1 KaSamweli 20 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

20 ¹UDavide wabaleka eNayoti ngaseRama, weza kuYonatan, wathi: “Ndenze ntoni na? Siyintoni na isono sam, kwaye ndone ngantoni na kuyihlo, ukuba afune ubomi bam?”

²Waphendula uYonatan wathi: “Nakanye! Akuyi kufa. Ubawo akenzi nto, enkulu nokuba incinane, engandixelelanga. Yini na ukuba andifihlele le nto? Akunjalo.”

³Kodwa uDavide waphinda wafunga, wathi: “Uyazi kakuhle uyihlo ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, kwaye uthe: ‘Musa ukumxelela uYonatan, hleze abe buhlungu.’ Noko ke, ehleli nje uBawo wethu, uphila nawe, inyathelo nje elinye eliphakathi kwam nokufa.”

⁴Wathi uYonatan kuDavide: “Konke okuthandayo, ndokwenzela.”

⁵Wathi uDavide: “Ngomso yinyanga entsha; ndimelwe ukudla nokumkani. Ndiyeke ndizimele entsimini kude kuhlwe okwesithathu. ^a a v5 Umthendeleko wenyanga entsha wawungumbhiyozo wenyanga ngayinye, uphawula usuku lokuqala lwenyanga yamaHebhere, ubhiyozelwa ngemibingelelo ekhethekileyo nangesidlo esingcwele sebandla etafileni yokumkani. ⁶Ukuba uyihlo uthe wabona ukuba andikho, uze uthi: ‘UDavide undicele kakhulu ukuba akhawuleze aye eBhetelehem, kumzi wakowabo, kuba kukho umbingelelo womnyaka wesizwe sakowabo sonke.’” ⁷Ukuba uthe: “Kulungile,” uya kuba egcinakele umkhonzi wakho. Kodwa ukuba uthe waqumba kakhulu, wazi ukuba ugqibe kwelokuba andenzele ububi. ⁸Wenzele inceba umkhonzi wakho—kuba undingenise emnqophisweni nawe phambi koBawo wethu. Ukuba ndinetyala, ndibulale wena ngokwakho; yini na ukuba undinikele kuyihlo?

⁹Wathi uYonatan: “Nakanye! Ukuba bendisazi ukuba ubawo ugqibe ukukwenzela ububi, bendingayi kukuxelela na?”

¹⁰Wabuza uDavide wathi: “Ngubani na oya kundixelela ukuba uthe uyihlo wakuphendula kalukhuni?”

¹¹Wathi uYonatan: “Yiza, masiphume siye entsimini.” Baphuma ke bobabini kunye. ¹²Wathi uYonatan kuDavide: “UBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, makabe lingqina lam! Ndiya kumuzula ubawo ngomso nokuba lusuku lwesithathu—ukuba uthe wakubabala, andiyi kuthumela izwi na, ndikwazise? ¹³Kodwa ukuba uthe ubawo wagqiba ukukwenzela ububi, makenjenje uBawo wethu kum, aqokele ukwenjenje, ukuba ndithe andakuqononondisa, ndikundulule ngoxolo. UBawo wethu makabe nawe, njengoko wayenaye ubawo. ¹⁴Kodwa wena undibonise inceba engapheliyo kaBawo wethu ndisahleli, ukuze ndingafi. ¹⁵Uze ungayinqumli inceba yakho kwindlu yam—nangexesha uBawo wethu athe wazinqumla phantsi zonke iintshaba zikaDavide ebusweni bomhlaba.” ¹⁶Wenza uYonatan umnqophiso nendlu kaDavide, wathi: “UBawo wethu makazibuze iintshaba zikaDavide.” ¹⁷Waphinda uYonatan wamfungisa uDavide ngothando lwakhe ngaye, kuba wayemthanda njengokuphila kwakhe. ¹⁸Wandula ke uYonatan wathi: “Ngomso yinyanga entsha. Uya kubonakala ukuba awukho, kuba isihlalo sakho soba ze. ¹⁹Ngomhla olandela ngomso, lakutshona ilanga, khawuleza wihle uye kule ndawo ubuzimele kuyo mhla waqala lo mcimbi, uhlale ngasematyeni e-Ezele. ²⁰Mna ndotola iintolo ezintathu ngasecaleni lawo, ngathi ndijonge kwinto ethile. ²¹Ndothuma umfana, ndithi: ‘Hamba uye kuzifuna iintolo.’ Ukuba ndithe kuye: ‘Yabona, zingaphakathi kwakho—ziphathe uze nazo apha,’ uze wena; kuba ehleli nje uBawo wethu, ugcinakele, akukho ngozi. ²²Kodwa ukuba ndithe kumfana: ‘Yabona, iintolo zingaphaya kwakho,’ hamba—uBawo wethu ekundulule. ²³Ke ngaloo nto sithethe ngayo mna nawe—khumbula, uBawo wethu ulingqina eliphakathi kwam nawe ngonaphakade.”

²⁴Wazimela ke uDavide entsimini. Yakufika inyanga entsha, wahlala ukumkani ukuba adle. ²⁵Wahlala ukumkani esihlalweni sakhe ngokwesiko lakhe ngasedongeni, uYonatan ekhangelene naye, uAbhinere ngasecaleni likaSawule—indawo kaDavide iza. ²⁶Loo mini uSawule akatshongo nto, esithi: “Kukho into emhleleyo uDavide eyenze wangahlambuluka—inene akahlambulukanga.” ^b b v26 Ukungahlambuluki kwakuyimeko yethutyana yesithethe—ibangelwa zizinto ezininzi eziqhelekileyo—eyayivimba umntu ukuba athabathe inxaxheba kwizidlo ezingcwele nasekunquleni.

²⁷Ngengomso, ngomhla wesibini wenyanga, yabe iza kwakhona indawo kaDavide. Wabuza uSawule kuYonatan unyana wakhe, wathi: “Yini na ukuba unyana kaYese angezi kudla, izolo nanamhla?”

²⁸Waphendula uYonatan wathi: “UDavide undicele kakhulu ukuba ndimvumele aye eBhetelehem. ²⁹Uthe: ‘Ndiyeke ndihambe—sinombingelelo wesizwe sakowethu emzini, kwaye umnakwethu undiwisele umthetho ukuba ndibe khona. Ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, ndiyeke ndibaleke ndibabone abazalwana bam.’ Kungenxa yoko le nto engafikanga etafileni yokumkani.”

³⁰Waqumba uSawule kuYonatan, wathi: “Nyana wenkazana eneenkani, enempenduka! Andazi na ukuba uthelele kunyana kaYese—ukuze uzihlazise wena, nokuhlazisa unyoko owakuzalayo? ³¹Ngalo lonke ixesha ehleli unyana kaYese emhlabeni, akugcinakalanga wena nobukumkani bakho. Thumela umzise kum; umelwe ukufa.”

³²Wabuza uYonatan kuyise, wathi: “Yini na ukuba abulawe? Wenze ntoni na?”

³³USawule wabinza ngentshuntshe ukuba amtshaye; ngoko wazi uYonatan ukuba uyise uzimisele ukumbulala uDavide. ³⁴Wesuka etafileni uYonatan evutha ngumsindo, akadla nto ngomhla wesibini waloo nyanga, wabandezeleka ngenxa kaDavide, kuba uyise wayemhlazile.

³⁵Kwathi kusasa waphuma uYonatan waya entsimini ukuhlangabeza uDavide, enomfana omncinane. ³⁶Wathi kumfana wakhe: “Gidima, uye kufuna iintolo endizitolayo.” Ekugidimeni kwakhe, uYonatan watola intolo yagqitha phaya kuye. ³⁷Wathi umfana akufika kwintolo eyatolwa nguYonatan, uYonatan wamemeza emva kwakhe, wathi: “Ayingaphaya kwakho na intolo?” ³⁸UYonatan wamemeza emva komfana, wathi: “Khawuleza! Ngxama! Musa ukuma!” Wazibutha iintolo loo mfana, weza enkosini yakhe. ³⁹Umfana wayengazi nto ngayo yonke le nto; nguYonatan noDavide kuphela ababesazi ukuba ithini. ⁴⁰Wandula ke uYonatan wanika umfana izikhali zakhe, wathi kuye: “Hamba uzithwale uye nazo emzini.”

⁴¹Wathi akuba emkile umfana, wesuka uDavide ecaleni lelitye elasezantsi, wawa ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda izihlandlo zazithathu. Bangana, balila bobabini, kodwa waba nguDavide olila ngaphezulu. ⁴²Wathi uYonatan kuDavide: “Hamba ngoxolo—thina sobabini sifunge egameni likaBawo wethu, sisithi: ‘UBawo wethu ube lingqina phakathi kwam nawe, naphakathi kwembewu yakho nembewu yam, ngonaphakade.’” Wesuka uDavide wahamba; uYonatan wabuyela emzini.