1 Samũeli 18
1 Thuutha wa Daudi kũrĩĩkia kwaria na Saũlũ, Jonathani akiumĩrania ngoro na Daudi, akĩmwenda o ta ũrĩa eyendete we mwene.
Kwasekusithi eseqedile ukukhuluma loSawuli, umphefumulo kaJonathani wabotshelwa emphefumulweni kaDavida; uJonathani wasemthanda njengomphefumulo wakhe.
2 Kuuma mũthenya ũcio Saũlũ akĩiga Daudi gwake na ndaarekire acooke kũinũka mũciĩ gwa ithe.
USawuli wasemthatha ngalolosuku, kaze amvumela ukubuyela endlini kayise.
3 Nake Jonathani akĩgĩa kĩrĩkanĩro na Daudi nĩ ũndũ nĩamwendete o ta ũrĩa eyendete we mwene.
UJonathani loDavida basebesenza isivumelwano ngoba wamthanda njengomphefumulo wakhe.
4 Jonathani akĩruta nguo ĩrĩa ndaaya yake ya igũrũ ĩrĩa eehumbĩte akĩmĩhe Daudi, hamwe na kanjũ yake, na rũhiũ rwake rwa njora, na ũta wake na mũcibi wake.
UJonathani wasezikhulula ibhatshi ayeligqokile, walinika uDavida, lezembatho zakhe, kuze kube senkembeni yakhe, kuze kube sedandilini lakhe, njalo kuze kube sebhantini lakhe.
5 Ũrĩa wothe Saũlũ aatũmaga Daudi ageeke, nĩawĩkaga ũkagaacĩra, nginya Saũlũ akĩmũtua mũrũgamĩrĩri mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita. Ũndũ ũcio ũgĩkenia andũ othe, na ũgĩkenia anene a Saũlũ o nao.
UDavida wasephuma waya loba ngaphi lapho uSawuli amthuma khona, waziphatha ngenhlakanipho, uSawuli waze wambeka phezu kwamadoda empi. Njalo wayelungile emehlweni abantu bonke njalo lemehlweni ezinceku zikaSawuli.
6 Rĩrĩa andũ mainũkaga, thuutha wa Daudi kũũraga Mũfilisti ũcio-rĩ, andũ-a-nja makiuma matũũra-inĩ mothe ma Isiraeli makĩinaga na makĩrũgarũgaga, nĩguo magatũnge Mũthamaki Saũlũ marĩ na tũhembe na inanda makĩinaga nyĩmbo cia gĩkeno.
Kwasekusithi ekufikeni kwabo, uDavida esebuye ekubulaleni umFilisti, abesifazana baphuma emizini yonke yakoIsrayeli, behlabela, begida, ukuhlangabeza uSawuli inkosi ngezigubhu, ngentokozo, langamachacho.
7 Makĩrũgarũgaga, makĩina atĩrĩ: “Saũlũ nĩeyũragĩire andũ ngiri nyingĩ, nake Daudi akeyũragĩra andũ ngiri makũmi maingĩ.”
Abesifazana basebevumelana bedlala bathi: USawuli utshayile izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavida izinkulungwane zakhe ezingamatshumi.
8 Saũlũ nĩarakarire mũno; ikũngũiya rĩu rĩkĩmũiguithia ũiru mũno. Agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Marahe Daudi ũhootani wa kũũraga andũ ngiri makũmi maingĩ, no niĩ ngooraga o ngiri nini. Agĩtigĩtie ũndũ ũngĩ ũrĩkũ, tiga kwĩyoera ũthamaki?”
USawuli wasethukuthela kakhulu, lalelolizwi lalilibi emehlweni akhe, wathi: Banike uDavida izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi, kodwa mina banginika izinkulungwane; usesalelwe ngumbuso kuphela.
9 Na kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩambĩrĩria kũiguĩra Daudi ũiru na kũmwĩkũũa.
USawuli wasemqaphela uDavida kusukela kulolosuku kusiya phambili.
10 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ roho mũũru uumĩte kũrĩ Ngai ũgĩũka na hinya mũno igũrũ rĩa Saũlũ. Nake akĩambĩrĩria kwaria ta mũgũrũki arĩ nyũmba yake thĩinĩ, Daudi aahũũraga kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto, o ta ũrĩa aamenyerete gwĩka. Saũlũ aarĩ na itimũ guoko,
Kwasekusithi kusisa umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu wafika ngamandla phezu kukaSawuli, waprofetha phakathi kwendlu; uDavida wasetshaya ichacho ngesandla sakhe njengensuku ngensuku; njalo kwakulomkhonto esandleni sikaSawuli.
11 nake akĩmũikĩria, eĩĩrĩte atĩrĩ, “Ngũtheecithania Daudi na rũthingo.” Nowe Daudi akĩmweherera maita meerĩ akiuma harĩ we.
USawuli wasewuphosa umkhonto wathi: Ngizammbandakanya uDavida ngitsho emdulini. Kodwa uDavida wavika kabili esuka phambi kwakhe.
12 Saũlũ nĩetigĩrĩte Daudi, nĩ ũndũ Jehova aarĩ hamwe na Daudi, no nĩatiganĩirie Saũlũ.
USawuli wayemesaba-ke uDavida ngoba iNkosi yayilaye, kodwa yayisisukile kuSawuli.
13 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩeheria Daudi harĩ we akĩmũtua mũnene wa thigari ngiri, nake Daudi agatongoragia mbũtũ icio kũu ita-inĩ ciao.
Ngakho uSawuli wasemsusa kuye, wambeka waba yinduna yakhe yabayizinkulungwane; njalo wayephuma engena phambi kwabantu.
14 Ũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ekaga nĩwagaacagĩra, nĩ ũndũ Jehova aarĩ hamwe nake.
UDavida waseziphatha ngenhlakanipho endleleni zakhe zonke, leNkosi yayilaye.
15 Rĩrĩa Saũlũ onire ũrĩa Daudi aagacĩire, akĩmwĩtigĩra.
Lapho uSawuli ebona ukuthi waziphatha ngenhlakanipho enkulu, wamesaba.
16 No andũ othe a Isiraeli na Juda nĩmendete Daudi nĩ ũndũ nĩamatongoragia kũu ita-inĩ ciao.
Kodwa uIsrayeli wonke loJuda bamthanda uDavida, ngoba wayephuma engena phambi kwabo.
17 Saũlũ akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩ Merabu, mũirĩtu wakwa ũrĩa mũkũrũ. Nĩwe ngũkũhe ũmũhikie; wee ndungatĩra na ũcamba, na ũhũũrane mbaara cia Jehova.” Nĩ ũndũ Saũlũ eĩĩrire atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndikũmũũkĩrĩra na guoko gwakwa. Afilisti nĩ meke ũguo arĩ o!”
USawuli wasesithi kuDavida: Khangela, indodakazi yami endala uMerabi, ngizakunika yona ibe ngumkakho; kuphela bana liqhawe kimi, ulwe izimpi zeNkosi. Ngoba uSawuli wathi: Isandla sami kasingabi phezu kwakhe, kodwa isandla samaFilisti kasibe phezu kwakhe.
18 No Daudi akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ngĩrĩ ũ, nayo nyũmba yakwa kana mũhĩrĩga wa baba thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli, ũkĩrĩ kĩ, atĩ nĩguo niĩ nduĩke mũthoni-we wa mũthamaki?”
Kodwa uDavida wathi kuSawuli: Ngingubani mina? Lempilo yami iyini, losendo lukababa koIsrayeli, ukuthi ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi?
19 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa ihinda rĩakinyire rĩa Merabu, mwarĩ wa Saũlũ kũnengerwo Daudi-rĩ, akĩneanwo ahikio nĩ Adirieli wa Mehola.
Kodwa kwathi ngesikhathi uMerabi indodakazi kaSawuli ayezanikwa ngaso uDavida, wayesenikwe uAdriyeli umMehola ukuba ngumkakhe.
20 Na rĩrĩ, Mikali mwarĩ wa Saũlũ nĩendeete Daudi, na rĩrĩa meerire Saũlũ ũhoro ũcio, agĩkena.
UMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli wamthanda-ke uDavida; basebemtshela uSawuli, lalolodaba lwaluqondile emehlweni akhe.
21 Nake agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũmũhe we, nĩguo atuĩke mũtego harĩ we nĩguo guoko kwa Afilisti kũmũũkĩrĩre.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Rĩu ũrĩ na mweke wa keerĩ wa gũtuĩka mũthoni wakwa.”
USawuli wasesithi: Ngizamnika yena ukuze abe ngumjibila kuye, lokuze isandla samaFilisti simelane laye. Ngakho uSawuli wathi kuDavida: Ngokwesibili uzakuba ngumkhwenyana wami lamuhla.
22 Ningĩ Saũlũ agĩatha ndungata ciake, agĩciĩra atĩrĩ, “Arĩriai Daudi keheri-inĩ, mũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Atĩrĩrĩ, mũthamaki nĩakenetio nĩwe na ndungata ciake ciothe nĩikwendete; rĩu gĩtuĩke mũthoni-we.’”
USawuli waselaya inceku zakhe wathi: Khulumani loDavida ngensitha lithi: Khangela, inkosi iyathokoza ngawe, lazo zonke inceku zayo ziyakuthanda; ngakho-ke woba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi.
23 Nao magĩcookera ciugo icio kũrĩ Daudi. No Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũgwĩciiria nĩ ũndũ mũnini gũtuĩka mũthoni-we wa mũthamaki? Niĩ ndĩ mũndũ mũthĩĩni na ndiũĩkaine.”
Izinceku zikaSawuli zasezikhuluma lawomazwi endlebeni zikaDavida. UDavida wasesithi: Kuyinto elula yini emehlweni enu ukuba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi, lokhu mina ngingumuntu ongumyanga lodelelekayo?
24 Rĩrĩa ndungata cia Saũlũ ciamwĩrire ũrĩa Daudi oiga-rĩ,
Lenceku zikaSawuli zamtshela zisithi: UDavida wakhuluma ngalindlela.
25 Saũlũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩrai Daudi atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthamaki ndekwenda irĩhi rĩngĩ o rĩothe rĩa rũracio o tiga ikonde cia nyama igana cia Afilisti, nĩguo arĩhĩrio kũrĩ thũ ciake.’” Mũbango wa Saũlũ warĩ atĩ Daudi oragwo nĩ Afilisti.
USawuli wasesithi: Lizakutsho njalo kuDavida lithi: Inkosi kayiloyisi lobolo, kodwa amajwabu aphambili alikhulu amaFilisti, ukuze kuphindiselwe ezitheni zenkosi. Kodwa uSawuli wacabanga ukwenza uDavida awe ngesandla samaFilisti.
26 Rĩrĩa ndungata cierire Daudi maũndũ macio-rĩ, Daudi agĩkenio nĩ ũhoro wa gũtuĩka mũthoni-we wa mũthamaki. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mbere ya ihinda rĩrĩa rĩaheanĩtwo rĩtanathira-rĩ,
Lapho inceku zakhe zimtshela uDavida lawomazwi, udaba lwalulungile emehlweni kaDavida ukuthi abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. Kodwa insuku zazingakagcwaliseki.
27 Daudi na andũ ake makiumagara, makĩũraga Afilisti magana meerĩ. Akĩrehe ikonde ciao cia nyama na agĩcineana ciothe kũrĩ mũthamaki nĩgeetha atuĩke mũthoni-we. Saũlũ agĩcooka akĩmũnengera Mikali mũirĩtu wake nĩguo amũhikie.
Ngakho uDavida wasukuma wahamba, yena labantu bakhe, basebetshaya phakathi kwamaFilisti amadoda angamakhulu amabili; uDavida waseletha amajwabu awo aphambili, wawasa enkosini ephelele ukuze abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. USawuli wasemnika uMikhali indodakazi yakhe ukuthi abe ngumkakhe.
28 Rĩrĩa Saũlũ aamenyire atĩ Jehova aarĩ hamwe na Daudi, na atĩ mwarĩ Mikali nĩendeete Daudi rĩ,
USawuli wasebona wazi ukuthi iNkosi iloDavida, loMikhali indodakazi yakhe yamthanda.
29 Saũlũ agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũmwĩtigĩra, nake agĩtũũra arĩ thũ yake matukũ make marĩa maatigaire.
Njalo uSawuli waya lokhu emesaba kakhulu uDavida; njalo uSawuli waba yisitha sikaDavida zonke izinsuku.
30 Anene a ita cia Afilisti magĩthiĩ o na mbere mbaara-inĩ, na o rĩrĩa rĩothe meekaga ũguo, Daudi agĩthiĩ na mbere kũgĩa na ũhootani gũkĩra anene acio angĩ a Saũlũ, narĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake rĩkĩmenyeka mũno.
Iziphathamandla zamaFilisti zaseziphuma; kwasekusithi seziphumile uDavida waziphatha ngenhlakanipho okwedlula zonke izinceku zikaSawuli, laze laduma kakhulu ibizo lakhe.
