UDavida ubikelwa ngokufa kwakaSawula
1Emva kokufa kwakaSawula, uDavida wabuya ekubulaleni ama-Amalekhi, wahlala amalanga amabili eTsikhilagi. 2Ngelanga lesithathu kwafika umuntu etatawini lokulwa lakaSawula, izambatho zakhe bezidabukile, azele ithuli ehloko. Lokha nafika kuDavida, wawa ngamadolo wahloma ihloko phasi.
3UDavida wambuza wathi: “Ubuyaphi?” Yena waphendula wathi: “Ngibaleke etatawini lokulwa lama-Israyeli.” 4UDavida wambuza wathi: “Akhe ungitjele, kwenzekeni?” Yena wathi: “Abantu babalekile epini. Inengi labo lirabhalalisiwe belafa. USawula nendodanakhe uJonathani nabo bahlongakele.”
5UDavida wabuza isokana elimlethele umbikwelo wathi: “Alo, wena wazinjani bona uSawula nendodanakhe uJonathani bahlongakele?” 6Isokana laphendula lathi: “Kwenzekile bona ngifike entabeni iGilibowa, ngabona uSawula aziyame ngomkhontwakhe, ikarana yeenjomani kanye nabakhweli sekutjhidele bona zimgadange. 7Uthe nathi rhedlu wangibona, wangibiza. Mina ngathi, ‘Ngingakwenzelani?’ 8Wangibuza wathi, ‘Ungubani wena na?’ Ngamphendula ngathi, ‘NgingumAmalekhi.’ 9Nje-ke wathi kimi, ‘Nanyana ngisaphefumula nje, sekusele isikhohlela. Yeke bandamela kimapha ungiqedelele.’ 10Ngambandamela-ke ngamqedelela ngombana ngazile bona ubangekhe asasinda ngemva kokuhlulwa kwakhe. Ngathatha umbhode wekosi obusehlokwakhe nebhengela emkhonwenakhe, ngakulethela ikosi.”
11Ngalokho uDavida watjhuba izambatho zakhe wazidabula, nabo boke ebegade banaye benza njalo. 12Batlhuwa barhahlawula bazilela uSawula nendodanakhe uJonathani nebutho lakaSomnini uZimu kanye nekumba ka-Israyeli bekwaba kuntambama ngombana bebabulewe ngesabula.
13UDavida wathi esokaneni ebelimlethele umbiko: “Udabukaphi?” Laphendula lathi: “Ngiyindodana yesikhonzi, umAmalekhi.” 14UDavida wambuza godu wathi: “Waba nesibindi-ke sokuphakamisela umzeswa kaSomnini isandla!”
15UDavida wabiza enye yeenceku zakhe wathi kiyo: “Mbandamele, umsuse!” Yeke inceku yadula isokanelo phasi, lafa. 16UDavida wathi esokaneni: “Iingazi zakho azibe phezu kwehlokwakho ngombana namezwi womlomakho ayakufakazela nawuthi, ‘Ngibulele umzeswa kaSomnini.’ ”
UDavida uvuma ingoma yesililo ngoSawula noJonathani
17UDavida wavuma ingoma yesililo elandelako ngoSawula nendodonakhe uJonathani. 18Wakhupha umyalo bona abantu bakwaJuda bafunde ingoma le. Isihloko sengoma leyo Msebe. Itlolwe encwadini kaJatjhara.
19Iintsitsirimba zakho Israyeli, zibulewe emibundwini.
Maye ukuwa kweenkutani zakho!
20Lokhu ningakubiki eGathi,
kungakhulunywa eentaradeni ze-Atjhikeloni;
ukuze abafazi bamaFilista bangathatjiswa,
abafazi balabo abangasokiko bangathakasi.
21Nina ntaba zeGilibowa,
kwanga ningatlhoga umbethe namkha izulu,
iye, eendaweni zenu eziphakamileko;
ngombana iinhlangu zeentsitsirimba zirhubutjhiwe;
isihlangu sakaSawula asisatjhatjhwa ngamafutha.
22Umsebe kaJonathani bewuhlala ulungile,
bewuhlaba uhlukanisa umhlwehlwe esiswini seengorho,
kuphalake iingazi.
Isabula kaSawula nayo beyinemba.
23USawula noJonathani bebathandeka
begodu bebaligugu nabasaphilako,
nekufeni akhange bahlukane.
Bebanebelo ukudlula amadlanga,
banamandla ukudlula amabhubezi.
24Nina bafazi bakwa-Israyeli,
lilelani uSawula,
indoda enembathise ezibubende,
yanikghabisa ngezambatho ezirutjelwe ngegolide.
25Maye ukuwa kweenkutani epini!
UJonathani ubulewe eentabeni zakho.
26Ngibuhlungu ngawe mfowethu Jonathani,
bewuligugu kimi!
Ukungikhathalela kwakho bekukarisa
ukudlula kwabantu bengubo.
27Maye iinkutani ziwile!
Iinhlabano zepi zitjhabalele!
