1 Samuweli 18:1 Kwathi, lapho eseqedile ukukhuluma noSawule, ukuthi umphefumulo kaJonathani wanamathelana nomphefumulo kaDavide, uJonathani wawuthanda njengomphefumulo wakhe. 18:2 USawule wamthatha ngalolo suku, futhi akazange amvumele ukuba abuyele ekhaya lakhe umuzi kababa. 18:3 Khona-ke uJonathani noDavide benza isivumelwano, ngoba wayemthanda njengoba eyakhe umphefumulo. 18:4 UJonathani wahlubula yena ingubo ayekuye, futhi wamnika kuDavide, nezingubo zakhe, kuze kufike enkembeni yakhe, nomnsalo wakhe, nakuyo ibhande lakhe. 18:5 UDavide waphuma nomaphi lapho uSawule amthuma khona, waziphatha uSawule wambeka phezu kwamadoda empi, wamukeleka esandleni sakhe emehlweni abantu bonke, nasemehlweni ezinceku zikaSawule. 18:6 Kwasekusithi ekufikeni kwabo, uDavida esebuyile evela enkosini ekubulaweni komFilisti, abesifazane baphuma kuyo yonke imizi u-Israyeli, ehlabelela, esina, ukuhlangabezana nenkosi uSawule ngezigubhu, ngentokozo. kanye nezinsimbi zomculo. 18:7 Abesifazane baphendulana, bedlala, bathi: "USawule unakho." wabulala izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi. 18:8 USawule wathukuthela kakhulu, futhi lelo zwi laba libi emehlweni akhe; wathi, Banike uDavide izinkulungwane eziyishumi, kepha banginika mina izinkulungwane kuphela: futhi yini enye angayithola ngaphandle kombuso na? 18:9 USawule wambheka uDavide, kusukela ngalolo suku kuya phambili. 18:10 Kwathi ngangomuso, kwafika umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu phezu kukaSawule, waprofetha phakathi kwendlu; uDavide wabetha ngesandla sakhe njengakwezinye izikhathi; kwakukhona umkhonto esandleni sikaSawule isandla. 18:11 USawule waphonsa ingcula; ngoba wathi: Ngizamtshaya uDavida kuze kube sekufeni udonga nalo. UDavide wagwema kabili ebusweni bakhe. 18:12 USawule wayemesaba uDavide, ngoba uJehova wayenaye, futhi wayenaye wasuka kuSawule. 18:13 Ngakho uSawule wamsusa kuye, futhi wamenza induna yakhe phezu inkulungwane; waphuma, wangena phambi kwabantu. 18:14 UDavide waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha kuzo zonke izindlela zakhe; uJehova wayenaye yena. 18:15 Ngakho lapho uSawule ebona ukuthi waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha kakhulu, waba ukumesaba. 18:16 Kodwa wonke u-Israyeli noJuda bamthanda uDavide, ngoba wayephuma futhi engena phambi kwabo. 18:17 USawule wathi kuDavide: "Bheka, indodakazi yami enkulu, uMerabi, ngizomnika yona kuphela ube yiqhawe lami, ulwe izimpi zikaJehova. Ngoba uSawule wathi: Isandla sami masingabi phezu kwakhe, kodwa isandla sikaJehova AmaFilisti abe phezu kwakhe. 18:18 UDavide wathi kuSawule: "Ngingubani mina? futhi iyini impilo yami, noma ekababa mndeni wakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi na? 18:19 Kodwa kwathi ngesikhathi uMerabi indodakazi kaSawule kufanele abe wanikwa uDavide, wanikwa u-Adriyeli waseMehola unkosikazi. 18:20 UMikhali, indodakazi kaSawule, yamthanda uDavide, futhi bamtshela uSawule yamjabulisa into. 18:21 USawuli wasesithi: Ngizamnika yena, ukuze abe ngumjibila kuye. ukuze isandla samaFilisti sibe phezu kwakhe. Ngalokho uSawule wathi kuDavida: Lamuhla uzakuba ngumkhwenyana wami kokukodwa kwakho kokubili. 18:22 USawule wayala izinceku zakhe, wathi: "Khulumani noDavide ngasese. nithi: ‘Bheka, inkosi iyajabula ngawe nezinceku zayo zonke thanda wena: manje yiba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. 18:23 Izinceku zikaSawule zawakhuluma lawo mazwi ezindlebeni zikaDavide. Futhi uDavide wathi: Kubona kuyinto elula kini ukuba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi ukuthi ngingumuntu ompofu, nodelelekile? 18:24 Izinceku zikaSawule zamtshela, wathi: "UDavide ukhulume kanje. " 18:25 USawule wathi: "Niyakusho kanje kuDavide, 'Inkosi ayifuni lutho Isipho, kodwa amajwabu ayikhulu amaFilisti, ukuba kuphindiselwe kuJehova izitha zenkosi. Kepha uSawule wacabanga ukumwisa uDavide ngesandla sikaJehova AmaFilisti. 18:26 Futhi lapho izinceku zakhe zimtshela uDavide la mazwi, kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaDavide yiba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi, kepha izinsuku zazingakapheleli. 18:27 Ngakho, UDavide wasuka wahamba, yena nabantu bakhe, futhi wabulala AmaFilisti amadoda angamakhulu amabili; uDavide waletha amajwabu abo, nabo wazinika zonke enkosini, ukuze abe yindodana yenkosi umthetho. USawule wamnika uMikhali indodakazi yakhe abe ngumkakhe. 18:28 USawule wabona futhi wazi ukuthi uJehova wayenoDavide, futhi uMikhali Indodakazi kaSawule yayimthanda. 18:29 USawule wayesemesaba kakhulu uDavide; uSawule waba yisitha sikaDavide njalonjalo. 18:30 Khona-ke izikhulu zamaFilisti zaphuma. sebephumile, uDavida waziphatha ngokukhalipha ukwedlula bonke izinceku zikaSawule; kangangokuthi igama lakhe laduma kakhulu.