Kodwa abantu baphendula bathi: Ungaphumi, ngoba uba sibaleka, kabayikusinakekela; futhi uma kufa ingxenye yethu, bayosinakekela; kepha manje nilingana nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zethu; ngakho-ke kungcono manje ukuthi usikhiphe emzini.
1 Samuweli 18:7 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Abesifazane baphendulana bedlala, bathi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide amashumi ezinkulungwane zakhe.” IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Abesifazane bavumelana ngokudlala, bathi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kepha uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi.” IsiZulu 2020 Abesifazane bahlabelela bedlalisela, bethi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe ezilishumi.” |
Kodwa abantu baphendula bathi: Ungaphumi, ngoba uba sibaleka, kabayikusinakekela; futhi uma kufa ingxenye yethu, bayosinakekela; kepha manje nilingana nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zethu; ngakho-ke kungcono manje ukuthi usikhiphe emzini.
Lawa angamazwi okugcina kaDavide. Wathi uDavide, indodana kaJese, umuntu waphakama phezulu, ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, nomhubi omnandi ka-Israyeli, wathi:
UDavide nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli babetha phambi kukaJehova zonke izinsimbi zomthi womsayipuresi, nezingubhu, namahabhu, nezigubhu, nezingubhu, namasimbali.
UMiriyamu wawaphendula wathi: Hlabelelani inkazimulo yeNkosi, ngoba iphakeme kakhulu; ihhashi nomgibeli walo wakuphonsa olwandle.
Izinceku zika-Akhishi zathi kuye: “Lo akasiye uDavide inkosi yezwe na? Abahlabelelanga yini ngaye, ngokuthi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide amashumi ezinkulungwane zakhe na?
UDavide wabeka lawo mazwi enhliziyweni yakhe, wamesaba kakhulu u-Akhishi inkosi yaseGati.
Akuyena yini uDavide abahlabelela ngaye ekusineni, bathi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide amashumi ezinkulungwane zakhe na?”