1 Samuweli
9:1 Manje kwakukhona indoda yakwaBhenjamini, ogama lakhe lalinguKishi, indodana ka-Abiyeli.
indodana kaZerori, indodana kaBekhorati, indodana ka-Afiya, umBenjamini,
iqhawe elinamandla.
9:2 Wayenendodana, ogama layo lalinguSawule, insizwa ekhethiweyo, futhi ebukekayo.
kwakungekho phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli omuhle kunaye
yena: kusukela emahlombe akhe kuya phezulu wayemude kunabo bonke abantu.
9:3 Futhi izimbongolo zikaKishi uyise kaSawule zalahleka. UKishi wathi kuSawule eyakhe
ndodana, thatha manje enye yezinceku, usuke, uhambe uyefuna
izimbongolo.
9:4 Futhi wadabula ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, futhi wadabula izwe
UShalisha, kepha abawatholanga; badabula izwe lase
amaShalimi, kepha ayengekho; wadabula izwe laseNtabeni
abakwaBenjamini, kepha ababafumananga.
9:5 Futhi lapho befika ezweni laseZufi, uSawule wathi encekwini yakhe
owayenaye, Wozani, sibuye; funa ubaba ashiye enakekela
ngenxa yezimbongolo, nikhathazeke ngathi.
9:6 Wathi kuye: "Bheka-ke, kukhona kulo muzi umuntu kaNkulunkulu.
futhi ungumuntu ohloniphekile; konke akushoyo kuyenzeka impela.
manje masiye khona; mhlawumbe angasibonisa indlela yethu esingasitshela ngayo
kufanele ahambe.
9:7 Khona-ke uSawule wathi encekwini yakhe: "Kodwa, bheka, uma sihamba, yini thina
lethani indoda? ngoba isinkwa siphelile ezitsheni zethu, njalo kakula
Siyini thina?
" 9:8 Inceku yamphendula futhi uSawule, wathi: "Bheka, ngilapha
nikela okwesine kweshekeli lesiliva: lokho ngiyakumnika umuntu
kaNkulunkulu, ukusitshela indlela yethu.
9:9 Ngaphambili kwa-Israyeli, lapho umuntu eya ukubuza kuNkulunkulu, wakhuluma kanje,
Wozani siye kumboni, ngokuba lowo othiwa ungumProfethi wayekhona
ngaphambili wayebizwa ngokuthi uMboni.)
9:10 USawule wayesethi encekwini yakhe: "Kuhle ukukhuluma; wozani sihambe. Bahamba-ke
emzini lapho umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayekhona.
9:11 Futhi njengoba bekhuphukela entabeni emzini, bathola izintombi ezihambayo
ephuma ukuyokukha amanzi, wathi kubo: “Umboni ukhona na?
9:12 Baphendula, bathi: "Ukhona; bhekani, uphambi kwenu; yenzani
shesha manje, ngokuba ufikile namuhla emzini; ngoba kukhona umhlatshelo we
abantu namuhla endaweni ephakemeyo;
9:13 Nxa ningena emzini, niyomfumana masinyane.
ngaphambi kokuba akhuphukele endaweni ephakemeyo ukuba adle, ngoba abantu ngeke badle
aze afike, ngokuba uyakubusisa umhlatshelo; bese kuthi emva kwalokho
dlani okumenyiweyo. Ngakho-ke sukumani; ngoba ngalesisikhathi lina
uzomthola.
9:14 Base benyukela emzini, sebengenile emzini.
bheka, uSamuweli waphuma ukulwa nabo, ukuze akhuphukele endaweni ephakemeyo.
9:15 UJehova wayemtshelile uSamuweli endlebeni yakhe ngosuku olungakafiki uSawule, wathi:
9:16 Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngizokuthumela indoda evela ezweni lase
uBenjamini, umgcobe abe yinduna yabantu bami u-Israyeli;
ukuze asindise abantu bami esandleni samaFilisti;
ngibonile abantu bami, ngokuba ukukhala kwabo kufike kimi.
" 9:17 Futhi lapho uSamuweli ebona uSawule, uJehova wathi kuye: "Bheka, lowo muntu mina
ngakhuluma kuwe! yona iyakubusa phezu kwabantu bami.
" 9:18 Khona-ke uSawule wasondela kuSamuweli esangweni, futhi wathi: "Ake ungitshele
wena, lapho kukhona indlu yomboni.
" 9:19 USamuweli wamphendula uSawule, wathi: "Ngingumboni
indawo ephakemeyo; ngoba lizakudla lami lamuhla, kusasa ngizakudla
ngikuyeke uhambe, ngikutshele konke okusenhliziyweni yakho.
9:20 Futhi mayelana nezimbongolo zakho ezilahlekile ezinsukwini ezintathu ezedlule, ungabeki inhliziyo yakho
phezu kwabo; ngoba zitholakele. Kukabani konke okufiswa ngu-Israyeli na? Ingabe
akukuwe, nakuyo yonke indlu kayihlo, na?
9:21 USawule waphendula, wathi: "Angiyena yini umBhenjamini, kusukela komncane kunabo bonke
izizwe zakwa-Israyeli? nomndeni wami omncane kunayo yonke imindeni yezizwe
isizwe sakwaBenjamini? pho, ukhulumelani kimi na?
9:22 USamuweli wathatha uSawule nenceku yakhe, wabangenisa endlini yokudlela.
wabahlalisa endaweni ephambili phakathi kwabamenyiweyo;
ababengaba ngamatshumi amathathu.
9:23 USamuweli wathi kumpheki, Letha isabelo engikunike sona
engithe kuwe: Kubeke eceleni kwakho.
9:24 Futhi umpheki waphakamisa ehlombe, futhi lokho okwakuphezu kwalo, futhi wabeka
phambi kukaSawule. Wathi uSamuweli: “Bheka, okuseleyo; setha
phambi kwakho, udle, ngokuba bekugcinelwe wena kuze kube manje
selokhu ngathi, ngibamemile abantu. Ngakho uSawule wadla noSamuweli
ngalolo suku.
9:25 Futhi lapho behla endaweni ephakemeyo emzini, Samuweli
wakhuluma noSawule phezu kwendlu.
9:26 Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, kwathi sekuthwasa.
uSamuweli wabiza uSawule phezu kwendlu, wathi: "Sukuma, ukuze ngihambe."
ukumukise. USawule wasukuma, baphuma bobabili, yena kanye
Samuweli, phesheya.
9:27 Futhi njengoba behlela ekupheleni komuzi, uSamuweli wathi kuSawule:
Yisho inceku ukuba idlule phambi kwethu, yedlule, kepha wena yima
Kuseyisikhashana, ukuze ngikubonise izwi likaNkulunkulu.