Davide wabutsela onkhe lamadvodza akakhe ndzawonye, wase uwehlukanisa tigaba ngetigaba, lamanye aba tinkhulungwane, lamanye aba ngemakhulu, wase uwabekela tindvuna tawo njengekwetigaba tawo.
1 Samuweli 22:7 - Siswati 1996 Bible Sawula wakhuluma kuto watsi: “Lalelani, madvodza akaBhenjamini! Indvodzana yaJese itaninika nonkhe yini emasimi netivini? Itanenta nonkhe yini kutsi nibe tindvuna tetinkhulungwane netindvuna temakhulu? |
Davide wabutsela onkhe lamadvodza akakhe ndzawonye, wase uwehlukanisa tigaba ngetigaba, lamanye aba tinkhulungwane, lamanye aba ngemakhulu, wase uwabekela tindvuna tawo njengekwetigaba tawo.
Lesinye sichomoketi lesasikhona lapho bekunguSheba, umsa waBikri, wesive sakaBhenjamini. Sona-ke sesuke sashaya impalampala samemetela satsi: “Asinasabelo kuDavide! Ngeke silandzele umsa waJese! Madvodza aka-Israyeli, asambeni emakhaya!”
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sibone kutsi inkhosi ayisilaleli sicelo saso, sakhuluma enkhosini satsi: “Sinabudlelwane buni naDavide? Sinasabelo sini nemsa waJese? Emathendeni enu, ma-Israyeli! Tibone kucedza, wena mndeni waDavide!” Ngako ema-Israyeli esuka lapho abuyela emathendeni awo.
Kuyawuhluma lihlumela esiphuntini sakaJese; ligala lelimila etimphandzeni takhe liyawutsela titselo.
Ngalelo langa iMphandze yaJese iyakuma ibe siboniso kubetive, tive tiyawuhlangana kuyo, indzawo yayo yekuphumula ibe neludvumo.
Kodvwa ngelilanga lelilandzelako, lilanga lesibili kuleyo nyanga, lendzawo yaDavide yaphindze yabate umuntfu lohlala kuyo. Sawula wase ubuta kuJonathani, umsa wakhe, watsi: “Kwentiwe yini kutsi umsa waJese angeti kutakudla, itolo nalamuhla?”
Sawula watfukutselela Jonathani kamatima, waze wamkhahlameta, watsi: “Wena ndvodzana yemfati lolihlongandlebe nalosihlubuki! Utsi angati yini kutsi wena sewukhetse kuhambisana nemsa waJese, kwaze kwaba lihlazo kuwe nakunyoko lowakutala?
Sawula watsi kuye: “Ningibopheleleni lisu wena nendvodzana yaJese, ngekutsi umnike sinkhwa nenkemba, waze wambutela nakuNkulunkulu, kuze amelane nami, angilalele endleleni, njengobe enta lamuhla?”
Kodvwa Dowegi, um-Edomu, labeme kanye netindvuna taSawula, watsi: “Ngiyibonile indvodzana yaJese iya eNobi ku-Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Ahitubi.
Nabali waphendvula letinceku taDavide, watsi: “Ngubani yena loDavide? Ngubani yena lomsa waJese? Tigcili letinyenti tibalekela baphatsi bato kulamalanga.