1 USamuyeli 27

1 Kodwa uDavida wacabanga wathi, “Ngolunye lwalezi insuku uSawuli uzangibulala. Into engcono engingayenza yikubalekela elizweni lamaFilistiya. Lapho-ke uSawuli uzadela ukungidinga loba kungaphi ko-Israyeli, njalo ngizaphunyuka esandleni sakhe.”

and to say David to(wards) heart his now to snatch day one in/on/with hand: power Saul nothing to/for me pleasant for to escape to escape to(wards) land: country/planet Philistine and to despair from me Saul to/for to seek me still in/on/with all border: boundary Israel and to escape from hand: power his

2 Ngakho uDavida labantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha basuka laye baya ku-Akhishi indodana kaMawokhi inkosi yaseGathi.

and to arise: rise David and to pass he/she/it and six hundred man which with him to(wards) Achish son: child Maoch king Gath

3 UDavida labantu bakhe bahlala eGathi lo-Akhishi. Umuntu ngamunye wayelabendlu yakhe, uDavida elabomkakhe ababili: u-Ahinowama waseJezerili lo-Abhigeli waseKhameli, umfelokazi kaNabhali.

and to dwell David with Achish in/on/with Gath he/she/it and human his man: anyone and house: household his David and two woman: wife his Ahinoam [the] Jezreel and Abigail woman: wife Nabal [the] Carmelite

4 Kwathi uSawuli esetsheliwe ukuthi uDavida wayebalekele eGathi kasamdinganga futhi.

and to tell to/for Saul for to flee David Gath and not (to add: again *Q(K)*) still to/for to seek him

5 UDavida wasesithi ku-Akhishi, “Nxa ngithole umusa emehlweni akho ngabela indawo komunye wemizi yasemaphandleni, ukuze ngiyehlala khona. Inceku yakho ingahlalelani lawe edolobheni lobukhosi na?”

and to say David to(wards) Achish if please to find favor in/on/with eye: appearance your to give: give to/for me place in/on/with one city [the] land: country and to dwell there and to/for what? to dwell servant/slave your in/on/with city [the] kingdom with you

6 Ngakho ngalelolanga u-Akhishi wamnika iZikhilagi, njalo seyaba ngeyamakhosi akoJuda kusukela lapho.

and to give: give to/for him Achish in/on/with day: today [the] he/she/it [obj] Ziklag to/for so to be Ziklag to/for king Judah till [the] day: today [the] this

7 UDavida wahlala elizweni lamaFilistiya umnyaka lezinyanga ezine.

and to be number [the] day which to dwell David in/on/with land: country Philistine day: year and four month

8 UDavida labantu bakhe basuka bayahlasela amaGeshuri, amaGirizi kanye lama-Amaleki. (Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo abantu laba babehlale elizweni elalifika eShuri kanye laseGibhithe.)

and to ascend: rise David and human his and to strip to(wards) [the] Geshurite (and [the] Girzite *Q(K)*) and [the] Amalekite for they(fem.) to dwell [the] land: country/planet which from forever: antiquity to come (in): towards you Shur [to] and till land: country/planet Egypt

9 Lapho uDavida ehlasele indawo, wayengatshiyi ndoda kumbe umfazi ephila, kodwa wayethatha izimvu lenkomo, obabhemi lamakamela, kanye lezigqoko. Wabuyela ku-Akhishi.

and to smite David [obj] [the] land: country/planet and not to live man and woman and to take: take flock and cattle and donkey and camel and garment and to return: return and to come (in): come to(wards) Achish

10 Lapho u-Akhishi embuza esithi, “Lamhla ubuyehlasela ngaphi na?” UDavida wayesithi, “Besimelane leNegebi yakoJuda,” loba athi, “Besimelane leNegebi yaseJerameli,” loba athi, “Besimelane leNegebi yama-Kheni.”

and to say Achish to(wards) to strip [the] day and to say David upon Negeb Judah and upon Negeb [the] Jerahmeelite and to(wards) Negeb [the] Kenite

11 Katshiyanga ndoda kumbe umfazi ephila ukuba asiwe eGathi ngoba wacabanga wathi, “Bangasiceba bathi, ‘Lokhu yikho okwenziwe nguDavida.’” Lokhu yikho ayekwenza sonke isikhathi sokuhlala kwakhe elizweni lamaFilistiya.

and man and woman not to live David to/for to come (in): bring Gath to/for to say lest to tell upon us to/for to say thus to make: do David and thus justice: custom his all [the] day which to dwell in/on/with land: country Philistine

12 U-Akhishi wayemthemba uDavida njalo wazitshela wathi, “Usezondakala kangaka ebantwini bakibo, ama-Israyeli, usezakuba yinceku yami kuze kube nininini.”

and be faithful Achish in/on/with David to/for to say to stink to stink in/on/with people his in/on/with Israel and to be to/for me to/for servant/slave forever: enduring