1 Samuweli
19:1 USawule wakhuluma kuJonathani indodana yakhe, futhi zonke izinceku zakhe, ukuthi
kufanele abulale uDavide.
19:2 Kodwa uJonathani, indodana kaSawule, wayejabule kakhulu ngoDavide
UDavide wathi: “USawule ubaba ufuna ukukubulala;
ake uziqaphele kuze kuse, uhlale ekusithekeni
beka, futhi ucashe.
19:3 Futhi ngizophuma futhi ngime eceleni kukababa ensimini lapho wena
ngiyakukhuluma nobaba ngawe; futhi lokho engikubonayo, ukuthi mina
ngizokutshela.
19:4 UJonathani wakhuluma okuhle ngoDavide kuSawule uyise, futhi wathi kuye
wathi: “Inkosi mayingoni encekwini yayo uDavide; ngoba yena
akonanga kuwe, langoba imisebenzi yakhe ibe njalo
ube muhle kakhulu:
19:5 Ngoba wabeka ukuphila kwakhe esandleni sakhe, futhi wabulala umFilisti, futhi
UJehova wenzela u-Israyeli insindiso enkulu; wakubona, wakwenza
jabulani; pho, wone igazi elingenacala, ubulale
UDavide ngaphandle kwesizathu?
19:6 USawule walilalela izwi likaJonathani
Kuphila kukaJehova, akayikubulawa.
19:7 UJonathani wambiza uDavide, futhi uJonathani wamtshela zonke lezo zinto. Futhi
UJonathani wamletha uDavide kuSawule;
okwedlule.
19:8 Futhi kwaba khona impi futhi, futhi uDavide waphuma, futhi walwa
amaFilisti, wawabulala ngokuceka okukhulu; basebebaleka
yena.
19:9 Futhi umoya omubi ovela eNkosini phezu kukaSawule, ehlezi endlini yakhe
ephethe umkhonto wakhe esandleni sakhe; uDavide wabetha ngesandla sakhe.
19:10 USawule wafuna ukumgwabela uDavide odongeni ngomkhonto, kepha wambulala.
wanyonyoba ebusweni bukaSawule, wahlaba umkhonto phakathi
UDavide wabaleka, waphunyuka ngalobo busuku.
19:11 USawule wathumela izithunywa endlini kaDavide, ukuze amlinde futhi abulale
uMikhali umkaDavide wamtshela wathi: "Uma uvuma."
ungasindisi ukuphila kwakho ngalobu busuku, kusasa uyakubulawa.
19:12 Ngakho uMikhali wamehlisa uDavide ngefasitela, futhi wahamba, wabaleka, futhi
waphunyuka.
19:13 UMikhali wathatha isithombe, wasibeka embhedeni, wabeka umcamelo wegolide.
uboya bezimbuzi ekhanda lakhe, walimboza ngendwangu.
19:14 USawule wathuma izithunywa ukuba ziyombamba uDavide, yena wathi, "Uyagula."
19:15 USawule waphinda wathuma izithunywa ukubona uDavide, wathi, "Mkhuphuleni kuye."
mina embhedeni, ukuze ngimbulale.
19:16 Futhi lapho izithunywa zingena, bheka, kwakukhona isithombe ethempelini
umbhede, nomcamelo woboya bembuzi ngasekhanda lakhe.
19:17 USawuli wasesithi kuMikhali, Ungikhohliseleni kangaka, wamukisa?
isitha sami, ukuthi siphunyukile? UMikhali wamphendula uSawule, wathi: “Wathi kuye
mina, Ngiyeke ngihambe; ngikubulaleleni na?
19:18 UDavide wabaleka, waphunyuka, waya kuSamuweli eRama, wamtshela
konke uSawule abekwenzile kuye. Wasehamba yena loSamuweli, bahlala khona
Naioth.
19:19 Kwabikwa kuSawule, ukuthi: "Bheka, uDavide useNayoti eRama.
19:20 USawule wathuma izithunywa ukuba ziyothatha uDavide, futhi lapho bebona iviyo
abaprofethi beprofetha, noSamuweli emi emiswe phezu kwabo;
uMoya kaNkulunkulu waba phezu kwezithunywa zikaSawule, nazo
waprofetha.
19:21 Futhi lapho kutshelwa uSawule, wathumela ezinye izithunywa, futhi baprofetha
ngokunjalo. USawule waphinda wathuma izithunywa ngokwesithathu, zona
waprofetha futhi.
19:22 Khona-ke naye waya eRama, futhi wafika emthonjeni omkhulu oseSeku.
wabuza wathi: “Baphi oSamuweli noDavide na? Futhi omunye wathi: Bheka,
baseNayoti eRama.
19:23 Waya khona eNayoti eRama; uMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kwakhe.
naye, wahamba, waprofetha, waze wafika eNayoti
Ramah.
19:24 Futhi wakhumula izingubo zakhe, futhi waprofetha phambi kukaSamuweli
kanjalo, walala phansi enqunu lonke lolo suku nabo bonke lobo busuku.
Ngalokho kuthiwa: “USawule naye uphakathi kwabaprofethi na?