Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
9:1 Kwakukho ndoda yakwaBhenjamin, igama lalinguKishe, unyana ka-Abhiyeli.
unyana kaTserore, unyana kaBhekorati, unyana ka-Afiya, umBhenjamin;
igorha elinamandla.
9:2 Yayinonyana ogama linguSawule, umfo omtsha, omhle, omhle.
kwaye kungekho mntu ulungileyo phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli
ethabathela emagxeni enyusa, ubemde kubantu bonke.
9:3 Ke kaloku iiesile zikaKishe, uyise kaSawule, zalahleka. Wathi uKishe kuSawule owakhe
nyana, Khawuthabathe omnye wakubakhonzi uhambe nawe, usuke uye kufuna isicaka
iiesile.
9:4 Wacanda kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, wacanda ezweni lakwaEfrayim
Bacanda ezweni laseShalisha, abazifumana
Zazingekho, wacanda ezweni lakwaSirayeli
namaBhenjamin, kodwa akabafumananga.
9:5 Bakufika ezweni lakwaTsufi, wathi uSawule kumfana lowo
ababenaye, Yizani, sibuye; hleze ubawo ayeke ukukhathala
ngenxa yeemazi zamaesile, nisixhalabele.
9:6 Wathi ke yena kuye, Uyabona ke, kulo mzi kukho umfo wakwaThixo;
kwaye uyindoda ebekekileyo; konke akuthethayo kuyenzeka ngenene.
ngoku masiye khona; mhlawumbi angasibonisa indlela yethu, esingahamba ngayo
kufuneka ndihambe.
9:7 Wathi uSawule kumfana lowo, Yabona, sihamba nje, siya kuthini na?
nizise indoda? kuba isonka siphelile empahleni yethu;
Yintoni na esinayo?
9:8 Waphinda umfana wamphendula uSawule, wathi, Nanku ndilapha
nesahlulo sesine seshekele yesilivere, ndosinika indoda leyo
kaThixo, ukuba asixelele indlela yethu.
9:9 Ngaphambili kwaSirayeli, umntu waya kubuza kuThixo, ubesithi,
Yizani siye kwimboni; ngokuba lo kuthiwa ungumprofeti ngoku
ngaphambili ibibizwa ngokuba yimboni.)
9:10 Wathi uSawule kumfana lowo, Lihle; yiza sihambe. Bahamba ke
emzini abekuwo umfo wakwaThixo.
9:11 Ke kaloku, xa benyuka intaba besiya kuwo umzi, bafumana iintombi zihamba
waphuma, esiya kukha amanzi, wathi kubo, Ikho na apha imboni?
9:12 Bawaphendula bathi, Ukho; nanko phambi kwenu; yenzani
khawulezani ngoku, ngokuba ifike namhlanje kulo mzi; ngokuba kukho umbingelelo we
abantu namhla esigangeni;
9:13 xa ningena kuwo umzi, noyifumana kwaoko;
ingekanyuki iye kudla esigangeni; ngokuba abantu abayi kudla
ade afike, ngokuba ulithamsanqelisa umbingelelo; baze emva koko
yitya omenyiweyo. vukani ngoku; Mayela neli xesha nina
uya kumfumana.
9:14 Benyuka baya kuwo umzi, bakuba bengenile kuwo umzi.
nanko uSamuweli ephuma equbisana nabo, eza kunyuka aye esigangeni.
9:15 Ke kaloku uYehova ubemxelele uSamuweli ezindlebeni zakhe, kwangamini ingekafiki uSawule, esithi,
9:16 Ngeli xesha ngomso, ndiya kuthumela kuwe indoda ephuma emhlabeni
uBhenjamin, umthambise, abe yinganga yabantu bam amaSirayeli;
ukuze abasindise abantu bam esandleni samaFilisti;
ndibabonile abantu bam, kuba ukukhala kwabo kufikile kum.
9:17 USamuweli wambona uSawule, wathi uYehova kuye, Nantso indoda endim
ndithethe ngawe! nguye oya kuba ngukumkani phezu kwabantu bam.
9:18 Wasondela uSawule kuSamuweli esangweni, wathi, Khawundixelele
nawe, apho ikhoyo indlu yemboni.
9:19 USamuweli wamphendula uSawule, wathi, Ndiyimboni; nyuka phambi kwam uye
indawo ephakamileyo; ngokuba niya kudla nam namhla, ndoba ngomso
ndiyeke, ndikuxelele konke okusentliziyweni yakho.
9:20 Ke iimazi zamaesile esekuntsuku ntathu namhla zikulahlekile, musa ukuyibekela kuzo intliziyo yakho
phezu kwabo; ngokuba zifunyenwe. Kukabani na konke okunqwenelekayo kwaSirayeli? Ngaba
Asikuwe na, nakwindlu yonke kayihlo?
9:21 Waphendula uSawule, wathi, Andinguye na umBhenjamin, omncinane wale ntsapho
izizwe zakwaSirayeli? wona umzi wakowethu wona ungowona uphantsi kwimizalwane yonke
isizwe sakwaBhenjamin? Yini na ke ukuba uthethe ngolu hlobo kum?
9:22 USamuweli wamthabatha uSawule nomfana lowo, wabangenisa egumbini.
wabangqengqisa ezindaweni eziphezulu kwabamenyiweyo.
ababengamadoda akumashumi amathathu.
9:23 Wathi uSamuweli kumpheki, Ethe isabelo endakunikayo
endathi kuwe, Yibeke ecaleni kwakho.
9:24 Wawuthabatha umlenze lowo nento ephezu kwawo, wabeka
phambi koSawule. Wathi uSamuweli, Nantso into eseleyo; yibeke
phambi kwakho, udle; ngokuba ibigcinelwe wena okwangoku
ekubeni ndithe, ndibamemile abantu. Wadla ke uSawule noSamuweli
ngolwa suku.
9:25 Behla esigangeni, beza kuwo umzi, uSamuweli
Wathetha noSawule phezu kwendlu.
9:26 Bavuka kusasa.
uSamuweli wambiza uSawule phezu kwendlu, wathi, Vuka, ndiye
ndikundulule. Wesuka uSawule, baphuma bobabini;
USamuweli, ngaphandle.
9:27 Kwathi, xa babesihla ekupheleni komzi, wathi uSamuweli kuSawule,
Yitsho kumkhonzi ukuba agqithele phambi kwethu, wagqitha ke;
ndize ndikubonise ilizwi likaThixo.