1 Samuweli
14:1 Kwathi ngolunye usuku, uJonathani, indodana kaSawule, wathi kuye
insizwa ephethe izikhali zayo, Woza, siwele siye eNtabeni
ibutho lamaFilisti elingaphesheya. Kodwa akashongo owakhe
ubaba.
14:2 USawule wayesehlala emaphethelweni eGibeya, ngaphansi kwehalananda
umuthi oseMigroni; nabantu ababe naye babeseduze
amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha;
14:3 no-Ahiya, indodana ka-Ahithubi, umfowabo ka-Ikabodi, indodana kaFinehasi,
indodana ka-Eli, umpristi kaJehova eShilo, egqoke ingubo yamahlombe. Futhi i
abantu babengazi ukuthi uJonathani uhambile.
14:4 Futhi phakathi amaphaseji, lapho uJonathani ayefuna ukuwela ukuya ngasentshonalanga
ibutho lamaFilisti kwakukhona idwala elibukhali ngalapha, futhi a
idwala elibukhali ngalapha; igama lolunye laliyiBhozezi, negama lelinye
igama lomunye uSene.
14:5 Ingaphambili lelinye lalisenyakatho malungana neMikimashi;
enye ngaseningizimu malungana neGibeya.
" 14:6 UJonathani wathi kumfana ophethe izikhali zakhe, "Woza, futhi ake
siwele enkambeni yalaba abangasokile;
UJehova uyakusisebenzela, ngokuba akukho ukuvimba uJehova ukuba asindise ngakho
abaningi noma abambalwa.
14:7 Udibi lwezikhali zakhe lwathi kuye: "Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho;
wena; bheka, nginawe ngokwenhliziyo yakho.
" 14:8 Khona-ke uJonathani wathi: "Bheka, sizowela siye kulawa madoda, futhi thina
sizozibonakalisa kubo.
14:9 Uma besho njalo kithi ukuthi: 'Hlalani size sifike kini;' khona sizokuma
sisesendaweni yethu, asifuni ukukhuphukela kubo.
14:10 Kepha uma besho njalo ukuthi: 'Khuphukelani kithi; siyakukhuphuka, ngokuba uJehova
uwanikele esandleni sethu; lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kithi.
14:11 Futhi bobabili bazibonakalisa enkambeni yebutho
AmaFilisti athi amaFilisti, Khangela, amaHebhere aphuma
emigodini ababecashe kuyo.
14:12 Futhi amadoda ebutho baphendula uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe, futhi
wathi: Yenyukelani kithi, sizalitshengisa ulutho. Wathi uJonathani
odibini lwezikhali zakhe: Yenyuka ungilandele, ngokuba uJehova ukhululile
esandleni sika-Israyeli.
14:13 UJonathani wakhuphuka ngezandla zakhe nasezinyaweni zakhe, futhi yakhe
odibini lwezikhali emva kwakhe; bawa phambi kukaJonathani; kanye neyakhe
umdibi wezikhali wabulala emva kwakhe.
14:14 Futhi lokho kubulala lokuqala, okuyinto uJonathani nodibi lwakhe, kwaba
kungathi amadoda angamashumi amabili, phakathi kungathi inxenye yehektare yezwe, ijoka
lezinkabi zingalima.
14:15 Futhi kwaba khona ukuthuthumela ekamu, endle, futhi phakathi kwabo bonke
abantu: ibutho, nabaphangi, nabo bathuthumela, kanye
umhlaba wazamazama; kwaba ngukuthuthumela okukhulu kakhulu.
14:16 Abalindi bakaSawule eGibeya lakwaBenjamini babheka; futhi bheka, i
isixuku sancibilika, saqhubeka sishayana.
" 14:17 USawule wayesethi kubantu ababenaye, "Balani, nibone."
ongasekho kithi. Sebebala, bheka, uJonathani no
udibi lwezikhali zakhe lwalungekho.
" 14:18 USawule wathi ku-Ahiya: "Letha lapha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Owomkhumbi we
UNkulunkulu wayenabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi.
14:19 Kwathi uSawule esakhuluma nompristi, umsindo
owayesekamu lamaFilisti waqhubeka, anda; noSawule
wathi kumpristi: "Buyisa isandla sakho."
14:20 USawuli nabo bonke abantu ababenaye babuthana, futhi
bafika ekulweni; bheka, inkemba yalowo nalowo yayimelene neyakhe
umngane, futhi kwakukhona ukungahleleki okukhulu kakhulu.
14:21 Futhi namaHeberu ayekanye namaFilisti ngaphambi kwaleso sikhathi.
eyakhuphuka nawo, yangena ekamu, iphuma ezweni nxazonke, kwahlwa
nabo baphenduka baba nabakwa-Israyeli ababenoSawule futhi
Jonathan.
14:22 Ngokufanayo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli ayecashe entabeni
u-Efrayimi, esezwile ukuthi amaFilisti ayabaleka, nabo
wabalandela ngamandla empini.
14:23 Ngakho uJehova wasindisa u-Israyeli ngalolo suku, futhi impi wadlulela
Bethaven.
14:24 Amadoda akwa-Israyeli ayecindezelekile ngalolo suku, ngokuba uSawule wayefungile
abantu, bethi: Uqalekisiwe umuntu odla ukudla kuze kuhlwe.
ukuze ngiphindiselwe ezitheni zami. Ngakho akekho noyedwa kubantu owanambitha
ukudla.
14:25 Bonke abantu bezwe beza ehlathini; kwakukhona izinyosi phezu kwawo
phansi.
14:26 Futhi lapho abantu befika ehlathini, bheka, uju lwaconsa.
kepha akubangakho obeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe, ngokuba abantu besesaba isifungo.
14:27 Kodwa uJonathani akazange ezwe lapho uyise efungisa abantu.
ngakho welula isihloko senduku eyayisesandleni sakhe, futhi
wayifaka ekhekhebeni lezinyosi, wabeka isandla emlonyeni wakhe; namehlo akhe
zakhanyiswa.
14:28 Khona waphendula omunye wesixuku, wathi: "Uyihlo uyale kabuhlungu
abantu ngesifungo, besithi: Uqalekisiwe umuntu odla ukudla
namuhla. Abantu baphela amandla.
14:29 Wayesethi uJonathani: "Ubaba uhlupho ezweni;
amehlo ami akhanyiselwe, ngokuba nginambithe ingcosana yalokhu
uju.
14:30 kakhulu kangakanani, uma mhlawumbe abantu babedlile namuhla empangweni
ezitheni zabo abazitholayo? ngoba ngabe bekungakabi khona okunengi khathesi
ukubulawa okukhulu phakathi kwamaFilisti?
14:31 Bawabulala amaFilisti ngalolo suku kusukela eMikimashi kuze kufike e-Ajaloni.
abantu baphela amandla.
14:32 Futhi abantu bandiza phezu kwempango, futhi bathatha izimvu, nezinkomo, futhi
amathole, wawahlabela emhlabathini; abantu bawadla kanye nawo
igazi.
" 14:33 Khona-ke bamtshela uSawule, bathi: "Bheka, abantu bona phambi kukaJehova
ukuthi badle kanye legazi. Wathi: "Nenile; gingqani a."
itshe elikhulu kimi namuhla.
14:34 USawuli wasesithi: Zihlakazekele phakathi kwabantu, uthi kubo.
Lethani kimi, kube yilowo nalowo inkabi yakhe, kube yilowo nalowo imvu yakhe, nizihlabe
lapha, nidle; ningoni kuJehova ngokudla okunegazi.
Bonke abantu baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkabi yakhe kanye naye ngalobo busuku, futhi
ababulalele khona.
14:35 USawule wamakhela uJehova i-altare
wakhela uJehova.
14:36 Wathi uSawule, "Masehle silandele amaFilisti ebusuku, futhi siphange
kuze kuse, singashiyi muntu kubo. Futhi
bathi: Yenza konke okuhle emehlweni akho. Khona-ke umfundisi wathi:
Masisondele lapha kuNkulunkulu.
14:37 USawule wabuza kuNkulunkulu, "Ngehle ngilandele amaFilisti?"
Uyakuwanikela esandleni sika-Israyeli na? Kodwa kamphendulanga
ngalolo suku.
" 14:38 USawule wathi: "Sondelani lapha, zonke izinduna zabantu
yazini nibone ukuthi lesi sono sikusiphi namuhla.
14:39 Ngoba, kuphila kukaJehova, osindisa Israyeli, nakuba kuJonathani
indodana yami, izakufa nokufa. Kodwa kwakungekho muntu phakathi kwabo bonke
abantu abamphendulayo.
" 14:40 Wathi kuye wonke u-Israyeli: "Yibani nganxanye nina, futhi mina noJonathani wami
indodana izoba ngakolunye uhlangothi. Abantu bathi kuSawule: "Yenzani."
kubukeka kukuhle kuwe.
" 14:41 Ngakho uSawule wathi kuJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, "Faka inkatho ephelele. Futhi
OSawule noJonathani babanjwa, kepha abantu basinda.
14:42 Wathi uSawule: "Yenzani inkatho phakathi kwami noJonathani indodana yami. Futhi uJonathani
yathathwa.
" 14:43 USawule wathi kuJonathani, "Ngitshele ukuthi wenzeni. Futhi uJonathani
wamtshela wathi: “Nginambithe ingcosana yezinyosi ekugcineni koju
induku eyayisesandleni sami; bheka, ngiyakufa.
14:44 USawuli waphendula, wathi: UNkulunkulu makenze njalo, enezele futhi, ngokuba uyakufa nokufa.
Jonathan.
" 14:45 Futhi abantu bathi kuSawule, "Ingabe uJonathani kufanele afe, ngubani owenze lokhu
insindiso enkulu kwaIsrayeli? Makube njalo, kuphila kukaJehova, kuyakuba khona
akuwela phansi nonwele lwekhanda lakhe; ngoba usebenzile
Nkulunkulu namuhla. Ngakho abantu bamkhulula uJonathani, ukuze angafi.
14:46 Khona-ke uSawule wenyuka ekulandeleni amaFilisti, futhi amaFilisti
baya endaweni yabo.
14:47 Ngakho uSawule wathatha umbuso phezu kuka-Israyeli, futhi walwa nazo zonke izitha zakhe
nxazonke, ngokumelene noMowabi, futhi ngokumelene abantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi
ngokumelene no-Edomi, futhi ngokumelene amakhosi aseSoba, futhi ngokumelene
AmaFilisti; nomaphi lapho ephendukela khona, wayewahlupha.
14:48 Futhi wabutha impi, futhi washaya ama-Amaleki, futhi wakhulula u-Israyeli
esandleni sabaphangi.
14:49 Amadodana kaSawule kwakunguJonathani, no-Ishivi, noMelkishuwa.
lawa amagama amadodakazi akhe amabili; igama lezibulo likaMerabi,
igama lencinyane lalinguMikhali.
14:50 Igama lomkaSawule lalingu-Ahinohama, indodakazi ka-Ahimahazi.
igama lenduna yebutho lakhe lalingu-Abineri indodana kaNeri kaSawule
umalume.
14:51 UKishi wazala uSawule; uNeri, uyise ka-Abineri, wayeyindodana
ka-Abiyeli.
14:52 Futhi kwakukhona impi enzima ngokumelene namaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSawule
lapho uSawule ebona noma yiyiphi indoda enamandla nanoma iyiphi indoda eyiqhawe, wayemthatha amyise kuyo.