Davide e-Adulamu naseMispa
1Davide wesuka eGathi, wabaleka, wayawubhaca emgedzeni wase-Adulamu. Batsi kube bakuve loko bomnakabo nebakubo, behla baya kuye. 2Kwatsi bonkhe laba bebahluphekile, nalababenetikwelede, nalababengeneliseki babutsana kuye, waba ngumholi wabo. Kwaba ngemadvodza labengaba ngema-400.
3Davide wesuka lapho waya eMispa yakaMowabi, wafike wakhuluma enkhosini yakhona, watsi: “Ngicela kukhontela bobabe namake bahlale lapha kakho, ngize ngati kahle kutsi Nkulunkulu utangentelani.” 4Wase uyabaletsa, beta enkhosini yakaMowabi, bahlala nayo ngaso sonkhe leso sikhatsi, yena asesebhacile enqabeni.
5Kodvwa umphrofethi Gadi wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Ungahlali lapha enqabeni. Hamba uye eveni lakaJuda.” Ngako Davide wesuka wahamba, waya ehlatsini laseHarethi.
Kubulawa kwebaphristi baseNobi nguSawula
6Sawula weva kutsi Davide nebalandzeli bakhe utfolakele. Sawula wahlala ngephansi kwesihlahla sethamariske, aphetse sikhali sakhe ngesandla, entsabeni yaseGibeya, tonkhe tindvuna takhe tatimile timtungeletile. 7Sawula wakhuluma kuto watsi: “Lalelani, madvodza akaBhenjamini! Indvodzana yaJese itaninika nonkhe yini emasimi netivini? Itanenta nonkhe yini kutsi nibe tindvuna tetinkhulungwane netindvuna temakhulu? 8Kungabe nguloko yini lokunente nangibophela lifindvo? Kute namunye lowangitjela indvodzana yami nayenta sivumelwane nendvodzana yaJese. Kute namunye wenu lohluphekile ngami nalongitjelako kutsi indvodzana yami seyitsenge inceku yami kutsi ingilalele endleleni, njengobe yenta lamuhla.”
9Kodvwa Dowegi, um-Edomu, labeme kanye netindvuna taSawula, watsi: “Ngiyibonile indvodzana yaJese iya eNobi ku-Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Ahitubi. 10Ahimeleki wayibutela kuSimakadze kutsi kufanele yente njani, wayipha nemiphako kanye nenkemba yaGoliyathi, umFilisti.”
11Inkhosi yatfumela kutsi akulandvwe umphristi Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Ahitubi, nendlu yeyise yonkhe, lebekunguyona ibaphristi baseNobi; beta bonkhe enkhosini. 12Sawula wakhuluma ku-Ahimeleki, watsi: “Lalela-ke, msa wa-Ahitubi.”
Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, nkhosi yami.”
13Sawula watsi kuye: “Ningibopheleleni lisu wena nendvodzana yaJese, ngekutsi umnike sinkhwa nenkemba, waze wambutela nakuNkulunkulu, kuze amelane nami, angilalele endleleni, njengobe enta lamuhla?”
14Ahimeleki wayiphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Ngubani kuto tonkhe tinceku takho lowetsembeke kuwe njengaDavide, umkhwenyane wenkhosi, indvuna yemabutfo lagadza wena, umuntfu lohlonishwa kangaka endlini yakho yonkhe? 15Bekukucala yini ngalelo langa kutsi ngimbutele kuNkulunkulu? Bengingacali vele! Inkhosi ayingayibeki licala inceku yayo, ngisho namunye webendlu yami, ngobe inceku yenkhosi ayati lutfo ngayo lendzaba.”
16Kodvwa inkhosi yatsi: “Utakufa nome kanjani, wena Ahimeleki, kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yeyihlo.”
17Inkhosi yase itjela letindvuna letatiyikakile, yatsi: “Babulaleni labaphristi baSimakadze, ngobe nabo bahlangene naDavide. Bebati kutsi uyabaleka, kodvwa bangete bangitjela.”
Kodvwa tindvuna tenkhosi tesaba kubeka sandla sato etikwebaphristi baSimakadze.
18Inkhosi yase itfuma Dowegi, yatsi: “Suka ubulale labaphristi.” Dowegi, um-Edomu, wagucuka wabesukela wababulala. Ngalelo langa wababulala baphristi labangema-85, emadvodza abegcoka sidziya selineni. 19Wachubeka wahlasela nelidolobha laseNobi, lekwakulidolobha lebaphristi, wabulala emadvodza akhona, kanye nebafati bakhona, nebantfwana, netinswane, netinkhomo, netimbongolo kanye netimvu.
20Kodvwa Abiyatha, umsa wa-Ahimeleki, lotalwa ngu-Ahitubi, waphunyula wabaleka, waya kuDavide. 21Wafike watjela Davide kutsi Sawula sewubabulele baphristi baSimakadze. 22Davide wase utsi ku-Abiyatha: “Ngalela langa ngesikhatsi Dowegi, um-Edomu, alapha, ngavele ngati nje kutsi utamtjela nome kanjani Sawula; indlu yeyihlo yonkhe ife ngenca yami. 23Hlala lapha kimi, ungesabi; ngobe lowo lofunana nemphilo yakho ufunana neyami futsi. Utawuphepha lapha kimi.”
