Eyokuqala EkaSamuyeli 30:1-31
30 UDavida lamadoda ayelaye bathi befika eZikhilagi+ ngelanga lesithathu, ama-Amaleki+ ayesehlasele iNegebhi* leZikhilagi futhi athungela iZikhilagi ngomlilo.
2 Ayethumbe abesifazana+ labo bonke abantu ababeseZikhilagi, kusukela komncane kusiya komdala. Ayengabulalanga muntu kodwa ayethumbe bonke abantu ahamba labo.
3 UDavida lamadoda ayelaye bathola idolobho litshiswe ngomlilo. Amakhosikazi abo, lamadodana lamadodakazi abo babethunjiwe.
4 Ngakho uDavida lamabutho akhe basiqhinqa isililo baze basala bengaselamandla okukhala.
5 Kwakuthunjwe lamakhosikazi kaDavida amabili, u-Ahinowami waseJeziriyeli lo-Abhigeli umfelokazi kaNabhali waseKhameli.+
6 Amadoda ayeloDavida athi kumele akhandwe ngamatshe ngoba wonke ayesizwa ubuhlungu ngenxa yokuthi amadodana lamadodakazi awo ayengasekho. Yikho uDavida wakhathazeka kakhulu kodwa wayelokhu eziqinisa ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.+
7 UDavida wathi ku-Abhiyatha+ umphristi, indodana ka-Ahimeleki: “Ngicela usondele lapha le-efodi.”+ Ngakho u-Abhiyatha wasondela le-efodi kuDavida.
8 UDavida wasebuza kuJehova wathi:+ “Ngiwalandele yini amabutho asihlaseleyo? Ngizawathola yini?” Yena wamphendula wathi: “Alandele ngoba uzawathola loba sekutheni futhi uzakuthatha konke akuthumbileyo.”+
9 UDavida wahle wasuka lamadoda angu-600+ ayelaye, bahamba baze bayafika esihotsheni* saseBhesori lapho abanye babo abasala khona.
10 Kwasala amadoda angu-200 ayesedinwe kakhulu engasenelisi ukudabula isihotsha saseBhesori.+ Ngakho uDavida waqhubeka elandela isitha elamabutho angu-400.
11 Bathola indoda engumGibhithe egangeni basebeyithatha bayisa kuDavida. Bayinika ukudla lamanzi okunatha,
12 locezwana lwekhekhe elenziwe ngamakhiwane, lamakhekhe amabili enziwe ngamagilebisi awonyisiweyo. Yathi isidlile yaba lamandla ngoba yayisilensuku ezintathu lobusuku obuthathu ingadli lutho futhi inganathi amanzi.
13 UDavida wabuza indoda leyo wathi: “Ungowangaphi wena futhi uvela ngaphi?” Yaphendula yathi: “NgingumGibhithe, ngiyisigqili senye indoda engum-Amaleki. Inkosi yami ingitshiyile ngoba ngisuke ngagula ensukwini ezintathu ezidlulileyo.
14 Sihlasele eningizimu* yelizwe lamaKherethi,+ laselizweni lakoJuda kanye laseningizimu* yeKhalebhi,+ iZikhilagi sayitshisa ngomlilo.”
15 UDavida wasesithi kuyo: “Ungayangitshengisa yini lapho okulamabutho enu khona?” Yona yaphendula yathi: “Ngizahamba lawe ngiyekutshengisa nxa ungafunga ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi awusoze ungibulale kumbe unginikele enkosini yami.”
16 Ngakho indoda le yahamba loDavida lapho amabutho ayehlezi khona egcwele indawo yonke, esidla futhi enatha. Ayethokoza ngenxa yokuthi ayethumbe impahla enengi elizweni lamaFilisti lelakoJuda.
17 UDavida wawahlasela ekuseni kusesemnyama wawabulala kwaze kwaba ntambama. Akulamuntu owaphunyukayo+ ngaphandle kwamadoda angu-400 abaleka egade amakamela.
18 UDavida wakuthatha konke okwakuthunjwe ngama-Amaleki,+ wathatha lamakhosikazi akhe amabili.
19 Bonke abantu ababethunjiwe babekhona, kusukela komncane kusiya komdala. Bathola amadodana lamadodakazi abo kanye lempahla eyayithunjiwe.+ UDavida wakuthola konke okwakuthunjiwe,
20 wathatha layo yonke imihlambi yezimvu leyenkomo. Bafaka imihlambi le phambi kweyabo bayiqhuba bahamba layo besithi: “Le yimpahla ethunjwe nguDavida.”
21 UDavida wabuyela emadodeni angu-200 ayesele esihotsheni saseBhesori,+ lawo angazange enelise ukuhamba loDavida ngenxa yokudinwa. Amadoda la aphuma esiyahlangabeza uDavida labantu ayesiza labo. Wathi efika kuwo wawabingelela wawabuza impilo.
22 Kodwa amadoda ayelenhliziyo ezimbi futhi ayengelancedo ayephakathi kwalawo ayehambe loDavida athi: “Asisoze sibanike lutho empahleni esiyitholileyo ngenxa yokuthi abazange bahambe lathi. Ngamunye wabo angathatha inkosikazi yakhe lamadodana akhe kuphela azihambele.”
23 Kodwa uDavida wathi: “Hatshi bafowethu, akumelanga lenze njalo ngalokho uJehova asiphe khona. Usivikele wanikela esandleni sethu amabutho abesihlasele.+
24 Kambe ngubani ongavumelana lalokho elifuna ukukwenza? Lokho okuzaphiwa umuntu ohambe empini kumele kulingane lalokho okuzaphiwa lowo osele elinde impahla.+ Bonke bazathola impahla elinganayo.”+
25 Kusukela ngalelolanga lokho kwaba ngumthetho wabako-Israyeli futhi yikho abalokhu bekulandela kuze kube lamuhla.
26 UDavida wathi esefike eZikhilagi wathatha enye impahla ababeyithumbile wayithumezela abadala bakoJuda ababengabangane bakhe. Wathi: “Nansi isipho engilinika sona engisithethe empahleni ethunjwe ezitheni zikaJehova.”
27 Wathumela kulabo ababeseBhetheli,+ laseRamothi eseNegebhi,* laseJathiri,+
28 lase-Aroweri, laseSifimothi, lase-Eshithemowa,+
29 laseRakhali, lakulabo abasemadolobheni amaJerameli,+ lasemadolobheni amaKheni,+
30 laseHoma,+ laseBhorashani, lase-Athakhi,
31 laseHebroni+ lakuzo zonke indawo uDavida lamadoda ayelaye ababeke babhodabhoda kuzo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “iningizimu.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “eNegebhi.”
^ Kumbe, “laseNegebhi.”
^ Kumbe, “eseningizimu.”
