1 Samuweli 11 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Samuweli 11 Ukunqoba kokuqala kukaSawule

¹ Wayesekhuphuka uNahashi, umAmoni, wamisa malungana neJabeshi kwaGileyadi; onke amadoda aseJabeshi athi kuNahashi: Yenza isivumelwano nathi, sikukhonze.

² UNahashi wakwa-Amoni waphendula wathi kubo: “Ngalokho ngiyakwenza isivumelwano nani, ukuze ngikhiphe wonke amehlo enu okunene, ngiwabeke phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke abe yihlazo.

³ Amalunga aseJabeshi athi kuye: “Siyeke izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, sithume izithunywa emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli; khona-ke, uma kungekho osikhululayo, siyakuphumela kuwe.

⁴ Izithunywa zafika eGibeya likaSawule, zamemezela lezi zindaba ezindlebeni zabantu, futhi bonke abantu baphakamisa amazwi abo bakhala inyembezi.

⁵ Bheka, uSawule waphuma endle elandela izinkomo; USawuli wasesithi: Kuyini abantu ukuthi bakhale? Bamtshela izindaba zamadoda aseJabeshi.

⁶ UMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaSawule lapho ezwa lezi zindaba, intukuthelo yakhe yavutha kakhulu.

⁷ Wathatha izinkabi, wazihlahlela, wazithuma ngesandla sezithunywa kuwo wonke umkhawulo wakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Ongaphumi ukulandela uSawule noSamuweli, kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kuzo izinkabi zakhe.” Ukwesaba uJehova kwehlela phezu kwabantu, baphuma nganhliziyonye.

⁸ Wababala eBezeki, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, namadoda akwaJuda ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu.

⁹ Basebesithi kuzo izithunywa ezafikayo: Lizakutsho njalo emadodeni eJabeshi eGileyadi: Kusasa ekutshiseni kwelanga lizaba losizo. Zafika izithunywa, zabatshela amadoda aseJabeshi; futhi bajabula.

¹⁰ Ngakho abantu baseJabeshi bathi: “Kusasa siyakuphumela kini, nenze kithi konke okuhle emehlweni enu.”

¹¹ Kwathi ngangomuso uSawule wabahlukanisa abantu baba izingxenye ezintathu; bangena phakathi kwempi ngomlindo wokusa, babulala ama-Amoni kwaze kwashisa ilanga.

¹² Abantu bathi kuSamuweli: “Ngubani owathi: ‘USawule uyakubusa phezu kwethu na? lethani amadoda, ukuze siwabulale.

¹³ USawuli wasesithi: Kakungabulawa muntu lamuhla, ngoba lamuhla iN kosi iyenzele uIsrayeli insindiso.

¹⁴ USamuweli wasesithi ebantwini: Wozani siye eGiligali, sivuse umbuso khona.

¹⁵ Bonke abantu baya eGiligali; bambeka khona uSawule inkosi eGiligali phambi kukaJehova; banikela khona imihlatshelo yokubonga phambi kukaJehova; uSawule nawo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli bajabula kakhulu lapho.