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14 ¹Ngenye imini uYonatan unyana kaSawule wathi kumphathi weentonga zakhe: “Yiza, siwele siye ekampini yamaFilisti ekhangelene nathi,” kodwa akamxelela uyise. ²USawule wahlala ekupheleni kweGibheha phantsi komthi werharnate eMigron, enamadoda angamakhulu amathandathu. ³UAhiya unyana ka-Ahitubhi, umnakwabo ka-Ichabhodi, unyana kaPinehasi, unyana ka-Eli, umbingeleli kaBawo wethu eShilo, wayethwele ubengo. Abantu babengazi ukuba uYonatan umkile. ^a a v3 Ubengo yayiyingubo ekhethekileyo yababingeleli eyayinxitywa xa kubuzwa kuThixo isikhokelo.

⁴Phakathi kweengxingwa uYonatan awayefuna ukuwela ngazo esiya ekampini yamaFilisti kwakukho iliwa ngakwelinye icala, neliwa ngakwelinye icala—igama lelinye yiBhotsetse, elinye yiSene. ⁵Elinye iliwa lalimi ngasentla, likhangelene neMikmas, elinye ngasezantsi, likhangelene neGebha. ⁶UYonatan wathi kumphathi weentonga zakhe: “Yiza, siwele siye ekampini yaba bangalukileyo. Mhlawumbi uBawo wethu uya kusenzela into; akukho nto imnqandayo ekusindiseni ngabaninzi nokuba ngabambalwa.”

⁷Umphathi weentonga zakhe wathi: “Yenza konke okusentliziyweni yakho. Hamba—ndinawe, ngentliziyo nangomphefumlo.”

⁸Wandula wathi uYonatan: “Siya kuwela siye kula madoda, siwenze asibone. ⁹Ukuba athi: ‘Lindani side sifike kuni,’ soma apha, singenyuki siye kuwo. ¹⁰Kodwa ukuba athi: ‘Nyukani nize kuthi,’ sonyuka, ngokuba uBawo wethu uwanikele esandleni sethu—nguwo lowo umqondiso wethu.”

¹¹Bobabini bazibonakalisa ekampini yamaFilisti. AmaFilisti athi: “Yabonani, amaHebhere arhubuluza ephuma emingxunyeni abezimele kuyo.” ¹²Amadoda asekampini amemeza uYonatan nomphathi weentonga zakhe, athi: “Nyukani nize kuthi, siya kuniqondisa.” UYonatan wathi kumphathi weentonga zakhe: “Nyuka undilandele, ngokuba uBawo wethu uwanikele esandleni samaSirayeli.”

¹³UYonatan wenyuka ngezandla nangeenyawo, umphathi weentonga zakhe emlandela; amaFilisti awa phambi koYonatan, umphathi weentonga zakhe ewabulala emva kwakhe. ¹⁴Ngaloo mbulala wokuqala uYonatan nomphathi weentonga zakhe babulala amadoda angathi angamashumi amabini kwisiqwenga esingathi sisiqingatha seakile.

¹⁵Kwafika isaqunge ekampini, nasezindle, nakubo bonke abantu; ikampu namatutu angcangcazela nawo, laza lanyikima ihlabathi—saqunge esivela kuBawo wethu. ¹⁶Abalindi bakaSawule eGibheha yakwaBhenjamin bakhangela—nanko isikhungu samaFilisti sinyibilika, sithi saa ngeenxa zonke. ¹⁷USawule wathi kubantu bakhe: “Balani nibone ukuba ngubani ongekhoyo.” Bakuba bebalile, kwafumaniseka ukuba uYonatan nomphathi weentonga zakhe abakho.

¹⁸USawule wathi kuAhiya: “Zisa apha ityeya kaBawo wethu,” kuba ngelo xesha ityeya kaBawo wethu yayinamaSirayeli. ¹⁹Lo gama uSawule wayethetha kumbingeleli, intlokoma yasekampini yamaFilisti yaya isomelela kakhulu. Wathi kumbingeleli: “Sirhoxise isandla sakho.”

²⁰USawule nabantu bakhe bahlanganisana, bafika edabini, bafumana ukuba amakrele amaFilisti ajikelene, kungcangcangca ngokupheleleyo. ²¹AmaHebhere awayethelele kumaFilisti ngaphambili, awayenyuke nawo aya ekampini, nawo ajika aya kuhlanganisana namaSirayeli ayenoSawule noYonatan. ²²Akuba onke amadoda akwaSirayeli ayezimele kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim eve ukuba amaFilisti asabile, nawo awasukela kunene edabini. ²³Ngoko uBawo wethu wawahlangula amaSirayeli ngaloo mini, ukulwa kwaya kuma ngaphaya kweBhetaven.

Isifungo esingxamileyo sikaSawule Sithoba amaSirayeli

²⁴Abantu bakwaSirayeli babandezelwe kakhulu ngaloo mini, ngokuba uSawule wayebafungisile, esithi: “Uqalekisiwe odla ukudla ngaphambi kokuhlwa, ndingekaziphindezeleli eentshabeni zam.” Akukho namnye ebantwini owancamla ukudla.

²⁵Bonke abantu bangena ehlathini, kwaye kwakukho ubusi emhlabeni. ²⁶Bakungena ehlathini, ubusi babubaleka, kodwa akubangakho namnye osa isandla emlonyeni wakhe, kuba abantu basoyika isifungo. ²⁷Kodwa uYonatan wayengevanga ukuba uyise wabafungisa abantu, waza wesa incam yentonga yakhe, wayithi nkxu kuvinkci lobusi, wasa isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe, akhazimla amehlo akhe. ²⁸Elinye idoda lathi: “Uyihlo ubafungisile abantu, esithi: ‘Uqalekisiwe odla ukudla namhla’—ngoko amadoda adiniwe.”

²⁹UYonatan wathi: “Ubawo ulihluphile ilizwe. Khangela indlela akhazimle ngayo amehlo am ngokuncamla ubusi obuncinane. ³⁰Ngekulunge ngokungakanani ukuba abantu bebedle ngokukhululekileyo namhla kumaxhoba eentshaba zabo! Ukubulawa kwamaFilisti akubanga kukhulu.” ³¹Ngaloo mini bawabulala amaFilisti, bathabathela eMikmas bada baya eAyalon, baza abantu batyhafa kuphele. ³²Abantu baphuthuma kumaxhoba, bathabatha iigusha, neenkomo, namathole, bawabulala emhlabeni, bayidla inyama inegazi. ³³Othile waxelela uSawule, wathi: “Abantu bona kuBawo wethu, besidla inyama inegazi.” Wathi: “Ningcatshile. Qengqelani ilitye elikhulu apha kum.”

³⁴Wandula wathi: “Yithini saa phakathi kwabantu, nithi kubo: elowo makandizisele inkomo yakhe nokuba yigusha yakhe, ayixhelele apha, adle—ningoni kuBawo wethu ngokudla inyama inegazi.” Ngoko ngobo busuku elowo wazisa inkomo yakhe, wayixhela khona apho.

³⁵USawule wamakhela isibingelelo uBawo wethu. Kwakusisibingelelo sakhe sokuqala awamakhela sona. ³⁶USawule wathi: “Masehle sisukele amaFilisti ngobu busuku, siwaphange kude kuse, kungasali namnye ophilayo.” Baphendula bathi: “Yenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho.” Kodwa umbingeleli wathi: “Masisondele kuBawo wethu apha.”

³⁷Ngoko uSawule wabuza kuBawo wethu, wathi: “Ndihle na ndilandele amaFilisti? Uya kuwanikela na kumaSirayeli?” Kodwa akamphendula ngaloo mini. ³⁸USawule wathi: “Yizani apha, nonke nina zikhulu zabantu, size sazi ukuba enziwe njani na esi sono namhla. ³⁹Noko ehleli nje uBawo wethu owahlangula amaSirayeli—nokuba ityala likunyana wam uYonatan, inene uya kufa.” Kodwa akukho namnye ebantwini owaphendulayo. ⁴⁰Wathi kuwo onke amaSirayeli: “Nina yimani ngakwelinye icala; mna noYonatan unyana wam singakweli.” Abantu bathi kuSawule: “Yenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho.”

⁴¹Wathandaza uSawule wathi: “Bawo wethu, Thixo kaSirayeli, kungani na ungamphendulanga umkhonzi wakho namhla? Ukuba eli tyala lisuka kum okanye kunyana wam uYonatan, Bawo wethu, Thixo kaSirayeli, phendula ngeeUrim; kodwa ukuba likubantu bakho amaSirayeli, phendula ngeeTumim.” Iqashiso lawela kuYonatan noSawule; abantu bagwetyelwa. ^b b v41 IiUrim neeTumim zaziziinto ezingcwele ezazigcinwa elubengweni lombingeleli, zisetyenziselwa ukufuna impendulo kaThixo ngeqashiso.

⁴²Wathi uSawule: “Phosani iqashiso phakathi kwam nonyana wam uYonatan.” Iqashiso lawela kuYonatan.

⁴³Wathi uSawule kuYonatan: “Ndixelele into oyenzileyo.” Waphendula wathi: “Ndithe ndeva nje ubusi obuncinane ngencam yentonga yam. Ngoku ndimelwe kukufa.”

⁴⁴Wathi uSawule: “UBawo wethu makandenze njalo, nangaphezulu, ukuba akuyi kufa ngenene, Yonatan.”

⁴⁵Bathi abantu kuSawule: “Ingaba uYonatan umelwe kukufa na—yena owenze olu sindiso lukhulu kwaSirayeli? Nakanye! Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, akuyi kuwa nalunye unwele lwentloko yakhe emhlabeni, kuba ukwenze oku namhla ngoncedo lukaBawo wethu.” Bamsindisa ke uYonatan, akafanga. ⁴⁶Wayeka ke uSawule ukusukela amaFilisti, aza amaFilisti abuyela ezweni lawo.

Iimfazwe zikaSawule nosapho lwakhe

⁴⁷Akuba uSawule ethabathe ubukumkani kwaSirayeli, walwa neentshaba zakhe zonke ngeenxa zonke: amaMowabhi, noonyana baka-Amon, nama-Edom, nookumkani baseTsobha, namaFilisti. Naphi na apho ajika khona, wayeboyisa. ⁴⁸Walwa ngobukroti, wawabulala ama-Amaleki, wawasindisa amaSirayeli esandleni sabaphangi bawo. ⁴⁹Oonyana bakaSawule: nguYonatan, noIshvi, noMalekishuwa. Iintombi zakhe zombini: nguMerabhi owamazibulo, noMikali encinane. ⁵⁰Umkakhe: nguAhinowam, intombi ka-Ahimahatse. Umthetheli womkhosi wakhe: nguAbhinere unyana kaNere, uyisekazi kaSawule, ⁵¹kaloku uKishe, uyise kaSawule, noNere, uyise ka-Abhinere, bobabini bangoonyana baka-Abhiyeli.

⁵²Yaba nzima imfazwe namaFilisti yonke imihla kaSawule; kwaye naxa abona indoda enamandla okanye enobukroti, wayeyithabathela kuye.