1 Samuweli 23:1 Base bemtshela uDavide, bathi: "Bheka, amaFilisti alwa eKeyila, baphanga izibuya. 23:2 Ngakho, UDavide wabuza eNkosini, wathi: "Ngihambe ngiyowabulala laba AmaFilisti? UJehova wathi kuDavide: "Hamba, uwabulale." maFilisti, usindise iKeyila. " 23:3 Futhi abantu bakaDavide bathi kuye: "Bheka, siyesaba lapha kwaJuda kakhulu kangakanani-ke, uma sifika eKeyila ukulwa nezimpi zabangcwele AmaFilisti? 23:4 UDavide waphinda wabuza kuJehova. Futhi uJehova wamphendula futhi wathi: Suka wehlele eKeyila; ngoba ngizanikela amaFilisti esandleni isandla sakho. 23:5 UDavide nabantu bakhe baya eKeyila, balwa namaFilisti. bathatha izinkomo zabo, bababulala ngokuceka okukhulu. Ngakho UDavide wabasindisa abakhileyo eKeyila. 23:6 Kwathi lapho u-Abiyathara, indodana ka-Ahimeleki, wabalekela kuDavide eKeyila, ukuthi wehla ene-efodi esandleni sakhe. 23:7 Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ufikile eKeyila. USawuli wasesithi: Nkulunkulu umnikele esandleni sami; ngoba uvalelwe, ngokungena e idolobha elinamasango nemigoqo. 23:8 USawule wabiza bonke abantu ndawonye empini, ukuze behlele eKeyila, ukuze avimbezele uDavide namadoda akhe. 23:9 UDavide wazi ukuthi uSawule umenzela okubi ngasese; futhi yena Wathi ku-Abiyathara umpristi: "Letha ingubo yamahlombe." " 23:10 UDavide wathi: "O Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, inceku yakho ilalele ukuthi uSawule ufuna ukuza eKeyila ukuba achithe umuzi ngenxa yami. 23:11 Ingabe abantu baseKeyila bayonginikela esandleni sakhe? uSawule uzokwehla, njengalokho inceku yakho izwe? Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngiyakuncenga, ake usho inceku yakho. Wathi uJehova: "Uyokwehla." 23:12 Wayesethi uDavide, "Amadoda aseKeyila anganginikela mina namadoda ami ekamu?" isandla sikaSawule? Wathi uJehova: Bazakukhaphela. 23:13 Khona-ke uDavide namadoda akhe, ababengaba ngamakhulu ayisithupha, basukuma bahamba baphuma eKeyila, baya nomaphi lapho bengaya khona. Futhi kwatshelwa uSawule ukuthi uDavide wabaleka eKeyila; wayeka ukuphuma. 23:14 UDavide wahlala ehlane ezinqabeni, futhi wahlala e-A entabeni ehlane laseZifi. USawule wamfuna zonke izinsuku, kodwa uNkulunkulu akamnikelanga esandleni sakhe. 23:15 UDavide wabona ukuthi uSawule uphumele ukufuna ukuphila kwakhe, uDavide wayesephakathi ihlane laseZifi ehlathini. 23:16 UJonathani, indodana kaSawule, wasukuma, futhi waya kuDavide ehlathini waqinisa isandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu. 23:17 Wathi kuye: "Ungesabi, ngokuba isandla sikaSawule ubaba ngeke ngikuthole; wena uyakuba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, mina ngibe ngowesibili wena; noSawule ubaba uyakwazi lokho. 23:18 Futhi bobabili benza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova, futhi uDavide wahlala uJonathani waya endlini yakhe. " 23:19 Khona-ke abaseZifi benyukela kuSawule eGibeya, bathi: "UDavide akacasha yini yena kanye nathi ezinqabeni zehlathi, entabeni yaseHakhila, eliseningizimu yeJeshimoni? 23:20 Manje, O nkosi, yehla ngokuvumelana nazo zonke izifiso zomphefumulo wakho ukwehla; futhi isabelo sethu siyakuba ukumnikela esandleni senkosi. " 23:21 USawule wathi: "Manibusiswe nguJehova; ngoba ningihawukela. 23:22 Hambani, ngiyanincenga, nizilungisele okwamanje, futhi nazi futhi nibone indawo yakhe lapho itende lakhe ukhona, nokuthi ngubani ombonileyo lapho; ngokuba ngitsheliwe ukuthi wenza kakhulu ngobuqili. 23:23 Ngakho-ke bhekani, futhi nazi zonke izindawo zokuqamekela lapho yena uyacasha, nibuyele kimi niqinisekile, futhi ngizokwenza hamba nani; kuyakuthi, uma esezweni, mina iyomfuna kuzo zonke izinkulungwane zakwaJuda. 23:24 Basuka, baya eZifi phambi kukaSawule, kodwa uDavide namadoda akhe ehlane laseMawoni ethafeni eliseningizimu yeJeshimoni. 23:25 USawule nabantu bakhe bahamba ukumfuna. Bamtshela uDavide; wehlela edwaleni, wahlala ehlane laseMahoni. Futhi nini USawule wezwa, wamsukela uDavide ehlane laseMahoni. 23:26 USawule wahamba ngalapha kwentaba, futhi uDavide namadoda akhe UDavide washesha ukubaleka ngokwesaba uSawule; + ngoba uSawule nabantu bakhe bamhaqa uDavide nabantu bakhe nxazonke bathathe. 23:27 Kodwa kwafika isithunywa kuSawule, wathi: "Shesha, uze; okwe amaFilisti ahlasele izwe. 23:28 Ngakho uSawule wabuya ekumsukeleni uDavide, futhi wahamba ngokumelene nenkosi AmaFilisti abiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iSelahamalekoti. 23:29 UDavide wenyuka esuka lapho, futhi wahlala ezinqabeni e-Engedi.