Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u-Israyeli eGibithe, angikhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngakhe indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona kuyo; kepha ngakhetha uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.
1 Samuweli 16:1 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 UJehova wasesithi kuSamuweli: Koze kube nini ulilela uSawuli, mina ngimalile ukuthi abuse phezu kukaIsrayeli? Gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha, uhambe, ngiyakuthuma kuJese waseBetlehema, ngokuba ngizilungisele inkosi phakathi kwamadodana akhe. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE UJehova wathi kuSamuweli: “Uyakumkhalela kuze kube nini na? Ngokuba ngimlahlile ukuba angabe esaba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. Gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha, uhambe; ngiyakukuthuma kuJese waseBetlehema, ngokuba ngizibonele inkosi phakathi kwamadodana akhe.” IsiZulu 2020 USimakade wathi kuSamuweli: “Uyakumkhalela kuze kube nina uSawule na? Ngimlahlile, ngeke esaba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. Gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha, uhambe; ngikuthuma kuJese waseBhethlehema, ngokuba ngizibonele inkosi phakathi kwamadodana akhe.” |
Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u-Israyeli eGibithe, angikhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngakhe indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona kuyo; kepha ngakhetha uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.
Umprofethi u-Elisha wayesebiza omunye wabantwana babaprofethi, wathi kuye: “Bopha ukhalo lwakho, uthathe leli bhokisi lamafutha esandleni sakho, uye eRamoti kwaGileyadi.
Uthathe umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. Bese uvula umnyango ubaleke, futhi ungalibali.
Wasesukuma wangena endlini; wathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe, wathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi yabantu bakaJehova kwa-Israyeli.
Ngalokho onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli eza enkosini eHebroni; uDavide wenza isivumelwano nabo eHebroni phambi kukaJehova; bamgcoba uDavide abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaSamuweli.
Kepha uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wangikhetha phezu kwayo yonke indlu kababa ukuba ngibe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngokuba wakhetha uJuda ukuba abe ngumbusi; nendlu kaJuda, indlu kababa; futhi phakathi kwamadodana kababa wayethanda ukuthi ngizenze inkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke.
Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku impande kaJese ime njengebhanela labantu; emva kwalokho abezizwe bayakufuna, nokuphumula kwakhe kuyakuba yinkazimulo.
Khona-ke ungabakhulekeli laba bantu, futhi ungabaphakamiseli ukukhala noma umkhuleko, ngoba ngeke ngibezwe ngesikhathi bekhala kimi ngosizi lwabo.
Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Noma oMose noSamuweli babemi phambi kwami, nokho imicabango yami yayingenakubhekisa kulaba bantu; zilahle ebusweni bami, ziphume.
Ngakho ungabakhulekeli lababantu, ungabaphakamiseli ukukhala loba umkhuleko, ungangincengi, ngoba kangiyikukuzwa.
Futhi futhi u-Isaya uthi: Kuyakuba khona impande kaJese, futhi oyakuvuka abuse phezu kwabezizwe; abezizwe bazathembela kuye.
Ngisezakuthini futhi? ngoba isikhathi singaphela ngilandisa ngoGidiyoni, loBharaki, loSamsoni, loJefitha; ekaDavide, noSamuweli, neyabaprofethi;
Uma umuntu ebona umzalwane wakhe ona ngesono esingesiso esokufa, makacele, uyakumnika ukuphila, kulabo abenza isono esingesiso esokufa. Kukhona isono sokufa; angisho ukuthi uyakusithandazela.
USamuweli wayesethatha isitsha samafutha, wawathela ekhanda lakhe, wamanga, wathi: “Kungokuba uJehova ekugcobile ukuba ube ngumbusi wefa lakhe na?
Ngiyazisola ngokuthi ngibeke uSawule njengenkosi, ngokuba wachezuka kimi, akagcinanga imiyalo yami. Lokhu kwamphatha kabi uSamuweli; wakhuleka kuJehova ubusuku bonke.
Ngokuba ukuhlubuka kufana nesono sokuthakatha, nenkani ingububi nokukhonza izithombe. Ngokuba ulilahlile izwi likaJehova, naye ukulahlile wena ukuba ungabi yinkosi.
USamuweli wasesithi kuSawuli: Kangiyikubuya lawe, ngoba ulalile ilizwi leN kosi, njalo iN kosi ikulahlile ukuthi ungabi yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli.
USamuweli akabange esaya ukubona uSawule kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe; Nokho, uSamuweli wamlilela uSawule, futhi uJehova wazisola ngokuthi wayebeke uSawule inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.
Izinceku zikaSawule zathi kuye: “Bheka, umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu uyakwethusa.
Lapho umoya omubi kaNkulunkulu uphezu kukaSawule, uDavide wathatha izintambo, wabetha ngesandla sakhe;
UDavide wayeyindodana yalowo mEfrata waseBetlehema Juda ogama lakhe lalinguJese; wayenamadodana ayisishiyagalombili; lowo muntu wayesemdala ezinsukwini zikaSawule phakathi kwabantu.
Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakuthuma kuwe umuntu wasezweni lakwaBenjamini, umgcobe abe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli, ukuze asindise abantu bami esandleni samaFilisti; ngoba ngikubonile.