UJakobe wathi: “Inkosi yami iyazibonela ukuthi abantwana basebancane, nokuthi izimvu nezinkomo engiziqhubayo ziyancelisa. Uma singakuxina usuku lube lunye nje, kungafa wonke umhlambi.
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UJakobe wathi: “Inkosi yami iyazibonela ukuthi abantwana basebancane, nokuthi izimvu nezinkomo engiziqhubayo ziyancelisa. Uma singakuxina usuku lube lunye nje, kungafa wonke umhlambi.
Mina ngingowokuthula nothembekile kwa-Israyeli. Kungani ufuna ukubhubhisa umuzi ongunina ka-Israyeli na? Yini ufune ukudla ifa likaSimakade na?”
Lapho uDavide eyibona ingelosi eyayibulala abantu, wathi kuSimakade: “Bheka, yimi engonile, ngenza okubi, kodwa lezi zimvu zenzeni na? Isandla sakho masibe phezu kwami naphezu kwendlu kababa.”
Ngesikhathi esedlule, sisabuswa yinkosi uSawule, nguwe owawuhola u-Israyeli ephuma noma ebuya empini. USimakade wathi kuwe: ‘Wena uyokwelusa abantu bami, u-Israyeli, uyokuba ngumbusi phezu kuka-Israyeli.’ ”
“Ngalokho uyakusho kanje encekwini yami, uDavide, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: “Mina ngakuthatha edlelweni, ekweluseni izimvu, ukuba ube ngumbusi wabantu bami kwa-Israyeli.
Nangesikhathi esedlule, kusabusa uSawule, nguwe owawuhola impi ka-Israyeli, uphume nayo ubuye ungene nayo. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho wathi kuwe: ‘Wena uyakwalusa abantu bami, u-Israyeli; wena uzakuba ngumbusi wabantu bami, u-Israyeli.’ ”
Sindisa abantu bakho, ubusise ifa lakho, ubeluse, ubathwale, kuze kube phakade.
Iyokwelusa umhlambi wayo njengomelusi, iqoqe izimvana ngezingalo zayo, izigone esifubeni sayo, ihole ngesinono izindlezane.
“ ‘Nawe Bhethlehema, lizwe lakwaJuda awumncinyane kubabusi bakwaJuda, ngokuba kuwe kuyakuvela umbusi oyakwelusa isizwe sami u-Israyeli.’ ”
yelusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu ophakathi kwenu, ningawuphathi ngokungathi niphoqiwe, kodwa ngokuthanda, njengalokhu uNkulunkulu enza, kungabi ngenxa yenzuzo eyihlazo, kodwa kube ngenhliziyo eshisekelayo.
USamuweli wayesethatha umfuma wamafutha wawuthela ekhanda likaSawule wayesemanga, wathi kuye: “USimakade akakugcobile yini ukuba ube ngumbusi wefa lakhe na?