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.