1Sa 29 | NdeIBE | STEP | AmaFilisti aqoqela wonke amabutho awo e-Afeki, kwathi u-Israyeli wamisa emthonjeni weJezereyeli.

1 Samuel 29

U-Akhishi ubuyisela uDavida eZikhilagi

1 AmaFilisti aqoqela wonke amabutho awo e-Afeki, kwathi u-Israyeli wamisa emthonjeni weJezereyeli. 2 Kwathi ababusi bamaFilisti behaluzela lamaviyo abo awamakhulu lawezinkulungwane, uDavida labantu bakhe babehaluzela emuva lo-Akhishi.

3 Umlawuli wamaFilisti wabuza wathi, “AmaHebheru la ke?” U-Akhishi waphendula wathi, “Kanti lo kasuDavida yini owayeyisikhulu sikaSawuli inkosi yako-Israyeli na? Usebe lami okudlula umnyaka, njalo kusukela mhla etshiya uSawuli kuze kube khathesi, angikaboni sici kuye.”

4 Kodwa abalawuli bamaFilisti bamthukuthelela bathi kuye, “Buyisela umuntu lo emuva, ukuze abuyele endaweni owamabela yona. Akumelanga aye empini lathi, hlezi asiphendukele lapho sekulwiwa. Angawuthola ngcono kanjani futhi umusa wenkosi yakhe kulokuthatha amakhanda abantu bakithi na?

5 Kasuyenalo yini uDavida abahlabela ngaye emigidweni yabo besithi: “ ‘USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavida ubulele amatshumi ezinkulungwane zakhe’?”

6 Ngakho u-Akhishi wabiza uDavida wathi kuye, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uJehova ekhona, ubuthembekile, njalo kade ngingathokoza ukuba lawe usebenze lami empini. Kusukela ngelanga owafika ngalo kimi kuze kube khathesi, angibonanga sici kuwe, kodwa ababusi kabakufuni. 7 Ngakho phenduka uhambe ngokuthula; ungenzi lutho oluzacunula ababusi bamaFilisti.”

8 UDavida wabuza wathi, “Kanti ngenzeni na? Kuyini okubi okubone encekwini yakho kusukela ngelanga engafika ngalo kuwe kuze kube khathesi na? Kungani ngingeze ngayakulwa lezitha zenkosi yami na?”

9 U-Akhishi waphendula wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ube uthokozisa emehlweni ami njengengilosi kaNkulunkulu; kodwa-ke abalawuli bamaFilisti sebethe, ‘Kafanelanga ukuhamba lathi empini.’ 10 Ngakho vuka ekuseni, kanye lezinceku zenkosi yakho ezeza lawe, lisuke ekuseni lapho kuqalisa ukukhanya.”

11 Ngakho uDavida labantu bakhe bavuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuba babuyele elizweni lamaFilisti, kwathi amaFilisti aya eJezereyeli.