1 USAMYELA 17 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

UDavida noGoliyadi

¹ AmaFilista abutha amabutho wawo azilungiselela ipi ahlanganela eSoko kwaJuda. Ahloma itende e-Efesi-Damimi, phakathi kweSoko ne-Azeka.

² USawula nama-Israyeli bahlangana bahloma itende labo emrhobeni we-Ela bazilungiselela ukuhlangabezana namaFilista.

³ AmaFilista ahlala ngaphetjheya kombundu, ama-Israyeli ahlala nganeno kombundu, bahlukaniswa mrhoba phakathi.

⁴ Kwaphuma itsitsirimba yekulwazo ekampeni yamaFilista, ibizo layo kunguGoliyadi weGathi. Ubude bakhe babungaba mamitha amathathu.

⁵ Wayethwele isikupuru sekoporo, embethe nembaji yepi enamarhururhuru wekoporo enobudisi obubalelwa kumakhilogremu amatjhumi amahlanu nalikhomba.

⁶ Eenyaweni afake amapatanisi wekoporo; abhebhule izenjana lekoporo.

⁷ Umphini womkhontwakhe wawufana nompherho womluki, kanti itlobo yakhona yayinesimbi enobudisi obumakhilogremu asithandathu. Usonkhandakhe aphethe isihlangu esikhulu akhamba phambi kwakhe.

⁸ UGoliyadi wehlela emrhobeni wajokolela iinqhema zama-Israyeli wathi: “Kutheni niphume imijeje kobana nilwe ipi? NgimFilista mina. Nina nimakhobokana kaSawula! Khethani indoda ezizwako sihlangane.

⁹ Nangabe iyakghona ukulwa nami ingirhayile, yeke sizakuba makhobokenu. Kodwana nange mina ngiyirhirizile, nina nizakuba makhobokethu nisikhonze.”

¹⁰ UmFilista waragela phambili wathi: “Namhlanje ngiyazeyisa zoke iinqhenyana zakwa-Israyeli! Khuphani indoda ezizwako ibe yinye sihlangane.”

¹¹ Kwathi lokha nabezwa amagama womFilista la, uSawula nama-Israyeli woke besaba khulu bathuthumela.

^12-16 Kwaba malanga amanengi umFilista alokhu ajokola lapho ekuseni nantambama. Yeke uDavida gade ayindodana yomEfratha ekuthiwa nguJese, ogade avela eBhethe-Lehema lakwaJuda. UJese gade anamadodana abunane, kanti ngesikhathi sakaSawula wayesele aluphele khulu kobana angaphuma ipi. Amadodana amathathu amadala kaJese alandela uSawula epini: Izibulo kwakungu-Eliyabu; alanywa ngu-Abinadaba; yena alandelwa nguTjhama. UDavida bekabuphetjhani. Amadodana amathathu amakhulu ahlala noSawula, kodwana uDavida bekalokhu eza kuSawula begodu abuyele emuva ayokwelusa umhlambi kayise eBhethe-Lehema.

¹⁷ UJese wathi endodanenakhe uDavida: “Thatha upumpana wekoroyi ekhanzingiweko lo, neempani ezilitjhumi zesikwezi uzise kubafowenu ekampeni msinyazana.

¹⁸ Iintina ezilitjhumi zetjhizezi, ziphathele umphathisiqhema. Uhlole bonyana abafowenu baphethe njani bewubuye nobufakazi bona gade unabo.

¹⁹ Abafowenu banoSawula kanye nawo woke amadoda wakwa-Israyeli emrhobeni we-Ela, ukuyokulwa namaFilista.”

²⁰ Kwathi ekuseni uDavida watjhiya izimvu nomelusi, wathatha umthwalo wakhamba njengokutjho kwakaJese. Wafika ekampeni lokha amabutho nakathoma ukuzilungiselela ukuya evadleni, avuma ingoma yepi,

²¹ ngombana ama-Israyeli namaFilista begade azihlela ngeengaba zawo bona alwe.

²² UDavida watjhiya umthwalo wakhe kugadi wemithwalo wagijimela evadleni walotjhisa abafowabo.

²³ Kuthe nasakhuluma nabafowabo, kwavela uGoliyadi weGathi, ikulwazo yetsitsirimba yamaFilista, waphuma esiqhemeni sakhe ajokola, akhuluma amagama anamadinyana njengemihleni. UDavida wakuzwa lokho.

²⁴ Lokha ama-Israyeli nakabona indoda le, ethuka khulu ahlehla woke.

²⁵ Ama-Israyeli atjelwa kwathiwa: “Niyayibona indoda ejokolako le, iphumele ukurhubutjha u-Israyeli. Umuntu ozokubulala umrhali lo ikosi izomnjingisa khulu. Begodu izamendisela indodakazayo kanti nomndeni kayise lomuntu loyo awuzukuhlawuliswa umthelo kwa-Israyeli.”

²⁶ UDavida wabuza amadoda agade ajame hlanu kwawo wathi: “Uzakwenzelwani umuntu ozakubulala umFilista lo bese ususa ihlazweli ku-Israyeli na? Ungubani yena umFilista ongakasoki lo bonyana angazokurhubutjha amabutho kaZimu ophilako?”

²⁷ Amphendula uDavida amadoda la abuyekeza lokho agade akukhuluma athi: “Umuntu ozakubulala umFilista uzakwenzelwa lokhu nalokhuya.”

²⁸ U-Eliyabu, umfowabo omdala kaDavida wezwa lokha uDavida nakhuluma namadoda lawo, wamcasukela wathi: “Ufunani lapha? Izimvu zinobani emrhuleni nawulapha nje? Ngiyakwazi bonyana ungumaqobolwana begodu unobuqili; uzele ukuzokubukela ipi nje kwaphela.”

²⁹ UDavida wabuza wathi: “Sengenzeni-ke gadesi? Kanti lokhu akukaqakatheki na?”

³⁰ UDavida waya komunye umuntu, wambuza njengombana abuze ekuthomeni, yeke umuntu loyo naye wamphendula njengombana aphendulwe ekuthomeni.

³¹ Ikulumo kaDavida yafika eendlebeni zakaSawula. USawula wathi akabizwe.

³² UDavida wathi kuSawula: “Akungabi nomuntu onyamako ngebanga lomFilista lo; incekwakho izakwehla iyokulwa naye.”

³³ USawula wathi: “Angeze wakghona ukwehla uyokulwa nomFilista loya; usesemsana, kanti yena uyitsitsirimba eyathoma ukulwa kusukela ebutjheni bayo.”

³⁴ Kodwana uDavida wathi kuSawula: “Incekwakho beyelusa izimvu zakayise. Bekuthi nakufika ibhubezi nanyana ibhere ithathe imvu hlangana nomhlambi,

³⁵ ngiyilandele, ngifike ngiyisawule bese ngihlangula imvu emlonyenayo. Nayibe iyangijikela, ngiyibambe ngomphinjanayo, ngiyimadlhe phasi ngiyibulale.

³⁶ Incekwakho ibulele iibhubezi nebhere, yeke nomFilista ongakasoki lo, uzakufana nenye yazo ngombana uhlazise amabutho kaZimu ophilako.

³⁷ USomnini owangisindisa eqatheni lebhubezi neqatheni lebhere, uzangisindisa esandleni somFilista lo.” USawula wathi kuDavida: “Khamba, yeke uSomnini abe nawe.”

³⁸ USawula wembathisa uDavida izambatho zakhe zepi. Wamembathisa imbaji yepi wamthwesa nesikupuru sekoporo.

³⁹ UDavida wabophelela isabula yakaSawula ezambathweni zepi, walinga ukukhambakhamba ngazo ngombana ubangakazijayeli. Wathi kuSawula: “Angikghoni ukukhamba ngembethe izintwezi ngombana angikazijayeli.” Yeke wazihlubula.

⁴⁰ Wathatha isibhuku sakhe wasiphatha ngesandla sakhe, wakhetha amatje amahlanu nabutjhelelezi emlanjaneni, wawafaka ngesikhwameni sembadakhe yekweluseni, waphatha isarwayi sakhe ngesandla, wanqomba kumFilista.

⁴¹ UmFilista watjhidela kuDavida apeleselwa ngusonkhandakhe aphethe isihlangu esikhulu.

⁴² Waqala uDavida wambona amsanyana, akhanya begodu aqaleka, yeke wamnyaza.

⁴³ Wathi kuDavida: “Ngiyinja na, uza kimi uphethe iingojwana nje?” UmFilista wathuka uDavida ngabosingazimu bakhe.

⁴⁴ Wathi: “Yizapha ukuze ngiphe amadlanga nabophagana inyamakho!”

⁴⁵ UDavida wathi kumFilista: “Uza kimi ngesabula nomkhonto nangezenjana, kodwana mina ngiza kuwe ngebizo lakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wamabutho ka-Israyeli, oweyisileko.

⁴⁶ Namhlanje uSomnini uzokunikela ezandleni zami, ngizokumadlha phasi bese ngiqunta ihlokwakho. Namhlanje ngizokuthatha iindumbu zamabutho wamaFilista ngiziphe amadlanga nabophagana. Iphasi loke lizakwazi bonyana kunoZimu kwa-Israyeli.

⁴⁷ Woke umuntu olapha namhlanjesi uzakwazi bonyana uSomnini akasindisi ngesabula nomkhonto kwaphela ngombana ipi ngeyakaSomnini. Nje-ke uzoninikela ezandleni zethu nokanyana nje.”

⁴⁸ Kuthe lokha umFilista natjhidelako afuna ukulwa, uDavida wagijima ngebelo wanqomba evadleni wamhlangabeza.

⁴⁹ Wafaka isandla ngesikhwameni sembadakhe wakhupha ilitje, walijuguja ngesarwayi walidedela, lafike lavirimeja umFilista epandla. Ilitje lamodza epandla yakhe bewarabhalala ngobuso phasi.

⁵⁰ Yeke uDavida wahlula umFilista ngelitje nesarwayi; angakaphathi isabula esandleni, kodwana wamadlha phasi umFilista bewambulala.

⁵¹ UDavida wagijima wafika wajama ngehla kwakhe. Warhwatjha isabula yomFilista loyo emgodlanenayo, wamqedelela bewaqunta ihlokwakhe ngayo. Lokha amaFilista nakabona bonyana ikutana yawo ifile, ajika abeletha iinthende.

⁵² Amadoda wakwa-Israyeli newakwaJuda aragela phambili arhuwelela, agijimisa amaFilista awaragela ebungenweni beGathi nemasangweni we-Ekroni. Iindumbu zawo zazirhatjheke magegana nendlela yeTjharayimi ukuya eGathi ne-Ekroni.

⁵³ Ama-Israyeli nabuya ekugijimiseni amaFilista, aphanga ikampawo.

⁵⁴ (Ngemva kwesikhathi uDavida wathatha ihloko yomFilista wayiletha eJerusalema, wathatha neenhlabani zomFilista wazifaka endlinakhe.)

⁵⁵ Kwathi lokha uSawula nabona uDavida ahlangabeza umFilista, wathi ku-Abineri umphathibutho: “Abineri-ke, msakabani isokaneliya?” U-Abineri waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile kosi, abe angazi.”

⁵⁶ USawula wathi: “Akhe ubuze bonyana msakabani isokaneli.”

⁵⁷ Kuthe lokha uDavida nabuya ukubulala umFilista, u-Abineri wamthatha wamusa kuSawula; asaphethe ihloko yomFilista.

⁵⁸ USawula wambuza wathi: “Umsa kabani, sokana?” UDavida wathi: “Ngimntwana wencekwakho, uJese weBhethe-Lehema.”