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.