandathuamahasheakhwelwayo,abantu bangangentlabathieselunxwemenilolwandleukubabaninzi; enyukakeamisaiintenteeMikmas,ngasempumalanga eBhetaven

6AbonaamadodaakwaSirayeliukubaabandezelekile (kubaabantubebebandezelekile),abantubazifihla emiqolombeni,nasezintshinyeleni,nasezingxondorheni, nasezigangeni,nasemaquleni

7KwawelaamaHebhereeYordan,ayaezwenilakwaGadi nelaseGiliyadiUSawuleyenawayeseseGiligali,yaye bonkeabantubamlandelabegubha.

8Walindaiintsukuzasixhenxe,ngokwexeshaelibe limisiwenguSamuweli,akafikauSamuwelieGiligali; baphalalaabantubemkakuye.

9WathiuSawule,Zisanikumidinielinyukayo nemibingeleloyoxoloWasondezaidinielinyukayo

10Kwathi,xaagqibileyoukulenzaidinielinyukayo,nanko uSamuweliefika;waphumauSawulewayakumkhawulela, ukubaambulise

11WathiuSamuweli,Yintoninaleuyenzileyo?Wathi uSawule,Kungokubabendibonaabantubendiphalala, bemkakum,naweungezingeentsukuezibezimisiwe, namaFilistiehlanganiselanaeMikmas;

12Ndathi,KalokuamaFilistiayakudaehleezekum eGiligali,ndingambongozangauYehova;ndazinyanzela, ndanyusaidinielinyukayo

13WathiuSamuwelikuSawule,Wenzengobudenge; akuwugcinangaumthethokaYehovauThixowakho awakuwiselayo;ngokubauYehovaangeebuzinzisile ngokuubukumkanibakhokwaSirayeli,kudekuse ephakadeni

14Kengokoubukumkanibakhoabusayikuma.UYehova uzifuneleindodaengantliziyoyakhe;wayimisauYehova ukubaibeyingangayabantubakhe;ngokuba akukugcinangaokouYehovaakuwiseleumthethongako.

15WesukauSamuweli,wenyukaesukaeGiligali,waya eGibhehayakwaBhenjaminUSawulewababalaabantu abafumanekabenaye,ngathikumakhuluamathandathu amadoda

16USawule,noYonatanunyanawakhe,nabantu abafunyenwebenabo,bahlalaeGibhehayakwaBhenjamin. AmaFilistiamisaiintenteeMikmas

17KwaphumaabaphangiemkhosiniwamaFilisti, bengamaqelaamathathu;

18elinyeiqelalabhekaendleleniyaseBhete-horon;elinye iqelalabhekaendleleniyasemdeniovelelaumfula weTsebhoyim,ngasentlango.

19KebekungekhomkhandiezwenilonkelakwaSirayeli, ngokubaamaFilistiebesithi,HlezeamaHebhereazenzele amakrelenemikhonto.

20EhlakeonkeamaSirayeli,ayakumaFilisti,ukubaelowo aloleisahlulosakhe,nekhukolakhe,nezembelakhe, nefolokhweyakhe.

2021zabanezikhewuzamakhuba,nezezitshetshe, nezeefolokhwe,nezamazembe,nezokubazaiimviko

22Kwathikengomhlawedabi,akwafunyanwakrele nantshuntsheesandlenisabobonkeabantuababenoSawule noYonatan;kwafunyanwakuSawulenoYonatanunyana wakhe.

23KwaphumaikampuyamaFilisti,yayaengxingweni yaseMikmas

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1Kwathingamhlauthile,uYonatanunyanakaSawule wathikumfanalowouphathaiintongazakhe,Hamba siphumele,siyeekampiniyamaFilistiephesheyaphaya Akamxelelauyise.

2USawulewayehleliekuphelenikweGibhehaphantsi komrharnateoseMigron;

3enoAhiya,unyanaka-Ahitubhi,umkhuluwakaIkabhodi, unyanakaPinehasi,unyanakaEli,umbingelelikaYehova eShilo,enxibeiefodi.BabengaziabantuukubauYonatan uyile

4Ezingxingweni,abefunaukuphumelakuzouYonatan,aye ekampiniyamaFilisti,bekukhoitsololengxondorhangapha, kukhoitsololengxondorhangaphaya;

5Umphambiliwelinyelalingasentla,malunganeMikmas, elinyeungasezantsi,malunganeGibheha.

6WathiuYonatankumfanalowouphathaiintongazakhe, Hambasiphumele,siyeekampiniyababangalukileyo; mhlawumbiuYehovawosisebenzela;

7Wathiumphathiweentongazakhekuye,Yenzakonke okusentliziyweniyakho;uyabona,ndinawengokwentliziyo yakho.

8WathiuYonatan,Yabona,siyaphumela,siyakulaa madoda,siyakuzibonakalisakuwo

9Ukubaathekuthi,Hlalani,sidesizekuni;siyakuma endaweniyethu,singenyukisiyekubo

10Ukubaathe,Nyukaninizekuthi;sonyukake;ngokuba uYehovauwanikeleesandlenisethu;lokengumqondiso kuthi

11BazibonakalisabobabiniekampiniyamaFilisti,athi amaFilisti,NangaamaHebhereephumaemingxunyeni abezimelekuyo

12AbaphendulaamadodaasekampiniooYonatan nomphathiweentongazakhe,athi,Nyukaninizekuthi, sonibonisaWathiuYonatankumphathiweentongazakhe, Nyukaemvakwam;ngokubauYehovauwanikele esandlenisamaSirayeli

13WenyukauYonatan,ekhasangezandlaneenyawo, umphathiweentongazakheesemvakwakhe.Awaphambi koYonatan;nomphathiweentongazakheesemvakwakhe ebulala

14Kwathi,ukuxabelakokuqalaawaxabelangako uYonatannomphathiweentongazakhe,kwaxatyelwa amadodaangathiamashumimabini,esiqingathenisendima eyiakileyentsimi.

15Kwabakhoukothukakweminquba,emasimini, nasebantwinibonke;

16BakhangelaababoniselibakaSawule,baseGibheha yakwaBhenjamin;yasukayanyibilikaisihlwele;

17WathiuSawuleebantwiniababenaye,Khanibale,nibone ukubangubaninaongekhoyokuthi.Babala,nango uYonatannomphathiweentongazakhebengekho

18WathiusawulekuAhiya,ZisaaphaityeyakaThixo; ngokubaityeyakaThixoibinoonyanabakaSirayelingaloo mini

19Kwathi,esathethauSawulekumbingeleli,ingxokozelo yempiyamaFilistiyayaikhula.WathiuSawule kumbingeleli,Sibuyiseisandlasakho

20BahlanganisanauSawulenabantubonkeababenaye, bayaekulweni;naloikrelelalowolifikeleummelwane wakhe,kukhoingxokozeloenkulukunene

21NamaHebhereabekumaFilistingaphambikweloxesha, abenyukanawoezaemkhosiningeenxazonke,nawo angakumaSirayeliabenoSawulenoYonatan

22KwanamadodaonkeakwaSirayeli,abezimele kweleentabalakwaEfrayim,evaukubaamaFilistiasabile, awalandelaathanambendenawoekulweni

23UYehovawawasindisakeamaSirayelingaloomini UkulwakwegqithaeBhetaven

24AmadodaakwaSirayeliayeminyekilekukudinwa ngaloomini;uSawulewabafungisaabantu,esithi, Uqalekisiweodlaisonkakudekuhlwe,ndiziphindezelele ezintshabenizamNgokokeakubangakhonamnye owangcamlaukutya.

25Lonkeilizwelezaehlathini;kwayekukhoubusiphezu komhlaba

26Bafikaabantuehlathini,nankokuvuzaubusi Akwabakhousaisandlaemlonyeni;ngokubaabantu babesoyikaisifungo

27KeuYonatanubengamvangauyise,ukubafungisa kwakheabantu,wesaincamyentongaebisesandlenisakhe, wayifakaenqathenilobusi,wasibuyiselaemlonyeniwakhe isandlasakhe;aqabukaamehloakhe

28Yaphendulaindodayasebantwini,yathi,Uyihlo ubafungisilewabafungisaabantu,esithi,Uqalekisiweodla isonka,namhlanjeBayebetyhafileabantu

29WathiuYonatan,Ubawoulihliseleishwangushailizwe; khanikhangele,amehloamaqabukile,ngokubandivele ntwanayobusi.

30Ukubababetheabantubadla,besidlanamhla emaxhobenieentshabazaboabawafumeneyo,ngelubeke phinakeukugqithisela?ngokubaubengasayikubalukhulu ngokuuxabelokumaFilisti?

31BawaxabelangaloominiamaFilisti,bathabathela eMikmasbesaeAyalon;betyhafilekuneneabantu.

32Baziphosaabantuemaxhobeni,bathabathaimpahla emfutshane,neenkomo,namatholeeenkomo,baxhelela emhlabeni,badlaabantubenegazi.

33WaxelelwauSawule,kwathiwa,Uyabona,abantu bayonakuYehovangokuyidlainegaziWathi,Nikreqile; qengqelanikumilityeelikhulunamhla.

34WathiuSawule,Yithinisaaphakathikwabantu,nithi kubo,Zisanikumelowoinkomoyakhe,elowoigusha yakhe,nixheleleapha,nidle;ningonikuYehovangokuyidla inegaziBonkeabantubezisaelowoinkomoyakhenaye ngobobusuku,baxhelelakhona

35USawulewamakhelaisibingelelouYehova,waqala ngasoukwakhaisibingelelokuYehova

36WathiuSawule,MasihlesiwalandeleamaFilisti ebusuku,siwaphangekudekuse,singashiyindodakuwo. Bathikebona,Yenzakonkeokulungileyoemehlweniakho Wathiumbingeleli,MasisondeleaphakuThixo

37USawulewabuzakuThixo,esithi,Ndihlendiwalandele naamaFilisti?WowanikelanaesandlenisamaSirayeli? Akamphendulakwangaloomini

38WathiuSawule,Yizaniapha,nonkeninazibonda zabantu,nazi,niboneukubasikwininaesisononamhlanje?

39NgokubaehlelinjeuYehovaosindiseamaSirayeli, nokubasibesikuYonatanunyanawam,ubeyakufa. Akwabakhomntuumphendulayoebantwinibonke

40WathikumaSirayelionke,Yibaningelinyeicalanina, ndibengelinyeicala,mnanoYonatanunyanawam.Bathi abantukuSawule,Yenzaokulungileyoemelweniakho

41WathiuSawulekuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,velisa inyanisoKwathatyathwakeuSawulenoYonatan,basinda abantu

42WathiuSawule,YenzaniamaqashisokumnoYonatan unyanawam.KwathatyathwakeuYonatan.

43WathiuSawulekuYonatan,Ndixelele,yintoninalento uyenzileyo?UYonatanwamxelela,wathi,Ndisukendeva intwanayobusingencamyentongaebisesandlenisam; yabona,ndiyakufa

44WathiuSawule,UThixomakenjenje,aqokele ukwenjenje;inene,ukufauyakufa,Yonatan

45BathiabantukuSawule,AfenauYonatan,owenzeolu lusindisolukhulukwaSirayeli?Makubeleeoko!Ehlelinje uYehova,akusayikuwanonwelelwentlokoyakhe

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

emhlabeni;ngokubausebenzisenenoThixonamhla BamkhululakeabantuuYonatan,akafa.

46WenyukauSawuleekuwasukeleniamaFilisti,amaFilisti ayaendaweniyawo.

47USawulewabuthabathakeubukumkanikuSirayeli, walwaneentshabazakhezonkengeenxazonke, noMowabhi,noonyanabaka-Amon,namaEdom, nookumkanibaseTsobha,namaFilisti;

48Wahlanganisaimpi,wawaxabelaama-Amaleki, wawahlangulaamaSirayeliesandlenisabawaphanga

49KeoonyanabakaSawulebebengooYonatan,noIshvi, noMalekishuwaigamaleyamazibulonguMerabhi,negama lencinguMikali;

50IgamalomkaSawulebelinguAhinowam,intombikaAhimahatse,negamalomthetheliwomkhosiwakhe belinguAbhinere,unyanakaNere,uyisekazikaSawule.

51UyisekaSawuleubenguKishe;uNereuyiseka-Abhinere wayengunyanaka-Abhiyeli

52KwayekunzimaukulwanamaFilistiyonkeimihla kaSawule;ngokouSawuleubesithiakubonaindoda eligorhanokubayiyiphi,nendodaenobukrotinokuba yiyiphi,ayithabathelekuye.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1WathiuSamuwelikuSawule,UYehovawandithuma ukubandikuthambiseubengukumkanikubantubakhe, kumaSirayeli.WaphulaphulekengokoamazwikaYehova.

2UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Ndikukhumbulele okowakwenzayoama-AmalekikumaSirayeli,okokuba awathintelayoendleleniekunyukenikwawoeYiputa.

3Yiyangoko,uwaxabeleama-Amaleki,nikusingele phantsikonkeanako,ningawacongi;kodwaubulale, uthabathelekwindodausekwinkazana,uthabatheleusana usekowanyayo,uthabathelekwinkomo,uthabathele empahleni,uthabathelekwinkamela,usekwiesile

4WabahlanganisakeuSawuleabantu,wababalaeTelayim: amakhuluamabiniamawakaomqikela,neshumilamawaka amadodaakwaYuda

5USawulewafikakumziwama-Amaleki,walalelaentilini.

6WathiuSawulekumaKeni,Hambaninihle,nimke phakathikwama-Amaleki,hlezendinitshabalalisekunye nawo;nabenzelaincebabonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli ekunyukenikwaboeYiputaEmkakeamaKeniphakathi kwama-Amaleki

7USawulewawaxabelaama-Amaleki,wathabathela eHavilawadawayaeShure,ekhangeleneneYiputa

8WambambauAgagiukumkaniwama-Amalekiehleli, wabasingelaphantsibonkeabantungohlangothilwekrele

9USawulenabantubamsindisauAgagi,neyonailungileyo impahlaemfutshane,neenkomo,neyalekelwayo, neyalekelwayo,neemvana,izintozonkeezilungileyo abavumaukuzisingelaphantsizona;

10KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuSamuweli,lisithi, 11NdiyazohlwayangenxayokubandimenzileuSawule ukumkani;ngokubaebuyileekundilandeleni,akalifeza ilizwilam.YababuhlungukuSamuweli;Wakhala kuYehovaubusukubonke

12WavukakusasauSamuweli,wayakukhawulela uSawulekusasa.WaxelelwauSamuweli,kwathiwa, USawuleuzeeKarmele;

13USamuweliwayakuSawuleWathiuSawulekuye, MawusikelelwenguYehova;ndilifezileilizwilikaYehova. 14WathiuSamuweli,Liyintoninaelilizwilempahla emfutshanelisezindlebenizam,nokukukhonya kweenkomondikuvayo?

15WathiuSawule,Zezibavelanazokuma-Amaleki; ngokubaabantubayisindisileeyonailungileyoimpahla emfutshaneneenkomo,ukuzebabingelelekuYehova uThixowakho;ezinyekesizisingelephantsi

16WathiuSamuwelikuSawule,Yima,ndikuxelele akuthethileyouYehovakumngobubusukuWathikuye, Thetha

17WathiuSamuweli,Akubangayintlokoyezizwe zakwaSirayeliyinina,uzeyilewena?Wakuthambisa uYehovaukubaubengukumkanikumaSirayeli?

18UYehovawakuthumangendlela,wathi,Hambauye kutshabalalisaaboniaboama-Amaleki,ulwenawoude uwagqibe

19YininakeukubaungaliphulaphuliilizwilikaYehova, usukeuziphoseemaxhobeni,wenzeokubiemehlweni kaYehova?

20WathiuSawulekuSamuweli,Hayi,ndiliphulaphule ilizwilikaYehova,ndahambangendlelaebendithume ngayouYehova,ndamzisauAgagiukumkaniwamaAmaleki,ndawatshabalalisaama-Amaleki.

21Besukaabantubathabathaemaxhobeni:impahla emfutshane,neenkomo,neyonainentlahlakwizinto ezisingelwephantsi,ukuzebabingelelekuYehova,uThixo wakho,eGiligali

22WathiuSamuweli,UYehovaunoneleleamadini anyukayonemibingelelo,ngangokubaenonelele ukuphulaphulwakwezwilikaYehova,yinina?Yabona, ukuphulaphulakulungilengaphezukombingelelo, nokubazaiindlebekulungilengaphezukwamanqatha eenkunzizeegusha

23Ngokubaukubaneenkanikusisonoesinjengokuvumisa, ubungqolabunjengenkonzoyezithixonemilondekhaya. NgokubaulicekisileilizwilikaYehova,nayeukucekisile ukubaungabikumkani

24WathiuSawulekuSamuweli,Ndonile;ngokuba ndigqithileemthethwenikaYehovanaselizwinilakho;kuba bendisoyikaabantu,ndaphulaphulaizwilabo

25Khawusixolelengokoisonosam,ubuyenam,ndiye ndimnquleuYehova

26WathiuSamuwelikuSawule,Andiyikubuyanawe; ngokubaulicekisileilizwilikaYehova,nayeuYehova ukucekisile,ukubaungabikumkanikumaSirayeli

27WathiuSamuwelixaejikaukubaemke,wabamba isondolenguboyakheyokwaleka,lakrazuka

28WathiuSamuwelikuye,UYehovaubukrazulekuwe namhlaubukumkanibakwaSirayeli,wabunikaummelwane wakhoolungileyokunawe.

29KananjalouQele-likaSirayeliakaxoki,akazohlwayi; ngokubaakangumntuukubaazohlwaye

30Wathiyena,Ndonile;

31WabuyakeuSamuweli,walandelauSawule;uSawule wamnqulauYehova.

32WathiuSamuweli,MzisenikumuAgagiukumkani wama-AmalekiWezakuyeuAgagiethambileWathi uAgagi,Inene,bugqithileubukrakrabokufa.

33WathiuSamuweli,Njengokubaikrelelakho labahluthayoabafaziabantwanababo,uyakwenjiwanjalo

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

unyokophakathikwabafazi,ukuhluthwaabantwana USamuweliwamnqumlauAgagiphambikoYehova eGiligali

34WayauSamuwelieRama;WenyukauSawulewaya endlwiniyakheeGibhehayakwaSawule.

35USamuweliakabuyangaabonanenoSawule,kwada kwayiminiyokufakwakhe;kodwauSamuweliwamlilela uSawule.WazohlwayauYehovangenxayokubaebemenze uSawuleukumkanikwaSirayeli

ISAHLUKOSE-16

WathiuYehovakuSamuweli,Uyakumlilelakudekube nininauSawule,ndimcekisilenjeukubaangabikumkani kumaSirayeli?Zalisaisigodlosakhongeoli,uhambe, ndikuthumekuYesewaseBhetelehem;ngokuba ndiziboneleleukumkaniphakathikoonyanabakhe 2WathiuSamuweli,Ndothininaukuya?ukubauSawule utheweva,wondibulala.WathiuYehova,Thabatha ithokazilenkomouhambenawe,uthi,Ndizekubingelela kuYehova

3UmbizeleembingelelweniuYese;ndokuxelelamnainto owoyenza,undithambiseleendiyakuthethakuwengaye 4USamuweliwakwenzaokowakuthethayouYehova, wayaeBhetelehem.Othukakeamadodaamakhuluomzi ngakuye,athi,Uzaunoxolona?

5Wathi,Ndixolile;ndizekubingelelakuYehova; zingcwaliseni,nizenamembingelelweni.Wabangcwalisa uYesenoonyanabakhe,wababizelaembingelelweni 6Kwathi,ekufikenikwabo,wakhangelakuEliyabhi,wathi, Inene,uphambikwakheumthanjiswakaYehova.

7WathiuYehovakuSamuweli,Musaukukhangela imbonakaloyakhe,nokuphakamakwesithomosakhe; ngokubandimcekisile;ngokubauYehovaakaboni njengomntu;ngokubaumntuukhangelaumphandle, uYehovaukhangelaintliziyo

8UYesewambizauAbhinadabhi,wamgqithisaphambi koSamuweliWathi,NoYehovaakamnyulanga

9UYesewagqithisauShamaWathi,NoYehova akamnyulanga.

10KananjalouYesewagqithisaabasixhenxekoonyana bakhephambikoSamuweliWathiuSamuwelikuYese, UYehovaakabanyulangaaba.

11WathiuSamuwelikuYese,Baphelelenaoonyanabakho? Wathi,Kusaseleencinane;nantsoisalusaimpahla emfutshane.WathiuSamuwelikuYese,Thumela umthabathe;ngokubaasiyikuhlalaphantsi,ideifikeapha 12Wathumelawayizisa.Yayeingqombo,emahle imbonakalo,intlenembonakaloWathiuYehova,Suka ume,umthambise;ngokubanguyelo

13USamuweliwathabathaisigodloseoli,wamthambisa esazulwinisabakhuluwabakhe.UMoyakaYehova wamfikelauDavide,kususelakuloominiWesukake uSamuweli,wayaeRama

14KeuMoyakaYehovawemkakuSawule; wadandathekiswangumoyaombiophumakuYehova

15BathiabakhonzibakaSawulekuye,Yabona, udandathekiswangumoyaombiophumakuThixo

16Inkosiyethumayibawiseleumthethoabakhonzibakho, abaphambikwakho,ukubabafuneindodaekwaziyo ukukubethauhadi;kuthi,wakubaphezukwakhoumoya

ombiophumakuThixo,idlalengesandlasayo,kulunge kuwe.

17WathiuSawulekubakhonzibakhe,Khanindikhangelele indodaebethakamnandi,niyizisekum.

18Waphendulaomnyewakubakhonzi,wathi,Yabona, ndiboneunyanakaYesewaseBhetelehem,okwaziyo ukubetha,indodaeligorhaelinobukroti,indodayokulwa, eyinkunkqeleentweni,eyinzwakazi,uYehovaunaye.

19USawulewathumelaabathunywakuYese,wathi, NdithumelekumuDavide,unyanawakho,osempahleni emfutshane

20UYesewathabathaiesile,kubotshelelweisonka, nentsubayewayini,netakanelebhokhwe,wathumela ngoDavideunyanawakhekuSawule

21WezauDavidekuSawule,wemaphambikwakhe;waba ngumphathiweentongazakhe.

22WathumelauSawulekuYese,esithi,Makemephambi kwamuDavide;ngokubaubabalwendim

23Kwathi,wakufikaumoyaombikaThixokuSawule, uDavidewathabathauhadi,wabethangesandlasakhe;

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1KekalokuamaFilistiayihlanganisaimikhosiyawoukuba ilwe,ayihlanganiselaeSokoekwaYuda,amisaphakathi kweSokoneAzeka,e-Efese-damim

2USawulenamadodaakwaSirayelibahlanganisana ndawonye,bamisaentilinikaEla,bakhauluhlulokulwa ukubabalwenamaFilisti

3KeamaFilistiemientabenikwelicala,amaSirayeliemi entabenikweliyaicala,kukhointlambophakathikwawo.

4KwaphumaemkhosiniwamaFilistiindodaefunaundikho, egamalinguGoliyatiwaseGati,ebudebuziikubhite ezintandathuezinomoluloweminwe.

5enesigcina-ntlokosobheduentloko,yambetheingubo yentsimbi;ubunzimabenguboyobhedubebuziishekele ezingamawakaamahlanuzobhedu.

6emilenzeniyayoyayinemikhonoyobhedu,nentsimbi yobheduphakathikwamagxaayo

7uluthilwentshuntsheyayobelungangomthiwabaluki; intsimbiyentshuntsheyayoibiziishekeleezimakhulu mathandathuesinyithi;

8Yema,yamemezakwizintluzakwaSirayeli,yathikuzo, Yininaukubaniphumenakheuluhlulokulwa?Andinguye naumFilisti,nayeninaningabakhonzibakaSawule? zinyuleleniindoda,ihleizekum.

9Ukubaitheyanakoukulwanam,yandibulala,soba ngabakhonzikuni;ukubandithendayeyisamna, ndayibulala,nobangabakhonzikuthi,nisikhonze

10WathiumFilisti,Mnandiyazingcikivanamhlaizintlu zakwaSirayeli;ndinikeindodasilwesobabini

11BathiooSawulenamaSirayelionkebawevaamazwialo mFilisti,boyika,boyikakunene

12KeuDavidewayeengunyanawaloomEfrata waseBhetelehemyakwaYuda,ugamalinguYese; ubenoonyanaabasibhozo;ubeyindodaeyalupheleyo ngemihlakaSawule,eyindodaenkuluphakathikwamadoda. 13OonyanaabathathubakaYeseabakhulubakaYese bamlandelauSawulebayaemfazweni,amagamaoonyana bakheabathathuababeyeemfazweniyayinguEliyabhi owamazibulo,+noAbhinadabhi+owesithathunoShama

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14UDavideubengomncinane;abakhulubobathathu babelandelauSawule.

15UDavideubehambaabuyekuSawule,ukubaaluse impahlaemfutshanekayiseeBhetelehem.

16UmFilistilowowezakusasanangokuhlwa,wema iintsukuezimashumimane

17WathiuYesekuDavideunyanawakhe, Khawuthabatheleabakhuluwabakhoiefayamakhweba, nezonkaezizilishumi,ugidimeuyeemkhosini kubakhuluwabakho;

18usenezonkazamasiezizilishumikumthetheli-waka, ubaveleleabakhuluwabakho,ubaveleleabanjanina, uthabatheisibambisokubo;

19KekalokuuSawule,kwanabo,namadodaonke akwaSirayeli,ebesentilinikaEla,esilwanamaFilisti

20WavukakusasauDavide,wayishiyaimpahla emfutshanenomgcini,wathabatha,wahamba,njengoko uYeseabemwiseleumthethongako;yafikaekuthangweni kwempi,iphumaisiyakulwa,ihlabaumkhosi.

21AmaSirayelinamaFilistiakhaizintlu,uluhlu lukhangelenenoluhlu

22UDavidewayishiyaimpahlayakheesandlenisomphathi wempahla,wabalekelaemkhosini,wafikawababulisa abazalwanabakhe

23Akubon’ukubauyathethanabo,nantsoinyukaindoda efunaundikho,umFilistiwaseGati,egamalinguGoliyati, ivelaezintlwinizamaFilisti,yathethakwalaamazwi,weva uDavide.

24OnkeamadodaakwaSirayeli,akuyibonaindodaleyo, asabaebuswenibayo,oyikakunene

25AthiamadodaakwaSirayeli,Niyibonilenalendoda inyukileyo?inene,inyukaisizakungcikivaamaSirayeli; kothiindodaeyambulalayo,ukumkaniamtyebise ngobutyebiobuninzi,amnikeintombiyakhe,ayikhulule indlukayisekwaSirayeli

26WathethauDavidekumadodaabemingakuye,wathi, YothiwaninaindodaembuleleyolomFilisti,yayisusa ingcikivokwaSirayeli?NgokubaungubaninalomFilisti ungalukileyo,ukubaangcikiveizintluzikaThixoophilileyo?

27Baphendulaabantukuyengokwelaalizwi,bathi,Uya kwenjiwanjeumntuombuleleyo

28WevauEliyabhi,umkhuluwawakhe,ukuthethakwakhe namadoda.WavuthaumsindokaEliyabhikuDavide,wathi, Yininaukubauhleuzeapha?Uyishiyenabaninalaa mpahlaimfutshaneimbalwaentlango?Ndiyakwazimna ukukhukhumalakwakho,nobubibentliziyoyakho; ngokubauhleukuzeuboneimfazwe

29WathiuDavide,Ndenzentoninangoku?Ngabaakukho sizathu?

30Weeguququ,wabhekakomnyeobemingakuye, wathethakwaelaalizwiBabuyaabantubamphendula kwangelaalizwilokuqala.

31AviwaamazwiawawathethayouDavide,axelwa phambikoSawule,wambiza

32WathiuDavidekuSawule,Makungathambintliziyo yamntungenxayakhe;umkhonziwakholouyakuyaalwe nalomFilisti.

33WathiuSawulekuDavide,AkunakuyakulomFilisti ulwenaye;ngokubausemncinane,abeyenaeyindoda elwayokwasebuncinanenibakhe.

34WathiuDavidekuSawule,Umkhonziwakhoebesalusa impahlaemfutshanekayise,kwafikaingonyamanebhere, yathabathaixhwaneemhlambini;

35Ndaphuma,ndayilandela,ndayixabela,ndayihlangula, ndaphumaemlonyeniwayo;

36Umkhonziwakhowayixabelaingonyamakwanebhere; lomFilistiungalukileyouyakubanjengenyekuzoke, ekubeniungcikiveizintluzikaThixoophilileyo.

37WathiuDavide,UYehovaowandihlangulayoethupheni lengonyamanasethuphenilebhere,nguyeoya kundihlangulanasesandlenisalomFilistiWathiuSawule kuDavide,Hambake,uYehovaabenawe

38USawulewamambathisauDavidengezakheiintonga, wabekaisigcina-ntlokosobheduentloko;wamfakaingubo yentsimbi

39UDavidewalibhinqaikrelelakhephezukweempahla zakhe,wazamaukuhamba;ngokubaebengekakucikidi WathiuDavidekuSawule,Andinakoukuhambanezizinto; ngokubaandizilinganga.WazauDavidewazilahlakuye.

40Waphathaumsimelelowakhengesandlasakhe, wazinyulelaamatyeagudileyoamahlanuentlanjeni, wawafakaengxoweniyomalusiabenayo,engxoweni; isilingisakhesisesandlenisakhe,wasondelakumFilisti 41WezaumFilisti,wasondelakuDavide;indodaephethe ikhakaihambaphambikwayo.

42UmFilistiwondela,wambonauDavide,wamdela; 43WathiumFilistikuDavide,Ndiyinjana,ukubauzekum uneentonga?UmFilistiwamtshabhisauDavidengoothixo bakhe

44WathiumFilistikuDavide,Yizakumapha,ndiyinike iintakazezulunamarhamncwaasendleinyamayakho.

45WathiuDavidekumFilisti,Wenauzakumunekrele, nentshuntshe,nengweletshetshe;kemnandizakuwe egamenilikaYehovawemikhosi,uThixowemikhosi kaSirayeli,omngcikivileyo

46NamhlanjeuYehovauyakukunikelaesandlenisam; ndikuxabele,ndiyisuseintlokoyakhokuwe;ndizinike iintakazezulunamarhamncwaomhlabanamhlaizidumbu zomkhosiwamaFilisti;ukuzelazilonkeihlabathiukuba kukhouThixokwaSirayeli.

47lazilonkeelibandla,ukubaakungakrele, akungantshuntsheukusindisakukaYehova;ngokuba imfazweyekaYehova;woninikelakeesandlenisethu.

48Kwathi,wesukaumFilisti,esiza,esondela,esiya kumkhawulelauDavide,wakhawulezauDavide,wagidima wayaemkhosini,esiyakumkhawulelaumFilisti.

49UDavidewafakaisandlasakheengxoweni,wathimba ilityekhona,wasawula,watshokumFilistiebunzi;wawa ngobusoemhlabeni

50UDavidewameyisakeumFilistingenkwitshinangelitye, watshokumFilisti,wambulala;kekungekhokrele esandlenisikaDavide.

51WagidimakeuDavide,wemaphezukomFilisti, walithabathaikrelelakhe,walirholaesingxotyenisalo, wambulala,wamnqumlaintlokongaloAmaFilistiabona igorhalawolifile,asaba

52AsukaamadodaakwaSirayelinakwaYuda,ahlaba umkhosi,awasukelaamaFilisti,adaafikaentilini,esa emasangwenie-EkronAbabuleweyobamaFilistibawa endleleniyeShaharayim,besaeGati,nase-Ekron.

53BabuyaoonyanabakaSirayeliekuwasukeleniamaFilisti, baziphangaiintentezawo

54UDavidewayithabathaintlokoyomFilisti,wayisa eYerusalem;isikrweqesakhewasibekaententeniyakhe.

55USawulewambonauDavideephumaesiya kumhlangabezaumFilisti,wathikuAbhinere,umthethelimkhosi,Abhinere,ingunyanakabaninalomfana?Wathi uAbhinere,Uhlelinjeumphefumlowakho,kumkani, andazi

56Wathiukumkani,Buzaukubaingunyanakabaninale nkwenkwe

57Kwathi,ekubuyenikukaDavideekumbulaleniumFilisti, uAbhinerewamthabatha,wamzisaphambikoSawule, ephethengesandlaintlokoyomFilisti

58WathiuSawulekuye,Ungunyanakabanina,mfanandini? WathiuDavide,NdingunyanawomkhonziwakhouYese waseBhetelehem

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Kwathi,xaagqibileyoukuthethakuSawule,umphefumlo kaYonatanwabophananomphefumlokaDavide;uYonatan wamthandanjengomphefumlowakhe

2USawulewamthabathangaloomini,akamvumelaukuba abuyeleendlwinikayise

3BenzaumnqophisoooYonatannoDavide,ngokumthanda kwakhenjengomphefumlowakhe.

4UYonatanwazihlubainguboyokwalekaabenayo, wayinikauDavide,neengubozakhezokulwa,kwesa nakwikrelelakhe,nakwisaphethasakhe,nakumbhinqo wakhe

5WaphumauDavide,wayaaphowathunywakhona nguSawule,wenzangengqiqo.USawulewammisaphezu kwamadodaokulwa;wakholekaemehlweniabantubonke, nasemehlweniabakhonzibakaSawule

6Kwathiekufikenikwabo,ekubuyenikukaDavide ekumbulaleniumFilisti,baphumaabafaziemiziniyonke yakwaSirayeli,bevumaingoma,bengqungqa,besiza kumkhawulelauSawuleukumkaningeengqongqo, nangovuyo,nangeempahlazokuvuma

7Abafazibaphendulanaabafaziekubethenikwabo,bathi, USawuleubuleleamawakaakhe,UDavideubulele amawakaakhealishumi

8USawulewabanoburhalarhumekunene,libiemehlweni akheelolizwi;Wathi,UDavidebamnikeamawaka alishumi,mnakebandinikeamawaka; 9USawulewamjongauDavide,kususelakuloomini

10Kwathingengomso,umoyaombikaThixowamfikela uSawule,waprofetaphakathikwendlu,uDavideebetha uhadingesandlasakhenjengemihla,intshuntshe isesandlenisikaSawule

11USawulewabinzangentshuntshe;ngokubaubesithi, NdiyakumqhamanodongauDavideUDavidewaphepha izihlandlozazibiniebuswenibakhe.

12USawulewamoyikauDavide,ngokubauYehova ebenaye,emkilekuSawule

13USawulewamsusakekuye,wammisawangumthetheli wakhewewaka;waphuma,wangenaphambikwabantu

14UDavidewenzangengqiqokuzozonkeiindlelazakhe; uYehovawabanaye

15WabonauSawuleukubaunengqiqoenkulu, wanxunguphalabubusobakhe;

16KeonkeamaSirayelinamaYudaebemthandauDavide, ngokubaebephumaengenaphambikwawo

17WathiuSawulekuDavide,Nantsointombiyamenkulu, uMerabhi;ndiyakunikaibengumkakho;kodwayiba ngumfoonobukrotikum,ulweiimfazwezikaYehova WathiuSawule,Isandlasammasingabiphezukwakhe, masibephezukwakheisandlasamaFilisti.

18WathiuDavidekuSawule,Ndingubanina?ayintonina amakowethu,iyiniimizalwanekabawokwaSirayeli,ukuba ndibengumyenikukumkani?

19KwathingexeshalokubauMerabhi,intombikaSawule, anikweuDavide,wasukawanikwauAdriyeliwaseMehola, ukubaabengumkakhe

20UMikaliintombikaSawuleyamthandauDavide WaxelelwauSawule,yalungaloontoemehlweniakhe.

21WathiuSawule,Ndiyakumnikayonaibengumgibe kuye,sibekuyeisandlasamaFilistiWathiuSawule kuDavide,Uyakubangumyenikumnamhlakwinto omabini

22USawulewabawiselaabakhonzibakheumthetho,wathi, ThethaningasesekuDavide,nithi,Yabona,ukumkani ukunanzile,bonkeabakhonzibakhebayakuthanda;ke ngokoyibangumyenikukumkani

23BawathethaabakhonzibakaSawuleloomazwi ezindlebenizikaDavideWathiuDavide,Yintoelulana emehlwenienuukubangumyenikukumkani,ndiyindoda elihlwempunje,ndilulanje?

24BamxelelaabakhonzibakaSawule,besithi,UDavide uthethewenjenje

25WathiuSawule,NotshokuDavideukuthi,Ukumkani akanqwenelikhazi;USawuleubecingaukumwisauDavide ngesandlasamaFilisti

26AbakhonzibakhebamxelelauDavideloomazwi; yalungaloontoemehlwenikaDavide,ukubaabengumyeni kukumkaniKekalokuimihlaibingekazaliseki

27WesukakeuDavide,wahambayenanamadodaakhe, wabulalakumaFilistiamadodaangamakhuluamabini; UDavidewazizisaiinyamazokwaluswazawo,wazinika ukumkanizingangokozingako,ukubaabengumyeni kukumkaniUSawulewamnikakeuMikaliintombiyakhe, yangumkakhe

28WakubonauSawule,wakwaziukubauYehova ebenoDavide,noMikaliintombikaSawuleubemthanda 29USawulewamoyikaokunyeuDavide;uSawulewaba lutshabalukaDavideimihlayonke.

30ZaphumakeabathethelibamaFilistiKwathi, ekuphumenikwazo,uDavidewenzangengqiqongaphezu kwabakhonzibonkebakaSawule;Ladumakakhuluigama lakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1WathethauSawulekuYonatanunyanawakhe, nakubakhonzibakhebonke,ukubabambulaleuDavide.

2KeuYonatan,unyanakaSawule,ubeyoliswakunene nguDavideUYonatanwamxelelauDavide,esithi, USawuleubawoufunaukukubulala;

3Mnakendiyakuphuma,ndimengasecalenilikabawo endle,aphoukhona,ndithethengawekubawo; endikubonayondiyakukuxelela

4UYonatanwathethaokulungileyongoDavidekuSawule uyise,wathikuye,Makangoniukumkanikumkhonzi wakheuDavide;ngokubaakonangakuwe,ngokubaizenzo zakhezibezilungilekunenekuwe;

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5Wawunikelaumphefumlowakheesandlenisakhe, wambulalaumFilisti;uYehovawawenzelausindiso olukhuluamaSirayelionke;wakubonawena,wavuya; 6WaliphulaphulauSawuleizwilikaYonatan,wafunga uSawule,wathi,EhlelinjeuYehova,akayikubulawa.

7UYonatanwambizauDavide,uYonatanwamxelelala mazwionkeUYonatanwamzisauDavidekuSawule,waba phambikwakhenjengangaphambili.

8Yabuyayabakhoimfazwe;waphumauDavide,walwa namaFilisti,wawabulalakakhulu;asabaebuswenibakhe 9UmoyaombikaYehovawamfikelauSawule,ehleli endlwiniyakhe,intshuntsheyakheisesandlenisakhe, uDavideebethauhadingesandlasakhe.

10USawulewafunaukumqhamanodongauDavide ngentshuntsheWesukawemkaebuswenibukaSawule, watshongomkhontoeludongeni.WasabauDavide, wasindangobobusuku

11USawulewathumelaabathunywaendlwinikaDavide ukubabamlinde,bambulalekusasa.UMikaliumkaDavide wamxelela,wathi,Ukubautheakwawusindisa umphefumlowakhongobubusuku,wobulawangomso

12UMikaliwamhlisakeuDavidengefestile,wahamba, wasaba,wasinda

13UMikaliwayithabathaimilonde-khaya,wayilalisa esingqengqelweni,wabekanomlukowoboyabeebhokhwe entlokweniyayo,wayigubungelangengubo

14USawulewathumaabathunywaukubabamthabathe uDavide.Wathiyena,Uyafa.

15USawulewasusaabathunywaukubabayekumkhangela uDavide,esithi,Nyukani,nizenayekumngokhuko, ndimbulale.

16Bangenaabathunywa,nangoimilondekhayale isemandlalweni,nomlukowoboyabeebhokhweentlokweni yayo.

17WathiuSawulekuMikali,Yininaukubawenjenje ukundikhohlisa,ulundululeutshabalwamlusinde?Wathi uMikalikuSawule,Wathiyenakum,Ndiyekendihambe; yininaukubandikubulale?

18EbalekilekeuDavide,wasinda,wayakuSamuweli eRama,wamxelelakonkeabekwenzileuSawulekuye. WahambakeyenanoSamuweli,bayakuhlalaeNayoti

19WaxelelwauSawule,kwathiwa,NankouDavide eNayotingaseRama.

20USawulewasusaabathunywa,ukubabamthabathe uDavide;

21WaxelelwauSawule,wasusaabanyeabathunywa, baprofetakananjalonaboUSawulewaphindawathuma abathunywaokwesithathu,baprofetakananjalonabo.

22WayanayeeRama,wafikaequlenielikhulueliseSeku, wabuza,wathi,BaphinaooSamuwelinoDavide?Wathi omnye,NankobaseNayotingaseRama

23WayakhonaeNayotingaseRama,uMoyakaThixo wamfikelanaye;wahambaeprofeta,wadawayaeNayoti ngaseRama

24Wazihlubanayeiingubozakhe,waprofetanayephambi koSamuweli,wawaphantsiezeyonkeloomini,nobo busukubonke.Ngenxayokokuthiwa,Ukubaprofeti noSawulena?

ISAHLUKO20

WabalekauDavideeNayotingaseRama,weza,wathi phambikoYonatan,Ndenzentonina?Buyinina ubugwenxabam?Siyininaisonosamphambikoyihlo, ukubaangxameleumphefumlowamnje?

2Wathiyenakuye,Makubeleeoko;akuyikufaUyabona, ubawoakenzinenkuluinto,nencinaneinto,angayityhileli indlebeyam;ubawouyifihleleninakelentokum? akunjalo

3WafungaphezukokouDavide,wathi,Uyihlouyazi okuneneukubaundibabale;wathi,Makangakwazioko uYonatan,hlezeabebuhlungu;ehlelinjeuYehova,uhleli njeumphefumlowakho,linyatheloelinyephakathikwam nokufa

4WathiuYonatankuDavide,Intooyithethayo umphefumlowakho,ndiyakuyenza

5WathiuDavidekuYonatan,Uyabona,iyakuthwasa inyangangomso;ndifaneleukuhlalanokumkani,ndidle; ndindulule,ndiyekuzifihlaendle,kudekuhlwengomhla wesithathu

6Ukubauyihlouthewandifuna,wothiwena,Ucelekum wandibongozauDavide,ukubaagidimeayeeBhetelehem emziniwakowabo;ngokubakukhoumbingelelo weminyakangeminyakaapho,owenzelwaumziwonke wakowabo

7Ukubauthe,Kulungile;Keukubauthewavuthakakhulu ngumsindo,yaziukubaugqibekwelobubi.

8Ngokokeuzeumenzeleincebaumkhonziwakho; ngokubaumngeniseemnqophiswenikaYehovaumkhonzi wakholonawe;keukubabuthebakhokumubugwenxa, ndibulalewenangokwakho;Yininaukubaundisekuyihlo?

9WathiuYonatan,Makubeleekuwe;ukubandithendazi kakuhleukubaubawougqibekwelokubaufikelwebububi, ndibendingekuxelelina?

10WathiuDavidekuYonatan,Hi,ndiyakuxelelwa ngubanina?Hi,ukubauyihloukuphendulekalukhuni?

11WathiuYonatankuDavide,Hamba,siphumesiye ezindleBaphumabobabinibayaemasimini

12WathiuYonatankuDavide,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli, xandithendamgocagocaubawonanininangomsonamhla namhlanamhla,nokubakuthekwalungakuDavide,ndaza andathumelakuwe,ndakuxelela;

13UYehovamakenjenjekuYonatan,aqokeleukwenjenje; keukubakuthekwalungakubawoukubaakwenzeleububi, ndokuxelela,ndikukhulule,uhambeunoxolo;uYehova makabenawe,njengokubaebenobawo

14Wangaungathi,ukubandisadlaubomi,undenzele incebakaYehova,ukubandingafi;

15ungazeuyinqumleincebayakhoendlwiniyamnanini, ungenjenjalonasekuzinqamlenikukaYehovaiintshaba zikaDavidezonkengazinye,ebuswenibomhlaba.

16WanqophisanakeuYonatannendlukaDavide,esithi, UYehovamakakubuzekeokuesandleniseentshaba zikaDavide

17WaphindauYonatanukumfungisauDavide ngokumthandakwakhe;ngokubaebemthanda njengomphefumlowakhe

18WathiuYonatankuDavide,Ngomsoiyakuthwasa inyanga;uyakubuzwa,ngokubaisihlalosakhosiyakuba sodwa

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19Uzeuhlekamsinya,uyekuloondawowawuzimelekuyo, ekubanjwenikwakhokuloondawo,uhlalengasetyenileEzeli; 20ndizitoleleecalenilaloiintolozontathu,ndinge ndizixunelaetekenini.

21Yabona,ndiyakumthumaumfana,ndithi,Yiya, uzithabatheiintoloUkubandithekumfana,Nanziiintolo, zinganenokwakho,zithabathe;uze,ngokubakuxolokuwe, akukhonto;ehlelinjeuYehova

22Keukubandithekwindodanaleyo,Nanzoiintolo zingaphayakwakho;hamba,ngokubauYehovaukundulule 23Keilizwieliyasilithethileyomnanawe,yabona, uYehovauphakathikwamnawekudekuseephakadeni.

24WazimelakeuDavideendleKwathi,ekuthwaseni kwenyanga,ukumkaniwahlalaphantsiukubaadle 25Ukumkaniwahlalaesihlalwenisakhe,njengezinye izihlandlo,esitulweniesingaseludongeniWesuka uYonatan,wahlalauAbhinereecalenilikaSawule,iyodwa indawokaDavide.

26AkathethantouSawulengaloomini;ngokubaebesithi, Uhlelweyinto;inene,akahlambulukile

27Kwathingengomso,ngowesibiniumhlaenyangenileyo, ayabanamntuindawokaDavideWathiuSawule kuYonatanunyanawakhe,Yininaukubaangezikudla unyanakaYesenayizolonanamhla?

28UYonatanwamphendulauSawule,wathi,UDavide ucelekum,wandibongozaukubaayeeBhetelehem; 29Wathi,Khawundiyekendiye;ngokubakukho umbingelelowemizalwaneyakowethuekhaya;keyena umkhuluwawamundiwiseleumthetho;kalokuukuba undibabale,makhendigidime,ndiyekubonaumkhuluwa wamngenxayokoakezietafileniyokumkani

30WavuthakeumsindokaSawulekuYonatan,wathikuye, Nyanawegwenxakazieligwilikileyo,andaziyininaukuba unyanakaYeseumnyuleleukubaabelihlazolakho, nehlazolobuzebonyoko?

31Kubayonkeimihla,unyanakaYeseayakudlaubomi ngayoemhlabeni,akuyikuqinisekawenanobukumkani bakhoThumelangoko,umzisekum,ngokubaineneuya kufa.

32UYonatanwamphendulauSawuleuyise,wathikuye, Yininaukubaabulawe?Wenzentonina?

33USawulewabinzangentshuntsheukubaatshokuye. WaziuYonatan,ukubauyiseugqibekwelokubaambulale uDavide

34WesukakeuYonatanetafilenievuthangumsindo; akadlakudlangomhlawesibiniwenyanga;ngokuba ubebuhlungungoDavide,kubauyiseubemhlazisile.

35Kwathingengomso,waphumauYonatanwaya entsimini,ngexeshaabemisiweyonoDavide,enomfana omncinane

36Wathikumfana,Khawubaleke,uzithabatheiintolo endizixunayoWabalekaumfana,yenawaxunelautolo kuye

37Wafikaumfanakuloondawobelukuyoutolo abeluxunileuYonatanWamemezauYonatankumfana, wathi,Nalongaphayakwakhoutolo?

38WamemezauYonatankumfana,wathi,Khawuleza, ngxama,musaukumaUmfanakaYonatanwazichola iintolo,wezaenkosiniyakhe.

39UmfanaubengazintoNguYonatannoDavideababeyazi loonto

40UYonatanwayinikaumfanawakheiintongazakhe, wathikuye,Hamba,uzisekuwoumzi.

41Wemkakeumfana,wesukauDavideendaweni yangasezantsi,wawangobusoemhlabeni,waqubuda izihlandlozazithathu,baphuzana,balilaomnyekomnye, wadauDavidewongamela

42WathiuYonatankuDavide,Hambaunoxolo,ngokuba sifungilesobabiniegamenilikaYehova,sisithi,UYehova makabephakathikwamnawe,naphakathikwembewuyam nembewuyakhokudekuseephakadeniWesukakewemka; wayakeuYonatankuwoumzi

ISAHLUKO21

1UDavidewayaeNobhikuAhimeleki,umbingeleli UAhimelekiwamkhawulelauDavideegubha,wathikuye, Yininaukubauzewedwa,kungekhondodaihambanawe?

2WathiuDavidekuAhimeleki,umbingeleli,Ukumkani undiwiseleumthethongento,wathikum,Makungabikho mntuwaziniyaningalentondikuthumayo,ndikuwisele umthethongayo

3Kalokukukhontoninaphantsikwesandlasakho? Ndinikeesandleniizonkaezihlanu,nokubayintonina ekhoyo

4UmbingeleliwamphendulauDavide,wathi,Akukho sonkasisesabantubonkephantsikwesandlasam;ukuba abafanabathenabazigcinakubafazi

5UDavidewamphendulaumbingeleli,wathikuye, Okweneneabafazibathintelekilekuthiezintsukuzintathu, kususelakokondiphumileyo;

6Umbingeleliwamnikakeezingcwele;ngokuba bekungekhozonkakhonaapho,bekungekhosonka esikroliweyo,esibesisuswephambikoYehova,ukuba kubekweizonkaezishushungomhlawokuthatyathwa kwazo

7Kekalokukwayekuvalelwekhonaindodayakubakhonzi bakaSawulengaloominiphambikoYehova;igamalakhe belinguDowegi,umEdom,ingangayabalusibakaSawule 8WathiuDavidekuAhimeleki,Akukhontshuntshenakrele naaphaphantsikwesandlasakho?kubaikrelelam kwaneentongazamandiziphathanga;ngokubaumcimbi wokumkaniubeungxamile

9Wathiumbingeleli,IkrelelikaGoliyatiumFilisti, owambulalaentilinikaEla,nalilisongelweengutyeniemva kwe-efodiUkubauyalithabatha,lithabathe;ngokuba akukhowumbingaphandlekwayo.WathiuDavide, Akukholinjengalo;ndinike

10WesukakeuDavide,wasabangaloominingenxa kaSawule,wayakuAkishe,ukumkaniwaseGati 11Bathiabakhonzibaka-Akishekuye,Loasinguyena uDavideukumkaniwelizwe?Abavumanganangaye ekungqungqeni,besithi,USawuleubuleleamawakaakhe, UDavideubuleleamawakaakhealishumi?

12UDavidewawabekalamazwientliziyweniyakhe, woyikakuneneebuswenibuka-Akishe,ukumkani waseGati

13Waziphambanisaukuziphathakwakhephambikwabo, wazigezisaesandlenisabo,wakrwelaezingcangweni zesango,wawavuthululaamatheezindevinizakhe

14WathiuAkishekubakhonzibakhe,Yabonani,nantsile ndodaisisihiba;yininaukubaniyizisekum?

15Ndisweleizihilina,ukubaniziselo,ukubaagebe phambikwam?Angenenaloendlwiniyam?

ISAHLUKO22

1WemkakeaphouDavide,wabalekelaemqolombeni waseAdulamBevaabazalwanabakhe,nendlukayise yonke,behlabayakuyekhona.

2Abuthelanakuyeonkeamadodaaxinekileyo,namadoda onkeanamatyala,namadodaonkeanezikrokro;waba ngumthetheliwawo;kwayekwakukhonayeamadoda amalunganamakhuluamane

3WemkakhonauDavide,wayaeMizpakwaMowabhi, wathikukumkaniwakwaMowabhi,Makhebaphume ubawonoma,bahlalenani,ndidendiyaziintoaya kundenzelayonauThixo.

4WabazisaphambikokumkaniwakwaMowabhi,bahlala nayeyonkeimihlaabesemboniselweniuDavide

5WathiumprofetiuGadikuDavide,Musaukuhlala emboniselweni;hambauyeezwenilakwaYudaWemkake uDavide,wafikakwihlathilaseHerete

6WevauSawuleukubaufunyenweuDavide,namadoda abenaye(uSawuleebehlelieGibhehaphantsikomthi waseRama,ephetheumkhontoesandlenisakhe,abakhonzi bakhebonkebemingakuye);

7WathiuSawulekubakhonzibakheababemingakuye, Khanive,maBhenjamin;UnyanakaYesewoninikanonke amasiminezidiliyana,animisenonkengabathetheli-waka nabathetheli-makhulu;

8ukubanjenonkeniphelanindicebe,kungabikhonamnye uyityhilelayoindlebeyamukubaunyanawamwenze umnqophisononyanakaYese,kungabikhonamnyekuni ubanosizingenxayam,ayityhileleindlebeyamukuba unyanawamumvuseleumkhonziwam,ukubaandilalele, njengokokunjalonamhla?

9WaphendulauDowegiumEdom,obemiswephezu kwabakhonzibakaSawule,wathi,Ndimbonileunyana kaYeseesizaeNobhi,kuAhimeleki,unyanaka-Ahitubhi

10WazayenawambuzelakuYehova,wamnikaumphako, wamnikanekrelelikaGoliyatiumFilisti.

11Wathumelaukumkani,wambizauAhimelekiunyanakaAhitubhi,umbingeleli,nendluyonkekayise,ababingeleli ababeseNobhi;bezabonkebephelakukumkani.

12WathiuSawule,Khawuve,nyanaka-AhitubhiWathi yena,Ndilapha,nkosiyam

13WathiuSawulekuye,Yininaukubanindicebe,wena nonyanakaYese,umnikeisonkanekrele,umbuzele kuThixo,ukubaasukeandilalele,njengokokunjalonamhla?

14UAhimelekiwamphendulaukumkani,wathi,Ngubani nakubakhonzibakhobonkeothembekenjengoDavide, umyenikukumkani,onokungenaelizwinilakho,ozukileyo endlwiniyakho?

15NdiyaqalayininanamhlaukumbuzelakuThixo? makubeleeokokum;ukumkanimakangamthwalisinto umkhonziwakhe,nendluyonkekabawo;ngokuba umkhonziwakholoubengazintokuyoyonkelento, nokubakokuncinanenokubakokukhulu.

16Wathiukumkani,Uyakufaufe,Ahimeleki,wena nendluyonkekayihlo

17Wathiukumkanikwizigidimizakheezibezimingakuye, Jikani,nibabulaleababingelelibakaYehova;ngenxa yokubanesaboisandlasinoDavide,nangokubababesazi

okowabalekayoyena,abayityhilelaindlebeyamAbavuma abakhonzibokumkaniukusaizandlazabo,baxabele kubabingelelibakaYehova

18WathiukumkanikuDowegi,Jikawena,uxabele kubabingeleli.WajikakeuDowegiumEdom,wabaxabela kubabingeleli,wabulalangaloominiamashumiasibhozo anantlanuamadodaanxibeiefodiyelinenemhlophe

19NeNobhi,umziwababingeleli,wayixabelangohlangothi lwekrele,ethabathelakwindodaasekumfazi,ethabathela kwiintsaphoasekwiintsana,neenkomo,namaesile, negusha,ngohlangothilwekrele

20Kwasindaomnyekoonyanabaka-AhimelekiunyanakaAhitubhi,ogamalinguAbhiyatare,owabalekawalandela uDavide

21UAbhiyatarewamxelelauDavide,ukubauSawule ubabuleleababingelelibakaYehova.

22WathiuDavidekuAbhiyatare,Bendisazikwangaloo mini,ukuba,ekhonjeuDowegiumEdom,uyakumxelela kakadeuSawule.Ndimobulaliseimiphefumloyonke yendlukayihlo

23Hlalanam,musaukoyika;ngokubaofunaumphefumlo wamufunaumphefumlowakho;ngokubaugcinakele, unamnje

ISAHLUKO23

1KwaxelwakuDavide,kwathiwa,NangaamaFilistiesilwa neKehila,awaziphangaizanda.

2WabuzauDavidekuYehova,wathi,Ndiyena ndiwaxabelelamaFilisti?WathiuYehovakuDavide, HambauyekuwaxabelaamaFilisti,uyisindiseiKehila.

3AthiamadodakaDavidekuye,Nankuthinasisoyika, sikwaYuda,sobekaphina,xasithesafikaeKehila ezintlwinizamaFilisti?

4WaphindauDavidewabuzakuYehovaUYehova wamphendula,wathi,Sukauhle,uyeeKehila;ngokuba ndiyakuwanikelaamaFilistiesandlenisakho.

5WayakeuDavidenamadodaakheeKehila,walwa namaFilisti,wayiqhubaimfuyoyawo,bawabulalakakhulu WabasindisakeuDavideabemibaseKehila.

6Kwathi,ekubalekenikuka-Abhiyatare,unyanakaAhimeleki,kuDavideeKehila,wehlaephetheiefodi 7KwaxelwakuSawule,ukubauDavideufikileeKehila. WathiuSawule,UThixoumnikeleesandlenisam;ngokuba evalelwe,ngokubaengenaemzinionamasangonemivalo 8USawulewababizelandawonyeemfazwenibonkeabantu, ukubabehlebayeeKehila,bangqingeuDavidenamadoda akhe.

9WaziuDavideukubauSawuleumenzelaububi;Wathi kuAbhiyatareumbingeleli,Zisaiefodi 10WathiuDavide,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,uvile ngeneneumkhonziwakho,ukubauSawuleufunaukuza eKehila,ukubaawonakaliselomzingenxayam 11AbemibaseKehilabondinikelanaesandlenisakhe?Uya kuhlanauSawule,njengokoavileyoumkhonziwakho? Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,khawumxeleleumkhonziwakho WathiuYehova,Uyakuhla.

12WathiuDavide,AbemibaseKehilabondinikelanamna namadodaamesandlenisikaSawule?WathiuYehova, Bayakukunikela.

13WesukauDavidenamadodaakhe,bekumakhulu amathandathuamadoda,baphumaeKehila,bahambaapho

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bangahambakhonaWaxelelwauSawule,ukubauDavide ubalekileeKehila;wayekaukuphuma.

14UDavidewahlalaentlangoezimboniselweni,wahlala entabenientlangoyeZifi.USawulewamfunaimihlayonke, uThixoakamnikelaesandlenisakhe.

15WabonauDavideukubauSawuleuphumeezakufuna umphefumlowakheUDavidewayesentlangoyeZifi entshinyeleniyehlathi.

16WesukauYonatanunyanakaSawule,wayakuDavide entshinyeleniyehlathi,wasomelezaisandlasakhekuThixo 17Wathikuye,Musaukoyika,ngokubaisandla sikaSawuleubawoasiyikukufumana;Wenauyakuba ngukumkanikumaSirayeli,mnandibenganenokwakho; noSawuleubawouyakwazioko

18BenzaumnqophisobobabiniphambikoYehova UDavidewahlalaentshinyeleniyehlathiapho,uYonatan wayaendlwiniyakhe

19BenyukaabaseZifi,bayakuSawuleeGibheha,besithi, UDavideakazizimezekuthiyininaezimboniselweni, entshinyeleniyehlathi,enduliniyeHakila,esekunene kwenkangala?

20Kalokuyihla,kumkani,ngokomnqwenowonke womphefumlowakhoukuhla;Kethinasiyakumnikela esandlenisokumkani

21WathiuSawule,NinanisikelelwenguYehova;ngokuba ninofefekum

Khaniyenigqaleokunye,nazi,niboneindawoyakhe,apho unyawolwakhelukhona,nokubangubaninaombone khona;ngokubakuthiwakum,Asikukonokuba unobuqhophololo

23Khangelanike,nazazizonkeiindawozokuzimela,aya kuzimelakuzo,nibuyelekumniqinisekile,ndohambanani; 24BesukakebayaeZifiphambikoSawuleUDavide namadodaakhewayesentlangoyeMahon,eArabha, ngasezantsikwenkangala

25WahambauSawulenamadodaakheukuyakumfuna WaxelelwauDavide;wehlakewayaengxondorheni, wahlalaentlangoyeMahonWevauSawule,wamsukela uDavideentlangoyeMahon

26WahambauSawulengelicalalentaba,wahamba uDavidenamadodaakhengelaacalalentabaUDavide wemkabuphuthuphuthu,ngokoyikauSawule;USawule namadodaakhebamrhawulauDavidenamadodaakhe, ukubabababambe

27KekalokukwafikaumthunywakuSawule,esithi, Khawuleza,uze;ngokubaamaFilistialingeneleilizwe.

28WabuyakeuSawuleekumsukeleniuDavide,waya kuwahlangabezaamaFilisti.

29WenyukakeuDavide,esukaapho,wahlala ezimboniselwenizase-Engedi

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathi,xauSawulewabuyayoekuwasukeleniamaFilisti, bamxelelabesithi,NankuuDavideentlangoyase-Engedi

2USawulewathabathaamadodaangamawakaamathathu ahleliweyokumaSirayelionke,wayakufunauDavide namadodaakheemawenieebhokhwezasendle

3Wafikaezibayenizempahlaemfutshane,ngasendleleni, kukhoumqolombaapho;WangenauSawule,ukuba agubungeleiinyawozakhe;

4AthiamadodakaDavidekuye,Nantsiimini,athe uYehovakuwe,Yabona,ndiyakulunikelautshabalwakho esandlenisakho,wenzekulonjengokokulungileyo emehlweniakho.WesukakeuDavide,wanqumlangasese isondolenguboyokwalekakaSawule.

5Kwathiemvenikoko,intliziyokaDavideyakhathazeka ngenxayokubaebelinqamleisondolesondolikaSawule

6Wathikumadodaakhe,Makubeleekum,ngenxa kaYehova,ukubandiyenzeloontoenkosiniyam, umthanjiswakaYehova,ndisiseisandlasamkuye;ngokuba ungumthanjiswakaYehova

7UDavidewabanqandaabakhonzibakhengaloomazwi, akabavumelaukubabasukelekuSawule.WesukauSawule emqolombeni,wahambangendlelayakhe

8WesukauDavideemvenikoko,waphumaemqolombeni, wamemezakuSawule,esithi,Nkosiyam,kumkani. WabhekangasemvauSawule,wathobauDavidengobuso emhlabeni,waqubuda

9WathiuDavidekuSawule,Yininaukubauveamazwi abantuabathi,NankuuDavideefunaukubauhlelwebububi?

10Yabona,namhlaabonileamehloakho,ukubauYehova ebekunikelenamhlaesandlenisamemqolombeni;Ndathi, Andiyikusaisandlasamenkosiniyam;ngokuba ungumthanjiswakaYehova

11Khangelake,bawo,uliboneisondolenguboyakho yokwaleka,lisesandlenisam;uyawuzingelake umphefumlowam,ukubauwuthabathe

12UYehovamakagwebephakathikwamnawe, andiphindezeleleuYehovakuwe;keisandlasamasiyikuba phezukwakho

13Njengokolitshoyoiqhalolamanyangeukuthi, Okungendawokuphumakwabangendawo;keisandlasam asiyikubaphezukwakho

14UphumelenenabaninaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli? Usukelabanina?emvakwenjaefileyo,emva kwentakumba

15UYehovamakabengumgwebi,agwebephakathikwam nawe,abone,andibambele,andihlanguleesandlenisakho 16Kwathi,akugqibauDavideukuwathethalamazwi kuSawule,wathiuSawule,Lilizwilakhonaelo,nyana wamDavide?WaliphakamisauSawuleilizwilakhe,walila 17WathikuDavide,Ilungisanguwekunam;ngokuba undenzeokulungileyowena,ndakwenzaokubimna.

18Wenauxelilenamhlaukubaundenzeokulungileyo; kubauYehovaebendinikeleesandlenisakho, akwandibulala.

19Xaumntualufumanayoutshabalwakhe,wolundulula ngendlelaelungileyoyinina?UYehovamakakubuyekeze keokulungileyookwenzileyokumnamhla

20Kalokuyabona,ndiyaziukubauyakubangukumkani okunene,bumeesandlenisakhoubukumkani bakwaSirayeli.

21NdifungelengokouYehova,ukubaakuyikuyinqamla imbewuyamemvakwam,nokubaakuyikulitshabalalisa igamalamendlwinikabawo

22UDavidewamfungelauSawuleWagodukauSawule; WenyukakeuDavidenamadodaakhe,bayaemboniselweni.

ISAHLUKO25

1WafauSamuweli;ahlanganisanandawonyeonke amaSirayeli,ammbambazelela,amngcwabelaendlwini

yakheeRamaWesukakeuDavide,wehlawayaentlango yaseParan.

2BekukhoindodaeMahon,emfuyoyayoiseKarmele;Loo ndodakeibisisityebikakhulu,inempahlaemfutshane engamawakaamathathu,newakaleebhokhwe;yayicheba impahlayayoemfutshaneeKarmele

3KeigamalaloondodabelinguNabhali;igamalomkayo linguAbhigali;wayeengumfazionengqondo,emhle imbonakaloKeindodaleyoyayiyingcuka,zimbiiintlondi zayo;wayeengowendlukaKalebhi

4WevauDavideentlangoukubauNabhaliuchebaiigusha zakhe

5UDavidewesusaabafanaabalishumi,wathiuDavide kumadodanaakhe,NyukaniniyeeKarmele,niye kuNabhali,nibuliseegamenilam; 6nitshoukuthi,Uxolomalubekuwe,uxolomalubenendlu yakho,kuphilekonkeonakho

7Kekalokundivileukubaunabachebi

8Buzakumadodanaakho,okuxelela;Makababalwenguwe lamadodana,ngokubasifikengeminielungileyo;ubanike abakhonzibakho,nonyanawakhouDavide,intoesithe sayifumanaisandlasakho.

9AyakeamadodanakaDavide,athethakuNabhali ngokwaloomazwionkeegamenilikaDavide,ahlalaphantsi

10UNabhaliwabaphendulaabakhonzibakaDavide,wathi, NgubaninayenauDavide?NgubaninaunyanakaYese? baninziabakhonziabakreqayo,elowoenkosiniyakhe

11Ndingathininaukuthabathaisonkasam,namanziam, nenyamayam,exhelelweabachebibam,ndiyinike amadodaendingawaziyonokubaavelaphina?

12AjikakeamadodanaakwaDavide,ngendlelayawo, abuyaezaamxelelangokwaloomazwionke

13WathiuDavidekumadodaakhe,Bhinqanielowoikrele lakhe.Babhinqaelowoikrelelakhe;nayeuDavide wabhinqisaikrelelakhe;kwenyukaemvakoDavide amadodaakumakhuluamane;kwasalaamakhuluamabini eempahla.

14KekalokuuAbhigali,umkaNabhali,waxelelwa yindodanaethilekumadodanaakhe,isithi,Yabona, uDavideususeabathunywaentlango,ukubabeze kusikelelainkosiyethu;Wathethakakubingabo 15Kodwaamadodalawoebelungilekunenekuthi; 16abaludongakuthinasebusukunasemini,yonkeimihla ebesinawo,sisalusaimpahlaemfutshane

17Yazingoko,uyiboneintooyenzayo;ngokuba kugqitywekwelobubingakwinkosiyethu,nanxamnye nendluyayoyonke;

18WakhawulezakeuAbhigali,wathabathaamakhulu amabiniezonka,neentsubazambinizewayini,neegusha zantlanusezihlinziwe,neesehazantlanuzamakhweba, zalikhululezicumbazeerasintyisi,zamakhulumabini izicumbazamakhiwane,wazibekaemaesileni.

19Wathikubakhonzibakhe,Gqithelaniphambikwam; yabonani,ndiyanilandelaAkayixelelaindodayakhe uNabhali

20Kwathi,ekhwelee-esileni,esihlaesithenilentaba,nabo ooDavidenamadodaakhebesihla,bemkhawulela; waqubisananabo

21KekalokuuDavideebethe,Ndifumanendazixokisa ngokwam,ndazigcinazonkeizintozaloentlango, akwalahlekantoentweniyonkeeyeyakhe;wandibuyisela ububiesikhundlenisokulungileyo

22UThixomakenjenjekwiintshabazikaDavide,aqokele ukwenjenje,ukubakudekwasangomsondisalise,kubo bonkeanabo,intoeyindoda

23UAbhigaliwambonauDavide,wangxama,wehlaeesileni,wawangobusophambikoDavide,waqubuda emhlabeni

24Wawaezinyawenizakhe,wathi,Mabubephezukwam, nkosiyam,obobugwenxa;makathetheezindlebeni umkhonzazanawakho,aweveamazwiomkhonzazana wakho

25Inkosiyammayingakheikhathalengulomntu ulitshijolo,uNabhalingokubanjengokolinjaloigamalakhe, unjaloyena;NguNabhaliigamalakhe,unobudenge;ke mna,mkhonzazanawakho,andiwabonangaamadodana enkosiyam,owawathumayo

26Kaloku,nkosiyam,ehlelinjeuYehova,uhlelinje umphefumlowakho,inene,ukubauYehovaukunqandile ukubauphalazeigazi,ungaziphindezelingesandlasakho, mazibenjengoNabhaliiintshabazakho,nabayifunelaububi inkosiyam

27Ngokolentsikelelo,ayizisileyoumkhonzazanawakho enkosiniyam,mayinikweamadodanaalandelainkosiyam. 28Khawumxoleleumkhonzazanawakhoukreqolwakhe; ngokuba,inene,uYehovauyakuyenzelainkosiyamindlu eqinileyo;ngokubainkosiyamilwaiimfazwezikaYehova; ububiabuyikufunyanwakuweyonkeimihlayakho 29Xakuthekwesukaumntu,wakusukela,wawufuna umphefumlowakho,wobotshwaumphefumlowenkosi yamesiqhumenisabaphilileyokuYehovauThixowakho; kewonaumphefumloweentshabazakhowowusawula ephakathikwenkwitshi.

30Kothi,xauYehovaathewenzaenkosiniyamnjengako konkeokulungileyoakuthethileyongawe,wakumisaukuba ubeyingangayamaSirayeli; 31okokungabisisiwisokuwe,nesikhubekisosentliziyo yenkosiyam,nokuphalazaigazielimsulwa,nokuzisindisa kwenkosiyam;ukubauYehovauthewenzaokulungileyo enkosiniyam,womkhumbulaumkhonzazanawakho

32WathiuDavidekuAbhigali,MakabongweuYehova, uThixokaSirayeli,okuthumileyonamhla,wandikhawulela. 33Mayibongweimvoyakho,ubongwewena,ondaleleyo namhlaukubandiphalazeigazi,ndizisindisengesandlasam 34Kubainene,ehlelinjeuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ondithinteleyoandenzantoimbi,ukubaubungangxamanga uzekundikhawulela,inene,ngekungadangakusengomso kusaselekwaNabhaliintoekrobaeludongeni.

35UDavidewakwamkelaesandlenisakheokoakuzisileyo kuye;wathikuye,Nyukaunoxolo,uyeendlwiniyakho; uyabona,ndiliphulaphuleizwilakho,ndakunonelela

36WayakeuAbhigalikuNabhali;nankoenesidloendlwini yakhe,njengesidlosokumkani;intliziyokaNabhali yayichwayitile,enxilekunene.Akamxelelanto,nokuba yencinane,nokubayenkulu,kwadakwasa

37Kwathingengomso,ukuphumakwewayinikuNabhali, umkakhewamxelelaloomazwi,yafaintliziyoyakhe phakathikwakhe,yabalilitye

38Kwathi,zakubaseshuminiiintsuku,uYehovawambetha uNabhali,wafa

39WevauDavideukubauNabhaliufile,wathi, MakabongweuYehovaokuthetheleleyoukungcikivwa kwam,wandikhululaesandlenisikaNabhali,wamnqanda umkhonziwakheebubini,uYehovawabubuyiselaububi

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

bukaNabhalientlokweniyakheWathumelauDavide, wathethanoAbhigali,ukubaamzekeabengumkakhe.

40BayaabakhonzibakaDavidekuAbhigalieKarmele, bathethakuye,besithi,UDavideusithumekuweukuba akuzeke,ubengumkakhe.

41Wesuka,waqubudaemhlabeni,wathi,Nanku umkhonzazanawakhowokubalikhobokazanalokuhlamba iinyawozabakhonzibenkosiyam.

42Wakhawuleza,wesuka,wakhwelae-esileni,eneentombi zakheezihlanuezimlandelayo;wabalandelaabathunywa bakaDavide,wabangumkakhe

43UDavidewathabathanoAhinowamwaseYizereli;baba ngabafazibakhebobabininabo.

44KeuSawulewayetheuMikali,intombiyakhe, umkaDavide,wamnikauFaliti,unyanakaLayishe waseGalim.

ISAHLUKO26

1BezaabaseZifikuSawuleeGibheha,bathi,UDavide akazifihleenduliniyeHakila,ekhangelenenenkangala,yini na?

2WesukauSawule,wehlawayaentlangoyeZifi, enamadodaangamawakaamathathuahleliweyo akwaSirayeli,eyakufunauDavideentlangoyaseZifi.

3USawulewamisaenduliniyeHakila,ekhangelene neYeshimon,ngasendleleniKeuDavidewayehleli entlango;wabonaukubauSawuleuyamlandelaentlango.

4UDavidewesusaiintlola,wazingazoukubauSawule uzileokunene

5WesukauDavide,wayakuloondawoebemisekuyo uSawule,wayibonauDavideindawoalelekuyouSawule, noAbhinereunyanakaNere,umthetheliwomkhosiwakhe;

6WaphendulauDavide,wathikuAhimelekiumHeti, nakuAbhishayi,unyanakaTseruya,umzalwanakaYowabhi, NgubaninaoyakuhlanamayekuSawuleemkhosini?

WathiuAbhishayi,Mnandiyakuhlanawe.

7WayauDavidenoAbhishayiebantwiniebusukuNanko uSawuleeleleubuthongongaphakathikothango lweenqwelozokulwa,igxunyekiweintshuntsheyakhe emhlabeningasentlokweniyakhe;keuAbhinerenabantu bakhebelelengeenxazonkekuye

8WathiuAbhishayikuDavide,UThixoulunikelenamhla utshabalwakhoesandlenisakho;

9WathiuDavidekuAbhishayi,Musaukumbulala;ngokuba ngubaninaongasaisandlasakhekumthanjiswakaYehova, azeabemsulwa?

10WathiuDavide,EhlelinjeuYehova,uYehovauya kumbetha;okanyeiyakufikaiminiyakheyokufa;okanye uyakuhlaayeemfazweni,atshabalale

11MakubeleekumngenxakaYehova,ukubandiseisandla samkumthanjiswakaYehova;

12WayithabathakeuDavideintshuntshe,neselwalamanzi, engasentlokwenikaSawule;bemkakekungabonimntu, kungazimntu,kungavukanga;ngokubababewelwe bubuthongoobukhulubukaYehova

13WawelauDavide,wayakwelinyeicala,wema encotsheniyentabakude;kwakukhoindawoenkulu phakathikwabo

14WamemezauDavideebantwininakuAbhinereunyana kaNere,esithi,Akuphendulina,Abhinere?Waphendula

uAbhinere,wathi,Ungubaninawenaumemezayo kukumkani?

15WathiuDavidekuAbhinere,Akuyiyonaindoda enobukroti?ngubaninaonjengawekwaSirayeli?Yinina keukubaungayigciniinkosiyakhoukumkani?ngokuba kufikeumntuwasebantwini,ezakonakalisaukumkani inkosiyakho

16Asintoilungileyoleuyenzileyo.EhlelinjeuYehova, nifanelwekukufa,ngokubaningayigcinangainkosiyenu, umthanjiswakaYehovaKhangelakaloku,iphina intshuntsheyokumkani,neselwalamanzielibe lingasentlokweniyakhe?

17WalaziuSawuleilizwilikaDavide,wathi,Lilizwilakho naelo,nyanawamDavide?WathiuDavide,Lilizwilam, nkosiyamkumkani

18Wathi,Yininaukubainkosiyamimsukeleumkhonzi wayo?Ndenzentonina?Bububibuninaesandlenisam?

19Ngokoinkosiyamukumkanimayikheiwaphulaphule amazwiomkhonziwayo.UkubauYehovaukuxhokonxile ngakum,makathabatheumnikelo;ukubabangoonyana babantu,mabaqalekiswephambikoYehova;ngokuba bandigxothilenamhla,ukubandingahlalielifeni likaYehova,besithi,Hambauyekukhonzathixobambi 20Ngokomalingaphalaliigazilamemhlabeniphambi kobusobukaYehova;

21WathiuSawule,Ndonile;buya,nyanawamDavide; ngokubaandisayikubasakwenzantoimbi,ngendawo yokubaumphefumlowamubunqabileemehlweniakho namhla

22WaphendulauDavide,wathi,Nantsiintshuntshe yokumkani.makuweleomnyeumfana,ayithabathe. 23UYehovauyakuyibuyiselaubulungisabayo, nokuthembekakwayo,indodaabekunikeleesandlenisayo uYehovanamhla;andivumangaukusaisandlasam kumthanjiswakaYehova

24Yabona,njengokowabamkhuluumphefumlowakho emehlweniamnamhla,ngokunjaloumphefumlowamuya kubamkhuluemehlwenikaYehova,andihlangule ekubandezelwenikwamkonke

25WathiuSawulekuDavide,Usikelelwe,nyanawam Davide;uyakwenzaweyise;kananjalouyakufeza kufezekeWahambakeuDavidengendlelayakhe,waza uSawulewabuyelaendaweniyakhe.

ISAHLUKO27

1WathiuDavideentliziyweniyakhe,Makhendibulawe ngenyeiminisisandlasikaSawule.andincameuSawule, angabisandifunanakuwuphinaumdawakwaSirayeli, ndisindekeesandlenisakhe

2WesukakeuDavide,wawelayenanamadoda angamakhuluamathandathuabenaye,wayakuAkishe, unyanakaMahoki,ukumkaniwaseGati

3UDavidewahlalanoAkisheeGati,yenanamadodaakhe, yayileyonendluyayo,uDavideenabafazibakhebobabini, uAhinowamwaseYizereli,noAbhigaliwaseKarmele, umkaNabhali.

4WaxelelwauSawule,ukubauDavideubalekeleeGati, akabasaphindaamfune

5WathiuDavidekuAkishe,Ukubakalokuundibabale, mandinikweindawoemziniosezweni,ndihlalekhona;yini

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli naukubaumkhonziwakholoahlalenaweemzini wokumkani?

6UAkishewamnikangaloominiiTsikelage;ngenxayoko iTsikelageyabayeyookumkanibakwaYuda,unanamhla.

7KekalokuukuhlalakukaDavideezwenilamaFilistiyaba ngumnyakaoneenyangaezine

8WenyukakeuDavidenamadodaakhe,bawangenela amaGeshuri,namaGezere,nama-Amaleki;

9WalibethakeuDavideilizweelo,akashiyandoda nankazanaiphilile,wathabathaimpahlaemfutshane, neenkomo,namaesile,neenkamela,neengubo,wabuya wezakuAkishe

10WathiuAkishe,Niyenzephinaindlelanamhlanje?

WathiuDavide,ElisezantsilakwaYuda,nelasezantsi lamaYerameli,nelasezantsilamaKeni

11UDavideakasindisiindodanankazanaiphilile,ukuba kushunyayelweiindabaezilungileyoeGati,ukuthi,Hleze kusixelelweukuthi,WenjenjalouDavide;

12UAkishewakholwanguDavide,wathi,Ubakruqukile kwabalisikizikuyeabantubakhekwaSirayeli;ngenxa yokouyakubangumkhonzikumngonaphakade

ISAHLUKO28

1Kwathikengaloomihla,amaFilistiayihlanganisela ndawonyeimikhosiyawo,ukubaalwenamaSirayeliWathi uAkishekuDavide,Yazingokuqinisekileyoukubauya kuphumanam,ulwe,wenanamadodaakho.

2WathiuDavidekuAkishe,Kalokuuyakuyaziintoeya kwenziwangumkhonziwakhoWathiuAkishekuDavide, Ngokondokumisaubengumgciniwentlokoyamyonke imihla

3KeuSamuweliubeselefile;abemmbambazeleleonke amaSirayeli;abemngcwabeleeRama,emziniwakowabo. USawulewayebagxothileezweniabaneshologunoosiyazi

4AhlanganisanakeamaFilisti,ezaamisaiintenteeShunem WawahlanganisakeuSawuleamaSirayelionke,amisa eGilibhowa

5WayibonauSawuleimpiyamaFilisti,woyika,yagubha intliziyoyakhekunene.

6WabuzauSawulekuYehova;

7WathiuSawulekubakhonzibakhe,Ndifuneleniinkazana eneshologu,ndiyekuyo,ndibuzekuyo.Bathiabakhonzi bakhekuye,Nantsiyainkazanaeneshologue-Endore 8USawulewazenzamntuwumbi,wambathangubozimbi, wahambaenamadodaamabini.

9Yathiinkazanaleyokuye,Yabonauyakwazinawe akwenzileyouSawule,ukubaubanqamleezweni abaneshologunoosiyazi;yininaukubauwuthiyele umphefumlowam,ukuzendife?

10USawulewayifungelauYehova,esithi,Ehlelinje uYehova,inene,akuyikubanatyalangalento.

11Yathiinkazana,Ndikunyuselebanina?Wathi, NdinyuseleuSamuweli

12YambonainkazanauSamuweli,yakhalangezwi elikhuluYatshoinkazanaleyokuSawule,ukuthi,Yinina ukubaundikhohlise?ngokubaunguSawulewena.

13Wathiukumkanikuyo,MusaukoyikaYathiinkazana kuSawule,Ndiboneizithixozinyukaziphumaemhlabeni

14Wathikuye,Unjaninaukumilakwawo?Yathi, Kunyukeindodaenkulu;wambesangenguboWazi

uSawuleukubanguSamuwelilowo,wathobangobuso emhlabeni,waqubuda.

15WathiuSamuwelikuSawule,Yininaukuba undigungqise,undinyuse?WathiuSawule, Ndibandezelekilekakhulu;ngokubaamaFilistiesilwanam, uThixoumkilekum,akabisandiphendula,nangabaprofeti, nangaphupha;ndikubizileke,ukubaundaziseintoendiya kuyenza.

16WathiuSamuweli,Yininaukubaundibuze,uYehova emkilenjekuwe,wabalutshabalwakho?

17UYehovauyakwenzakuyenjengokowakuthethayo ngam;uYehovaubukrazuleubukumkaniesandlenisakho, wabunikaummelwanewakhouDavide;

18NgokubaungaliphulaphulangaizwilikaYehova, ungenzanganjengokuvuthakomsindowakhekumaAmaleki,ngenxayokouYehovauyenzilelentokuwe namhla

19KananjalouYehovauyakuwanikelaamaSirayelikunye naweesandlenisamaFilisti;ngomsowenanoonyanabakho niyakubanam,nomkhosiwamaSirayeliuYehova awunikeleesandlenisamaFilisti

20WawakwaokouSawuleemhlabeniemhlabeni,woyika kunenengamazwikaSamuweli;ngokubaubengadlanga kudlaiminiyonke,nobusukubonke

21YezainkazanaleyokuSawule,yabonaukuba ukhwankqekuneneYathikuye,Yabona,umkhonzazana wakhouliphulaphuleizwilakho,ndawenzaumphefumlo wamesandleni,ndawevaamazwiakhoowathethileyokum.

22Khawuliphulaphulenawengokoizwilomkhonzazana wakho,ndibekephambikwakhoiqhekezalesonka;udle, ubenamandlaekuhambenikwakho.

23Akavumakewathi,AndiyikudlaBamzamaabakhonzi bakhekwanenkazanaleyo;waliphulaphulaizwilabo Wavukakeemhlabeni,wahlalaelukhukweni.

24Kekalokuinkazanaleyoyayinetholeelityetyisiweyo endlwini;wakhawuleza,wayixhela,wathabathaumgubo ocoliweyo,wawuxovula,wazosaizonkaezingenagwele ngawo

25YabekaphambikoSawulenaphambikwabakhonzi bakhe;badlake.Basukake,bemkangobobusuku.

ISAHLUKO29

1AyihlanganisakeamaFilistiyonkeimikhosiyawoeAfeki; amaSirayeliamisangasemthonjenioseYizereli

2IzikhuluzamaFilistizazidlulangamakhulunamawaka; uDavidenamadodaakhebegqithangasemvanoAkishe 3ZathiabathethelibamaFilisti,AyintoninalamaHebhere apha?WathiuAkishekubathethelibamaFilisti,Lo asinguyenauDavideumkhonzikaSawule,ukumkani wakwaSirayeli,obenamnamhla,naleminyakale, ndingafumanityalakuye,kususelakokowawelayokum unanamhla?

4AbathethelibamaFilistibabanoburhalarhumekuye;zathi kuyeiinkosanazamaFilisti,Mbuyiselelomfo,abuyele endaweniyakheobummiseleyona,angehlinathiukuya ekulweni,hlezeasichaseekulweni;Ngeentlokozala madodana?

5LoasinguyenauDavide,ababevumangaye ekungqungqeni,besithi,USawuleubuleleamawakaakhe, UDavideubuleleamawakaakheangamashumi?

Eyoku-1kaSamuweli

6UAkishewambizauDavide,wathikuye,Ehlelinje uYehova,uthetyewena;kuhleemehlweniamukuphuma kwakhonokungenakwakhonamemkhosini;ngokuba andifumanangabubikuwe,kuthabathelakumhlawokuza kwakhokum,unanamhla;

7Kengokobuya,uhambeunoxolo,ukuzeungenzibubi ezikhuluzamaFilisti

8WathiuDavidekuAkishe,Ndenzentonina?Ufumene ntoninakumkhonziwakholentondikunyenawe unanamhla,ukubandingayikulwaneentshabazenkosiyam ukumkani?

9WaphendulauAkishewathikuDavide,Ndiyaziukuba ulungileemehlweniamnjengesithunywasikaThixo; nakubaabathethelibamaFilistibathe,Makangenyukinathi ekulweni

10Ngakooko,vukakusasangomso,nabakhonzibenkosi yakhoabazenawe;

11BavukakusasauDavidenamadodaakhe,ukuba bahambengengomso,babuyelaezwenilamaFilisti.Enyuka amaFilistiayaeYizereli

ISAHLUKO30

1Kwathi,xauDavidenamadodaakhebafikayoeTsikelage ngomhlawesithathu,afikaama-Amalekiehlasele elasezantsi,neTsikelage,ayixabelaiTsikelage,ayitshisa ngomlilo;

2Abathimbaabafaziababekhona,akabulalamntu, ukuthabathelakomncinanekwesakomncinane;

3AkufikakeuDavidenamadodaakhekuwoumzi,nalo utshisiwengumlilo;bathinjwaabafazibabo,noonyana babo,neentombizabo

4BaliphakamisaooDavidenabantuababenayeilizwilabo, balila,kwadaakwabakhomandlakubookulila.

5NabafazibakaDavidebobabinibabethinjiwe, uAhinowamwaseYizerelinoAbhigali,umkaNabhali waseKarmele.

6WabandezelekakuneneuDavide;ngokubaabantu babethethangokumxulubangamatye;kubaumphefumlo wabantubonkeubukrakra,elowongenxayoonyanabakhe nangenxayeentombizakheKeuDavidewazomelezela kuYehovauThixowakhe

7WathiuDavidekuAbhiyatareumbingeleli,unyanakaAhimeleki,khawuziseiefodikumUAbhiyatarewayizisa iefodikuDavide

8WabuzauDavidekuYehova,wathi,Ndiwasukelenala matutu?ndiwafumanena?Wathikuye,Sukela;ngokuba uyakuwafumanaokunene;uyakuhlangulakonke.

9WahambakeuDavide,yenanamadodaangamakhulu amathandathuabenaye,wafikaemlanjanenioyiBhesore, aphoahlalakhonaamasalela

10WasukelakeuDavide,yenanamadodaangamakhulu amane;

11KekalokubafumanaindodaengumYiputaisendle BayizisakuDavide,bayinikaisonka;yadla;bamseza amanzi;

12Bayinikakeicandelolesicumbasamakhiwane namacandeloamabiniesicumbaseerasintyisi,yadla, wabuyelakuyoumoyawayo;kubawayengadlangasonka, engaselangamanzi,iiminiezintathunobusukuobuthathu.

13WathiuDavidekuyo,Ungokabanina?uvelaphina? Yathi,NdingumfanaongumYiputa,isicakasendoda

engumAmaleki;yandishiyakeinkosiyam,ngenxayokuba kuntsukuntathunamhlandisifa.

14SithesahlaselaelasezantsilamaKreti,nasecaleni lakwaYuda,nelasezantsilakwaKalebhi;sayitshisa iTsikelagengomlilo.

15WathiuDavidekuyo,Ungandihliselanakwelibandla? Wathi,NdifungeleuThixo,ukubaakuyikundibulala,akuyi kundinikelaesandlenisenkosiyam,ndikuhliselekweli bandla

16Wamthoba,nankobethesaaemhlabeniwonke,esidla, esela,engqungqangenxayawoonkeamaxhobaamaninzi, abewathimbileezwenilamaFilisti,nasezwenilakwaYuda 17UDavidewababulala,kususelangongcwalazikwada kwahlwangengomso

18WayihlangulauDavideyonkeintoabeyithimbileamaAmaleki,wazauDavidewabahlangulaabafazibakhe bobabini

19akwasalananyeintokuzo,kuthabathelakwencinane kwesakwenkulu,kwesakoonyananeentombi; kwathabathelakwixhobakwesakwintoyonke abeyithimbilekuboKonkewakuhlangulauDavide

20Wayithabathayonkeimpahlaemfutshaneneenkomo; baqhubaphambikwaloompahlaimfutshane,bathi, LixhobalikaDavideeli

21WafikauDavideemadodeniangamakhuluamabini, abengenakumlandelauDavide,awawabekayoukubaahlale emlanjanenioyiBhesore,aphumaayakumkhawulela uDavide,ayakubakhawulelaabantuababenaye.

22Aphendulaonkeamadodaangamatshijolonamadoda angamatshijolo,abehambanoDavide,athi,Ngenxa enokubabengahambinathi,asiyikubanikantoemaxhobeni esiwakhululeyo;

23WathiuDavide,Izeningenjenjalo,bazalwanabam, ngentoasinikeyonauYehova,wasigcina,wayinikela esandlenisethuimpileyoibifikengathi

24Ngubaninaoyakunivakwelilizwi?njengokosinjalo isabelosohlaayeekulweni,sobanjaloisabelososeleyo nempahla;

25Kwabanjalo,kuthabathelakuloominikunyuse, wakumisakwabangummiselonesikokwaSirayeli unanamhla

26WezauDavideeTsikelage,wathumelainxenye yamaxhobakumadodaamakhuluakwaYuda,nakubahlobo bakhe,esithi,Nantsiintsikelelokuni,emaxhobeni eentshabazikaYehova;

27kwabaseBheteli,nabakwelasezantsiiRamoti, nabaseYatire;

28nakwabaseArohere,nakwabaseSifemoti,nakwabaseEshtemowa;

29nakwabobaseRakeli,nabasemiziniyamaYerameli, nabasemiziniyamaKeni;

30nakwabaseHorma,nabaseKorashan,nabaseAtaki;

31nakwabaseHebron,nakwiindawozonkeaphouDavide wayehambahamba,yenanamadodaakhe

ISAHLUKO31

1KekalokuamaFilistiesilwanamaSirayeli;amadoda akwaSirayeliasabaphambikwamaFilisti,awaebulewe entabeniyeGilibhowa.

2AmaFilistiathanambendenoSawulenoonyanabakhe; amaFilistiababulalauYonatan,noAbhinadabhi, noMalekishuwa,oonyanabakaSawule 3KwabanzimaukulwakuSawule;bamfumanaabatoli; waphukaamanxebaabatoli.

4WathiuSawulekumphathiweentongazakhe,Rhola ikrelelakho,undihlabengalo;Hlezebezeaba bangalukileyo,bandihlabeamahlanza,bandidlalekakubi. Akavumaumphathiweentongazakhe;ngokubaebesoyika kuneneUSawulewathabathaikrele,waziwisaphezu kwalo

5Utheumphathiweentongazakhe,akubonaukubaufile uSawule,waziwisanayephezukwekrelelakhe,wafakunye naye

6WafakeuSawule,noonyanabakhebobathathu, nomphathiweentongazakhe,namadodaakheonkengaloo mini,ndaweni-nye

7AbonaamadodaakwaSirayeliabengaphesheyakomfula, nabengaphesheyakweYordan,ukubaasabileamadoda akwaSirayeli,ufileuSawulenoonyanabakhe,ayishiya imizi,asaba;afikaamaFilisti,ahlalakuyo

8Kwathingengomso,amaFilistiezakubhunyula ababuleweyo,amfumanauSawulenoonyanabakhe bobathathu,bewileentabeniyeGilibhowa

9Amnqumlaintloko,aziphangaiintongazakhe,athumela ezwenilamaFilistingeenxazonke,ukubakushunyayelwe iindabaezilungileyoezindlwinizezithixozawo nasebantwini.

10AzibekaiintongazakheezindlwinizoAshtaroti, awubuthelelaumzimbawakheeludongenilwaseBhete-shan 11BevaabemibaseYabhesheyaseGiliyadiakwenzileyo amaFilistikuSawule;

12Esukaonkeamadodaanobukroti,ahambaubusuku bonke,awuthabathaumzimbakaSawule,nemizimba yoonyanabakhe,eludongenilwaseBhete-shan,eza eYabheshe,ayitshisakhona

13Awathabathaamathamboabo,awangcwabelaphantsi komthieYabheshe,azilaukudlaiintsukuzasixhenxe