2 Samuweli 1:1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide wabuya kusukela ekubulaweni kwama-Amaleki, uDavide wahlala izinsuku ezimbili iZiklagi; 1:2 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, bheka, kwaphuma indoda ekamu likaSawule izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile, nothuli ekhanda lakhe; kwathi lapho efika kuDavide, wawa phansi, wenza ukukhothama. 1:3 UDavide wathi kuye, "Uvelaphi?" Wathi kuye. Ngiphunyukile ekamu lika-Israyeli. 1:4 UDavide wathi kuye: "Kanjani udaba? Ake ungitshele. Futhi Wathi: “Abantu babalekile empini, abaningi kubo abantu bawile bafa; oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile futhi. 1:5 UDavida wasesithi kuyo ijaha elalimtshela, Wazi kanjani lokho OSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile na? 1:6 Insizwa eyamtshela yathi: "Njengoba ngizibonele entabeni IGilibowa, bheka, uSawule wencika emkhontoni wakhe; bheka, izinqola ne abamahhashi bamlandela ngamandla. 1:7 Futhi lapho ebheka emva kwakhe, wangibona, futhi wangibiza. Nami waphendula wathi: Ngilapha. 1:8 Wathi kimi, Ungubani na? Ngamphendula ngathi: Ngiyindodana Amaleki. 1:9 Wathi kimi futhi: "Ake ume phezu kwami, futhi ungibulale usizi lungifikele, ngokuba ukuphila kwami kusaphelele kimi. 1:10 Ngakho ngema phezu kwakhe, futhi wambulala, ngoba ngangiqiniseka ukuthi wayengenakukwazi phila emva kokuba esewile: ngase ngithatha umqhele owawuphezu kwakhe ikhanda, nesongo elisengalweni yakhe, ngikulethe lapha enkosini yami. 1:11 UDavide wabamba izingubo zakhe, waziklebhula; futhi ngokufanayo zonke amadoda ayenaye. 1:12 Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa, ngenxa kaSawule, futhi ngenxa uJonathani indodana yakhe, nabantu bakaJehova, nendlu ka Israyeli; ngoba bawile ngenkemba. 1:13 UDavida wasesithi kuyo ijaha elalimtshela, "Uvelaphi?" Futhi yena waphendula wathi: Ngiyindodana yomuntu wezizwe, umAmaleki. 1:14 UDavide wathi kuye: "Yeka ukuthi awuzange wesabe ukwelula isandla sakho?" isandla sokubhubhisa ogcotshiweyo kaJehova? 1:15 UDavide wabiza enye yezinsizwa, wathi: "Sondela, uzihlasele yena. Futhi wamshaya waze wafa. 1:16 UDavide wathi kuye: "Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwekhanda lakho; ngoba umlomo wakho unawo ngafakaza ngawe, ngathi: Mina ngibulele ogcotshiweyo kaJehova. 1:17 UDavide walilela ngalesi sililo ngoSawule noJonathani wakhe indodana: 1:18 Futhi wabayala ukuba bafundise abantwana bakwaJuda ukusebenzisa umnsalo. bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini kaJasheri.) 1:19 Ubuhle buka-Israyeli bubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo; uwile! 1:20 Ningakukhulumi eGati, ningakushicileli ezitaladini zase-Ashikeloni; funa i amadodakazi amaFilisti ajabule, funa amadodakazi kaJehova ukunqoba okungasokile. 1:21 Nina zintaba zaseGilibowa, kungabikho amazolo, futhi kungabikho imvula. phezu kwenu, namasimu eminikelo, ngokuba kukhona lapho isihlangu sabanamandla ulahlwe kabi, isihlangu sikaSawule, sengathi akagcotshwanga ngamafutha. 1:22 Egazini lababuleweyo, emanoni amaqhawe, umnsalo we UJonathani akabuyelanga emuva, nenkemba kaSawule ayibuyanga ilambatha. 1:23 USawuli noJonathani babethandeka futhi kumnandi ekuphileni kwabo, futhi ezimpilweni zabo ukufa abahlukaniswanga; babenejubane kunezinkozi; enamandla kunamabhubesi. 1:24 Nina madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawule, owanigqokisa okubomvu, nge ezinye izinto ezithokozisayo, abafaka imihlobiso yegolide engutsheni yakho. 1:25 Yeka ukuwa amaqhawe phakathi kwempi! O Jonathani, wena wabulawa ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo. 1:26 Ngidabukile ngawe, mfowethu Jonathani; muhle kakhulu onakho uthando lwakho kimi lwaluyisimangaliso, ludlula uthando lwabesifazane. 1:27 Yeka ukuthi bawa abanamandla, futhi izikhali zempi babhubha!