Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
23:1 Kwaxelwa kuDavide, kwathiwa, Nanga amaFilisti esilwa
eKehila, baphange isanda.
23:2 Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi, Ndiye na ndibaxabele aba?
AmaFilisti? Wathi uYehova kuDavide, Yiya uloyise
amaFilisti, ayisindise iKehila.
23:3 Athi amadoda kaDavide kuye, Nanku thina sisoyika, sikwaYuda apha
kobeka phi na ke, ukuba sithe safika eKehila, nxamnye nomkhosi kaYehova
AmaFilisti?
23:4 Waphinda uDavide wabuza kuYehova. UYehova wamphendula wathi
Wathi, Suka uhle, uye eKehila; ngokuba ndiya kuwanikela esandleni samaFilisti
isandla sakho.
23:5 Waya ke uDavide namadoda akhe eKehila, balwa namaFilisti.
ayiqhuba imfuyo yawo, ababulala ngobulalo olukhulu. Ngoko
UDavide wabasindisa abemi baseKehila.
23:6 Kwathi, ekubalekeni kuka-Abhiyatare, unyana ka-Ahimeleki, kuDavide
eKehila, wehla ene-efodi esandleni sakhe.
23:7 Kwaxelwa kuSawule, ukuba uDavide ufikile eKehila. Wathi uSawule, Thixo
ndimnikele esandleni sam; kuba uvaliwe, ngokungena e
idolophu enamasango nemivalo.
23:8 USawule wababizela ndawonye emfazweni bonke abantu, ukuba behle baye eKehila
ngqinga uDavide namadoda akhe.
23:9 Wazi uDavide ukuba uSawule umenzela ububi; kwaye yena
Wathi kuAbhiyatare umbingeleli, Zisa iefodi.
23:10 Wathi uDavide, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, uvile ngenene umkhonzi wakho
uSawule ufuna ukuza eKehila, ukuba awonakalise umzi ngenxa yam.
23:11 Abemi baseKehila bondinikela na esandleni sakhe? uya kuhla na uSawule,
njengoko avileyo umkhonzi wakho? Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, khawuthethe
umkhonzi wakho. Wathi uYehova, Uya kuhla.
23:12 Wathi uDavide, Abemi baseKehila bondinikela na, mna namadoda am?
isandla sikaSawule? Wathi uYehova, Baya kukunikela.
23:13 Wesuka uDavide namadoda akhe, bemalunga namakhulu amathandathu, bemka
aphuma eKehila, aya naphi na apho angahamba khona. Kwaye kwaxelwa
USawule ukuba uDavide wabaleka eKehila; wayeka ukuphuma.
23:14 Wahlala ke uDavide entlango ezimboniselweni, wahlala entlango
ntaba kwintlango yeZifi. USawule wamfuna imihla ngemihla, kodwa
UThixo akamnikelanga esandleni sakhe.
23:15 Wabona uDavide ukuba uSawule uphume eza kufuna umphefumlo wakhe;
entlango yeZifi entshinyeleni yehlathi.
23:16 Wesuka uYonatan, unyana kaSawule, waya kuDavide entshinyeleni yehlathi
wasomeleza isandla sakhe kuThixo.
23:17 Wathi kuye, Musa ukoyika, ngokuba isandla sikaSawule ubawo asiyi kuba nako
ndikufumane; Wena uya kuba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli, mna ndibe nganeno kwakhe
wena; noSawule ubawo uyakwazi oko.
23:18 Benza umnqophiso bobabini phambi koYehova, wahlala uDavide apho
uYonatan waya endlwini yakhe.
23:19 Benyuka abaseZifi, baya kuSawule eGibheha, bathi, UDavide akazifihla na
ekunye nathi ezimboniselweni entshinyeleni yeHakila,
esezantsi kweYeshimon?
23:20 Kaloku ke, kumkani, yihla, ngokomnqweno wonke womphefumlo wakho
ukuhla; Ke thina siya kumnikela esandleni sokumkani.
23:21 Wathi uSawule, Nisikelelwe nguYehova; ngokuba ninofefe kum.
23:22 Khaniye nigqale okunye, nazi, nibone indawo yakhe, apho unyawo lwakhe luphela
ukho, ngubani na okhe wambona khona; kuba kuthiwa kum, wenza into eninzi kakhulu
ngobuchule.
23:23 Khangelani ngoko, nazazi zonke iindawo zokuzimela apho aya khona
azimela, nize nibuyele kum niqinisekile;
hamba nani; kothi, ukuba ukho ezweni, ndibe mna
iya kumfuna phakathi kwamawaka onke akwaYuda.
23:24 Besuka ke baya eZifi phambi koSawule, noDavide namadoda akhe
entlango yeMahon, ethafeni, ngasezantsi kwenkangala.
23:25 Wahamba uSawule namadoda akhe ukuya kumfuna. Kwaxelwa kuDavide
wehla waya engxondorheni, wahlala entlango yeMahon. Kwaye nini
Weva uSawule, wamsukela uDavide entlango yeMahon.
23:26 Wahamba uSawule ngeli cala lentaba, wahamba uDavide namadoda akhe
UDavide wemka buphuthuphuthu ngenxa yokoyika
uSawule; USawule namadoda akhe babemrhawula uDavide namadoda akhe
zithathe.
23:27 Ke kaloku kwafika umthunywa kuSawule, esithi, Khawuleza, uze; ngenxa
amaFilisti alingenele ilizwe.
23:28 Wabuya ke uSawule ekumsukeleni uDavide, wahamba waya kubakhawulela
ngenxa yoko bathi loo ndawo yiSelahamalekoti.
23:29 Wenyuka ke uDavide, esuka apho, wahlala ezimboniselweni e-Engedi.