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.