Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
17:1 Ke kaloku amaFilisti ayihlanganisela ndawonye imikhosi yawo ukuba alwe, kwaye baba
bahlanganisana eSoko, ekwaYuda, bamisa
phakathi kweSoko neAzeka, e-Efese-damim.
17:2 Wahlanganisana uSawule namadoda akwaSirayeli, bamisa iintente ecaleni lawo
bakha uluhlu lokulwa ukuba baye kulwa namaFilisti.
17:3 Kwaye amaFilisti emi entabeni kweli cala, kunye namaSirayeli
wema entabeni kwelinye icala, kukho umfula phakathi
bona.
17:4 Kwaphuma indoda efuna undikho, egama layo lingumkhosi wamaFilisti
uGoliyati waseGati, obude buziikubhite ezintandathu ezinomolulo weminwe.
17:5 enesigcina-ntloko sobhedu entloko, enxibe isigcina-ntloko sobhedu;
idyasi yeposi; ubunzima bengubo yangaphantsi buziishekele ezingamawaka amahlanu
ubhedu.
17:6 Emilenzeni yakhe wayenezigcina-ntloko zobhedu, nentsimbi yobhedu phakathi.
emagxeni akhe.
17:7 uluthi lwentshuntshe yayo belungangomthi wabaluki; nomkhonto wakhe
intloko ibiziishekele zentsimbi ezimakhulu mathandathu esinyithi, ehamba ephethe ikhaka
phambi kwakhe.
17:8 Wema, wamemeza kwizintlu zakwaSirayeli, wathi kuzo.
Yini na ukuba niphume nakhe uluhlu lokulwa? Andinguye na umFilisti?
Nina ningabakhonzi bakaSawule? zinyuleleni indoda, nihle;
kum.
17:9 Ukuba ithe yanako ukulwa nam, yandibulala, soba ngabenu
ukuba ndithe ndayeyisa mna, ndambulala, noba nina noba ngabakhonzi kuni
abakhonzi bethu, nisikhonze.
17:10 Wathi umFilisti, Mna ndiyazingcikiva namhla izintlu zakwaSirayeli; ndinike a
ndoda, ukuze silwe kunye.
17:11 Baweva ooSawule namaSirayeli onke amazwi alo mFilisti, bathi qhiphu umbilini
waqhiphuka umbilini, woyika kunene.
17:12 Ke kaloku uDavide ebengunyana waloo mEfrata waseBhetelehem yakwaYuda, ugama linguyise.
yayinguYese; Wayenoonyana abasibhozo;
umntu ngemihla kaSawule.
17:13 Oonyana abathathu bakaYese abakhulu balandela uSawule ukuya emfazweni.
amagama oonyana bakhe abathathu, ababeye emfazweni, yayinguEliyabhi
owamazibulo, wanguAbhinadabhi, nowesithathu nguShama.
17:14 UDavide ubengomncinane; abakhulu bobathathu babelandela uSawule.
17:15 UDavide ubehamba abuye kuSawule, ukuba aluse impahla emfutshane kayise
eBhetelehem.
17:16 UmFilisti lowo weza kusasa nangokuhlwa, weza wema
iintsuku ezimashumi mane.
17:17 Wathi uYese kuDavide unyana wakhe, Khawuthabathele abakhuluwa bakho iefa yokulinganisa.
naloo khweba, nezi zonka zilishumi, ukugidime uye eminqubeni kuwe
bazalwana.
17:18 use nezonka zamasi ezi zilishumi kumthetheli-waka, ukhangele;
ukuba banjani na abazalwana bakho, thabatha isibambiso kubo.
17:19 Ke kaloku uSawule, kwanabo, namadoda onke akwaSirayeli, ebesentilini
UEla esilwa namaFilisti.
17:20 Wavuka kusasa uDavide, wayishiya impahla emfutshane neenkomo
umgcini, wathabatha, wahamba, njengoko uYese abemwisele umthetho ngako; waya kuye
Ithango lomkhosi liphuma lisiya kulwa, lihlaba umkhosi
idabi.
17:21 AmaSirayeli namaFilisti akha izintlu, uluhlu lukhangelene
umkhosi.
17:22 UDavide wayishiya impahla yakhe esandleni somphathi wempahla.
wabalekela emkhosini, weza, wababulisa abazalwana bakhe.
17:23 Akubon' ukuba uyathetha nabo, nantso inyuka iqhawe, liyintshatsheli
UmFilisti waseGati, ogama linguGoliyati, evela ezintlwini zasentla
Wathetha ngokwaloo mazwi amaFilisti, weva uDavide
bona.
17:24 Onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, akuyibona indoda leyo, asaba ebusweni bayo
boyika kakhulu.
17:25 Athi amadoda akwaSirayeli, Niyibonile na le ndoda inyukileyo?
okunene, uyenyuka, isiza kungcikiva amaSirayeli; yothi indoda leyo
ethe wambulala, ukumkani uya kumtyebisa ngobutyebi obuninzi, amnike
wayikhulula intombi yakhe, wayikhulula indlu kayise kwaSirayeli.
17:26 Wathetha uDavide kumadoda abemi ngakuye, wathi, Makwenziwe ntoni na?
kwindoda ebulele lo mFilisti, yayisusa ingcikivo
evela kwaSirayeli? ngokuba ungubani na lo mFilisti ungalukileyo, ukuba abe ngabo?
ningcikive imikhosi kaThixo ophilileyo?
17:27 Bamphendula abantu ngokwelo lizwi, bathi, Kuya kuba njalo
kwenziwa kuloo mntu umbuleleyo.
17:28 Weva uEliyabhi, umkhuluwa wakhe, ukuthetha kwakhe namadoda. kwaye
Wavutha umsindo kaEliyabhi kuDavide, wathi, Yini na ukuba uze?
ezantsi apha? Uyishiye nabani na laa mpahla imfutshane imbalwa?
entlango? Ndiyakwazi mna ukukhukhumala kwakho, nobubi bentliziyo yakho; ngenxa
uhle ukuze ubone ukulwa.
17:29 Wathi uDavide, Ndenze ntoni na? Ngaba akukho sizathu?
17:30 Wee guququ, wabheka komnye obemi ngakuye, wathetha kwaelaa lizwi.
babuya abantu bamphendula ngokwelaa lizwi lokuqala.
17:31 Aviwa amazwi awawathethayo uDavide, bawaphendula
phambi koSawule, wathumela ukuba abizwe.
17:32 Wathi uDavide kuSawule, Makungathambi ntliziyo yamntu ngenxa yakhe; wakho
Umkhonzi uya kuya alwe nalo mFilisti.
17:33 Wathi uSawule kuDavide, Akunakuya kulo mFilisti
ngokuba usemncinane, yena eyindoda yasemfazweni
ubutsha bakhe.
17:34 Wathi uDavide kuSawule, Umkhonzi wakho lo ubesalusa impahla emfutshane kayise, ekhona
Kwafika ingonyama nebhere, yathabatha ixhwane emhlambini;
17:35 Ndaphuma, ndimlandela, ndayibetha, ndayihlangula esandleni sayo
yathi yakundivukela, ndayibamba ngeendevu zayo
wamxabela, wambulala.
17:36 Umkhonzi wakho wayibulala ingonyama kwanebhere;
umFilisti uya kuba njengenye yazo, ngokuba ungcikive izintlu zabo
uThixo ophilileyo.
17:37 Wathi uDavide, NguYehova owandihlangulayo ethupheni leNkosi
ingonyama, nasethupheni lebhere, uya kundihlangula esandleni
kulo mFilisti. Wathi uSawule kuDavide, Hamba, uYehova abe naye
wena.
17:38 USawule wamambathisa uDavide ngezakhe iingubo, wamfaka isigcina-ntloko sobhedu elubhedu.
intloko yakhe; wamfaka ingubo yentsimbi.
17:39 UDavide walibhinqa ikrele lakhe phezu kweempahla zakhe, wazama ukuhamba; ngokuba yena
wayengayingqinanga loo nto. Wathi uDavide kuSawule, Andinako ukuhamba nezi zinto; ngenxa
khange ndizibonakalise. Waza uDavide wazilahla kuye.
17:40 Wathabatha intonga yakhe esandleni sakhe, wazinyulela amatye agudileyo amahlanu
entlanjeni, wawabeka engxoweni yomalusi abenayo, engxoweni
iskripthi; isilingi sakhe sisesandleni sakhe, wasondela kuye
UmFilisti.
17:41 Weza umFilisti, wasondela kuDavide; kunye nendoda leyo
ephethe ikhaka phambi kwakhe.
17:42 UmFilisti wondela, wambona uDavide, wamcekisa.
ngokuba ebesengumfana, engqombela, emhle imbonakalo.
17:43 Wathi umFilisti kuDavide, Ndiyinja na, ukuba uze kum
ngeentonga? UmFilisti wamtshabhisa uDavide ngoothixo bakhe.
17:44 Wathi umFilisti kuDavide, Yiza kum, ndiyinike inyama yakho
kwiintaka zezulu, nakwizinto eziphilileyo zasendle.
17:45 Wathi uDavide kumFilisti, Wena uza kum unekrele
ndiphethe umkhonto, nengweletshetshe; ke mna ndiza kuwe egameni likaYehova
Yehova wemikhosi, Thixo wemikhosi akwaSirayeli, omngcikivileyo.
17:46 Namhlanje uYehova uya kukunikela esandleni sam; kwaye ndiya kubetha
uyisuse intloko yakho kuwe; ndizinike izidumbu zezithixo
namhla umkhosi wamaFilistiya kwiintaka zezulu nakuzo
amarhamncwa omhlaba; ukuze wonke umhlaba wazi ukuba kukho a
UThixo kwaSirayeli.
17:47 lazi lonke eli bandla, ukuba akungakrele nangalo uYehova ukusindisa
ngokuba imfazwe yekaYehova, woninikela esandleni sethu
izandla.
17:48 Kwathi, wesuka umFilisti, weza, wasondela.
esiya kukhawulela uDavide, wangxama uDavide, wabalekela eluntwini, esiya kukhawulela uDavide
UmFilisti.
17:49 UDavide wafaka isandla sakhe engxoweni, wathabatha khona ilitye, wasawula
yabetha umFilisti ebunzi, latshona ilitye phakathi kwayo
ibunzi lakhe; wawa ngobuso emhlabeni.
17:50 UDavide wameyisa ke umFilisti ngenkwitshi nangelitye;
wamxabela umFilisti, wambulala; bekungekho krele khona
isandla sikaDavide.
17:51 Wagidima ke uDavide, wema phezu komFilisti, walithabatha ikrele lakhe.
wawurhola esingxotyeni sawo, wambulala, wamnqumla owakhe
intloko ngayo. AmaFilisti abona igorha lawo lifile.
babaleka.
17:52 Asuka amadoda akwaSirayeli nakwaYuda, aduma, awasukela
amaFilisti, ude uye entilini, nasesangweni lase-Ekron.
Ababuleweyo bamaFilisti bawa ngasendleleni yaseShaharayim;
kwesa eGati, kwesa e-Ekron.
17:53 Babuya oonyana bakaSirayeli ekuwasukeleni amaFilisti.
baziphanga iintente zabo.
17:54 UDavide wayithabatha intloko yomFilisti, wayisa eYerusalem;
isikrweqe sakhe wasibeka ententeni yakhe.
17:55 USawule wambona uDavide ephuma esiya kumkhawulela umFilisti, wathi kuye
UAbhinere, umthetheli-mkhosi, unguAbhinere, ungunyana kabani na lo mfana? Kwaye
Wathi uAbhinere, Uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, kumkani, andazi.
17:56 Wathi ukumkani, Buza ukuba ingunyana kabani na le nkwenkwe.
17:57 Kwaye xa uDavide wabuya ekumbulaleni umFilisti, uAbhinere wamthabatha
wamzisa phambi koSawule, intloko yomFilisti iseyeyakhe
isandla.
17:58 Wathi uSawule kuye, Ungunyana kabani na, mfanandini? NoDavide
wathi, Ndingunyana womkhonzi wakho uYese waseBhetelehem.