Incwadzi Yekucala YaSamuweli 11:1-15
11 Ngemuva kwaloko, Nahashi um-Amoni+ wakhuphuka wamisa emathende eJabeshi+ yakaGileyadi kuze ayihlasele. Onkhe emadvodza aseJabeshi atsi kuNahashi: “Yenta sivumelwane natsi, futsi tsine sitawuba tisebenti takho.”
2 Nahashi um-Amoni watsi kuwo: “Ngingasenta sivumelwane nani, kuphela nje nangabe kungakupulutwa onkhe emehlo enu angesekudla. Loko ngitakwenta kuze ngihlazise onkhe ema-Israyeli.”
3 Emadvodza lamadzala aseJabeshi amphendvula atsi: “Sinikete emalanga langu-7 kuze sitfumele titfunywa kulo lonkhe live laka-Israyeli. Nangabe kute lotasisindzisa, sitawubese siyatinikela kuwe.”
4 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi lesitsite, letitfunywa tefika eGibeya+ lokulidolobha lakuboSawula,* tasho onkhe lamavi phambi kwalabantfu, futsi bonkhe labantfu badzindza sililo.
5 Sawula yena abebuya emadlelweni agalela umhlambi wetinkhomo, futsi watsi: “Kwentenjani ngalabantfu? Bakhalelani?” Ngako bamtjela ngawo onkhe emavi labeshiwo ngemadvodza aseJabeshi.
6 Ngesikhatsi Sawula eva lamavi, umoya waNkulunkulu wamnika emandla+ futsi watfukutsela wabila.
7 Ngako watsatsa tinkunzi letimbili waticoba taba ticucu wase utinika titfunywa kutsi titimikise kulo lonkhe live laka-Israyeli, tatsi: “Nobe ngubani longeke alandzele Sawula naSamuweli kufanele alindzele kutsi kwentiwe loku etinkhomeni takhe!” Labantfu babese befikelwa kumesaba Jehova kangangekutsi baphuma bamunye.*
8 Ngemuva kwaloko Sawula wababala eBhezeki, watfola kutsi bekunema-Israyeli langu-300 000 kanye nemadvodza akaJuda langu-30 000.
9 Babese batsi kuletitfunywa lebetitile: “Naku lokufanele nikusho emadvodzeni aseJabeshi yakaGileyadi: ‘Kusasa naselicala kushisa lilanga, nitawukhululwa.’” Ngako letitfunywa tefika tatjela lamadvodza aseJabeshi ngaloku futsi ajabula kakhulu.
10 Emadvodza aseJabeshi atsi kuNahashi: “Kusasa sitatinikela kuwe futsi ungasenta nobe yini loyitsandzako.”+
11 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako Sawula wehlukanisa labantfu baba ngemacembu lamatsatfu, futsi ngesikhatsi sekugadza kwasekuseni* bahamba baya ekhatsi nalendzawo lobekuhlalwa kuyo babulala ema-Amoni+ kwaze kwaba ngulapho lilanga selishisa. Labo labasindza bahlakateka, kangangekutsi nguloyo naloyo watibalekela yedvwa.
12 Labantfu babese batsi kuSamuweli: “Bobani-ke labebatsi: ‘Sawula vele utawuba yinkhosi yetfu yini?’+ Baletseni kitsi kuze sibabulale.”
13 Kodvwa Sawula watsi: “Kute ngisho namunye umuntfu lotawubulawa kulolusuku,+ ngobe Jehova uwasindzisile ema-Israyeli lamuhla.”
14 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Samuweli watsi kulabantfu: “Asihambeni siye eGilgali+ kuze sicinisekise kutsi Sawula uyinkhosi.”+
15 Ngako bonkhe labantfu bahamba baya eGilgali futsi nabefika lapho babeka Sawula kutsi abe yinkhosi embikwaJehova.+ Babese benta imihlatjelo yekuthula embikwaJehova kuleyo ndzawo, futsi Sawula kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli bahalalisa ngenjabulo lenkhulu.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “eGibeya yaSawula.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “baba ngumuntfu munye.”
^ Lokusho kutsi, cishe ngensimbi yesibili ekuseni kuze kube yinsimbi yesitfupha ekuseni.
