Abakhuzi Bempi YamaFilisti Bajuba U-Akhishi Axoshe UDavide
1AmaFilisti aqoqela wonke amabutho awo e-Afeki; u-Israyeli wayekanise ngasemthonjeni oseJizreyeli. 2Amakhosi amaFilisti adlula ngamakhulu nangezinkulungwane; uDavide nabantu bakhe babengabokugcina ukudlula no-Akhishi. 3Base bethi abakhuzi bempi yamaFilisti: “Afunani lawa maHebheru lapha na?”
U-Akhishi wathi kubo abakhuzi bempi yamaFilisti: “Akusiye yini uDavide, inceku kaSawule, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, okade enami kulezi zinsuku nakule minyaka na? Angifumananga lutho kuye selokhu ahlubuka weza kimi kuze kube namuhla.”
4Abakhuzi bempi yamaFilisti bamthukuthelela, bathi kuye: “Mbuyisele emuva lowo muntu, makabuyele endaweni yakhe ombeke kuyo, angehli nathi aye empini, funa abe yisitha sethu empini. Yini lo angazincengela ngayo enkosini yakhe uma engezincengele ngamakhanda alawo madoda na?
5“Lo akusiye yini uDavide ababehlabelela ngaye, besina bethi:
“ ‘USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe,
kodwa uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe ezilishumi,’ na?”
6U-Akhishi wambiza uDavide, wathi kuye: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade, wena uqotho; ngikubone kukuhle emehlweni ami ukuba uphume futhi ubuye nami empini, ngokuba angifumananga bubi kuwe kusukela ngosuku owafika ngalo kimi kuze kube namuhla, kodwa amakhosi awakuboni kukuhle ukuba uhambe nathi. 7Ngakho-ke buyela emuva, uhambe ngokuthula, ungakwenzi okubi phambi kwamakhosi amaFilisti.”
8UDavide wathi ku-Akhishi: “Kepha ngenzeni na? Utholeni encekwini yakho, kusukela osukwini engafika ngalo kuwe kuze kube namuhla, ukuba ngingaphumi ukuyokulwa nezitha zenkosi yami, inkosi na?”
9U-Akhishi waphendula, wathi kuDavide: “Ngiyazi ukuthi umuhle emehlweni ami, ufana nengelosi kaNkulunkulu, nokho abakhuzi bempi yamaFilisti bathe: ‘Akayukukhuphuka nathi, aye empini.’ 10Ngakho-ke vuka ngovivi kusasa, wena nezinceku zenkosi yakho ezifike nawe. Sukani ekuseni kakhulu lapho sekuqala ukukhanya, nihambe.”
11UDavide nabantu bakhe bavuka ekuseni ngovivi ukuze babuyele ezweni lamaFilisti. AmaFilisti enyukela eJizreyeli.
