UBaba Wethu Ukhulula u-Israyeli NgoSawule
UNahashi unikeza iJabeshi-Gileyadi ukuthula ngentengo yalo lonke iso langakwesokudla. USawule, osalima lapho kufika izindaba, ubanjwa nguMoya, ahlephule izinkabi zakhe ukuze abize u-Israyeli, abaxoshe abantwana bakwa-Amoni ekuseni. Uyenqaba ukubulala abamgxekayo: namuhla uBaba wethu ulethe insindiso.
11 1UNahashi umAmoni wenyuka wayakumisa ngokumelene neJabeshi-gileyadi. Onke amadoda aseJabeshi athi kuNahashi: “Yenza isivumelwano nathi, besesikukhonza.”
2UNahashi umAmoni waphendula: “Ngizokwenza nani lesi sivumelwano ngale ndlela: ngikhiphe iso lesokunene lawo wonke umuntu, ngilethe ihlazo kuwo wonke u-Israyeli.”
3Amalunga aseJabeshi athi kuye: “Siphe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ukuze sithumele izithunywa kuwo wonke umhlaba wakwa-Israyeli. Uma kungekho osisindisayo, sizozinikela kuwe.” 4Izithunywa zafika eGibeya kaSawule, zabatshela abantu lokho okwakwenzekile, bonke bakhala kakhulu.
5Ngaso leso sikhathi uSawule wafika evela ensimini, elandela izinkabi zakhe. Wabuza: “Kwenzenjani ebantwini? Bakhalelani na?” Base bemtshela izindaba zamadoda aseJabeshi. 6Kwathi lapho uSawule ezwa la mazwi, uMoya kaBaba wethu wehlela phezu kwakhe ngamandla; intukuthelo yakhe yavutha kakhulu. 7Wathatha izinkabi ezibotshelwe ejokeni, wazijuba zaba yizingcezu, wazithumela kuwo wonke umhlaba wakwa-Israyeli ngezithunywa, ethi: “Lokhu kuyokwenziwa ezinkabini zalowo ongaphumi alandele uSawule noSamuweli.” Ukwesaba uBaba wethu kwase kwehlela phezu kwabantu, baphuma njengamuntu munye. 8Wababala eBezeki: abakwa-Israyeli abangu-300 000, amadoda akwaJuda angu-30 000. 9Bathi kuzo izithunywa ezazifikile: “Yithini kuwo amadoda aseJabeshi-gileyadi: Kusasa, ngesikhathi ilanga selishisa, nizokhululwa.” Izithunywa zahamba zatshela amadoda aseJabeshi, ajabula. 10Amadoda aseJabeshi athi: “Kusasa sizozinikela kuwe; senza noma yini oyithandayo.” 11Ngakusasa uSawule wahlukanisa abantu baba ngamaviyo amathathu. Ngesikhathi somlindo wasekuseni bangena ekamu babulala abakwa-Amoni kwaze kwaba sekushiseni kwemini; abasinda bahlakazeka kangangokuthi akuzange kusale ababili ndawonye.
Umbuso Wenziwa Kabusha Phambi KukaBaba Wethu
12Abantu bathi kuSamuweli: “Ngubani owabuza wathi, ‘USawule uzobusa phezu kwethu na?’ Khipha lawo madoda—sizowabulala.”
13Kodwa uSawule wathi: “Akekho ozobulawa namuhla, ngokuba namuhla uBaba wethu ulethe insindiso ku-Israyeli.”
14USamuweli wathi kubantu: “Wozani, asiye eGiligali siyovuselela umbuso khona.” 15Bonke abantu baya eGiligali bambeka uSawule waba yinkosi khona phambi kukaBaba wethu. Khona lapho banikela ngeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaBaba wethu, uSawule nawo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli bathokoza kakhulu.
