Bible Reading Plan – Day 84

₁Emva koko uDavide wasaba eNayoti eRama, wabalekela kuJonatan. Ufike wabuza wathi: “Ngaba yintoni le ndenze yona kukumkani? Ndenze tyala lini? Ndimone ngani na uyihlo le nto afun' ukundibulala?”

₂UJonatan wenjenje ukuphendula uDavide: “Soze ubulawe! Uyazi ukuba akukho nto akhe ayenze ubawo, nokuba inkulu, nokuba incinane, engandityandelanga igila. Ubengathini ke ukungandixeleli into enjengale uyithethayo? Hayi, akukho nto injalo.”

₃Wafunga uDavide, wathi: “Kaloku uyihlo uyazi kakuhle ukuba undithanda kakhulu, waza ke wayifihla le nto kuwe yokuceba ukundibulala, esithi: ‘UJonatan makangakwazi oku, kuba woba buhlungu.’ Kodwa ndithi kuwe, ekho nje *uNdikhoyo, nawe ukho nje, lona ingcwaba sendilikrobile!”

₄Kwesi sithuba ke uJonatan uthe kuDavide: “Yitsho ndikwenzele nantoni na oyifunayo.”

₅Wenjenje ke ukuphendula uDavide: “Ngomso oku ngumsitho wokuthwasa kwenyanga, yaye ke kufuneka ndibekho esidlweni sikakumkani. Nceda undikhulule ndiye kuzimela endle kude kube ngokuhlwa kwangomsomnye. ₆Xa uyihlo ephawula ukuba andikho, uze uthi kuye: ‘UDavide undibongozile ukumvumela khe athi tsi kowabo eBhetelehem, abekho xa kusenziwa idini lonyaka elenzelwa onke amawabo.’ ₇Ukuba uthe kulungile, úya kuba enoxolo ngakum. Kodwa ukuba uthe wacaphuka, uze wazi ukuba uzimisele ukundenzakalisa. ₈Uze uncede ke uwugcine umnqophiso owandenzela wona phambi koNdikhoyo, usenzele ububele isicaka sakho. Kodwa ukuba ngenene ndinetyala, ndibulale ngokwakho; akukho nto ithi mandisiwe kuyihlo.”

₉“Unotshe!” kutsho uJonatan. “Ucinga ukuba ngendingakuxelelanga na xa bendisazi ukuba ubawo uzimisele ukukwenzakalisa?”

₁₀“Ngubani kakade owondazisa xa uyihlo ekuphendule kalukhuni?” wabuza uDavide.

₁₁“Makhe siye ngasendle,” kutsho uJonatan. Bahamba ke kunye, ₁₂waza uJonatan wathi kuDavide: “Ekho nje uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, ngeli xesha ngomsomnye ndakuba sendiyiphandile le nto kubawo. Ndokwazisa xa ndimfumene engenandawo ngakuwe. ₁₃Kanti ke ukuba uzimisele ukukwenzakalisa, ndize mna ndingakuxeleli khon' ukuze ubaleke, aze andohlwaye mna lo uNdikhoyo. UNdikhoyo makabe nawe kanye njengoko wayenobawo! ₁₄Ukuba mna ndisaphila, uze uthembeke kum oku kukaNdikhoyo, kodwa xa ndithe ndafa, ₁₅uze uhlale unaloo ntembeko kusapho lwam ngalo lonke ixesha, naxa uNdikhoyo selezitshabalalisile iintshaba zakho kulo lonke ihlabathi.”

₁₆UJonatan wanqophisana nomzi kaDavide, esithi: “Maze uNdikhoyo aziphindezele kwiintshaba zikaDavide.” ₁₇UJonatan wabuya wamfungisa uDavide ukuba amthande, kuba yena wayemthanda uDavide ngomphefumlo wakhe wonke. ₁₈Uqhube wathi uJonatan: “Ngomso sisidlo sokuthwasa kwenyanga, yaye kuza kubonakala ukuba akukho. Kaloku indawo yakho iya kuba ingenamntu. ₁₉Ngomsomnye koba sobala nje ukuba akukho ethekweni. Hamba uye kuzimela kulaa ndawo wawuzimele kuyo, ufike uzifihle ngakwilitye le-Ezeli. ₂₀Mna ke ndodubula apho ngakulo ngeentolo zibe ntathu, ndibe ngathi ndizijolise entweni. ₂₁Emva koko ke ndothuma isicaka ukuba siye kuzikhangela. Xa ndithi kwisicaka: ‘Nazi iintolo nganeno kwakho, yiza nazo;’ uze uqonde ukuba akukho ngozi, uphume ubuye. ₂₂Kodwa xa ndithe: ‘Nazo ngaphaya kwakho iintolo;’ uze usuke umke, kuba uNdikhoyo woba esithi: ‘Hamba!’ ₂₃Uze ukhumbule ukuba uNdikhoyo ulingqina phakathi kwethu ngomnqophiso esiwenzileyo.”

₂₄Wahamba ke uDavide, waya kuzimela endle. Ngomhla womsitho wokuthwasa kwenyanga ukumkani uSawule ₂₅wahlala endaweni yakhe ethekweni ngaseludongeni. Ecaleni kwakhe kwahlala uAbhinere, waza uJonatan wahlala ejongene nokumkani. Yayingenamntu indawo kaDavide, ₂₆kodwa uSawule akazange athethe nto loo mini, kuba wacinga esithi: “Ngahle kukho nto imvaleleyo uDavide, emenze waba ngongahlambulukanga – inene *unomlaza.” ₂₇Ngengomso olandela itheko lokuthwasa kwenyanga ayibanga namntu kwakhona indawo kaDavide, waza uSawule wabuza kuJonatan wathi: “Kutheni engezanga esidlweni izolo nanamhla unyana kaJese?”

₂₈UJonatan uphendule ngelithi: “Undicengile ukuba ndimvumele ahambe aye eBhetelehem. ₂₉Uthe: ‘Nceda undikhulule, kuba kowethu eBhetelehem kuza kubakho idini, waye ke nomkhuluwa wam undiyalele ukuba ndibekho nakanjani. Ukuba ungumhlobo wam, ndikhulule ndikhe nditsibe ekhaya, ndibone amawethu.’ Yiyo ke loo nto umbona engekho nje endaweni yakhe apha etafileni kakumkani.”

₃₀Wavutha ngumsindo uSawule akuyiva le ntetho kaJonatan, wathi: “Yini le, gqubushandini lomvukeli! Uba andikuqondi ukuba ukhetha icala likaDavide unyana kaJese? Phofu uzihlaza wena kunye naloo nyoko wakuzalayo. ₃₁Wena kunye nobukumkani bakho akusoze uzinze esaphila unyana kaJese. Yiza naye apha ke ngoku – ndimfuna efile!”

₃₂UJonatan ubuze kuyise wenjenje: “Uza kubulawelwa ntoni? Wenze tyala lini?”

₃₃Kweso sithuba uSawule wajula umkhonto, efuna ukumbulala uJonatan. Waqonda mhlophe ke uJonatan ukuba uyise uzimisele mpela ukumcim' igama uDavide. ₃₄Wemka kuloo tafile efutha ngumsindo uJonatan. Akasa nasuntswana eli emlonyeni ngaloo mini yesibini yetheko. Wayebuhlungu yindlela ekrwada uyise amphathe ngayo uDavide.

₃₅Ngengomso uJonatan waya endle kuDavide ngokwesigqibo sabo. Wayehamba nenkwenkwana, ₃₆wathi kuyo: “Baleka ulande iintolo zam ndakuzidubula.” Yabaleka ngaphambili loo nkwenkwe, uJonatan wadubula utolo lwaya kuwa ngaphaya kwayo. ₃₇Ithe yakufika ngakuloo ndawo beluwe kuyo utolo loo nkwenkwe, wayikhwaza uJonatan, esithi: “Kwedini, utolo naluya ngaphaya kwakho! ₃₈Umele ntoni apho! Baleka!” Yaluchola olo tolo inkwenkwe, yalusa kwinkosi yayo, ₃₉ingazi yona ukuba kwakuqhubeka ntoni na. Loo nto yayisaziwa nguJonatan noDavide kuphela. ₄₀Wayinika izikrweqe zakhe uJonatan loo nkwenkwe, wathi mayigoduke nazo.

₄₁Yakuba imkile, uDavide waphuma kuloo ndawo wayezimele kuyo, wathi guqaqa ngamadolo, ekhahlela, ubuso bude buye kutsho emhlabeni izihlandlo zade zaba zithathu. Bangana bobabini belilelana, uDavide elila ngokugqithisileyo.

₄₂Kwesi sithuba uJonatan uthe kuDavide: “Hamba ngoxolo, mfondini, kuba thina sobabini sifungile egameni likaNdikhoyo. Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo ulingqina phakathi kwam nawe, naphakathi kwenzala yam neyakho.” UDavide ke wemka, waza yena uJonatan wabuyela edolophini.

₁Ukusuka apho uDavide waya kwambingeleli uAhimeleki eNobhi. Wamhlangabeza uAhimeleki esoyika, wambuza esithi: “Kutheni uhamba wedwa nje? Kutheni kungekho bani ukukhaphayo nje?”

₂Uphendule wenjenje uDavide: “Ndize apha ngokuthunywa ngukumkani. Yaye uthe ze ndingaluxeleli mntu udaba andithume lona. Ndithe kumadodana am siya kudibana endaweni ethile. ₃Ngaba akunanto ityiwayo apha? Ndiphe izonka noba zihlanu, okanye nantoni ongaba unayo.”

₄Uthe umbingeleli: “Akukho sonka siqhelekileyo sikhoyo apha; kuphela kwesonka esikhoyo sesingcwalisiweyo. Phofu ungasifumana xa loo madodana akho engakhange ahlangane nabantu ababhinqileyo kutshanje.”

₅UDavide wamphendula umbingeleli wathi kuye: “Inene, asidibani nabantu ababhinqileyo xa sihambela umcimbi, nokuba ngongephi, andithethi ke xa kungumcimbi omkhulu njengalo siwuphetheyo.”

₆Umbingeleli ke wamnika uDavide eso sonka singcwalisiweyo, kuba kwakungekho sonka simbi ngaphandle kweso sasinikelwe kuNdikhoyo. Sasisesisusiwe esibingelelweni, sekubekwe esitsha.

₇UDowegi wase-Edom, induna yabelusi bakaSawule, wayekho apho ngaloo mini, ehlaliswe endlwini kaNdikhoyo.

₈UDavide wabuza uAhimeleki wathi: “Akunamkhonto na okanye ikrele apha? Udaba lukakumkani lwalungxamisekile kangangokuba andizange ndifumane thuba lakuthatha sixhobo konke.”

₉Wathi umbingeleli: “Likho ikrele apha. LelikaGoliyati, lowa mFilistiya wambulalela kwintlambo yom-oki. Naliya phaya ligqunywe ngesidanga, lithandelwe ngesiziba. Ungalithatha xa ulifuna; kuphela kwesikrweqe esikhoyo apha eso.”

Wathi uDavide: “Ndinike lona. Akukho limbi linjengalo.”

₁₀Wemka uDavide, ebaleka uSawule, waya eGati kukumkani uAkishe. ₁₁Amaphakathi kakumkani uAkishe abuza kukumkani athi: “UDavide lo asingokumkani na kowabo? Asinguye lo babesombela ngaye abafazi, besithi: ‘USawule ubulele amawaka, kodwa yen' uDavide uwise amawaka ngamawaka alishumi’?”

₁₂Wakuwazikisa la mazwi uDavide wangenwa kukumoyika ukumkani uAkishe. ₁₃Kwathi ke ngalo lonke ixesha ekufuphi naye, uDavide aziphambanise, enze izinto zobugeza. Wayedla ngokukrwela ezindongeni zesixeko, avuzise izinkcwe zihle ngeendevu.

₁₄Wavakala uAkishe esithi kwiinduna zakhe: “Hayi, le ndoda iphambene! Niyizisela ntoni apha kum? ₁₅Ndiswele amageza kakade le nto nindizisela elinye lize kundiphambanela apha ekhaya?”

₁Emva koko wemka eGati uDavide, ebalekela kumqolomba ongaseAdulam. Abantakwabo nendlu yonke kayise baya kugaleleka apho bakuba bevile ngomkhondo wakhe. ₂Kwakudla ngokuya kuye abantu ababandezelekileyo, nabaneengxaki zamatyala, nabanganelisekanga, waba yinkokheli yabo. Amadoda anaye ayemalunga namakhulu amane ewonke.

₃Wesuka apho uDavide, waya kwelaseMowabhi eMizpa, wabhekisa kukumkani walapho wenjenje: “Mhlekazi, ubawo nomama ndibacelela indawo apha kuwe, ndide ndiqonde ukuba uThixo iinjongo zakhe ziyintoni na ngam.” ₄Wabashiya apho ke uyise nonina, baza bahlala khona phantsi kokumkani waseMowabhi wonke lo gama yena Davide wayezimele enqabeni.

₅Emva koko kwafika *umshumayeli uGadi kuDavide, wathi: “Musa ukuhlala kule nqaba. Buyela kwaJuda.” Wemka ke apho uDavide, waya kuhlala kwihlathi laseHerete.

₆Ke uSawule weva ukuba uDavide kunye namadoda akhe babhaqiwe. USawule wayeseGibheya, echophe phantsi komthi womtamariske, ephethe umkhonto. Kwakuthe nqwadalala, amaphakathi akhe emngqongile. ₇Wathi uSawule kumaphakathi akhe amngqongileyo: “Khanindiphe iindlebe, mawethu akwaBhenjamin! Nicinga ukuba kanene unyana kaJese uza kuninika amasimi nezidiliya, animise nonke nibe ngabaphathi bamabutho namaqela? ₈Ngaba yiyo loo nto nonke senindenzela amayelenqe? Yiyo loo nto kungabangakho namnye kuni okhe wandithela thsuphe ngemvumelwano yonyana wam nonyana kaJese? Bekungasekho mntu na undikhathaleleyo kangangokuba andixelele ukuba uDavide, isicaka sam, ndithethanje undilalele, efuna ukundibulala, exhaswa ngunyana wam?”

₉UDowegi owayengomnye waloo maphakathi ayengqonge uSawule, wangenelela wenjenje: “Ndambona uDavide eye eNobhi kuAhimeleki unyana ka-Ahitubhi. ₁₀UAhimeleki wabuzela uDavide *kuNdikhoyo, waza wamnika umphako nekrele lomFilistiya uGoliyati.”

₁₁Emva koko ukumkani uSawule wathumela ukuba kuye kubizwa uAhimeleki unyana ka-Ahitubhi nezalamane zakhe ezazingababingeleli eNobhi. Bonke ke beza kukumkani.

₁₂Wathi uSawule: “Phulaphula, nyana ka-Ahitubhi!”

“Ewe, mhlekazi,” waphendula watsho uAhimeleki.

₁₃Uqhube wathi uSawule: “Liyelenqe lani eli nindenzela lona wena nonyana kaJese? Umnikeleni ukutya, nekrele, wada wambuzela kuThixo, ukuze asuke andilalele njengokuba kunjalo ngoku?”

₁₄Uphendule wenjenje uAhimeleki: “Mhlekazi, kungekho sicaka unaso sithembeke ngaphezu kukaDavide nje? Kaloku uDavide ngumyeni wentombi yakho, engumphathi wabagadi bakho, yaye uhlonitshwa ngumntu wonke wakomkhulu. ₁₅Ndimbuzele kuNdikhoyo, ndaye ndingaqali kwenjenjalo phofu. Nalo mba athetha ngawo umhlekazi andazani nawo mna, nditsho namawethu ephela akazi nto ngawo.”

₁₆Ukumkani uphethe ngelithi: “Umelwe kukufa, wena Ahimeleki, kunye nomzi wonke kayihlo.” ₁₇Watsho ebhekisa kubagadi esithi: “Bulalani ababingeleli bakaNdikhoyo! Babebhunga noDavide, abandixelela naxa asabileyo, ukanti babeyazi loo nto.” Bala bona abagadi ukusa isandla kubabingeleli bakaNdikhoyo.

₁₈Wathi ke uSawule kuDowegi: “Bahlasele aba babingeleli!” Waza uDowegi wabahlasela wababulala bonke. Yayingamashumi asibhozo ababingeleli ababenelungelo lokuphatha *isidanga ababulawa nguDowegi ngaloo mini. ₁₉Wada wabulala bonke abemi baseNobhi, eyayisisixeko sababingeleli. Kwafa amadoda nabafazi, abantwana neentsana; kwafa zinkomo, zidonki, zigusha, akwasala nto.

₂₀Kwasinda kuphela uAbhiyatare unyana ka-Ahimeleki, owabalekela kuDavide. ₂₁Wafika wambalisela ukuba uSawule ubaxabele ababingeleli bakaNdikhoyo. ₂₂Wathi uDavide kuAbhiyatare: “Ndaqonda kakuhle ndakumbona uDowegi phaya eNobhi ukuba akanakuze angamxeleli uSawule. Ndim obabeke esichengeni abantu bakuni. ₂₃Seluhlala apha kunye nam, ungaxhali; akukho nto iya kukuthi cha apha. Lowo uzungula ubomi bakho uzungula nobam.”