Jerobowamu wacabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe watsi: “Nyalo umbuso sewungahle ubuyele endlini yakaDavide.
1 Samuweli 27:1 - Siswati 1996 Bible Kodvwa Davide wacabanga watsi: “Kuwo lamalanga Sawula utangibulala. Lokuncono kakhulu kutsi vele ngibaleke ngiye eveni lemaFilisti. Sawula utawuvele adzinwe angabe asangifuna nome ngabe kukuphi kulelive laka-Israyeli, ngiyawube sengiphephile-ke esandleni sakhe.” |
Jerobowamu wacabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe watsi: “Nyalo umbuso sewungahle ubuyele endlini yakaDavide.
Asatfole seluleko, Jerobowamu, inkhosi, wabumba ematfole lamabili egolide. Wakhuluma esiveni watsi: “Kumatima kini lokutsi nibohle nikhuphukela eJerusalema. Naba bonkulunkulu benu-ke, ma-Israyeli, labanikhipha eGibhithe.”
Elija wesaba wabalekela kusindzisa imphilo yakhe. Watsi kube efike eBherisheba kulakaJuda, wayishiya lapho inceku yakhe,
Emvakwekuba Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, asatsintsene nebeluleki bakhe, wacela insayeya kuJehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, umsa waJehu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Wota sitewubhekana buso nebuso.”
Asizange sikutjele yini siseseGibhithe satsi: ‘Hlukana natsi, usiyekele sigcilatwe ngemaGibhithe lokungenani’? Bekuyawuba ncono kube mane wasiyekela sagcilatwa ngemaGibhithe kunekutsi sitewufela lapha ehlane.”
Nangabe kufezeka kwematsemba emuntfu kwephuta, inhlitiyo yakhe iyacindzeteleka; kodvwa kufezeka kwesifiso kuletsa emandla.
“Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
Simakadze usiletseleni kulelive kutsi sitewubulawa bese kutfunjwa bafati betfu nebantfwabetfu? Kungete kwaba ncono yini kutsi sincandzeke sibuyele eGibhithe?”
Masinyane Jesu welula sandla sakhe, wambamba watsi: “Maye, kukholwa kwakho kuncane-bo! Ungatsitelani?”
Kuliciniso kutsi nasifika eMasedoniya, asikutfolanga kuphumula. Satikhandza sisenhluphekweni macala onkhe: Kwakunekulwa ngephandle, kunekwesaba ngekhatsi.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuSamuweli, watsi: “Utamkhalela kuze kube ngunini Sawula, ngobe sengimalile kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli? Gcwalisa luphondvo lwakho ngemafutsa, ungenele indlela yakho. Ngikutfuma endlini yakaJese waseBhetlehema, ngobe ngitikhetsele lomunye wemadvodzana akhe kutsi abe yinkhosi.”
Ngako Samuweli watsatsa luphondvo lwakhe lwemafutsa wamgcoba ebaleni embikwabomnakabo. Kusukela ngalelo langa Moya waSimakadze wehlela etikwaDavide ngemandla lamakhulu. Samuweli wesuka lapho waya eRama.
Kodvwa Davide wenta sifungo, watsi: “Uyihlo uyati kutsi wena ungitsandza kanganani, waze watsi: ‘Jonathani akufanele akwati loku, ngobe angaphatseka kabi.’ Noko ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho kutsi sinye sinyatselo kuphela lesisemkhatsini wami nekufa.”
Kodvwa umphrofethi Gadi wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Ungahlali lapha enqabeni. Hamba uye eveni lakaJuda.” Ngako Davide wesuka wahamba, waya ehlatsini laseHarethi.
Wafike wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe sandla sababe, Sawula, singeke sifinyelele kuwe. Wena utawuba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli, mine nje ngitawuba wesibili kuwe. Ngisho nababe Sawula uyakwati loko.”
Utawutsi Simakadze angentela inkhosi yami konkhe lokuhle lakwetsembisa ngayo, nasayibeke yaba yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli,
Nkhosi! Inkhosi yami ayilalele emavi enceku yayo. Nangabe nguSimakadze lokutjotjotele kutsi ungibulale, kulungile-ke, akawutsatse lowo mnikelo. Kodvwa noko nangabe loko kwentiwe bantfu, ababe ngulabacalekisiwe kuSimakadze! Manje sebangikhiphile eveni lekusabelo sami, efeni laSimakadze, batsi: ‘Hamba uyewukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu.’
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi tindvuna temabutfo emaFilisti tishuca ngeticheme tato temakhulu netetinkhulungwane, Davide abeshuca ngemva nelibutfo lakakhe bana-Akhishi.
Tindvuna temphi yemaFilisti tabuta tatsi: “Afunani lamaHebheru lawa?” Akhishi waphendvula watsi: “AkusiDavide yini lona lobekayindvuna lenkhulu yaSawula, inkhosi yema-Israyeli? Sekuze kuphele umnyaka wonkhe solomane ahlala nami lapha, kusukela ngelilanga labaleka ngalo kuSawula kuze kube ngulamuhla, angikaze ngamtfola anelicala.”