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₁USamuweli wafa; wahlangana wonke uIsrayeli, wamlilela, wammbela ngasendlini yakhe eRama. UDavide wasuka, wehlela ehlane lasePharanu.

₂Kwakukhona umuntu eMahoni onemfuyo yakhe eKarmeli; lowomuntu wayemkhulu kakhulu, wayenezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu nezimbuzi eziyinkulungwane; wayezigunda izimvu zakhe eKarmeli.

₃Igama lalowomuntu lalinguNabali; igama lomkakhe lalinguAbigayili; owesifazane wayehlakaniphile, ebukeka emuhle, kepha indoda yayilukhuni inobubi emisebenzini yayo; yayingekaKalebi.

₄UDavide wezwa ehlane ukuthi uNabali ugunda izimvu zakhe.

₅UDavide wathuma izinsizwa eziyishumi; uDavide wathi kuzo izinsizwa: Khuphukelani eKarmeli, niye kuNabali, nimbingelele egameni lami,

₆nithi kumfowethu: Ukuthula makube-kuwe, ukuthula makube-kuyo indlu yakho, ukuthula makube-kukho konke onakho.

₇Manje sengizwile ukuthi unabagundi; abelusi bakho babenathi, asibalimazanga, abalahlekelwa-lutho zonke izinsuku beseKarmeli.

₈Buza izinsizwa zakho, ziyakukutshela; ngalokho izinsizwa mazithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngokuba sifikile ngosuku oluhle; ake unike izinceku zakho nendodana yakho uDavide okungafunyanwa esandleni sakho.

₉Sezifikile izinsizwa zikaDavide zakhuluma kuNabali njengawo onke lawomazwi egameni likaDavide, besezilinda.

₁₀UNabali waziphendula izinceku zikaDavide, wathi: Ngubani uDavide na? Ngubani indodana kaJese na? Namuhla kukhona izinceku eziningi ezeqa emakhosini azo.

₁₁Ngithathe yini isinkwa sami, namanzi ami, nengikuhlabele abagundi bami, ngikuphe abantu engingabazi ukuthi bavelaphi, na?

₁₂Zase ziphenduka izinsizwa zikaDavide endleleni yazo, zabuyela, zamtshela onke lawomazwi.

₁₃UDavide wathi kubantu bakhe: Bhincani, kube-yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe. Zabhinca-ke, kwaba-yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; naye uDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe; kwakhuphuka emva kukaDavide abantu kungathi abangamakhulu amane, kepha abangamakhulu amabili bahlala empahleni.

₁₄Kodwa enye yezinsizwa yamtshela uAbigayili umkaNabali, yathi: Bheka, uDavide wathuma izithunywa zivela ehlane ukuba zibingelele inkosi yethu, kepha yazithukuthelela.

₁₅Nokho labobantu basiphatha kahle, asilimalanga, asilahlekelwanga-lutho zonke izinsuku sisahambisana nabo sisendle;

₁₆babelugange kithi ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sinabo salusa izimvu.

₁₇Ngalokho yazi, ubone ukuthi uyakwenzani, ngokuba okubi sekunqunyelwe inkosi yethu nendlu yayo yonke, lokhu engumuntu omubi kangaka, ukuze umuntu angekhulume naye.

₁₈UAbigayili wayeseshesha, wathatha izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili, nezimvaba ezimbili zewayini, nezimvu eziyisihlanu ezilungisiweyo, namaseya* ayisihlanu otshwele, nezigaxa eziyikhulu zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo, nezigaxa ezingamakhulu amabili zamakhiwane, wakubeka ezimbongolweni.

₁₉Wathi kuzo izinsizwa: Hambani phambi kwami; bhekani, ngiyanilandela. Kepha akayitshelanga indoda yakhe uNabali.

₂₀Kwathi esakhwele imbongolo, esehla endaweni esithekileyo yentaba, bheka, kwehlela kuye uDavide nabantu bakhe, wahlangana nabo.

₂₁UDavide wayeshilo ukuthi: Impela ngikugcinele ize konke lowomuntu anakho ehlane ukuba angalahlekelwa-lutho lwakho konke okwakhe, ngokuba ungibuyisele okubi ngokuhle.

₂₂UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kuzo izitha zikaDavide, enezele futhi, uma ngishiya ngasekuseni kusasa kukho konke okungokwakhe nokukodwa okungokwesilisa.

₂₃Lapho uAbigayili embona uDavide, washesha wehlika embongolweni yakhe, wawa ngobuso phambi kukaDavide, wakhothamela phansi.

₂₄Wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: Lobobubi mabube-phezu kwami, nkosi; incekukazi yakho mayikhulume ezindlebeni zakho, uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.

₂₅Inkosi yami mayinganakekeli lowomuntu omubi uNabali, ngokuba unjengegama lakhe, unjalo yena; nguNabali* igama lakhe, nobuwula bukuye; kepha mina-ncekukazi yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami owazithumayo.

₂₆Ngalokho, nkosi, kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, njengokuba uJehova ekuvimbele ukungena ecaleni legazi nokuzisindisa ngesandla sakho, ngalokho-ke mazibe-njengoNabali izitha zakho nabayifunela inkosi yami ububi.

₂₇Manje-ke, lesisipho esilethwa yincekukazi yakho enkosini yami, masinikwe izinsizwa ezilandela inkosi yami.

₂₈Ake uthethelele icala lencekukazi yakho, ngokuba uJehova uyakuyenzela nokuyenzela inkosi yami indlu eqinileyo impela, lokhu inkosi yami ilwa izimpi zikaJehova; ububi abuyikufunyanwa kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho.

₂₉Noma kusukuma umuntu ukukuxosha nokufuna ukuphila kwakho, umphefumulo wenkosi yami uyakube uboshiwe emshuqulwini wabaphilayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; imiphefumulo yezitha zakho uyakuyijikijela kungathi iphakathi kwendwayimana.

₃₀Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova esekwenzile enkosini yami njengakho konke okuhle akukhulumileyo ngawe, akubeke ubengumbusi kwaIsrayeli,

₃₁akuyikuba-yisikhubekiso kuwe, kungabi-nesanya enhliziyweni yenkosi yami ukuthi uchithile igazi ngeze nokuthi inkosi yami izisindisile; kepha lapho uJehova eseyenzele inkosi yami okuhle, khumbula incekukazi yakho.

₃₂UDavide wayesethi kuAbigayili: Makabusiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli okuthumé namuhla ukungihlangabeza.

₃₃Futhi makubusiswe ukuhlakanipha kwakho, ubusiswe nawe ongivimbele namuhla ukungena ecaleni legazi nokuzisindisa ngesandla sami.

₃₄Ngokuba impela, kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ongivimbele ukuze ngingakulimazi, uma ungasheshanga ukuza ukuba ungihlangabeze, impela nga kungasalanga kuNabali ngasekuseni kusasa nokukodwa okungokwesilisa.

₃₅UDavide wayesamukela esandleni sakhe lokho amlethele khona; wathi kuye: Khuphukela endlini yakho ngokuthula; bheka, ngililalele izwi lakho, ngibuvumile ubuso bakho.

₃₆UAbigayili wafika kuNabali; bheka, wayenedili endlini yakhe, linjengedili lenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayithokoza phakathi kwakhe, ngokuba wayephuzé kakhulu; ngalokho akamtshelanga-lutho oluncane nolukhulu kwaze kwaba-sekuseni.

₃₇Kwathi ekuseni, lapho iwayini seliphumile kuNabali, umkakhe wamtshela lezozinto, inhliziyo yakhe yafa phakathi kwakhe, waba-njengetshe.

₃₈Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi uJehova wamshaya uNabali, wafa.

₃₉UDavide esezwile ukuthi uNabali ufile, wathi: Makabusiswe uJehova omele indaba yehlazo lami esandleni sikaNabali, ovimbele inceku yakhe ebubini, wabuyisela ububi bukaNabali ekhanda lakhe. UDavide wathumela wakhuluma kuAbigayili ukuba amthathe abe-ngumkakhe.

₄₀Izinceku zikaDavide sezifikile kuAbigayili eKarmeli, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: UDavide usithumile kuwe ukuba akuthathe, ube-ngumkakhe.

₄₁Wasukuma, wakhothama, ubuso bakhe bubheké phansi, wathi: Bheka, incekukazi yakho mayibe-yisigqilakazi sokugeza izinyawo zezinceku zenkosi yami.

₄₂UAbigayili washesha wasuka, wakhwela imbongolo kanye nezintombi zakhe ezazihamba naye; wazilandela izithunywa zikaDavide, waba-ngumkakhe.

₄₃UDavide wathatha noAhinohama waseJizreyeli; baba-ngomkakhe bobabili.

₄₄Kepha uSawule wayesemniké uPaliti indodana kaLayishi waseGalimi uMikhali indodakazi yakhe.