Kulwa kwema-Israyeli nema-Amaleki
1Samuweli wakhuluma kuSawula, watsi: “Ngimi lowatfunywa nguSimakadze kuyakukugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi etikwesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli; ngako lalela nankhu-ke umlayeto lophuma kuSimakadze. 2Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Ema-Amaleki ngitawajezisa ngenca yaloko lakwenta kuma-Israyeli ngekuwalalela endleleni, nakaphuma eGibhithe. 3Hamba manje uyewuhlasela ema-Amaleki, ubhubhise yonkhe intfo yawo. Ungawashiyi aphila: bulala emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana, netinswane, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemakamela kanye netimbongolo.’ ”
4Sawula wabita onkhe emadvodza, wawabutsela eThelayimu: Kwakungemabutfo aka-Israyeli lati-200 000 labehamba ngetinyawo, labephuma kaJuda abeti-10 000. 5Sawula wahamba waya kulelidolobha lema-Amaleki, wafike wabhaca esihosheni. 6Wakhuluma kumaKheni watsi: “Hambani, nishiye lama-Amaleki, khona ngingetikunibhubhisa kanye nawo; ngobe nine naba nesihe kuma-Israyeli, nakaphuma eGibhithe.” Ngako emaKheni esuka ahamba ashiya lama-Amaleki.
7Sawula wahlasela ema-Amaleki, wawehlula, kusukela eHavila kuye eShuri, lengasemphumalanga neGibhithe. 8Watfumba Agagi, inkhosi yema-Amaleki, isaphila, kwatsi sive sakhe sonkhe wasibhubhisa ngenkemba. 9Kodvwa boSawula nemadvodza akakhe bamyekela Agagi bangete bambulala, bayekela netimvu, netinkhomo, netinkunzi, nemazinyane lokwakukhuluphele; watsatsa konkhe lokwakukuhle. Konkhe lokwakubukeka kukubi nome kubutsakatsaka bakubhubhisa.
Kucitfwa kwaSawula ebukhosini
10Livi laSimakadze lefika kuSamuweli, latsi: 11“Sengiyatisola kutsi Sawula ngamenta inkhosi, ngobe sewungihlubukile, wangete wayigcina imiyalo yami.” Samuweli wakhatsateka kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze bonkhe lobo busuku.
12Ekuseni ngeluvivi Samuweli wavuka wahamba wayawuhlangabeta Sawula, kodvwa watjelwa kwatsiwa: “Sawula uye eKhameli, lapho efike watimisela litje lesikhumbuto ngaye, wase uyajika ubuyela entansi eGilgali.”
13Watsi kube Samuweli amkhandze, Sawula watsi kuye: “Simakadze akakubusise! Ngiwufezile umyalo waSimakadze.”
14Kodvwa Samuweli watsi: “Pho, kwani lokukhala kwetimvu lengikuva ngetindlebe tami? Kwani lokubhonsa kwetinkhomo lengikuvako?”
15Sawula wamphendvula watsi: “Emasotja akutsatse kuma-Amaleki eta nako; agcine timvu netinkhomo letikhuluphele kutsi kutekwentiwa ngako umhlatjelo kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, kodvwa konkhe loku lokunye sikubhubhisile, kwaphela.”
16Samuweli wakhuluma kuSawula, watsi: “Bindza! Ngitakutjela kutsi Simakadze utsiteni kimi kulobusuku.”
Sawula watsi: “Ngitjele.”
17Samuweli watsi: “Nome wena utibona ungulomncane, kodvwa manje uyinhloko yetive tema-Israyeli; Simakadze wakugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi etikwema-Israyeli. 18Simakadze wakutfuma watsi: ‘Hamba ubabhubhise bonkhe labantfu lababi labangema-Amaleki, ubahlasele uze ubatsanyele baphele batsi nya.’ 19Awukamlaleli ngani Simakadze? Uyitfumbeleni lemphango, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze?”
20Sawula watsi: “Ingani ngimlalele Simakadze. Ngiyile kuyakwenta lomsebenti Simakadze labengitfume wona. Ngiwabhubhise onkhe ema-Amaleki, ngase ngita nalo-Agagi, inkhosi yawo. 21Emabutfo atsatse imphango lekutimvu netinkhomo letikhuluphele kakhulu, kutsi kutewuba ngumhlatjelo kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho eGilgali.”
22Samuweli wakhuluma watsi:
“Simakadze uyajatjuliswa yini ngiminikelo yekushiswa
nemihlatjelo kunekulalelwa kwelivi laSimakadze?
Kulalela kuncono kunemhlatjelo,
kucaphela nekunaka kuncono kunemanoni etihhanca.
23Ngobe kuhlubuka kufanana
nesono sekubhula,
nekutigcabha kufanana nekukhonta tithico.
Njengobe walile kutsatsa umyalo waSimakadze,
naye sewukwalile kutsi uchubeke ube yinkhosi.”
24Sawula wakhuluma kuSamuweli, watsi: “Ngonile. Ngiwephulile umyalo waSimakadze kanye nemiyalo yakho. Ngesabe bantfu, ngabe sengiyabayekela. 25Manje sengiyakuncenga kutsi ungitsetselele sono sami, bese uncandzeka nami, khona ngitewukhonta Simakadze.”
26Kodvwa Samuweli wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingeke ngincandzeke nawe. Ulilahlile livi laSimakadze, naSimakadze sewukucitsile ekutseni ube yinkhosi etikwesive sema-Israyeli!”
27Samuweli watsi uyagucuka uyahamba, Sawula wambamba ngemphetfo wemjiva wakhe, wadzimate wadzabuka. 28Samuweli wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Simakadze sewuwuklebhulile umbuso wema-Israyeli kuwe, kusukela lamuhla, sewuwuniketele kulomunye wabomakhelwane bakho; yebo, uwuniketele kuloncono kunawe. 29Lowo Loyinkhatimulo yema-Israyeli akawacali emanga nome agucule umcondvo wakhe; ngobe akasiye umuntfu kutsi angaze agucule umcondvo wakhe.”
30Sawula waphendvula watsi: “Ngonile. Kodvwa mane ungihloniphe embikwalabaholi besive sami nasembikwesive sema-Israyeli; ncandzeka nami, khona ngitewukhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.” 31Ngako Samuweli wancandzeka naSawula, naye Sawula wakhuleka kuSimakadze.
32Samuweli watsi: “Letsani lo-Agagi, inkhosi yema-Amaleki.” Agagi weta kuye atsakasile naye asaticabangela atsi: “Impela buhlungu bekufa sebendlulile.”
33Kodvwa Samuweli wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Njengobe inkemba yakho yacotfula bantfwana bebafati, kanjalo nenyoko naye utakwentiwa angabi naye umntfwana emkhatsini webafati.” Samuweli wahlahlela Agagi embikwaSimakadze eGilgali.
34Samuweli wesuka waya eRama, kodvwa Sawula wenyuka waya kakhe eGibeya yaSawula. 35Samuweli waze wafa seloku angayi kuyawubona Sawula, kodvwa waphatseka kabi ngaye. Simakadze watisola ngekutsi abente Sawula kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
