January 20, 2012, Ukufunda

The First Book of Samuel 24: 3-21

23:3 Amadoda ayenoDavide athi kuye, “Bheka, siqhubeka ngokwesaba lapha eJudiya; kakhulu kangakanani, uma singena eKeyila ukulwa nebandla lamaFilisti?”
23:4 Ngakho-ke, UDavida waphinda wabuza eNkosini. Nokuphendula, wathi kuye: “Sukuma, futhi ungene eKeyila. Ngokuba ngiyakunikela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.
23:5 Ngakho-ke, UDavide nabantu bakhe bangena eKeyila. balwa namaFilisti, bathatha izinkomo zabo, bababulala ngokuceka okukhulu. UDavide wabasindisa abakhileyo eKeyila.
23:6 Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, lapho uAbhiyatha, indodana ka-Ahimeleki, esekuthunjweni noDavide, wehlela eKeyila, ene-efodi kuye.
23:7 Khona-ke kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide uye eKeyila. Wathi uSawule: “UJehova umnikele esandleni sami. Ngoba uvalelwe, sebengene emzini onamasango nemigoqo.
23:8 USawule wayala bonke abantu ukuba behle ukuze balwe neKeyila, nokuvimbezela uDavide nabantu bakhe.
23:9 UDavida wasebona ukuthi uSawuli wayemlungisele okubi ngasese, wathi ku-Abiyathara, umpristi, “Letha ingubo yamahlombe.”
23:10 Wathi uDavide: “O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, inceku yakho izwe umbiko wokuthi uSawule uceba ukuya eKeyila, ukuze awuchithe umuzi ngenxa yami.
23:11 Ingabe abantu baseKeyila bayonginikela esandleni sakhe?? Futhi uSawule uzokwehla, njengokuzwa kwenceku yakho? O Nkosi Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, yembula encekwini yakho.” Yathi iNkosi, “Uzokwehla.”
23:12 Wathi uDavide, “Amadoda aseKeyila azongikhulula na?, namadoda akanye nami, esandleni sikaSawule?” Yathi iNkosi, "Bazokuletha."
23:13 Ngakho-ke, UDavide, namadoda akhe kungathi amakhulu ayisithupha, wasukuma, futhi, esuka eKeyila, bazulazula lapha nalaphaya, ngokungenanjongo. Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ubalekile eKeyila, futhi yasindiswa. Ngokwalesi sizathu, wakhetha ukungaphumi.
23:14 UDavide wahlala ehlane, ezindaweni eziqine kakhulu. Wahlala entabeni ehlane laseZifi, entabeni enomthunzi. Noma kunjalo, USawuli wayemdinga nsuku zonke. Kepha uJehova akamnikelanga esandleni sakhe.
23:15 UDavide wabona ukuthi uSawule uphumile, ukuze afune ukuphila kwakhe. UDavide wayesehlane laseZifi, ehlathini.
23:16 Futhi uJonathani, indodana kaSawule, wasukuma waya kuDavide ehlathini, waqinisa izandla zakhe kuNkulunkulu. Wathi kuye:
23:17 "Ungesabi. Ngesandla sikababa, USawuli, ngeke ngikuthole. Futhi uyakuba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. Futhi ngizoba ngowesibili kuwe. Futhi nobaba uyakwazi lokhu.”
23:18 Ngakho-ke, benza isivumelwano bobabili phambi kukaJehova. UDavide wahlala emahlathini. Kodwa uJonathani wabuyela endlini yakhe.
23:19 AbaseZifi base benyukela kuSawule eGibeya, ethi: “Bheka, UDavide akafihlwa kithi ezindaweni ezilondeke kakhulu emahlathini egqumeni laseHakila, elingakwesokunene sogwadule?
23:20 Ngakho-ke manje, uma umphefumulo wakho ufisa ukwehla, bese ehla. Khona-ke kuyakuba ngathi ukumnikela esandleni senkosi.
23:21 Wathi uSawule: “Ubusisiwe nguJehova. Ngoba udabukile ngesimo sami.

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