1 Samuweli
30:1 Kwathi lapho uDavide nabantu bakhe befika eZikilagi phezu kwentaba
ngosuku lwesithathu, ama-Amaleki ayehlasele eningizimu, neZikilagi, ne
wayishaya iSikilagi, wayishisa ngomlilo;
30:2 Futhi babethumbe abesifazane ababekulo, futhi abazange babulale muntu.
noma abakhulu noma abancane, kepha bamuka, bahamba.
30:3 Ngakho uDavide nabantu bakhe bafika emzini, futhi bheka, wawushisiwe
umlilo; omkabo, namadodana abo, namadodakazi abo, bathathwa
abathunjwa.
30:4 Khona-ke uDavide nabantu ababe naye baphakamisa izwi labo futhi
bakhala baze bangabe besaba namandla okukhala.
30:5 Nabafazi bakaDavide ababili babethunjiwe, u-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli,
u-Abigayili umkaNabali waseKarmeli.
30:6 UDavide wacindezeleka kakhulu; ngoba abantu babekhuluma ngokumkhanda ngamatshe.
ngokuba umphefumulo wabantu bonke wawunomunyu, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngenxa yamadodana akhe
kodwa uDavide waziqinisa ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
30:7 UDavide wayesethi ku-Abiyathara umpristi, indodana ka-Ahimeleki:
ngilethe lapha ingubo yamahlombe. U-Abiyathara wayiletha khona ingubo yamahlombe
UDavide.
30:8 UDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: "Ngilandele leli qembu?"
ngizobafica na? Wasesithi kuye: Landela, ngoba uzakwenza
nakanjani bafice, futhi nakanjani khulula bonke.
30:9 Ngakho uDavide wahamba, yena namadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ababenaye, futhi wafika
emfudlaneni iBesori, lapho kwasala khona.
30:10 Kodwa uDavide wasukela, yena namadoda angamakhulu amane;
ngemva, ezazikhathele kangangokuthi zazingenakuwela umfudlana iBesori.
30:11 Futhi bathola umGibhithe endle, bamyisa kuDavide, futhi
wamnika isinkwa, wadla; bamphuzisa amanzi;
30:12 Bamnika ucezu lwesigaxa samakhiwane, namahlukuzo amabili
izithelo zomvini ezomileyo; esedlile, umoya wakhe wabuyela kuye, ngokuba wayenawo
akadlanga sinkwa, akaphuzanga manzi izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu.
30:13 UDavide wathi kuye: "Ungokabani?" uvelaphi na?
Wathi: âNgiyinsizwa yaseGibithe, inceku yomAmaleki; futhi wami
inkosi yangishiya, ngokuba ezinsukwini ezintathu ezedlule ngangigula.
30:14 Senza ukuhlasela eningizimu yamaKherethi, futhi phezu
umkhawulo wakwaJuda naseningizimu kaKalebi; futhi thina
washisa iSikilagi ngomlilo.
30:15 UDavide wathi kuye: "Ungangehlisela kuleli qembu? Futhi yena
wathi: Fungisa kimi ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi kawuyikungibulala, njalo kawuyikukhulula
esandleni senkosi yami, ngikwehlisele lapha
inkampani.
30:16 Futhi lapho emehlise, bheka, zase zisabalele phezu
umhlaba wonke, besidla, bephuza, besina ngenxa yabo bonke
impango enkulu ababeyithathe ezweni lamaFilisti, futhi
ezweni lakwaJuda.
30:17 UDavide wababulala kusukela kusihlwa kwaze kwaba kusihlwa kolunye
kakwaphunyukanga muntu kubo, kuphela izinsizwa ezingamakhulu amane.
eyagibela amakamela, yabaleka.
30:18 UDavide wakhulula konke ama-Amaleki ayekuthathile, noDavide
wahlenga abafazi bakhe ababili.
30:19 Futhi kwakungekho lutho ayentula kubo, encane noma enkulu, noma
amadodana namadodakazi, nempango, nanoma yini ababeyithathile
kubo: UDavida wahlenga konke.
30:20 Futhi uDavide wathatha zonke izimvu nezinkomo, okuyinto baxosha phambi
lezo ezinye izinkomo, wathi: "Le yimpango kaDavide."
30:21 Futhi uDavide wafika amadoda angamakhulu amabili, ababekhathele kakhulu
babengenakumlandela uDavide ababemenze ukuba ahlale emfudlaneni
Besori: baphuma ukumhlangabeza uDavide, nokuhlangabeza abantu
uDavide esondela kubantu, wababingelela.
30:22 Khona-ke baphendula bonke abantu ababi futhi amadoda Beliyali, kulabo ababehamba
noDavide, bathi: "Ngokuba bengahambanga nathi, asiyikunikela."
15:13 Kepha yilowo nalowo empangweni esiyibuyisile, kube yilowo nalowo eyakhe
umkakhe nabantwana bakhe, ukuze babahole, bahambe.
30:23 Wayesethi uDavide, "Aniyikwenza kanjalo, bazalwane bami, ngalokho uJehova
UJehova usinikile owasilondoloza, wakhulula ibandla
owasihlasela esandleni sethu.
30:24 Ngoba ngubani oyolalela kini kule ndaba? kodwa njengengxenye yakhe ukuthi
owehlela empini, siyakuba njalo isabelo salowo olindile
ziyakuhlukana ngokufanayo.
30:25 Futhi kwaba njalo kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke, ukuthi wakwenza isimiso nesimiso
umthetho kwa-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla.
30:26 Futhi lapho uDavide efika eZikilagi, wathumela impango emadodeni amadala
uJuda, yebo, nakubangane bakhe, ethi: "Bheka, isipho sakho esivela kuJehova."
impango yezitha zikaJehova;
30:27 KwabaseBethele, futhi kulabo ababeseningizimu, eRamoti.
nakulabo ababeseJatiri.
30:28 nakulabo ababese-Aroweri, nakulabo ababeseSifimoti,
kwabase-Eshithemowa,
30:29 Futhi kulabo ababeseRahali, futhi labo ababesemizini
kwabakwaJerameli, nakulabo ababesemizini yezizwe
AmaKheni,
30:30 Futhi kulabo ababeseHorma, futhi labo ababeseKorashan.
nakulabo ababese-Athaki.
30:31 Futhi labo ababeseHebroni, futhi zonke izindawo lapho uDavide
yena kanye namadoda akhe babejwayele ukuhanjelwa.