1 Samuweli
29:1 AmaFilisti abutha zonke izimpi zawo e-Afeki;
Ama-Israyeli amisa ngasemthonjeni oseJizreyeli.
29:2 Futhi amakhosi amaFilisti adlula ngamakhulu, futhi by
kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe badlula ngasemva no-Akhishi.
29:3 Khona-ke izikhulu zamaFilisti zathi, "Ayini la maHeberu lapha?
U-Akhishi wathi ezikhulwini zamaFilisti: “Lo akasiye uDavide na?
inceku kaSawule inkosi yakwa-Israyeli eyayinami lezi
izinsuku, noma le minyaka, futhi angitholanga cala kuye selokhu awa
kimi kuze kube namuhla?
29:4 Izikhulu zamaFilisti zamthukuthelela; kanye nezikhulu
wamaFilisti wathi kuye: "Buyisela lo ukuba abuye."
buyela endaweni yakhe ommisele yona, angayi
wehle kanye nathi empini, funa asimelene nathi ekulweni;
uyakuzibuyisa kanjani enkosini yakhe na? akufanele kube njalo
ngamakhanda alamadoda?
29:5 Lo akasiye yini uDavide, abahlabelela omunye komunye ngokusina, bethi:
USawule wabulala izinkulungwane zakhe, kepha uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi na?
29:6 U-Akhishi wambiza uDavide, wathi kuye: "Kuphila kukaJehova!
ulungile, nokuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho nami
ibutho lihle emehlweni ami, ngokuba angifumananga bubi kuwe kusukela manje
usuku lokuza kwakho kimi kuze kube namuhla; nokho amakhosi
ungakuthandi.
29:7 Ngakho manje buya, futhi uhambe ngokuthula, ukuze ungajabuli amakhosi
lamaFilisti.
29:8 UDavide wathi ku-Akhishi: "Kodwa ngenzeni? futhi unani
ngitholakala encekwini yakho zonke izinsuku nginani kuze kube namuhla;
ukuze ngingahambi ngilwe lezitha zenkosi yami, inkosi?
29:9 U-Akhishi waphendula, wathi kuDavide: "Ngiyazi ukuthi ulungile emehlweni ami
emehlweni, njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu, nakuba izikhulu zezwe
AmaFilisti athi, Kayikukhuphuka lathi ekulweni.
29:10 Ngakho manje vuka ekuseni kakhulu kanye nezinceku zenkosi yakho
abahamba nawe: nivuka ekuseni kakhulu;
futhi ube nokukhanya, suka.
29:11 Ngakho uDavide wavuka ekuseni, futhi amadoda akhe, ukuze bahambe ekuseni, ukuze babuyele
ezweni lamaFilisti. AmaFilisti akhuphukela khona
eJizreyeli.