1 Samuweli 14 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Samuweli 14

¹ Kwasekusithi ngolunye usuku uJonathani indodana kaSawuli wathi ejayni eligqoka izikhali zakhe: Woza, sichaphele, siye endaweni yabalindi yamaFilisti engaleya. Kodwa akamtshelanga uyise.

² USawuli wasehlala ekupheleni kweGibeya ngaphansi kompomegranati oseMigroni; amadoda ayenaye kungathi amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha;

³ no-Ahiya, indodana ka-Ahithubi, umfowabo ka-Ikabodi, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Eli, umpristi kaJehova eShilo, enengubo yehlombe. Abantu babengazi ukuthi uJonathani uhambile.

⁴ Phakathi kwezintuba uJonathani ayefuna ukuwela kuzo, aye ezingosini zamaFilisti, kwakukhona idwala elicijileyo ngalapha, nedwala elibukhali ngalapha; igama lenye lalinguBhozesi, igama lenye lalinguSene.

⁵ Ingaphambili lelinye lalibheke ngasenyakatho ngaseMigimasi, nelinye ngaseningizimu ngaseGibeya.

Isicelo sikaJonathani

⁶ UJonathani wasesithi kuyo ijaha eligqoka izikhali zakhe: Woza, sichaphele endaweni yabalindi yalaba abangasokile; nge min.

⁷ Udibi lwezikhali zakhe lwathi kuye: “Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho; bheka, nginawe ngokwenhliziyo yakho.

⁸ UJonathani wasesithi: Khangela, sizachaphela kulawamadoda, sizazibonakalisa kuwo.

⁹ Uma besho kanje kithi ukuthi: ‘Thulani, size sifike kini; khona siyakuma endaweni yethu, singakhuphukeli kubo.

¹⁰ Kepha uma besho njalo ukuthi: ‘Khuphukelani kithi; siyakukhuphuka, ngokuba uJehova uwanikele esandleni sethu, lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kithi.

¹¹ Base bezibonakalisa bobabili endaweni yabalindi yamaFilisti; amaFilisti athi: “Bheka, amaHeberu aphuma emigodini abecashe kuyo.”

¹² Abalindi baphendula uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe, bathi: “Khuphukelani kithi, sinibonise utho.” UJonathani wasesithi odibini lwezikhali zakhe: Yenyuka emva kwami, ngoba iNKOSI ibanikele esandleni sikaIsrayeli.

¹³ UJonathani wagibela izandla zakhe nangezinyawo zakhe, nodibi lwezikhali zakhe emva kwakhe, bawa phambi kukaJonathani; nodibi lwezikhali zakhe lwabulala emva kwakhe.

¹⁴ Lokhu kubulala kokuqala uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe abakwenzayo kwakungamadoda angaba amashumi amabili, njengengxenye yehektare yezwe, ababengalima ijoka lezinkomo.

¹⁵ Kwase kuba khona ukuthuthumela phakathi kwempi, endle, naphakathi kwabantu bonke;

¹⁶ Abalindi bakaSawule eGibeya lakwaBenjamini babheka; futhi bheka, isixuku sancibilika, futhi baqhubeka behlula omunye nomunye.

¹⁷ USawuli wasesithi emadodeni ayelaye: Balani libone ukuthi ngubani osuke kithi. Sebebala, uJonathani nodibi lwakhe babengekho.

¹⁸ USawule wayesethi ku-Ahiya: “Letha lapha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wawukubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi.

¹⁹ Kwathi uSawule esakhuluma nompristi, umsindo owawusempini yamaFilisti wanda, wanda, uSawule wathi kumpristi: “Buyisa isandla sakho.”

²⁰ USawule nabo bonke abantu ababe naye babuthana, bangena ekulweni;

²¹ AmaHeberu ayekanye namaFilisti ngaphambi kwaleso sikhathi, akhuphukela ekamu nawo evela emazweni azungezile, nawo aphenduka ukuba abe nama-Israyeli ayenoSawule noJonathani.

²² Ngokufanayo, wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli ayecashe ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, lapho ezwa ukuthi amaFilisti abalekile, nawo awasukela ekulweni.

²³ Ngakho uJehova wakhulula u-Israyeli ngalolo suku, futhi impi yaqhubeka kwaze kwaba seBeti Aveni.

²⁴ Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bacindezelwa ngalolo suku, ngokuba uSawule wabayala abantu, wathi: “Makaqalekiswe umuntu odla noma yini kuze kuhlwe, ukuze ngiziphindiselele ezitheni zami. Ngakho kakho ebantwini owanambitha ukudla.

²⁵ Izwe lonke lafika ehlathini; kwakukhona uluju emhlabathini.

²⁶ Lapho amadoda efika ehlathini, uju lwaconsa; kepha akubangakho obeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe, ngokuba abantu basesaba isifungo.

²⁷ Kepha uJonathani akalalelanga lapho uyise eyala abantu; ngakho welula isihloko sodondolo olusesandleni sakhe, walucwilisa ekhekhebeni lezinyosi, wasibeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe; lamehlo akhe akhanya.

²⁸ Yaphendula enye yamadoda, yathi: “Uyihlo ubaxwayisile kakhulu abantu, wathi: ‘Uqalekisiwe umuntu odla utho namuhla. Abantu baphela amandla.

²⁹ UJonathani wasesithi: Ubaba walinyakazisa ilizwe; bhekani, amehlo ami aqabukile, ngokuba nginambithe ingcosana yaloluju.

³⁰ Kakhulu kangakanani uma abantu namuhla besidla ngokukhululeka empangweni yezitha zabo abayitholile? Ngokuba kwakungekho ukubulalana okukhulu kakhulu manje phakathi kwamaFilisti na?

³¹ Bawachitha amaFilisti ngalolo suku kusukela eMigimashi kuze kube se-Ajaloni, futhi abantu badinwa kakhulu.

³² Abantu bandiza phezu kwempango, bathatha izimvu, nezinkomo, namathole, bakushaya phansi, abantu bakudla kanye negazi.

³³ Base bemtshela uSawule lokho, bathi: “Bheka, abantu bayona kuJehova ngokudla igazi.” Wathi: “Nenile; gingqela itshe elikhulu kimi namuhla.

³⁴ USawuli wasesithi: Zihlakazeleni phakathi kwabantu, lithi kubo: Lethani kimi, ngulowo lalowo inkomo yakhe, ngulowo lalowo umhlambi wakhe, lizihlabe lapha, lidle; futhi ningoni kuJehova ngokudla igazi. Bonke abantu ngalobo busuku baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo izinkomo zakhe, bazihlaba khona.

³⁵ USawule wamakhela uJehova i-altare; laliyi-altare lokuqala elakhela uJehova.

³⁶ USawule wathi: “Masiwalandele amaFilisti ebusuku, siwaphange kuze kuse, singashiyi noyedwa wawo. Futhi bathi: Yenza noma yini enhle emehlweni akho. Wayesethi umpristi: “Masisondele kuNkulunkulu.

³⁷ USawuli wasebuza kuNkulunkulu wathi: Ngilandele amaFilisti yini? uyakuwanikela esandleni sika-Israyeli na? Kodwa akazange amphendule ngalolo suku.

³⁸ USawuli wasesithi: Sondelani lapha, zonke iziphathamandla zabantu, lazi, libone ukuthi siyini lesi sono lamuhla.

³⁹ Ngokuba kuphila kukaJehova ohlenga u-Israyeli, noma sikuJonathani indodana yami, uyakufa nokufa. Kodwa kwakungekho muntu phakathi kwabo bonke owamphendula.

⁴⁰ Wayesethi ku-Israyeli wonke: “Yibani nganxanye, mina noJonathani indodana yami siyakuba ngalapha.” Abantu bathi kuSawule: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.

⁴¹ USawuli wasesithi eNkosini uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Yenza inkatho epheleleyo. OSawule noJonathani baboshwa, kepha amadoda abaleka.

⁴² USawuli wasesithi: Yenzani inkatho phakathi kwami loJonathani indodana yami. UJonathani wabanjwa.

⁴³ USawuli wasesithi kuJonathani: Ngitshele ukuthi wenzeni. UJonathani wamtshela wathi: “Nginambithe uluju oluncane ngesihloko sodondolo olusesandleni sami; bheka, ngiyakufa.

⁴⁴ USawule wathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze lokhu, enezele, ngokuba uyakufa nokufa, Jonathani.

⁴⁵ Abantu base bethi kuSawule: “Uyakufa uJonathani yini owenze lokhu kusindiswa okukhulu kwa-Israyeli na? makube kude lokho; kuphila kukaJehova, akuyikuwela phansi nonwele lwekhanda lakhe; ngoba usebenze noNkulunkulu namuhla. Abantu bamsindisa uJonathani, ukuze angafi.

⁴⁶ USawule wakhuphuka wawalandela amaFilisti, amaFilisti aya endaweni yawo.

⁴⁷ USawule wathatha ubukhosi kwa-Israyeli, walwa nazo zonke izitha zakhe nxazonke, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, no-Edomi, namakhosi aseSoba, namaFilisti; futhi nomaphi lapho ephendukela khona, wayebahlupha.

⁴⁸ Wabutha impi, wanqoba ama-Amaleki, wakhulula u-Israyeli esandleni sabaphangi.

⁴⁹ Amadodana kaSawule ayengoJonathani, noJeshivi, noMelkishuwa; amagama amadodakazi akhe amabili yilawa; igama lezibulo lalinguMerabi, igama lencinyane lalinguMikhali;

⁵⁰ Igama lomkaSawule lalingu-Ahinohama indodakazi ka-Ahimahazi; igama lenduna yempi lalingu-Abineri indodana kaNeri uyisekazi kaSawule.

⁵¹ UKishi wazala uSawule; uNeri, uyise ka-Abineri, wayeyindodana ka-Abiyeli.

⁵² Kwakukhona impi enzima namaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSawule; lapho uSawule ebona indoda enamandla noma iqhawe, wamyisa kuye.