1 Samuweli
15:1 USamuweli wathi kuSawule: "UJehova wangithuma ukuba ngikugcobe ube yinkosi
phezu kwabantu bakhe, phezu kuka-Israyeli; manje lalela izwi
lamazwi kaJehova.
15:2 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: "Ngikhumbula lokho u-Amaleki akwenza
u-Israyeli, ukuthi wamqamekela kanjani endleleni ekukhuphukeni kwakhe eGibithe.
15:3 Manje hamba futhi ushaye u-Amaleki, futhi ukuqothula konke anakho, futhi
ungabayekeli; kodwa nibulale kokubili owesilisa nowesifazane, umntwana nosancela, inkabi kanye
izimvu, ikamela nezimbongolo.
15:4 USawule wabutha abantu, wababala eThelayimi, ababili
ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayimigundatshani, namadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi akwaJuda.
15:5 USawule wafika emzini ka-Amaleki, futhi waqamekela esigodini.
15:6 USawuli wasesithi kumaKheni, Hambani, lisuke, lehle phakathi kwezizwe
Ama-Amaleki, funa nginibhubhise kanye nawo, ngokuba nenza umusa kubo bonke
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekukhuphukeni kwabo eGibithe. Ngakho amaKheni
wasuka phakathi kwama-Amaleki.
15:7 USawuli wawatshaya ama-Amaleki, kusukela eHavila kuze kufike eShuri.
eliphambi kweGibhithe.
15:8 Futhi wambamba u-Agagi, inkosi yama-Amaleki, futhi wambhubhisa
bonke abantu ngosiko lwenkemba.
15:9 Kodwa uSawule nabantu bamyeka u-Agagi, futhi best of izimvu, futhi of
izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, namawundlu, nakho konke okuhle, futhi
ayengafuni ukuwaqothula: kodwa konke okwakuyichilo kanye
bala, ukuthi bachithe ngokupheleleyo.
15:10 Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuSamuweli, lathi.
15:11 Ngiyazisola ukuthi ngibeke uSawule njengenkosi, ngoba uphendukile
ubuye ekungilandeleni, kawenzanga imiyalo yami. Futhi yona
wamdabukisa uSamuweli; wakhala kuJehova ubusuku bonke.
15:12 Futhi lapho uSamuweli wavuka ekuseni ukuhlangabezana uSawule ekuseni, kwabikwa
USamuweli wathi: “USawule wafika eKarmeli, bheka, wammisela indawo;
wabhoda, wadlula, wehlela eGiligali.
15:13 USamuweli wafika kuSawule; uSawule wathi kuye: "Mawubusiswe wena esandleni sakho."
Jehova: Ngiwenzile umyalo kaJehova.
15:14 Wathi uSamuweli, "Pho, lokhu kukhala kwezimvu zami?"
nezindlebe, nokukhala kwezinkabi engikuzwayo?
15:15 USawuli wasesithi: Bazilethile kuma-Amaleki
abantu bayeka okuhle kakhulu kwezimvu nezinkomo, ukuze bahlatshelwe
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; lokunye sikubhubhise.
" 15:16 USamuweli wathi kuSawule: "Yima, futhi ngizokutshela ukuthi uJehova
uthe kimi kulobubusuku. Wathi kuye: "Khuluma."
15:17 Wathi uSamuweli, "Lapho usemncane emehlweni akho, wawungekho."
wamisa inhloko yezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, uJehova wakugcoba ube yinkosi
phezu kuka-Israyeli?
" 15:18 Futhi uJehova wakuthuma endleleni, futhi wathi, 'Hamba uyobhubhisa ngokuphelele
ama-Amaleki ezoni, ulwe nawo aze aphele
kudliwe.
15:19 Ngakho-ke awuzange ulilalele izwi likaJehova, kodwa wandiza
phezu kwempango, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova?
" 15:20 USawule wathi kuSamuweli: "Yebo, ngilalele izwi likaJehova, futhi
ngihambile ngendlela uJehova engithume ngayo, ngimlethile u-Agagi inkosi
ama-Amaleki, bawaqothula ama-Amaleki.
15:21 Kodwa abantu bathatha empangweni, izimvu nezinkabi, induna yezizwe
izinto ebekufanele zibhujiswe, kuhlatshelwe uJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eGiligali.
" 15:22 USamuweli wathi: "Ingabe uJehova uyemukela iminikelo yokushiswa kanye
imihlatshelo njengokulalela izwi likaJehova na? Bheka, ukulalela kungukuthi
kungcono kunomhlatshelo, nokulalela kunamanoni ezinqama.
15:23 Ngoba ukuhlubuka kufana nesono sokuthakatha, nenkani ifana
ububi nokukhonza izithombe. Ngokuba ulilahlile izwi likaJehova,
ukulahlile wena ukuba ungabi yinkosi.
15:24 USawule wathi kuSamuweli: "Ngonile, ngoba ngeqile phambi kukaJehova
umyalo kaJehova namazwi akho, ngokuba ngesaba abantu, futhi
walilalela izwi labo.
15:25 Manje, ngiyakuncenga, ake uthethelele isono sami, futhi uphenduke nami, lokho
ngiyakumkhonza uJehova.
" 15:26 USamuweli wathi kuSawule, "Ngeke ngibuye nawe, ngoba unakho
ulilahlile izwi likaJehova, uJehova ukwalile wena
eyinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli.
15:27 USamuweli waphenduka ukuba ahambe, wabamba umphetho wengubo
ingubo yakhe, futhi yaklebhuka.
" 15:28 USamuweli wathi kuye: "UJehova udabule umbuso ka-Israyeli
namuhla, ngiyinike umakhelwane wakho, kungcono
kunawe.
15:29 Futhi futhi Amandla ka-Israyeli ngeke aqambe amanga futhi azisole, ngoba akayena
umuntu, ukuze aphenduke.
15:30 Wayesethi: "Ngonile; ake ungidumise manje phambi kukaJehova."
amalunga abantu bami, naphambi kuka-Israyeli, ngibuye nami, ukuze ngibe
bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
15:31 USamuweli wabuya, walandela uSawule; uSawule wakhuleka kuJehova.
" 15:32 Wathi uSamuweli, "Lethani kimi u-Agagi, inkosi yama-Amaleki.
U-Agagi weza kuye ejabule. Wathi u-Agagi: "Impela baba."
lokufa kudlulile.
" 15:33 USamuweli wathi: "Njengalokho inkemba yakho iphuce abesifazane abantwana, kanjalo uyakuba lakho
umama angabi nabantwana phakathi kwabesifazane. USamuweli wahlahlela u-Agagi ngaphambili
uJehova eGiligali.
15:34 USamuweli waya eRama; uSawule wakhuphukela endlini yakhe eGibeya yase
USawuli.
15:35 USamuweli akabange esabuya ukubona uSawule kwaze kwaba usuku lokufa kwakhe.
kepha uSamuweli wamlilela uSawule; uJehova wazisola ngalokho abenakho
wabeka uSawule inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.