UBaba Ususa UDavide Empini
Izinduna zamaFilisti zenqaba ukumasha noDavide ngemuva kwazo, zisola ukuthi uzozihlasela phakathi nempi ukuze azithandise kabusha enkosini yakhe yakudala. U-Akhishi, omethemba ngokuphelele, umbuyisela ekhaya exolisa. UDavide uyaphikisa, kodwa uBaba wethu umgcina ekulweni no-Israyeli.
29 1AmaFilisti abuthela wonke amabutho awo e-Afeki, kuyilapho u-Israyeli wayemise emthonjeni oseJizreyeli. 2Kwathi lapho ababusi bamaFilisti bedlula ngamakhulu nangezinkulungwane, uDavide nabantu bakhe badlula emuva no-Akhishi.
3Izinduna zamaFilisti zabuza zathi: “Enzani lapha la maHebheru?” U-Akhishi wazitshela wathi: “Lona nguDavide, inceku kaSawule inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. Usenami kulezi zinsuku—qha, kule minyaka—futhi kusukela ngosuku abalekela kimi kuze kube manje angitholanga sici kuye.”
4Kodwa izinduna zamaFilisti zamthukuthelela zathi: “Mbuyisele lowo muntu endaweni owamnika yona. Akufanele aye empini kanye nathi, funa aphenduke asihlasele phakathi nokulwa. Angayithola kanjani kangcono inhliziyo yenkosi yakhe kunangamakhanda abantu bethu uqobo? 5Akusiye yini lo Davide ababecula ngaye emigidweni yabo bethi: ‘USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi’?”
6Ngakho u-Akhishi wabiza uDavide wathi kuye: “Kuphila kukaSimakade, uqotho, futhi bengiyothokoza ukuba uphume ungene nami ekamu. Angitholanga sici kuwe kusukela ngosuku owafika ngalo kimi kuze kube manje. Kodwa ababusi abakwamukeli. 7Ngakho buyela emuva uhambe ngokuthula, ukuze ungenzi lutho olungathokozisi ababusi bamaFilisti.”
8UDavide waphikisa wathi: “Kodwa ngenzeni na? Utholeni ngenceku yakho kusukela ngafika kuwe kuze kube manje, ukuze ngingayi ukulwa nezitha zenkosi yami eyinkosi?”
9U-Akhishi watshela uDavide wathi: “Ngiyazi ukuthi kimi ulungile njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu. Nokho, izinduna zamaFilisti zithe: ‘Akufanele enyuke nathi aye empini.’ 10Ngakho vuka ekuseni kakhulu, wena nezinceku zenkosi yakho ezifike nawe; vukani ekuseni kakhulu nihambe lapho sekukhanya.”
11Ngakho uDavide nabantu bakhe bavuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuba babuyele ezweni lamaFilisti ngovivi, kuyilapho amaFilisti enyukela eJizreyeli.
