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.