Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
20:1 Wabaleka uDavide eNayoti ngaseRama, weza, wathi phambi koYonatan,
Ndenze ntoni? Buyini na ubugwenxa bam? Siyintoni na isono sam phambi kwakho?
Ubawo angxamele umphefumlo wam na?
20:2 Wathi yena kuye, Makube lee oko; akuyi kufa; yabona, bawo
engayi kwenza nenkulu into, nencinane, angàndityhileli;
ubawo uyifihleleni na kum le nto? akunjalo.
20:3 Wafunga phezu koko uDavide, wathi, Uyihlo uyazi okunene ukuba mna
Ubabalwe emehlweni akho; Wathi, Makangazi uYonatan
ukuze angabi buhlungu; inene, ehleli nje uYehova, nomphefumlo wakho
Kukho inyathelo elinye phakathi kwam nokufa.
20:4 Wathi uYonatan kuDavide, Into oyithethayo umphefumlo wakho, ndoyenza
yenzele wena.
20:5 Wathi uDavide kuYonatan, Uyabona, iya kuthwasa inyanga ngomso;
bekungasweleki ukuba uhlale phantsi nokumkani; ndindulule ndiye, ndihambe
ndazimela endle kude kube lusuku lwesithathu ngokuhlwa.
20:6 Ukuba uyihlo uthe wandifuna, wothi wena, Ucele ngokunyamekileyo uDavide;
ukuze agidime aye eBhetelehem emzini wakowabo; ngokuba ngumnyaka umnyaka
wenzele khona umbingelelo ngenxa yemizalwane yonke.
20:7 Ukuba uthe, Kulungile; Umkhonzi wakho lo uya kuba noxolo; ukuba ke unjalo
Enobushushu obukhulu, yazi ukuba ugqibe kwelobubi.
20:8 Ngoko ke uze umenzele inceba umkhonzi wakho; ngokuba uze
emnqophisweni kaYehova nawe;
bukhona kum ubutshinga, ndibulale wena ngokwakho; yini na ukuba uzise?
mna kuyihlo?
20:9 Wathi uYonatan, Makube lee kuwe;
Ubawo ugqibe kwelokuba ufikelwe bububi;
ndikuxelele?
20:10 Wathi uDavide kuYonatan, Ngubani na oya kundixelela? Ukuba uyihlo uya kuthini na?
Ukuphendula kalukhuni?
20:11 Wathi uYonatan kuDavide, Hamba, siphume siye ezindle.
Baphuma bobabini baya emasimini.
20:12 Wathi uYonatan kuDavide, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, ndakuvuthela ixilongo
ubawo malunga nokuba ngomso nanini na, nokuba ngumhla wesithathu, kwaye khangela!
kulungile ke kuDavide, ndingathumi mna kuwe, ndize ndikuxele
wena;
20:13 Makenjenje uYehova kuYonatan, aqokele ukwenjenje; ukuba kuthe kwalunga kubawo
ndokuxelela, ndikundulule
uYehova makabe nawe, njengokuba ebenam
utata.
20:14 Wanga ungandenzela inceba ndisadla ubomi nje, ndisadla ubomi;
Yehova, ukuba ndingafi;
20:15 ungaze uyinqumle inceba yakho endlwini yam nanini;
kungekuko xa uYehova ezinqumle zonke iintshaba zikaDavide esandleni sakhe
ubuso bomhlaba.
20:16 Wanqophisana ke uYonatan nendlu kaDavide, esithi, Yiyeke
UYehova wade wayifuna esandleni seentshaba zikaDavide.
20:17 Waphinda uYonatan ukumfungisa uDavide ngokumthanda kwakhe; ngokuba ebemthanda
wamthanda njengomphefumlo wakhe.
20:18 Wathi uYonatan kuDavide, Ngomso iya kuthwasa inyanga;
urhanelwa, ngokuba isihlalo sakho siya kuba sodwa.
20:19 Uhlale iintsuku ezintathu, uhle kamsinya;
uze kwindawo owawuzifihle kuyo xa usenza ishishini
ibe isesandleni, ihlale ngasetyeni le-Ezeli.
20:20 ndizitolele ecaleni lalo iintolo zontathu, ndinge ndizixunela eweni
uphawu.
20:21 Yabona, ndiya kumthuma umfana, ndithi, Yiya, uzithabathe iintolo. Ukuba ndi
uthi kumfana, Nanzi iintolo, zinganeno kwakho;
zithabathe; uze, ngokuba kuxolo kuwe, akukho nto; njengoko
uYehova uhleli.
20:22 Ke ukuba ndithe kwindodana leyo, Nanzo iintolo zingaphaya
wena; hamba, ngokuba uYehova ukundulule.
20:23 Ke ilizwi eliya silithethileyo mna nawe, yabona, lithetha ityala
UYehova makabe phakathi kwam nawe kude kuse ephakadeni.
20:24 UDavide wazimela endle; kwathi ekuthwaseni kwenyanga, waphuma umphefumlo
ukumkani wamhlalisa phantsi ukuba adle inyama.
20:25 Ukumkani wahlala esihlalweni sakhe, njengokweminye imihla, esitulweni esisecaleni
Wesuka ke uYonatan, wahlala uAbhinere ecaleni likaSawule, nakuDavide
indawo yayingenanto.
20:26 Akathetha nto uSawule ngaloo mini;
Uhlelwe yinto ethile, akahlambulukile; inene, akahlambulukile.
20:27 Ke kaloku kwathi, ngomhla wesibini, umhla wesibini
inyanga, ayaba namntu indawo kaDavide. Wathi uSawule kuYonatan owakhe
unyana kaYese, yini na ukuba angezi kudla nayizolo,
okanye nanamhlanje?
20:28 UYonatan wamphendula uSawule, wathi, UDavide ucele kum, wandibongoza ukuba aye kuye
eBhetelehem:
20:29 Wathi, Khawundiyeke ndiye; ngokuba kukho umbingelelo wemizalwane yakowethu
isixeko; ke yena umkhuluwa wam undiwisele umthetho wokuba ndibe khona;
Ndibabalwe emehlweni akho; makhe ndimke, ndibone
bazalwana bam. ngenxa yoko akezi etafileni yokumkani.
20:30 Wavutha ke umsindo kaSawule kuYonatan, wathi kuye,
Wena, nyana wokreqo lweenkani, andazi ukuba unako
unyule unyana kaYese ukuba abe lihlazo, nehlazo
ngobuze bukanyoko?
20:31 Ngokuba yonke imihla, unyana kaYese aya kudla ubomi emhlabeni, akuyi kuba
mabuzinziswe nobukumkani bakho. Ngako oko thumela ngoku, umthabathe
mna, ngokuba inene uya kufa.
20:32 UYonatan wamphendula uSawule uyise, wathi kuye, Yini na?
Uya kubulawa na? Wenze ntoni na?
20:33 USawule wabinza ngentshuntshe ukuba atsho kuye. Wazi uYonatan ukuba.
Uyise wagqiba kwelokuba ambulale uDavide.
20:34 Wesuka ke uYonatan etafileni evutha ngumsindo; akadla kudla
Ngosuku lwesibini lwenyanga; ngokuba ubebuhlungu ngenxa kaDavide
utata ebemenzele shame.
20:35 Kwathi kusasa, waphuma uYonatan waya endlwini
intsimi ngexesha elimisiweyo noDavide, enomfana omncinane.
20:36 Wathi kumfana, Khawubaleke, uzithabathe iintolo endizixunayo.
Wabaleka umfana, yena waxunela utolo phezu kwakhe.
20:37 Wafika umfana kuloo ndawo belukuyo utolo abenalo uYonatan
wadubula uYonatan kumfana, wathi, Nalo ngaphaya kotolo
wena?
20:38 Wamemeza uYonatan kumfana, wathi, Khawuleza, ngxama, musa ukuma. Kwaye
Umfana kaYonatan wazichola iintolo, weza enkosini yakhe.
20:39 Umfana ubengazi nto. NguYonatan noDavide ababeyazi loo nto.
20:40 UYonatan wayinika umfana wakhe iintonga zakhe, wathi kuye, Hamba uye.
zithwaleni nizise esixekweni.
20:41 Wemka ke umfana, wesuka uDavide endaweni ngasendleleni
Wawa ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda
Bamana bephuzana, balilana kwada kwayiloo mini
UDavide wagqitha.
20:42 Wathi uYonatan kuDavide, Hamba unoxolo, njengoko sifungile bobabini.
kuthi egameni likaYehova, esithi, UYehova makabe phakathi kwam nawe;
naphakathi kwembewu yam nembewu yakho ngonaphakade. Wavuka wemka.
uYonatan waya kuwo umzi.