Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
26:1 Beza abaseZifi kuSawule eGibheha, bathi, UDavide akazifihla na
yena ngokwakhe endulini yeHakila, ekhangelene nenkangala?
26:2 Wesuka uSawule, wehla waya entlango yeZifi, enabathathu
kunye naye amawaka anyuliweyo akwaSirayeli, ukuba aye kufuna uDavide entlango
eZifi.
26:3 USawule wamisa endulini yeHakila, ekhangelene nenkangala, ngasenkangala
indlela. Ke uDavide wayehleli entlango, wabona ukuba uSawule ufikile
emva kwakhe entlango.
26:4 UDavide wesusa iintlola, wazi ngazo ukuba uSawule ungenile
kakhulu isenzo.
26:5 Wesuka uDavide, waya kuloo ndawo ebemise kuyo uSawule, noDavide
Wayibona indawo alele kuyo uSawule, noAbhinere unyana kaNere, umthetheli
uSawule elele phezu kothango lweenqwelo zokulwa, abantu bemise iintente ngeenxa zonke
ngaye.
26:6 Waphendula uDavide, wathi kuAhimeleki umHeti, nakuAbhishayi
unyana kaTseruya, umzalwana kaYowabhi, wathi, Ngubani na oya kuhla nam siye?
uSawule enkampini? Wathi uAbhishayi, Mna ndiya kuhla nawe.
26:7 Waya uDavide noAbhishayi ebantwini ebusuku, nanko uSawule elele phantsi
elele ethanjeni, umkhonto wakhe ugxunyekwe emhlabeni esandleni sakhe
Ke uAbhinere nabantu bakhe belele ngeenxa zonke kuye.
26:8 Wathi uAbhishayi kuDavide, UThixo ulunikele esandleni sakho utshaba lwakho
ke ngoku makhe ndimbethe ngesandla sakhe
nentshuntshe emhlabeni kwakanye, andiyi kumxabela nesesibini
ixesha.
26:9 Wathi uDavide kuAbhishayi, Musa ukumbulala; ngokuba ngubani na owolula
isandla sakhe kumthanjiswa kaYehova, sibe msulwa na?
26:10 Wathi uDavide, Ehleli nje uYehova, uYehova uya kumbetha; okanye
iya kufika imini yakhe yokufa; okanye uya kuhla aye emfazweni, atshabalale.
26:11 Makube lee kum uYehova, ukuba ndise isandla sam kokukaYehova
khawuthabathe kaloku umkhonto ongakwakhe
iselwa, neselwa lamanzi, sihambe.
26:12 Wayithabatha ke uDavide intshuntshe, neselwa lamanzi, engasentlokweni kaSawule; kwaye
bemka, kungaboni mntu, kungazi mntu, kungavukanga;
bonke babelele; ngokuba ebethelwe bubuthongo obukhulu kuYehova
bona.
26:13 Wawela uDavide, waya kwelinye icala, wema encotsheni yentaba
kude; kwakukho indawo enkulu phakathi kwabo.
26:14 Wamemeza uDavide ebantwini nakuAbhinere unyana kaNere, esithi,
Akuphenduli na, Abhinere? Waphendula uAbhinere, wathi, Ungubani na?
ndikhala kukumkani?
26:15 Wathi uDavide kuAbhinere, Akuyi ndoda yini na? kwaye ngubani ofana naye
wena kwaSirayeli? Yini na ke ukuba ungayigcini inkosi yakho ukumkani? ngenxa
kungene umntu ebantwini, eza konakalisa ukumkani inkosi yakho.
26:16 Asinto ilungileyo le uyenzileyo. Ehleli nje uYehova, ninjalo
ufanelwe kukufa, ngokuba ungayigcinanga inkosi yakho, uYehova
uthanjisiwe. Khangela ke ngoko, iphi na intshuntshe yokumkani, neselwa lamanzi;
oko kwakusentliziyweni yakhe.
26:17 Walazi uSawule ilizwi likaDavide, wathi, Lilizwi lakho na elo, nyana wam Davide?
Wathi uDavide, Lilizwi lam, nkosi yam kumkani.
26:18 Wathi, Yini na ukuba inkosi yam imsukele umkhonzi wayo? ngenxa
Ndenze ntoni? Bububi buni na esandleni sam?
26:19 Ngoko inkosi yam ukumkani mayikhe iwaphulaphule amazwi ayo
umkhonzi. Ukuba nguYehova okuxhokonxileyo ngakum, makakholeke
Ukuba bangoonyana babantu, mabaqalekiswe phambi koYehova
Yehova; ngokuba bandigxothile namhla, ukuba ndingahlali phakathi kwenu
ilifa likaYehova, esithi, Hambani niye kukhonza thixo bambi.
26:20 Ngoko malingaphalali igazi lam emhlabeni phambi kobuso bukaYehova
Yehova: ngokuba kuphume ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, weza kufuna intakumba
uzingela isikhwatsha ezintabeni.
26:21 Wathi uSawule, Ndonile; buya, nyana wam Davide;
yenza ububi, ngokuba umphefumlo wam ubunqabile emehlweni akho namhla.
yabona, ndenze ubudenge, ndonaka kakhulu.
26:22 Waphendula uDavide, wathi, Nantsi intshuntshe yokumkani. kwaye vumela enye ye
abafana basondele bazoyilanda.
26:23 UYehova uya kuyibuyisela ubulungisa bayo, nokuthembeka kwayo, indoda abekunikele esandleni sayo uYehova namhla; ngenxa
uYehova ebekunikele esandleni sam namhla, akwalula
ndise isandla sam kumthanjiswa kaYehova.
26:24 Yabona, njengoko waba mkhulu umphefumlo wakho emehlweni am namhla, makube njalo
Umphefumlo wam ube mkhulu emehlweni kaYehova, andihlangule
siphuma kuyo yonke imbandezelo.
26:25 Wathi uSawule kuDavide, Usikelelwe, nyana wam Davide;
wenze izinto ezinkulu, kananjalo uya kweyisa. Wahamba ke uDavide ngendlela yakhe.
uSawule wabuyela endaweni yakhe.