1 Sam 18 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

UDavida uthandwa nguJonathani, uzondwa nguSawuli

1Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma loSawuli, inhliziyo kaJonathani yanamathela kwekaDavida; uJonathani wamthanda njengoba ezithanda yena.

2USawuli wamthatha ngalolosuku, kaze amvumela ukubuyela emzini kayise.

3UJonathani wasesenza isivumelwano loDavida ngoba wayemthanda njengoba ezithanda yena.

4UJonathani wakhumula isigqoko ayesigqokile, wasinika uDavida, wamnika lebhatshi lakhe, kanye lomhedla wakhe lomtshoko wakhe lebhanti lakhe.

5UDavida waphuma, waphumelela kuzo zonke indawo lapho uSawuli amthuma khona, uSawuli waze wambeka waba yinduna yempi. Lokhu kwaba kuhle ebantwini bonke lezincekwini zikaSawuli.

6Kwathi ekubuyeni kwabo ekhaya, uDavida esevela ukubulala umFilistiya, abesifazana baphuma kuyo yonke imizi yakoIsrayeli ukuba bahlangabeze inkosi uSawuli ngokuthokoza, behlabela, begida, betshaya izigubhu lamachacho.

7Abesifazana labo bajabula bahlabela besithi:

USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane,

kodwa uDavida ubulele inkulungwane ezingamatshumi.

8USawuli wathukuthela kakhulu, lawomazwi kawamthokozisanga; wasesithi: Banike uDavida inkulungwane ezingamatshumi, mina banginika izinkulungwane nje, usesalelwe ngumbuso kuphela.

9USawuli wamkhangela ngelihlo elibi uDavida kusukela kulolosuku kusiya phambili.

10Kwathi kusisa umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu wamehlela uSawuli, wahlanya endlini; uDavida wayetshaya ichacho njengokwenza kwakhe insuku ngensuku. USawuli wayephethe umkhonto,

11wawuphosa umkhonto ngoba wathi: Ngizambandakanya lomduli uDavida. Kodwa uDavida wavika kabili.

12USawuli wayemesaba uDavida ngoba iNkosi yayilaye, kodwa yayisisukile kuSawuli.

13Ngakhoke uSawuli wasemsusa kuye, wambeka waba yinduna yamabutho ayinkulungwane; waye wahola ekulweni.

14UDavida waphumelela kukho konke ayekwenza, ngoba iNkosi yayilaye.

15Lapho uSawuli ebona ukuba uDavida uyaphumelela, wamesaba kakhulu.

16Kodwa wonke uIsrayeli loJuda bamthanda uDavida, ngoba wayebahola ekulweni.

17USawuli wasesithi kuDavida: Nansi indodakazi yami endala uMerabi; ngizakukunika yona ibe ngumkakho; wena uzangilwela ngobuqhawe ezimpini zeNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ngoba uSawuli wafisa ukuba uDavida abulawe ngamaFilistiya, angabulawa nguye.

18Kodwa uDavida wathi: Ngingubani mina na? Abakithi bayini, lendlu kababa iyini koIsrayeli, ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi na?

19Kodwa kwathi ngesikhathi uMerabi indodakazi kaSawuli ayefanele ukunikwa ngaso uDavida abe ngumkakhe wayesenikwe uAdriyeli waseMehola waba ngumkakhe.

20UMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli wayemthanda uDavida; bamtshela uSawuli, lokho kwamthokozisa.

21USawuli wasesithi: Ngizamnika yena ukuba abe ngumjibila wokumdonsela ekubulaweni ngamaFilistiya. Ngakho uSawuli wasesithi kuDavida ngokwesibili: Usuzakuba ngumkhwenyana wami.

22USawuli waselaya inceku zakhe wathi: Khulumani loDavida ngensitha lithi: Inkosi iyakuthanda, lazo zonke inceku zayo ziyakuthanda; ngakho woba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi.

23Inceku zikaSawuli zakhuluma lawomazwi kuDavida. UDavida wathi: Kubonakala kuyinto elula yini kini ukuba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi, lokhu mina ngingumuntu ongumyanga lodelelekileyo na?

24Inceku zikaSawuli zamtshela okutshiwo nguDavida.

25USawuli wasesithi: Alibomtshela uDavida lithi: Inkosi kayifuni malobolo, kuphela amajwabu alikhulu amaFilistiya ukuba kuphindiselwe ezitheni zenkosi. USawuli wayefuna ukumbulalisa ngamaFilistiya uDavida.

26Inceku zikaSawuli zamtshela uDavida lawomazwi; kwamthokozisa uDavida ukuba abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. Kodwa insuku zingakapheleli,

27uDavida wasuka kanye labantu bakhe, wayabulala amaFilistiya angamakhulu amabili. Wabuya lamajwabu awo, wawesa enkosini ephelele ukuze abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. USawuli wamnika indodakazi yakhe uMikhali ukuba ibe ngumkakhe.

28Lapho uSawuli ebona ukuthi iNkosi iloDavida, lokuthi uIsrayeli wonke wayemthanda uDavida,

29uSawuli wamesaba kakhulu, waba yisitha sakhe sonke isikhathi.

30Izikhulu zamaFilistiya zaziphuma ukuya empini; izikhathi zonke nxa ziphuma, uDavida wayephumelela ukwedlula zonke inceku zikaSawuli, laze laduma kakhulu ibizo lakhe.