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.