1 USAMYELA 21
UDavida eNobi
1UDavida watjhinga eNobi ku-Arhimeleki umphristi. U-Arhimeleki wabethwa livalo nahlangana naye, wabe wabuza wathi: “Alo, kubayini ube wedwa, unganamkhambisani na?” 2UDavida waphendula u-Arhimeleki umphristi wathi: “Ikosi, uSawula ingiphe umyalo beyathi kimi, ‘Kungabi nomuntu owaziko bona ngikuthumeni nokuthi ngikuyale ngathini.’ Amadoda engikhamba nawo ngiwatjele bona angihlangabeze endaweni ethileko. 3Alo, ungiphatheleni egonywako? Yewungiphe iimpani ezihlanu zesikwa, nanyana yini ongayifunyana.” 4Kodwana umphristi waphendula uDavida wathi: “Anginaso isikwa esijayelekileko, nokho kukhona izikwa zethempeli kwaphela. Ungazifumana kwaphela nakube amadoda lawo azahlukanisile ebafazini ngokwamabhayi.” 5UDavida wathi kumphristi: “Iye, vane sizahlukanise nabafazi ngokujayelekileko lokha nasiya epini. Imizimba yamadoda ayinasici nanyana singayi epini. Kangangani-ke nakube ikhambo liqakatheke njengelanamhlanje!” 6Umphristi wamnikela izikwa zethempeli ngombana bezingekho ezinye ngaphandle kwalezo ezisuswe etafuleni lakaSomnini nakubekwa ezitjha.
7Mhlokho enye yeenceku zakaSawula gade isethempelini ngamabanga athileko. Ibizo layo bekunguDowegi umEdomu. Yona beyiyinduna yabelusi bakaSawula.
8UDavida wabuza u-Arhimeleki wathi: “Awunamkhonto namkha isabula kuwapho na? Akhange ngize nesabula nanyana ngisiphi seenhlabano zami ngombana iindaba zekosi bezirhabekile.” 9Umphristi waphendula wathi: “Isabula kaGoliyadi umFilista, owambulala emrhobeni we-Ela, ikhona. Isongwe ngetjhila ngemva kwe-efodi. Nawuyifunako ithathe ngombana ayikho enye ngaphandle kwaleyo.” UDavida wathi: “Ayikho enjengayo; nginikela yona.”
UDavida eGathi
10Mhlokho uDavida wabalekela uSawula waya ku-Akhitjhi ikosi yeGathi. 11Iinsebenzi zaka-Akhitjhi zathi kuye: “AkusinguDavida ikosi yenarha lo na? Akusuye, abafazi abakhalele ngaye nabagidako bathi,
“ ‘USawula ubulele iinkulungwana,
uDavida ubulele iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi.’ ”
12Kuthe uDavida nacabanga amezwi la, wesaba khulu u-Akhitjhi ikosi yeGathi. 13Yeke wazenza kwanga uphambene phambi kwabo. Warhuhla amabadi wesango ngamazipho, wawuluka neendenda esilevini, waba sengathi lihlanya. 14U-Akhitjhi wathi eensebenzini zakhe: “Qalani umuntu lo! Uphambene! Nimlethelani kimapha na? 15Nicabanga bonyana ngifuna amahlanya bona ningangilethela umuntu ozanande agila imikhuba phambi kwamapha na? Nimfunisani umuntu onje esigodlweni samesi?”
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