“Awu, madvodzakati aka-Israyeli, lilelani Sawula. Wanembatsisa ngaletibovu naleticolisakele, wahlobisa tingubo tenu ngemihlobiso yegolide.
2 Samuweli 1:23 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Sawula naJonathani basaphila babetsandvwa, baligugu, nasekufeni abazange behlukane. Bebanematubane kwendlula emangce, bebanemandla kwendlula emabhubesi. |
“Awu, madvodzakati aka-Israyeli, lilelani Sawula. Wanembatsisa ngaletibovu naleticolisakele, wahlobisa tingubo tenu ngemihlobiso yegolide.
Emadvodzana aSeruya lamatsatfu abelapho, boJowabe na-Abishayi kanye na-Asaheli. Asaheli abegijimisa kwenyamatane yesiganga.
Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, waseKhabsiyeli, naye abengulomunye wetingwazi letatatiwa. Wenta tigemegeme letinyenti naye, njengekubulala kwakhe tingwazi letimbili letatatiwa takaMowabi. Wake wehlela phansi emgodzini ngalelinye lilanga kunangcocwane, wafike wabulala libhubesi.
Labanye besive sakaGadi bahlephuka balandzela Davide ngesikhatsi asenqabeni ehlane. Bekutingwazi letatinesibindzi, letatilungele kulwa imphi, tikwati ngisho nekubamba lihawu nesikhali. Buso bato bekubuso bemabhubesi, kantsi futsi tatigijima ngekushesha lokukhulu njengetinyamatane tetintsaba.
Endlula ngelihubo njengemikhumbi yetitfombo tephaphira, nanjengelusweti lusukela kudla kwalo lokuphansi luphatima njengembane.
Umlomo wakhe ukunongotela cobo lwako; yena empeleni muhle ngalokuphelele. Lowo-ke ngulongitsandzako wami, ungumngani wami, nine madvodzakati aseJerusalema.
Bukelani, usondzela ukhephuka njengemafu, tincola takhe temphi tiyayalutela njengesiwunguwungwana, emahhashi akhe agijima kwendlula tinsweti.
Batingeli betfu babegijima kwendlula lusweti lwasesibhakabhakeni; basigijimisa etintsabeni, basibhacela ehlane.
“Simakadze uyawuletsa sive lesiyawumelana nani, lesisuka khashane, emaphetselweni emhlaba sinihlwitse njengelusweti lolundizako, sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati,
Latsi lingakashoni lilanga lesikhombisa, bantfu bakulelidolobha batsi kuye: “Yini lenongotela njengeluju? Yini lenemandla njengelibhubesi?” Samsoni watsi kubo: “Kube beningalimi ngalelitfokati lami, ngabe nanyalo anikasicombeleli lesiphicaphicwana sami.”
Emvakwekuba Davide akhulume naSawula, Jonathani waba ngumoya munye naDavide, ngobe wamtsandza njengobe atitsandza yena.
Jonathani wamphendvula watsi: “Cha, ungeke ufe! Buka la kimi; babe kute lakwentako, nome kukhulu nome kuncane, angakangitjeli. Pho, angakufihlelani loko kimi? Akunjalo.”