1 Samũeli 19
1 Na rĩrĩ, Saũlũ akĩĩra mũriũ Jonathani na ndungata ciake ciothe moorage Daudi. Nowe Jonathani nĩendeete Daudi mũno,
USawuli watshela indodana yakhe uJonathani kanye lezinceku zonke ukuba babulale uDavida. Kodwa uJonathani wayemthanda uDavida
2 nake akĩmũkunyĩra ũhoro, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Baba Saũlũ nĩaracaria mweke wa gũkũũraga. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũkemenyerera rũciũ rũciinĩ; ũthiĩ wĩhithe handũ, na ũikare ho.
ngakho wamxwayisa wathi, “Ubaba uSawuli udinga ithuba lokukubulala. Qaphela kusasa ekuseni; hamba uyecatsha uhlale khona.
3 Niĩ nĩngathiĩ ndũgame hamwe na baba kũu mũgũnda-inĩ, kũu ũgaakorwo ũrĩ. Nĩngaaria nake ũhoro ũgũkoniĩ na ũrĩa ngaamenya nĩngakwĩra.”
Mina ngizaphuma ngiyekuma lobaba egangeni lapho okhona. Ngizakhuluma laye ngawe njalo ngizakutshela lokho engizakuthola.”
4 Jonathani akĩĩra ithe Saũlũ wega wa Daudi, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Reke mũthamaki aage gwĩka Daudi ndungata yake ũũru; ndakwĩhĩirie, na ũrĩa ekĩte ũkoretwo ũrĩ uumithio mũnene kũrĩ we.
UJonathani wakhuluma kuhle ngoDavida kuSawuli uyise wathi kuye, “Inkosi kayingenzi okubi encekwini yayo uDavida, konanga lutho kuwe, njalo akwenzileyo kukusize kakhulu.
5 Nĩetoonyirie ũgwati-inĩ rĩrĩa ooragire Mũfilisti. Nake Jehova akĩhe Isiraeli guothe ũhootani mũnene mũno, ũkĩĩonera ũndũ ũcio na ũgĩkena. Nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma wĩke mũndũ ũtarĩ na ihĩtia ta Daudi ũũru, ũmũũrage hatarĩ na gĩtũmi?”
Wadela impilo yakhe ekubulaleni kwakhe umFilistiya. Uthixo wazuzela u-Israyeli ukunqoba okukhulu, lawe wakubona njalo wathaba. Pho kungani ungenza okubi emuntwini omsulwa njengoDavida ngokumbulala kungelasizatho na?”
6 Saũlũ nĩathikĩrĩirie Jonathani na akĩĩhĩta akiuga ũũ: “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, Daudi ndekũũragwo.”
USawuli wamlalela uJonathani wasefunga isifungo lesi esithi, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ekhona, uDavida kayikubulawa.”
7 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jonathani agĩĩta Daudi akĩmwĩra ũhoro ũcio maaragia wothe. Akĩmũtwara kũrĩ Saũlũ, nake Daudi agĩikara na Saũlũ o ta mbere.
Ngakho uJonathani wabiza uDavida wamtshela inkulumo yonke. Wamusa kuSawuli, uDavida wahlala loSawuli njengakuqala.
8 Nĩ kwagĩire na mbaara rĩngĩ, na Daudi agĩthiĩ akĩrũa na Afilisti. Nake akĩmahũũra na hinya mũno nginya makĩmũũrĩra.
Kwabuya kwaba lempi futhi, uDavida waphuma ukuyakulwa lamaFilistiya. Wawatshaya ngamandla amakhulu aze abaleka.
9 No roho mũũru uumĩte kũrĩ Jehova ũgĩkora Saũlũ rĩrĩa aikarĩte gwake nyũmba arĩ na itimũ rĩake guoko-inĩ. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi aahũũraga kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto.
Kodwa umoya omubi owavela kuThixo wafika kuSawuli ehlezi endlini yakhe ephethe umkhonto wakhe ngesandla. Kwathi uDavida etshaya ichacho,
10 Saũlũ akĩgeria kũmũthecereria rũthingo-inĩ na itimũ rĩake, no Daudi akĩmweherera o rĩrĩa aaikagia itimũ rũthingo-inĩ. Ũtukũ ũcio Daudi akĩũra.
uSawuli wazama ukumnamathisela emdulini ngomkhonto wakhe, kodwa uDavida wavika uSawuli wagwaza umduli ngomkhonto. Ngalobobusuku uDavida waphunyuka wabaleka.
11 Saũlũ agĩtũma andũ kwa Daudi makaraangĩre nyũmba yake na mamũũrage gwakĩa. No Mikali, mũtumia wa Daudi, akĩmũkunyĩra ũhoro ũcio, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Waga kũũra ũtukũ wa ũmũthĩ, ũhonokie muoyo waku-rĩ, rũciũ nĩũkooragwo.”
USawuli wathuma izithunywa endlini kaDavida ukuba bayilinde njalo bambulale ekuseni. Kodwa uMikhali, umkaDavida, wamxwayisa wathi, “Nxa ungabaleki ngalobubusuku ukuba uvikele impilo yakho kusasa uzabulawa.”
12 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mikali agĩikũrũkĩria Daudi ndirica-inĩ, nake akĩĩyũrĩra, akĩhonoka.
Ngakho uMikhali wehlisela uDavida phansi emkhuphe ngefasitela, wabaleka-ke waphepha.
13 Ningĩ Mikali akĩoya mũhianano na akĩũiga ũrĩrĩ igũrũ, akĩũhumbĩra na gĩtama na akĩwĩkĩra guoya wa mbũri mũtwe.
Emva kwalokho uMikhali wathatha isithombe wasilalisa embhedeni, wasembesa ngengubo ebeke uboya bembuzi ekhanda.
14 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Saũlũ aatũmire andũ makanyiite Daudi, Mikali akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũrũaru.”
USawuli esethume abantu ukuba bayethumba uDavida, uMikhali wathi, “Uyagula.”
15 Ningĩ Saũlũ agĩtũma andũ acio macooke makarore Daudi, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũrehei kũrĩ niĩ arĩ o ũrĩrĩ wake, nĩguo ndĩmũũrage.”
USawuli wababuyisela abantu labo ukuba bayebona uDavida esithi kubo, “Mletheni kimi ngombheda wakhe ukuze ngimbulale.”
16 No rĩrĩa andũ maatoonyire kuo, magĩkora no mũhianano warĩ ũrĩrĩ, na ũgekĩrwo guoya wa mbũri mũtwe.
Kodwa kwathi amadoda lawo engena, embhedeni kwakulesithombe, ekhanda kuloboya bembuzi.
17 Saũlũ akĩĩra Mikali atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũũheenie ũguo, na ũkarekereria thũ yakwa yũre, nĩgeetha ĩhonoke?” Mikali akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Aranjĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Reke niĩ ndĩĩyũrĩre. Ngũgĩkũũraga nĩ ũndũ kĩ?’”
USawuli wathi kuMikhali, “Kungani ungikhohlise kanje wabalekisa isitha sami ukuze siphephe?” UMikhali wathi kuye, “Uthe kimi, ‘Yekela ngibaleke. Ngingakubulalelani na?’”
18 Nake Daudi akĩũra, akĩhonoka, na agĩthiĩ gwĩ Samũeli kũu Rama, akĩmwĩra ũrĩa wothe Saũlũ aamwĩkĩte. Ningĩ Daudi na Samũeli magĩthiĩ Naiothu, magĩikara kuo.
UDavida esebaleke waphepha, waya kuSamuyeli eRama wamtshela konke okwakwenziwe nguSawuli kuye. Ngakho yena loSamuyeli baya eNayothi bahlala khona.
19 Ũhoro ũgĩkinyĩra Saũlũ, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Daudi arĩ Naiothu, kũu Rama”;
Ilizwi lafika kuSawuli lisithi: “UDavida useNayothi eRama.”
20 nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtũma andũ makamũnyiite. No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa moonire gĩkundi kĩa anabii gĩkĩratha mohoro, matongoretio nĩ Samũeli arũgamĩte hau, Roho wa Ngai agĩkora andũ a Saũlũ, o nao makĩratha mohoro.
Ngakho wathuma abantu ukuba bayemthumba. Kodwa bathi bebona ixuku labaphrofethi liphrofitha, loSamuyeli emi khonapho njengomkhokheli wabo, uMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela ebantwini bakaSawuli labo baphrofetha.
21 Saũlũ akĩheo ũhoro ũcio, nake agĩtũma andũ angĩ, nao makĩratha mohoro. Saũlũ agĩtũma andũ riita rĩa gatatũ, o nao makĩratha mohoro.
USawuli wakutshelwa lokho wasethuma abanye abantu, labo baphrofetha. USawuli wathuma abantu okwesithathu, labo futhi baphrofetha.
22 Thuutha wa maũndũ mothe, o nake we mwene agĩthiĩ Rama na agĩkinya irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ rĩrĩa inene kũu Seku. Nake akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Samũeli na Daudi marĩ ha?” Nao makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Marĩ Naiothu, kũu Rama.”
Ekucineni, yena ngokwakhe wasuka waya eRama, wasesiya emgodini omkhulu eSekhu. Wabuza wathi, “USamuyeli loDavida bangaphi?” Bathi, “Le eNayothi eRama.”
23 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ agĩthiĩ Naiothu, kũu Rama. No Roho wa Ngai ũkĩmũkora, agĩthiĩ akĩrathaga mohoro nginya agĩkinya Naiothu.
Ngakho uSawuli waya eNayothi eRama. Kodwa uMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela lakuye, wahamba ephrofitha waze wayafika eNayothi.
24 Akĩaũra nguo ciake cia igũrũ, o na ningĩ akĩratha mohoro arĩ mbere ya Samũeli. Agĩkoma ũguo mũthenya ũcio wothe, o na ũtukũ. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmaga andũ moorie atĩrĩ, “Saũlũ nake no ũmwe wa anabii?”
Wakhulula izigqoko zakhe laye waphrofitha uSamuyeli ekhona. Walala enjalo ilanga lonke lobusuku bonke. Yikho-nje abantu besithi, “Kanti uSawuli laye uphakathi kwabaphrofethi na?”
