UJonathani Ukhulumela UDavide
1UDavide wabaleka eNayothi eRama, waya kuJonathani, wathi kuye: “Ngenzeni na? Liyini icala lami? Siyini isono sami phambi kukayihlo ukuba afune ukuphila kwami na?”
2Wathi kuye: “Qha, ngeke kwenzeke lokho; awuyukufa. Ubaba akukho akwenza engangitshelanga khona, noma ngabe kukhulu noma ngabe kuncane; pho kungani ukuba ubaba angifihlele lokho na? Akusoze kwenzeka.”
3UDavide wabuye wafunga, wathi: “Uyihlo wazi kahle ukuthi ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho; uthe: ‘UJonathani makangazi ngalokhu, funa abe nosizi.’ Kepha ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade naphambi kwakho, sinye vo isinyathelo phakathi kwami nokufa.”
4UJonathani wayesethi kuDavide: “Noma yini inhliziyo yakho ekufunayo, ngiyokwenzela khona.”
5UDavide wathi kuJonathani: “Uyabona-ke, kusasa izakwethwasa inyanga; impela kufanele ngihlale nenkosi esidlweni, kepha ngivumele ukuba ngihambe, ngiyocasha endle kuze kube wusuku lwesithathu kusihlwa. 6Uma uyihlo ebona ukuthi angikho, ubothi: ‘UDavide ucelile impela ukuba aphuthume eBhethlehema emzini wakubo, ngokuba ngalesi sikhathi kwenziwa umhlatshelo waminyaka yonke owenzelwa wonke umndeni wakubo.’ 7Uma uyihlo ethi: ‘Kulungile,’ inceku yakho iyobe iphephile, kodwa uma ethukuthela ebila, uyokwazi ukuthi usophe ukuyenzakalisa. 8Ngakho-ke yenzele isihawu inceku yakho, lokhu wenzile nayo isivumelwano sikaSimakade. Uma nginecala, ngibulale wena, uzongiyiselani kuyihlo na?”
9UJonathani wathi: “Ungakucabangi nakukucabanga lokho, ngoba uma kukhona nokuncane nje okubi engazi ukuthi kuhlongozwa ngubaba ngawe, bengingeke yini ngikutshele ngakho na?”
10UDavide wayesethi kuJonathani: “Ngubani oyakungitshela, uma mhlawumbe uyihlo ekuphendule kabi na?”
11UJonathani wathi kuDavide: “Woza siye endle.”
Baphuma bobabili, baya endle.
12UJonathani wathi kuDavide: “Ngiyethembisa ngoSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ukuthi nxa ngimbuza ubaba ngalesi sikhathi kusasa noma ngomhlomunye, uma ekhuluma okuhle ngawe Davide, ngiyakuthumela kuwe ngikwazise. 13USimakade makenze kanjalo kuJonathani, kuphindwe futhi uma ubaba ehlose ukukwenza okubi ngingakwazisi lokho, bese ngikuvumela ubaleke ukuze uphephe. USimakade makabe nawe, njengalokhu ayenobaba. 14Uma ngisaphila ngikhombise isihawu sikaSimakade, kodwa uma ngifa, 15ungayeki ukwenzela abendlu yami ububele, ngisho noma uSimakade eseziqothule zonke izitha zikaDavide emhlabeni.”
16UJonathani wayesenza isivumelwano nabendlu kaDavide, wathi: “Sengathi uSimakade angaziqeda nya izitha zikaDavide.”
17UJonathani waphinda wamfungisa mayelana nokumthanda kwakhe, ngokuba wayemthanda njengoba ezithanda yena.
18UJonathani wayesethi kuye: “Kusasa ngukwethwasa kwenyanga; uyobonakala ukuthi awukho, isihlalo sakho sizohlala singenamuntu. 19Kuyothi ngosuku lwesithathu, bese wehla masinyane, uye kuleyo ndawo owawucashe kuyo ngosuku lwesigameko leso; uhlale ngasetsheni e-Ezeli. 20Ngiyociba imicibisholo emithathu ngaseceleni kwalo, kube sengathi ngiciba inkololo. 21Uyabona, ngiyothumela umfana, ngithi kuye: ‘Hamba ucinge imicibisholo.’ Uma ngithi kumfana: ‘Bheka, inganeno kwakho, yithathe,’ ubokuza ngokuba uyobe uphephile, kungekho ngozi; ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade. 22Kepha uma ngithi kumfana: ‘Bheka, imicibisholo ingale kwakho,’ hamba, ngokuba uSimakade ukuhambisile. 23Mayelana nodaba esilukhulumile, uyabona-ke, uSimakade uphakathi kwami nawe kuze kube phakade.”
24UDavide waphuthuma wayocasha endle. Kwakungukwethwasa kwenyanga. Inkosi yahlala phansi ukuze idle. 25Inkosi yahlala esihlalweni sayo njengakwezinye izikhathi, isihlalo esingasodongeni; uJonathani wema, u-Abhineri wahlala ngaseceleni kukaSawule, kodwa indawo kaDavide yayingenamuntu. 26Ngalolo lusuku uSawule akashongo lutho, ngokuba wacabanga, wathi: “Hleze kukhona okuthile okumehlele; akahlambulukile, impela akahlambulukile.”
27Kwathi ngosuku olulandelayo lokwethwasa kwenyanga, indawo kaDavide isalokhu ingenamuntu, uSawule wathi kuJonathani, indodana yakhe: “Kungani indodana kaJese ingafikanga esidlweni izolo nanamuhla na?”
28UJonathani wamphendula uSawule, wathi: “UDavide wangicela impela ukuba aye eBhethlehema, 29wathi: ‘Ngivumele ukuba ngihambe, ngokuba umndeni wakithi unomhlatshelo emzini; umfowethu ungiyalile ukuba ngibe khona. Manje-ke uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, vuma ngihambe ngiyobona abafowethu.’ Yingakho-ke engafikanga etafuleni lenkosi.”
30Intukuthelo kaSawule yayisimvuthela uJonathani, wathi kuye: “Wena, ndodana yowesifazane owonakele noyisihlubuki! Uthi angazi ukuthi wena ukhethe indodana kaJese kunoyihlo, nehlazo lakho nehlazo lobunqunu bukanyoko na? 31Ngokuba ngazo zonke izinsuku indodana kaJese isaphila emhlabeni awuyukuzinza wena nombuso wakho. Ngalokho thumela umlande eze kimi, ngoba kufanele ukuba afe.”
32UJonathani wamphendula uSawule uyise, wathi kuye: “Uyobulawelwani? Wenzeni na?”
33USawule wamciba ngomkhonto efuna ukumgwaza ngawo; uJonathani wase azi ukuthi uyise uhlose ukubulala uDavide.
34UJonathani wasuka etafuleni ethukuthele; akadlanga kudla ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga, ngokuba wayenosizi ngenxa kaDavide, kwazise uyise wayemhlazisile.
35Kwathi ngakusasa ekuseni uJonathani waphuma, waya endle ngesikhathi ababenqumelene sona noDavide; wayehamba nomfana omncane. 36Wathi kumfana wakhe: “Gijima, ufune imicibisholo engiyicibileyo.”
Esagijima umfana, uJonathani waciba umcibisholo phambi kwakhe. 37Esefikile umfana lapho umcibisholo wawucitshelwe khona nguJonathani, uJonathani wamemeza engasemuva komfana, wathi: “Umcibisholo awungaphambi kwakho na?”
38Waqhubeka uJonathani wamemeza engasemuva komfana, ethi: “Shesha, uphuthume, ungemi.”
Umfana kaJonathani wayiqoqa imicibisholo, weza nayo kumniniwakhe. 39Umfana wayengazi lutho, leyo ndaba yayaziwa kuphela nguJonathani noDavide. 40UJonathani wanika umfana wakhe izikhali zakhe, wathi kuye: “Hamba, uziyise emzini.”
41Esehambile umfana, uDavide wavuka ngaseningizimu, wawa phansi ngobuso bakhe, wakhothama kathathu; bangana, bakhala, yilowo nalowo ekhalela umngani wakhe, uDavide wakhala kakhulu.
42UJonathani wathi kuDavide: “Hamba kahle, lokhu sobabili sifunge igama likaSimakade, sathi: ‘USimakade uzokuba phakathi kwami nawe naphakathi kozalo lwami nozalo lwakho kuze kube phakade.’ ”
Wayesesukuma uDavide, wahamba, uJonathani wangena emzini.
