1 Samuweli 21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Samuweli 21 U-Ahimeleki ubuza uDavide ngokuhlangana kwabo

¹ UDavide wayeseya ku-Ahimeleki umpristi eNobi; u-Ahimeleki wesaba phambi kukaDavide, wathi kuye: “Yini ukuba uwedwa, kungekho muntu nawe?

² UDavide wayesethi ku-Ahimeleki umpristi: “Inkosi yangiyala indaba, yathi kimi: ‘Makungabikho muntu owaziyo ngale ndaba engikuthuma kuyo nokuthi ngiyakuyala ngakho; futhi ngamisa izinceku zami endaweni yokuthi nokuthi.

³ Ngakho kuyini ngaphansi kwesandla sakho manje? nginike esandleni sami izinkwa eziyisihlanu, noma yini ekhona.

⁴ Umpristi wamphendula uDavide, wathi: “Akukho sinkwa esivamile phansi kwesandla sami, kodwa kukhona isinkwa esingcwele; uma izinsizwa okungenani beziqhelelanisa nabesifazane.

⁵ UDavide wamphendula umpristi, wathi kuye: “Kuyiqiniso ukuthi kulezi zinsuku ezintathu selokhu ngiphumile abesifazane bevinjelwe kithi, nezitsha zamajaha zingcwele, nesinkwa siyinto evamile, yebo, nokho. Kuba namuhla esitsheni ungcwelisiwe.

⁶ Umpristi wayesemnika isinkwa esingcwele, ngokuba kwakungekho sinkwa lapho, kuphela isinkwa sokubukwa esasisuswe phambi kukaJehova ukuba kubekwe isinkwa esifudumele ngosuku esisuswa ngalo.

⁷ Kwakukhona lapho umuntu othile wezinceku zikaSawule ngalolo suku, eboshiwe phambi kukaJehova; igama lakhe lalinguDowegi umEdomi, induna yabelusi bakaSawule.

⁸ UDavide wathi ku-Ahimeleki: “Akukho mkhonto noma inkemba phansi kwesandla sakho na? ngoba angizange ngilethe inkemba yami lezikhali zami, ngoba udaba lwenkosi lwaluphuthuma.

⁹ Wayesethi umpristi: “Inkemba kaGoliyati umFilisti, owamnqoba esigodini sase-Ela, bheka, nansi emva kwendwangu ehlombe isongwe ngendwangu; uma uthanda ukuyithatha, yithathe; ngoba akekho omunye lapha. UDavide wathi: “Akunjalo; nginike.

¹⁰ UDavide wayeseqeda, wabaleka ngalolo suku ngokwesaba uSawule, waya ku-Akhishi inkosi yaseGati.

¹¹ Izinceku zika-Akhishi zathi kuye: “Lo akasiye uDavide inkosi yezwe na? Abahlabelelanga yini ngaye, ngokuthi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide amashumi ezinkulungwane zakhe na?

¹² UDavide wabeka lawo mazwi enhliziyweni yakhe, wamesaba kakhulu u-Akhishi inkosi yaseGati.

¹³ Washintsha ukuziphatha kwakhe phambi kwabo, wazihlanyisa ezandleni zabo, wanwaya ezicabheni zesango, wavumela amathe awela esilevini sakhe.

¹⁴ U-Akhishi wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: “Bhekani, niyabona ukuthi lo muntu uyahlanya; pho, nimletheleni kimi na?

¹⁵ Ngidinga izinhlanya yini ukuba nilethe lo muntu ukuba adlale uhlanya phambi kwami? lo muntu uzongena endlini yami na?