1 Samuweli
25:1 Wafa uSamuweli; bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye, futhi
bamlilela, bammbela endlini yakhe eRama. UDavide wasukuma, futhi
wehlela ehlane lasePharanu.
2 Kwakukhona umuntu eMahoni, omfuyo yakhe yayiseKarmeli; kanye ne
umuntu wayemkhulu kakhulu, enezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu nenkulungwane
wayezigunda izimvu zakhe eKarmeli.
25:3 Igama lalowo muntu lalinguNabali; negama lomkakhe u-Abigayili: futhi
wayengowesifazane onengqondo enhle, ebukekayo;
kepha lowo muntu wayelukhuni nobubi emisebenzini yakhe; futhi wayengowendlu
kaKalebi.
25:4 UDavide wezwa ehlane ukuthi uNabali ugunda izimvu zakhe.
25:5 UDavide wathuma izinsizwa eziyishumi, uDavide wathi kuzo izinsizwa, "Tholani."
wenyukela eKarmeli, uye kuNabali, umkhonze egameni lami;
25:6 Futhi nizakusho njalo kulowo ohlezi kahle, ukuthula makube kukho kokubili
wena, nokuthula endlini yakho, nokuthula makube kukho konke onakho.
25:7 Futhi manje ngizwile ukuthi unabagundi: manje abelusi bakho
babenathi, asibalimazanga, akwasilelanga lutho
nabo, sonke isikhathi beseKarmeli.
25:8 Buza izinsizwa zakho, futhi bayokukhombisa. Ngakho-ke izinsizwa maziyeke
thola umusa emehlweni akho, ngokuba sifike ngosuku oluhle;
noma yini esiza esandleni sakho ezincekwini zakho nakuDavide indodana yakho.
25:9 Futhi lapho izinsizwa kaDavide, bakhuluma kuNabali njengakho konke
lawo mazwi egameni likaDavide, anqamuka.
25:10 UNabali waphendula izinceku zikaDavide, wathi: "Ungubani uDavide? futhi ubani
indodana kaJese? kukhona izinceku eziningi manje izinsuku ezihlubukayo
yilowo nalowo enkosini yakhe.
25:11 Mina-ke ngizothatha isinkwa sami, namanzi ami, nenyama yami enginayo
ngibulawelwe abagundi bami, ngilinike amadoda engingazi ukuthi avelaphi
babe?
25:12 Ngakho izinsizwa zikaDavide zaphenduka, futhi baphindela, futhi bafika babika
kuye wonke lawo mazwi.
" 25:13 UDavide wathi kubantu bakhe: "Bhincani, kube yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe. Futhi bona
wabhinca, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; noDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe;
kwenyuka emva kukaDavide amadoda kungathi amakhulu amane; bahlala abangamakhulu amabili
ngezinto.
25:14 Kodwa enye yezinsizwa yamtshela u-Abigayili, umkaNabali, wathi: "Bheka!
UDavide wathuma izithunywa zivela ehlane ukuba zibingelele inkosi yethu; futhi yena
wabathuka.
25:15 Kodwa amadoda ayelungile kakhulu kithi, futhi asizange silimale, futhi asiphuthelwa
thina noma yini, inqobo nje lapho sihlezi nabo, lapho siphakathi
izinkambu:
25:16 Babe lugange kithi kokubili ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sikhona
nabo belusa izimvu.
25:17 Manje yazi futhi ucabange ukuthi uyakwenza; ngoba ububi buyi
okunqunyelwe inkosi yethu nangayo yonke indlu yayo, ngokuba ikhona
indodana kaBheliyali, ukuthi umuntu angakwazi ukukhuluma nayo.
25:18 Khona-ke u-Abigayili washesha, wathatha izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili namagabha amabili
iwayini, nezimvu eziyisihlanu ezilungisiwe, namaseya amahlanu amabele osiwe;
namahlukuzo ayikhulu amagilebhisi omisiwe, nezigaxa ezingamakhulu amabili zamakhiwane, kanye
wazibeka phezu kwezimbongolo.
25:19 Wathi ezincekwini zakhe, Dlulani phambi kwami; bheka, ngiyalandela
wena. Kodwa kayitshelanga indoda yakhe uNabali.
25:20 Kwathi egibele imbongolo, wehla esitheni.
entabeni, bheka, uDavide nabantu bakhe behla ukumhlangabeza; futhi
wahlangana nabo.
25:21 Manje uDavide wayethe, "Impela, mina ngigcine ngeze konke lo muntu anakho
ehlane, akwalahleka lutho lwakho konke okwakhe
yena: ungiphindisele okubi ngokuhle.
25:22 UNkulunkulu makenze njalo futhi enezele ezitheni zikaDavide, uma ngiyeka kubo bonke
okungowakhe ngokukhanya kokusa noma ngubani ochamela uJehova
udonga.
25:23 Futhi lapho u-Abhigayili ebona uDavide, washesha wehla embongolweni, futhi
wawa ngobuso phambi kukaDavide, wakhothamela emhlabathini;
25:24 Futhi wawa ezinyaweni zakhe, futhi wathi: "Ngaphezu kwami, nkosi yami, lokhu makube phezu kwami
makube yisiphambeko; incekukazi yakho ake ikhulume esandleni sakho
lalela, uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.
25:25 Inkosi yami mayingamnaki lo muntu omubi, uNabali.
njengoba linjalo igama lakhe, unjalo yena; nguNabali igama lakhe, nobuwula bukuye;
Mina incekukazi yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami owazithuma.
25:26 Manje, nkosi yami, njengoba uJehova ephila, futhi njengoba umphefumulo wakho uphila,
ngokuba uJehova ukuvimbile ukuba ungachithi igazi nokuphuma
uziphindisele ngesandla sakho; vumela izitha zakho, nazo
abafuna okubi enkosini yami, babe njengoNabali.
25:27 Manje lesi sibusiso incekukazi yakho esilethe enkosini yami.
malinikwe izinsizwa ezilandela inkosi yami.
25:28 Ake uthethelele isiphambeko sencekukazi yakho, ngokuba uJehova
yenzela inkosi yami indlu eqinisekileyo; ngoba inkosi yami iyalwa
izimpi zikaJehova, nobubi abufunyanwanga kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho.
25:29 Nokho kuvuke umuntu ukukuxosha nokufuna umphefumulo wakho;
inkosi yami iyoboshelwa emshungwini wabaphilayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; futhi
imiphefumulo yezitha zakho uyakuyijikijela kungathi iphuma esandleni
phakathi kwesihlilingi.
25:30 Futhi kuyothi lapho uJehova esekwenzile enkosini yami
njengakho konke okuhle akukhulumileyo ngawe, uyakwenza
ngikumise ube ngumbusi phezu kukaIsrayeli;
25:31 Ukuze lokhu kungabi usizi kuwe, noma isikhubekiso enhliziyweni yami
nkosi, noma uchithe igazi ngeze, noma inkosi yami inecala
kepha lapho uJehova eseyenzele inkosi yami okuhle,
khumbula incekukazi yakho.
25:32 UDavide wathi ku-Abigayili: "Makabongwe uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, othumile
wena namuhla ukungihlangabeza;
25:33 Futhi ubusiswe iseluleko sakho, futhi ubusiswe wena, oye wangigcina lokhu
ngosuku lokuza ukuchitha igazi, lokuziphindiselela ngeyami
isandla.
25:34 Ngoba ngempela, njengoba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ephila, oye wangigcina
ngiyeke ukukulimaza, ngaphandle kokuthi usheshe weza ukungihlangabeza;
impela kwakungashiywanga uNabali kuze kube sekuseni
echamela udonga.
25:35 Ngakho uDavide wakwamukela esandleni sakhe lokho amlethele kuye, futhi wathi
kuye: Khuphukela endlini yakho ngokuthula; bheka, ngilalele izwi lakho
izwi, wamukele ubuso bakho.
25:36 U-Abigayili wafika kuNabali; bheka, wayenedili endlini yakhe.
njengomkhosi wenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayijabule phakathi kwakhe
wayedakwe kakhulu; ngalokho akamtshelanga lutho, okuncane noma okukhulu, kwaze kwaba
ukukhanya kwasekuseni.
25:37 Kwathi ekuseni, lapho iwayini seliphumile kuNabali.
umkakhe wamtshela lezizinto, ukuthi inhliziyo yakhe yafa phakathi kwakhe;
waba njengetshe.
25:38 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi uJehova wamshaya uNabali.
ukuthi wafa.
25:39 UDavide esezwile ukuthi uNabali ufile, wathi: "Makabongwe uJehova.
omele indaba yehlazo lami esandleni sikaNabali, futhi
uyigcinile inceku yakhe ebubini, ngokuba uJehova uyibuyisile impi
ububi bukaNabali phezu kwekhanda lakhe. UDavida wasethuma wakhuluma laye
u-Abigayili, ukuba amthathe abe ngumkakhe.
25:40 Futhi lapho izinceku zikaDavide sebefikile ku-Abigayili eKarmeli
wakhuluma kuye, wathi: “UDavide usithumile kuwe ukuba sikuyise kuye
unkosikazi.
25:41 Wasuka, wakhothamela phansi ngobuso bakhe, wathi:
Bheka, incekukazi yakho mayibe yisigqila sokugeza izinyawo zezinceku
wenkosi yami.
25:42 U-Abigayili washesha, wasuka, wagibela imbongolo, kanye namantombazane amahlanu.
kwabamlandelayo; walandela izithunywa zikaDavide.
waba ngumkakhe.
25:43 UDavide wathatha noAhinohama waseJizreyeli; futhi bobabili babengabakhe
abafazi.
25:44 Kodwa uSawule wayemnike uPaliti indodana yakhe uMikhali, umkaDavide
waseLayishi owayengowaseGalimi.