Incwadzi Yekucala YaSamuweli
30 Ngesikhatsi Davide kanye nemadvodza labehamba nawo befika eSikilagi+ ngelilanga lesitsatfu, ema-Amaleki+ bekahlasele indzawo leseningizimu* kanye neSikilagi, futsi ahlasela iSikilagi aphindze ayishisa ngemlilo. 2 Atfumba bafati+ nabo bonkhe bantfu labebalapho kusukela kulomncane kuya kulomdzala. Kute lambulala, kodvwa abatsatsa ahamba nabo. 3 Ngesikhatsi Davide nalamadvodza labehamba nawo befika kulelidolobha, balikhandza lishisiwe futsi bafati babo, emadvodzana abo kanye nemadvodzakati abo abetfunjiwe. 4 Davide nalamadvodza labehamba nawo bacala kudzindza sililo, baze baphelelwa ngemandla ekukhala. 5 Bafati bakhe lababili lokungu-Ahinowami waseJezreyeli kanye na-Abigayili lobekangumfati waNabali waseKhameli, nabo bebatfunjiwe.+ 6 Davide abekhatsateke kakhulu ngobe lamadvodza labehamba nawo abefuna kumgcoba ngematje, ngenca yekutsi onkhe abeva buhlungu kakhulu ngekulahlekelwa ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati awo. Kodvwa Davide watfola emandla ngekusitwa nguJehova Nkulunkulu wakhe.+
7 Davide wase utsi ku-Abiyatha+ umphristi loyindvodzana ya-Ahimeleki: “Ngicela unginikete lesidziya.”+ Ngako Abiyatha wasiletsa kuye. 8 Davide wabuta kuJehova+ watsi: “Ngiwacoshe yini lamasotja langihlaselako? Ngitawakhandza yini?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Wacoshe, ngobe utawakhandza futsi utawukhulula konkhe lakutsetse.”+
9 Ngekushesha Davide wahamba nalamadvodza langu-600 labenaye,+ futsi bachubeka baze bayofika eSigodzini* saseBhesori, lapho kwafike kwasala khona lamanye kulamadvodza. 10 Davide wachubeka wacosha lamasotja akanye nemadvodza langu-400, kodvwa kwasala emadvodza langu-200 labedzinwe kakhulu kutsi angewela Sigodzi saseBhesori.+
11 Afike atfola indvodza yaseGibhithe esigangeni, futsi ayimikisa kuDavide. Ayinika kudla kanye nemanti ekunatsa, 12 aphindze ayinika nelicebelengwane lemakhiwa lomisiwe kanye nemacebelengwane lamabili emagilebisi lomisiwe. Naseyicedzile kudla, yaba nemandla* ngobe besekuphele emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu ingakake idle nobe inatse emanti. 13 Davide wabuta lendvodza watsi: “Uyinceku yabani, futsi uwakuphi?” yona yatsi: “NgingumGibhithe, inceku yendvodza lengum-Amaleki, kodvwa inkhosi yami ingishiyile ngobe ngibese ngiyagula kulamalanga lamatsatfu lendlulile. 14 Besihlasele eningizimu* yendzawo yemaKherethi,+ naseveni lakaJuda, kanye naseningizimu* yeKhalebi+ futsi iSikilagi siyishise ngemlilo.” 15 Nakeva loko, Davide watsi kuyo: “Ungahamba yini nami ungimikise kulamasotja lahlaselako?” Lendvodza yamphendvula yatsi: “Ngitakumikisa nangabe utawufunga kimi ngaNkulunkulu kutsi ngeke ungibulale nekutsi ngeke unginikele enkhosini yami.”
16 Ngako yahamba naye yammikisa lapho lamasotja bekamise khona emathende, futsi bekadla, anatsa aphindze ahalalisa ngenca yato tonkhe tintfo labetitsetse eveni lemaFilisti naseveni lakaJuda. 17 Davide wawabulala kusukela entsatsakusa kwaze kwaba ngusentsambama lelandzelako. Kute ngisho nayinye indvodza leyaphunyula+ ngaphandle kwemadvodza langu-400 labaleka ngemakamela. 18 Davide wabuyisa konkhe lobekutsetfwe ngema-Amaleki,+ waphindze wakhulula nebafati bakhe lababili. 19 Kute ngisho nakunye kwabo labangazange bakutfole, kusukela kulokuncane kuya kulokukhulu. Babuyisa emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo kanye naletintfo lebetitsetfwe ngulamasotja.+ Davide wabuyisa tonkhe letintfo lebetitsetfwe. 20 Watsatsa yonkhe imihlambi yetimvu, yetimbuti neyetinkhomo futsi lamadvodza labehamba naye ayichuba ngembili kwemfuyo yabo. Lamadvodza atsi: “Leti tintfo letitsetfwe nguDavide.”
21 Ngemuva kwaloko Davide wabuya kulamadvodza langu-200 labesele ngaseSigodzini saseBhesori+ ngenca yekutsi abedzinwe kakhulu kutsi angahamba naye, ngako ahlangabeta Davide nalabantfu labebahamba naye. Ngesikhatsi asondzela kuwo, wawabuta imphilo. 22 Kodvwa onkhe emadvodza langakalungi nalangenangcondvo emkhatsini walawo labehambe naDavide atsi: “Ngenca yekutsi abakahambi natsi, ngeke sibanike lutfo kuletintfo lesibuye nato, ngaphandle nje kwekutsi umuntfu ngamunye atsatse umfati wakhe nemadvodzana akhe bese uyahamba.” 23 Nobe kunjalo Davide watsi: “Banaketfu, ningenti kanjalo ngetintfo Jehova lasinikete tona. Usivikele waphindze wawanikela esandleni setfu lamasotja labekasihlasela.+ 24 Ngubani nje longavumelana nani kuloku? Incenye letawutfolwa ngumuntfu lohambile waya emphini itawulingana naleyo letawutfolwa ngulobekasele nemitfwalo.+ Sonkhe sitawutfola lokulinganako.”+ 25 Kusukela ngalelolanga, loku wakubeka kwaba ngumtsetfo nesimiso ka-Israyeli kuze kube ngulamuhla.
26 Ngesikhatsi Davide abuyela eSikilagi, watsatsa letinye taletintfo labebuye nato watitfumela emadvodzeni lamadzala akaJuda labekabangani bakhe, watsi kuwo: “Nasi sipho* lesiniphatsele sona kulesikutsetse etitseni taJehova.” 27 Lesipho wasitfumela kulawo labekaseBetheli,+ kulawo labekaseRamothi yaseNegebhu,* kulawo labekaseJathiri,+ 28 kulawo labekase-Aroyeri, kulawo labekaseSifmothi, kulawo labekase-Eshtemoya,+ 29 kulawo labekaseRakali, kulawo labekasemadolobheni emaJerameli,+ kulawo labekasemadolobheni emaKheni,+ 30 kulawo labekaseHoma,+ kulawo labekaseBhori-ashani, kulawo labekase-Athakhi, 31 kulawo labekaseHebroni,+ nakuto tonkhe tindzawo Davide nalamadvodza labekahamba nawo labebavame kuya kuto.