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1 UDavida wasesithi enhliziyweni yakhe: Sengizabhubha ngolunye usuku ngesandla sikaSawuli. Kakulalutho olungcono kimi ngaphandle kokuphepha lokuphepha ngiye elizweni lamaFilisti, loSawuli uzadela ngami ukungidinga futhi kuwo wonke umngcele wakoIsrayeli; ngokunjalo ngiphephe esandleni sakhe.
Hagi anante Deviti'a amanage huno agesa antahi'ne, Mago'a knafi Soli'a nahegahianki'na Filistia vahe kumate'ma fre'na vanuana, nagra knare hu'na umanigahue huno antahine. E'ina hanena Solina avesra hinkeno, nagrikura mago'ane ohakrena knare hu'na umanigahue.
2 Wasesukuma uDavida wachapha, yena labantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha ayelabo, waya kuAkishi indodana kaMahoki, inkosi yeGathi.
Huno nentahino Deviti'a agranema vanoma nehaza 600'a sondia vahe'ene, Gati kini ne' Maoka nemofo Akisi'ene umani'naku rugitagi'za vu'naze.
3 UDavida wasehlala loAkishi eGathi, yena labantu bakhe, ngulowo lalowo lendlu yakhe; uDavida labomkakhe bobabili, uAhinowama umJizereyelikazi loAbigayili umKharmelikazi umkaNabali.
Hagi Deviti'a agranema vano nehaza vene'nene a'mofavre'zaminena zamavareno Gati mopare Akisi'ene umani'naze. Hagi Deviti'a tare atrema'ane vu'neankino, mago'mofo agi'a Ahinomukino, agra Jezreri kumateti a' mani'ne. Hagi mago'mofo agi'a Abigeli'e. Ana ara Kameri kumateti Nebali kento a'ma eri'nea a'e'ne zanavreno vu'ne.
4 Kwathi kubikwa kuSawuli ukuthi uDavida ubalekele eGathi, kabe esamdinga futhi.
Hagi Deviti'ma Gati moparega vu'nea nanekema Solima eme asamizageno nentahino'a, Devitina ahenakura mago'anena rotagoa osu'ne.
5 UDavida wasesithi kuAkishi: Uba khathesi ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, kabangiphe indawo komunye wemizi emaphandleni ukuthi ngihlale khona; ngoba inceku yakho izahlalelani lawe emzini wenkosi?
Hagi mago zupa Deviti'a amanage huno Akisina asmi'ne, Kagrama nagri'ma kavesi nante'nunka, mago osi kumaka'a namige'na anampi naga'ninena umani'neno. Eri'za vahekamo'na kini ne'moka rankumapina omanigahue.
6 UAkishi wasemnika iZikilagi ngalolosuku. Ngakho iZikilagi ingeyamakhosi akoJuda kuze kube lamuhla.
Huno higeno, ana knazupa Akisi'a Ziglak kuma ami'ne. (E'inagafare Ziglak kumamo'a Juda vahe kinimofo kuma meno menina ama knarera ehanati'ne.)
7 Lenani lensuku uDavida azihlala elizweni lamaFilisti lalingumnyaka lenyanga ezine.
Hagi Deviti'a Filistia mopafina mago kafugi 4'a ika mani'ne.
8 UDavida labantu bakhe basebesenyuka bahlasela amaGeshuri lamaGirizi, lamaAmaleki, ngoba lawo ayengabahlali balelolizwe kwasendulo, lapho usiya eShuri, njalo kuze kube selizweni leGibhithe.
Ana huteno Deviti'ene sondia vahe'amo'za vu'za, Gesuri vahe'ma Kirzeti vahe'ma Ameleki vahe'enena hara ome hu'naze. Ana vahera za'za kna e'i ana mopafina mani'naza vaheki'za, ana mopazmimofo agema'amo'a Suriti vuno Isipi tva'onte ome atre'ne.
9 UDavida waselitshaya ilizwe, kazatshiya ophilayo, owesilisa lowesifazana, wathatha izimvu lenkomo labobabhemi lamakamela lezigqoko, wabuyela wafika kuAkishi.
Hagi Deviti'ma ha'ma ome hunezmanteno'a, maka venenene a'nenena zamahehna nehuno, sipisipi afuma, bulimakao afu'ma, donki afu'ma, kemori afuma kukenanena e'nerino ete kini ne' Akisima mani'nerega e'ne.
10 Lapho uAkishi esithi: Belihlasela ngaphi lamuhla? UDavida wayesithi: Ngaseningizimu yakoJuda, langaseningizimu yamaJerameli, langaseningizimu yamaKeni.
Hagi Akisi'a antahigeno, Kagra menina iga hara ome nehane? Higeno'a Deviti'a amanage huno kenona'a hu'ne, Juda vahe'ene Negevi mopamofo mago asoparega hara ome huge, mago kaziga asoparega Jerami vahe'ene hara ome huge, mago kaziga asoparega Kenaiti vahe'ene hara ome huge nehue.
11 UDavida katshiyanga owesilisa kumbe owesifazana ophilayo, ukuletha ilizwi eGathi, esithi: Hlezi bakhulume ngathi, besithi: Wenze njalo uDavida. Wawunjalo-ke umkhuba wakhe zonke izinsuku azihlala elizweni lamaFilisti.
Hagi Deviti'a ha'ma ome nehuno'a, magore huno vene'nene a'nenena ozmatreno zamahe fri vagare'ne. Agrama agesama antahiana, mago vahe'ma atresugeno'a, Deviti'a vahera ahe fri vagare'ne huno Gati kumate vahera ome asamigahaze huno agesa antahine. Hagi Deviti'a Filistiama mani'nea knafina, e'inahu'za huvava huno vu'ne.
12 UAkishi wasemkholwa uDavida esithi: Uzenze waba levumba kakhulu ebantwini bakibo koIsrayeli. Ngakho uzakuba yinceku yami kuze kube nininini.
Hagi Akisi'ma agesama antahiana Deviti'a tamage nehie nehuno, amanage huno antahi'ne, Agra'a naga Israeli vahe hara ome hunezamante huno agesa antahi'ne. Hagi meninteti'ma vaniana nagri eri'za vahe manino vugahie huno antahi'ne.
