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1 Hagi Nopu kumate pristi ne' Ahimelekintega Deviti'a vu'ne. Hagi Ahimeleki'a Deviti'ma negeno'a antri nehuno, Nahigenka kavega vahera ovarenka kagrakera neane.
UDavida waya eNobhi ku-Ahimeleki umphristi. U-Ahimeleki wathuthumela ekuhlanganeni kwakhe laye, wasebuza esithi, “Kungani uwedwa na? Kungani kungekho olawe na?”
2 Higeno Deviti'a ana pristi nera kenona hunteno, Kini ne'mo'a mago'a eri'zanke hunanteno anage hu'ne, Amama hugantoa zamofo kea mago'mo'a ontahino huno hu'ne. Hagi sondia vaheni'a huzamante'noanki'za emanihoma huzamante'nore emani'nenage'na vugahue.
UDavida waphendula u-Ahimeleki umphristi wathi, “Inkosi ingiphathise udaba oluthize, wathi kimi, ‘Akungabikhona ozakwazi ngenjongo yakho langalokho okuthunyiweyo.’ Abantu bami ngibatshele ukuba bahlangane lami endaweni ethize.
3 Hagi mago'a ne'zama ante'nenunka 5fu'a breti kona namige, mago'a ne'zama me'neniana amne namigahane.
Manje-ke, kuyini olakho? Ngipha izinkwa ezinhlanu, loba kuyini ongakuthola.”
4 Hianagi Pristi ne'mo'a Devitina kenona hunteno, Nagra mago'a amane bretia onte'noanki, ruotage'ma hu'nea bretige me'neanki sondia vahekamo'zama ama kenage'ma a'nenema omase'nesnagenka amane ome zami'nanke'za negahaze.
Kodwa umphristi waphendula uDavida wathi, “Kangilasinkwa esejwayelekileyo; kodwa-ke kulesinkwa esingcwelisiweyo lapha kodwa kuya ngokuthi amadoda abezigcinile esifazaneni na.”
5 Higeno Deviti'a kenona'a amanage huno asami'ne, Kagesa ontahio, maka zupa hate'ma nevuta sondia vahe'nimo'za a'nanenena nomasazanki'za agru hu'naze. Ana hu'neankita menina e'nonana ruotge eri'zante enonankita, agru hu'none.
UDavida waphendula wathi, “Impela abesifazane babevinjelwe kithi, njengenjwayelo lapho ngiphuma. Imizimba yamadoda ingcwele lasemikhankasweni engengcwele. Pho ingaba njalo okungakanani lamhla!”
6 Hagi ne'zana omanegeno ana pristi ne'mo'a seli mono nompima Ra Anumzamofo avugama amuhoma hu'nea bretima erinenteno, zasi'ma hia ruotge bretima eri ante'neana Devitina eri ami'ne (Matiu 12:3-4, Maki 2:25-26, Luku 6:3).
Ngakho umphristi wamnika isinkwa esingcwelisiweyo ngoba kwakungelasinkwa lapho ngaphandle kwesinkwa esiNgcwele sikaThixo esasisuswe phambi kukaThixo kwasekubekwa esitshisayo endaweni yaso ngosuku esasuswa ngalo.
7 Hagi ana zupa ana seli mono nompina Idomu ne' Doekie nehaza ne' Soli bulimakao afute kegavama nehaza vahe'mokizmi ugota kva ne'mo ofa hu'naku umani'neno negegeno, ana zana pristi ne'mo'a hu'ne.
Ngalolosuku omunye wezinceku zikaSawuli wayekhonapho, ekhonza phambi kukaThixo; wayenguDoyegi umʼEdomi, induna yabelusi bakaSawuli.
8 Hagi Deviti'a amanage huno Ahimelekinkura hu'ne, Bainati kazinknone kevenena ontenampi? Kini nemo'a ame hunka vuo hige'na bainati kazinknone kevenena e'ori e'noe.
UDavida wabuza u-Ahimeleki wathi, “Kawulamkhonto kumbe inkemba lapha na? Kangizanga lenkemba yami loba nje esinye isikhali, ngoba umsebenzi wenkosi ubungophuthumayo.”
9 Hagi pristi ne'mo'a asamino, Magore huno omaneneanki Filistia ne' Goliatima Ela agupofima ahe'nana nemofo bainati kazinke me'ne. Tavravefi antegafite'na pristi vahe'mo'zama zamamizare'ma nentaniza kukenamofo amefi antogeno me'ne. Hagi kagrama erinaku'ma hanunka erio huno higeno, Deviti'a kenona huno, Mago'a bainati kazimo'a amanahura osu'neanki amne erinamio.
Umphristi waphendula wathi, “Inkemba kaGoliyathi umFilistiya owambulalayo eSigodini sase-Ela, ilapha; igoqelwe ngelembu ngemva kwesembatho semahlombe. Nxa uyifuna, ithathe; kakukho enye inkemba lapha ngaphandle kwaleyo.” UDavida wasesithi, “Kayikho enjengayo; ngipha yona.”
10 Hagi ana knazupa Deviti'a Solinku kore huno freno Gati kini ne' Akisinte vu'ne.
Ngalolosuku uDavida wabalekela uSawuli waya ku-Akhishi inkosi yaseGathi.
11 Hianagi Akisi eri'za vahe'mo'za Deviti'ma nege'za, Ama nera kini ne' Devitimpi, avoma re'za zagamema nehu'za, Soli'a 1 tauseni'a vahe zamahegeno, Deviti'a 10 tauseni'a vahe zamahe'ne hu'zama hu'naza nere hu'za hu'naze.
Kodwa izinceku zika-Akhishi zathi kuye, “Lo kasuDavida inkosi yelizwe na? Kasuye yini abahlabela ngaye emigidweni yabo besithi: ‘USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavida ubulele amatshumi ezinkulungwane zakhe’?”
12 Hagi ana nanekema Deviti'ma nentahino'a Gati kini ne' Akisi'ma ahe zankura tusi'a koro hu'ne.
UDavida wawagcina amazwi la enhliziyweni yakhe wamesaba kakhulu u-Akhishi inkosi yaseGathi.
13 Ana hu'negu Devitia ana kini ne'ene eri'za vahe'amokizmi zamavufina haviza huno negi vahe sampreno ufre kafantera azanu avona negreno, agipintira agrena ampritregeno agi azokatega zuzu huno afra afra hu'ne.
Ngakho wazenza ophambeneyo kubo; njalo kwathi lapho ekubo wenza njengomuntu ohlanyayo, edwebadweba ezivalweni zesango njalo wayekela lendenda zehlela endevini zakhe.
14 Hagi kini ne' Akisi'ma negeno'a amanage huno eri'za vahe'a zamasami'ne, Na'a higeta tamagra neginagi vahera avreta nagritega e'naze?
U-Akhishi wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe, “Khangelani umuntu lo! Uphambene! Kungani limletha kimi na?
15 Hagi rama'a amanahu negi vahera mani'nazanki'na, na'a hanige'na noni'afina atre'nugeno manigahie? Nehuno Akisi'a atregeno Deviti'a vu'ne.
Lithi ngiziswele yini inhlanya lize lilethe umuntu lo lapha ukuba aqhubeke kanje phambi kwami na? Umuntu lo kumele angene endlini yami na?”
