Yishoni kuNkulunkulu ukuthi: “Yeka ukwesabeka kwakho emisebenzini yakho! ngobukhulu bamandla akho izitha zakho ziyakuzithoba kuwe.
1 Samuweli 13:12 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Ngase ngithi: “AmaFilisti aseyakungifikela eGiligali, kepha angimncenganga uJehova; IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE ngathi: ‘Manje amaFilisti ayakwehlela kimi eGiligali ngingakhulekanga;’ ngase ngiziphoqa, nganikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa.” IsiZulu 2020 ngathi: ‘Manje amaFilisti azokwehlela kimi angihlasele eGiligali ngingakakhuleki,’ ngase ngiziphoqa, nganikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa.” |
Yishoni kuNkulunkulu ukuthi: “Yeka ukwesabeka kwakho emisebenzini yakho! ngobukhulu bamandla akho izitha zakho ziyakuzithoba kuwe.
Lathi: Kuzaphela nini ukwethwasa kwenyanga ukuze sithengise amabele? nesabatha, ukuze sihlukanise ukolweni ngokunciphisa i-efa neshekeli libe likhulu, sikhohlise isikali ngobuqili?
Yilowo nalowo makenze njengokunquma kwakhe enhliziyweni yakhe; kungabi ngokudabuka, noma ngokucindezelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyamthanda umuphi onamileyo.
USamuweli wasesithi: Wenzeni? USawule wayesethi: “Ngokuba ngibonile ukuthi abantu bahlakazekile kimi, nokuthi anifikanga ngezinsuku ezimisiweyo, nokuthi amaFilisti abuthana eMigimasi;
USamuweli wayesethi kuSawule: “Wenze ngobuwula; awuwugcinanga umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuyala ngawo; ngoba manje uJehova ubezakuqinisa ubukhosi bakho phezu kukaIsrayeli kuze kube nininini.
USamuweli wavuka ekuseni ukuhlangabeza uSawule ekuseni, watshelwa uSamuweli ukuthi: “USawule wafika eKarmeli, bheka, wamlungisela indawo;
USamuweli wasesithi: I Nkosi iyayithokozela yini iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo ukwedlula ukulalela ilizwi le Nkosi? Bheka, ukulalela kungcono kunomhlatshelo, nokulalela kungcono kunamanoni ezinqama.
Kwakukhona lapho umuntu othile wezinceku zikaSawule ngalolo suku, eboshiwe phambi kukaJehova; igama lakhe lalinguDowegi umEdomi, induna yabelusi bakaSawule.