1 Samuweli
28:1 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku, amaFilisti abuthana
amabutho ndawonye ukuze alwe, ukuze alwe no-Israyeli. U-Akhishi wathi kuye
UDavide, yazi impela ukuthi uyakuphuma nami ukulwa;
wena namadoda akho.
28:2 UDavide wathi ku-Akhishi: "Ngokuqinisekile uyokwazi lokho inceku yakho engakwenza
yenza. U-Akhishi wathi kuDavide: “Ngalokho ngiyakukwenza ube ngumlindi wami
ikhanda kuze kube phakade.
28:3 Manje uSamuweli wayesefile, futhi wonke u-Israyeli wayemlilele, futhi wamngcwaba
iRama, ngisho nasemzini wakubo. Futhi uSawule wayebalahle ababenakho
abanemimoya, nabathakathi, baphume ezweni.
28:4 AmaFilisti abuthana, afika amisa
eShunemi; uSawule wabutha wonke u-Israyeli, bamisa
I-Gilboa.
28:5 Futhi lapho uSawule ebona impi yamaFilisti, wesaba, kanye neyakhe
inhliziyo ithuthumela kakhulu.
28:6 Futhi lapho uSawule ebuza kuJehova, uJehova akamphendulanga, noma
ngamaphupho, langeUrimi, langabaprofethi.
28:7 Khona-ke uSawule wathi ezincekwini zakhe: "Ngifuneleni owesifazane onolwazi
umoya, ukuze ngiye kuye, ngibuze kuye. Izinceku zakhe zathi
wathi kuye: "Bheka, kukhona owesifazane onomoya e-Endori."
28:8 USawule waziguqula, wagqoka ezinye izingubo, futhi wahamba, futhi
amadoda amabili kanye naye, afika kowesifazane ebusuku;
ake ungibonisele ngedlozi, ungenyusele yena;
engizakumqambela yena.
28:9 Owesifazane wathi kuye: "Bheka, wena uyakwazi akwenzile uSawule.
ukuthi ubanqume kanjani abanedlozi nabathakathi;
baphume ezweni: ubekeleni-ke ugibe ukuphila kwami, ukuze
okungenza ngife?
" 28:10 USawule wafunga kuye uJehova, wathi: "Kuphila kukaJehova, lapho
awuyikwehlelwa isijeziso ngale nto.
28:11 Khona-ke owesifazane wathi: "Ngizokwenyusela bani kuwe na?" Wathi: Letha
ngiphakamise uSamuweli.
28:12 Futhi lapho owesifazane ebona uSamuweli, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu
owesifazane wakhuluma kuSawule, wathi: “Ungikhohliseleni na? ngoba wena
USawuli.
" 28:13 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Ungesabi. Futhi i
owesifazane wathi kuSawule: “Ngibone onkulunkulu benyuka emhlabeni.
28:14 Wathi kuye: "Unjani isimo sakhe?" Wathi: Ixhegu
uyenyuka; wembethe ingubo. USawule wakwazi lokho
kwakunguSamuweli, wakhothamela phansi ngobuso, wakhothama
yena.
" 28:15 USamuweli wathi kuSawule: "Kungani ungiphazamise ukuba ungenyusele na?"
USawuli wasesithi: Ngicindezelekile kakhulu; ngoba amaFilisti ayalwa
ngokumelene nami, futhi uNkulunkulu ungishiyile, akabe esangiphendula.
kungabi ngabaprofethi nangamaphupho; ngalokho ngikubizile kanjalo
ungangazisa engiyakukwenza.
" 28:16 Khona-ke uSamuweli wathi: "Kungani ubuza kimi, njengoba uJehova?
Wemuka kuwe, waba yisitha sakho, na?
28:17 UJehova wenze kuye njengokukhuluma kwakhe ngami, ngokuba uJehova udabukile.
umbuso esandleni sakho, uwunike umakhelwane wakho
UDavide:
28:18 Ngoba awulalelanga izwi likaJehova, futhi awuzange wenze eyakhe
ulaka oluvuthayo phezu kuka-Amaleki, ngalokho uJehova wenze le nto kuye
nawe namuhla.
28:19 Futhi uJehova uyonikela Israyeli kanye nawe esandleni sika
amaFilisti; kusasa wena namadodana akho niyakuba nami;
uJehova uyakunikela impi yakwa-Israyeli esandleni sikaJehova
AmaFilisti.
28:20 Khona-ke uSawule wahle wawela phansi, futhi wesaba kakhulu.
ngenxa yamazwi kaSamuweli; kwakungekho mandla kuye; ngoba yena
wayengadlanga sinkwa usuku lonke, nobusuku bonke.
28:21 Owesifazane wafika kuSawule, futhi wabona ukuthi wayekhathazeke kakhulu
yathi kuye: “Bheka, incekukazi yakho ilalele izwi lakho, ngililalele
ubeke ukuphila kwami esandleni sami, ngilalele amazwi akho owakhuluma ngawo
wakhuluma kimi.
28:22 Manje, Ngiyakuncenga, nawe ulalele izwi lakho
ncekukazi, ake ngibeke ucezu lwesinkwa phambi kwakho; futhi udle, lokho
ungaba namandla ekuhambeni kwakho.
28:23 Kodwa wala, futhi wathi: "Angiyikudla." Kodwa izinceku zakhe, ndawonye
nowesifazane wamcindezela; walilalela izwi labo. Ngakho yena
wasukuma emhlabeni, wahlala embhedeni.
24 Owesifazane wayenethole ekhuluphalisiweyo endlini; waphangisa, wabulala
wathatha ufulawa, wawuxova, wenza isinkwa esingenamvubelo
kwakho:
28:25 Futhi wakuletha phambi kukaSawule naphambi kwezinceku zakhe; futhi benza
dla. Base besukuma, bahamba ngalobo busuku.