1 Samuweli
16:1 UJehova wayesethi kuSamuweli: "Kuyoze kube nini ulilela uSawule, ubona
Ngimalile ukuba angabe esabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli? gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha.
hamba, ngizakuthuma kuJese waseBetlehema, ngokuba ngikulungisile
ngibe yinkosi phakathi kwamadodana akhe.
16:2 Wathi uSamuweli: "Ngingahamba kanjani?" uma uSawule ekuzwa, uyakungibulala. Futhi i
Yathi iNKOSI: Thatha ithokazi uhambe lawe, uthi: Ngize ukuhlabela
iNkosi.
16:3 Ubizele uJese emhlatshelweni, mina-ke ngizokukhombisa lokho oyakukusho
yenzani, futhi ningigcobele lowo engimqamba kuwe.
16:4 USamuweli wenza lokho uJehova ayekushilo, futhi wafika eBhetlehema. Futhi i
amalunga omuzi ethuthumela ekufikeni kwakhe, athi: Woza wena
ngokuthula?
16:5 Wathi: "Ngokuthula, ngize ukuhlabela uJehova; ngingcwelise
nize nami emhlatshelweni. Futhi wamngcwelisa uJese
namadodana akhe, wababizela emhlatshelweni.
16:6 Kwathi lapho befika, wabona u-Eliyabe, futhi
wathi: Impela ogcotshiweyo kaJehova uphambi kwakhe.
" 16:7 Kodwa uJehova wathi kuSamuweli: "Ungabheki ubuso bakhe noma ubuso bakhe
ukuphakama kwesiqu sakhe; ngokuba ngimalile, ngokuba uJehova uyabona
hhayi njengoba umuntu ebona; ngokuba umuntu ubheka okusemehlweni kodwa
UJehova ubheka inhliziyo.
16:8 UJese wabiza u-Abinadaba, futhi wamdlulisa phambi kukaSamuweli. Futhi yena
wathi: "Nalona uJehova akamkhethanga."
16:9 UJese wayesedlulisa uShama. Wathi: "NoJehova akanaye."
ukhethe lokhu.
16:10 UJese wadlulisa amadodana akhe ayisikhombisa phambi kukaSamuweli. Futhi uSamuweli
wathi kuJese: "UJehova akabakhethanga laba."
" 16:11 USamuweli wathi kuJese, "Ingabe bonke abantwana bakho lapha?" Wathi,
Kusele omncane; bheka, welusa izimvu. Futhi
Wathi uSamuweli kuJese: "Thumela umlande, ngokuba asihlali phansi."
aze afike lapha.
16:12 Wathumela, wamngenisa
ubuso obuhle, futhi muhle ukubukeka. Wathi uJehova, Vuka;
umgcobe, ngokuba nguyena.
16:13 Khona-ke uSamuweli wathatha uphondo lwamafutha, futhi wamgcoba phakathi kwakhe
UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaDavide kusukela ngalolo suku
phambili. Wasuka ke uSamuweli, waya eRama.
16:14 Kodwa uMoya kaJehova wasuka kuSawule, futhi umoya omubi
uJehova wamhlupha.
" 16:15 Izinceku zikaSawule zathi kuye: "Bheka manje, umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu
iyakukhathaza.
16:16 Ake inkosi yethu manje iyale izinceku zakho, eziphambi kwakho, ukuba bafune
khipha umuntu, ohlakaniphile ekubetheni ihabhu; kuyakufika
kudlule, lapho umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu uphezu kwakho, adlale
ngesandla sakhe, futhi uzophila.
16:17 USawule wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: "Ngitholeleni umuntu ongakwazi ukudlala."
kahle, nimlethe kimi.
16:18 Khona waphendula enye yezinceku, wathi: "Bheka, Ngibone indodana
kaJese waseBhetlehema, oyiqili ekubetheni, iqhawe
iqhawe, indoda yempi, eqondileyo endabeni, ebukekayo
umuntu, futhi uJehova unaye.
" 16:19 Ngakho uSawule wathumela izithunywa kuJese, wathi: "Thumela kimi uDavide wakho."
indodana ekanye nezimvu.
16:20 UJese wathatha imbongolo, ethwele isinkwa, nemvaba yewayini, nezinyane lembuzi.
wazithuma ngoDavide indodana yakhe kuSawule.
16:21 UDavide wafika kuSawule, wema phambi kwakhe, futhi wamthanda kakhulu.
waba ludibi lwezikhali zakhe.
16:22 USawuli wathumela kuJese, wathi: "Ake ame phambi kwami uDavide;
ngoba uthole umusa emehlweni ami.
16:23 Kwathi lapho umoya omubi kaNkulunkulu uphezu kukaSawule
UDavide wathatha ihabhu, wabetha ngesandla sakhe;
wayesephilile, nomoya omubi wamuka kuye.