9:1 |
Kwakukhona-ke indoda yakoBhenjamini, ogama lakhe lalinguKishi, indodana ka-Abiyeli, indodana kaZerori, indodana kaBekorati, indodana ka-Afiya, indodana yomuntu wakoBhenjamini, eqinile futhi eqinile. |
9:2 |
Futhi wayenendodana ethiwa uSawule, indoda ekhethiweyo nelungileyo. Futhi kwakungekho muntu phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli owayengcono kunaye. Ngoba wema ikhanda namahlombe ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu. |
9:3 |
Manje izimbongolo zikaKishi, uyise kaSawule, lase lilahlekile. UKishi wasesithi kuSawule indodana yakhe, “Thatha kanye nawe enye yezinceku, futhi esukuma, phumani niyofuna izimbongolo. Sebedabule ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, |
9:4 |
nasezweni laseShalisha, futhi engabatholanga, badabula nezwe laseShahalim, futhi babengekho, nasezweni lakwaBenjamini, futhi abatholanga lutho. |
9:5 |
Kwathi sebefikile ezweni lakwaZufi, Wathi uSawule encekwini eyayinaye, “Woza, futhi masibuyele, kungenjalo mhlawumbe ubaba angakhohlwa izimbongolo, futhi nikhathazeke ngathi.” |
9:6 |
Wathi kuye: “Bheka, kukhona umuntu kaNkulunkulu kulomuzi, indoda ehloniphekile. Konke akushoyo, kwenzeka ngaphandle kokwehluleka. Ngakho-ke manje, asihambe siye khona. Ngoba mhlawumbe angase asitshele ngendlela yethu, ngenxa yalokho sesifikile.” |
9:7 |
USawuli wasesithi encekwini yakhe: “Bheka, asihambe. Kodwa sizolethani kumuntu kaNkulunkulu? Isinkwa emasakeni ethu sesiphelile. Futhi asinasipho esincane esingasinika umuntu kaNkulunkulu, noma yini nhlobo.” |
9:8 |
Inceku yaphinda yamphendula uSawule, wathi: “Bheka, kukhona esandleni sami uhlamvu lwemali ingxenye yesine yestateri. Asimnike umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ukuze asambulela indlela yethu.” |
9:9 |
(Ezikhathini ezedlule, kwa-Israyeli, noma ubani ozobuza kuNkulunkulu angakhuluma ngale ndlela, “Woza, futhi masiye umboni. Ngomuntu obizwa ngomprofethi namuhla, ezikhathini ezedlule wayebizwa ngokuthi umboni.) |
9:10 |
USawuli wasesithi encekwini yakhe: “Izwi lakho lihle kakhulu. Woza, asihambe.” Bangena emzini, lapho umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayekhona. |
9:11 |
Futhi njengoba benyuka umqansa ukuya edolobheni, bafica izintombi ziphuma ukuyokha amanzi. Basebesithi kubo, “Ingabe umboni ulapha?” |
9:12 |
Nokuphendula, bathi kubo: "Ungu. Bheka, uphambi kwenu. Shesha manje. Ngoba ungene emzini namuhla, njengoba kunomhlatshelo wabantu namuhla, endaweni ephakemeyo. |
9:13 |
Lapho engena edolobheni, kufanele umthole ngokushesha, ngaphambi kokuba akhuphukele endaweni ephakemeyo ukuze adle. Futhi abantu ngeke badle aze afike. Ngoba ubusisa isisulu, emva kwalokho ababiziweyo bayakudla. Ngakho-ke manje, Khuphukela. Ngoba lizamthola lamuhla. |
9:14 |
Base benyukela emzini. Futhi njengoba behamba phakathi komuzi, Kuqhamuke uSamuweli, eqhubekela phambili ehlangana labo, ukuze akhuphukele endaweni ephakemeyo. |
9:15 |
Manje uJehova wayemambulela endlebeni kaSamuweli, ngolunye usuku ngaphambi kokuba uSawule afike, ethi: |
9:16 |
“Kusasa, ngehora elikhona manje, ngiyakuthuma kuwe indoda evela ezweni lakwaBenjamini;. Futhi uyakumgcoba abe ngumholi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Futhi uyosindisa abantu bami esandleni samaFilisti. Ngoba ngibabuke ngomusa abantu bami, ngoba ukukhala kwabo sekufike kimi.” |
9:17 |
Lapho uSamuweli ebona uSawule, iNkosi yathi kuye: “Bheka, indoda engakhuluma ngayo kuwe. Lona uyakubusa phezu kwabantu bami.” |
9:18 |
USawuli wasesondela kuSamuweli, phakathi kwesango, wathi, "Ngitshele, Ngiyancenga: iphi indlu yomboni?” |
9:19 |
USamuweli wamphendula uSawule, ethi: “Yimina umboni. Khuphukela phambi kwami uye endaweni ephakemeyo, ukuze udle lami lamuhla. Futhi ngizokukhulula ekuseni. Futhi ngizokwambulela kuwe konke okusenhliziyweni yakho. |
9:20 |
Futhi mayelana nezimbongolo, ezilahlekile ngayizolo, akufanele ukhathazeke, ngoba sebetholakele. Futhi zonke izinto ezinhle zakwa-Israyeli, kufanele babe ngobani? Aziyikuba ezakho kanye nendlu yonke kayihlo?” |
9:21 |
Nokuphendula, Wathi uSawule: “Angisiyo yini indodana kaBhenjamini?, isizwe esincane sakwa-Israyeli, futhi izihlobo zami azizona ezokugcina phakathi kwemindeni yonke yesizwe sakwaBenjamini? Ngakho-ke, ukhulumelani kimi leli zwi?” |
9:22 |
Futhi kanjalo uSamuweli, ethatha uSawule nenceku yakhe, abangenise endlini yokudlela, wabanika indawo ephambili kwabamenyiweyo. Ngokuba kwakukhona amadoda angaba ngamashumi amathathu. |
9:23 |
USamuweli wasesithi kumpheki, “Letha isabelo engasinika sona, nalokho engakuyala ngakho ukuba ukuhlukanisele wena.” |
9:24 |
Wabe esephakamisa ihlombe umpheki, wayibeka phambi kukaSawule. Wathi uSamuweli: “Bheka, okusalayo, kubeke phambi kwakho udle. Ngoba lagcinelwa wena ngamabomu, ngesikhathi ngibiza abantu.” USawule wadla noSamuweli ngalolo suku. |
9:25 |
Behla endaweni ephakemeyo, bangena emzini, wakhuluma noSawule ekamelweni eliphezulu. Wamendlalela uSawule icansi ekamelweni eliphezulu, walala. |
9:26 |
Bavuka ekuseni, kwase kuqala ukukhanya, USamuweli wabiza uSawule ekamelweni eliphezulu, ethi, “Sukuma, ukuze ngikuthume.” USawuli wasesukuma. Bahamba bobabili, okusho ukuthi, yena noSamuweli. |
9:27 |
Futhi njengoba behla beya emkhawulweni womuzi, Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule: “Yisho inceku ukuba ihambe phambi kwethu, nokuqhubeka. Kodwa wena, hlalani lapha isikhashana, ukuze nginambulele izwi leNkosi.” |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.