Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
2 Samuweli 23:14 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngaleso sikhatsi Davide abesekhatsi enqabeni, kantsi libutfo lemaFilisti lona laliseBhetlehema. |
Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
Atsi kube emaFilisti eve kutsi Davide sewugcotjwe kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, esusa lomkhulu umkhankhaso wekuyakumfuna, kodvwa Davide weva ngaloko, wabe sewuyehla uya enqabeni.
“Nawusuka lapho, ubokhuphukela eGibeya yaNkulunkulu, lapho kunenkambu yemaFilisti khona. Utawutsi nawuyawungena kulelidolobha, uhlangane neludvwendvwe lwebaphrofethi lwehla lubuya endzaweni lephakeme, luphetse emahabhu, netingitali, netingubhu, nemintjingozi, luhambe lushaya, luphrofetha.
Ngako onkhe ema-Israyeli ayiva lendzaba, nakutsiwa: “Sawula uhlasele inkambu yemaFilisti wayehlula, manje-ke ema-Israyeli asasikhubekiso kumaFilisti.” Sonkhe sive samenyetwa, sayawuhlangana naSawula eGilgali.
Jonathani wakhuluma kuloludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Kota sambe, siye kulenkambu lapho kumise khona labantfu labangakasoki. Mhlawumbe Simakadze utawuba ngakitsi. Kute lokungavimba Simakadze kutsi asimelele. Kute lokungaphatamisa Simakadze kutsi asisindzise ngebantfu labanyenti nome ngebantfu labambalwa.”
Davide wesuka eGathi, wabaleka, wayawubhaca emgedzeni wase-Adulamu. Batsi kube bakuve loko bomnakabo nebakubo, behla baya kuye.
Ngako Davide wafunga kuSawula. Sawula wase uyancandzeka, wabuyela ekhaya lakhe, kodvwa Davide nebalandzeli bakhe bakhuphukela enqabeni.