1 USamuyeli 22

1 UDavida wasuka eGathi wabalekela ebhalwini lwase-Adulami. Kwathi abafowabo labendlu kayise sebekuzwile, baya kuye khonale.

and to go: went David from there and to escape to(wards) cave Adullam and to hear: hear brother: male-sibling his and all house: household father his and to go down to(wards) him there [to]

2 Bonke labo ababelosizi loba ababelemilandu kumbe ababelensolo babuthana kuye, wasesiba ngumkhokheli wabo. Abantu ababelaye babengaba zinkulungwane ezine.

and to gather to(wards) him all man distress and all man which to/for him to exact and all man bitter soul and to be upon them to/for ruler and to be with him like/as four hundred man

3 Esuka lapho uDavida waya eMizipha kwelaseMowabi wathi enkosini ye-Mowabi, “Ungabavumela yini ubaba lomama ukuba bazehlala lawe ngize ngazi uNkulunkulu azangenzela khona na?”

and to go: went David from there Mizpeh Moab and to say to(wards) king Moab to come out: come please father my and mother my with you till which to know what? to make: do to/for me God

4 Ngakho wabatshiya enkosini yaseMowabi njalo bahlala layo sonke isikhathi uDavida esenqabeni.

and to lead them with face: before king Moab and to dwell with him all day to be David in/on/with fortress

5 Kodwa umphrofethi uGadi wathi kuDavida, “Ungahlali enqabeni. Yana elizweni lakoJuda.” Ngakho uDavida wasuka waya ehlathini laseHerethi.

and to say Gad [the] prophet to(wards) David not to dwell in/on/with fortress to go: went and to come (in): come to/for you land: country/planet Judah and to go: went David and to come (in): come wood Hereth

6 Ngalesosikhathi uSawuli wezwa ukuthi uDavida labantu bakhe babebonakele. Njalo uSawuli, ephethe umkhonto ngesandla, wayehlezi ngaphansi kwesihlahla somthamarisiki phezu koqaqa eGibhiya, lazozonke izikhulu zakhe zimi zimhanqile.

and to hear: hear Saul for to know David and human which with him and Saul to dwell in/on/with Gibeah underneath: under [the] tamarisk in/on/with high place and spear his in/on/with hand: power his and all servant/slave his to stand upon him

7 USawuli wathi kuzo, “Lalelani bantu bakoBhenjamini! Kambe indodana kaJese izalipha lonke amasimu lezivini na? Kambe lonke izalenza libe ngabalawuli bezinkulungwane labalawuli bamakhulu na?

and to say Saul to/for servant/slave his [the] to stand upon him to hear: hear please Benjaminite Benjaminite also to/for all your to give: give son: child Jesse land: country and vineyard to/for all your to set: make ruler thousand and ruler hundred

8 Kungenxa yalokho lonke selicebe okubi ngami na? Kakho ongitshelayo nxa indodana yami isenza isivumelwano lendodana kaJese. Kakho owenu okhathazekayo ngami loba angitshele ukuthi indodana yami itshotshozela izinceku zami ukuba zingicathamele, njengalokhu ekwenzayo lamhla.”

for to conspire all your upon me and nothing to reveal: reveal [obj] ear: to ears my in/on/with to cut: make(covenant) son: child my with son: child Jesse and nothing be weak: grieved from you upon me and to reveal: reveal [obj] ear: to ears my for to arise: attack son: child my [obj] servant/slave my upon me to/for to ambush like/as day: today [the] this

9 Kodwa uDoyegi, umʼEdomi, owayemi lezikhulu zikaSawuli wathi, “Mina ngibone indodana kaJese isiya ku-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Ahithubi eNobhi.

and to answer Doeg [the] Edomite and he/she/it to stand upon servant/slave Saul and to say to see: see [obj] son: child Jesse to come (in): come Nob [to] to(wards) Ahimelech son: child Ahitub

10 U-Ahimeleki umbuzele kuThixo; waphinda wamnika ukudla lenkemba kaGoliyathi umFilistiya.”

and to ask to/for him in/on/with LORD and provision to give: give to/for him and [obj] sword Goliath [the] Philistine to give: give to/for him

11 Lapho-ke inkosi yathumela ilizwi lokubiza umphristi u-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Ahithubi labo bonke abendlu kayise, ababengabaphristi eNobhi, yikho bonke baya enkosini.

and to send: depart [the] king to/for to call: call to [obj] Ahimelech son: child Ahitub [the] priest and [obj] all house: household father his [the] priest which in/on/with Nob and to come (in): come all their to(wards) [the] king

12 USawuli wasesithi, “Khathesi-ke lalela, ndodana ka-Ahithubi.” Waphendula wathi, “Yebo, nkosi yami.”

and to say Saul to hear: hear please son: child Ahitub and to say look! I lord my

13 USawuli wasesithi kuye, “Kungani licebe okubi ngami, wena lendodana kaJese, wayinika isinkwa lenkemba njalo wayibuzela kuNkulunkulu, okwenze yangihlamukela njalo yangicathamela, njengalokhu ekwenzayo lamhla na?”

and to say (to(wards) him *Q(k)*) Saul to/for what? to conspire upon me you(m. s.) and son: child Jesse in/on/with to give: give you to/for him food: bread and sword and to ask to/for him in/on/with God to/for to arise: attack to(wards) me to/for to ambush like/as day: today [the] this

14 U-Ahimeleki waphendula wathi, “Ngubani kuzozonke izinceku zakho othembeke njengoDavida, umkhwenyana wenkosi, induna yabakulindayo njalo lohlonitshwa kakhulu endlini yakho na?

and to answer Ahimelech [obj] [the] king and to say and who? in/on/with all servant/slave your like/as David be faithful and son-in-law [the] king and to turn aside: turn aside to(wards) guard your and to honor: honour in/on/with house: household your

15 Ngalelolanga ngangiqala ukumbuzela kuNkulunkulu na? Hatshi impela! Inkosi kayingethesi inceku yakho icala loba omunye wabendlu kayise, ngoba inceku yakho kayazi lutho lakancane ngodaba lonke lolu.”

[the] day to profane/begin: begin (to/for to ask *Q(k)*) to/for him in/on/with God forbid to/for me not to set: put [the] king in/on/with servant/slave his word: thing in/on/with all house: household father my for not to know servant/slave your in/on/with all this word: thing small or great: large

16 Kodwa inkosi yathi, “Ngeqiniso uzakufa, Ahimeleki, wena labo bonke abendlu kayihlo.”

and to say [the] king to die to die Ahimelech you(m. s.) and all house: household father your

17 Inkosi yasilaya abalindi ababephansi kwayo yathi, “Phendukani libulale abaphristi bakaThixo ngoba labo basekele uDavida. Babekwazi ukuthi uyabaleka, kodwa kabangitshelanga.” Kodwa izikhulu zenkosi zazingafuni ukuphakamisa izandla ukuba zigalele abaphristi bakaThixo.

and to say [the] king to/for to run: guard [the] to stand upon him to turn: turn and to die priest LORD for also hand their with David and for to know for to flee he/she/it and not to reveal: reveal [obj] (ear: to ears my *Q(K)*) and not be willing servant/slave [the] king to/for to send: reach [obj] hand their to/for to fall on in/on/with priest LORD

18 Ngakho inkosi yalaya uDoyegi yathi, “Phenduka ugalele abaphristi!” UDoyegi umʼEdomi waphenduka wabagongoda. Mhlalokho wabulala abantu abangamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lanhlanu ababegqoka izembatho zemahlombe ezelineni.

and to say [the] king (to/for Doeg *Q(k)*) to turn: turn you(m. s.) and to fall on in/on/with priest and to turn: turn (Doeg *Q(k)*) [the] Edomite and to fall on he/she/it in/on/with priest and to die in/on/with day [the] he/she/it eighty and five man to lift: bear ephod linen

19 Wabuye wahlasela iNobhi ngenkemba, umuzi wabaphristi, lamadoda ayo kanye labesifazane, abantwana bayo lensane, lenkomo zayo, obabhemi kanye lezimvu.

and [obj] Nob city [the] priest to smite to/for lip: edge sword from man and till woman from infant and till to suckle and cattle and donkey and sheep to/for lip: edge sword

20 Kodwa u-Abhiyathari, indodana ka-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Ahithubi, waphunyuka wabaleka wayamanyana loDavida.

and to escape son: child one to/for Ahimelech son: child Ahitub and name his Abiathar and to flee after David

21 Watshela uDavida ukuthi uSawuli wayebulele abaphristi bakaThixo.

and to tell Abiathar to/for David for to kill Saul [obj] priest LORD

22 UDavida wasesithi ku-Abhiyathari, “Ngaloluyana usuku, lapho uDoyegi umʼEdomi wayekhona, ngakwazi ukuthi uzamtshela ngempela uSawuli. Ngilecala lokufa kwabendlu kayihlo bonke.

and to say David to/for Abiathar to know in/on/with day [the] he/she/it for there (Doeg *Q(k)*) [the] Edomite for to tell to tell to/for Saul I to turn: turn in/on/with all soul: person house: household father your

23 Hlala lami; ungesabi; umuntu ofuna ukukubulala lami futhi ufuna ukungibulala. Uvikelekile nxa ulami.”

to dwell [emph?] with me not to fear for which to seek [obj] soul: life my to seek [obj] soul: life your for charge you(m. s.) with me me