1 Samoela 29
1 Ary ny Filistina dia namory ny miaramilany rehetra ho ao Afeka; fa ny Isiraely kosa nitoby teo anilan’ ny loharano ao Jezirela.
AmaFilistiya aqoqela wonke amabutho awo e-Afekhi, kwathi u-Israyeli wamisa emthonjeni weJezerili.
2 Ary ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina nandroso nitarika ny miaramilany isan-jato sy isan’ arivo; fa Davida sy ny olony kosa nandroso teo aoriana niaraka tamin’ i Akisy.
Kwathi ababusi bamaFilistiya befola lamabutho abo angamakhulu lazinkulungwane, uDavida labantu bakhe babefola emuva lo-Akhishi.
3 Ary hoy ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina: Haninona moa ireto Hebreo ireto? Ary hoy Akisy tamin’ ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina: Tsy io va no Davida, mpanompon’ i Saoly, mpanjakan’ ny Isiraely, ilay tatỳ amiko elaela ihany izay, ary tsy hitako izay tsininy hatrizay nialany niandany tamiko ka mandraka androany?
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 Dia tezitra taminy ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina ka nanao taminy hoe: Avereno ihany ilehio ho any amin’ ny fonenany izay efa nomenao azy, fa aza avela hidina hiaraka amintsika hiady izy, fandrao ho tonga fahavalontsika raha miady; fa amin’ inona no hahazoan’ io sitraka amin’ ny tompony? Tsy amin’ ny lohan’ ireto olona ireto va?
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 Tsy io moa no Davida, izay nandihizany sy nanaovany hira mifamaly hoe: “Saoly nahafaty arivoarivo, Fa Davida nahafaty alinalina?”
Kasuyenalo yini uDavida abahlabela ngaye emigidweni yabo besithi: ‘USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavida ubulele amatshumi ezinkulungwane zakhe’?”
6 Ary Akisy niantso an’ i Davida ka nanao taminy hoe: Raha velona koa Jehovah, marina ianao, sady sitrako ny iarahanao miditra sy mivoaka amiko eto an-toby, fa tsy hitako izay tsininao hatrizay nahatongavanao teto amiko ka mandraka androany; nefa kosa tsy sitrak’ ireo andriana ireo ianao.
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 Koa miverena, ary mandehana soa aman-tsara, mba tsy hanaovanao izay tsy sitrak’ ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina.
Ngakho phenduka uhambe ngokuthula; ungenzi lutho oluzacunula ababusi bamaFilistiya.”
8 Fa hoy Davida tamin’ i Akisy: Inona no nataoko, ary inona no hitanao tamin’ ny mpanomponao hatrizay nitoerako tatỳ aminao ka mandraka androany, no tsy hahazoako mandeha hiady amin’ ny fahavalon’ ny mpanjaka tompoko?
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 Ary Akisy namaly an’ i Davida hoe: Fantatro fa tsara eo imasoko tahaka ny anjelin’ Andriamanitra ianao; nefa ireo andrianan’ ny Filistina no nanao hoe: Tsy hiara-miakatra amintsika hiady izy.
U-Akhishi waphendula wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ube uthokozisa emehlweni ami njengengilosi kaNkulunkulu; kodwa-ke abalawuli bamaFilistiya sebethe, ‘Kafanelanga ukuhamba lathi empini.’
10 Koa mifohaza maraina koa ianao mbamin’ ny mpanompon’ ny tomponao izay nanaraka anao; ary rehefa nifoha maraina ianareo, ka mazava ny andro, dia mandehana.
Ngakho vuka ekuseni, kanye lezinceku zenkosi yakho ezeza lawe, lisuke ekuseni lapho kuqalisa ukukhanya.”
11 Ary Davida sy ny olony nifoha maraina koa handeha maraina hiverina any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Filistina. Ary ny Filistina dia niakatra nankany Jezirela.
Ngakho uDavida labantu bakhe bavuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuba babuyele elizweni lamaFilistiya, kwathi amaFilistiya aya eJezerili.
