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?