Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
1:1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, wabuya uDavide
emva kokubulawa kwama-Amaleki, wahlala uDavide iintsuku ezimbini
iZiklag;
1:2 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, kwabonakala kuvela indoda
umkhosi kaSawule, zikrazulwe iingubo zakhe, enomhlaba entloko
wathi ekufikeni kwakhe kuDavide, wawa emhlabeni, wenza
ukuqubuda.
1:3 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Uvela phi na? Wathi yena kuye.
Ndisinde emkhosini wakwaSirayeli.
1:4 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Kuthekeni na? Khawundixelele. Kwaye
Wathi, Babalekile abantu ekulweni, nento eninzi yamadoda
abantu bawile bafa; + kwaye uSawule noYonatan unyana wakhe bafile
kananjalo.
1:5 Wathi uDavide kwindodana ebimxelela, Wazi ngani na loo nto?
Ngaba uSawule noYonatan unyana wakhe bafile na?
1:6 Yathi indodana ebimxelela, Kusuke kwathi cwaka mna entabeni
nanko uSawule ayame ngentshuntshe yakhe; nanzo iinqwelo zokulwa, nanzo
abamahashe bamlandela ngenzondelelo.
1:7 Wathi akubheka ngasemva, wandibona, wandibiza. Kwaye nam
Waphendula wathi, Ndilapha.
1:8 Sathi kum, Ungubani na? Ndathi kuye, Ndim
umAmaleki.
1:9 Wathi kum, Khawume phezu kwam, undibulale;
Ndifikelwe yimbandezelo, Ngokuba ubomi bam busaphelele kum.
1:10 Ndema phezu kwakhe, ndambulala, ngokuba bendisazi ukuba akanako
phila emveni kokuwa kwakhe; ndasithabatha isithsaba esibe siphezu kwakhe
intloko, nesacholo esibe sisesandleni sakhe, nizizise apha
enkosini yam.
1:11 Wazibamba uDavide iingubo zakhe, wazikrazula; kwaye ngokunjalo bonke
amadoda abenaye.
1:12 Bammbambazelela, balila, bazila ukudla kwada kwahlwa, ngenxa kaSawule, nangenxa yakhe
nangenxa kaYonatan unyana wakhe, nangenxa yabantu bakaYehova, nangenxa yendlu kaYehu
Sirayeli; ngokuba babewile likrele.
1:13 Wathi uDavide kwindodana ebimxelela, Ungowaphi na? Kwaye yena
wathi, Ndingunyana womphambukeli, umAmaleki.
1:14 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Utheni na ukuba ungoyiki ukolula isandla sakho?
isandla sokutshabalalisa umthanjiswa kaYehova?
1:15 UDavide wabiza enye kumadodana, wathi, Sondela uxabele
yena. Wambetha ke, wafa.
1:16 Wathi ke uDavide kuyo, Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwentloko yakho; ngokuba umlomo wakho unomlomo
ndangqina ngawe, ndathi, Mna ndimbulele umthanjiswa kaYehova.
1:17 UDavide ke wenza esi simbonono ngoSawule nangoYonatan wakhe
unyana:
1:18 Wathi mabafundise oonyana bakaYuda ukugoba isaphetha;
nantso kubhaliwe encwadini yOthe Tye.)
1:19 Isihombo sikaSirayeli sibulewe emimangweni yakho! Hayi, amagorha!
iwile!
1:20 Musani ukuyixela eGati, musani ukuyixela ezitratweni zeAshkelon; hleze i
Iintombi zamaFilisti zivuya, Hleze iintombi zakwaSirayeli
uloyiso olungalukanga.
1:21 Nina zintaba zaseGilibhowa, Makungabikho mbethe, makungabi mvula;
phezu kwenu, namasimi amnikelo;
yahlaziswa, Ingweletshetshe kaSawule, wanga ungathanjiswanga
ngeoli.
1:22 Egazini labahlatyiweyo, Emanqatha amagorha, Kwisaphetha somphefumlo
Ke uYonatan akabuyanga umva, nekrele likaSawule belingabuyanga lilambatha.
1:23 USawule noYonatan babeziinzwana, bethandeka ekudleni kwabo ubomi, nasentliziyweni yabo
ukufa abahlukanga; bakhawuleza ngaphezu kwamaxhalanga
unamandla kuneengonyama.
1:24 Zintombi zakwaSirayeli, mlileleni uSawule, Obenambesa iingubo ezibomvu
Nezinye izinto eziyolisayo, ebeninxiba izihombo zegolide ezambathweni zenu.
1:25 Hayi, ukuwa kwamagorha emfazweni! Yonatan, wena!
ubulewe ezigangeni zakho.
1:26 Ndibandezelekile ngenxa yakho, mzalwana wam Yonatan;
Kubalukekile ukundithanda kwakho Ngaphezu kokuthanda komntu oyinkazana.
1:27 Hayi, ukuwa kwamagorha, zatshabalala izixhobo zemfazwe!