1 USAMYELA 29
AmaFilista akamethembi uDavida
1AmaFilista abutha woke amabuthwawo e-Afeki, u-Israyeli wabuthana ngemthonjeni eJizriyela. 2Ababusi beemfunda zamaFilista barhwanta ngeenqhema zamakhulu neenkulungwana, uDavida namadoda agade akhamba nawo bebarhwanta ngemuva no-Akhitjhi. 3Iinduna zamaFilista zabuza zathi: “Afunani-ke amaHebheru la?” U-Akhitjhi waphendula wathi: “NguDavida lo obekagade ayinduna ekulu kaSawula ikosi yakwa-Israyeli. Sekuphele umnyaka ahlezi nami, kusukela mhlana abalekela uSawula bekube kunamhlanjesi, angikafunyani iphoso kuye.” 4Kodwana iinduna zamaFilista zasilingeka ngaye bezathi: “Buyisela umrhali loyo emuva ukuze abuyele endaweni omabele yona. Angakhambi nathi epini ngombana nakungasinjalo, angajikela thina sisalwa. Yini nje umuntu lo into angazincengela ngayo ekosinakhe, nakungasi ziinhloko zamadoda la? 5Akusuye nje uDavida lo, abakhalela ngaye nabagidako bathi,
“ ‘USawula ubulele iinkulungwana,
kodwana uDavida ubulele amatjhumi weenkulungwana?’ ”
6Yeke u-Akhitjhi wabiza uDavida wathi kuye: “NgoZimu ngiqinisile ngithi bewusathembakele kimi begodu bengingathaba nange bewungasebenza nami epini. Kusukela mhlana ufika kimi bekubenje, akhange ngifumane iphoso kuwe. Nokho-ke ababusi abakwamukeli. 7Jika ukhambe ngokuthula; ungenzi ilitho elizakusilinga ababusi beemfunda zamaFilista.” 8UDavida wabuza wathi: “Alo, ngenzeni? Yini ephambeneko oyifunyene encekwinakho kusukela mhlana ngifika kuwe bekube njesi? Kubayini-ke ngingeze ngakhamba ngayokulwa nezitha zekosami?” 9U-Akhitjhi waphendula wathi: “Iye, ngiyazi bona emehlwenami, ube ngothokozisa njengesithunywa esibuya kuZimu. Nokho-ke, iinduna zamaFilista zithe, ‘Angakhambi nathi epini.’ 10Nje-ke, yewuvuke ekuseni kanye neenceku zekosakho ezize nawe, ukhambe ekuseni nakuqeda ukusa.”
11UDavida namadoda agade akhamba nawo bavuka ekuseni ngakusasa bona babuyele enarheni yamaFilista. AmaFilista wona aya epini eJizriyela.
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