1 USamuyeli 27
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.
David el sifacna nunku insial, “Sie len Saul el ac mau uniyuwi. Wona nga in kaingla nu Philistia, na Saul el ac tia sifil sukyu in facl Israel, ac nga fah moul in misla.”
2 Wasesukuma uDavida wachapha, yena labantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha ayelabo, waya kuAkishi indodana kaMahoki, inkosi yeGathi.
Ke ma inge, David ac mwet onfoko lal elos tuyak ac som nu yorol Achish, wen natul Maoch, su tokosra fin acn Gath.
3 UDavida wasehlala loAkishi eGathi, yena labantu bakhe, ngulowo lalowo lendlu yakhe; uDavida labomkakhe bobabili, uAhinowama umJizereyelikazi loAbigayili umKharmelikazi umkaNabali.
David ac mwet lal wi sou lalos, elos oakwuki muta in facl Gath. El us mutan luo kial welul: Ahinoam mutan Jezreel se, ac Abigail mutan Carmel se su katinmas kial Nabal.
4 Kwathi kubikwa kuSawuli ukuthi uDavida ubalekele eGathi, kabe esamdinga futhi.
Ke Saul el lohng lah David el kaingla nu Gath, el tila sokol.
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?
David el fahk nu sel Tokosra Achish, “Fin pwaye lah nga kom kawuk, ase sie siti srisrik nga in muta we. Nga tia enenu nga in wi kom muta in siti lun tokosra.”
6 UAkishi wasemnika iZikilagi ngalolosuku. Ngakho iZikilagi ingeyamakhosi akoJuda kuze kube lamuhla.
Ouinge Tokosra Achish el sang siti srisrik se Ziklag nu sel, ac pa inge sripa se sis acn Ziklag ma na lun tokosra lun mwet Judah nwe misenge.
7 Lenani lensuku uDavida azihlala elizweni lamaFilisti lalingumnyaka lenyanga ezine.
David el muta in facl lun mwet Philistia malem singoul onkosr.
8 UDavida labantu bakhe basebesenyuka bahlasela amaGeshuri lamaGirizi, lamaAmaleki, ngoba lawo ayengabahlali balelolizwe kwasendulo, lapho usiya eShuri, njalo kuze kube selizweni leGibhithe.
In pulan pacl sac, David ac mwet lal elos mweun lain mwet Geshur, mwet Girzi, ac mwet Amalek. Mwet inge elos nu muta inge in pacl loeloes somla nwe in pacl se inge. David el mweuni acn inge som na nwe sun acn Shur, ac fahla pac nwe Egypt,
9 UDavida waselitshaya ilizwe, kazatshiya ophilayo, owesilisa lowesifazana, wathatha izimvu lenkomo labobabhemi lamakamela lezigqoko, wabuyela wafika kuAkishi.
ac onela mukul ac mutan, ac sruokya sheep, cow, donkey, camel, ac oayapa nuknuk. Na elos ac folok nu yorol Tokosra Achish,
10 Lapho uAkishi esithi: Belihlasela ngaphi lamuhla? UDavida wayesithi: Ngaseningizimu yakoJuda, langaseningizimu yamaJerameli, langaseningizimu yamaKeni.
ac el ac siyuk sel David, “Ku kom som mweun oya misenge?” Ac David el ac fahk nu sel lah elos som layen nu eir in acn Judah, ku el ac fahk mu elos som nwe in facl sin sou lal Jerahmeel, ku nu in facl sin mwet Ken.
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.
David el ac onela mwet nukewa, mukul ac mutan. El oru ouinge in mau wangin mwet folok nu Gath ac srumun ma el, ac mwet lal inge, oru uh. David el oru na lumah se inge ke lusen pacl se el muta Philistia ah.
12 UAkishi wasemkholwa uDavida esithi: Uzenze waba levumba kakhulu ebantwini bakibo koIsrayeli. Ngakho uzakuba yinceku yami kuze kube nininini.
Tuh Tokosra Achish el lulalfongel David, ac el sifacna nunku insial, “David el srungayuk na pwaye sin mwet lal sifacna, mwet Israel. Ke ma inge el ac fah enenu elan kulansupweyu in moul lal nufon.”
