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

Hagi Deviti'a Gati kumatetira freno Adulamu have kantega vuno umani'ne. Hagi ananke'ma nefa'ene afuhe'zama nentahi'za anantega vu'naze.

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

Hagi vahe'mo'zama knama nezamiza vahe'mo'zane, zamarimpa knazampima mani'naza vahe'mo'zane, nofi'ma hu'naza vahe'mo'za maka Devitinte e'za eme eri atruma hu'nazana 400'a vahe eme atru hazageno Deviti'a kegava huzmante'ne.

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

Hagi anantetira Deviti'a Moapu kaziga Mizpa kumate vuno, ana kumate kini nera ome antahigeno, muse hugantoanki knare nenfane nenareranena kegava huzanante'nesankeno mani'nenake'na, nagritera Ra Anumzamo'a na'a hunantegahifi ka'neno,

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

higeno ana kini ne'mo'a izo hu'ne. Hagi Deviti'a nererane nefanena zanavreno Moapu kini ne'mofo kvafi eme neznanteno, agra have kampi ufrakino umani'ne.

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

Hianagi mago zupa kasnampa ne' Gati'a Devitina asamino, Kagra ama have kana atrenka Juda kaziga vuo. Higeno Deviti'a anampintira atreno Hereti zafafi vu'ne.

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.

Hagi mago zupa Soli'a Gibea agonare tamaris zafamofo tonapinka keve'a erineno mani'nege'za, eri'za vahe'amo'za manigagi ante'naze. Anante mago'a vahe'mo'za Deviti'ma ke'za eri fore'ma hu'nazankea Solina eme asami'naze.

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

Hagi Soli'a ana kema nentahino'a ana vahezaga zamasamino, Benzameni naga'mota antahiho, Jesi nemofo'a witi hoza tamigahifi, waini hoza tamamigahio? Hifi agra amne 1tauseni'a sondia vahete kvao, 100'a sondia vahete kva vahe manigahaze huno nagrama nehuaza huno huvempagea huramantegahio?

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.”

Hianagi ha'ma renantea ne' Deviti'enema nenamofo Jonatanima huvempagema hia nanekea nahigeta tamagranena onasami'naze. Tamage magomoke hunka nagrikura tamagesa antahinamita tamasunkura huonanteta, Deviti'ma kafonteno'ma vano nehia nanekea onasami mani'nageno, eno ama knarera ehanatie.

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

Hagi Edomu nagapinti ne' Doeki'a ana vahepinti otino ranke huno, Nagra Nobi kumate mani'nena negogeno, Deviti'a pristi ne' Ahitupu nemofo Ahimeleki'ene nanekea nehige'na ke'noe.

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

Hagi Ahimelekia Deviti agi erino Ra Anumzamofona nazanoma hania zankura antahinegeno, Filistia ne' Goliati bainati kazine ne'zanena erimi'ne.

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

Anage higeno kini ne'mo'a Ahitubu nemofo Ahimelekine maka agri naga'ma Nobu kumate'ma seli mono nompima pristi eri'zama eneri'za naga'anena, zamavareta eho huno huzmante'ne. Hige'za miko'mokizmia kini nete zamavare'za e'naze.

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

Anante Soli'a huno, Ahitubu nemofoga antahio. Ahimeleki'a huno, ramoka nentahue.

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?”

Higeno Soli'a asamino, Na'a higeta kagrane Jesi ne'mofo'enena nahenakura nanekea retro nehutna, na'a agafare Jesi nemofona ruotgema hu'nea bretia eri neminka, bainati kazina eri neminka, Deviti'ma azama hanigura Ra Anumzamofona antahige'nane? E'ina hunka azahankeno kafona anteno vano nehigeno, eno ama knarera ehanatie.

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

Hianagi Ahimeleki'a kini ne'mofo kenona huno, Iza kagri eri'za vahepintira mago'mo'a knarera huno negagaru Deviti'ma nehiaza huno fatgo eri'za vahe ka'a mani'neno, kagrira kamage ante'ne? Agra kavate'ma kegava hunegantaza sondia vahe'mokizmi kva mani'nege'za, maka vahe'ma nonkafima nemaniza vahe'mo'za antahimiza ra agi nemiza ne' mani'ne.

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.”

Hagi ese knani'a amanara hu'na Devitima azama hanigura Ra Anumzamofona antahigenofi? I'o. Hagi kini ne'moka, nagri'ene naga'nimofona ama ana kegagafina tavrentenka kna oramio. Tagra mago nanekea retro huta kagrira kazeri haviza hu nanekea osuta, ama anazana keta antahita osu'none.

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

Hianagi kini ne'mo'a huno, Ahimelekiga kagrane mika nagaka'anena frigahaze.

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.

Anante kini ne'mo'a avate'ma kegava hunentaza sondia vaheku huno, Ra Anumzamofo pristi eri'za vahera zamahe friho, na'ankure zamagra Deviti kaziga mani'ne'za, Devitima freno vu'nea zamofona antahi'za ke'za hu'nazanagi, eme onasami'naze. Hianagi kini nemofo eri'za vahe'mo'za Ra Anumzamofo pristi vahera ozmahe'naze.

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

Hagi ana hazageno kini ne'mo'a pristi vahera zamahe frio huno Idomu ne' Doekina huntegeno, Doeki'a ana miko pristi vahera za'za kukenama hu'naza pristi vahera 85fu'a zamahe fri'ne.

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

Hagi pristi vahe kumapima Nopuma mani'naza vahera, veneneo, a'neo, mofavreo, bulimakao afuro donki afuro sipisipi afura bainati kazinknonteti maka zamahe fri vagare'ne.

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

Hianagi Ahimeleki nemofo Ahitubu negeho Abiata'a anampintira freno Deviti'ene umani'ne.

21 Watshela uDavida ukuthi uSawuli wayebulele abaphristi bakaThixo.

Hagi Soli'ma Ra Anumzamofo pristi vahe'ma zamahe fri'nea nanekea Abiata'a Devitina eme asami'ne.

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

Hagi Deviti'a ana nera asamino, Idomu ne' Doekima anampima mani'nege'na nege'na, tamage Solina ome asamigahie hu'na nagra ko antahi'noe. Hagi negafa naga'ma mika frizana, nagri knaza eri'za fri'naze.

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

Hagi korora osunka nagrane manio. Kagri'ma kahe'zama nehia nemo'a nagri'ene nahe'naku nehie. Hagi nagrane emaninankinka, knare hunka manigahane.