Incwadzi Yesibili YaSamuweli 5:1-25

  • Davide ubekwa kutsi abe yinkhosi kulo lonkhe live laka-Israyeli (1-5)

  • IJerusalema iyancotjwa (6-16)

    • ISiyoni, Lidolobha laDavide (7)

  • Davide uncoba emaFilisti (17-25)

5  Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli teta kuDavide eHebroni,+ tefike tatsi: “Tsine sitihlobo takho tengati.+  Esikhatsini lesengcile, Sawula nakaseyinkhosi yetfu, nguwe lowawuhola ema-Israyeli nakaya emphini.*+ Jehova watsi kuwe: ‘Wena utakwelusa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli, futsi utawuba ngumholi wabo.’”+  Ngako onkhe emadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli aya enkhosini Davide eHebroni, futsi inkhosi yenta sivumelwane nawo+ khona lapho embikwaJehova. Ase agcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.+  Davide abeneminyaka lengu-30 budzala nakaba yinkhosi, futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-40.+  EHebroni wabusa emaJuda iminyaka lengu-7 netinyanga letisitfupha, kantsi eJerusalema+ wabusa iminyaka lengu-33, abusa onkhe ema-Israyeli nemaJuda.  Davide nemadvodza lebekahamba nawo baya eJerusalema bayokulwa nemaJebhusi+ lebekahlala kuleyo ndzawo. Amhlambalata atsi: “Awuyoze ungene la! Uyawucoshwa ngisho nangulabo labangaboni emehlweni nalabakhubatekile.” Abetitjela kutsi Davide akayoze angene kuleyo ndzawo.+  Nobe kunjalo, Davide wancoba futsi watsatsa indzawo levikelekile yaseSiyoni, leseyatiwa ngekutsi liDolobha laDavide.+  Ngako, ngalelolanga Davide watsi: “Labo labahlasela emaJebhusi kufanele bahambe ngemsele wemanti kute babulale ‘labangaboni emehlweni nalabakhubatekile’ labatondza Davide.”* Kungako sekunesisho lesitsi: “Labangaboni emehlweni nalabakhubatekile abayuze bangene kulendlu.”  Davide wase uhlala kulendzawo levikelekile, futsi yabese ibitwa ngekutsi* liDolobha laDavide. Ngemuva kwaloko Davide wacala kwakha kulo lonkhe leliGcuma*+ nakuletinye tindzawo kulelidolobha.+ 10  Ngaleyondlela Davide waba nemandla kakhulu,+ futsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo abenaye.+ 11  INkhosi Hiramu+ yaseThire yatfumela titfunywa kuDavide netingodvo temsedari,+ nebabati besigodvo nebematje kutsi bayokwakha lubondza futsi bacala nekwakha indlu yaDavide.*+ 12  Davide bekati kutsi ubekwe nguJehova kutsi abe yinkhosi ka-Israyeli+ futsi uwuphakamisile umbuso+ wakhe ngenca yebantfu baKhe, ema-Israyeli.+ 13  Davide waba nalamanye emaphovela+ lamanyenti nebafati labanyenti eJerusalema nakasuka eHebroni futsi waba nalamanye emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.+ 14  Emagama ebantfwana labatala nakaseJerusalema bekunguShamuwa, Shobabi, Nathani,+ Solomoni,+ 15  Jibhari, Elishuwa, Nefegi, Jafiya, 16  Elishama, Eliyada na-Elifeleti. 17  Ngesikhatsi emaFilisti eva kutsi Davide sewugcotjiwe kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli,+ onkhe ahamba ayomfuna. Watsi nakeva kutsi ayamfuna,+ wahamba wayobhaca.+ 18  Ngemuva kwaloko emaFilisti eta kute amhlasele futsi agcwala sonkhe Sihosha* semaRefa.+ 19  Davide wabuta kuJehova+ watsi: “Ngikhuphuke yini kuyolwa nemaFilisti? Utawanikela yini esandleni sami?” Jehova watsi: “Khuphuka, ngobe nakanjani emaFilisti ngitawanikela esandleni sakho.”+ 20  Ngako Davide waya eBhali-pherasimu wawancoba lapho emaFilisti. Wase utsi: “Jehova utincobile titsa tami+ embikwami njengelubondza loluwiswe ngemanti.” Kungako Davide abita leyo ndzawo ngekutsi yiBhali-pherasimu.*+ 21  EmaFilisti alahla tithico tawo lapho, futsi Davide nemadvodza labehamba nawo batitsatsa. 22  Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, emaFilisti aphindze akhuphuka, agcwala sonkhe Sihosha* semaRefa.+ 23  Davide wabuta Jehova, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsi: “Ungakhuphuki ucondze etulu. Esikhundleni saloko gega ngasemuva kwawo futsi uchamukele kuwo embikwemahlatsi ebhakha.* 24  Utawutsi nawuva umsindvo kulamahlatsi ebhakha lofana nemsindvo wekushuca kwebantfu, usukumele etulu ngobe Jehova utawube akuhambele embili kute abulale libutfo lemaFilisti.” 25  Ngako Davide wenta njengobe Jehova abemyalile, futsi wabulala lamaFilisti+ kusukela eGeba+ waze wayofika eGezeri.+

Imibhalo lengentansi

NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lowawubakhipha uphindze ubangenise.”
Nobe “umphefumulo waDavide.”
Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “futsi wayibita ngekutsi.”
Nobe “iMilo.” NgesiHebheru leligama lisho “kugcwalisa.”
Nobe “sigodlo saDavide.”
Nobe “liTsafa.”
Lokusho kutsi “Ingcweti Yekuncoba.”
Nobe “liTsafa.”
Leligama lelitsi ‘bhakha’ lisukela egameni lesiHebheru lelisho ‘kukhala.’ Akwatiwa kahle kutsi lesihlahla sinjani.