1 Samuweli
21:1 UDavide wayeseya eNobi ku-Ahimeleki umpristi, u-Ahimeleki wesaba
ekuhlanganeni kukaDavide, wathi kuye: Kungani uwedwa, kanti cha
indoda nawe?
21:2 UDavide wathi ku-Ahimeleki umpristi: "Inkosi iyalile kimi
wathi kimi: Makungabikho-muntu owazi utho lwenu
umsebenzi engikuthuma ngawo, nalokho engikuyale ngakho;
ngimise izinceku zami endaweni yokuthi nokuthi.
21:3 Manje kuyini ngaphansi kwesandla sakho? ngiphe izinkwa ezinhlanu phakathi
isandla sami, noma yini ekhona.
21:4 Umpristi wamphendula uDavide, wathi: "Akukho sinkwa esivamile ngaphansi."
isandla sami, kepha kukhona isinkwa esingcwele; uma izinsizwa zigcinile
ngokwabo okungenani kwabesifazane.
21:5 UDavide wamphendula umpristi, wathi kuye: "Impela abesifazane babe
kuvinjelwe kithi ngalezi zinsuku ezintathu, kusukela ekuphumeni kwami, futhi
izitsha zezinsizwa zingcwele, nesinkwa siyichilo.
yebo, nakuba bekungcwelisiwe namuhla esitsheni.
6 Umpristi wamnika isinkwa esingcwele, ngokuba kwakungekho sinkwa lapho
isinkwa sokubukwa, esasuswa phambi kukaJehova ukuba kufakwe isinkwa esishisayo
usuku eyasuswa ngalo.
21:7 Manje indoda ethile yezinceku zikaSawule wayelapho ngalolo suku, evalelwe
phambi kukaJehova; igama lakhe lalinguDowegi umEdomi, inhloko kaJehova
abelusi bakaSawule.
" 21:8 UDavide wathi ku-Ahimeleki, "Futhi akukho lapha ngaphansi kwesandla sakho
umkhonto noma inkemba? ngoba angilethanga inkemba yami lezikhali zami
mina, ngoba umsebenzi wenkosi wawudinga ukuphangisa.
21:9 Wathi umpristi: "Inkemba kaGoliyati umFilisti, lowo wena
bheka, lapha lisongwe ngendwangu
emva kwengubo yamahlombe; uma uyithatha, yithathe, ngokuba ayikho enye
gcina lokho lapha. UDavide wathi: “Ayikho enjengaleyo; nginike.
21:10 UDavide wasukuma, wabaleka ngalolo suku ngenxa kaSawule, futhi waya ku-Akhishi
inkosi yaseGati.
" 21:11 Futhi izinceku zika-Akhishi zathi kuye: "Lo akasiye yini uDavide, inkosi
izwe? kabavumanga yini ngaye omunye komunye ngokusina, bethi:
USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kepha uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi na?
21:12 UDavide wabeka la mazwi enhliziyweni yakhe, futhi wesaba kakhulu
u-Akhishi inkosi yaseGati.
21:13 Futhi washintsha ukuziphatha kwakhe phambi kwabo, futhi wazenza uyahlanya
izandla zabo, banwaya ezicabheni zesango, bakhafulela amathe
awe phansi esilevini sakhe.
" 21:14 U-Akhishi wathi ezincekwini zakhe: "Bheka, uyabona ukuthi le ndoda uyahlanya
senimlethe kimi na?
21:15 Ngiswele amadoda ahlanyayo, ukuze nilethe lo ukuze adlale ngokuhlanya
umuntu phambi kwami? Lo uzangena endlini yami yini?