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1 AmaFilisti asebuthela amabutho awo impi; abuthana eSoko engeyakoJuda, amisa inkamba phakathi kweSoko leAzeka, eEfesi-Damimi.
Pea naʻe tānaki ʻe he kakai Filisitia ʻa ʻenau ngaahi tau ke tau, pea naʻe kātoa fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻi Soko ʻaia ʻoku ʻo Siuta, ʻonau ʻapitanga ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Soko mo ʻAseka ʻi ʻEfesi-Tamemi.
2 USawuli lamadoda akoIsrayeli babuthana, bamisa inkamba esigodini seEla, bahlela impi ukumelana lamaFilisti.
Pea kuo kātoa fakataha ʻa Saula mo e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻonau ʻapitanga ʻi he teleʻa ʻo Ila, ʻonau fakanofonofo ʻae tau ke tauʻi ʻae kakai Filisitia.
3 AmaFilisti asesima entabeni ngapha, loIsrayeli wema entabeni ngale, lesigodi sasiphakathi kwabo.
Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻae kau Filisitia ʻi he moʻunga ʻi he potu ʻe taha, pea tuʻu ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he moʻunga ʻi he potu kehe: pea naʻe ai ʻae teleʻa ʻi hona vahaʻa.
4 Kwasekuphuma enkambeni yamaFilisti iqhawe; ibizo lalo lalinguGoliyathi weGathi; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisithupha lokwelulwa kweminwe.
Pea naʻe ʻalu atu mei he ʻapitanga ʻoe kau Filisitia ʻae tangata toʻa, ko Kolaiate ʻo Kati hono hingoa, ko e hanga ʻe hongofulu ma tolu hono māʻolunga.
5 Kwakulekhowa lethusi ekhanda lalo; laligqoke ibhatshi lensimbi elilamaxolo; njalo isisindo sebhatshi lensimbi sasingamashekeli ethusi ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu.
Pea naʻe ʻi hono ʻulu ʻae tatā palasa, pea naʻe kofu ia ʻaki ʻae kofu palasa: pea ko e fakatatau ʻo hono kofu ko e sikeli palasa ʻe nima afe.
6 Njalo kwakulemigwamazi yethusi emibaleni yalo, lomkhonto wethusi phakathi laphakathi kwamahlombe alo.
Pea naʻe kofuʻaki ʻae palasa ʻa hono vaʻe pea naʻe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono uma ha sifa palasa.
7 Loluthi lomkhonto walo lwalunjengogodo lomaluki, lengqamu yomkhonto walo yayingamashekeli ensimbi angamakhulu ayisithupha; lophatha isihlangu esikhulu wayehamba phambi kwalo.
Pea ko e kau ʻo hono tao naʻe hangē ko e ʻakau fakamaʻunga ʻae tangata lalanga; pea ko hono mamafa ʻoe ʻulu ʻo hono tao ko e sikeli ʻaione ʻe onongeau: pea naʻe ʻalu ha tokotaha ʻi hono ʻao ke fua ʻae pā.
8 Lema, lamemeza emaviyweni akoIsrayeli lathi kuwo: Liphumelani ukuzahlela impi? Kangisuye umFilisti yini, lani izinceku zikaSawuli? Zikhetheleni umuntu ehlele kimi.
Pea naʻe tuʻu ia ʻo kalanga ki he ngaahi tau ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā kuo mou haʻu ke fakatoka ai ʻae tau? ʻIkai ko e Filisitia au, pea mo kimoutolu ko e kau tamaioʻeiki kia Saula? Fili ha tangata maʻamoutolu, pea tuku ke ʻalu hifo ia kiate au.
9 Uba elakho ukulwa lami angibulale, sizakuba yizigqili zenu; kodwa uba mina ngimehlula ngimbulale, lizakuba yizigqili zethu, lisisebenzele.
Kapau ʻoku mafai ʻe ia ke ma tau mo au, pea ne tāmateʻi au, pehē te mau hoko ho hoʻomou kau tamaioʻeiki: pea kapau te u mālohi au kiate ia, ʻo tāmateʻi ia, te mou hoko ko ʻemau kau tamaioʻeiki, pea te mou tauhi ʻakimautolu.”
10 UmFilisti wasesithi: Mina ngiyaweyisa amaviyo akoIsrayeli lamuhla; nginikani indoda ukuze silwisane.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tangata Filisitia, “ʻOku ou sipitau ki he ngaahi tau ʻo ʻIsileli he ʻaho ni; tuku mai ha tangata ke ma fai mo au.”
11 Lapho uSawuli loIsrayeli wonke besizwa lamazwi omFilisti, batshaywa luvalo, besaba kakhulu.
Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa Saula mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē ki he ngaahi lea ko ia ʻae tangata Filisitia, naʻa nau ilifia mo manavahē lahi.
12 UDavida wayeyindodana yalowomEfrathi weBhethelehema-Juda, obizo lakhe lalinguJese; wayelamadodana ayisificaminwembili. Njalo lowomuntu wahamba njengomuntu omdala phakathi kwamadoda ensukwini zikaSawuli.
Pea ko Tevita ko e foha ia ʻoe tangata ʻo Efalata ʻo Petelihema, ko hono hingoa ko Sese; pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae foha ʻe toko valu: pea naʻe lau ʻae tangata ko ia mo e kau mātuʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Saula.
13 Asehamba amadodana amathathu kaJese amadala, amlandela uSawuli empini. Lamabizo amadodana akhe amathathu ayeyile empini ayenguEliyabi izibulo, lowesibili wakhe uAbinadaba, lowesithathu uShama.
Pea naʻe muimui ʻia Saula ki he tau ʻae ngaahi foha ʻe toko tolu ʻo Sese naʻe tuʻukimuʻa; pea ko e hingoa ʻo hono foha ʻe toko tolu naʻe ʻalu ki he tau, ko Iliape ko e ʻuluaki ia, pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa ʻApinatapi, pea ko hono toko tolu ko Sama.
14 Njalo uDavida nguye owayelicinathunjana; lamathathu amadala alandela uSawuli.
Pea ko e kimui ʻa Tevita: pea naʻe muimui ʻia Saula ʻae taʻokete ʻe toko tolu.
15 Kodwa uDavida wahamba wabuyela esuka kuSawuli ukuyakwelusa izimvu zikayise eBhethelehema.
Ka naʻe hiki ʻa Tevita meia Saula ke toe ʻalu ʻo tauhi ʻae fanga sipi ʻa ʻene tamai ʻi Petelihema.
16 UmFilisti wayesondela-ke ekuseni kakhulu lantambama ezimisa okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane.
Pea naʻe ʻunuʻunu mai ʻae tangata Filisitia ʻi he pongipongi mo e efiafi, ʻo ne fakahā ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fāngofulu.
17 UJese wasesithi kuDavida indodana yakhe: Ake uthathele abafowenu i-efa lamabele akhanzingiweyo, lalezizinkwa ezilitshumi, ugijimele enkambeni kubafowenu.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sese ki hono foha ko Tevita, “Ko eni, ke ke ʻave ki ho ngaahi taʻokete ʻae efa ʻe taha ʻoe uite tunu ni, mo e foʻi mā ʻe hongofulu, pea ke lele ki he ʻapitanga ki ho kāinga;
18 Laleziziqa zetshizi ezilitshumi uziphathele induna yenkulungwane; ubone impilakahle yabafowenu, uthathe isibambiso kibo.
Pea ke ʻave ʻae ngaahi siisi ʻe hongofulu ki he ʻeiki ʻo ʻenau toko afe, pea vakai, pe ʻoku fēfē ʻa ho ngaahi taʻokete, pea ke maʻu ʻenau popōaki.
19 Njalo uSawuli, labo, lawo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli babesesigodini seEla besilwa lamaFilisti.
Pea ko eni, ko Saula mo kinautolu, mo e kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, naʻa nau ʻi he teleʻa ʻo Ila, ke tau mo e kakai Filisitia.”
20 UDavida wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, watshiya izimvu kumlindi, wakuthatha wahamba njengokulaywa kwakhe nguJese. Wafika enqabeni yezinqola lapho ibutho liphuma ngamaviyo, bememezela impi.
Pea naʻe tuʻu hengihengi hake ʻa Tevita ʻi he ʻapongipongi, ʻo ne tuku ʻae fanga sipi ki he tangata ke leʻohi, pea naʻe teu, ʻo ʻalu ia, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sese kiate ia; pea naʻe hoko atu ia ki he keli, ʻo feʻunga mo ʻene ʻalu atu ʻae tau ke tau, mo ʻenau kaila ki he tau.
21 Njalo uIsrayeli lamaFilisti bahlela iviyo laqondana leviyo.
He naʻe ʻosi hono fakaʻotu ʻae tau ʻe ʻIsileli mo e kakai Filisitia, pea naʻe fehāngaaki ʻae tau ki he tau.
22 UDavida wasetshiya impahla ezisuka kuye ngaphansi kwesandla somlindi wempahla, wagijimela eviyweni wafika wabuza abafowabo impilakahle.
Pea naʻe tuku ʻe Tevita ʻae ngaahi meʻa naʻe tokonaki ki he nima ʻoe tangata leʻo koloa, ka ka lele ia ki he tau, pea naʻe hoko atu ia ʻo ne feʻiloaki mo hono ngaahi taʻokete.
23 Esakhuluma labo, khangela, iqhawe lenyuka, ibizo lalo lalinguGoliyathi, umFilisti weGathi, laphuma emaviyweni amaFilisti, lakhuluma njengokwalawomazwi; loDavida wawezwa.
Pea ʻi heʻenau kei talanoa, vakai, naʻe ʻalu hake ʻae fuʻu toʻa ko e tangata Filisitia ʻo Kati, ko Kolaiate hono hingoa, mei he ngaahi tau ʻoe kakai Filisitia, pea naʻe lea ia ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene ngaahi lea muʻa: pea naʻe fanongo ki ai ʻa Tevita.
24 Njalo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli athi embona lowomuntu ambalekela, esaba kakhulu.
Pea ʻi he mamata kiate ia ʻae kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, naʻa nau hola meiate ia, pea manavahē lahi.
25 Amadoda akoIsrayeli athi-ke: Limbonile lowana umuntu owenyukileyo yini? Ngoba wenyukele ukweyisa uIsrayeli. Kuzakuthi-ke indoda ezambulala, inkosi izayinothisa ngenotho enkulu, iyinike lendodakazi yayo, lendlu kayise izayenza ikhululeke koIsrayeli.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli, “Kuo mou mamata ki he tangata ni kuo ʻalu hake? Ko e moʻoni kuo ʻalu hake ia ke luki ki ʻIsileli: ka ʻe ʻilonga ʻae tangata ʻe tāmateʻi ia, ʻe fakakoloa ia ʻe he tuʻi ʻaki ʻae koloa lahi, pea ʻe foaki kiate ia hono ʻofefine, pea ʻe fakatauʻatāina ʻae fale ʻo ʻene tamai ʻi ʻIsileli.”
26 UDavida wasekhuluma emadodeni ayemi laye esithi: Kuzakwenziwani endodeni ebulala lumFilisti, isuse ihlazo koIsrayeli? Ngoba ungubani lumFilisti ongasokanga ukuthi aweyise amaviyo kaNkulunkulu ophilayo?
Pea naʻe lea ʻa Tevita ki he kau tangata naʻe tuʻu ʻi ai, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā ʻe fai ki he tangata ʻoku ne tāmateʻi ʻae Filisitia ko eni, pea ʻave ke mamaʻo ʻae manuki mei ʻIsileli? He ko hai ʻae Filisitia taʻekamu ni koeʻuhi ke tuʻu ia ʻo luki ki he ngaahi kautau ʻae ʻOtua moʻui?”
27 Abantu basebemphendula njengalelolizwi besithi: Kuzakwenziwa njalo endodeni embulalayo.
Pea naʻe lea ʻae kakai kiate ia ʻo fakatatau mo ia kuo lau, ʻo pehē, ʻE pehē pe hono fai ki he tangata te ne tāmateʻi ia.
28 UEliyabi umnewabo omdala wezwa-ke lapho ekhuluma lamadoda; lentukuthelo kaEliyabi yavuthela uDavida, wathi: Wehleleleni lapha? Izimvu leziyana ezinlutshwana uzitshiye lobani egangeni? Mina ngiyakwazi ukuziqhenya kwakho lobubi benhliziyo yakho; ngoba wehlele ukubona impi.
Pea naʻe fanongo ʻa Iliape ko hono taʻokete ʻi heʻene lea ki he kau tangata; pea naʻe tupu ai ʻae ʻita ʻa Iliape kia Tevita, pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e hā naʻa ke omi ai ki heni? Pea kuo ke tuku kia hai ʻae fanga sipi siʻi na ʻi he toafa? ʻOku ou ʻilo hoʻo fielahi, mo e kovi lahi ʻo ho loto; he kuo ke haʻu ki heni koeʻuhi ke ke mamata ki he tau.”
29 Kodwa uDavida wathi: Sengenzeni? Bekungasilizwi nje yini?
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “Ko eni ko e hā kuo u fai? ʻIkai ʻoku ai hono ʻuhinga?”
30 Wasemfulathela, waya komunye, wakhuluma laye njengokwalelolizwi; abantu basebebuyisela impendulo kuye njengelizwi lakuqala.
Pea ne tafoki ia meiate ia ʻo hanga ki he tokotaha, ʻo toe lea ʻo pehē pe: pea naʻe toe tala kiate ia, ʻo hangē ko e fuofua lea.
31 Lapho sebewezwile amazwi uDavida awakhulumayo, bawakhuluma phambi kukaSawuli; wasememukela.
Pea ʻi heʻene ongoongo atu ʻae ngaahi lea naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe Tevita, naʻa nau fakahā ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Saula: pea naʻa ne fekau ke ʻomi ia.
32 UDavida wasesithi kuSawuli: Kakungehluleki inhliziyo yomuntu ngenxa yakhe; inceku yakho izahamba iyekulwa lalowomFilisti.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia Saula, “ʻOua naʻa ilifia ʻae loto ʻo ha tangata koeʻuhi ko ia; ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko au te u ʻalu ʻo tauʻi ʻae tangata Filisitia.”
33 Kodwa uSawuli wathi kuDavida: Ungeke waya kulumFilisti ukulwa laye; ngoba wena ungumfana, yena-ke uyindoda yempi kusukela ebutsheni bakhe.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Saula kia Tevita, “ʻOku ʻikai te ke mafai ke ʻalu ke tuʻu hake ʻo tauʻi ʻae Filisitia ni: he ko e tamasiʻi pe koe, ka ko e tangata tau pe ia talu ʻene kei siʻi.”
34 Kodwa uDavida wathi kuSawuli: Inceku yakho yayiselusa izimvu zikayise; lapho kwafika isilwane lebhere, kwathatha imvu emhlanjini,
Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia Saula, “Naʻe tauhi ʻe hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ʻae fanga sipi ʻa ʻene tamai, mo ʻene haʻu ʻae laione mo e pea, ʻo puke ʻo ʻave ʻae ʻuhikiʻi lami mei he fanga sipi:
35 ngaphuma ngakulandela, ngakutshaya, ngayikhulula emlonyeni wakho; lapho kungivukela, ngakubamba ngendevu, ngakutshaya, ngakubulala.
Pea naʻaku tuli ia ʻi tuaʻā, ʻo taaʻi ia, pea u fakamoʻui ia mei hono ngutu: pea ʻi heʻene tuʻu ki ʻolunga kiate au, naʻaku puke ia ʻi hono fakapau, pea tā ia ʻo tāmateʻi.
36 Inceku yakho yabulala kokubili isilwane lebhere; lalo umFilisti ongasokanga uzakuba njengokunye kwakho, lokhu eyise amaviyo kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.
Naʻe tāmateʻi fakatouʻosi pe ʻe hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ʻae laione mo e pea: pea ko e Filisitia taʻekamu ni, ʻe tatau ia mo ha taha ʻo kinaua, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene pole ki he ngaahi tau ʻae ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli.”
37 UDavida wathi futhi: INkosi eyangophula kuzipho lwesilwane lakuzipho lwebhere, yona izangophula esandleni salo umFilisti. USawuli wasesithi kuDavida: Hamba, leNkosi kayibe lawe.
Pea naʻe lea foki ʻa Tevita ʻo pehē, “Ko Sihova ʻaia naʻa ne fakamoʻui au mei he pesipesi ʻoe laione, mo e pesipesi ʻoe pea, te ne fakamoʻui au mei he nima ʻoe Filisitia ni.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Saula kia Tevita, “ʻAlu, pea ke ʻiate koe ʻa Sihova.
38 USawuli wasegqokisa uDavida izigqoko zakhe, wafaka ikhowa lethusi ekhanda lakhe, wamgqokisa ibhatshi lensimbi.
Pea naʻe fakakofu tau ʻe Saula ʻa Tevita, “Pea ne ʻai ʻae tatā palasa ki hono ʻulu; pea ne ʻai kiate ia foki ʻae kofu palasa.
39 UDavida wasebhinca inkemba yakhe phezu kwezigqoko zakhe, walinga ukuhamba, ngoba wayengakuzamanga. UDavida wasesithi kuSawuli: Kangilakho ukuhamba ngilalezizinto ngoba kangizizamanga. UDavida wasezikhumula kuye.
Pea naʻe nonoʻo ʻe Tevita ʻene heletā ʻituʻa ki he kofu tau, ʻo ne ʻahiʻahi ke ʻalu; he naʻe teʻeki ai te ne ʻahiʻahiʻi ia. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kia Saula, “ʻOku ʻikai te u faʻa ʻalu mo e nāunau ni: he kuo ʻikai te u ʻahiʻahiʻi ia.” Pea naʻe vete ia ʻe Tevita ʻo ne tuku ia.
40 Wasethatha umqwayi wakhe esandleni sakhe, wazikhethela amatshe amahlanu abutshelezi esifuleni, wawafaka esikhwameni sikamelusi ayelaso, ngitsho emxhakeni, lesavutha sakhe sasisesandleni sakhe, wasesondela kumFilisti.
Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe ia hono tokotoko, ʻi hono nima, ʻo ne fili ʻae foʻi maka molemole ʻe nima mei he tafeʻanga, vai, ʻo ne ʻai ia ki he kato ʻae tauhi sipi naʻe ʻiate ia, ʻaia ko e kato siʻi; pea naʻe ʻi hono nima ʻene makatā: pea naʻe ʻunuʻunu atu ia ki he tangata Filisitia.
41 UmFilisti wasehamba waya wasondela kuDavida; lomuntu ophethe isihlangu esikhulu wayephambi kwakhe.
Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae tangata Filisitia ʻo ne ʻunuʻunu ke ofi kia Tevita: pea ko e tangata naʻe fua ʻae pā naʻe ʻalu muʻomuʻa ia ʻi hono ʻao.
42 Kwathi umFilisti ekhangela ebona uDavida, wameyisa; ngoba wayengumfana njalo ebomvana elobuso obubukekayo.
Pea ʻi he fesiofaki ʻae tangata Filisitia, ʻo ne mamata kia Tevita, naʻa ne manuki kiate ia: he naʻe kei tamasiʻi pe ia, pea totototo, pea matamatalelei hono mata.
43 UmFilisti wasesithi kuDavida: Ngiyinja yini ukuthi wena uze kimi ulezinduku? UmFilisti wasemqalekisa uDavida ngabonkulunkulu bakhe.
Pea pehē ʻe he tangata Filisitia kia Tevita, “Ko e kulī au, kuo ke haʻu ai kiate au mo e ngaahi ʻakau?” Pea kapeʻi ʻe he tangata Filisitia ʻa Tevita ʻi hono ngaahi ʻotua.
44 UmFilisti wasesithi kuDavida: Woza kimi, ngizanika inyoni zamazulu lenyamazana zeganga inyama yakho.
Pea pehē ʻe he tangata Filisitia kia Tevita, “Haʻu kiate au, pea te u ʻatu ho kakano ki he fanga manu ʻoe ʻatā, pea ki he fanga manu ʻoe vao.”
45 UDavida wasesithi kumFilisti: Wena uza kimi ulenkemba, lomkhonto, lomdikadika; kodwa mina ngiza kuwe ngebizo leNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu wamaviyo akoIsrayeli omeyisileyo.
Pea pehē ʻe Tevita ki he tangata Filisitia, “ʻOku ke haʻu kiate au ʻaki ʻae heletā, mo e tao, pea mo e pā: ka ʻoku ou ʻalu atu kiate koe ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻoe ngaahi tau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻaia kuo ke polepole ki ai.
46 Lamuhla iNkosi izakuvalela esandleni sami, ngizakutshaya, ngisuse ikhanda lakho kuwe; nginike lamuhla inyoni zamazulu lenyamazana zomhlaba izidumbu zebutho lamaFilisti, ukuze umhlaba wonke wazi ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu koIsrayeli.
ʻE tuku koe ʻe Sihova he ʻaho ni ki hoku nima; pea te u taaʻi koe ʻo toʻo ho ʻulu meiate koe; pea te u foaki ʻae ngaahi ʻangaʻanga ʻoe tau ʻae kakai Filisitia he ʻaho ni ki he fanga manu ʻoe ʻatā, pea ki he fanga manu kaivao ʻoe fonua, koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo ʻilo ʻe māmani kotoa pē, ʻoku ai ha ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli.
47 Lalelibandla lonke lizakwazi ukuthi iNkosi kayisindisi ngenkemba langomkhonto; ngoba impi ngeyeNkosi, njalo izalinikela esandleni sethu.
Pea ʻe hoko ʻo ʻilo ʻe he fakataha ni kotoa pē, ʻoku ʻikai fakamoʻui ʻe Sihova ʻaki ʻae heletā mo e tao; he ʻoku ʻa Sihova ʻae tau, pea te ne tuku ʻakimoutolu ki homau nima.”
48 Kwasekusithi lapho umFilisti esukuma ehamba esondela ukuhlangabeza uDavida, uDavida wasephangisa wagijimela ngaseviyweni ukuhlangana lomFilisti.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he tuʻu hake ʻae tangata Filisitia, pea haʻu ke ʻunuʻunu mai ke fakafetaulaki kia Tevita, naʻe fai vave ʻa Tevita ʻo lele atu ki he fuʻu tau ke fakafetaulaki atu ki he Filisitia.
49 UDavida wasefaka isandla sakhe esikhwameni, wakhupha khona ilitshe, walijikijela, wamtshaya umFilisti ebunzini lakhe ilitshe laze latshona ebunzini lakhe, wawela emhlabathini ngobuso bakhe.
Pea naʻe ala ʻe Tevita hono nima ki heʻene kato, ʻo ne toʻo mei ai ʻae foʻi maka, ʻo ne makataaʻi ia, ʻo ne taaʻi ʻae Filisitia ʻi hono foʻi laʻē, pea naʻe ngalo hifo ʻae maka ʻi hono ʻulu; pea ne tō ʻo tuʻu hono mata ki he kelekele.
50 Ngalokho uDavida wamehlula umFilisti ngesavutha langelitshe, wamtshaya umFilisti, wambulala; kodwa kwakungelankemba esandleni sikaDavida.
Ko ia naʻe ikuna ʻe Tevita ʻae tangata Filisitia ʻaki ʻae makatā mo e foʻi maka, ʻo ne taaʻi ʻae Filisitia, ʻo tāmateʻi ia; ka naʻe ʻikai ha heletā ʻi he nima ʻo Tevita.
51 Ngakho uDavida wagijima wema phezu komFilisti, wathatha inkemba yakhe, wayihwatsha esikhwameni sayo, wambulala, waquma ikhanda lakhe ngayo. Lapho amaFilisti ebona ukuthi iqhawe lawo selifile, abaleka.
Pea ko ia naʻe lele ai ʻa Tevita ʻo tuʻu ki he tangata Filisitia, ʻo ne puke ʻene heletā ʻaʻana, ʻo unuhi ia mei hono ʻaiʻanga, ʻo tāmateʻi ia ʻo ne tutuʻu ʻaki ia ʻa hono ʻulu. Pea ʻi he mamata ʻae kau Filisitia kuo mate honau toʻa, naʻa nau hola.
52 Lamadoda akoIsrayeli lawakoJuda asukuma amemeza, axotshana lamaFilisti uze uyefika esigodini lemasangweni eEkhironi. Labalimeleyo bamaFilisti bawela endleleni yeShaharayimi kuze kube seGathi njalo kuze kube seEkhironi.
Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli mo Siuta, ʻonau kaila, ʻonau tuli ʻae kau Filisitia, ʻo aʻu atu ki he toafa, pea ki he ngaahi matapā ʻo Ekiloni. Pea naʻe tō ki lalo ʻae kau kafo ʻoe kakai Filisitia ʻi he hala ki Sealeimi, ʻio, ʻo aʻu atu ki Kati mo Ekiloni.
53 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebephenduka ekuxotshaneni ngamandla lamaFilisti, baphanga inkamba zawo.
Pea naʻe liu mai ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei heʻenau tuli ki he kakai Filisitia, ʻonau maumauʻi honau ngaahi fale ʻapitanga.
54 UDavida wasethatha ikhanda lomFilisti, waliletha eJerusalema; kodwa wabeka izikhali zakhe ethenteni lakhe.
Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe Tevita ʻae ʻulu ʻoe tangata Filisitia, ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki Selūsalema; ka naʻa ne ʻai ʻene mahafutau ki hono fale fehikitaki.
55 Lapho uSawuli ebona uDavida ephuma ukuyahlangabeza umFilisti, wathi kuAbhineri induna yebutho: Uyindodana kabani lumfana Abhineri? UAbhineri wasesithi: Kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi, kangazi.
Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa Saula ki he ʻalu atu ʻa Tevita ke tauʻi ʻae tangata Filisitia, naʻe pehē ʻe ia kia ʻApina ko e ʻeiki ʻo ʻene tau, ʻApina, “Ko e foha ʻo hai ʻae tamasiʻi ni?” Pea pehē ʻe ʻApina, “Hangē ʻoku moʻui ho laumālie, ʻE tuʻi, ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloa.”
56 Inkosi yasisithi: Buza wena ukuthi liyindodana kabani lelijaha.
Pea pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “Ke ke fehuʻi koe, pe ko e foha ʻo hai ʻae tangata siʻi ni.”
57 Lapho uDavida esephendukile ekubulaleni umFilisti, uAbhineri wamthatha, wamusa phambi kukaSawuli elekhanda lomFilisti esandleni sakhe.
Pea ʻi he liu mai ʻa Tevita mei he tāmateʻi ʻoe tangata Filisitia, naʻe maʻu ia ʻe ʻApina, ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki he ʻao ʻo Saula mo e ʻulu ʻoe Filisitia naʻe ʻi hono nima.
58 USawuli wasesithi kuye: Uyindodana kabani, jaha? UDavida wasesithi: Ngiyindodana yenceku yakho uJese umBhethelehema.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Saula kiate ia, “Ko e foha koe ʻo hai?” Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe Tevita, “Ko e foha [au ]ʻo hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko Sese ko e tangata Petelihema.”
