USawule uyawoyisa ama-Amaleki kodwa uyreza
Ethunywe nguBawo wethu ukuba atshabalalise uAmaleki, uSawule wamsindisa ukumkani kunye nemfuyo elungileyo, wazimisela isikhumbuzo. Akuqononondiswa, watyhola amajoni, wakubiza ngokuthi ngumbingelelo. USamuweli waphendula ukuthobela kulunge ngaphezu kombingelelo, wamxelela ukuba ubukumkani bukrazuliwe, waza wambulala uAgagi ngokwakhe.
15 1Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule: “UBawo wethu wandithuma ukuba ndikuthambise ube ngukumkani phezu kwabantu bakhe amaSirayeli. Ngoko mawuphulaphule amazwi kaBawo wethu.
2Utsho ngolu hlobo uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini: ‘Ndiyikhumbule into awayenza uAmaleki kumaSirayeli, indlela awawachasa ngayo endleleni ekunyukeni kwawo eYiputa. 3Hamba uxabele ama-Amaleki, uzisingele phantsi kuphele zonke izinto ezizezawo. Ungazisizeli; bulala indoda nomfazi, umntwana nowanyayo, inkomo negusha, inkamela ne-esile.’”
4USawule wababiza abantu, wababala eTelayim: amakhulu amabini amawaka awemigca ehamba ngeenyawo, namawaka alishumi amadoda akwaYuda. 5USawule weza emzini wama-Amaleki, walalela entilini. 6Wathi uSawule kumaKeni: “Hambani, mkani, nize niphume phakathi kwama-Amaleki, hleze ndinitshayele kunye nawo; kuba nina nawenzela inceba onke amaSirayeli ekunyukeni kwawo eYiputa.” Aphuma ke amaKeni phakathi kwama-Amaleki.
7Wandula uSawule ukuwaxabela ama-Amaleki, ethabathela eHavila esa eShure, engasempumalanga kweYiputa. 8Wambamba ehleli uAgagi, ukumkani wama-Amaleki; kodwa onke abantu wabasingela phantsi ngohlangothi lwekrele. 9USawule nabantu bamsindisa uAgagi, neegusha neenkomo ezilungileyo, ezityebileyo neemvana—yonke into elungileyo. Bala ukuzisingela phantsi; kodwa zonke izinto ezidelekileyo nezingento yanto bazisingela phantsi.
10Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuSamuweli, lisithi:
11“Ndizohlwaya ngokuba ndimenzile ukumkani uSawule; kuba ubuyile ekundilandeleni, akayenza into endimwisele umthetho ngayo.” Wanoburhalarhume uSamuweli, wakhala kuBawo wethu ubusuku bonke. a a v11 Xa uBawo wethu esithi “uzohlwaya” ngokwenza uSawule ukumkani, akavumi ukuba wenze impazamo, kodwa uveza usizi lokwenyani ngokutshintsha kukaSawule — njengoko ivesi 29 isicacisa, akatshintshi ingqondo yakhe ngendlela umntu atshintsha ngayo.
12Wavuka kwakusasa uSamuweli ukuya kuhlangabeza uSawule kusasa, waza waxelelwa, kusithiwa: “USawule uye eKarmele, wazimisela isikhumbuzo, wandula wajika wehla waya eGiligali.”
13Weza uSamuweli kuSawule. Wathi uSawule: “Makakusikelele uBawo wethu! Ndiwufezile umthetho kaBawo wethu.”
14Kodwa wathi uSamuweli: “Kuyini na oku kukhonya kweegusha ezindlebeni zam, nokubhonga kweenkomo endikuvayo?”
15Wathi uSawule: “Baziphathe zivela kuma-Amaleki; abantu basindisa iigusha neenkomo ezilungileyo, ukuze babingelele kuBawo wakho, kodwa ezinye bazisingela phantsi.”
16Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule: “Yima—mandikuxelele into awayithethayo kum uBawo wethu ngobu busuku.” Wathi uSawule: “Thetha.”
17Wathi uSamuweli: “Nakuba ubumncinane emehlweni akho, akuzange ube yintloko yezizwe zakwaSirayeli na? UBawo wethu wakuthambisa waba ngukumkani phezu kwamaSirayeli, 18waza uBawo wethu wakuthuma emsebenzini, esithi: ‘Hamba, uwasingele phantsi aboni, ama-Amaleki; ulwe nawo ude uwagqibe.’ 19Yini na ukuba ungaliphulaphuli izwi likaBawo wethu? Watsiba phezu kwamaxhoba, wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu.”
20Wathi uSawule kuSamuweli: “Ndilivile izwi likaBawo wethu! Ndaya emsebenzini andithuma kuwo uBawo wethu, ndambuyisa uAgagi ukumkani wama-Amaleki, ndawasingela phantsi ama-Amaleki. 21Kodwa abantu bathabatha iigusha neenkomo ezilungileyo kuwo amaxhoba, ezisingelwe phantsi, ukuze babingelele kuBawo wakho eGiligali.”
22Wathi uSamuweli: “Uyakholiswa na uBawo wethu ngamadini anyukayo nemibingelelo njengokuliphulaphula izwi likaBawo wethu? Ukuphulaphula kulungile ngaphezu kombingelelo, nokuva kungaphezu kwenqatha leenkunzi zezimvu. 23Kuba ukreqo lunjengesono sokuvumisa, nokukhukhumala kunjengobubi bokunqula izithixo. Ngenxa yokuba uligibile ilizwi likaBawo wethu, naye ukugibile ekubeni ube ngukumkani.”
24Wathi uSawule kuSamuweli: “Ndonile. Ndawuphula umthetho kaBawo wethu namazwi akho, ngokuba ndaboyika abantu, ndabaphulaphula. 25Ngoko khawusixolele isono sam, ubuye nam, ukuze ndiqubude kuBawo wethu.”
26Wathi uSamuweli kuSawule: “Andiyi kubuya nawe. Uligibile ilizwi likaBawo wethu, naye uBawo wethu ukugibile ekubeni ube ngukumkani phezu kwamaSirayeli.” 27Akujika uSamuweli esiya, uSawule wabamba umqukumbelo wengubo kaSamuweli, yakrazuka. 28Wathi uSamuweli kuye: “UBawo wethu ubukrazule kuwe ubukumkani bamaSirayeli namhlanje, wabunika umlingane wakho, olungileyo ngaphezu kwakho. 29Uzuko lwamaSirayeli, uBawo wethu, akayi kuxoka, akayi kutshintsha ingqondo yakhe, kuba akanguye umntu onokutshintsha ingqondo yakhe.”
30Wathi uSawule: “Ndonile, kodwa khawundibeke ngoku phambi kwamadoda amakhulu abantu bakowethu naphambi kwamaSirayeli; buya nam, ukuze ndiqubude kuBawo wakho.”
31Wabuya ke uSamuweli noSawule, waza uSawule waqubuda kuBawo wethu. 32Wandula uSamuweli wathi: “Zisani kum uAgagi ukumkani wama-Amaleki.” Weza kuye uAgagi ngokukholosa, esithi: “Inene, ingozi yokufa idlule.”
33Wathi uSamuweli: “Njengokuba ikrele lakho lenze abafazi bangabi namntwana, wenjenjalo unyoko woba ngongenamntwana phakathi kwabafazi.” Wandula wamtyatya uAgagi waba ngamaqhekeza phambi koBawo wethu eGiligali.
34Wandula uSamuweli waya eRama, ke uSawule wenyuka waya endlwini yakhe eGibheha kaSawule. 35Akaphinda uSamuweli wambona uSawule kwada kwayimini yokufa kwakhe, kodwa uSamuweli wamzohlwayela uSawule. Waza uBawo wethu wazohlwaya ngokuba emenzile uSawule ukumkani phezu kwamaSirayeli.
