Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
28:1 Kwathi ngaloo mihla, amaFilisti aqokelelana ndawonye
yimikhosi yokulwa kunye noSirayeli. Wathi uAkishe kuye
UDavide, yazi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba uya kuphuma nam ukuya ekulweni;
wena namadoda akho.
28:2 Wathi uDavide kuAkishe, Kaloku uya kuyazi into eya kwenziwa ngumkhonzi wakho
yenza. Wathi uAkishe kuDavide, Ngoko ke ndiya kukwenza umgcini wam
intloko ngonaphakade.
28:3 Ke uSamuweli ubeselefile; abemmbambazelele onke amaSirayeli, amngcwabela phakathi
iRama, emzini wakowabo. Ke uSawule wayebakhuphile abo babenazo
abaneshologu, noosiyazi, ezweni.
28:4 Ahlanganisana ke amaFilisti, eza amisa
Wawahlanganisa ke uSawule amaSirayeli onke, amisa iintente
eGilbowa.
28:5 Wayibona uSawule impi yamaFilisti, woyika, neyakhe
yagubha kakhulu intliziyo.
28:6 Wabuza uSawule kuYehova; uYehova akamphendulanga, naye
ngamaphupha, nangeeUrim, nangabaprofeti.
28:7 Wathi uSawule kubakhonzi bakhe, Ndifuneleni inkazana esazana
umoya, ukuze ndiye kuye, ndibuzise kuye. Bathi abakhonzi bakhe
wathi kuye, Nanko kukho inkazana eneshologu e-Endore.
28:8 USawule wazenza mntu wumbi, wambatha ngubo zimbi, waya
amadoda amabini kunye naye, afika kuloo ntokazi ebusuku; wathi yena, Ndim
Khawundigwebele ngoosiyazi, undinyuse;
endiya kuthetha kuwe mna.
28:9 Yathi inkazana kuye, Yabona, uyakwazi nawe akwenzileyo uSawule.
ukuba ubanqamle kwabaneshologu noosiyazi;
Uwuthiyele ngoko umgibe umphefumlo wam?
undenza ndife?
28:10 USawule wayifungela uYehova, wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, khona
akuyi kuba sohlwayo ngenxa yale nto.
28:11 Yathi inkazana, Ndikunyusele bani na? Wathi, Zisani
ndiphakamise uSamuweli.
28:12 Yambona inkazana uSamuweli, yakhala ngezwi elikhulu;
Yatsho inkazana kuSawule, ukuthi, Yini na ukuba undikhohlise? ngokuba nguwe
uSawule.
28:13 Wathi ukumkani kuyo, Musa ukoyika. Kwaye i
Yathi inkazana kuSawule, Ndibone izithixo zinyuka ziphuma emhlabeni.
28:14 Wathi kuye, Unjani na ukumila kwawo? Yathi, Indoda enkulu
uyenyuka; wambesa ngengubo. Wayazi uSawule loo nto
YayinguSamuweli, waqubuda ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda
yena ngokwakhe.
28:15 Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule, Yini na ukuba undigungqise, undinyuse?
Wathi uSawule, Ndibandezelekile kakhulu; ngokuba amaFilisti ayalwa
UThixo umkile kum, akabi sandiphendula;
nokuba ngabaprofeti, nokuba ngamaphupha;
undazise into endiya kuyenza.
28:16 Wathi uSamuweli, Yini na ukuba undibuze, uYehova ekho?
Wemka kuwe, waba lutshaba lwakho?
28:17 Wenze ke uYehova kuye njengoko wakuthethayo ngam; ngokuba uYehova uzikrazule.
ubukumkani esandleni sakho, wabunika ummelwane wakho
UDavide:
28:18 ngenxa enokuba ungaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova, ungenzanga eyakhe
ukuvutha komsindo wakhe kuma-Amaleki; uyenzile ke uYehova le nto kuwo
wena namhlanje.
28:19 Kananjalo uYehova uya kumnikela uSirayeli kunye nawe esandleni sikakumkani
Ngomso wena noonyana bakho niya kuba nam
Kwaye uYehova uya kuwunikela umkhosi kaSirayeli esandleni kaNdikhoyo
amaFilisti.
28:20 Wawa kwaoko uSawule emhlabeni, waqubuda emhlabeni, woyika kunene.
akwabakho mandla kuye ngenxa yamazwi kaSamuweli; ngokuba yena
akadlanga kudla imini yonke, nobusuku bonke.
28:21 Weza inkazana leyo kuSawule, yabona ukuba ukhwankqiswe kunene
Yathi kuye, Yabona, umkhonzazana wakho uliphulaphule izwi lakho, ndakwenza oko
wubeke umphefumlo wam esandleni sam, ndiwabekele indlebe amazwi akho owathethayo
wathetha nam.
28:22 Khawuliphulaphule nawe ngoko izwi lakho
ndibeke phambi kwakho iqhekeza lesonka; kwaye udle, ukuba
ungaba namandla ekuhambeni kwakho.
28:23 Akavuma ke yena wathi, Andiyi kudla. Kodwa abakhonzi bakhe, kunye
kunye nenkazana leyo, yamnyanzela; waliphulaphula izwi labo. Ngoko yena
wavuka emhlabeni, wahlala elukhukweni.
28:24 Ke kaloku inkazana leyo yayinethole elityetyisiweyo endlwini; wakhawuleza, wabulala
wathabatha umgubo ocoliweyo, wawuxovula, wosa izonka ezingenagwele
yayo:
28:25 Yabeka phambi koSawule, naphambi kwabakhonzi bakhe; benjenjalo
yitya. Basuka ke, bemka ngobo busuku.