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?