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1 Laba-ke yilabo abeza kuDavida eZikilagi, lapho esavalelwe ngenxa kaSawuli indodana kaKishi; njalo babephakathi kwamaqhawe, abasizi bempi.
Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.
2 Behlomile ngamadandili, besebenzisa isandla sokunene lesokhohlo ngamatshe, langemitshoko ngedandili; babengababafowabo bakaSawuli koBhenjamini.
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.
3 Inhloko yayinguAhiyezeri, loJowashi, amadodana kaShemaha umGibeya; loJeziyeli loPeleti amadodana kaAzimavethi, loBeraka, loJehu umAnathothi,
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,
4 loIshmaya umGibeyoni, iqhawe phakathi kwabangamatshumi amathathu njalo ephezu kwabangamatshumi amathathu; loJeremiya, loJahaziyeli, loJohanani, loJozabadi umGedera,
and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 uEluzayi, loJerimothi, loBeyaliya, loShemariya, loShefathiya umHarufi,
Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 uElkana, loIshiya, loAzareli, loJowezeri, loJashobeyamu, amaKora,
Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,
7 loJowela, loZebhadiya, amadodana kaJehoramu weGedori.
and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 LakwabakoGadi bazehlukanisela kuDavida enqabeni enkangala, amaqhawe alamandla, amadoda ebutho empi, ephatha isihlangu esikhulu lomkhonto, obuso bawo babuyibuso bezilwane, enjengemiziki ezintabeni ngesiqubu.
And of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains:
9 UEzeri wayeyinhloko, uObhadiya owesibili, uEliyabi owesithathu,
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 uMishimana owesine, uJeremiya owesihlanu,
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 uAthayi owesithupha, uEliyeli owesikhombisa,
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 uJohanani owesificaminwembili, uElizabadi owesificamunwemunye,
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 uJeremiya owetshumi, uMakibanayi owetshumi lanye.
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.
14 Laba babengabamadodana akoGadi, izinhloko zebutho; omunye wabancinyane wayephethe ikhulu, lomkhulu wayephethe inkulungwane.
These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army. He who was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.
15 Laba yibo abachapha iJordani ngenyanga yokuqala lapho yayigcwele iphuphuma inkumbi zonke zayo, baxotsha bonke ababesezigodini ngempumalanga langentshonalanga.
These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month when it had overflowed all its banks. And they put to flight all those of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16 Basebefika bevela ebantwaneni bakoBhenjamini labakoJuda enqabeni kuDavida.
And there came of the sons of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.
17 UDavida wasephuma ukubahlangabeza, waphendula wathi kibo: Uba lisiza kimi ngokuthula ukungisiza, ngilenhliziyo ehlangene lani; kodwa uba kuyikunginikela ngenkohliso ezitheni zami, kungelabubi ezandleni zami, uNkulunkulu wabobaba kakubone, ajezise.
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you, but if ye be come to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18 UMoya wasesehlela kuAmasayi inhloko yezinduna, wasesithi: Singabakho, Davida, silawe, ndodana kaJese! Ukuthula, ukuthula kube kuwe, lokuthula kube kubasizi bakho, ngoba uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusiza! UDavida wasebemukela, wabenza induna zeviyo.
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, We are thine, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to thee, and peace be to thy helpers, for thy God helps thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
19 Abavela koManase bahlamukela kuDavida ekufikeni kwakhe lamaFilisti emelene loSawuli empini. Kodwa kababasizanga, ngoba ababusi bamaFilisti bamxotsha ngecebo besithi: Ngamakhanda ethu uzahlamukela enkosini yakhe uSawuli.
From Manasseh also there fell away some to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away upon advisement, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
20 Ekuyeni kwakhe eZikilagi kwabalekela kuye abavela koManase: OAdina loJozabadi loJediyayeli loMikhayeli loJozabadi loElihu loZilethayi, inhloko zezinkulungwane ababengabakoManase.
As he went to Ziklag, there came to him from Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.
21 Bona basebesiza kanye loDavida bemelene leviyo elihlaselayo, ngoba bonke babengamaqhawe alamandla, bezinduna ebuthweni.
And they helped David against the band of rovers, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.
22 Ngoba ngesikhathi insuku ngensuku beza kuDavida ukumnceda baze babe libutho elikhulu njengebutho likaNkulunkulu.
For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.
23 Lala ngamanani ezinhloko ezazihlomele impi; zeza kuDavida eHebroni ukuphendulela umbuso kaSawuli kuye, ngokomlomo weNkosi.
And these are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.
24 Abantwana bakoJuda bethwele isihlangu esikhulu lomkhonto babeyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu ayisificaminwembili, behlomele impi.
The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
25 Ebantwaneni bakoSimeyoni, amaqhawe alamandla empi, izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lekhulu.
Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Ebantwaneni bakoLevi, izinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu ayisithupha.
Of the sons of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
27 LoJehoyada wayeyisiphathamandla sabakoAroni; kanye laye kwakulezinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu ayisikhombisa.
And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron. And with him were three thousand and seven hundred,
28 LoZadoki ijaha, iqhawe elilamandla; lendlini kayise izinduna ezingamatshumi amabili.
and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.
29 Lebantwaneni bakoBhenjamini, abafowabo bakaSawuli, izinkulungwane ezintathu; ngoba kuze kube khathesi ubunengi babo bagcina uthembeko endlini kaSawuli.
And of the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand, for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
30 Lebantwaneni bakoEfrayimi, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamakhulu ayisificaminwembili, amaqhawe alamandla, amadoda alamabizo endlini yaboyise.
And of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.
31 Lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, izinkulungwane ezilitshumi leyisificaminwembili, ababeqanjwe ngamabizo ukuthi beze babeke uDavida abe yinkosi.
And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.
32 Lebantwaneni bakoIsakari, ababelokwazi beqedisisa izikhathi ukwazi ukuthi uIsrayeli ufanele enzeni, izinhloko zabo zazingamakhulu amabili, labafowabo bonke babesemlayweni wazo.
And of the sons of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred. And all their brothers were at their commandment.
33 KoZebuluni, abaphuma impi, behlela impi ngazo zonke izikhali zempi, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu, ukugcina iviyo kungengenhliziyombili.
Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order the battle array, and were not of double heart.
34 LakoNafithali, izinduna eziyinkulungwane, labayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa kanye lazo, belesihlangu esikhulu lomkhonto.
And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.
35 LakwabakoDani, abahlela impi, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili lamakhulu ayisithupha.
And of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand and six hundred.
36 LakoAsheri, abaphuma ebuthweni, ukuhlela impi, izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane.
And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.
37 Lababevela ngaphetsheya kweJordani, kwabakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase, belezikhali zonke zempi ukuyakulwa, izinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili.
And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.
38 Wonke lamadoda empi, angagcina iviyo, afika eHebroni ngenhliziyo epheleleyo ukubeka uDavida abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke; njalo loIsrayeli wonke oseleyo wayenhliziyonye ukubeka uDavida abe yinkosi.
All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
39 Njalo baba lapho loDavida insuku ezintathu besidla benatha, ngoba abafowabo babebalungisele.
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them.
40 Futhi lababeseduze labo kuze kube koIsakari lakoZebuluni lakoNafithali baletha isinkwa ngabobabhemi langamakamela langezimbongolo langezinkabi, ukudla, impuphu, izinkwa zomkhiwa, lamahlukuzo ezithelo zevini ezonyisiweyo, lewayini, lamafutha, lezinkabi, lezimvu, ngobunengi, ngoba kwakulentokozo koIsrayeli.
Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, provisions of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.
