2 KaSamweli 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide wabuya ekuwaxabeleni ama-Amaleki, wahlala eTsikelage iintsuku ezimbini. ²Ngomhla wesithathu kwafika indoda ivela eminqubeni kaSawule, iingubo zayo zikrazukile, inomhlaba entloko. Yakufika kuDavide, yawa phantsi, yaqubuda.

³Wambuza uDavide wathi: “Uvela phi na?” Waphendula: “Ndisinde eminqubeni yakwaSirayeli.”

⁴Wathi uDavide: “Kwenzeke ntoni na? Khawundixelele.” Wathi yena: “Abantu babaleke emfazweni. Baninzi bawa, bafa. NoSawule nonyana wakhe uYonatan bafile.”

⁵Wathi uDavide kulo mfana obezise ezi ndaba: “Wazi njani na ukuba uSawule nonyana wakhe uYonatan bafile?”

⁶Wathi umfana lowo: “Ndithe ndafika entabeni yeGilibhowa, nanko uSawule esimelele ngentshuntshe yakhe, iinqwelo nabamahashe besondela kuye. ⁷Uthe wathi guququ, wandibona, wandibiza. Ndathi: ‘Ndilapha.’ ⁸Wandibuza wathi: ‘Ungubani na?’ Ndathi kuye: ‘NdingumAmaleki.’ ⁹Wathi kum: ‘Yima phezu kwam, undibulale; ndibanjwe yintlungu, kodwa ndisaphila.’ ¹⁰Ngoko ndema phezu kwakhe, ndambulala, kuba bendisazi ukuba akayi kusinda emva kokuwa kwakhe. Ndaza ndathabatha isithsaba entloko yakhe, nentsimbi esengalweni yakhe, ndazizisa apha enkosini yam.”

¹¹Wesuka uDavide wazibamba iingubo zakhe, wazikrazula; benjenjalo nawo onke amadoda abenaye. ¹²Benza isijwili, balila, bazila ukudla kwada kwahlwa, ngenxa kaSawule, nonyana wakhe uYonatan, nabantu bakaBawo wethu, nendlu yakwaSirayeli, ngokuba bewile ekreleni.

¹³Wathi uDavide kulo mfana obezise ezi ndaba: “Ungowaphi na?” Wathi yena: “Ndingunyana womntu wasemzini, umAmaleki.”

¹⁴Wathi uDavide: “Kwenzeke njani na ukuba ungoyiki ukuphakamisa isandla sakho ukuba ubulale umthanjiswa kaBawo wethu?” ¹⁵UDavide wabiza omnye wamadodana akhe, wathi: “Yiya, umxabele.” Wamxabela, wafa. ¹⁶UDavide ubethe kuye: “Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwentloko yakho, kuba umlomo wakho uqu ungqine ngakuwe, usakuthi: ‘Ndimbulele umthanjiswa kaBawo wethu.’”

Hayi Indlela Awe Ngayo Amagorha

¹⁷UDavide waza wavuma esi simbonono ngoSawule nonyana wakhe uYonatan, ¹⁸waza wawisa umthetho wokuba abantwana bakwaYuda bafundiswe esi simbonono, esibizwa ngokuba sisaphetha; sibhaliwe eNcwadini yOthe Tye: ^a a v18 INcwadi yOthe Tye yayiyingqokelela yamandulo yamaSirayeli yezibongo zobugorha, engasekhoyo. ¹⁹“Uzuko lwakho, Sirayeli, lulele lubuleweyo emimangweni yakho. Hayi indlela awe ngayo amagorha! ²⁰Ningayixeleli eGati, ningayivakalisi ezitratweni zaseAshkelon, hleze bavuye iintombi zamaFilisti, hleze bagcobe iintombi zabangalukileyo. ²¹Zintaba zaseGilibhowa, makungabikho mbethe namvula phezu kwenu, nangamasimi avelise iminikelo. Kuba khona apho ikhaka lamagorha langcoliswa, ikhaka likaSawule, elingasathanjiswanga ngeoli. ^b b v21 Amagorha ayewathambisa rhoqo ngeoli amakhaka awo esikhumba ukuze ahlale ethambile elungele imfazwe; ikhaka elingathanjiswanga belonakele lingasenamsebenzi. ²²Egazini labo ababuleweyo, enyameni yamagorha, isaphetha sikaYonatan asizange sibuye, ikrele likaSawule alizange libuye lingahluthanga. ²³OoSawule noYonatan, abathandekayo nabanqabileyo ebomini, nasekufeni abahlukananga. Bakhawuleza kuneenkozi, bomelele kuneengonyama. ²⁴Zintombi zakwaSirayeli, mlileleni uSawule, lowo wanambathisa ngengubo ebomvu nezinto zokuhomba, owahombisa izambatho zenu ngegolide. ²⁵Hayi indlela awe ngayo amagorha phakathi kwemfazwe! UYonatan ulele ebuleweyo emimangweni yakho. ²⁶Ndibuhlungu ngenxa yakho, mzalwana wam Yonatan; ubunqabile kunene kum. Uthando lwakho kum belubalulekile, lugqitha uthando lwabafazi. ²⁷Hayi indlela awe ngayo amagorha! Ziphelile izikhali zemfazwe.”