Eyoku-1 kaSamuweli
30:1 Kwathi, xa uDavide namadoda akhe bafikayo eTsikelage phezu kwentaba
Ngosuku lwesithathu ama-Amaleki ehlasele elasezantsi, neTsikelage, neTsikelage
wayixabela iTsikelage, wayitshisa ngomlilo;
30:2 Abathimba abafazi ababekhona, akabulala mntu;
nokuba nkulu kwesa komncinane, bemka nabo, bemka.
30:3 Wafika uDavide namadoda akhe esixekweni, nalo utshisiwe
umlilo; bathinjwa abafazi babo, noonyana babo, neentombi zabo
abathinjwa.
30:4 Baliphakamisa ooDavide nabantu ababenaye ilizwi labo
balila, bada baphela amandla okulila.
30:5 Nabafazi bakaDavide bobabini babethinjiwe, uAhinowam waseYizereli, noAhinowam waseYizereli.
uAbhigali, umkaNabhali waseKarmele.
30:6 UDavide wabandezeleka kunene; ngokuba abantu bebethetha ngokumxuluba ngamatye.
ngokuba umphefumlo wabantu bonke ubukrakra, elowo ngenxa yoonyana bakhe
nangenxa yeentombi zakhe. UDavide wazomelezela kuYehova uThixo wakhe.
30:7 Wathi uDavide kuAbhiyatare umbingeleli, unyana ka-Ahimeleki, khawuncede.
Ndizise iefodi kum. UAbhiyatare wayizisa khona iefodi
UDavide.
30:8 Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi, Ndiwasukele na la matutu?
ndiwafumane na? Wathi kuye, Sukela, ngokuba ùnako wena
wowafumana okunene;
30:9 Wahamba ke uDavide, yena namadoda angamakhulu amathandathu abenawo, weza
entlanjeni iBhesore, apho ahlala khona amasalela.
30:10 Wasukela ke uDavide, yena namadoda angamakhulu amane;
ababetyhafile ngokokude bangabi nako ukuwuwela umlanjana oyiBhesore.
30:11 Ke kaloku bafumana indoda engumYiputa isendle, bayizisa kuDavide
wamnika isonka, wadla; bamseza amanzi;
30:12 Bayinika ke icandelo lesicumba samakhiwane namacandelo amabini
akuba etyile, wabuyela kuye umoya wakhe;
akadla sonka, akasela manzi, iimini ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu.
30:13 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Ungokabani na? uvela phi na?
Yathi, Ndingumfana ongumYiputa, isicaka sendoda engumAmaleki; kunye neyam
Inkosi indishiyile, ngokuba sekuntsuku ntathu namhla ndisifa.
30:14 Salihlasela elasezantsi lamaKreti, nakwelo
nelizwe lakwaYuda nelasezantsi likaKalebhi; kwaye thina
wayitshisa iTsikelage ngomlilo.
30:15 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Ungandihlisela na kweli bandla? Kwaye yena
wathi, Ndifungele uThixo, ukuba akuyi kundibulala, akuyi kundihlangula
ndise esandleni senkosi yam, ndikuhlisele kweli lizwe
inkampani.
30:16 Wamhlisa ke, nazo zithe saa phezu
lonke ihlabathi, lisidla, lisela, lingqungqa ngenxa yezo zinto zonke
Amaxhoba amaninzi ayewathimbile ezweni lamaFilistiya
kwilizwe lakwaYuda.
30:17 Wabaxabela ke uDavide, esusela ngongcwalazi kwada kwahlwa
akwasinda namnye kubo, yaba ngamadodana angamakhulu omane.
yakhwela ezinkameleni, yasaba.
30:18 Wayihlangula ke uDavide yonke into abeyithimbile ama-Amaleki, noDavide
wabahlangula abafazi bakhe ababini.
30:19 akwasala nanye into kuzo, kuthabathela kwencinane kwesa kwenkulu, kuthabathela kwencinane kwesa kwenkulu
oonyana neentombi, namaxhoba, nento yonke abeyithimbile
Wazihlangula uDavide zonke.
30:20 Kwaye uDavide wayithabatha yonke impahla emfutshane neenkomo, baqhubela phambili
zathi, Lixhoba likaDavide eli.
30:21 Wafika ke uDavide kuloo madoda angamakhulu amabini, ediniwe
ababa nakumlandela uDavide ababemhlalise emlanjaneni lowo
eBhesore: aphuma aya kumkhawulela uDavide, aya kubakhawulela abantu loo nto
wayenaye. Wasondela uDavide ebantwini, wababulisa.
30:22 Aphendula onke amadoda angamatshijolo, namadoda angamatshijolo, kwabahambayo
kuDavide, bathi, Ngenxa yokuba bengahambanga nathi, asiyi kukunika
Mababe lixhoba labo esilizuzileyo, libe lelabo;
umfazi nabantwana bakhe, ukuba babaqweqwedise, bemke.
30:23 Wathi uDavide, Ize ningenjenjalo, bazalwana bam, ngento eniya kuyithetha
Usinike uYehova owasigcinayo, walihlangula ibandla
owasihlaselayo, wangena esandleni sethu.
30:24 Ngubani na oya kuniva kweli lizwi? kodwa njengenxalenye yakhe leyo
owehla aye edabini, soba njalo isahlulo sakhe usalayo
ziya kwahluka ngokufanayo.
30:25 Kwaba njalo, kuthabathela kuloo mini kunyuse, wakumisa kwaba ngummiselo nesiko
ummiselo kwaSirayeli unanamhla.
30:26 Weza uDavide eTsikelage, wathumela inxalenye yamaxhoba kumadoda amakhulu aseTsikelage
UYuda, nakubahlobo bakhe, esithi, Nantso isipho senu esivela kuYehova
Amaxhoba eentshaba zikaYehova;
30:27 kwabaseBheteli, nabakwelasezantsi iRamoti;
nakwabaseYatire.
30:28 nakwabaseArohere, nakwabaseSifimoti, nakwabaseSifemoti,
kwabase-Eshtemowa;
30:29 kwabaseRakeli, kwanabasemizini
kumaYerameli nakwabo basezixekweni
amaKenites,
30:30 nakwabaseHorma, nakwabaseKorashan;
nakwabaseAtaki;
30:31 nakwabaseHebron, nakwiindawo zonke apho uDavide
yena namadoda akhe babethanda ukubhuqa.