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1 Hagi Filistia sondia vahera Afeke kumate emeri atru hazage'za, Israeli vahe'mo'za Jesrili kuma tva'onte kampui ti me'nere seli nonkumara ante'za mani'naze.
AmaFilistiya aqoqela wonke amabutho awo e-Afekhi, kwathi u-Israyeli wamisa emthonjeni weJezerili.
2 Hagi Filistia rankva vahe'mo'za sondia vahera 100'afine, tauseni'afine refko hu'za kevure kevure nevazageno Deviti'ene sondia vahe'amo'zanena Akisi'enena zamagefi vu'naze.
Kwathi ababusi bamaFilistiya befola lamabutho abo angamakhulu lazinkulungwane, uDavida labantu bakhe babefola emuva lo-Akhishi.
3 Hagi Filistia sondia kva vahe'mo'za Devitine eri'za vahe'anema nezamage'za amanage hu'naze, Hibru vahetamimo'za na'a amafina emenerize? Hazageno Akisi'a ana kva vahe'mokizmi kenona huno, Ama nera Israeli kini ne' Solina vugota eri'za ne'a Deviti'e. Hagi ama ana ne'mo'ma Solima atreno nagri'enema rama'a kafu emanige'na, anama emania knareti'ma eno menima amare'ma ehanatineana, mago hazankea agripina kena eriforera osu'noe.
Umlawuli wamaFilistiya wabuza wathi, “AmaHebheru la-ke?” U-Akhishi waphendula wathi, “Kanti lo kasuDavida yini owayeyisikhulu sikaSawuli inkosi yako-Israyeli na? Usebe lami okudlula umnyaka, njalo kusukela mhla etshiya uSawuli kuze kube khathesi, angikaboni sici kuye.”
4 Hianagi Filistia sondia kva vahe'mo'za Akisina tusi zamarimpa ahenente'za amanage hu'naze, huntegeno kuma'ma ami'nantega umanino. Hagi atregeno agra tagranena hatera ovino, ha'ma ome nehanunkeno'a rukrahe huno hahurantegahie. Na'ankure e'i mago knare kankamu fore hugahiankino, ha' huranteno sondia vahetia tahesigeno, Solima antahisuno'a ete avregahie.
Kodwa abalawuli bamaFilistiya bamthukuthelela bathi kuye, “Buyisela umuntu lo emuva, ukuze abuyele endaweni owamabela yona. Akumelanga aye empini lathi, hlezi asiphendukele lapho sekulwiwa. Angawuthola ngcono kanjani futhi umusa wenkosi yakhe kulokuthatha amakhanda abantu bakithi na?
5 Hagi Israeli a'nemo'za zagame hu'za avo nere'za, Soli'a 1 tauseni'a vahe zamahe'neanki, Devitia agatereno 10 tauseni'a vahe zamahene hu'zama hu'naza ne' Devitipi hu'za hu'naze?
Kasuyenalo yini uDavida abahlabela ngaye emigidweni yabo besithi: ‘USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavida ubulele amatshumi ezinkulungwane zakhe’?”
6 Anage hazageno Akisi'a Devitina agi higeno egeno, amanage huno asmi'ne, Kasefa huno mani'nea Ra Anumzamofo agifi huvempage huankino, emani'nantegati'ma e'noma menina ama knare'ma eana, kagra fatgo ne' mani'nanke'na nagesa antahuana kagra nagrane ha' ome hugahane hu'na huanangi, mago'a Filistia sondia vahete kva vahe'mo'za ana kegura musena osu'naze.
Ngakho u-Akhishi wabiza uDavida wathi kuye, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ekhona, ubuthembekile, njalo kade ngingathokoza ukuba lawe usebenze lami empini. Kusukela ngelanga owafika ngalo kimi kuze kube khathesi, angibonanga sici kuwe, kodwa ababusi kabakufuni.
7 E'ina hu'negu ana sondia kva vahera zamarimpa kna eri ozaminka, akohenka krimpa fru hunka ete kumatega vuo.
Ngakho phenduka uhambe ngokuthula; ungenzi lutho oluzacunula ababusi bamaFilistiya.”
8 Higeno Devitia ana kenona Akisina asamino, nagra na'a hu'noe? Eri'za vahekamonafina na'a hazenke kenka eri fore hu'nanku kini ne' ranimoka, ha' vahekanena hara ome osugahue huno Devitina antahige'ne.
UDavida wabuza wathi, “Kanti ngenzeni na? Kuyini okubi okubone encekwini yakho kusukela ngelanga engafika ngalo kuwe kuze kube khathesi na? Kungani ngingeze ngayakulwa lezitha zenkosi yami na?”
9 Hianagi Akisi'a ke nona'a amanage huno Devitina asmi'ne, Nagra'ma kagoana, kagra mago Anumzamofo ankeronkna hunka mani'nenka, mago hazenke ka'a omane nere. Ana hu'nananagi sondia vahete kva vahe'mo'za amanage hu'naze, Kagrikura tagranena hatera ovugahie hu'naze.
U-Akhishi waphendula wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ube uthokozisa emehlweni ami njengengilosi kaNkulunkulu; kodwa-ke abalawuli bamaFilistiya sebethe, ‘Kafanelanga ukuhamba lathi empini.’
10 Hu'negu kagra mika kagranema e'naza vahe'enena okina anama rumasama nehanigeta, mopama tami'noa moparega amafintira atreta ete vugahaze.
Ngakho vuka ekuseni, kanye lezinceku zenkosi yakho ezeza lawe, lisuke ekuseni lapho kuqalisa ukukhanya.”
11 Anage higeno Deviti'a sondia vahe'ane nanterame oti'za Filistia moparega nevazage'za, Filistia vahe'mo'za hate Jezrili vu'naze.
Ngakho uDavida labantu bakhe bavuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuba babuyele elizweni lamaFilistiya, kwathi amaFilistiya aya eJezerili.
