Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
14:1 Kwathi ngamhla uthile, wathi uYonatan unyana kaSawule
umfana lowo uphatha iintonga zakhe, Yiza siwele siye eE
ikampu yamaFilisti, ekwelinye icala. Kodwa akazange axelele owakhe
utata.
14:2 USawule wayehleli ekupheleni kweGibheha phantsi kwerharnate
Umthi oseMigron; nabantu ababenaye bemphahlile
amadoda angamakhulu amathandathu;
14:3 noAhiya, unyana ka-Ahitubhi, umkhuluwa kaIkabhodi, unyana kaPinehasi;
unyana kaEli, umbingeleli kaYehova eShilo, enxibe iefodi. Kwaye i
babengazi abantu ukuba uYonatan uhambile.
14:4 phakathi kweengxingwa, abefuna ukuphumela kuzo uYonatan
Kwakukho ikampu yamaFilistiya, kukho itsolo lengxondorha ngapha;
ilitye elicikizekileyo, kwelinye icala; igama lelinye laliyiBhotsetse, elinye
igama lomnye uSene.
14:5 Umphambili welinye lalingasentla, malunga neMikmas;
elinye lingasezantsi malunga neGibheha.
14:6 Wathi uYonatan kumfana lowo uphatha iintonga zakhe, Yiza
siwele, siye ekampini yaba bangalukileyo;
UYehova uya kusisebenzela; ngokuba akukho sithintelo kuYehova ukusindisa ngaso
abaninzi okanye abambalwa.
14:7 Wathi umphathi weentonga zakhe kuye, Yenza konke okusentliziyweni yakho;
wena; uyabona, ndinawe ngokwentliziyo yakho.
14:8 Wathi uYonatan, Yabona, siyaphumela, siya kula madoda, thina ke
siya kuzibonakalisa kubo.
14:9 Ukuba athe kuthi, Hlalani, side size kuni; ke siya kuma
sisesendaweni yethu, asiyi kunyuka siye kubo.
14:10 Ukuba athe, Nyukani nize kuthi; sonyuka ke thina; ngokuba uYehova
uwanikele esandleni sethu; oku kuya kuba ngumqondiso kuthi.
14:11 Bazibonakalisa bobabini enkampini yomkhosi
AmaFilisti athi, Nanga amaHebhere ephuma
emingxunyeni ababezimele kuyo.
14:12 Aphendula amadoda asekampini ooYonatan nomphathi weentonga zakhe, bathi
sathi, Nyukani nize kuthi, sonibonisa ke. Wathi uYonatan
kumphathi weentonga zakhe, Nyuka emva kwam, ngokuba uYehova undihlangule
esandleni samaSirayeli.
14:13 Wenyuka uYonatan, ekhasa ngezandla neenyawo, nangesandla sakhe
Umphathi weentonga emva kwakhe awa phambi koYonatan; kunye neyakhe
umphathi weentonga emva kwakhe wabulala.
14:14 Kwaye ukuba uxabelo lokuqala, awathi uYonatan nomphathi weentonga zakhe, yaba
amadoda angathi amashumi mabini, esiqingatheni sendima eyiakile yentsimi, esidyokhweni
iinkomo zingalima.
14:15 Kwabakho ukungcangcazela phakathi komkhosi, emasimini, naphakathi kwabantu bonke
abantu: ikampu, nabaphangi, nabo bangcangcazela;
kwabakho ukunyikima okukhulu kunene.
14:16 Bakhangela ababoniseli bakaSawule, baseGibheha yakwaBhenjamin; nantso ke
yanyibilika inkitha, yaye baqhubeka bequqa.
14:17 Wathi uSawule ebantwini ababenaye, Balani ngoku, nibone
ngubani omkileyo kuthi. Babala, nanko uYonatan noYonatan
akakho umphathi weentonga zakhe.
14:18 Wathi uSawule kuAhiya, Zisa apha ityeya kaThixo; Yetyeya ye
UThixo wayekunye noonyana bakaSirayeli ngelo xesha.
14:19 Kwathi, esathetha uSawule kumbingeleli, kwabakho isandi
Emkhosini wamaFilisti wahambela phambili, anda; noSawule
wathi kumbingeleli, Sibuyise isandla sakho.
14:20 USawule nabantu bonke ababenaye bahlanganisana ndawonye
bafika ekulweni, nalo ikrele lalowo lixhobile
kwabakho ukudideka okukhulu.
14:21 Kananjalo amaHebhere abekumaFilisti ngaphambi kwelo xesha.
wenyuka nawo, waya nawo eminqubeni, evela emaphandleni ajikelezileyo ngeenxa zonke
nabo bajika baba ngamaSirayeli awayenoSawule
uYonatan.
14:22 Kwanamadoda onke akwaSirayeli, abezimele entabeni
Weva uEfrayim ukuba amaFilisti asabile, kwanabo
bawalandela kabukhali edabini.
14:23 UYehova wawasindisa ke amaSirayeli ngaloo mini; ukulwa kwegqitha
eBhethaven.
14:24 Amadoda akwaSirayeli ayeminyekile kukudinwa ngaloo mini, kuba uSawule wayefungile
abantu, besithi, Uqalekisiwe umntu odla isonka kude kuhlwe;
ukuze ndiziphindezelele ezintshabeni zam. Ngoko ke akubangakho namnye owangcamla nto ebantwini
ukutya.
14:25 Lonke ilizwe leza ehlathini; kwaye kukho ubusi phezu kwetafile
umhlaba.
14:26 Bafika abantu ehlathini, nanko kuvuza ubusi.
Akwabakho usa isandla emlonyeni, ngokuba abantu babesoyika isifungo.
14:27 Ke uYonatan ubengamvanga uyise, ukubafungisa kwakhe abantu.
ngoko ke wesa incam yentonga ebisesandleni sakhe
wayithi nkxu enqatheni lobusi, wasibeka emlonyeni isandla sakhe; namehlo akhe
bakhanyiswa.
14:28 Yaphendula indoda yasebantwini, yathi, Uyihlo uwise umthetho kabukhali
Bafunga abantu, besithi, Uqalekisiwe odla isonka
namhlanje. Baye betyhafile abantu.
14:29 Wathi uYonatan, Ubawo ulihlisele ishwangusha ilizwe;
Hayi, ukuqabuka kwamehlo am, ngokuba ndive intwana le
ubusi.
14:30 Ukuba babethe abantu badla, besidla namhla emaxhobeni!
kwiintshaba zabo abazifumeneyo? ngokuba bekungekabikho nto ingako ngoku
Kwaba kukhulu ukuxabela kwamaFilisti?
14:31 Bawaxabela ngaloo mini amaFilisti, bathabathela eMikmas besa eAyalon;
betyhafile kunene abantu.
14:32 Baziphosa abantu emaxhobeni, bathabatha impahla emfutshane, neenkomo, neenkomo
amathole, axhelela emhlabeni, abantu bawadla kunye nawo
igazi.
14:33 Waxelelwa uSawule, kwathiwa, Uyabona, abantu bayona kuYehova ngalo
ukuba badle kunye negazi. Wathi, Nikreqile; roll a
Ilitye elikhulu kum namhlanje.
14:34 Wathi uSawule, Yithini saa phakathi kwabantu, nithi kubo,
Zisani kum elowo inkomo yakhe, elowo imvu yakhe, nixhele
apha, nidle; ningoni kuYehova ngokuyidla inegazi.
Bonke abantu beza naye elowo inkomo yakhe ngobo busuku;
bawabulalela khona.
14:35 USawule wamakhela uYehova isibingelelo, waqala waba sisibingelelo eso
wakhela uYehova.
14:36 Wathi uSawule, Masihle siwalandele amaFilisti ebusuku, siwaphange
masingashiyi mntu kubo kude kuse. Kwaye
bathi, Yenza konke okulungileyo emehlweni akho. Wathi ke umbingeleli,
Masisondele apha kuThixo.
14:37 USawule wabuza kuThixo, esithi, Ndihle ndiwalandele na amaFilisti?
Wowanikela na esandleni samaSirayeli? Akamphendula ke
ngolwa suku.
14:38 Wathi uSawule, Yizani apha, nonke nina zibonda zabantu
yazini, nibone ukuba sikwini na esi sono namhlanje.
14:39 Ngokuba ehleli nje uYehova osindise amaSirayeli, nokuba sikuYonatan
unyana wam uya kufa inene. Kodwa kwakungekho ndoda phakathi kwabo bonke
abantu abamphendulayo.
14:40 Wathi kumaSirayeli onke, Yibani ngelinye icala nina, mna ndinoYonatan
unyana uya kuba kwelinye icala. Bathi abantu kuSawule, Yenzani
kulungileyo emehlweni akho.
14:41 Wathi uSawule kuYehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, velisa inyaniso. Kwaye
Kwathatyathwa ke uSawule noYonatan, basinda abantu.
14:42 Wathi uSawule, Yenzani amaqashiso kum noYonatan unyana wam. noYonatan
yathathwa.
14:43 Wathi uSawule kuYonatan, Ndixelele, yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo? noYonatan
Wamxelela, wathi, Ndisuke ndeva intwana yobusi ekupheleni kwewayini
intonga ebisesandleni sam; yabona, ndiya kufa.
14:44 Wathi uSawule, UThixo makenjenje, aqokele ukwenjenje; inene, uya kufa;
uYonatan.
14:45 Bathi abantu kuSawule, Afe na uYonatan, lo wenze le nto?
lusindiso olukhulu kwaSirayeli? Makube lee oko; ehleli nje uYehova, kuya kubakho
akuwi nonwele lwentloko yakhe emhlabeni; ngokuba esebenzile ngayo
Enkosi ngalo mhla. Bamkhulula ke abantu uYonatan, akafa.
14:46 Wenyuka uSawule ekuwasukeleni amaFilisti, namaFilisti
baya kweyabo indawo.
14:47 Wabuthabatha ke uSawule ubukumkani bakwaSirayeli, walwa neentshaba zakhe zonke
ngeenxa zonke, nxamnye noMowabhi, noonyana baka-Amon, yaye
nxamnye noEdom, nookumkani baseTsobha, nanxamnye nabo
AmaFilistiya; naphi na apho athe wabheka khona, wawaqumbisa.
14:48 Wahlanganisa impi, wawaxabela ama-Amaleki, wawahlangula amaSirayeli
esandleni sabaphangi.
14:49 Ke kaloku oonyana bakaSawule babengooYonatan, noIshvi, noMalekishuwa.
Ngawo la amagama eentombi zakhe zombini; igama lamazibulo nguMerabhi,
igama lenci nguMikali.
14:50 Igama lomkaSawule belinguAhinowam, intombi ka-Ahimahatse;
igama lomthetheli womkhosi wakhe belinguAbhinere, unyana kaNere, kaSawule
umalume.
14:51 Ke uKishe wazala uSawule; uNere uyise ka-Abhinere ebengunyana
ka-Abhiyeli.
14:52 Kwaye kukho imfazwe enzima kumaFilisti yonke imihla kaSawule
uSawule ubesithi akubona indoda eligorha nokuba yiyiphi, nendoda enobukroti nokuba yiyiphi, ayithabathele kuye.