1AmaFilisti abutha zonke izimpi zawo e-Afeki; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamisa ngasemthonjeni oseJizreyeli.
2Izikhulu zamaFilisti zadabula ngamakhulu nangezinkulungwane, kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe bahamba no-Akhishi ngomvuzo.
3Zase zithi izikhulu zamaFilisti: “Enzani la maHeberu lapha na? U-Akhishi wayesethi ezikhulwini zamaFilisti: “Lo akasiye uDavide inceku kaSawule, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, obe nami kulezi zinsuku noma le minyaka, futhi angitholanga cala kuye selokhu wangiwela? lolu suku?
4Izikhulu zamaFilisti zamthukuthelela; izikhulu zamaFilisti zathi kuye: “Lowo muntu makabuyele emuva, abuyele endaweni yakhe owammisela yona, angehli nathi ukulwa, funa ukulwa nathi empini.” hhayi. Ngoba ubeyakuzibuyisa ngani enkosini yakhe? Akufanele yini kube ngamakhanda alaba bantu?
5Akuyena yini uDavide abahlabelela ngaye ekusineni, bathi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide amashumi ezinkulungwane zakhe na?”
6U-Akhishi wayesembiza uDavide, wathi kuye: “Ngempela, kuphila kukaJehova, wena ulungile, nokuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho nami empini kuhle emehlweni ami; ngokuba angifumananga bubi kuwe kusukela osukwini lokufika kwakho kimi kuze kube namuhla;
7Ngakho buya khathesi, uhambe ngokuthula, hlezi uthukuthelise iziphathamandla zamaFilisti.
8UDavide wayesethi ku-Akhishi: “Ngenzeni na? Ufumeneni encekwini yakho zonke izinsuku ngisenawe kuze kube namuhla ukuba ngingehambe ngilwe nezitha zenkosi yami, inkosi, na?
9U-Akhishi wayesephendula, wathi kuDavide: “Ngiyazi ukuthi ulungile emehlweni ami njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu; lanxa izikhulu zamaFilisti zathi: Kayikukhuphuka lathi ekulweni.
10Ngakho-ke kumelwe uvuke ekuseni kanye nezinceku zenkosi yakho eza nawe; futhi lapho nje uvuka ekuseni kakhulu futhi ukhanyise, hamba.
11UDavida labantu bakhe bavuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuze babuyele elizweni lamaFilisti. AmaFilisti akhuphukela eJizreyeli.
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