1 Samuweli
17:1 Manje amaFilisti abutha amabutho awo ukuze alwe, futhi baba
babuthana eSoko lakwaJuda bamisa
phakathi kweSokho ne-Azeka, e-Efesu.
17:2 USawule namadoda akwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye, futhi bamisa eduze
esigodini sase-Ela, bahlela ukulwa namaFilisti.
17:3 AmaFilisti ayemi entabeni ngalapha, no-Israyeli
wema entabeni ngalapha, kwakukhona isigodi phakathi
bona.
17:4 Kwaphuma iqhawe ekamu lamaFilisti, igama layo
uGoliyati waseGati, ubude bakhe buyizingalo eziyisithupha nobubanzi besandla.
17:5 Futhi wayenesigqoko sethusi ekhanda lakhe, futhi ehlome isigqoko
ijazi leposi; isisindo sejazi sasingamashekeli ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu
zethusi.
17:6 Wayenezivikelo zethusi emilenzeni yakhe, nenduku yethusi phakathi.
emahlombe akhe.
17:7 Futhi udondolo lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogongolo lomaluki; nomkhonto wakhe
ikhanda lalingamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha ensimbi, futhi ophethe isihlangu wahamba
phambi kwakhe.
17:8 Futhi wema, wamemeza emabuthweni akwa-Israyeli, futhi wathi kubo.
Niphumeleni ukuhlela impi yenu na? Angisuye umFilisti,
Nina zinceku zikaSawule na? zikhetheleni indoda, yehle
kimi.
17:9 Uma ekwazi ukulwa nami, futhi angibulale, khona-ke siyakuba ngawe
kodwa uma ngimehlula, ngimbulale, niyakuba-khona nina
izinceku zethu, futhi usikhonze.
" 17:10 Futhi umFilisti wathi: "Mina ngidelela amabutho akwa-Israyeli namuhla; ngiphe a
ndoda, ukuze silwe ndawonye.
17:11 Lapho uSawule naye wonke u-Israyeli bezwa la mazwi omFilisti, bathuthumela
bethuka, besaba kakhulu.
17:12 UDavide wayeyindodana yalowo mEfrata waseBetlehema Juda, ogama lakhe lalinguyise.
kwakunguJese; wayenamadodana ayisishiyagalombili; indoda yahamba imdala phakathi kwamadoda
umuntu ezinsukwini zikaSawule.
17:13 Amadodana amathathu amakhulu kaJese ahamba amlandela uSawule ukuya empini.
amagama amadodana akhe amathathu aya empini ayengu-Eliyabe
Izibulo, no-Abinadaba emva kwakhe, noShama wesithathu.
17:14 Futhi uDavide wayengomncinyane, futhi abathathu abakhulu balandela uSawule.
17:15 Kodwa uDavide wahamba wabuya kuSawule ukuze aluse izimvu zikayise
Betlehema.
17:16 Futhi umFilisti esondela ekuseni nakusihlwa, futhi wazibonakalisa
izinsuku ezingamashumi amane.
17:17 UJese wathi kuDavide indodana yakhe: “Ake uthathele abafowenu i-efa legolide.
lamabele akhanziweyo, lezi zinkwa eziyishumi, ukugijimele ekamu* kuwe
bazalwane.
17:18 Futhi uthwale lezi ushizi eziyishumi enduneni yenkulungwane yabo, futhi bheka
ukuthi banjani abafowenu, uthathe isibambiso sabo.
17:19 Manje uSawule, futhi bona, futhi wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, base esigodini
u-Ela, elwa namaFilisti.
17:20 UDavide wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, futhi washiya izimvu nge a
umlindi, wathatha, wahamba, njengalokho uJese emyalile; futhi wafika
umsele, lapho ibutho liphuma ukuya empini, lamemeza
impi.
17:21 Ngoba u-Israyeli namaFilisti babehlele impi, ibutho ngokumelene
ibutho.
17:22 UDavide washiya impahla yakhe esandleni somlindi wempahla.
wagijimela ebuthweni, wafika wabingelela abafowabo.
NgokukaLuka 17:23 Esakhuluma nabo, bheka, kwakhuphuka iqhawe
UmFilisti waseGati, nguGoliyati igama lakhe, evela ezimpini zezwe
amaFilisti, wakhuluma wona lawo mazwi; wezwa uDavide
bona.
17:24 Futhi wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, lapho ebona indoda, babaleka phambi kwakhe, futhi
besaba kakhulu.
" 17:25 Futhi amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi: "Nimbonile lo muntu wenyuka?
uyenyuka impela ukuba ahlambalaze u-Israyeli; kuyakuthi lowo muntu
iyambulala, inkosi iyakumnothisa ngengcebo enkulu, imnike
abe yindodakazi yakhe, akhulule indlu kayise kwa-Israyeli.
17:26 UDavide wakhuluma emadodeni emi ngakuye, wathi: "Kuyakwenziwani."
kumuntu obulala lo mFilisti, asuse ihlazo
kwa-Israyeli? ngokuba ungubani lomFilisti ongasokile ukuba abe ngumuntu na?
nidelele amabutho kaNkulunkulu ophilayo na?
17:27 Futhi abantu bamphendula ngale ndlela, bathi: "Kuyoba njalo."
kwenziwe kumuntu ombuleleyo.
28 U-Eliyabe umfowabo omkhulu wezwa lapho ekhuluma namadoda; futhi
Intukuthelo kaEliyabe yamvuthela uDavide, wathi: “Uzeleni na?
ezansi lapha? Uzishiye nobani lezo zimvu ezimbalwa emhlambini
ihlane? Ngiyakwazi ukuzidla kwakho, nobubi benhliziyo yakho; okwe
wehlile ukuze ubone impi.
17:29 UDavide wathi: "Ngenzeni manje? Ingabe asikho isizathu?
17:30 Wamfulathela, wabheka komunye, wakhuluma yona leyo ndlela.
abantu baphinda bamphendula njengokwendlela yakuqala.
17:31 Futhi lapho amazwi uDavide wawakhuluma, bawalandisa
phambi kukaSawule; wayesembiza.
17:32 UDavide wathi kuSawule: "Makungaphelelwa nhliziyo yamuntu ngenxa yakhe; wakho
inceku iyakuhamba iyokulwa nalo mFilisti.
" 17:33 USawule wathi kuDavide, "Awunakumelana nalo mFilisti
ngokuba wena usemusha, yena eyindoda yempi evela
ubusha bakhe.
17:34 UDavide wathi kuSawule, "Inceku yakho belusa izimvu zikayise, futhi lapho
kwafika ingonyama, nebhere, zathatha imvu emhlambini;
17:35 Futhi ngaphuma emva kwakhe, futhi wamshaya, futhi wayikhulula esandleni sakhe
umlomo: lapho ingivukela, ngayibamba ngentshebe yayo, futhi
wamshaya, wambulala.
17:36 Inceku yakho yabulala kokubili ingonyama nebhere, futhi lowo ongasokile.
UmFilisti uyakuba njengomunye wabo, lokhu udelele amabutho akhe
uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
17:37 UDavide wathi futhi: "UJehova owangikhulula ezidladleni zeNkosi
ingonyama, nasodlalweni lwebhere, uyakungikhulula esandleni
lomFilisti. USawule wathi kuDavide: “Hamba, uJehova abe naye
wena.
17:38 USawule wagqokisa uDavide izikhali zakhe, wafaka isigqoko sethusi phezu.
ikhanda lakhe; futhi wamhlomisa ibhantshi lensimbi.
17:39 UDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe phezu kwezikhali zakhe, wazama ukuhamba; ngoba yena
wayengakufakazeli. UDavide wathi kuSawule: “Anginakuhamba nalezi; okwe
angizange ngizibonakalise. UDavide wawasusa kuye.
17:40 Futhi wathatha udondolo lwakhe esandleni sakhe, futhi wakhetha kuye amatshe abushelelezi amahlanu out
emfudlaneni, wawafaka esikhwameni somalusi ayenaso, ngisho naphakathi
isikhwama; indwayimane yakhe yayisesandleni sakhe; wasondela eduze
UmFilisti.
17:41 Futhi umFilisti weza, wasondela kuDavide; nendoda leyo
ephethe isihlangu wahamba phambi kwakhe.
17:42 Futhi lapho umFilisti eqalaza, wabona uDavide, wamdelela.
ngokuba wayesemusha, ebomvana, ebukeka emuhle.
" 17:43 Futhi umFilisti wathi kuDavide: "Ngiyinja, ukuba uze kimi
ngezinduku? UmFilisti wamthuka uDavide ngonkulunkulu bakhe.
17:44 UmFilisti wathi kuDavide, "Woza kimi, futhi ngizokunika inyama yakho."
kuzo izinyoni zezulu, nakuzo izilwane zasendle.
17:45 UDavide wathi kumFilisti, "Wena uza kimi nenkemba, futhi."
ngomkhonto nangehawu, kepha mina ngiza kuwe egameni likaJehova
Jehova Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu wamabutho akwa-Israyeli, omdeleleyo.
17:46 Namuhla uJehova uyakukunikela esandleni sami; futhi ngizoshaya
wena, susa ikhanda lakho kuwe; ngizanika izidumbu zethempeli
ibutho lamaFilisti namuhla ezinyonini zezulu nakuzo
izilo zomhlaba; ukuze umhlaba wonke wazi ukuthi kukhona a
UNkulunkulu kwaIsrayeli.
17:47 Futhi yonke le nhlangano bayokwazi ukuthi uJehova akasindisi ngenkemba futhi
umkhonto, ngokuba impi ingekaJehova, uyakukunikela esandleni sethu
izandla.
17:48 Kwathi lapho umFilisti esukuma, weza, wasondela.
ukuhlangabeza uDavida; uDavida wasephangisa, wagijimela ebuthweni ukumhlangabeza
UmFilisti.
17:49 UDavide wafaka isandla sakhe esikhwameni sakhe, futhi wakhipha itshe, futhi isiwula
wambulala, wamshaya umFilisti ebunzini lakhe, itshe lashona phakathi
ebunzini lakhe; wawa ngobuso emhlabathini.
17:50 Ngakho uDavide wamehlula umFilisti ngendwayimana nangetshe.
wamshaya umFilisti, wambulala; kodwa kwakungekho nkemba phakathi
isandla sikaDavide.
17:51 Ngakho uDavide wagijima, wema phezu komFilisti, wathatha inkemba yakhe.
wayikhipha emgodleni wayo, wayibulala, wayinquma eyakhe
ikhanda ngakho. Lapho amaFilisti ebona iqhawe lawo lifile.
babaleka.
17:52 Futhi amadoda akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda basukuma, futhi bakhamuluka, futhi baxosha
maFilisti, uze ufike esigodini nasemasangweni ase-Ekroni.
Abalimeleyo bamaFilisti bawa ngasendleleni eya eShaharayimi;
kwaze kwaba seGati, nase-Ekroni.
17:53 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuya ekuxosheni amaFilisti.
baphanga amatende abo.
17:54 UDavide walithatha ikhanda lomFilisti, waliyisa eJerusalema;
kepha izikhali zakhe wazibeka etendeni lakhe.
17:55 Futhi lapho uSawule ebona uDavide ephuma ukulwa nomFilisti, wathi kuye
U-Abineri, induna yempi, u-Abineri, uyindodana kabani le nsizwa na? Futhi
Wathi uAbhineri: Kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi, angazi.
17:56 Inkosi yathi: "Buza ukuthi le nsizwa iyindodana kabani.
17:57 Futhi njengoba uDavide wabuya ekubulaleni umFilisti, u-Abineri wathatha
wamyisa phambi kukaSawule, ikhanda lomFilisti lisezandleni zakhe
isandla.
17:58 USawule wathi kuye: "Uyindodana kabani, wena nsizwa? Futhi uDavide
waphendula wathi: Ngiyindodana yenceku yakho uJese waseBetlehema.