Ngachubeka ngabatjela futsi nangesandla semusa saNkulunkulu wami lebesisetikwami nekutsi inkhosi ikhulume yatsini kimi. Bona bangiphendvula batsi: “Asivele sicalise nyalo kwakha kabusha.” Ngako bavele bacalisa kuwenta lomsebenti lomuhle.
1 Samuweli 23:16 - Siswati 1996 Bible Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wesuka lapho waya eHoreshi kuDavide kuyawucinisa sandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu. |
Ngachubeka ngabatjela futsi nangesandla semusa saNkulunkulu wami lebesisetikwami nekutsi inkhosi ikhulume yatsini kimi. Bona bangiphendvula batsi: “Asivele sicalise nyalo kwakha kabusha.” Ngako bavele bacalisa kuwenta lomsebenti lomuhle.
Kodvwa umlomo wami bewunganikhutsata. Indvudvuto lebeyingaphinyiselwa tindzebe temlomo wami beyingaba kuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu.
Emakha nemafutsa lanuka kamnandzi ajabulisa inhlitiyo; kodvwa bungani sibili buyawuphakamisa umphefumulo.
Njengobe nibajabhisile labalungile ngalamanga enu, ngibe mine ngingakabadzabukisi, nangenca yekutsi nikhutsate lababi kutsi bangaphendvuki etindleleni tabo letimbi kuze basindzise timphilo tabo,
Noko sengikukhulekele, Simoni, kuze kungehluleki kukholwa kwakho. Nase uphendvukile wabuya kimi, kufanele ucinise nalabanakenu.”
Kodvwa yala Joshuwa, umcinise umkhutsate, ngobe nguye lotakuhola lesive asewetele ngesheya kwemfula; nguye futsi lotabenta badle lelive lolibonako.’
Davide wabona kutsi Sawula abephume umkhankhaso wekumbulala, ngako wavele wahlala eHoreshi, ehlane laseZifu.
Davide wadzabuka kakhulu, ngobe lamadvodza abesakhuluma ngekumgcoba ngematje. Ngulowo nalowo abemunyu emoyeni wakhe ngemadvodzana nangemadvodzakati akhe. Kodvwa Davide watfola emandla kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.