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.