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.