1 Samuel 28
1Kwasekusithi ngalezonsuku amaFilisti abuthanisela impi amabutho awo ukuze alwe loIsrayeli. UAkishi wasesithi kuDavida: Yazi lokwazi ukuthi uzaphuma impi lami, wena labantu bakho a. 2UDavida wasesithi kuAkishi: Sibili, wena uzakwazi ukuthi inceku yakho ingenzani. UAkishi wasesithi kuDavida: Ngakho, ngizakubeka ube ngumlindi wekhanda lami zonke izinsuku.USawuli lowesifazana oledlozi eEndori
3USamuweli wayesefile, loIsrayeli wonke wayemlilele b, bamngcwabela eRama c, ngitsho emzini wakibo. USawuli wayebasusile-ke elizweni abalamadlozi labalumbayo d. 4AmaFilisti asebuthana afika amisa inkamba eShunemi e. USawuli wasebuthanisa uIsrayeli wonke, bamisa inkamba eGilibowa f. 5Lapho uSawuli ebona inkamba yamaFilisti, wesaba, lenhliziyo yakhe yathuthumela kakhulu. 6Lapho uSawuli ebuza eNkosini, iNkosi kayimphendulanga g langamaphupho h langeUrimi langabaprofethi i. 7USawuli wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Ngidingelani owesifazana oledlozi ukuze ngiye kuye, ngibuze kuye j. Inceku zakhe zasezisithi kuye: Khangela, kulowesifazana oledlozi k eEndori l. 8USawuli wasezifihla isimo, wagqoka ezinye izigqoko, wahamba, yena lamadoda amabili laye; basebefika kowesifazana ebusuku m. Wathi: Akungivumisele ngedlozi, ungenyusele engizamutsho kuwe n. 9Kodwa owesifazana wathi kuye: Khangela, wena uyazi ukuthi uSawuli wenzeni, ukuthi ubaqumile elizweni abalamadlozi labalumbayo. Pho, uwuthiyelani umphefumulo wami ukungibulala o? 10Kodwa uSawuli wafunga kuye ngeNkosi, esithi: Kuphila kukaJehova p, isijeziso kasiyikuza kuwe ngaloludaba q. 11Owesifazana wasesithi: Ngikwenyusele bani? Wasesithi: Ngenyusela uSamuweli. 12Lapho owesifazana ebona uSamuweli, wakhala ngelizwi elikhulu; owesifazana wasekhuluma kuSawuli esithi: Ungikhohliseleni? Ngoba unguSawuli. 13Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ungesabi; kodwa ubonani? Owesifazana wasesithi kuSawuli: Ngibona onkulunkulu besenyuka emhlabathini r. 14Wasesithi kuye: Sinjani isimo sakhe? Wasesithi: Kwenyuka ixhegu elembethe isembatho s. Lapho uSawuli esesazi ukuthi nguSamuweli, wakhothama ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhonza. 15USamuweli wasesithi kuSawuli: Ungikhathazeleni ngokungenyusa? USawuli wasephendula wathi: Ngibandezelekile kakhulu, ngoba amaFilisti alwa lami, loNkulunkulu usukile kimi t, kasangiphenduli, langesandla sabaprofethi langamaphupho. Ngakho ngikubizile ukuthi ungazise ukuthi ngenzeni u. 16USamuweli wasesithi: Pho, ubuzelani kimi, lokhu iNkosi isisukile kuwe, yaba yisitha sakho? 17INkosi isizenzele njengokukhuluma kwayo ngesandla sami v; iNkosi isidabule umbuso usuka esandleni sakho, yawunika umakhelwane wakho, uDavida w. 18Njengoba ungalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi, futhi ungenzanga ukuvutha kolaka lwayo kumaAmaleki, ngakho iNkosi yenzile linto kuwe lamuhla x. 19Futhi iNkosi izanikela uIsrayeli laye kanye lawe esandleni samaFilisti; kusasa-ke wena lamadodana akho lizakuba lami. Lenkamba yakoIsrayeli iNkosi izayinikela esandleni samaFilisti y. 20USawuli wasehle edilikela emhlabathini, ngokuphelela kobude bakhe, wesaba kakhulu ngenxa yamazwi kaSamuweli, njalo kwakungelamandla kuye, ngoba wayengadlanga kudla usuku lonke lobusuku bonke. 21Owesifazana wasesiza kuSawuli, wabona ukuthi wethukile kakhulu, wathi kuye: Khangela, incekukazi yakho ililalele ilizwi lakho, ngifakile umphefumulo wami esandleni sami, ngalalela amazwi owakhulume kimi. 22Ngakho-ke lawe akulalele ilizwi lencekukazi yakho, ngifake phambi kwakho ucezwana lwesinkwa ukuze udle, ukuze amandla abe kuwe nxa uhamba indlela yakho z. 23Kodwa wala wathi: Kangiyikudla. Kodwa inceku zakhe kanye lowesifazana bamcindezela; waselalela ilizwi labo. Wasesukuma emhlabathini, wahlala embhedeni aa. 24Njalo owesifazana wayelethole elinonileyo endlini; waphangisa walihlaba ab; wathatha impuphu, wayixova, wabhaka isinkwa esingelamvubelo ngayo ac; 25wasisondeza phambi kukaSawuli laphambi kwenceku zakhe; badla. Basukuma bahamba ngalobobusuku.
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