1 Samuweli 18:8 - Siswati 1996 Bible Sawula watfukutsela wabila; lesigiyo sabo samkhuba, watsi: “Davide bamnika emashumi etinkhulungwane, kodvwa mine banginika tinkhulungwane nje. Yini-ke lokunye langaphindze akutfole ngetulu kwaloko, ngaphandle kwembuso?” |
Labomnakabo bambuta batsi: “Usho kutsi wena utawuba yinkhosi ubuse etikwetfu?” Bachubeka bamtondza kakhulu ngenca yemaphupho akhe nenkhulumo yakhe.
Inkhosi Solomoni yaphendvula unina yatsi: “Umcelelani Abishagi, waseShunemu, kutsi abe ngumka-Adoniya? Ungamane sale umcelela bukhosi. Empeleni ungumnaketfu lomdzala, kantsi futsi na-Abiyatha, umphristi, kanye naJowabe, umsa waSeruya, bangakuye!”
Hamani watfukutsela wagaya tiboti, nakabona kutsi Modekhayi akamhloniphi, futsi akamkhotsameli.
Ligcabho lichamusela incabano; kodvwa kuhlakanipha kutfolakala kulabo labemukela teluleko.
Lulaka lungesabeka nentfukutselo ibe nebudlova; kodvwa kute longakhona kumelana nemona.
Ngabona kutsi wonkhe umshikashika nako konkhe kuphumelela kwemuntfu kusukela ekuhawukeleni kwakhe lutfo kumakhelwane wakhe. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
Sive sacala sasola Simakadze ngenca yetinhlupheko taso; watsi kube asive, lulaka lwakhe lwabavutsela. Watfumela umlilo lowavutsa emkhatsini wabo, waze washisa nalababesemaphetselweni enkambu.
Bhalamu wakhuluma kulengilosi yaSimakadze, watsi: “Ngonile, bengingaboni kutsi ume endleleni kutewuncandza mine. Nangabe-ke akukujabulisi lokuhamba kwami, ngitawuncandzeka.”
Nome-ke nicabanga kutsi kulite yini loku lokushiwo ngumBhalo, kutsi: “LoMoya, lambeka kitsi Nkulunkulu uyafutselana, kantsi futsi unesikhwele ngatsi”?
Kodvwa manje umbuso wakho ungeke usakhonsa; Simakadze sewutifunele indvodza yenhlitiyo yakhe, wayibeka kutsi ibe ngumholi walesive sakhe, ngobe wena awukawugcini umyalo wakhe.”
Samuweli wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Simakadze sewuwuklebhulile umbuso wema-Israyeli kuwe, kusukela lamuhla, sewuwuniketele kulomunye wabomakhelwane bakho; yebo, uwuniketele kuloncono kunawe.
Ngako Samuweli watsatsa luphondvo lwakhe lwemafutsa wamgcoba ebaleni embikwabomnakabo. Kusukela ngalelo langa Moya waSimakadze wehlela etikwaDavide ngemandla lamakhulu. Samuweli wesuka lapho waya eRama.
Sawula wakhuluma kuJonathani, indvodzana yakhe, nakuto tonkhe tinceku takhe kutsi tibulale Davide. Kodvwa Jonathani abemtsandza kakhulu Davide,
Yingci indvodzana yaJese nayisaphila kulomhlaba, wena nembuso wakho ungeke ume. Sheshisa nyalo umlandze ete la, ngobe kufanele afe!”