Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
21:1 UDavide waya eNobhi kuAhimeleki, umbingeleli, uAhimeleki woyika
kwaqubisana noDavide, bathi kuye, Yini na ukuba uze wedwa, ungabikho?
indoda nawe?
21:2 Wathi uDavide kuAhimeleki, umbingeleli, Ukumkani undiwisele umthetho
Wathi kum, Makungabikho mntu wazi nto ngayo
umsebenzi endikuthuma wona, nento endikuwisele umthetho ngayo;
ndimise abakhonzi bam kwindawo ethile.
21:3 Kaloku kukho ntoni na phantsi kwesandla sakho? ndinike izonka ezihlanu phakathi
isandla sam, nokuba yintoni na ekhoyo.
21:4 Umbingeleli wamphendula uDavide, wathi, Akukho sonka siqhelekileyo phantsi
Isandla sam ke siso, kodwa kukho isonka esingcwele. ukuba abafana bagcinile
ngokwabo ubuncinane kubafazi.
21:5 UDavide wamphendula umbingeleli, wathi kuye, Inyaniso inabafazi;
zithintelwe kuthi ezi ntsuku ntathu, ndisuke ndaphuma;
iimpahla zabafana zingcwele, nesonka eso sisebungcweleni;
ewe, noko ibingcwalisiwe namhla ngesitya.
21:6 Umbingeleli wamnika ke ezingcwele; ngokuba bekungekho zonka khona apho
nezonka zokubonisa, ezibe zisusiwe phambi koYehova, ukuba kubekwe izonka ezishushu
imini eyasuswa ngayo.
21:7 Ke kaloku kwaye kuvalelwe khona indoda yakubakhonzi bakaSawule ngaloo mini
phambi koYehova; + yaye igama lakhe lalinguDowegi + umEdom, + inkulu phakathi kwababingeleli
abalusi bakaSawule.
21:8 Wathi uDavide kuAhimeleki, Akukho na apha phantsi kwesandla sakho?
umkhonto okanye ikrele? kuba ikrele lam kwaneentonga zam andiziphathanga;
ngenxa yokuba umcimbi wokumkani ubungxamisekile.
21:9 Wathi umbingeleli, Ikrele likaGoliyati umFilisti, lowo wena
naba ababuleweyo entilini kaEla, nantso, isongelwe engutyeni
ngaphaya kwe-efodi: ukuba uyayithatha, yithabathe, ngokuba akukho yimbi
gcina apha. Wathi uDavide, Akukho linjengalo; ndinike.
21:10 Wesuka ke uDavide, wasaba ngaloo mini ngenxa kaSawule, waya kuAkishe
ukumkani waseGati.
21:11 Bathi abakhonzi baka-Akishe kuye, Asinguye na lo uDavide ukumkani?
umhlaba? Abavumanga na ngaye omnye ekungqungqeni, besithi,
USawule ubulele amawaka akhe, UDavide yena amashumi akhe amawaka?
21:12 UDavide wawagcina loo mazwi entliziyweni yakhe, woyika kunene
uAkishe ukumkani waseGati.
21:13 Waziguqula iindlela zakhe phambi kwabo, wazenza ophambeneyo
izandla zabo, bakrwela ezingcangweni zesango, bewatshicela
ziwa ezindevuni zakhe.
21:14 Wathi uAkishe kubakhonzi bakhe, Yabonani, nantsi le ndoda isisihiba;
Nimzise na kum?
21:15 Ndiswele izihiba, ukuba nizise lo ukuba agebe;
umntu phambi kwam? Angene na lo endlwini yam?