1 Samuweli 21 - Siswati 1996 Bible

Kubaleka kwaDavide abalekela Sawula

¹ Davide wahamba waya ku-Ahimeleki, umphristi, eNobi. Ahimeleki watfutfumela kakhulu, nakahlangana naye, wambuta watsi: “Uhambelani wedvwa? Awuhambi ngani nemuntfu?”

² Davide waphendvula Ahimeleki, umphristi, watsi: “Inkhosi ingitfume indzaba letsite, yatsi: ‘Kufanele kubete lowatiko ngemsebenti wakho.’ Mine-ke lamadvodza akami ngiwatjele kutsi abongihlangabeta endzaweni letsite.

³ Manje-ke, yini lonako? Ngiphe imikhama yetinkhwa letisihlanu, nome yini-ke longaba nayo.”

⁴ Kodvwa umphristi waphendvula Davide, watsi: “Ngite sinkhwa lesivamile lengingakunika sona; noko sikhona lapha sinkhwa lesingcwele. Ungasitsatsa, nangabe lamajaha lohamba nawo angakalali nalabasikati.”

⁵ Davide waphendvula watsi: “Vele, akakaze kulamalanga, ngobe lamadvodza akami atigcina amsulwa kulabasikati njalo nje nasitawuba neluhambo. Imitimba yawo ihlala ingcwele, nome ngabe aneluhambo loluvamile, kakhulu kangakanani-ke nangabe loluhambo lumcoka!”

⁶ Umphristi wase utsatsa lesinkhwa lesasingcwele wasinika Davide, ngobe kwakute sinkhwa lapho ngaphandle kwesinkhwa sebukhona baSimakadze, lesase sisusiwe embikwaSimakadze, kwatsi esikhundleni saso kwabekwa leso lesasisesisha sisashisa.

⁷ Lomunye wetinceku taSawula, lekwakunguDowegi, um-Edomu, abelapho embikwaSimakadze ngalelo langa, angumholi webelusi baSawula.

⁸ Davide wabuta Ahimeleki watsi: “Kute yini sikhali nome inkemba lonayo lapha? Angiketi nayo inkemba yami nome nguluphi nje luhlobo lwesikhali, ngobe lomsebenti wenkhosi bewunekuphutfuma lokukhulu.”

⁹ Umphristi waphendvula watsi: “Yinkemba yaGoliyathi, umFilisti, lowambulala eSigodzini sase-Ela, lekhona lapha; igocotwe ngendvwangu lapha emvakwesidziya. Nawuyifuna, yitsatse; kute lenye inkemba lelapha ngaphandle kwaleyo.” Davide watsi: “Kute lefanana nayo; nginike yona.”

¹⁰ Ngalona lelo langa Davide wabalekela Sawula waya ku-Akhishi, inkhosi yaseGathi.

¹¹ Kodvwa tinceku ta-Akhishi takhuluma kuye tatsi: “Akusiye Davide yini lona, loyinkhosi yalelive? Akusiye yini lona labahlabela ngaye nabagidzako batsi: “ ‘Sawula ubulele tinkhulungwane takhe, kodvwa Davide ubulele emashumi etinkhulungwane takhe’?”

¹² Davide watsatsa lamavi wawafaka enhlitiyweni yakhe. Wamesaba kakhulu Akhishi, inkhosi yaseGathi.

¹³ Ngako kwakutsi njalo nje nabalapho Davide atentise kube shangatsi uyahlanya. Abevame kudvweba tivalo tesigodlo, nematse awavutisele esilevini sakhe.

¹⁴ Akhishi wakhuluma netinceku takhe, watsi: “Ase nibuke lendvodza. Iyahlanya! Niyiletselani lapha kimi?

¹⁵ Bantfu labahlanyako ngibeswele kangangobe ningaze niletse lomuntfu lapha embikwami? Lendvodza niyiletseleni lapha endlini yami?”