UBawo wethu Umthambisa uSawule ukuba Abe Ngumlawuli
USamuweli wagalela ioli entloko kaSawule njengonyulwa nguBawo wethu, wamndulula enemiqondiso emithathu; uMoya wamfikela ngamandla, waza waprofeta. Kamva, xa iqashiso lamwela esidlangalaleni, bamfumana ezimele phakathi kwempahla. Bambi babuza ukuba le ndoda ingamsindisa njani na umntu.
10 1Wandula ke uSamuweli wathabatha ihlala lamafutha, wagalela entloko kuSawule, wamanga, wathi: “UBawo wethu akakuthambisanga na ukuba ube ngumlawuli welifa lakhe? 2Ekusukeni kwakho kum namhlanje, uya kuqubisana namadoda amabini ngasengcwabeni likaRakeli eTseletsa, kwelakwaBhenjamin. Aya kuthi kuwe: ‘Zifunyenwe iimazi zamaesile obuzifuna; uyihlo akasazixhalabeli, kungoku uxhalabela wena, esithi: “Ndothini na ngonyana wam?”’
3Usuka khona ke ugqithe phambili uye kumoki waseTabhore, apho uya kuqubisana namadoda amathathu enyuka esiya kuBawo wethu eBheteli—omnye ephethe amatakane eebhokhwe amathathu, omnye ephethe izonka ezithathu, omnye ephethe intsuba yewayini. 4Aya kukubulisa, akunike izonka ezibini, ozithabatha esandleni sawo.
5Uya kwandula ke ufike eGibheha kaBawo wethu, apho kukho ikampu yamaFilisti; ekungeneni kwakho kuloo mzi, uya kuqubisana nebandla labaprofeti besihla endaweni ephakamileyo, kukho phambi kwabo uhadi, nengqongqo, nogwali, nohadi oluncinane, beprofeta. 6UMoya kaBawo wethu uya kukufikela ngamandla; uya kuprofeta kunye nabo, ube ngomnye umntu. 7Xa ithe yakufikela le miqondiso, yenza oko sikufumanayo isandla sakho, kuba uBawo wethu unawe. 8Yehla phambi kwam uye eGiligali. Ndiya kuhla okunene ndize kuwe ukuza kunyusa amadini anyukayo nokubingelela iminikelo yoxolo. Linda iintsuku ezisixhenxe ndide ndize kuwe, ndikuxelele oko umelwe kukwenza.”
Imiqondiso kaBawo wethu Iyazaliseka
9Kwathi akujika uSawule ukuba asuke kuSamuweli, uBawo wethu wayiguqula intliziyo yakhe, kwaza kwenzeka yonke le miqondiso ngaloo mini. 10Bafika eGibheha, laqubisana naye ibandla labaprofeti, waza uMoya kaBawo wethu wamfikela ngamandla, waprofeta phakathi kwabo. 11Bonke abo babemazi ngaphambili bambona eprofeta kunye nabaprofeti, baza abantu babuzana: “Yintoni le yehla kunyana kaKishe? Ukubaprofeti noSawule na?”
12Omnye apho wathi: “Ngubani na uyise?” Ngako oko kwaba yintetho: “Ukubaprofeti noSawule na?” a a v12 Umbuzo othi “ngubani na uyise?” ubonisa ukuba abaprofeti abafuni mnombo wodwa — nabani na angamkela uMoya. 13Wathi akugqiba ukuprofeta, wenyuka waya endaweni ephakamileyo.
14Uyisekazi kaSawule wambuza yena nomkhonzi wakhe, wathi: “Beniye phi na?” Wathi: “Besiya kufuna iimazi zamaesile. Sithe sakubona ukuba azikho, saya kuSamuweli.”
15Wathi uyisekazi kaSawule: “Khawundixelele ukuba uthini na uSamuweli kuwe.”
16Wathi uSawule kuyisekazi: “Usiqinisekisile ukuba zifunyenwe iimazi zamaesile.” Kodwa uSawule akamxelelanga uyisekazi oko wakuthethayo uSamuweli ngolawulo.
UBawo wethu Utyhila uKumkani Amnyulileyo
17Wandula ke uSamuweli ukubabizela ebantwini kuBawo wethu eMizpa,
18wathi kooSirayeli: “Utsho uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli ukuthi: ‘Ndabanyusa abakwaSirayeli eYiputa, ndanihlangula esandleni samaYiputa nasezikumkanini zonke ezibenicinezela.’
19Kodwa namhlanje nimcekisile uBawo wenu, yena ngokwakhe oninindisayo kwiinkxwaleko zenu zonke nasekubandezelekeni, naza nathi kuye: ‘Hayi—simisele ukumkani phezu kwethu.’ Ngoku zimiseni phambi koBawo wethu ngokwezizwe nangokwemizalwane.” b b v19 Ukufuna kukaSirayeli ukumkani ongumntu, ngokwenene, kwakukukumcekisa uBawo wabo olawula ngothando phezu kwabo.
20Kwathi akusondeza uSamuweli zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli, saphuma iqashiso isizwe sakwaBhenjamin. 21Wasondeza isizwe sakwaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwane yaso; waphuma iqashiso umzalwane wakwaMatri, kwaza kwaphuma uSawule unyana kaKishe. Bamfuna, kodwa abamfumananga.
22Baza babuya babuza kuBawo wethu: “Ingaba sele efikile na lo mntu apha?” Wathi uBawo wethu: “Uzimele phakathi kwempahla.”
23Bagidima, bamthabatha khona. Wathi akuma phakathi kwabantu, ubemde kunabo bonke, ethabathela emagxeni enyuka. 24Wathi uSamuweli ebantwini bonke: “Niyambona na lowo amnyulileyo uBawo wethu? Akukho namnye onjengaye phakathi kwabantu bonke.” Baza bonke abantu bamemeza, bathi: “Makadle ubomi ukumkani!”
25USamuweli wabaxelela abantu imimiselo yobukumkani, wayibhala encwadini, wayibeka phambi koBawo wethu. Wandula ke uSamuweli ukubandulula bonke abantu, elowo waya kowakowabo. 26Naye uSawule waya ekhaya eGibheha, behamba naye amagorha abantliziyo yawo uBawo wethu ayichukumisileyo. 27Kodwa amadoda athile angamatshijolo athi: “Angasisindisa njani na lo mntu?” Amdela, aza akamphathela sipho. Kodwa uSawule akathethanga nto.
