Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
24:1 Kwathi, xa uSawule wabuyayo ekubalandeleni
Kwathiwa kumaFilistiya, kwathiwa, Nanku uDavide emfazweni
kwintlango yase-Engedi.
24:2 USawule wathabatha amadoda angamawaka amathathu ahleliweyo kumaSirayeli onke, waya kuwo
funani uDavide namadoda akhe emaweni eenkunzi zeebhokhwe.
24:3 Wafika ezibayeni zempahla emfutshane, ngasendleleni, kukho umqolomba apho. noSawule
Wangena, ukuba agubungele iinyawo zakhe; ke uDavide namadoda akhe bahlala esecaleni
yomqolomba.
24:4 Athi amadoda kaDavide kuye, Nantsi imini kaYehova
wathi kuwe, Yabona, ndiya kulunikela utshaba lwakho esandleni sakho
wenze kuye njengoko kulungileyo emehlweni akho. Wesuka ke uDavide;
wanqumla ngasese isondo lengubo kaSawule.
24:5 Kwathi emveni koko, intliziyo kaDavide yakhathazeka ngenxa yokuba yena
ebelinqamle isondo lesondo likaSawule.
24:6 Wathi kumadoda akhe, Makube lee kum ngenxa kaYehova, ukuba ndiyenze loo nto
enkosini yam, umthanjiswa kaYehova, ukuba ndisolule isandla sam phezu kwakhe
yena, ngokuba ungumthanjiswa kaYehova.
24:7 UDavide wabanqanda abakhonzi bakhe ngaloo mazwi, akabavumela
msukeleni uSawule. Wesuka uSawule emqolombeni, wahamba ngeyakhe
indlela.
24:8 Wesuka uDavide emveni koko, waphuma emqolombeni, wamemeza emva kwakhe
uSawule, esithi, Nkosi yam, kumkani. Wabheka ngasemva uSawule, uDavide
eqondele emhlabeni, waqubuda.
24:9 Wathi uDavide kuSawule, Yini na ukuba uve amazwi abantu, bathi,
Uyabona, uDavide ufuna ububi kuwe?
24:10 Yabona, namhlanje amehlo akho abonile ukuba uYehova ebesihlangule
wena namhla esandleni sam emqolombeni; bathi mandikubulale;
Laba nenceba iliso lam kuwe; ndathi, Andiyi kusa sandla sam ngakuye
nkosi yam; ngokuba ungumthanjiswa kaYehova.
24:11 Khangela, bawo, nali isondo lengubo yakho yokwaleka, lisesandleni sam;
Endilinqumleni isondo lengubo yakho yokwaleka, andakubulala, yazi wena
kwaye ubone ukuba akukho bubi nalukreqo esandleni sam, kwaye mna
akonanga kuwe; uyawuzingela ke umphefumlo wam, ukuba uwuthabathe.
24:12 UYehova uya kugweba phakathi kwam nawe, andiphindezelele uYehova kuwe;
isandla sam asiyi kuba phezu kwakho.
24:13 Njengoko litshoyo iqhalo lamanyange ukuthi, Okungendawo kuphuma ebantwini;
Ke isandla sam asiyi kuba phezu kwakho.
24:14 Uphumelene nabani na ukumkani wakwaSirayeli? Usukela bani na?
emva kwenja efileyo, emva kwentakumba.
24:15 UYehova makabe ngumgwebi, agwebe phakathi kwam nawe, abone, agwebe
bambana nobambene nam, undihlangule esandleni sakho.
24:16 Kwathi, akugqiba uDavide ukuwathetha la mazwi
kuSawule, wathi uSawule, Lilizwi lakho na elo, nyana wam Davide? NoSawule
waliphakamisa ilizwi lakhe, walila.
24:17 Wathi kuDavide, Ilungisa nguwe kunam, ngokuba unaye
Wandibuyekeza okulungileyo, mna ndikwenze ububi.
24:18 Wena uxelile namhla, ukuba undenze okulungileyo;
ngenxa enokuba uYehova ebendinikele esandleni sakho, wena
awundibulalanga.
24:19 Xa athe umntu walufumana utshaba lwakhe, wolundulula ngendlela elungileyo yini na? ngoko ke
UYehova makabuyekeze kuwe okulungileyo ondenze ngako namhla.
24:20 Kwaye ngoku, uyabona, ndiyazi kakuhle ukuba uya kuba ngukumkani okunene, nokuba uya kuba ngukumkani
ubukumkani bakwaSirayeli buya kuqiniseka esandleni sakho.
24:21 Ndifungele ngoko uYehova, ukuba akuyi kundinqumla
uze ungalitshabalalisi igama lam kubawo
indlu.
24:22 UDavide wamfungela uSawule. Wagoduka uSawule; ke uDavide namadoda akhe bafika
banyuke baye enqabeni.