1AmaFilistiya abuthanisa zonke izimpi zawo eAfeki; abakoIsrayeli babemise ngasemthonjeni waseJezereli.
2Lapho izikhulu zamaFilistiya zidlula lamabutho azo ngamakhulu langezinkulungwane, uDavida labantu bakhe babesekucineni kwamabutho loAkishi.
3Izinduna zamaFilistiya zathi: LamaHeberu enzani lapha na? UAkishi wathi kuzo induna zamaFilistiya: Lo nguDavida, inceku kaSawuli inkosi yakoIsrayeli, osehlale lami umnyaka munye lokwedlulayo. Kangifumananga lutho olubi kuye selokhu wabalekela kimi kuze kube lamuhla.
4Kodwa induna zamaFilistiya zamthukuthelela uAkishi, zathi kuye: Mbuyisele lumuntu emzini owambeka kiwo. Kayikuhamba kanye lathi ukuyakulwa, funa asiphendukele empini abe yisitha sethu. Yiyiphi indlela angabuyisana ngayo lenkosi yakhe ngaphandle kwaleyo eyokusibulala na?
5Lo kasuye uDavida yini abahlabelela ngaye begida besithi:
USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane,
kodwa uDavida ubulele inkulungwane ezingamatshumi?
6UAkishi wasebiza uDavida wathi kuye: Ngifunga iNkosi, wena ungumuntu oqotho; ukusebenza kwakho emabuthweni ami kube kuhle kimi. Kangifumanisanga lutho olubi kuwe kusukela osukwini lokufika kwakho kimi kuze kube lamuhla; kodwa kuzo izikhulu zamaFilistiya kawufuneki.
7Ngakho buyela ekhaya ngokuthula, ukuba ungathukuthelisi izikhulu zamaFilistiya.
8UDavida wathi kuAkishi: Hawu, ngenzeni na? Ufumeneni encekwini yakho, kusukela osukwini engaqala ngalo ukukusebenzela kuze kube lamuhla, ukuba ngingayikulwa lezitha zenkosi yami na?
9UAkishi wamphendula uDavida wathi: Ngiyazi ukuba ulungile kimi, unjengesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu; kodwa izinduna zamaFilistiya zithe: Kayikuhamba lathi ukuyakulwa empini.
10Ngakhoke ubovuka ekuseni kusasa kanye lenceku zenkosi yakho ezifike lawe, lisuke ekuseni sekukhanya, lihambe liye endaweni engilinike yona; lingacabangi imicabango emibi, ngoba kimi ulungile.
11UDavida wasuka ekuseni kakhulu labantu ababelaye, babuyela elizweni lamaFilistiya. AmaFilistiya aya eJezereli.
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