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Day 34 – David and Saul

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1 SAMUELE 23

7Saule a tsebiswa hore Davida o fihlile Keila. Yaba Saule o re: “Modimo o neelane ka Davida matsohong a ka, hobane o ikentse lerabeng ka ho kena motseng o nang le dikgoro, le mekwallo.” 8Saule a bitsa bahlabani bohle hore ba ye ntweng, ba theohele Keila, ba yo thibella Davida le banna ba hae.

9Davida o ne a tseba hore Saule o ntse a mo rera ka lekunutu; yaba o re ho moprista Abiatare: “Tlisa setipe seo kwano!” 10Davida a re: “Oho, Morena Modimo wa Iseraele, mohlanka wa hao o utlwile hore Saule o tla Keila ho tla ripitla motse ona ka baka la ka. 11Na baahi ba Keila ba tla neelana ka nna matsohong a Saule? Na Saule o tla fela a theohele kwano jwalokaha mohlanka wa hao a utlwile? Oho, Morena Modimo wa Iseraele, ke a o rapela: Ako tsebise mohlanka wa hao.”

Morena a re: “O tla theohela.”

12Yaba Davida o re: “Na baahi ba Keila ba tla neelana ka nna, le ka banna ba ka, matsohong a Saule?”

Morena a re: “Ba tla neelana ka wena.”

13Yaba Davida le banna ba hae ba ka bang makgolo a tsheletseng ba a tsamaya, ba tloha Keila, ba nna ba lelera. Ha Saule a utlwa hore Davida o balehile Keila, yaba ha a sa futuha.

Davida o ipata Horeshe

14Davida a phela diqhobosheaneng tse lehwatateng, le naheng e maralla e pela Sife. Saule a mo tsoma ka matsatsi wohle, empa Modimo ha a a ka a neelana ka Davida matsohong a hae.

15Davida a tseba hore Saule o tswile hae ho ya mo tsoma, a mmolaye. Davida o ne a le Horeshe lehwatateng la Sife; 16yaba Jonathane, mora wa Saule, a o tsamaya, o ya ho Davida Horeshe, mme a mo kgothaletsa hore a tshepe Modimo. 17Jonathane a re ho Davida: “Se tshabe, hobane Saule, e leng ntate, a ke ke a o fumana. O tla ba kgosi ya Iseraele, mme nna ke tla ba letsoho la hao le letona. Le Saule, e leng ntate, o tseba jwalo.” 18Bobedi ba bona ba etsa selekane kapele ho Morena; Davida a dula moo Horeshe, Jonathane yena a kgutlela ha hae.

Bohlabaphiyo ba Basife

19Jwale Basife ba nyoloha, ba ya ho Saule ha a le Gibea, ba re: “Davida o ipatile naheng ena ya rona, diqhobosheaneng tse Horeshe, lerallaneng la Hakila, le ka borwa ho lehwatata. 20Ka baka leo he, kgosi ya ka, haeba o rata ho theoha, theoha, mme rona re tla neelana ka yena matsohong a hao.”

21Saule a re: “Morena a ke a le hlohonolofatse, hobane lona le nkutlwela bohloko. 22Ke a le rapela he: Tsamayang, le yo batlisisa, le tsebe, le be le bone seforo sa hae. Le tsebe le hore na ke mang ya mmoneng moo, hobane ke boleletswe hore ke ramaqiti. 23Ka baka leo, hlokomelang, le tsebe diforo tsohle tseo a ipatang ho tsona, ebe le ntsebisa seo e leng nnete, mme ke tla ya le lona. Haeba a ntse a le naheng eo, ke tla mmatla hara setjhaba sohle sa Juda.”

24Basife bao ba tsamaya, ba kgutlela Sife, ba etella Saule pele. Davida le banna ba hae ba ne ba le lehwatateng la Maone, phuleng e ka borwa ho lehwatata.

Davida o phonyoha ho Saule

25Saule le banna ba hae ba tsamaya ho ya batla Davida. Davida a tsebiswa taba ena, mme a theohela lefikeng, a ya phela lehwatateng la Maone. Ha Saule a utlwa taba ena, a phaladisa Davida ho ya fihla lehwatateng la Maone.

26Saule le banna ba hae ba pota thaba ka nqena, Davida le banna ba hae bona ba e pota ka nqane. Ka baka la ho tshaba Saule, Davida le banna ba hae ba baleha ka potlako, hobane Saule le banna ba hae ba ne ba leka ho kopela Davida le banna ba hae hare, hore ba tle ba ba tshware. 27Empa leqosa la fihla ho Saule, la re: “Potlaka, o kgutle, hobane Bafilesita ba futuhetse naha ena.” 28Yaba Saule o kgaotsa ho phaladisa Davida, o futuhela Bafilesita. Ka baka leo, sebaka seo ba se rea lebitso la Lefika la Karohano. 29Davida a tloha moo, a ya aha diqhobosheaneng tsa Ene-Gedi.

1 SAMUELE 24

Davida o hauhela Saule

1Ha Saule a kgutla ho tswa phaladisa Bafilesita, batho ba mmolella, ba re: “Hela! Davida o lehwatateng la Ene-Gedi.” 2Saule a nka mokgetho wa banna ba dikete tse tharo setjhabeng sohle sa Iseraele, a tsamaya ho ya batla Davida le banna ba hae Mafikeng a Dipodi tsa Naha.

3Yaba Saule o fihla masakeng a dinku, a pela tsela, moo ho neng ho ena le lehaha teng; a kena ka lehaheng leo ho ya ithoma. Davida le banna ba hae ba ne ba keneletse kgotjheletsaneng ya lehaha. 4Jwale banna ba Davida ba re ho yena: “Lena ke lona letsatsi leo Morena a neng a bue ka lona ho wena, a re: ‘Bona, ke tla neelana ka sera sa hao matsohong a hao, mme o tla iketsetsa borata ka sona.’ ” Yaba Davida o ema ka lenyele, o seha qola ya seaparo sa Saule.

5Kamorao ho mona letswalo la Davida la mo ja, hobane a ne a sehile qola ya seaparo sa Saule. 6Davida a re ho banna ba hae: “Morena a mpe a ntshware letsoho, ke se ke ka etsa ntho ena ho monga ka, motlotsuwa wa Morena. Ke se ke ka ba ka mo isa letsoho, hobane ke motlotsuwa wa Morena.” 7Davida a kgalemela banna ba hae ka mantswe ana, a se ke a ba dumella ho tsohela Saule matla. Yaba Saule o a ema, o tswa ka lehaheng, o ikela ka tsela ya hae.

8Hamorao Davida le yena a ema, a tswa ka lehaheng, a howeletsa Saule, a re: “Kgosi ya ka! Monga ka!” Ha Saule a hetla, Davida a obama, a isa hlompho. 9Davida a re ho Saule: “Ke ka baka lang ha o mamela batho ba reng: ‘Itlhokomele, Davida o rata ho o ntsha kotsi?’ 10Kajeno lena o bone kamoo Morena a neng a neelane ka wena matsohong a ka kateng, ha o le ka lehaheng. Ba bang ba ne ba re ke o bolaye, empa ke ile ka o hauhela, ka re: ‘Nke ke ka isa monga ka letsoho, hobane ke motlotsuwa wa Morena.’ 11Hape ako bone, ntate: Bona qola ya seaparo sa hao ke ena ka letsohong la ka. Ke ile ka seha qola ya seaparo sa hao, empa ha ke a ka ka o bolaya. Bona he, o be o tsebe hore ha ke a o rerela bobe, kapa ho o fetohela. Ha ke a o sitelwa, empa wena o ntse o laletse hore o mpolaye. 12Morena a ke a ahlole pakeng tsa rona le wena, mme Morena e be mophetetsi wa ka ho wena. Empa nna nke ke ka o isa letsoho. 13Jwalokaha maele a baholoholo a bolela: ‘Bokgopo bo etswa ke ba kgopo,’ empa nna nke ke ka o isa letsoho.

14“Ke mang eo kgosi ya Iseraele e tswileng bosele ka baka la hae? Ke mang eo e mo phaladisang? E phaladisa ntja e shweleng, kapa letsetse! 15Ka baka leo, Morena e ke e be yena moahlodi, a ahlole pakeng tsa rona le wena. A ke a bone, a mpuelle, a nnamolele matsohong a hao.”

16Hoba Davida a bue mantswe ana ho Saule, yaba Saule o re: “Davida, mora wa ka, na ke wena ya buang?” Saule a lla haholo. 17Jwale Saule a re ho Davida: “O lokile ho mpheta, hobane wena o nketseditse tse molemo, athe nna ke o putsitse ka tse mpe. 18Kajeno lena o mpontshitse kamoo o nketseng hantle kateng, hobane leha Morena a ne a neelane ka nna matsohong a hao, wena ha o a ka wa mpolaya. 19Ha motho a fumana sera sa hae, na a ka se tlohela sa ikela se ntse se phela? Morena a ke a o putse ka tse molemo, ka baka la seo o nketseditseng sona kajeno. 20Jwale ke a tseba hore o tla fela o be kgosi, mme mmuso wa Iseraele o tla thewa ke wena. 21Ka baka leo, ntlahapanyetse ka Morena hore o ke ke wa timetsa ditloholo tsa ka, le hore o ke ke wa fedisa lebitso la ka tlung ya ntate.”

22Davida a hlapanyetsa Saule; Saule a ikela ha hae, empa Davida yena le banna ba hae ba nyolohela qhobosheaneng.

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