Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
16:1 Wathi uYehova kuSamuweli, Uya kumlilela kude kube nini na uSawule, ubona nje?
ndimcekisile, ukuba angabi kumkani kumaSirayeli? zalisa uphondo lwakho ngeoli;
hamba, ndiya kukuthumela kuYese waseBhetelehem, ngokuba ndikubonile;
ndibe ngukumkani phakathi koonyana bakhe.
16:2 Wathi uSamuweli, Ndothini na ukuya? ukuba uthe weva uSawule, wondibulala. Kwaye i
Wathi uYehova, Thabatha ithokazi lenkomo uhambe nawe, uthi, Ndize kubingelela kulo
iNkosi.
16:3 umbize embingelelweni uYese, ndikubonise into oya kuyenza
wenze; undithambisele endiya kuthetha kuwe ngaye.
16:4 Wakwenza uSamuweli oko wakuthethayo uYehova, waya eBhetelehem. Kwaye i
Aza angcangcazela amadoda amakhulu omzi, athi, Yiza
ngoxolo?
16:5 Wathi, Ndixolile; ndize kubingelela kuYehova;
yizani nam embingelelweni. Kwaye wamngcwalisa uYese
noonyana bakhe, wababizela embingelelweni.
16:6 Kwathi, ekufikeni kwabo, wakhangela kuEliyabhi, kunye naye
Wathi, Inene, umthanjiswa kaYehova uphambi kwakhe.
16:7 Wathi uYehova kuSamuweli, Musa ukukhangela ebusweni bakhe, naphezu kobuso bakhe
ukuphakama kwesiqu sakhe; ngokuba ndimcekisile, ngokuba uYehova uyabona
asinjengokubona komntu; ngokuba umntu ukhangela imbonakalo yangaphandle, kodwa yena ukhangele
UYehova ukhangela intliziyo.
16:8 UYese wambiza uAbhinadabhi, wamgqithisa phambi koSamuweli. Kwaye yena
wathi, NoYehova akamnyulanga.
16:9 UYese wagqithisa uShama. Wathi yena, Akanaye uYehova
ukhethe oku.
16:10 Kananjalo uYese wagqithisa abasixhenxe koonyana bakhe phambi koSamuweli. NoSamuweli
Wathi kuYese, UYehova akabanyulanga aba.
16:11 Wathi uSamuweli kuYese, Baphelele na oonyana bakho? Uye wathi,
Kusasele encinane, nantso isalusa impahla emfutshane. Kwaye
Wathi uSamuweli kuYese, Thumela umthabathe; ngokuba asiyi kuhlala phantsi
ade eze apha.
16:12 Wathumela wayingenisa. Ke kaloku yayingqombela, inobubomvurha
imbonakalo entle, kwaye intle ukujonga. Wathi uYehova, Suk’ ume;
Mthambise; ngokuba nguye lo.
16:13 USamuweli wathabatha isigodlo seoli, wamthambisa esazulwini sesigodlo sakhe
UMoya kaYehova wamfikela uDavide, kususela kuloo mini
phambili. Wesuka ke uSamuweli, waya eRama.
16:14 Ke uMoya kaYehova wemka kuSawule, nomoya ombi kuye
uYehova wamothusa.
16:15 Bathi abakhonzi bakaSawule kuye, Khanibone, umoya ombi ophuma kuThixo
iyakukhathaza.
16:16 Inkosi yethu mayibawisele umthetho abakhonzi bakho, abaphambi kwakho, ukuba bafune
kukhupha indoda, engumdlali onobuchule ekubetheni uhadi;
kudlule, wakufikelwa ngumoya ombi ophuma kuThixo, idlale
ngesandla sakhe, uphile.
16:17 Wathi uSawule kubakhonzi bakhe, Khanindikhangelele indoda ebethayo
kulungile, nize naye kum.
16:18 Waphendula omnye wakubakhonzi, wathi, Yabona, ndibone unyana;
kaYese waseBhetelehem, olichule lokudlala, oligorha
indoda enobukroti, indoda yokulwa, eyinkunkqele kwizinto, ebukekayo
umntu, yaye uYehova unaye.
16:19 USawule wathumela abathunywa kuYese, wathi, Ndithumele kum uDavide wakho
ngunyana ohleli neegusha.
16:20 UYese wathabatha iesile, kubotshelelwe isonka, nentsuba yewayini, netakane lebhokhwe;
wazithumela ngoDavide unyana wakhe kuSawule.
16:21 Weza uDavide kuSawule, wema phambi kwakhe;
waba ngumphathi weentonga zakhe.
16:22 Wathumela uSawule kuYese, esithi, Makeme phambi kwam uDavide;
ngokuba ubabalwe ndim.
16:23 Kwathi, wakufika umoya ombi kaThixo kuSawule, wesuka waya kuye
UDavide wathabatha uhadi, wabetha ngesandla sakhe;
ephilile, wemka kuye umoya ombi.