Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 74

1 Samuel 6–10, Psalm 150

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

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Ukugoduswa kwetyesi yomnqophiso

1Yaba ziinyanga ezisixhenxe ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo ikwelamaFilistiya. 2Andula ke amaFilistiya ukubiza ababingeleli noosiyazi balapho, bathi kubo: “Masiyithini na ityesi kaNdikhoyo? Kufuneka sithini na ukuyigodusa?”

3Baphendula ababingeleli noosiyazi bathi: “Kaloku xa niyigodusa ityesi yoThixo wamaSirayeli, kufuneka ikhatshwe ngento yokungxengxezela ityala, ingahambi ingaphethe nto. Xa nenjenjalo niya kuphila, nitsho niyiqonde nembangi yokuba athi rhoqo ukunohlwaya uThixo kaSirayeli.”

4Abuza amaFilistiya athi: “Ingakhatshwa ngantoni na yokungxengxezela ityala?”

Bathi ukuphendula ababingeleli: “Kaloku kufuneka niyikhaphe ngamathumba amahlanu awenziwe ngegolide, kunye neempuku ezintlanu ezenziwe ngegolide; inye kwezo nto imele inkosi yamaFilistiya nganye. Kaloku nonke nabethwa ngobhubhani ngokufanayo kunye neenkosi zenu zontlanu. 5Ze niyenze ke, bethu, le mifuziselo yamathumba enu nezi mpuku zenu zibhubhisa ilizwe, nimzukise uThixo wamaSirayeli. Mhlawumbi ke angatsho apheze ukunibetha nina kunye *noothixo benu nelizwe lenu. 6Yini ukuba niqaqadeke, nixele amaJiputa nokumkani wawo? Kaloku uThixo wawaphatha gadalala amaJiputa, aza awayeka amaSirayeli agoduka.

7“Ngoko ke yenzani inqwelo entsha, nize neemazi ezimbini ezinamankonyane ezingayaziyo idyokhwe. Zibopheni, wona amankonyane niwafake esibaya. 8Ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo ze niyilayishe kuloo nqwelo, nize ecaleni layo nibeke ibhokisi enalaa mifuziselo yenziwe ngegolide, leyo ningxengxeza ngayo kuye. Nize ke iimazi niziyeke zizihambele. 9Ze nijonge ke. Xa inqwelo ithe yasinga kowayo ngaseBhete-shemeshe, soqonda ngaloo nto ukuba kuthe kanti nguThixo kaSirayeli lo usithumele le ntlekele. Kodwa ke ukuba ayiyanga ngakhona siya kwazi ukuba asinguye obesithuthumbisa, yinto nje efane yehla.”

10AmaFilistiya enze njengoko ayeyalelwe. Abopha iimazi zambini, awavalela esibaya amankonyane. 11Ayilayisha ityesi yomnqophiso enqweleni, ayilayisha naloo bhokisi iphethe imifuziselo yeempuku namathumba eyenziwe ngegolide. 12Zenjenjeya ukusinga ngaseBhete-shemeshe ezo mazi, zithe ngqo endleleni, zihamba zinxakama njalo, zingatyekeli ngasekhohlo nasekunene. Zona iinkosi zamaFilistiya zazilandela zada zaya kuma ngomda waseBhete-shemeshe.

13Ukuthi gqi kwayo ityesi yomnqophiso abantu baseBhete-shemeshe babesentlanjeni, bevuna ingqolowa. Yeka ke imincili yabo bakuyibona ityesi yomnqophiso! 14Loo nqwelo yaya kuma malunga nelitye elikhulu entsimini yomfo ekwakusithiwa nguYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe. Bayinqunqa yaziinkuni loo nqwelo, baxhela nezo mazi, benzela ngazo uNdikhoyo idini elitshiswayo. 15AbaLevi bayithula ityesi yomnqophiso kunye naloo bhokisi yayinemifuziselo eyenziwe ngegolide, bazibeka phezu kwelo litye likhulu. Abemi baseBhete-shemeshe benzela uNdikhoyo iminikelo kunye namadini atshiswayo. 16Emva kokuba zibukele iinkosi zamaFilistiya zabuyela e-Ekron kwangaloo mini.

17AmaFilistiya ayethumele imifuziselo yamathumba emihlanu enziwe ngegolide, engxengxeza ngayo kuNdikhoyo. Umfuziselo ngamnye wawumele isixeko. Ezo zixeko yayiyiAshdode, iGaza, iAshkelon, iGati, kunye ne-Ekron. 18Bathumela kwanemifuziselo yeempuku ezenziwe ngegolide. Impuku nganye yayimele isixeko ngasinye sezo nkosi zintlanu zamaFilistiya, nditsho izixeko ezibiyelweyo kunye neziphaluka zazo. Elo litye lalisentsimini kaYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe lisemi apho unanamhla oku, libubungqina bento eyehla apho.

19UNdikhoyo wababetha abemi baseBhete-shemeshe, kwafa abangamashumi asixhenxe, kuba kaloku basuka bayijonga ityesi yomnqophiso. Kwazilwa ngabemi balapho, kuba uNdikhoyo ebhubhise abantu abaninzi kangaka.

Ityesi yomnqophiso eKiriyati-yarim

20Abemi baseBhete-shemeshe bathi: “Kambe ke ngubani onako ukuma phambi *koNdikhoyo, lo Thixo wahluke kangaka? Singayithumela phi ityesi yakhe ukusuka apha?” 21Bathumela izigidimi eKiriyati-yarim ukuba ziye kuthi kubemi balapho: “Ayibuyisile amaFilistiya ityesi yomnqophiso. Yizani niyiphuthume.”

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1Abemi baseKiriyati-yarim baya kuyiphuthuma ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, bayisa emzini ka-Abhinadabhi owawusendulini. Bamisela uElazare, unyana waloo mfo, ukuba ibe nguye ogcina ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo.

USamweli uba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli

2Yahlala ithuba elide ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo eKiriyati-yarim. Yaba ngamashumi amabini eminyaka ilapho. Ngelo xesha onke amaSirayeli ayezibika kuNdikhoyo ukuba awancede. 3Ngoko ke uSamweli wathi kwindlu yonke kaSirayeli: “Ukuba ngenene nibuyele kuNdikhoyo ngentliziyo epheleleyo, kufuneka nahlukane *noothixo basemzini bonke, nilahle nemifanekiso yothixokazi uAshtaroti. Kufuneka nizimisele nizinikele kuNdikhoyo ngokupheleleyo, nikhonze yena yedwa. Yena ke wonihlangula esandleni samaFilistiya.” 4AmaSirayeli ke ayilahla imifanekiso kaBhali noAshtaroti, akhonza uNdikhoyo yedwa qwaba.

5Emva koko uSamweli wathi: “Onke amaSirayeli makahlangane eMizpa. Mna ke ndiya kunithandazela kuNdikhoyo.” 6Kwayiwa ke eMizpa kuloo mbizo, kwakhiwa amanzi, aza aphalazwa, kusenziwa umnikelo kuNdikhoyo. Kwakuzilwe imini yonke, abantu besithi: “Sinetyala kuNdikhoyo.” (NguSamweli owaba yinkokheli yamaSirayeli eMizpa.)

7Athi akuva amaFilistiya ukuba nâko amaSirayeli eqokelelene eMizpa, aphuma ekhokelwa ziinkosi zawo ukuya kuhlasela amaSirayeli. Zaya kufika kumaSirayeli ezo ndaba, atsho awoyika amaFilistiya, 8athi kuSamweli: “Uze ungayeki ukusitarhuzela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wethu, khon' ukuze asihlangule kumaFilistiya.” 9USamweli wathatha itakane, wenzela uNdikhoyo ngalo idini elitshiswayo lilonke. Wacelela amaSirayeli uncedo kuNdikhoyo, weviwa nguNdikhoyo umthandazo wakhe.

10Kanye xa uSamweli wayesenza elo dini, asondela amaFilistiya, elungiselela ukuhlasela amaSirayeli. Kuthe kanye ngoko kwavakala ukuzongoma kukaNdikhoyo, kusiza ngakumaFilistiya, atsho adideka, awabaleka amaSirayeli. 11Asuka indulumbane amaSirayeli, ephuma eMizpa, awaleqa kujub' ugodo ukuya ngaseBhete-kare.

12Emva koko uthathe ilitye lalinye uSamweli, walimisa phakathi kweMispa neShen, wathi igama laloo ndawo yiEbhenezere, esithi: “Kude kwakalokunje uNdikhoyo esinceda.” 13Kwaba njalo ke ukoyiswa kwamaFilistiya, ayeka ukuhlasela ummandla kaSirayeli. Ngalo lonke ixesha esaphila uSamweli isandla sikaNdikhoyo sasiwachasile amaFilistiya. 14Azibuyisela kwaSirayeli zonke izixeko ezaziphakathi kwe-Ekron neGati, ezo ayezithimbile amaFilistiya. Waba ke wonke ummandla kaSirayeli uyakhululeka kumaFilistiya. Kwabakho uxolo, nditsho naphakathi kwamaSirayeli nama-Amori.

15USamweli waba yinkokheli yamaSirayeli bonke ubomi bakhe. 16Minyaka le wayedla ngokwenza umjikelo, aye eBhetele, eGiligali, naseMizpa, afike apho alamle iimbambano zabantu. 17Ukusuka apho wayegoduka aye eRama, apho wayefika alamle nakhona. Apho eRama kulapho wakha iqonga lokwenzela uNdikhoyo amadini.

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AmaSirayeli afuna ikumkani

1Ke kaloku uthe uSamweli akwaluphala wamisela oonyana bakhe baba ziinkokheli zamaSirayeli. 2Unyana omkhulu wayenguJoweli, omncinci inguAbhiya. Babeziinkokheli eBheshebha. 3Kambe ke bona babengamfuzanga uyise; bona babesemva kwenzuzo ngobuqhetseba, bengamathanda-kunyotywa, belamla ngesheyi.

4Amadoda amakhulu ke akwaSirayeli aqokelelana, aya kutsho eRama kuSamweli, 5afika athi kuye: “Sewaluphele wena ngoku, yaye noonyana bakho abakufuzanga mpela. Ngoko ke sityumbele ukumkani, khon' ukuze nathi sifane nezinye izizwe, sibe nokumkani osilawulayo.

6Samngena kakubi uSamweli isicelo sabo sokufuna ukumkani. Wabhenela *kuNdikhoyo, 7waza wathi kuye uNdikhoyo: “Bek' iindlebe uyiphulaphule into abayithethayo aba bantu. Ababukuli wena; ndim lo bangamfuniyo ukuba abalawule. 8Okoko ndaphuma nabo eJiputa, kude kube namhlanje, basoloko bendifulathela bekhonza thixo bambi; nangoku basayenza loo nto! 9Siphulaphule isicelo sabo, kodwa uze ubaqononondise ibacacele impatho abaya kuyifumana kwabo kumkani babafunayo.”

10USamweli wawaxelela ke amaSirayeli awayefuna ukumkani konke okwathethwa nguNdikhoyo, 11wathi: “Ukumkani oya kunilawula uya kwenjenje: Woseka umkhosi ngoonyana benu. Abanye wobenza umkhosi weenqwelo, abanye babe ngumkhosi okhwela amahashe, abanye bagijime ngaphambi kwenqwelo yakhe. 12Abanye boba ngabaphathi-mabutho, abanye babe ngabaphathi-maqela, abanye balime amasimi akhe, bavune nokuvuna, kubekho nabo baxhonkxa izikhali zokulwa kunye nezixhobo zeenqwelo zakhe. 13Iintombi zenu wozenza zibe ngabaqholi nabapheki nababhaki bakhe. 14Awona mahle amasimi enu, izidiliya, namabhoma eminquma, ukumkani wowahlutha awanike amaphakathi akhe. 15Wobiza isahlulo sesishumi sengqolowa nediliya yenu, ayinike amagosa akhe. 16Izicaka nezicakakazi zenu, neenkabi zenu, ezona zintle, kwakunye needonki zenu, wozithimba zisebenzele yena. 17Isishumi semihlambi yenu wofuna siye kuye; lilonke niya kuba zizicaka zakhe. 18Nakuba nimfumene kwanina niya kumkhalazela loo kumkani nimtyumbileyo. Ke yena uNdikhoyo akayi kuba saniphulaphula.”

19AmaSirayeli akazange amphulaphule uSamweli, suka athi: “Hayi, sifuna ukulawulwa ngukumkani thina. 20Xa kunjalo sofana nazo zonke ezinye iintlanga, sibe nokumkani osikhokelayo nasemfazweni.”

21Wayiphulaphula yonke loo ntetho yabo uSamweli, waza waya kuyithetha ezindlebeni zikaNdikhoyo. 22UNdikhoyo waphendula wenjenje: “Kulungile ke, banike ukumkani.”

USamweli ke uthe kumaSirayeli: “Makhe nigoduke, madoda.”

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USawule udibana noSamweli

1Ke kaloku kwakukho indwalutho yakwaBhenjamin eyayinguKishe igama, unyana ka-Abhiyeli, kaZerore, kaBhekorati, ka-Afiya. 2UKishe wayenonyana ogama linguSawule, igatyana lenzwana yomfana. Lo mfana wayesukile egadeni evela kuwo onke amaSirayeli.

3Ke kaloku kwalahleka iidonki zikaKishe uyise kaSawule. UKishe wabiza uSawule, wathi kuye: “Hamba kunye nesinye isicaka, uye kufuna iidonki zam, mfo wam.” 4Banduluka ke abafana, bacanda kwaEfrayim kweleenduli, bawutyhutyha nommandla waseShalisha, abazifumana noko. Bajika baya kucanda nakummandla waseShalim, nalapho abazibona. Babuya bawutyhutyha ummandla wakwaBhenjamin, kodwa nalapho azabikho.

5Bathe bakufika kummandla waseZufi, uSawule wathi kwisicaka awayehamba naso: “Mfondini, ndithi mna masigoduke ngoku. Ngahle ubawo akasacingi ngazidonki ngoku, selenexhala ngathi.”

6Sithe isicaka: “Khawume! Apha kule dolophu kukho umfo wakwaThixo ohlonitshwe kakhulu nothi akuzithetha izinto zibe njengoko atshiloyo. Makhe siye kuye; mhlawumbi ke nathi angasibeka emkhondweni.”

7USawule uthe: “Mfondini, uthi siya kumnika ntoni? Asisenamphako nasezingxoweni; asinanto sinayo konke esingamnikayo umfo wakwaThixo lo. Ngaba sinento esinayo na?”

8Sithe isicaka ukuphendula: “Ndinabumalana apha kum endingamnika bona ukuze asibeke emkhondweni.”

9-11Uthe uSamweli: “Ngxatsho ke! Utsho endodeni; masiye!” Baya ke kuloo dolophu kwakuhlala kuyo lo mfo wakwaThixo. Bathi besanyuka induli bejonge edolophini, bahlangana negqiza leentombi ezaziya kukha amanzi. Babuza kuzo bathi: “Ngaba imboni ikho na edolophini?” (Kaloku ngaloo maxesha *abashumayeli kwakusithiwa ziimboni.)

12Zathi ezo ntombi: “Ewe, ikhona. Yandulela nina. Khawulezani. Isandul' ukufika namhlanje apha edolophini. Ize kulaa msebenzi wokwenza idini phaya endulini. 13Ukuba niyasukela, noyifumana ingekanyuki phaya kulaa nduli ukuya kutya. Akusayi kutya bani ingekafiki yona. Kaloku kufuneka idini lisikelelwe yiyo kuqala, bandule abamenyiweyo ukutya. Sukelani ke, ningaphozisi maseko; noyifumana.”

14Basukela ooSamweli nesicaka ukusinga edolophini. Bathe bakungena baqubisana noSamweli esendleleni eya endulini.

15Kwangomhla ongaphambi kwalowo *uNdikhoyo wayeseletyhilele uSamweli esithi: 16“Malunga neli xesha kanye ngomso ndiza kuthumela kuwe umfana ovela kwelakwaBhenjamin. Uze umthambise abe ngumlawuli wabantu bam amaSirayeli. Iza kuba nguye oya kubakhulula kumaFilistiya. Ndiyibonile inkxwaleko yabantu bam, ndasiva nesikhalo sabo.”

17Wathi uSamweli akumthi ntla uSawule, uNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Nguloo mfana ke lowo bendithetha ngaye. Nguye oza kulawula abantu bam.”

18Wasuka uSawule waya kuSamweli owayesesangweni, wafika wathi: “Khawutsho, bawo, singayifumana phi imboni apha?”

19Uphendule ngelithi uSamweli: “Ndim loo mboni. Hambani apha phambi kwam, siye phaya kulaa ndawo kunqulelwa kuyo, nidle kunye nam namhlanje. Loo nto nize ngayo ndoyichaza ngomso, ndinikhulule ke, nihambe. 20Musani kuba sazikhathaza ngeedonki eziyâ bezilahlekile izolo elinye; sezifunyenwe. Ngubani na oza kuzuza elona wonga kwaSirayeli? Asinguwe na nomzi kayihlo uphela?”

21USawule uthe ukuphendula: “Mna ndingowakwaBhenjamin, esona sizwe sincinane kwaSirayeli, yaye nabesiduko sakowethu ngowona mzi uphantsi kweso sizwe. Kungani na ukuba uthethe nam ngolu hlobo?”

22USamweli wabangenisa ooSawule nesicaka sakhe egumbini elikhulu, wabahlalisa ezihlalweni zabona bahloniphekileyo phambi kwezinye iindwendwe ezimenyiweyo ezazimalunga namashumi amathathu. 23Wabhekisa kumpheki uSamweli, wathi: “Yiza nalaa nyama bendikunike yona ndathi yibeke bucala.”

24Waza ke umpheki weza nomlenze nokuhamba nawo, wawubeka phambi koSawule. Uthe ke uSamweli: “Nantso ke inyama obuyibekelwe. Yitye. Bendiyigcinele wena, ukuze uyitye kwesi sidlo kunye nabo bamenyiweyo.”

USawule ke waba lundwendwe lukaSamweli ngaloo mini. 25Bathe ukubuya kulaa ndawo yokunqula, uSamweli wancokola noSawule endaweni eyakhiweyo phezu kwendlu. Walala apho ngobo busuku.

USamweli uthambisa uSawule

26Kuthe ekuseni uSamweli waya kuvusa uSawule kulaa ndawo wayelele kuyo, wathi: “Vuka ngoku, ndikukhulule uhambe.” Wavuka uSawule. Baphuma kunye noSamweli.

27Bathe xa bengasekuphumeni kwedolophu, wathi uSamweli kuSawule: “Yithi kwesi sicaka sakho masikhe sibe sihamba phambili.” Sahamba ke isicaka, waza ke uSamweli waqhuba wathi: “Khawuthi xha nje kancinci khe ndikuxelele udaba oluvela kuThixo.”

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1Ke kaloku uSamweli urhole iqhaga elalinamafutha omnquma, wawagalela entloko kaSawule, wamanga, wathi: “Uyakuthambisa *uNdikhoyo ukuze ulawule abantu bakhe. 2Ukwahlukana kwethu namhlanje uya kuhlangana namadoda amabini phaya ngakwingcwaba likaRakeli eZeleza kumda wakwaBhenjamin. Aya kuthi kuwe: ‘Eziya donki ubuye kuzikhangela zifumanekile, yaye noyihlo akasazidubi ngazo ngoku, seleziduba ngawe. Selesithi: “Yaz'ba ndiza kuyithini na into yokungabuyi konyana wam?” ’

3“Ùya kudlula apho, uye kutsho eTabhore kumthi wom-oki, apho wohlangana khona namadoda amathathu esendleleni eya eBhetele ukuya kukhonza uThixo. Enye indoda yoba ithwele amatakane ebhokhwe amathathu, enye iphethe izonka ezithathu, enye ixwaye imvaba yewayini. 4Loo madoda aya kukubulisa, akunike izonka ezibini, oya kuthi wena uzithathe. 5Emva koko uya kufika kulaa nduli kaThixo iseGibheya, apho amaFilistiya anekampu yamajoni. Ekungeneni kwakho edolophini apho wohlangana nomgcelele *wabashumayeli, bevela endulini apho, behamba bebetha iihapu, amagubu, iimpempe, neekatala, beshumayela besemoyeni. 6Nawe ke uya kungenwa nguMoya kaNdikhoyo ngamandla, utsho ungenelele kuloo ntshumayelo nakuloo ntsholo yabo, ube mntu wumbi. 7Yakuba le miqondiso izalisekile uze wenze oko kusemandleni akho, kuba uThixo unawe. 8Uya kundandulela ukuya eGiligali. Nakanjani ndiya kufika, senzele khona uNdikhoyo amadini atshiswayo nawobudlelane. Uze undilinde apho iintsuku ezisixhenxe, ndide ndifike, ndikuyalele into omawuyenze.”

USawule phakathi kwabashumayeli

9Uthe uSawule xa ejika enika uSamweli umva, uThixo wamnika mo yimbi uSawule. Yaye yonke loo miqondiso yayithethwe nguSamweli yazalisekiswa kwangaloo mini. 10Ukufika kukaSawule nesicaka eGibheya wahlangatyezwa ngumgcelele wabashumayeli. UMoya kaThixo wamngena ngamandla, waza naye wangenelela washumayela. 11Bathi bakumbona esenza loo nto abantu ababekade bemazi, babuzana besithi: “Yeha ke! Nithi ungenwe yini na unyana kaKishe? Nithi noSawule selewaba ngomnye *wabashumayeli na?”

12“Bangoonyana bakabani bona aba?” wavakala esitsho omnye wabemi balapho.

Savela loo mini ke isaci esithi: “NoSawule lo kanti selewaba ngomnye wabashumayeli na?” 13Wathi akuyeka ukushumayela uSawule, wenyuka waya endulini.

14Uyisekazi akumbona yena nesicaka sakhe, wathi: “Khawutsho; nivela phi?”

“Besikhangela iidonki,” uphendule watsho uSawule. “Sithe ke sakungaziboni saya kuSamweli.”

15“Waza wathini ke uSamweli kuni?” kubuza uyisekazi.

16“Usixelele ukuba iidonki zifunyenwe.” NguSawule ke otshoyo; phofu akachaza nto kuyisekazi ngentetho kaSamweli ngombandela wokuba ngukumkani.

USawule umiselwa ebukumkanini

17Ke kaloku uSamweli wabiza abantu bakwaSirayeli ukuya *kwaNdikhoyo eMizpa. 18Wabhekisa kubo wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: ‘Ndim owakhupha amaSirayeli eJiputa, ndawahlangula kwingcinezelo yamaJiputa nezinye iikumkani.’ 19Kodwa ngoku nimfulathele uThixo wenu onihlangulayo kuzo zonke iinkxwaleko neenzingo, naza nathi: ‘Simisele ikumkani isilawule.’ Ngoko ke, dwelani apha phambi koNdikhoyo ngokwezizwe zenu neziduko zenu.”

20Akuba uSamweli ezisondezile zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli uNdikhoyo watyumba isizwe sakwaBhenjamin. 21Waza uSamweli wasondeza isizwe sakwaBhenjamin ngokweziduko zaso, kwaza kwatyunjwa indlu kaMatri, kuyo kwatyunjwa uSawule unyana kaKishe. Bamkhangela kodwa ababi nakumfumana. 22Baza babuza kuNdikhoyo bathi: “Ngaba selefikile na?”

UNdikhoyo wathi: “Ewe, nankuya ezimele phaya emva kwemithwalo.”

23Akhawuleza aya kumrhola apho amadoda, amzisa ebantwini. Kwathi xa emi phakathi kwabo wavela ngentloko kubo bonke. 24Wenjenje ke uSamweli ukubhekisa ebantwini: “Nanku ke umntu otyunjwe nguNdikhoyo. Niyabona nani ukuba akukho namnye onjengaye phakathi kwethu.”

Baduma bonke abantu, bathi: “Huntshu-u-u, ad' akhokhob' ukumkani!”

25Ke uSamweli wabachazela ngemigaqo yobukumkani, wayibhala encwadini, waza wayibeka phambi kukaNdikhoyo. Wabandulula ke bonke, bagoduka. 26Naye uSawule waya kowabo eGibheya. Kwabakho magorha antliziyo zichukunyiswe nguThixo, ahamba naye. 27Babakho kambe noongantweni ababesithi: “Yintoni engenziwa ngulaa mfo ukusihlangula?” Bamdela, abamenzela zinwe; phofu wathi cwaka yena uSawule.

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Bayethe, Mhlekazi!

1Sithi: “Bayethe, Mhlekazi!”

Khahlelani, nimbonge uThixo endlwini yakhe engcwele;

mdumiseni ngenxa yamandla akhe esibhakabhakeni.

2Mbongeni ngenxa yemisebenzi yobugorha bakhe,

nimdumise kuba yena usisihandiba sesikhulu!

3Yitshoni ngomtyangampo wexilongo nimdumise;

yombelani nimbonge ngomrhubhe nehapu!

4Dumisani nimbonge ngegubu nomdudo;

ngqungqani nimbonge ngezeengcingo nesigodlo!

5Tshilani nimbonge ngamacangci akhenkcezayo;

yitshoni ngentswahla nimdumise ngamacangci ahlokomayo!

6Ewe, konke okushukumayo makudume kubonge *uNdikhoyo!

Masidanduluke sonke sithi: “Bayethe, Mhlekazi!”

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