UDavide wayesebala amadoda ayenaye, wabeka phezu kwawo izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu.
1 Samuweli 22:7 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 USawule wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe ezazimi ngakuye: “Lalelani, maBhenjamini! indodana kaJese iyakuninika izwe nezivini, kube yilowo nalowo kini, inibeke izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu; IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE USawule wathi ezincekwini zakhe ezazimi ngakuye: “Yizwani nina bakwaBenjamini; indodana kaJese iyakuninika nonke amasimu nezivini, inenze nonke nibe yizinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu, IsiZulu 2020 USawule wathi ezincekwini zakhe ezazimile: “Lalelani lapha nina bakwaBhenjamini; indodana kaJese yiyo yini ezoninika nonke amasimu nezivini, inenze nonke nibe yizinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu na? |
UDavide wayesebala amadoda ayenaye, wabeka phezu kwawo izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu.
Kwaba khona umuntu kaBheliyali ogama lakhe linguSheba, indodana kaBigi umBenjamini; wabetha icilongo, wathi: “Asinasabelo kuDavide, futhi asinafa endodaneni kaJese.” Yilowo nalowo makaye ematendeni akhe, Israyeli!
Kwathi wonke uIsrayeli ebona ukuthi inkosi kayibalalelanga, abantu baphendula inkosi, bathi: Silesabelo sini kuDavida? futhi asinafa endodaneni kaJese; Ematendeni akho, Israyeli, bheka manje endlini yakho, Davide! u-Israyeli waya ematendeni abo.
Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku impande kaJese ime njengebhanela labantu; emva kwalokho abezizwe bayakufuna, nokuphumula kwakhe kuyakuba yinkazimulo.
UDavide waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha kuzo zonke izindlela zakhe; uJehova wayenaye.
Kwathi ngangomuso, ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga, indawo kaDavide yayingenalutho; uSawule wathi kuJonathani indodana yakhe: “Kungani indodana kaJese ingezanga ukudla izolo nanamuhla?
Intukuthelo kaSawule yamvuthela uJonathani, wathi kuye: “Wena ndodana yowesifazane oyisihlubuki, angazi yini ukuthi uyikhethile indodana kaJese ekuhlakanipheni kwakho nasekujabhiseni ubunqunu bukanyoko na?
USawuli wasesithi kuye: Kungani ungenzele uzungu, wena lendodana kaJese, ngokuyinika isinkwa lenkemba, wayibuza kuNkulunkulu ukuthi ingivukele ukuthi ilale. Linda, njengalolu suku?
Wayesephendula uDowegi wakwaEdomi owayemiswe phezu kwezinceku zikaSawule, wathi: “Ngabona indodana kaJese iza eNobi ku-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Ahithubi.
UNabali wasephendula izinceku zikaDavida wathi: Ngubani uDavida? futhi ingubani indodana kaJese? kulezi zinsuku ziningi izinceku ezephula, kube yilowo nalowo enkosini yakhe.