Tsonga - The Book of 1st Samuel the Prophet

1Samuwele

NDZIMAYA1

1Akuriniwanunaun’wanawaleRamathaimsofimi,wa lentshaveniyaEfrayimi,vitorayenaakuriElkana, n’wanawaYerohama,n’wanawaElihu,n’wanawaTohu, n’wanawaSufu,waMuefrata.

2Aarinivasativambirhi;vitoraun'wanaakuriHana, kasilerin'wanaakuriPenina,kutaniPeninaarinavana, kambeHanaangarinavana.

3Wanunaloyiaahumaemutiniwakavonalembeni lembekuyagandzelanikugandzelaYehovhawamavuthu eXilo.VanavambirhivaEli,HofininaFiniyasi,vaprista vaYehovha,avarikona

4LokokufikankarhilowuElkanaanyikelakagandzeloha wona,anyikaPeninansatiwakwenivanavayena hinkwavovamajahanivavanhwanyana

5KambeHanaanyikelaxiavelolexifaneleke;hikuvaaa rhandzaHana,kambeYehovhaaapfalekhwirirayena.

6Nalawayenanayenaan’wihlundzukisa,an’wikarhata, hikuvaYehovhaaapfalekhwirirakwe

7Kukotisaleswiaaendlatanolembenalembe,lokoa tlhandlukelaendlwiniyaYehovha,an’wihlundzukisa; hikwalahoarila,angadyi

8KutaniElkananunawakweakuekayena:“Hana,hayini urila?”naswonahikwalahokayiniungadyixana? naswonahikwalahokayinimbiluyawenayivaviseka? xanaandziantswiekawenakutlulavanavakhume?

9HilokoHanaapfukaendzhakukalokovadyileeXilo,ni lokovanwileMupristaEliaatshameexitshan'winilexi ngaekusuhinixitshamoxatempeleyaHOSIXikwembu.

10Hilokoahlundzuka,akhongelaekaYehovha,arila swinene.

11Hilokoahlambanya,aku:“OhoYehovhawamavuthu, lokohakunenewolangutakuxanisekakanandzawawena waxisati,undzitsundzuka,ungarivalinandzawawena waxisati,kambeunyikanandzawawenawaxisatin’wana waxinuna,kutanindzitan’winyikaYehovhamasiku hinkwawoyavutomibyayena,naswonakungavinariva leringatawelaenhlokweniyayena”

12LokoahambetaakhongelaemahlwenikaYehovha,Eli afunghanomuwakwe.

13Hana,uvulavuleembilwiniyayena;milomuyayena ntsenaayitsekatseka,kamberitorayenaaringatwali, hikwalahoEliaaehleketaleswakuudakwile.

14Eliakuekayena:“Utadakwakufikelarini?susa vhinyoyawenaekawena

15Hanaahlamulaaku:“E-e,hosiyanga,ndziwansatiwa moyawagome,andzinwangavhinyokumbeswakunwa swaxihoko,kambendzichululelemoya-xiviriwamina emahlwenikaYehovha.”

16Ungahlayinandzawawenawaxisatitanihin’wanawa Beliya,hikuvakufikelasweswindzivulavulehikwalaho kakuvilelanigomeraminarotala.

17KutaniEliahlamulaaku:“Fambahikurhula, XikwembuxaIsrayelexikupfumelelaxikombeloxawena lexiuxikombelekexona.”

18Kutaniaku:“Nandzawawenawaxisatiaaku tsakerile”Hilokowansatiafamba,adya,xikandzaxa yenaaxingaharinagome.

19Vapfukanimixoswinene,vagandzelaYehovha,va tlhelelaendlwiniyavonaeRhama,kutaniElkanaativa Hanansatiwakwe;kutaniHOSIXikwembuxin'wi tsundzuka

20Hikokwalaho,lokonkarhiwufikileendzhakukaloko Hanaatikile,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’withyavitora Samuwele,aku:“Hikuvandzin’wikomberileeka Yehovha”

21WanunaElikananiyindluyakwehinkwayova tlhandlukelakuyahumeselaYehovhagandzeloralembeni lembenixihlambanyoxakwe

22KambeHanaangatlhandlukanga;hikuvaakuekanuna wayena:“Andzingetlhandlukikukondzan'wanaa lumuriwa,kutanindzitan'witisa,leswakuatahumelela emahlwenikaHOSIXikwembu,atshamakonahilahaku ngaheriki”

23Elkananunawayenaakuekayena:“Endlaleswiu vonakaswiriswinene;tshamaukondzaun'wilumulela; YehovhantsenaatiyisaritorayenaHilokowansatia tshama,aan'wisan'wanawayenakukondzaan'wi lumulela.

24Kutelokoan’wilumurile,an’witekanayena,arini tihomutinharhu,niefayin’weyamapa,nixibyaxavhinyo, an’wiyisaendlwiniyaYehovhaeXilo,kutanin’wanaaha rintsongo

25Kutanivadlayankunzi,vatisan’wanaekaEli

26Kutaniaku:“Ohohosiyanga,tanihileswimoya-xiviri wawenawuhanyaka,hosiyanga,himinawansatiloyia yimenawenalaha,akhongelaekaYehovha”

27Ndzikhongelelen’wanaloyi;HOSIXikwembuxindzi nyikilexikombeloxaminalexindzixikombelekeeka yena.

28Hikokwalahondzin’wilombileekaYehovha;lokoaha hanya,utalombiwaYehovhaKutaniagandzelaYehovha kwalaho.

NDZIMAYA2

1Hanaakhongela,aku:“Mbiluyaminayitsakileeka Yehovha,rimhondzoraminaritlakukileekaYehovha; hikuvandzatsakahikuponisiwakawena.

2AkunaloyiakwetsimakakufananaYehovha,hikuvaa kunaun'wanahandlekawena,akunaribyelerifanakani Xikwembuxahina.

3Ungahavulavulihikutikukumuxakutlulampimo;ku tikukumuxakungahumienon'winiwan'wina,hikuva HOSIXikwembuiXikwembuxavutivi,kutaniswiendlo swipimiwahiyena

4Matlhariyatinhenhamatshovekile,nilava khunguvanyekakavaboheleriwehimatimba.

5Lavaavaxurhile,vatihlawuleleswakudya;lavaavari nindlalavayimile,lerovalangarikinantswambau velekilenkombo;loyianganivanavotalautsanile.

6Yehovhawadlaya,wahanya,urhelelaesirheni,ayisa ehenhla

7HOSIXikwembuxiendlaxisiwana,xifuwisa,xi tsongahata,xitlakusa

8Upfuxaswisiwanaentshurini,atlakusamukomberi exihlobyeni,leswakuavavekaexikarhikatihosana,ava endlandzhakayaxiluveloxakuvangama,hikuvatiphuphu tamisavaitaYehovha,uvekilemisavaehenhlakatona

9Utahlayisamilengeyavakwetsimivayena,lavo hombolokavatamiyelaemunyameni;hikuvaakuna munhuloyiangatahlulahimatimba

10ValalavaYehovhavatatshoveka;utavadzimatiloa humaetilweni,HOSIXikwembuxitaavanyisamakumu yamisava;utanyikahosiyayenamatimba,atlakusa rimhondzoramutotiwawayena

11KutaniElkanaayaeRhamaendlwiniyakwe.Kutani n'wanaatirhelaYehovhaemahlwenikaElimuprista

12VanavaEliavarivanavaBelial;avangan'witivi HOSIXikwembu

13Mukhuvawavapristanivanhuakurileswakuloko munhuun’wananiun’wanaanyikelagandzelo,nandzawa mupristaata,lokonyamayirikarhiyivila,akhome xihukuxanyamaxamenomanharhu;

14Hilokoayihoxaepanini,kumbeekheteni,kumbe exigwitsirisini,kumbeembiteni;hinkwaswoleswixihuku xanyamaxiswitisekemupristautitekeleswonaHiloko vaendlatanoeXiloekaVaisraelehinkwavolavatekekona. 15Nakambelokovangasihisamafurha,nandzawa mupristaafikaakuekawanunaloyiaendlekegandzelo: “Nyikamupristanyamaleswakuaoxiwa;hikuvaangevi nanyamayawenaleyitsakamaka,kambeyingasi swekiwa

16Lokomunhuakuekayena:“Avangatshikikuhisa mafurha,kutaniatekaleswimoya-xiviriwawenawuswi navelaka;kutanian'wihlamulaaku:“E-e;kambewenau tandzinyikayonasweswi,lokoswingaritano,ndzitayi tekahimatimba

17Hikwalahoxidyohoxamajahalawaaxirixikulu swineneemahlwenikaYehovha,hikuvavavanunaava nyenyagandzeloraYehovha

18KambeSamuweleaatirhelaYehovha,lokoahari n’wana,aboheleriweefodiyantsembyani.

19Kutlulakwalaho,manawakwean’wiendlelaxiambalo lexitsongo,an’witiselaxonalembenilembe,lokoatani nunawakweleswakuvatanyikelagandzeloralembeni lembe

20EliakatekisaElkananinsatiwakwe,aku:“Yehovhaa kunyikembewuyawansatiloyihikwalahokaxikweleti lexilombisiwekeYehovha”Kutanivayaekayaravona 21YehovhaaendzelaHana,atika,atswalavanavanharhu vamajahanivambirhivavanhwanyana.N'wanaSamuwele akulaemahlwenikaHOSIXikwembu

22Eliaadyuharileswinene,atwahinkwaswoleswivana vayenavaswiendlekeVaisrayelehinkwavo;nindlelaleyi avaetlelahayonanivavasatilavahlengeletaneke enyangweniyatabernakelayanhlengeletano.

23Akuekavona:“Hayinimiendlaswiloswotano? hikuvandzitwahitaswiendloswawenaswobihahi vanhulavahinkwavo

24E-e,vanavamina;hikuvaahimahungulamanenelawa ndzimatwaka:miendlaleswakuvanhuvaYehovhava tlulanawu

25Lokomunhuun’wanaadyohelaun’wana,muavanyisiu tan’wiavanyisa,kambelokomunhuadyohelaYehovha,i maniloyiangatan’wikombela?Kambeavayingisanga ritoratatawavona,hikuvaHOSIXikwembuaxitava dlaya

26N’wanaSamuweleakula,atsakeriwahiYehovhanile kavanhu

27KutaniwanunawaXikwembuataekaEli,akueka yena:“Yehovhauri:‘Xanandzihumelerileerivaleni endlwiniyatatawawenalokovarieEgiptaendlwiniya Faro?

28Xanandzin’wihlawuleexikarhikatinyimbahinkwato taIsrayeleleswakuavamupristawamina,leswakuata nyikelaealitariniyamina,ahisamirhiyarisuna,aambala efodiemahlwenikamina?xanandzinyikileyindluyatata wawenamagandzelohinkwawolamahumesiwekehi ndziloyavanavaIsraele?

29Hikokwalaho,mirahagandzeloraminaniragandzelo raminalerindzirilerisekelahandzitshamakakona;xana uxiximavanavawenakutlulamina,kutinonisahi magandzelolamakuluekahinkwaswoswaIsraelevanhuva minaxana?

30HikokwalahoYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleuri: “Hakunenendzivuleleswakuyindluyawenaniyindluya tatawawena,switafambaemahlwenikaminahilahaku ngaheriki.hikuvalavandzixiximakandzitavaxixima,ni lavandzisandzakavatatekeriwaehansi

31Waswivo,kutamasikulawandzingatatsemavokora wenanivokorayindluyatatawawena,leswakukungavi namukhalabyeendlwiniyawena

32Utavonanalaevutshamenibyamina,ekarifuwo hinkwaroleriXikwembuxingatarinyikaIsrayele;

33Munhuwawena,loyindzingatakandzingan’wi tsemeliealitariniyamina,utalovisamahloyawena,niku hlundzukisambiluyawena;

34Lexixitavaxikombisoekawena,lexingatahumelela ekavanavawenavambirhivamajaha,HofininaFiniyasi; hisikurin’wevatafahavumbirhibyavona.

35Ndzitandzipfuxamupristawotshembeka,loyiangata endlahikuyahileswingaembilwiniyaminanile miehleketweniyamina,ndzitan’wiakelayindluleyi tiyeke;utafambaemahlwenikamutotiwawaminahilaha kungaheriki

36Kutaniun’wananiun’wanalasalekeendlwiniyawena utataakorhamaekayenaalavaxiphemuxasilivhereni xinkwa,aku:“Ndzikhongele,ndzivekeekayin’wanaya mintirhoyavaprista,leswakundzidyaxinkwaxin’we.”

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1N'wanaSamuweleatirhelaYehovhaemahlwenikaEli RitoraYehovhaaririrarisimaemasikwiniwolawo;aku ngarinaxivonolexipfulekeke.

2Enkarhiniwolowo,lokoEliaetleleendhawiniyakwe, mahloyakwemasungulakunyamalala,angahavoni;

3RivoniraXikwemburingasitimekaetempeleniya Yehovha,lahaArekayaXikwembuayirikona,Samuwele aetlela;

4YehovhaavitanaSamuwele,ahlamulaaku:“Himina loyi”

5HilokoatsutsumelaekaEli,aku:“Himinaloyi;hikuva undzivitanileAku:“Andzivitananga;etlelaehansi nakambeKutaniafambaayaetlela

6Yehovhaatlhelaavitanaaku:“Samuwele.”Samuwelea pfukaayaekaEli,aku:“Himinaloyi;hikuvaundzi vitanileAhlamulaaku:“Andzivitananga,n'wananga; etlelaehansinakambe.

7SweswiSamuweleaangasitivaYehovha,hambikuri ritoraYehovhaaringasipaluxiwaekayena

8KutaniYehovhaavitanaSamuweleravunharhuKutani apfukaayaekaEli,aku:“Himinaloyi;hikuvaundzi vitanileEliavonaleswakuHOSIXikwembuxivitanile n'wana.

9HikokwalahoEliakuekaSamuwele:“Famba,uyaetlela, kutanilokoakuvitana,utaku:‘Vula,Yehovha;hikuva nandzawawenawayingisaHilokoSamuweleayaetlela endhawiniyayena.

10Yehovhaata,ayima,avitanakufananiminkarhi yin’wanaaku:“Samuwele,Samuwele”KutaniSamuwele ahlamulaaku:“Vulavula;hikuvanandzawawenawa yingisa

11YehovhaakuekaSamuwele:“Waswivo,ndzitaendla nchumueIsrayele,lowutindlevetaun’wananiun’wana loyiayitwakatingatarhurhumelahatona”

12Hisikurero,ndzitahetisisaElihinkwaswoleswindzi swivulekemalunghananiyindluyakwe

13Hikuvandzin'wibyerileleswakundzitaavanyisa yindluyayenahilahakungaherikihikwalahokavudyoho lebyiabyitivaka;hikuvavanavayenavatiendlamanyala, kambeangavasivelanga

14HikwalahondzihlambanyileyindluyaElileswakuku hombolokakayindluyaEliakungebasisiwihi magandzelokumbegandzelohilahakungaheriki

15Samuweleaetlelakufikelanimixo,apfulatinyangwa tayindluyaYehovhaKutaniSamuweleachavakukomba Elixivono

16KutaniEliavitanaSamuweleaku:“Samuwele, n’wananga”Ahlamulaaku:“Himinaloyi”

17Aku:“XanaiyinimhakaleyiYehovhaakubyeleke yona?Ndzikombelaleswakuungandzifihleli:Xikwembu xikuendletano,nikutlula,lokoundzitumbetanchumu ekahinkwaswoleswixikubyelekeswona

18Samuwelean’wibyelahinkwaswo,angan’witumbeti nchumuAku:“IYehovha,aaendleleswiaswivonaka swiriswinene”

19KutaniSamuweleakula,Yehovhaarinayena,anga pfumelelangamaritoyakwenirin’weriwelaehansi

20VaisrayelehinkwavokusukelaeDanikuyafika eBerexebavaswitivileleswakuSamuweleusimekiwile leswakuavamuprofetawaYehovha

21YehovhaatlhelaahumelelaeXilo,hikuvaYehovhau tivuleSamuweleeXilohiritoraYehovha.

NDZIMAYA4

1RitoraSamuwelerifikaekaVaisraelehinkwavo VaisraelevahumavayalwaniVafilistavayalwa,va dzimamixaxaetlhelokaEbenezere,kutaniVafilistava dzimamixaxaeAfeki

2KutaniVafilistavatinyiketelakulwanaIsrayele,kutani lokovahlanganyelaenyimpini,Israyeleahluriwahi Vafilista,kutanivadlayavavanunavakwalomuka4000 enhoveni

3Lokovanhuvafikaenxaxeni,vakulukumbavaIsrayele vaku:“XanaYehovhauhidlayeyininamuntlha emahlwenikaVafilista?”Ahihumesearekayantwanano waHOSIXikwembueXilo,leswakulokoyitaexikarhika hina,yitahiponisaemavokweniyavalalavahina

4HilokovanhuvarhumaeXiloleswakuvatatisaarekaya ntwananowaYehovhawamavuthu,leyitshamakaexikarhi kamakerubukusukakwalaho;

5LokoarekayantwananowaYehovhayinghena enxaxeni,Vaisrayelehinkwavovahuwelelahihuwa leyikulu,lerovamisavayitlhelayiba

6LokoVafilistavatwampfumawulowakuhuwelela,va ku:“XanakuhuwelelalokukuluenxaxeniwaVaheveruku vulayini?”KutanivatwisisaleswakuArekayaYehovha yingheneenxaxeni

7HilokoVafilistavachava,hikuvavate:“Xikwembuxi ngheneenxaxeni”Vaku:“Khomboekahina!hikuvaaku sitshamakuvananchumuwotanokufikelasweswi 8Khomboekahina!imanilangatahikutsula emavokweniyaSwikwembuleswiswamatimba?hiswona SwikwembuleswihlaselekeVaegiptahimakhombo hinkwawoemananga

9Tiyani,mitshikakufananivanhu,n’winaVafilista, leswakumingavimalandzayaVaheveru,hilahavangava hakonaekan’wina

10Vafilistavalwa,kutaniIsrayeleahluriwa,un'wanani un'wanaabalekelaentsongeniwayena.hikuvaVaisraele vawilevavanunava30000lavafambakahimilenge 11ArekayaXikwembuyitekiwa;kutanivanavambirhiva Eli,HofininaFiniyasi,vadlayiwile.

12Kutaniwanunaun’wanawaBenjaminiatsutsumaa humaevuthwini,afikaeXilohisikurero,ahandzule swiambaloswakwe,aambalemisavaenhlokweniyakwe.

13Lokoafika,Eliaatshameexitulwinietlhelokandlelaa rindzile,hikuvambiluyakweayirhurhumelahikwalaho kaArekayaXikwembu.Kutelokowanunayoloyea nghenaemutini,abyela,mutihinkwawowuhuwelela 14LokoEliatwahuwayaxirilo,aku:“Xana mpfilumpfiluwampfilumpfilulowuwuvulayini?”Kutani wanunaloyianghenahikuhatlisa,abyelaEli 15Eliaarinimalembeya98hivukhale;naswonamahlo yakweamangahavonikahle,lerovaaangavoni.

16WanunayoloyeakuekaEli:“Himinaloyiahumeke evuthwini,kutanindzibalekilenamuntlhandzihuma evuthwini.”Aku:“Kuendliweyinin'wananga?

17Kutanimurhumiwaahlamulaaku:“Israyeleubalekile emahlwenikaVafilista,naswonakudlayiwengopfu exikarhikavanhu,nivanavawenavambirhivamajaha, HofininaFiniyasi,vafile,ArekayaXikwembuyitekiwile” 18LokoavulavulahiArekayaXikwembu,awa exitshan’wenixalendzhakuetlhelokanyangwa,kutani nhamuyakweyitshoveka,afa,hikuvaaadyuharile naswonaaatikaAavanyiseIsrayelemalembeya40 19N’wanawayenawanhwanyana,nsatiwaFiniyasi,aa tikile,arikusuhinikuveleka,kutanilokoatwamahungu yaleswakuarekayaXikwembuyitekiwile,nileswakutata wayenawaxisatininunawayenavafile,ankhinsama,a velekahikuvaswitlhaviswayenaswin’wihlasele 20Hinkarhiwakufakayenavavasatilavaavayime ekusuhinayenavakuekayena:“Ungachavi;hikuvau tswalen'wanawajahaKambeangahlamulanga,naswona angaswitekelangaenhlokweni 21Kutaniathyan’wanavitoraIkabodi,aku:“Ku vangamakusukileekaIsrayele,hikuvaarekaya Xikwembuyitekiwile,nihikwalahokatatawayenawa nsatininunawayena” 22Aku:“KuvangamakusukileekaIsrayele,hikuvaareka yaXikwembuyitekiwile.”

1VafilistavatekaArekayaXikwembu,vayitisa eEbenezere,vayitisaeAxidodi.

2LokoVafilistavatekaArekayaXikwembu,vayitisa endlwiniyaDagoni,vayivekaekusuhinaDagoni

3LokovanhuvaleAxidodivapfukanimixohisikuleri tlhandlamaka,vavonaDagoniawileehansiemahlwenika ArekayaYehovhaKutanivatekaDagoni,van'wiveka endhawiniyayena

4Kutelokovapfukanimixoswinene,vavonaDagonia wileehansiemahlwenikaArekayaYehovha;kutani nhlokoyaDagoninimavokoyayenahamambirhiswi tsemiwileenyangweni;akusalaxikundzuxaDagoni ntsenaekayena

5HikokwalahovapristavaDagonikumbeun’wanani un’wanaloyianghenakaendlwiniyaDagoni,ava kandziyangaenyangweniwaDagonieAxidodikufikela namuntlha.

6KambevokoraYehovharivatikerilevakaAxidodi,a valovisa,avadlayahiswimilana,kungaAxidodinile matikweniyarona.

7LokovavanunavaAxidodivavonaleswakuswitano,va ku:“ArekayaXikwembuxaIsrayeleayingetshamina hina,hikuvavokoraxonarivavisekileekahinanileka Dagonixikwembuxahina”

8Hilokovarhumavanhuvayahlengeletatihosihinkwato taVafilistaekavona,vaku:“HitaendlayinihiArekaya XikwembuxaIsrayele?”Vahlamulavaku:“Arekaya XikwembuxaIsraeleayirhwariweeGati”Varhwale ArekayaXikwembuxaIsraelevafambanayona.

9Kutani,endzhakukalokovayirhwale,vokoraYehovha rilwanimutihikulovisalokukuluswinene,kutania hlaselavavanunavamuti,lavatsongonilavakulu,varini misisieswivandleniswavonaswalexihundleni

10HikokwalahovarhumelaArekayaXikwembueEkroni KutelokoarekayaXikwembuyifikaeEkroni,Vaekroniva huwelelavaku:“VatisilearekayaXikwembuxaIsraele ekahina,kuhidlayanivanhuvahina”

11Hilokovarhumavanhuvayahlengeletatihosi hinkwatotaVafilista,vaku:“HlongolaArekaya XikwembuxaIsrayele,miyitlheriselaendhawiniyayona, leswakuyingahidlayinivanhuvahina,hikuvaku lovisiwalokudlayakaemutinihinkwawo;vokora Xikwembuaritikaswinenekwalaho

12Vavanunalavangafikivabiwahimisisi,kutanixirilo xamutixitlhandlukelaetilweni

NDZIMAYA6

1ArekayaYehovhayitshamaetikweniraVafilistaku ringanatin’hwetitankombo.

2KutaniVafilistavavitanavapristanivangoma,vaku: “HitaendlayinihiArekayaYehovha?”hibyeleleswaku hitayirhumelahayonaendhawiniyayena

3Vaku:“LokomitshikaarekayaXikwembuxaIsrayele, mingayirhumeliyingarinanchumu;kambemin'wi tlheriselagandzeloranandzu,kutanimitahanyisiwa,mita tiviwaleswakuhayinivokorayenaringasusiwangaeka n'wina.

4Kutanivaku:“Xanagandzeloranandzulerihingata n’witlheriselarona?”Vahlamulavaku:“Ntlhanuwa

tinyeletitansuku,nitimbevatantlhanutansuku,hikuya hinhlayoyatihositaVafilista;

5Hikokwalaho,mitaendlaswifanisoswamirhiyan’wina, niswifanisoswatimbevatan’winaletionhakatiko;mita dzunisaXikwembuxaIsraele,kumbexanaxitaolovisa vokoraxonaekan'wina,nilekaswikwembuswan'wina, niletikweniran'wina

6Hayiniminonon’hwisatimbilutan’wina,kukotisa VaegiptanaFarovanonon’hwisatimbilutavona?lokoa endlilehindlelayohlamarisaexikarhikavona,xanaava tshikangavanhuvafamba,vafamba?

7Sweswiendlakalichileyintshwa,utekatihomutimbirhi letimamisaka,letikunganghenikijokoekatona,uboha tihomuekakalichi,utisamarholeyatonaekayaekatona

8UtekaArekayaYehovha,uyivekaehenhlakakalichi; mivekaswin'wetsin'wetsiswansuku,leswimin'wi tlheriselakagandzeloranandzu,ebokisinietlhelokarona; urirhumeleekule,leswakurifamba

9Kutaniwaswivo,lokowutlhandlukelahindlelayale ribuwenirayenakuyaeBetsemexe,uhiendleleswobiha leswikulu,kambelokoswingaritano,hitaswitiva leswakuahivokorayenalerihitlhaveke.

10Kutanivavanunalavavaendlatano;vatekatihomu timbirhitamasi,vatibohaekakalichi,vapfalelamarhole yatonaekaya.

11KutanivavekaArekayaYehovhaehenhlakakalichi,ni bokisileringanitimbevatansukuniswifanisoswamirhi yatona.

12Kutanitihomutitekandlelayokongomaegondzwenira Bethexemexe,tifambahigondzolerikulu,tirikarhiti rhurhumelalokotirikarhitifamba,tingahundzuki evokweniraxinenekumberaximatsi;tihositaVafilistati valandzakuyafikaendzilakaneniwaBetsemexe 13VakaBetsemexeavarikarhivatshovelakoroni enkoveni,vatlakusamahlovavonaAreka,vatsakaloko vayivona

14Kutanikalichiyifikaensin’winiyaYoxuwa, Mubetexeme,yiyimakwalaho,lahaakuriniribye lerikulu,kutanivatsematihunyitakalichi,vahumesela Yehovhagandzelorohisiwaratihomu.

15KutaniValevhivawisaArekayaYehovhanibokisileri aririnarona,leriakuriniswibyeswansuku,vaswiveka ehenhlakaribyelerikulu,kutanivavanunavaBexemexe vahumeselaYehovhamagandzeloyohisiwani magandzelohisikurero

16LokotihositantlhanutaVafilistatiswivonile,ti tlhelelaeEkronihisikurero

+17HilawamadzovoyansukulawaVafilistavama tlheriselekeYehovhakuvagandzeloranandzu;eka Axidodi,Gazayin'we,Askeloni,Gati,Ekroni; 18Timbevatansuku,hikuyahinhlayoyamitihinkwayo yaVafilistaleyingayatihositantlhanu,mitileyi biyeriwekeniyaswimitanaswalemakaya,kuyafikaeka ribyelerikuluraAvele,lerivangavekaarekayaYehovha ekarona

19KutaniadlayavavanunavaBetexemexe,hikuvaava langutileendzenikaArekayaYehovha,adlayavanhuva 50000vavanunava50000,kutanivanhuvarila,hikuva Yehovhaudlayevanhuvotala

20VavanunavaBetsemexevaku:“Imanilakotakaku yimaemahlwenikaYehovhaXikwembulexixokwetsima xana?”utatlhandlukelaekamaniekahinaxana?

21KutanivarhumelavarhumiwaekavaakivaKiriyatiYeyarimi,vaku:“VafilisitavavuyiseArekayaYehovha; rhelelani,mitayiyisaekan'wina

NDZIMAYA7

1VavanunavaKiriyati-Yeyarimivata,vatekaArekaya Yehovha,vayitisaendlwiniyaAbinadabuexitsungeni,va kwetsimisaEliyazaran’wanawakweleswakuahlayisa ArekayaYehovha

2LokoArekayitshamaeKiriyati-Yeyarimi,nkarhiwu lehe;hikuvaakurimalembeya20,kutaniyindlu hinkwayoyaIsraeleyirilaYehovha.

3KutaniSamuweleavulavulaniyindluhinkwayoya Israyele,aku:“LokomitlhelelaekaYehovhahitimbiluta n’winahinkwato,susaswikwembuswamatikomambeni Astartoexikarhikan’wina,milunghiselelatimbiluta n’winaekaYehovha,mitirhelayenantsena,kutaniutami kutsulaevokweniraVafilista.”

4KutaniVaisrayelevahlongolaBaalinaAstaroto,va tirhelaYehovhantsena

5KutaniSamuweleaku:“HlengeletaVaisraelehinkwavo eMizpa,ndzitamikhongelelaYehovha”

6KutanivahlengeletanaeMizpa,vakokamati,vama chelaemahlwenikaYehovha,vatitsonaswakudyahisiku rero,vaku:“HidyoheleYehovha”Samuweleaavanyisa VaisraeleeMizpa

7LokoVafilistavatwaleswakuvanavaIsrayeleva hlengeletanileeMizpa,tihositaVafilistatitlhandlukela IsrayeleLokoVaisraelevaswitwa,vachavaVafilista

8VanavaIsrayelevakuekaSamuwele:“Ungatshikiku huwelelaYehovhaXikwembuxahinahikwalahokahina, leswakuutahiponisaemavokweniyaVafilista”

9Samuweleatekaxinyimpfanalexian’wisaka,axi humesaxivagandzelorohisiwahinkwaroekaYehovha, kutaniSamuweleahuwelelaekaYehovhahikwalahoka Israyele;kutaniHOSIXikwembuxin'wiyingise.

10LokoSamuwelearikarhiahumesagandzelorohisiwa, VafilistavatshinelakulwanaIsrayele,kambeYehovhaa dumahikudzindzalokukuluesikwinireroehenhlaka Vafilista,avapfilunganyakutanivahlaseriwaemahlweni kaIsrayele

11VavanunavaIsrayelevahumaeMizpa,vahlongorisa Vafilista,vavahlaselakukondzavafikaehansika Betakara

12KutaniSamuweleatekaribyearivekaexikarhika MizpanaXeni,arithyavitoraEbenezere,aku:“Kufikela sweswiYehovhauhipfunile.”

13HilokoVafilistavahluriwa,vangahafikieribuwenira Israyele;

14MitileyiVafilistavayitekekeekaIsrayeleyi tlheriseriwaekaIsrayele,kusukaeEkronikuyafikaeGati; Vaisraelevakutsurilematlheloyawonaemavokweniya VafilistaKutanikuvanikurhulaexikarhikaVaisraeleni Vaamori

15SamuweleaavanyisaIsrayelemasikuhinkwawoya vutomibyayena.

16Aafamba-fambalembenalembeeBethele,Giligala,na Mizpa,aavanyisaIsrayeleetindhawinitetohinkwato 17KuvuyakayenaakurieRhama;hikuvaakurikona yindluyayena;kutaniaavanyisaIsraelekwalaho;kutania akelaYehovhaalitarikwalaho

NDZIMAYA8

1KutelokoSamuweleadyuharile,avekavanavayenava majahakuvavaavanyisivaIsrayele.

2VitoramativulayayenaakuriYuwele;vitorayenara vumbirhiakuriAbiya,avarivaavanyisieBerexeba 3Vanavayenaavafambangaetindlelenitayena,kambe vahambukilevalavakukumamali,vadya swifumbarherisonikuavanyisalokusoholotiweke

4KutanivakulukumbahinkwavovaIsrayeleva hlengeletana,vayaekaSamuweleeRhama

5Kutaniakuekayena:“Waswivo,udyuharile,vanava wenaavafambietindlelenitawena;

6KambemhakaleyiayingatsakisiSamuwele,lokovaku: “Hinyikehosileyingatahiavanyisa”KutaniSamuwelea khongelaekaYehovha.

7YehovhaakuekaSamuwele:“Yingisaritoravanhueka hinkwaswoleswivakubyelakaswona,hikuvaavaku alanga,kambevandziarile,leswakundzingavahosi.”

8Hikuyahimintirhohinkwayoleyivayiendlekeku sukelaesikwinilerindzivahumesekeeEgiptakufikela namuntlha,leyivandzitshikisekehayona,vagandzela swikwembuswin’wana,navonavaendlatanoekawena 9Hikokwalaho,yingisaniritoravona,hambiswiritano, hambanisenihikutiyimiselaekavona,mivakombandlela yahosileyingatavafuma

10KutaniSamuweleabyelavanhulavaavan’wikombela hosimaritohinkwawoyaYehovha.

11Hilokoaku:“Hosileyingatamifumayitavaleyi:Yi tatekavanavan’winavamajahayivavekelamakalichiya yonanivagadivayonavatihanci;van'wanavatatsutsuma emahlwenikamakalichiyayena

12Utan’wivekavarhangerivamagidinitindhunata50; utavavekakuyingisamisavayayena,nikutshovela ntshovelowayena,nikuendlaswitirhoswayenaswa nyimpi,niswitirhoswamakalichiyayena

13Utatekavanavan’winavavanhwanyanavava vasweki,nikuvavapheki,nikuvavabaki

14Utatekamasimuyan’wina,nimasimuyan’winaya vhinya,nimasimuyan’winayamitlhwari,hambikuri masimuyan’winalamanenengopfu,amanyikamalandza yakwe

15Utatekavukhumebyambewuyawenaniyamasimu yawenayavhinya,anyikatindhunatayenanimalandza yayena

16Utatekamahlongayawenayaxinuna,nimalandzaya wenayaxisati,nimajahayawenayosasekaswinene,ni timbhongolotawena,avatirhisaentirhweniwayena.

17Utatekavukhumebyatinyimpfutan'wina,mitava malandzayayena

18Hisikureromitahuwelelahikwalahokahosiya n’winaleyimingatamihlawula;Yehovhaangeku yingisihisikurero

19Hambiswiritano,vanhuvaarilekuyingisaritora Samuwele;vaku:“E-e;kambehitavanahosiehenhlaka hina;

20Leswakunahinahifananimatikohinkwawo;ni leswakuhosiyahinayihiavanyisa,yihumaemahlwenika hina,yilwatinyimpitahina

21Samuweleatwamaritohinkwawoyavanhu,ama yingisetaetindlevenitaYehovha

22YehovhaakuekaSamuwele:“Yingisaritoravona,u vavekahosi.”SamuweleakuekavavanunavaIsraele: “Fambaniun'wananaun'wanaemutiniwakavona”

NDZIMAYA9

1Akuriniwanunaun’wanawaleBenjamini,loyivito rakweakuriKixi,n’wanawaAbiyele,n’wanawaZerora, n’wanawaBekorati,n’wanawaAfiya,Mubenyamini, nhenhayamatimba

2Aarinin’wanawamufana,loyivitorayenaakuri Sawulo,jahalerihlawulekekenilerinene,naswona exikarhikavanavaIsrayeleakungarinamunhulonene kun’witlula

3TimbhongolotaKixitatawaSawulotilahlekaKutani KixiakuekaSawulon'wanawayena:“Tekaun'wanawa malandza,upfukauyalavatimbhongolo”

4KutaniatsemakanyantshavayaEfrayimi,atsemakanya etikweniraXalixa,kambeavavakumanga,kutaniva hundzaetikweniraXalimi,kambeavangarikona

5LokovafikaetikweniraSufu,Sawuloakuekanandza wakweloyiaarinayena:“Tana,hitatlhelela;leswaku tatanaangasukiarikarhiakhathalelatimbhongolo,ahi anakanyela

6Kutaniakuekayena:“Waswivo,emutinilowukuni munhuwaXikwembu,naswonaimunhuwoxiximeka; hinkwaswoleswiaswivulakaswitaendlekahakunene: sweswiahiyenikona;kumbexanaangahikombandlela yahinaleyihifanelekekufambahayona

7KutaniSawuloakuekanandzawakwe:“Kambe, waswivo,lokohifamba,xanahitatisayiniwanunaloyi?” hikuvaxinkwaxiherileeswibyeniswahina,kambeakuna nyikoleyihingayitiselakamunhuwaXikwembu

8NandzaatlhelaahlamulaSawulo,aku:“Waswivo,ndzi nixiphemuxavumunexaxikelexasilivhere;

9(EmahlwenikankarhieIsrayele,lokomunhuayavutisa Xikwembu,aku:“Tananihiyaekamuvoni,hikuvaloyi sweswiavuriwakaMuprofetaaavuriwaMuvoni”

10KutaniSawuloakuekanandzawayena:“Swilulamile; tana,ahifambeni.Hilokovayaemutinilowumunhuwa Xikwembuaariekawona

11Lokovarikarhivatlhandlukelaexitsungenivaya emutini,vakumavanhwanyanalavatsongovahumavaya kokamati,vakuekavona:“Xanamuvoniloyi?”

12Vavahlamulavaku:“Hiyena;waswivo,ulemahlweni kan'wina:hatlisanisweswi,hikuvautileemutini namuntlha;hikuvanamuntlhakunigandzeloravanhu endhawinileyitlakukeke.

13Hikuhatlisalokomifikaemutini,mitan’wikumahi kuhatlisa,angasitlhandlukelaendhawinileyitlakukeke kuyadya,hikuvavanhuavangedyiangasifika,hikuva ukatekisagandzelo.kutaniendzhakukasweswovadya leswirhambiwekeSweswisweswi,pfukani;hikuva kwalomukankarhilowumitan'wikuma

14Kutanivatlhandlukelaemutini,kutanilokovafika emutini,Samuweleahumaayalwanavona,aya tlhandlukelaendhawinileyitlakukeke.

15YehovhaaabyeleSamuweleendleveniyakwesiku rin’weemahlwenikakutaSawulo,aku:

16Mundzukuhinkarhilowundzitakurhumelawanuna etikweniraBenjamini,un’witotaleswakuavandhunaya tikoraminaraIsrayele,leswakuaponisavanhuvamina

emavokweniyaVafilista,hikuvandzilangutilevanhuva mina,hikuvaxiriloxavonaxifikileekamina.

17KutelokoSamuweleavonaSawulo,Yehovhaakueka yena:“Waswivo,wanunaloyindzivulavulekehayena! loyiutafumavanhuvamina.

18KutaniSawuloatshinelaekaSamuweleenyangweni,a ku:“Ndzikombelaundzibyelaleswakuyindluyamuvoni yikwihi.”

19SamuweleahlamulaSawuloaku:“Himinamuvoni; hikuvanamuntlhamitadyanamina,kutanimundzuku ndzitakutshikaufamba,ndzikubyelahinkwaswoleswi ngaembilwiniyawena”

20Lokokuritimbhongolotawenaletilahlekekemasiku manharhulamahundzeke,ungatianakanyi;hikuvava kumiwileNaswonakunavelahinkwakokaIsrayelekule henhlakamani?Xanaahiwenanilekayindluhinkwayo yatatawawenaxana?

21Sawuloahlamulaaku:“XanaandziMubenyamini,wa tinyimbaletitsongotaIsrayele?naswonandyanguwamina iwutsongoekamindyanguhinkwayoyanyimbaya Benjamini?xanauvulavulahiyininaminaxana?

22KutaniSamuweleatekaSawuloninandzawakwe,ava tisaendhawiniyowiselaekayona,avatshamisa endhawinileyikuluexikarhikalavaavarhambiwile,lavaa varivanhuvakwalomuka30.

23KutaniSamuweleakuekamupheki:“Tisaxiavelolexi ndzikunyikekexona,lexindzingakuekaxona,xiveke ekusuhinawena.”

24Muphekiatekamakatlanileswiaswiriehenhlaka wona,aswivekaemahlwenikaSawuloSamuweleaku: “Vonanileswisaleke!yivekeemahlwenikawena,udya, hikuvakufikelasweswiyihlayiseriwilewenakusukela lokondzite:‘NdzirhambilevanhuKutaniSawuloadya naSamuwelesikurero.

25Lokovarhelelaendhawinileyitlakukekevanghena emutini,SamuweleavulavulanaSawuloehenhlaka yindlu.

26Vapfukanimpundzuswinene,hinkarhiwa ximun’wanaxasiku,SamuweleavitanaSawuloehenhla kayindlu,aku:“Pfuka,ndzitakutshika.”Kavaloko Sawuloapfuka,vahumahavumbirhibyavona,yenana Samuwele

27Lokovarikarhivarhelelavayaemakumukamuti, SamuweleakuekaSawulo:“Lerisanandzakuhundza emahlwenikahina,(naswonaahundza,)kambeuyima nkarhinyanaleswakundzikukombaritoraXikwembu.”

NDZIMAYA10

1KutaniSamuweleatekaxibyaxamafurha,axichela enhlokweniyakwe,an’witswontswa,aku:“Xanaahi mhakayaleswiYehovhaakutotekeleswakuuvandhuna yandzhakayakwe?”

2Lokousukileekaminanamuntlha,utakumavavanuna vambirhiekusuhinisirharaRaheleendzilakaneniwa BenjaminieZelza;vatakukavona:Timbhongololetiu ngayatilavatikumiwile;

3Kutaniutayaemahlwenikusukakwalaho,utafika erivaleniraTabora,kutahlangananivavanunavanharhu lavatlhandlukelakaekaXikwembueBethele,un’wanaa rhwaleswimbutanaswinharhu,un’wanaarhwaleswinkwa swinharhu,un’wanaarhwalebodlhelaravhinyo

4Vatakulosa,vakunyikaswinkwaswimbirhi;leswiu ngataswiamukelaemavokweniyavona.

5EndzhakukasweswoutafikaexitsungenixaXikwembu, lahakunganivuthuraVafilista,kutanilokoufikakona emutini,utahlangananintlawawavaprofetalavaxikaka vahumaendhawinileyitlakukekevarinirisimuratinsimu, nixihuku,niphayiphiniharipa,emahlwenikavona; kutanivataprofeta:

6MoyawaYehovhawutataekawena,utaprofetana vona,uhundzukamunhuun’wana

7Aswiendleke,lokomasingitalawamakufikile,uendla hilahakukutirhelakahakona;hikuvaXikwembuxina wena.

8UtarhelelaemahlwenikaminaeGiligala;kutani waswivo,ndzitarhelelaekawena,ndzitahumesa magandzeloyohisiwa,nikuhumesamagandzeloya magandzeloyakurhula,utatshamamasikuyankombo, kukondzandzitaekawena,ndzikukombaleswiungata swiendla.

9KutelokoafularheleSamuwele,Xikwembuxin’wi nyikambiluyin’wana;

10Lokovafikakonaexitsungeni,vavonantlawawa vaprofetawuhlangananayena;MoyawaXikwembuwuta ehenhlakayena,kutaniaprofetaexikarhikavona

11Kutelokohinkwavolavaavan’witivakhalevavona sweswo,waswivo,aprofetaexikarhikavaprofeta,vanhu vavutisanavaku:“Iyinileswihumelelekeekan’wanawa Kixi?”XanaSawulonayenaulexikarhikavaprofeta?

12Un’wanawalendhawiniyoleyoahlamulaaku: “Kambetatawavonaimani?”Hikokwalahokuhundzuke xivuriso:“XanaSawulonayenaulexikarhikavaprofeta xana?”

13Kutelokoahetilekuprofeta,afikaendhawinileyi tlakukeke.

14MalumewaSawuloakuekayenaninandzawakwe: “Miyekwihi?”Aku:“Kulavatimbhongolo,kutaniloko hivonaleswakuatikona,hifikaekaSamuwele.”

15MalumewaSawuloaku:“NdzibyeleleswiSamuwele amibyelekeswona”

16Sawuloakuekabutiwakwe:“Uhibyeleerivaleni leswakutimbhongolotikumiwile”Kambetimhakata mfumolowuSamuweleavulavulekehawona,angan'wi byelanga.

17SamuweleavitanavanhuekaYehovhaeMizpa; 18KutaniakuekavanavaIsrayele:“YehovhaXikwembu xaIsrayeleuri:“NdzihumeseIsrayeleaEgipta,ndzimi kutsulaemavokweniyaVaegiptanilemavokweniya mimfumohinkwayoniyalavamixaniseke.

19NamuntlhamilandzuleXikwembuxan’wina,lexihi xoxeximiponisekeekamaxanguyan’winahinkwawoni lemaxanguyan’wina;kutanimiteekayena:“E-e,kambe vekahosiehenhlakahina.”Hikokwalaho,tinyiketeni emahlwenikaYehovhahitinyimbatan'wina,nihimagidi yan'wina

20KutelokoSamuweleatshinelelatinyimbahinkwatota Israyele,nyimbayaBenjaminiyitekiwa

21LokoatshinelelanyimbayaBenjaminihimindyangu yayona,ndyanguwakaMatriwutekiwa,kutaniSawulo n’wanawaKixiakhomiwa,kutanilokovan’wilava,a ngakumeki.

22HikokwalahovavutisaYehovhakuyaemahlweni,loko wanunaloyiangahatakona.Yehovhaahlamulaaku: “Waswivo,utumbeleexikarhikaswilo”

23Kutanivatsutsumavan’witekakwalaho,lokoayime exikarhikavanhu,aatlakukilekutlulavanhuhinkwavo kusukaemakatleniyakwekuyaehenhla

24Samuweleakuekavanhuhinkwavo:“Mivonaloyi Yehovhaan’wihlawuleke,angakonaloyiafanakana yenaexikarhikavanhuhinkwavo?Kutanivanhuhinkwavo vahuwelela,vaku:“Xikwembuaxiponisehosi”

25KutaniSamuweleabyelavanhundlelayamfumo,awu tsalaebukwini,awuvekaemahlwenikaYehovhaKutani Samuweleatlheriselavanhuhinkwavo,un'wanani un'wanaendlwiniyayena

26SawulonayenaatlhelelaekayaeGibeya;kutaniku fambanayenantlawawavavanuna,lavaXikwembuxi khumbeketimbilutavona

27KambevanavaBelialvaku:“Munhuloyiutahiponisa njhani?”Van'wisandza,vangan'witiselangatinyiko. Kambeumiyerile

NDZIMAYA11

1KutaniNahaxiwaMuamoniatlhandluka,adzima mixaxakuyalwanaYabexi-giliyadi,vavanunahinkwavo vaYabexevakuekaNahaxi:“Endlantwananonahina,hi takutirhela”

2HilokoNahaxilowaMuamoniavahlamulaaku:“Ndzi taendlantwananonan’winahixiyimolexi,leswakundzi tahumesamahloyan’winahinkwawoyaxinene,ndziri vekaxisandzuehenhlakaIsrayelehinkwavo.”

3KutanivakulukumbavaYabexevakuekayena:“Hi nyikemasikuyankombo,leswakuhitarhumela varhumiwaetindhawinihinkwatotaIsrayele;

4KutanivarhumiwavataeGibeyawaSawulo,vayabyela mahunguetindlevenitavanhu;

5Kutani,waswivo,Sawuloalandzatihomuahuma enhoveni;kutaniSawuloaku:“Xanavanhulavavarilaka vavavisayinixana?”Kutanivan'wibyelamahunguya vavanunavaYabexe.

6MoyawaXikwembuwutaekaSawulolokoatwa mahunguwolawo,kutanivukarhibyayenabyipfurha swinene.

7Hilokoatekajokoratihomu,atitsemelelahiswiphemuphemu,atirhumelaematikwenihinkwawoyaIsrayelehi mavokoyavarhumiwa,aku:“Un’wananiun’wanalanga humiendzhakukaSawulonaSamuwele,switaendliwa tanoekatihomutayena.”KutanikuchavaHOSI Xikwembukuwelaekavanhu,vahumahikutwanana kun'we

8LokoavahlayelaeBezeki,vanavaIsrayeleavari300 000,vavanunavaYudaavari30000.

9Vabyelavarhumiwalavatekevaku:“Mitabyela vavanunavaleYabexi-giliyadi:‘Mundzuku,lokodyambu rihisa,mitavanimpfuno”Kutanivarhumiwavatava kombavanhuvaYabexe;kutanivatsaka

10HikokwalahovavanunavaYabexevaku:“Mundzuku hitahumaekan’wina,mitahiendlahinkwaswoleswimi vonakaswiriswinene”

11Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,Sawuloavekavanhuhi mintlawayinharhu;kutanivanghenaexikarhikamavuthu hinkarhiwakurindzanimixo,vadlayaVaamone

kukondzakuhisakasiku,kutanilavasalekevahangalaka, lerovavambirhivavonavangasiyiswin'we.

12KutanivanhuvakuekaSamuwele:“Imaniloyiangate: ‘XanaSawuloutahifuma?tisavavanuna,leswakuhiva dlaya.

13Sawuloaku:“Akungedlayimunhunamuntlha,hikuva namuntlhaYehovhauendlekuponisiwaeIsrayele”

14KutaniSamuweleabyelavanhuaku:“Tanani,hiya eGiligala,hiyapfuxetamfumokwalaho”

15KutanivanhuhinkwavovayaeGiligala;kutanivaveka SawulokuvahosiemahlwenikaYehovhaeGiligala; kutanivahumeselakonamagandzeloyakurhula emahlwenikaYehovha;kutaniSawulonivavanuna hinkwavovaIsraelevatsakangopfukwalaho

NDZIMAYA12

1KutaniSamuweleakuekaVaisrayelehinkwavo: “Waswivo,ndziyingiseritoran’winaekahinkwaswo leswimindzibyelekeswona,ndzimivekelahosi”

2Kutanisweswi,waswivo,hosiyifambaemahlwenika n'wina;kutaniwaswivo,vanavaminavamajahavana n'wina,ndzifambeemahlwenikan'winakusukela evutsongwaninibyaminakufikelanamuntlha

3Waswivo,himinaloyi:mbhoniyolwisananamina emahlwenikaYehovhanilemahlwenikamutotiwawa yena;kumbendzitekexitomboxamani?kumbendzi kanganyisamanixana?ndzixanisemanixana?kumbendzi kumexifumbarherisoxavokoramanikupfalamahloya minahaxonaxana?kutanindzitawuvuyiselawena

4Vaku:“Awuhikanganyisa,kumbekuhitshikilela,a wukhomanganchumuevokweniramunhu”

5Akuekavona:“Yehovhaimbhoniyolwisananan’wina, nimutotiwawakweimbhoninamuntlha,leswakuami kumanganchumuevokweniramina”Vahlamulavaku:“I mbhoni”

6KutaniSamuweleakuekavanhu:“YehovhaiYehovha loyiarhangelekeMuxenaAroni,niloyiahumesekevatata wan’winaetikweniraEgipta”

+7Sweswiyimamingatsekatsekileswakundzita burisananan’winaemahlwenikaYehovhahiswiendlo hinkwaswoswolulamaswaYehovhaleswiaswiendleke ekan’winanivatatawan’wina.

8LokoYakobeafikaaEgipta,vatatawan’winava huwelelaYehovha,YehovhaarhumaMuxenaAroni,lava humesekevatatawan’winaaEgipta,vavatshamisa endhawinileyi

9LokovarivalaYehovhaXikwembuxavona,ava xaviselaevokweniraSisera,ndhunayavuthuraHasoro,ni lemavokweniyaVafilistanilemavokweniyahosiya Mowabu,kutanivalwanavona

10KutanivahuwelelaekaYehovha,vaku:“Hidyohile, hikuvahitshikeYehovha,hitirhelaVabaalinaAstaroto, kambesweswihikutsuleemavokweniyavalalavahina,hi takutirhela”

11YehovhaarhumaYerubaali,naBedani,naYefta,na Samuwele,amikutsulaemavokweniyavalalavan’wina ematlhelohinkwawo,kutanimitshamamihlayisekile

12LokomivonaleswakuNahaxihosiyaVaamoniataku hlasela,mikuekamina:“E-e!kambehosiyitafuma ehenhlakahina,lokoYehovhaXikwembuxan'winaari hosiyan'wina

13Sweswi,vonanihosileyimiyihlawuleke,leyimiyi naveleke!kutaniwaswivo,HOSIXikwembuximivekile hosi

14LokomichavaYehovha,min’witirhela,miyingisarito raxona,mingaxandzukixilerisoxaYehovha,mita hambetamilandzelaYehovhaXikwembuxan’wina 15KambelokomingayingisiritoraYehovha,kambemi xandzukelaxilerisoxaYehovha,vokoraYehovharitalwa nan’wina,kufananilekavatatawan’wina

16SweswiyimauvonanchumulowukululowuYehovhaa ngatawuendlaemahlwenikan’wina 17Xananamuntlhaahintshovelowakoroni?Ndzita vitanaHOSIXikwembu,xitarhumelakudzindzakatilo nimpfula;leswakumivonanikuvonaleswakuvubihibya n'winaibyikulu,lebyimibyiendlekeemahlwenikaHOSI Xikwembu,hikumikombelahosi.

18HilokoSamuweleavitanaYehovha;kutaniYehovhaa rhumelakudzindzakatilonimpfulasikurero,kutani vanhuhinkwavovachavaYehovhanaSamuweleswinene. 19KutanivanhuhinkwavovakuekaSamuwele: “KongelelamalandzayawenaekaYehovhaXikwembuxa wenaleswakuhingafi,hikuvahiengetelevubihilebyieka swidyohoswahinahinkwaswo,kuhikombelahosi”

20Samuweleakuekavanhu:“Mingachavi,miendlile vubihilebyihinkwabyo;

21Mingatshukimihambuka,hikuvamitalandzaswilo swahava,leswingatakaswingavuyerisikumbeku ponisa;hikuvaiswahava.

22HikuvaYehovhaangevatshikivanhuvayena hikwalahokavitorayenalerikulu,hikuvaYehovhau tsakisekumiendlavanhuvayena.

23Kutlulakwalaho,lokokurimina,Xikwembuaxinga pfumelileswakundzingadyohiYehovhahikutshikaku mikhongelela,kambendzitamidyondzisandlelaleyinene nileyinene

24NtsenachavaYehovha,min'witirhelahitimbiluta n'winahinkwato,hikuvaanakanyahiswiloleswikululeswi ximiendlelekeswona

25Kambelokomihaendlaleswobiha,mitalovisiwa, n’winanihosiyan’wina.

NDZIMAYA13

1Sawuloufumelemberin'we;kutelokoafumemalembe mambirhiehenhlakaIsrayele,

2Sawuloan’wihlawulavavanunavaIsrayelevamagidi manharhu;ekavonava2000avarinaSawuloeMikimaxi nilentshaveniyaBethele,ni1000avarinaYonathani eGibeyawaBenjamini; 3YonathaniahlaselavuthuraVafilistaleriaririeGeba, kutaniVafilistavaswitwaSawuloayimbamhalamhala etikwenihinkwaro,aku:“Vaheveruavayingise.”

4VaisrayelehinkwavovatwavavulaleswakuSawulou hlaselevuthuraVafilista,nileswakuIsrayelenayenaaa nyenyetsaVafilistaKutanivanhuvavitaniwaendzhakuka SawuloeGiligala

5VafilistavahlengeletanakulwanaIsrayele,makalichiya 30000nivagadivatihanciva6000nivanhuvotalalava fanakanisavaleringaeribuweniralwandle,vatlhandluka vayadzimamixaxaeMikimaxi,evuxenikusuka eBetaveni

6LokovavanunavaIsrayelevavonaleswakuva karhatekile,(hikuvavanhuavakarhatekile,)kutanivanhu vatumbelaemabakweni,nilemakhwatini,nilemaribyeni, niletindhawiniletitlakukekenilemigodini.

7Vaheveruvan’wanavatsemakanyaYordanivaya etikweniraGadiniraGiliyadiLokokuriSawulo,ahari eGiligala,vanhuhinkwavovan'wilandzavarikarhiva rhurhumela.

8Atshamamasikuyankombo,hikuyahinkarhilowu Samuweleawuvekeke,kambeSamuweleangafikanga eGiligala;kutanivanhuvahangalakavasukaekayena 9Sawuloaku:“Ndzitiselenigandzelorohisiwani magandzeloyaxinakulobye.”Kutaniahumesagandzeloro hisiwa

10Hikuhatlisalokoahetakuhumesagandzelorohisiwa, Samuweleafika;kutaniSawuloahumaayan'wi hlanganisa,leswakuan'wilosa

11Samuweleaku:“Uendleyini?”Sawuloaku:“Hikuva ndzivonileleswakuvanhuvahangalakileekamina,ni leswakuawufikangahimasikulamavekiweke,ni leswakuVafilistavahlengeletanileeMikimaxi; 12Hikokwalahondzite:“Vafilisitavatarhelelasweswi eGiligala,kambeandzikhongelangaYehovha

13SamuweleakuekaSawulo:“Uendlevuphukuphuku,a wuhlayisangaxilerisoxaYehovhaXikwembuxawena lexiakulerisekexona,hikuvasweswiYehovhaaatavaa tiyisilemfumowawenaehenhlakaIsrayelehilahakunga heriki.”

14Kambesweswimfumowawenaawungeheli, Yehovhaun’wilavilemunhuhimbiluyakwe,Yehovhau n’wilerisileleswakuavandhunayavanhuvayena,hikuva awuhlayisangaleswiYehovhaakulerisekeswona 15KutaniSamuweleapfuka,an’wiyisaeGiligala,aya eGibeyawaBenjamini.KutaniSawuloahlayavanhulava avarinayena,vavanunavakwalomuka600

16SawulonaYonathanin'wanawayena,nivanhulavaa varinavona,vatshamaeGibeyawaBenjamini,kambe VafilistavadzimamixaxaeMikimaxi

17VaphangivahumaemixaxeniyaVafilistahimintlawa yinharhu,ntlawawun’wewuhundzukelaendlelenileyi yakaeOfra,etikweniraXuwali

18Ntlawawun’wanawuhundzulukawuyaeBeti-Horoni, ntlawawun’wanawuhundzulukawuyaendzilakaneni lowulangutakaenkoveniwaZeboyimiwukongoma emananga

19Akungarinamufuriloyiakumiwekeetikweni hinkwaroraIsrayele,hikuvaVafilistavate:“Leswaku Vaheveruvangavaendlimabangakumbemafumu.

20KambeVaisrayelehinkwavovarhelelavayaeka Vafilista,leswakuun’wananiun’wanaalotaxiavelo xakwe,nixifunengetoxakwe,nixikelenixikelexakwe +21Hambiswiritanoavarinifayiliyolotamakhumbi, niyamakhumbi,niyatiforoko,niyaswikele,nikulota swihloka

22Hisikuranyimpi,akungakumiwibangakumbetlhari evokweniraun’wanawavanhulavaavarinaSawulona Yonathani,kambeSawulonaYonathanin’wanawakwea vakumekakona

23KutanivuthuraVafilistarihumariyafikaeMikimaxi

NDZIMAYA14

1Sikurin’wana,Yonathanin’wanawaSawuloabyela jahalerirhwalekematlhariyaronaaku:“Tana,ahi tsutsumeniekavuthuraVafilista,leringaetlhelo lerin’wana”Kambeangan’wibyelangatatawakwe +2SawuloatshamaendhawiniyalemakumuyaGibeya ehansikamurhiwamagrenadalowungaeMigroni; 3Ahiya,n’wanawaAhitubu,makwavowaIkabodi, n’wanawaFiniyasi,n’wanawaEli,mupristawaYehovha eXilo,aambaleefodiNaswonavanhuavangaswitivi leswakuYonathaniangaharikona

4ExikarhikatindlelaletiYonathaniaalavaku tsemakanyahatonaekavuthuraVafilista,akuriniribye rokarihaetlhelwenirin'wana,niribyerokarihaekatlhelo lerin'wana,vitorarin'wanaakuriBozese,kasilerin'wana akuriSene

5Rirhangurarin’wanaaririen’walungwinikulangutana naMikimaxi,kasilerin’wanaarilangutanenaGibeyahi tlheloraledzongeni

6Yonathaniakuekajahalerirhwalekematlhariyarona: “Tana,ahitluleniekavuthuralavangayimbangiki; 7Murhwaliwamatlhariyayenaakuekayena:“Endla hinkwaswoleswingaembilwiniyawena;waswivo,ndzi nawenahikuyahimbiluyawena.

8KutaniYonathaniaku:“Waswivo,hitatsemakanyaeka vavanunalava,hitatikumaekavona”

9Lokovahibyelaleswi:‘Tshamanikukondzahitaeka n’wina;kutanihitayimahingatsekatsekiendhawiniya hina,naswonaahingetlhandlukiekavona

10Kambelokovaku:‘Tlhandlukelaniekahina;kutanihi tatlhandluka,hikuvaYehovhauvanyiketileemavokweni yahina,kutanileswiswitavaxikombisoekahina

11Havumbirhibyavonavatikumavariekavuthura Vafilista,kutaniVafilistavaku:“Vonani,Vaheveruva humaemigodinileyiavatumbeleekayona”

12KutanivavanunavamasochavahlamulaYonathanini murhwaliwamatlhariyakwe,vaku:“Tlhandlukelanieka hina,hitamikombanchumu”Yonathaniakueka murhwaliwamatlhariyayena:“Tlhandlukandzilandza, hikuvaHOSIXikwembuxivanyiketileemavokweniya Israele”

13Yonathaniakhandziyahimavokonimilengeyakwe,ni murhwaliwamatlhariyakwean’wilandzela,kutanivawa emahlwenikaYonathani;kutanimurhwaliwamatlhariya yenaan'widlaya.

14Kudlayakolokokosungula,lokuYonataninimurhwali wamatlhariyakweavaendleke,akurivavanunava kwalomuka20,kungamisavaleyiringanakanihafuya tihektara,leyiayirimiwahijokoratihomu

15Kutanikurhurhumelakavuthu,enhoveninilexikarhi kavanhuhinkwavo:mavuthunivaphangi,navonava rhurhumela,misavayitsekatseka,kutanikuvaku rhurhumelalokukuluswinene

16VarindzivaSawuloeGibeyaleBenjaminivalanguta; kutani,waswivo,ntshunguwun'oka,wuyaemahlweniwu baun'wananaun'wana.

17KutaniSawuloakuekavanhulavaavarinayena: “Hlayanisweswi,mivonaleswakuimaniloyiangasuka ekahina.”Kutelokovahlayile,Yonathaninimurhwaliwa matlhariyayenaavangarikona

18SawuloakuekaAhiya:“TisaarekayaXikwembulaha” HikuvaarekayaXikwembuhinkarhiwolowoayirini Vaisraele

19LokoSawuloarikarhiavulavulanimuprista,huwaya vuthuraVafilistayiyayiandza,kutaniSawuloakueka muprista:“Hluvulavokorawena”

20KutaniSawulonivanhuhinkwavolavaavarinayena vahlengeletana,vayaenyimpini,kutaniwaswivo,bangara un’wananiun’wanaarilwanimunhu-kulobye,kuvani mpfilumpfilulowukuluswinene

21Kutlulakwalaho,VaheverulavaavarinaVafilista emahlwenikankarhiwolowo,lavaavatlhandlukelana vonaemixaxenivahumaematikwenilamarhendzeleke,na vonavahundzukilevavaniVaisrayelelavaavarina SawulonaYonathani

22HilahakufanakavavanunahinkwavovaIsrayelelavaa vatumbeleeNtshaveniyaEfrayimi,lokovatwaleswaku Vafilistavabalekile,navonavavalandzahimatimba enyimpini.

23HilokoYehovhaaponisaIsrayelesikurero,nyimpiyi hundzelaeBetaveni

24VavanunavaIsrayelevakarhatekileesikwinirero, hikuvaSawuloaahlambanyilevanhuaku:“Aa rhukaniwemunhuloyiadyakaswakudyakufikela nimadyambu,leswakundzitarihiselaekavalalavamina.” Kutanikuhavaniun’wewavanhuloyianantsweke swakudya

25Kutanivanhuhinkwavovatikovafikaekhwatini; kutaniakurinivulombeemisaveni

26Lokovanhuvafikaekhwatini,maswivo,vulombebyi khuluka;kambeakunamunhuloyiangavekavoko enon'winiwayena,hikuvavanhuavachavaxihlambanyo 27KambeYonathaniangaswitwangalokotatawakwea lerisavanhuhikuhlambanya;naswonamahloyayenaa mavoningiwa

28Kutaniun’wanawavanhuaku:“Tatawawenau lerisilevanhuhikutiyimiselahikuhlambanya,aku:“Aa rhukaniwemunhuloyiadyakaswakudyaswihinaswihi namuntlha”Naswonavanhuavatitivarile

29Yonathaniaku:“Tatanaukarhatetiko,ndzikombela leswakumahloyaminamavoningeriwile,hikuvandzi nantswevulombelebyibyintsongo”

30Kutlulampimo,lokovanhuavalodyahiku ntshunxekanamuntlhaswiloleswiphangiwekehivalalava vonaleswivaswikumeke?hikuvasweswiakungasiva nikudlayalokukuluswineneexikarhikaVafilista?

31SikurerovahlaselaVafilistakusukaeMikimaxikuya fikaeAyaloni;

32Kutanivanhuvahahaehenhlakaswiloleswi phangiweke,vatekatinyimpfu,tihomu,nimarhole,vaswi dlayaehansi,kutanivanhuvaswidyaningati

33KutanivabyelaSawulo,vaku:“Vona,vanhuva dyohelaYehovha,hikuvavadyaningati”Aku:“Mi dyohile,mindzipfotloseleribyelerikulunamuntlha”

34Sawuloaku:“Tihangalaseniexikarhikavanhu,miva byela:‘Un’wananiun’wananiun’wananiun’wanani un’wananiun’wanatinyimpfuwakwe,ndzitisenilaha,u vadlayalaha,udya;mingadyohiYehovhahikudyani ngatiKutanivanhuhinkwavovatisahomuyayenavusiku byebyo,vayidlayakona.

35SawuloaakelaYehovhaalitari,hiyonaalitariyo sungulaleyiayiakelekeYehovha

36Sawuloaku:“AhirhelelenihilandzaVafilista nivusiku,hivaphangakukondzakuvanimixo,hingasiyi niun’weekavona”Vaku:“Endlahinkwaswoleswiu vonakaswiriswinene.”Kutanimupristaaku:“Ahi tshinelenilahaXikwembu.”

37SawuloavutisaxitsundzuxoekaXikwembuaku: “XanandzitarhelelandzilandzaVafilista?”xanautava nyiketaemavokweniyaIsraele?Kambeangan'wi hlamulangasikurero

38Sawuloaku:“Tshinelanilaha,n’winatindhuna hinkwatotatiko,mitivamivonaleswakuxidyoholexixi humelerilekwihinamuntlha”

39HikuvaYehovhalahanyaka,loyiaponisakaIsrayele, hambilokoariekaYonathanin’wananga,utafahakunene Kambeakungarinawanunaexikarhikavanhuhinkwavo loyian'wihlamuleke.

40KutaniakuekaVaisrayelehinkwavo:“Tshamanieka tlhelorin’we,minanaYonathanin’wanawaminahitava hirietlhelwenilerin’wana.”Kutanivanhuvakueka Sawulo:“Endlaleswiuvonakaswiriswinene”

41HikokwalahoSawuloakuekaYehovhaXikwembuxa Israyele:“Nyikavunyingilebyihetisekeke.”Sawulona Yonathanivakhomiwa,kambevanhuvabaleka

42Sawuloaku:“Hlayavuhlolotwanaexikarhikaminana Yonathanin’wananga.”Yonathaniakhomiwa.

43KutaniSawuloakuekaYonathani:“Ndzibyeleleswiu swiendleke”Yonathanian'wibyela,aku:“Ndzinantswe vulombebyintsongohimakumuyanhongaleyiayiri evokweniramina,kutaniwaswivo,ndzifanelekufa”

44Sawuloahlamulaaku:“Xikwembuxiendlatanoni leswiengetelekeke,hikuvaYonataniutafahakunene.”

45KutanivanhuvakuekaSawulo:“XanaYonathaniuta fa,loyiaendlekekuponisiwalokukulueIsrayele? Xikwembuaxingapfumeleli,tanihileswiHOSI Xikwembuxihanyaka,kungavinamisisiyin'weya nhlokoyayenaleyiwelakaehansi;hikuvautirhilena Xikwembunamuntlha.HilokovanhuvaponisaYonathani, lerovaangafi

46KutaniSawuloasukaalandzaVafilista,kutani Vafilistavayaendhawiniyavona.

47HilokoSawuloatekamfumowaIsrayele,alwani valalavayenahinkwavoematlhelohinkwawo,alwani MowabuniVaamoniniEdomu,nitihositaSobani Vafilista

48Hilokoahlengeletamavuthu,ahlaselaVaamaleke,a kutsulaIsrayeleemavokweniyalavavavaphangheke.

49VanavaSawuloakuriYonathani,naYishuina Melkixuwa,mavitoyavanavayenavambirhiva vanhwanyanaakurilawa;vitoramativulaMeraba,nivito raMikalalontsongo;

50VitoransatiwaSawuloakuriAhinowamu,n’wanawa Ahimaazi,vitorandhunayavuthurakweakuriAbinere, n’wanawaNere,malumewaSawulo

51KixiaaritatawaSawulo;NeretatawaAbinereaari n'wanawaAbiyele

52KutanikuvaninyimpileyikuluniVafilistaemasikwini hinkwawoyaSawulo,kutanilokoSawuloavonawanuna wamatimbakumbewanunawihinawihiwaxivindzi,a n’witekaan’wiyisaekayena

1SamuweleatlhelaakuekaSawulo:“Yehovhaundzi rhumilekuyakutotaleswakuuvahosiyatikorayenara Israele;

2Yehovhawamavuthuuri:“Ndzitsundzukaleswi VaamalekevaswiendlekeekaIsrayele,hilahaan’wi rindzelekehakonaendleleni,lokoatlhandlukaaEgipta.”

3SweswifambauyahlaselaAmaleke,ulovisahinkwaswo leswivanganaswona,ungavatsetseleri;kambedlaya wanunaniwansati,ricecenilerimamisaka,homuni tinyimpfu,kamelanimbhongolo

4KutaniSawuloahlengeletavanhu,avahlayelaeTelaimi, vavanunava200000lavafambakahimilengenivavanuna va10000valeYuda

5SawuloafikaemutiniwaAmaleke,arindzaenkoveni.

6KutaniSawuloakuekaVakena:“Fambani,miyami rhelelaexikarhikaVaamaleke,leswakundzingamilovisi navona,hikuvamikombisetintswaloekaVaisrayele hinkwavolokovahumaaEgipta”HilokoVakenavasuka exikarhikaVaamaleke

7KutaniSawuloahlaselaVaamalekekusukaeHavila kukondzaufikaeXure,lerilangutanekenaEgipta 8KutaniatekaAgagihosiyaVaamalekeahahanya,a dlayavanhuhinkwavohitlhari.

9KambeSawulonivanhuavatsetselelaAgaga,ni lavanenengopfuekatinyimpfu,nitihomu,niswinyenyani swonona,niswinyimpfana,nihinkwaswoleswinene, kambeavangalavikuswilovisahikuhelela;

10KutaniritoraYehovharifikaekaSamuwele,riku:

11SwandzitisolaleswindzivekekeSawuloleswakuava hosi,hikuvautlheriserileendzhakuangandzilandzeli, kambeangaswiendlangaswilerisoswaminaKutaniswi vaviseSamuwele;kutaniahuwelelaYehovhavusiku hinkwabyo

12KutelokoSamuweleapfukanimixo,ayahlanganana Sawulonimixo,kubyeriwaSamuweleaku:“Sawulou fikeeKarmale,kutaniwaswivo,an’wiakelandhawu,a famba-famba,ahundzeleta,arhelelaeGiligala”

13SamuweleataekaSawulo,kutaniSawuloakueka yena:“AkudzunisiweYehovha,ndzihetisisilexilerisoxa Yehovha”

14Samuweleaku:“Kutanikurilalokukatinyimpfu etindlevenitaminanikurilakatihomulokundzikutwaka kuvulayini?”

15Sawuloaku:“VatihumesileekaVaamaleke,hikuva vanhuvatsetseleswiloleswinenengopfuswatinyimpfuni tihomu,leswakuvahumeselaYehovhaXikwembuxa wenamagandzelonileswiselekehiswilovilehikuhelela

16KutaniSamuweleakuekaSawulo:“Tshama,ndzitaku byelaleswiYehovhaandzibyelekeswonavusikulebyi” Kutaniakuekayena:“Yanaemahlweni.”

17Samuweleaku:“Lokowaharintsongoemahlwenika wena,xanaawuvekanganhlokoyatinyimbataIsrayele, kutaniYehovhaakutotaleswakuuvahosiyaIsrayele?

18KutaniYehovhaukurhumariendzo,uku:“Fambauya lovisavadyohiVaamalekehikuhelela,ulwanavona kukondzavahela”

19HikwalahokayiniungayingisangaritoraYehovha, kambeuhahaehenhlakaswiloleswiphangiweke,uendle swobihaemahlwenikaYehovha?

20SawuloakuekaSamuwele:“Ina,ndziyingiseritora Yehovha,ndzifambileendlelenileyiYehovhaandzi rhumekehayona,ndzitisaAgagahosiyaAmaleke,ndzi lovisaVaamalekehikuhelela.”

21Kambevanhuvatekeswiloleswiphangiweke,kunga tinyimpfunitihomu,kungatindhunataswiloleswiaswi faneleswilovisiwahikuhelela,leswakuvatagandzela YehovhaXikwembuxawenaeGiligala.

22Samuweleaku:“XanaYehovhautsakelangopfu magandzeloyohisiwanimagandzelo,kufananiku yingisaritoraYehovha?Vona,kuyingisaswiantswaku tlulamagandzelo,nikuyingisaswiantswakutlula mafurhayamakhuna.

23Hikuvakuxandzukakufananixidyohoxavungoma,ni kunonon’hwakufananikuhombolokanikugandzela swikwembuswahava.HikuvaulandzuleritoraHOSI Xikwembu,nayenaukuarileleswakuungavihosi

24SawuloakuekaSamuwele:“Ndzidyohile,hikuvandzi tlulexilerisoxaYehovhanimaritoyawena,hikuvandzi chavilevanhu,ndziyingisaritoravona

25Sweswi,ndzakukombela,ndzirivalelaxidyohoxa mina,utlhelelanamina,leswakundzitagandzela Yehovha

26KutaniSamuweleakuekaSawulo:“Andzingevuyina wena,hikuvaulandzuleritoraYehovha,Yehovhauku arileleswakuungavihosiyaIsrayele”

27LokoSamuwelearikarhiahundzuluka,akhoma nguvuyanguvuyakwe,yihandzuka.

28KutaniSamuweleakuekayena:“Yehovhauhandzule mfumowaIsrayeleekawenanamuntlha,uwunyike nakulobyewawenaloyiaantswakakukutlula.”

29NaswonaMatimbayaIsrayeleamangehembikumbe kuhundzuka,hikuvaahimunhuleswakuahundzuka

30Kutaniaku:“Ndzidyohile,kambesweswindzixixime emahlwenikavakulukumbavavanhuvaminanile mahlwenikaIsrayele,utlhelelanaminaleswakundzi gandzelaYehovhaXikwembuxawena.”

31HilokoSamuweleatlhelelaendzhakukaSawulo;kutani SawuloagandzelaYehovha

32KutaniSamuweleaku:“TisaniAgagahosiya Vaamalekelaha”KutaniAgagaataekayenahivukheta Agagaaku:“Hakunenekuvavakarifukuhundzile”

33HilokoSamuweleaku:“Kukotisabangarawenari endlevavasativangavinavana,manawawenauta pfumalan’wanaexikarhikavavasati”KutaniSamuwelea tsemetaAgagahiswiphemu-phemuemahlwenikaHOSI XikwembueGiligala

34KutaniSamuweleayaeRhama;kutaniSawuloa tlhandlukelaendlwiniyayenaeGibeyawaSawulo

35SamuweleangahatlhelangaayavonaSawuloku fikelasikurarifurakwe,kambeSamuwelearilaSawulo, kutaniYehovhaatisolahileswiavekeSawulohosiya Israyele

NDZIMAYA16

1YehovhaakuekaSamuwele:“UtarilelaSawuloku fikelarini,hikuvandzin’wiarileleswakuangahafuma Israyele?”tatarimhondzorawenahimafurha,ufamba, ndzitakurhumelaekaYesewaBetlehema,hikuvandzi ndzinyikehosiexikarhikavanavayena”

2Samuweleaku:“Ndzingafambanjhani?”lokoSawuloa switwa,utandzidlaya.KutaniHOSIXikwembuxiku: “Tekankuzi,uku:‘NdzitilekutahumeselaYehovha magandzelo.”

3UvitaneYeseegandzelo,ndzitakukombaleswiunga taswiendla;

4SamuweleaendlaleswiYehovhaaswivuleke,afika eBetlehema.Vakulukumbavamutivarhurhumelalokoata, vaku:“Xanautahikurhulaxana?”

5Aku:“Hikurhula:NdzitilekutahumeselaYehovha gandzelo,tikwetsimiseni,mitanaminaekagandzelo” KutaniakwetsimisaYesenivanavayenavamajaha,ava vitanaekagandzelo.

6Lokovafika,alangutaEliyabu,aku:“Hakunene mutotiwawaYehovhaulemahlwenikayena”

7KambeYehovhaakuekaSamuwele:“Ungalanguti xikandzaxakwekumbekulehakayena;hikuvandzin'wi arile,hikuvaHOSIXikwembuaxivonihilahamunhua vonakahakona;hikuvamunhuulangutaxivumbekoxale handle,kambeYehovhaulangutambilu

8KutaniYeseavitanaAbinadabu,an’wihundzisela emahlwenikaSamuwele.Aku:“NaswonaHOSI Xikwembuaxihlawulangaleswi”

9KutaniYeseaendlaleswakuXamaahundzaAku: “NaswonaHOSIXikwembuaxihlawulangaleswi.”

10NakambeYeseaendlaleswakuvanavayenavamajaha vankombovahundzaemahlwenikaSamuweleSamuwele akuekaYese:“Yehovhaangavahlawulangalava.”

11SamuweleakuekaYese:“Xanavanavawena hinkwavovakona?”Aku:“Kusalelontsongo,kutani waswivo,urindzatinyimpfu.”KutaniSamuweleakuka Yese:“Rhumelamiyan'witeka,hikuvaahingetshami ehansikukondzaafikalaha”

12Kutaniarhuma,an’winghenisa.Yehovhaaku:“Pfuka, un'witota,hikuvahiyenaloyi”

13KutaniSamuweleatekarimhondzoramafurha,an’wi totaexikarhikavamakwavo.HilokoSamuweleapfuka,a yaeRhama

14KambeMoyawaYehovhawusukaekaSawulo,moya wobihalowuhumakaekaYehovhawun’wikarhata.

15MalandzayaSawulomakuekayena:“Waswivo,moya wobihalowuhumakaekaXikwembuwakukarhata”

16Sweswihosiyahinaayilerisemalandzayawenalama ngaemahlwenikawenaleswakumalavamunhulangani mano,loyiangamutlangiwaharipa;

17Sawuloakuekamalandzayayena:“Ndzinyikeni wanunaloyiakotakakutlangakahle,min’witisaeka mina.”

18Kutaniun’wanawamalandzaaku:“Waswivo,ndzi vonen’wanawaYesewaleBetlehema,loyiangani vuxiyaxiyaekutlangeni,ninhenhayamatimba,niwanuna wanyimpi,nikutlharihaetimhakeni,nimunhuwosaseka, naswonaYehovhaunayena”

19HikokwalahoSawuloarhumelavarhumiwaekaYese, vaku:“NdzirhumeleDavhidan’wanawawena,loyianga nitinyimpfu”

20HilokoYeseatekambhongololeyirhwalekexinkwani xibyaxavhinyoniximbutana,aswirhumelahiDavhida n’wanawakweekaSawulo

21DavhidaataekaSawulo,ayimaemahlwenikayena,a n'wirhandzaswinene;kutaniavamurhwaliwamatlhariya yena

22SawuloarhumelaritoekaYeseaku:“Ndzikombela leswakuDavhidaayimaemahlwenikamina;hikuvau kumetintswaloemahlwenikamina

23KutelokomoyawobihalowuhumakaekaXikwembu wuriehenhlakaSawulo,Davhidaatekaharipaatlangahi vokorayena,kutaniSawuloaphyuphyile,ahanya,kutani moyawobihawusukaekayena

NDZIMAYA17

1Vafilistavahlengeletamavuthuyavonaenyimpini,va hlengeletanaeXoko,leringaraYuda,vadzimamixaxa exikarhikaXokonaAzeka,eEfesadamimi.

2KutaniSawulonivavanunavaIsrayelevahlengeletana, vadzimamixaxaetlhelokankovawaEla,vahlometela nyimpiyolwaniVafilista.

3Vafilistaavayimeentshavenietlhelwenirin'wana, Israyeleaayimeentshavenihitlhelolerin'wana,akurini nkovaexikarhikavona.

4KutanikuhumanhenhaenxaxeniwaVafilista,leyi vuriwakaGoliyadi,waleGati,leyiayileheswisungunu swatsevunixirhendzevutani.

5Aaambalexihukuxakoporoenhlokweniyakwe,a ambalenguvuyaposo;kutikakanguvuyakonaakuri tixikeletantlhanuwamagidiyakoporo.

+6Aariniswirhendzevutanaswakoporoemilengeni yakwe,+nixibalesaxakoporoexikarhikamakatlayakwe 7Nhongayafumurayenaayifananimhandziyamuluka; nhlokoyatlhariyayenaayitikatixikeletansimbita600, kutaniun'wanalarhwalekexitlhanguan'wirhangela 8HilokoayimaahuwelelamavuthuyaIsrayele,akueka wona:“Hayinimihumilemiyalunghiselelanyimpiya n’wina?”xanaandziMufilisita,nan'winamalandzaya Sawuloxana?ukuhlawulelewanuna,arhelelaekamina.

9Lokoangaswikotakulwanamina,andzidlaya,hita vamalandzayan'wina,kambelokondzin'wihlulandzi n'widlaya,mitavamalandzayahina,mihitirhela.

10KutaniMufilisitaaku:“Ndzikanetamavuthuya Israyelenamuntlha;ndzinyikewanuna,leswakuhitalwa swin'we.

11LokoSawuloniVaisrayelehinkwavovatwamarito wolawoyaMufilista,vachavangopfu,vachavangopfu

12Davhidaaarin’wanawaMuefratayoloyewale BetlehemawaYuda,loyivitorakweaariYese;avani vanavamajahavanhungu,kutaniwanunaloyiafamba exikarhikavanhuavamukhalabyeemasikwiniyaSawulo.

13VanavanharhulavakuluvaYesevafambavalandzela Sawuloenyimpini,mavitoyavanavayenavanharhulavaa vayaenyimpiniakuriEliyabumativula,alandzayena AbinadabunaXamawavunharhu

14Davhidaaarilontsongo,kutanilavanharhulavakuluva landzelaSawulo.

15KambeDavhidaasukaasukaekaSawuloayarisa tinyimpfutatatawakweeBetlehema

16KutaniMufilisitaatshinelanimixoninimadyambu,a tinyiketelamasikuya40

17YeseakuekaDavhidan’wanawakwe:“Sweswitekela vamakwenuefayamavelelawayoomaniswinkwaleswi swakhume,utsutsumelaemixaxeniekavamakwenu; 18Kutanirhwalatichiziletitakhumeuyaekandhunaya vandlaravonaragidi,ulangutandlelaleyivamakwenuva hanyakahayona,utekaxihlambanyoxavona

19SawulonavonanivavanunahinkwavovaIsrayeleava rienkoveniwaEla,varikarhivalwaniVafilista.

20Davhidaapfukanimixoswinene,asiyatinyimpfueka murindzi,atekaafambahilahaYesean’wileriseke hakona;kutaniafikaekheleni,lokovuthuranyimpiriri karhiriyaenyimpini,ahuwelelanyimpi

21HikuvaIsrayeleniVafilistaavahlengeletenyimpi, mavuthuyanyimpi.

22Davhidaasiyakalichiyakweevokweniramulanguteri wakalichi,atsutsumelaevuthwini,ataalosavamakwavo 23Lokoarikarhiavulavulanavona,waswivo,kuhuma nhenha,MufilistawaGati,vitoraGoliyadi,ahumaeka mavuthuyaVafilista,avulavulahikulandzamaritolawa, kutaniDavhidaavatwa

24VavanunahinkwavovaIsrayele,lokovavonawanuna loyi,van’wibalekela,vachavaswinene.

25VavanunavaIsrayelevaku:“Xanamin’wivonile munhuloyiatlhandlukaka?”kuneneutlhandlukelaku kanetaIsraele,kutaniwanunaloyian'widlayaka,hosiyita n'wifuwisahirifuwolerikulu,yin'winyikan'wanawa yonawanhwanyana,yintshunxayindluyatatawayona eIsrayele.

26KutaniDavhidaavulavulanivavanunalavaavayime ekusuhinayena,aku:“Xanakutaendliwayinihiwanuna loyiadlayakaMufilisitaloyi,asusandzhukanoeka Israyele?”hikuvaimaniMufilistaloyiangayimbangiki, loyiangatakanetamavuthuyaXikwembulexihanyaka xana?

27Kutanivanhuvan’wihlamulahindlelaleyi,vaku: “Sweswoswitaendliwaekamunhuloyian’widlayaka”

28Eliyabumakwavolonkuluaswitwalokoavulavulani vavanunalava;EliyabuahlundzukelaDavhida,aku:“Ha yiniurhelerilelaha?”naswonausiyenamanitinyimpfu toletotingaritinganiemananga?Ndzitivakutikukumuxa kawena,nivudlakutabyambiluyawena;hikuvau rhelerileleswakuutavonanyimpi”

29Davhidaaku:“Xanandziendleyinisweswi?”Xanaa kunaxivangeloxakona?

30Kutaniafularhelaun’wana,avulavulahimukhuva lowufanaka,kutanivanhuvatlhelavan’wihlamulahi mukhuvawosungula

31KutelokokutwamaritolawaDavhidaamavuleke,va mavulaemahlwenikaSawulo.

32DavhidaakuekaSawulo:“Kungavinamunhuloyia ngaherikimbiluhikwalahokayena;nandzawawenauta yalwanaMufilistaloyi.

33SawuloakuekaDavhida:“Awungeswikotikuya lwanaMufilisitaloyiuyalwanayena,hikuvaujaha ntsena,nayenaiwanunawanyimpikusukelaevuntshweni byayena”

34DavhidaakuekaSawulo:“Nandzawawenaaarindza tinyimpfutatatawakwe,kufikanghalanibere,ateka xinyimpfanaentlhambini

35Hilokondzihumandzin’wilandza,ndzin’wiba,ndzi n’wiponisaenon’winiwakwe,kutanilokoapfukelamina, ndzin’wikhomahimalebvuyakwe,ndzin’wiba,ndzi n’widlaya.

36Nandzawawenaudlayenghalanibere;

37Davhidaatlhelaaku:“Yehovhaloyiandzikutsuleke evokweniranghalanilekabere,utandzikutsula evokweniraMufilistaloyi”SawuloakuekaDavhida: “Famba,Yehovhaavanawena”

38SawuloahlomisaDavhidahimatlhariyakwe,an’wi bohaxihukuxakoporoenhlokweniyakwe;nakambeu n’wihlomisehijaziraposo

39Davhidaabohabangarakweehenhlakamatlhariyakwe, aringetakufamba;hikuvaaangasiswitiyisekisa. DavhidaakuekaSawulo:“Andzingeswikotikufamba nalava;hikuvaandzivakambelangaDavhidaava hlongola.

40Hilokoakhomanhongayakwe,an’wihlawulela maribyeyantlhanuyorhetelaenambyeni,amahoxa enkwameniwamurisilowuaarinawona,kungarimba;a rievokwenirayena,atshinelaekaMufilista

41HilokoMufilisitaayaemahlweniatshinelaeka Davhida;kutaniwanunaloyiarhwalekexitlhanguan'wi rhangela

42LokoMufilistaalangutahalatlhelo,avonaDavhida,a n’widelela,hikuvaaaharimuntshwa,arinimuhlovowo tshwuka,arinixikandzaxosaseka

43HilokoMufilisitaakuekaDavhida:“Xanandzi mbyanaleyiutakaekaminaukhometinhongaxana?” KutaniMufilisitaarhukanaDavhidahiswikwembuswa yena.

44HilokoMufilisitaakuekaDavhida:“Tanaekamina, ndzitanyiketanyamayawenaekaswinyenyanaswale tilweniniswiharhiswanhova.”

45KutaniDavhidaabyelaMufilisitaaku:“Utaekamina hibanganitlharinixitlhangu,kambendzitaekawenahi vitoraYehovhawamavuthu,Xikwembuxamavuthuya Israyele,loyiun’wikaneteke”

46NamuntlhaYehovhautakunyiketaevokweniramina; kutanindzitakuba,ndzikutekelanhlokoyawena; namuntlhandzitanyiketamintsumbuyamavuthuya Vafilistanamuntlhaekatinyenyanatatiloniswiharhiswa nhova;leswakumisavahinkwayoyitivaleswaku XikwembuxikonaeIsrayele

47Nhlengeletanoleyihinkwayoyitativaleswaku Yehovhaangaponisihibanganitlhari,hikuvanyimpiiya Yehovha,utaminyiketaemavokweniyahina

48KutelokoMufilistaapfuka,atshinelakuyahlangana naDavhida,Davhidaahatlisaatsutsumelaevuthwini leswakuayahlangananaMufilista

49Davhidaanghenisavokorakweenkwameniwakwe,a tekaribyekwalaho,aritlhava,abaMufilisitaenhan’wini yakwe,lerovaribyerinwelaenhan’winiyakwe;kutania welaehansihixikandzaxayena

50HilokoDavhidaahlulaMufilistahixibamunihiribye, abaMufilistaan’widlaya;kambeakungarinabanga evokweniraDavhida.

51HikokwalahoDavhidaatsutsumaayimaehenhlaka Mufilista,atekabangarakwearihumesaenkwameniwa rona,an’widlaya,atsemanhlokoyakweharona KutelokoVafilistavavonanghwaziyavonayifile,va baleka

52VavanunavaIsrayelenivaYudavapfuka,vahuwelela, vahlongorisaVafilistakukondzaufikaenkoveninile tinyangwenitaEkroniLavavavisekekevaVafilistava welaehansiendleleniyoyaeXarayimi,kuyafikaeGatini leEkroni

53VanavaIsrayelevatlhelelaendzhakuekuhlongoriseni kaVafilista,vaphangamintsongayavona.

54DavhidaatekanhlokoyaMufilistaayiyisa eYerusalema;kambeavekaswisirheleloswayena entsongeniwayena

55LokoSawuloavonaDavhidaayalwanaMufilisita,a kuekaAbinerendhunayavuthuaku:“Abinere,jahalerii n’wanawamani?”Abinereaku:“Ohohosi,moya-xiviri wawenawuhanya”

56Hosiyiku:“Vutisisaleswakun’wanaloyiin’wanawa mani”

57LokoDavhidaavuyaekudlayenikaMufilista,Abinere an’wikhomaan’wiyisaemahlwenikaSawuloakhome nhlokoyaMufilista

58Sawuloakuekayena:“Wenajaha,un’wanawamani?” Davhidaahlamulaaku:“Ndzin'wanawanandzawawena YesewaleBetlehema”

NDZIMAYA18

1KutelokoahetilekuvulavulanaSawulo,moya-xiviriwa Yonathaniwuhlangananimoya-xiviriwaDavhida, Yonathanian’wirhandzakukotamoya-xiviriwakwe

2Sawuloan’witekasikurero,angahan’witshikikuya ekayaendlwiniyatatawakwe

3KutaniYonathaninaDavhidavaendlantwanano,hikuva aan’wirhandzakukotamoya-xiviriwakwe.

4Yonathaniatihluvulanguvuleyiayiambale,ayinyika Davhidanitinguvutayena,nibangarakwenivurha byakwenibandhirakwe.

5Davhidaahumakun’wananikun’wanalahaSawuloa n’wirhumekekona,atikhomahivutlhari,kutaniSawuloa n’wivekamulanguteriwavavanunavanyimpi,a amukelekaemahlwenikavanhuhinkwavonilemahlweni kamalandzayaSawulo

6Lokovafika,lokoDavhidaavuyaekudlayenika Mufilista,vavasatilavavahumaemitinihinkwayoya Israyele,varikarhivayimbelelanikucina,vayahlangana nahosiSawulo,varikarhivatsaka,vatsakileni swichayachayanaswavuyimbeleri

7Vavasativahlamulanalokovarikarhivatlanga,vaku: “Sawuloudlayevanhuvayenavamagidi,Davhidaudlaye vanhuvayenavamagidiyakhume”

8Sawuloahlundzukaswinene,kutaniritoleriarin’wi hlundzukisa;aku:“VanyikeDavhidamagidiyakhume, kutanivanyikaminamagidintsena;

9SawuloalangutaDavhidahitihlokusukelasikureroni kuyaemahlweni.

10Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,moyawobihalowuhumaka ekaXikwembuwutaehenhlakaSawulo,kutaniaprofeta exikarhikayindlu,Davhidaatlangahivokokufanani minkarhiyin’wana,kutaniakukhomiwefumuevokweni raSawulo

11Sawuloahoxatlhari;hikuvaute:“NdzitabaDavhida kuyafikaerirhangwinihirona”KutaniDavhidaa papalatakuhumaemahlwenikayenakambirhi

12SawuloachavaDavhida,hikuvaYehovhaaarinayena, asukileekaSawulo

13HikokwalahoSawuloan’wisusa,an’wivekandhuna yamasochaya1000;kutaniahumaanghenaemahlweni kavanhu

14Davhidaatikhomahivutlharietindlelenitayena hinkwato;Yehovhaaarinayena

15Hikokwalaho,lokoSawuloavonaleswakuutikhomehi vutlhariswinene,an’wichava.

16KambeVaisrayelehinkwavonaYudaavarhandza Davhida,hikuvauhumileanghenaemahlwenikavona.

17SawuloakuekaDavhida:“Vona,n’wanawamina lonkulu,Merabu,ndzitakunyikansatiwayena,ntsenau vanixivindzi,ulwanitinyimpitaYehovha”Hikuva Sawuloute:“Vokoraminaringatshukirivaehenhlaka yena,kambevokoraVafilistaarin'witlhaverile”

18DavhidaakuekaSawulo:“Himinamani?”xana vutomibyamina,kumbendyanguwatatanaeIsraele,iyini leswakundzivamukon'wanawahosi?

19KambehinkarhilowuMerabun’wanawaSawuloaa faneleanyikiwaDavhida,anyikiwaAdriyelewa Mumeholatileswakuavansatiwayena

20Mikalan’wanawaSawuloarhandzaDavhida,kutaniva byelaSawulo,kutanimhakaleyiyin’witsakisa

21Sawuloaku:“Ndzitan’winyika,leswakuavantlhamu ekayena,nileswakuvokoraVafilistarin’wilwa.” HikokwalahoSawuloakuekaDavhida:“Namuntlhauta van'wanawaminaekaun'wanawalavambirhi”

22Sawuloalerisamalandzayayena,aku:“Twananina Davhidaexihundleni,miku:‘Waswivo,hosiyakutsakela, naswonamalandzayayonahinkwawomakurhandza

23MalandzayaSawulomavulamaritowolawo etindlevenitaDavhidaDavhidaaku:“Xanaswingari nchumuekawenakuvan'wanawamukon'wanawahosi, hikuvandzixisiwana,ndzingaxiximiwi?

24MalandzayaSawuloman’wibyela,maku:“Davhidau vulavulehindlelaleyi”

25Sawuloaku:“MitabyelaDavhidahindlelaleyi:‘Hosi ayilavimaliyavukati,kambeayilavidzanaramadzovo yaVafilista,leswakuyirihiselaekavalalavahosi”Kambe SawuloaehleketakudlayaDavhidahivokoraVafilista.

26LokomalandzayayenamabyelaDavhidamaritolawa, swin’witsakerileswineneDavhidakuvan’wanawahosi; 27HikokwalahoDavhidaapfukaafamba,yenani vavanunavayena,adlayavavanunavamadzanamambirhi ekaVafilista;kutaniDavhidaatisamadzovoyawona,va manyikahosihintsheketolowuheleleke,leswakuava n'wanawahosiKutaniSawuloan'winyikaMikalan'wana wayenaleswakuavansatiwayena

28SawuloavonaaswitivaleswakuYehovhauna Davhida,nileswakuMikalan’wanawaSawulowa nhwanyanawan’wirhandza

29SawuloayaachavaDavhida;kutaniSawuloavanala waDavhidankarhihinkwawo

30KutanitihosanataVafilistatihuma,endzhakukalokoti humile,Davhidaatikhomahivutlharikutlulamalandza hinkwawoyaSawulo;lerovavitorayenarivekiwile ngopfu

NDZIMAYA19

1SawuloabyelaYonathanin’wanawakwenimalandza yakwehinkwawoleswakuvadlayaDavhida

2KambeYonathanin’wanawaSawuloaatsakelangopfu Davhida,kutaniYonathaniabyelaDavhidaaku:“Sawulo tatawaminaulavakukudlaya; 3Ndzitahumandziyayimaetlhelokatatanaensin’wini leyiungaekayona,ndzivulavulanatatawawena;ni leswindziswivonaka,ndzitakubyelaswona

4YonathaniavulavulakahlehiDavhidaekaSawulotata wakwe,akuekayena:“Hosiyingatshukiyidyohela nandzawayona,Davhida;hikuvaangakudyohelanga,ni leswimintirhoyayenayingakupfunaswinene.

5Hikuvauvekevutomibyayenaevokwenirayena,a dlayaMufilista,kutaniYehovhaaendlelaVaisrayele hinkwavokuponisiwalokukulu,uswivonile,utsakile, hikwalahokayiniudyohelangatileyingarikinanandzu, udlayaDavhidahandlekaxivangelo?

6SawuloayingisaritoraYonathani,kutaniSawuloa hlambanyaaku:“LeswiYehovhaahanyaka,ange dlayiwi”

7YonathaniavitanaDavhida,Yonatanian’wikomba swilosweswohinkwaswoYonathaniatisaDavhidaeka Sawulo,avaemahlwenikayena,kufananileminkarhini yakhale.

8Kutlhelakuvaninyimpi,kutaniDavhidaahumaaya lwaniVafilista,avadlayahindlelayotala;kutanivan’wi balekela.

9MoyawobihalowuhumakaekaYehovhawuvaehenhla kaSawulo,lokoatshameendlwiniyakweakhometlhari rakwe,Davhidaatlangahivokorakwe.

10SawuloalavakubaDavhidahitlharikuyafika erirhangwini;kambearhelelaasukaemahlwenikaSawulo, atlhavatlharierirhangwini,kutaniDavhidaabaleka,a balekavusikubyebyo

11Sawuloatlhelaarhumelavarhumiwaendlwiniya Davhidaleswakuvan’wirindzanikun’widlayanimixo, kutaniMikalansatiwaDavhidaan’wibyelaaku:“Lokou ngaponisivutomibyawenavusikulebyi,mundzukuuta dlayiwa.”

12HilokoMikalaarhelelaDavhidahifasitere,afamba,a baleka,abaleka

13Mikalaatekaxifaniso,axivekaemubedweni,aveka mubedowavoyabyatimbuti,axifunengetahilapi 14LokoSawuloarhumavarhumiwakuyatekaDavhida,a ku:“Wavabya.”

15Sawuloatlhelaarhumelavarhumiwaleswakuvaya vonaDavhida,aku:“N’witiseniekaminaemubedweni, leswakundzitan’widlaya.”

16Lokovarhumiwavanghena,waswivo,akurini xifanisolexingaemubedweni,xirinimubedowavoya byatimbutiwurixisirheleloxaxona.

17SawuloakuekaMikala:“Hayiniundzikanganyisahi ndlelayoleyo,uhlongolanalawamina,abaleka?”Mikala ahlamulaSawuloaku:“Undzibyerile:“Ndzipfumelele ndzifamba;hayinindzifanelendzikudlaya?

18HilokoDavhidaabaleka,abaleka,ayaekaSamuwele eRhama,an’wibyelahinkwaswoleswiSawuloan’wi endlekeswonaKutaniyenanaSamuwelevayatshama eNayoti

19Sawuloabyeriwaaku:“Waswivo,DavhidauleNayoti eRhama”

20KutaniSawuloarhumavarhumiwakuyatekaDavhida, kutanilokovavonantlawawavaprofetavarikarhiva profeta,naSamuweleayimeariloyiavekiwekeehenhla kavona,MoyawaXikwembuwuvaehenhlaka varhumiwavaSawulo,navonavaprofeta

21LokoSawuloabyeriwile,arhumelavarhumiwa van’wana,navonavaprofetahindlelaleyifanaka.Sawulo atlhelaarhumelavarhumiwaravunharhu,navonava profeta

22KutaninayenaayaeRhama,afikaexihlobyeni lexikululexingaeSeku,kutaniavutisaaku:“Xana SamuwelenaDavhidavakwihi?”Un'wanaaku:“Vonani, valeNayotieRhama.”

23KutaniayakonaeNayotieRhama,moyawaXikwembu awuriehenhlakayena,ayaemahlweniaprofeta kukondzaafikaeNayotieRhama

24Ahluvulanitinguvutayena,aprofetaemahlwenika Samuwelehimukhuvawolowo,kutaniaetlelaanga ambalanganchumusikurerohinkwaronivusikubyebyo hinkwabyoHikokwalahovaku:“XanaSawulonayenau lexikarhikavaprofetaxana?”

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1DavhidaabalekaeNayotieRhama,ataemahlwenika Yonathaniaku:“Ndziendleyini?”kuhombolokakamina iyini?Xanaxidyohoxaminaiyiniemahlwenikatatawa wena,lerovaalavavutomibyaminaxana?

2Akuekayena:“Xikwembuaxingapfumeleli;awunge fi:waswivo,tatanaangeendlinchumulowukulukumbe wutsongo,kambeutandzikombaswona,kutanitatanaata ndzitumbetayinimhakaleyi?aswitano

3Davhidaahlambanya,aku:“Kunenetatawawenawa switivaleswakundzikumetintswaloematihlweniyawena; kutaniaku:“Yonataniangaswitivileswi,leswakuanga tshukiavaviseka,kambehakunenetanihileswiYehovhaa hanyaka,nileswimoyawawenawuhanyaka,kunigoza leringaexikarhikaminanirifu”

4YonathaniakuekaDavhida:“Hinkwaswoleswimoyaxiviriwawenawuswinavelaka,ndzitakuendlelaswona.”

5DavhidaakuekaYonathani:“Mundzukuin’weti lowuntshwa,andzifanelangandzitsandzekakutshamani hosieswakudyeni.

6Lokotatawawenaandzitsundzukile,uku:‘Davhidau ndzikomberilehimbiluhinkwayoleswakuatsutsumela eBetlehemaemutiniwakavona,hikuvakwalahokuni gandzeloralemberin’wananirin’wanarandyangu hinkwawo

7Lokoaku:“Swikahle;nandzawawenautavaniku rhula,kambelokoahlundzukangopfu,tiyisekaleswaku vubihibyikunguhatiwahiyena”

8Hikokwalahoutakhomanandzawawenahimusa; hikuvautisilenandzawawenaekantwananowaHOSI Xikwembunawena;hikuvahikwalahokayiniufaneleku ndzitisaekatatawawena?

9Yonathaniaku:“Aswiveekulenawena,hikuvalokoa ndziswitivakuneneleswakuvubihibyikunguhatehi tatana,xanaandzingatakubyelaswona?

10KutaniDavhidaakuekaYonathani:“Imanilangata ndzibyela?”kumbekuvuriwayinilokotatawawenaaku hlamulahindlelayobiha?

11YonathaniakuekaDavhida:“Tana,hiyaenhoveni” Kutanivahumahavumbirhibyavonavayaenhoveni

12YonathaniakuekaDavhida:“WeHOSIXikwembuxa Israyele,lokondzirhuketelatatanamundzuku,kumbehi sikuravunharhu,kutaniwaswivo,lokokurinileswinene ekaDavhida,kutanindzingarhumeliekawenandziku kombaswona;

13HOSIXikwembuxiendlatanoniswin'wanaswotala ekaYonathani,kambelokotatanaaswitsakelakuku

1Samuwele

endlaswobiha,ndzitakukombaswona,ndzikutshikau fambahikurhula;

14Lokondzahahanyaawungendzikombitintswalota Yehovha,leswakundzingafi.

15Kambeawungeherisitintswalotawenaendlwiniya minahilahakungaheriki,kungarilokoYehovhaaherisa valalavaDavhidaun’wananiun’wanaemisaveni

16HilokoYonathaniaendlantwananoniyindluya Davhida,aku:“Yehovhaaaswilavileevokweniravalala vaDavhida”

17YonathaniatlhelaahlambanyaDavhida,hikuvaaa n’wirhandza,hikuvaaan’wirhandzahilahaarhandzaka moya-xiviriwakwehakona.

18KutaniYonathaniakuekaDavhida:“Mundzukui n’wetilowuntshwa;

19Lokoutshamemasikumanharhu,utahatlaurhelela,u fikalahautumbelelekekonalokontirhowurikona,uta tshamaekusuhiniribyeraEzele

20Ndzitaduvulamiseveyinharhuetlhelokayona,ongehi lokondziduvulamfungho

21Kutaniwaswivo,ndzitarhumelajaha,riku:“Fambau yalavamiseve.”Lokondzikuekajahalerihikukongoma ndziku:“Waswivo,miseveyiletlhelolerin’wanarawena, yiteke;kutanitana,hikuvakunikurhula,akunaku vaviseka;tanihileswiHOSIXikwembuxihanyaka.

22Kambelokondzikuekajahaleri:‘Waswivo,miseveyi lekulekawena;famba,hikuvaHOSIXikwembuxiku rhurhisile.

23Malunghananimhakaleyiminanawenahivulavuleke hayona,Yehovhauvaexikarhikaminanawenahilahaku ngaheriki.

24HilokoDavhidaatumbelaenhoveni,lokon’wetiwu fika,hosiyin’witshamisaehansileswakuyidyaswakudya 25Hosiyitshamaexitshan’wenixayonakufanani minkarhiyin’wana,exitshan’wenilexingaekusuhini rirhangu,Yonataniapfuka,Abinereatshamaetlheloka Sawulo,ndhawuyaDavhidaayingarinanchumu.

26NilokoswiritanoSawuloangavulanganchumusiku rero,hikuvaaaehleketa:“Kunileswin’wihumeleleke,a ngatenganga;hakuneneangabasanganga.

27Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,kungasikuravumbirhira n’hweti,ndhawuyaDavhidaayingarinanchumu,kutani SawuloakuekaYonathanin’wanawakwe:“Hayini n’wanawaYeseangatidya,hambikuritolokumbe namuntlha?”

28YonathaniahlamulaSawuloaku:“Davhidaundzi pfumelerilehimbiluhinkwayoleswakundziya eBetlehema.

29Aku:“Ndzikombelaleswakundzifamba;hikuva ndyanguwahinawunigandzeloemutini;kutani makwerhu,undzilerisilekuvakona,kutanisweswi,loko ndzikumetintswaloematihlweniyawena,ndzipfumelele ndzisuka,ndziyavonavamakwerhu”Hikokwalahoanga tietafulenirahosi

30KutaniSawuloahlundzukelaYonathani,akuekayena: “Wenan’wanawawansatiwamuxandzukiwohomboloka, xanaandziswitivileswakuuhlawulen’wanawaYese leswakuupfilunganyekanikupfilunganyekakamanawa wena?”

31Hikuvalokon’wanawaYeseahahanyaemisaveni, wenanimfumowawenaawungetiyisiwiHikokwalaho

sweswi,rhumelenimiyan'witekelaekamina,hikuvauta fahakunene.”

32YonathaniahlamulaSawulotatawakwe,akuekayena: “Hikwalahokayiniutadlayiwa?”uendleyini?

33KutaniSawuloan’wihoxatlharileswakuan’wiba,hi yonaYonathaniaswitivaleswakutatawakweaa tiyimiselekudlayaDavhida

34HilokoYonathaniapfukaetafulenihikuhlundzuka lokukulu,angadyiswakudyahisikuravumbirhira n’hweti,hikuvaaahlundzukisiwahiDavhida,hikuvatata wakweun’wikhomisetingana

35Nimixo,Yonathaniahumaayaenhovenihinkarhi lowuvekiwekenaDavhida,arinaxinhwanyetana.

36Hilokoakuekajaharakwe:“Tsutsumauyalava miseveleyindziyiduvulaka”Kutanilokojahaleririri karhiritsutsuma,riduvulenseveetlhelokarona.

37KutelokomufanaafikalahaYonataniawuduvuleke miseve,Yonathaniahuwelelamufanaloyi,aku:“Xana nseveawulekulekawena?”

38Yonathaniahuwelelaendzhakukajahaleri:“Hatlisa, hatlisa,ungatshami”KutanimufanawaYonathania hlengeletamiseve,ayaekan'winiwayena.

39Kambejahaleriaringativinchumu,hiYonathanina Davhidantsenalavaavativamhakaleyi

40Yonathanianyikajaharakwematlhariyakwe,akueka yena:“Fambauyamayisaemutini”

41Hikuhatlisalokojahaleririfambile,Davhidaasuka endhawiniyin’wanaedzongeni,akhinsamaehansihi xikandzaxakwe,ankhinsamakanharhu,vatswontswana, varila,kukondzaDavhidaatlula

42YonathaniakuekaDavhida:“Fambahikurhula, hikuvahihlambanyilehavumbirhibyahinahivitora Yehovha,hiku:‘Yehovhaaaveexikarhikaminanawena, nilexikarhikambewuyaminanimbewuyawenahilaha kungaheriki”Kutaniapfukaafamba,Yonathania nghenaemutini

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1KutaniDavhidaataeNoboekamupristaAhimeleke, kutaniAhimelekeachavaenhlanganweniwaDavhida,a kuekayena:“Hayiniuriwexe,ungarinamunhuna wena?”

2KutaniDavhidaakuekamupristaAhimeleke:“Hosiyi ndzilerisilentirho,naswonayindzibyerile:‘Kungatshuki kuvanimunhuloyiativakanchumuhimhakaleyindziku rhumekehayonanileswindzikulerisekeswona

3Sweswiiyinilexingaehansikavokorawena?ndzi nyikeswinkwaswantlhanuevokweniramina,kumbe leswingakona

4MupristaahlamulaDavhida,aku:“Akunaxinkwalexi tolovelekekeehansikavokoramina,kambekunixinkwa xokwetsima;lokomajahamatikhomileatleasteka vavasati

5Davhidaahlamulamuprista,akuekayena:“Hakunene vavasativahlayisiweekahinakwalomukamasikulawa manharhu,kusukelalokondzihumile,naswonaswibya swamajahaswikwetsima,naswonaxinkwaxitolovelekile hindlelayokarhi,ina,hambileswixihlawuleriweke namuntlhaexibya.”

6Hilokomupristaan’winyikaxinkwaxokwetsima, hikuvaakungarinaxinkwakwalahohandlekaxinkwaxo

1Samuwele

kombisa,lexitekiwekeemahlwenikaYehovha,kuchela xinkwaxohisahisikulerixitekiwekeharona.

7Sikurero,wanunaun’wanawamalandzayaSawuloaa rikona,apfaleriweemahlwenikaYehovha;vitorayenaa kuriDowegi,Muedomu,ndhunayavarisivaSawulo.

8DavhidaakuekaAhimeleke:“Xanalahahansikavoko rawenaakunafumukumbebanga?hikuvaandzitisanga bangaraminakumbematlhariyamina,hikuvantirhowa hosiawulavakuhatlisa

9Mupristaaku:“BangaraGoliyadilowaMufilista,loyiu n’widlayekeenkoveniwaEla,riphutseriwilehilapi endzhakukaefodi,lokoulavakutekasweswo,riteke, hikuvaakunarin’wanahandlekalaha.”Davhidaaku:“A kunamunhuwofananaloyi;ndzinyikeyona

10KutaniDavhidaapfuka,abalekaesikwinirerohiku chavaSawulo,ayaekaAkixihosiyaGati.

11MalandzayaAkiximakuekayena:“Xanaloyiahi Davhidahosiyatiko?”xanaavayimbelelanahiyenahiku cina,vaku:‘Sawuloudlayemagidiyayena,Davhidau dlaye10wamagidiyayena?

12Davhidaahlayisamaritolawaembilwiniyakwe,a chavaAxixihosiyaGatiswinene.

13Hilokoacincamahanyeloyakweemahlwenikavona,a tiendlaongeupengaemavokweniyavona,akhwaxa etinyangwenitanyangwa,atshikamatheyakwemawela malebvuyakwe

14KutaniAkixiakuekamalandzayayena:“Waswivo, mavonawanunaloyiapenga.

15Xanandzilavavanhulavapengaka,leswakumitisa munhuloyileswakuatatlangahimunhuwopenga emahlwenikamina?xanamunhuloyiatanghenaendlwini yamina?

NDZIMAYA22

1HilokoDavhidaasukakwalaho,abalekelaebakwenira Adulamu,kutanivamakwavonindyanguhinkwawowa tatawakwevaswitwa,varhelelavayaekayena

2Un’wananiun’wanaloyiaariemaxangwini,niun’wana niun’wanalanganiswikweleti,niun’wananiun’wanala ngaenerisekangiki,avahlengeletanaekayena;ava ndhunayavona,arinavavanunavakwalomuka400

3KutaniDavhidaasukakwalahoayaeMizpaleMowabu, akuekahosiyaMowabu:“Ndzikombelaleswakutatana nimananavahumavatavanawena,kukondzandzitiva leswiXikwembuxingatandziendlelaswona.”

4AvayisaemahlwenikahosiyaMowabu,vatshamana yenankarhihinkwawolowuDavhidaahariekhotsweni.

5MuprofetaGadiakuekaDavhida:“Ungatshukiu tshamaekheleni;famba,uyanghenaetikweniraYuda KutaniDavhidaasuka,ayaekhwatiniraHareti

6LokoSawuloatwaleswakuDavhidanivavanunalavaa varinayenautshuburiwile,(sweswiSawuloaatshama eGibeyaehansikamurhieRhama,akhomefumurayena evokwenirayena,malandzayayenahinkwawoamayime etlhelokayena;)

7KutaniSawuloakuekamalandzayakwelamaamayime etlhelokayena:“Yingisanisweswi,n’winaVabenyami; n'wanaYeseutanyikaun'wananiun'wanawan'wina masimunimasimuyavhinya,amivekahinkwenu varhangerivamagidi,nitindhunatamadzana;

8Leswakuhinkwenukan’winamindziendlexikungu, naswonaangakonaloyiandzikombakaleswakun’wana waminauendlentwananonin’wanawaYese,naswonaa ngakonaekan’winaloyiandzitwelakavusiwana,kumbe andzikombaleswakun’wanawaminauhlohlotelenandza waminakulwanamina,leswakuaetlela,kufanani namuntlha?

9KutaniDowegiwaMuedomu,loyiaarimulanguteriwa malandzayaSawuloaku:“Ndzivonen’wanawaYeseata eNobo,ekaAhimeleken’wanawaAhitubu”

10Hilokoan’wivutisaYehovha,an’winyikaswakudya, an’winyikabangaraGoliyadilowaMufilista

11KutanihosiyirhumelaritoleswakuavitanaAhimeleke muprista,n’wanawaAhitubu,niyindluhinkwayoyatata wakwe,vapristalavaavarieNobo,kutanihinkwavovata ekahosi.

12Sawuloaku:“Yingisasweswi,n’wanawaAhitubu”A hlamulaaku:“Himinaloyi,hosiyanga”

13Sawuloakuekayena:“Hikwalahokayinimiendle xikunguxolwanamina,wenanin’wanawaYese,hileswi un’winyikekexinkwanibanga,un’wivutiselaeka Xikwembuleswakuxitapfukelamina,xitaetlela,kufana ninamuntlha?”

14KutaniAhimelekeahlamulahosi,aku:“Imanila tshembekakaexikarhikamalandzayawenahinkwawoku fananaDavhida,loyiangan’wanawahosi,loyia fambakahikulerisakawena,axiximekaendlwiniya wena?”

15Xanandzisungulekun’wivutisaekaXikwembuxana? aswiveekulenamina:hosiyingatshukiyihlayela nandzawayona,kumbeyindluhinkwayoyatatana,hikuva nandzawawenaaangativinchumuekaleswihinkwaswo, switsongokumbekutlula

16Hosiyiku:“Kuneneutafa,Ahimeleke,wenani ndyanguhinkwawowatatawawena”

17Hosiyikuekavafambisivamilengelavaavayime etlhelokayona:“Hundzukani,midlayavapristava Yehovha;hikuvavokoravonanaronarinaDavhida,ni hikuvaavaswitivalokoabaleka,kambeavandzikomba swona.Kambemalandzayahosiamangalaviku tshambulutavokorawonakuwelavapristavaHOSI Xikwembu

18HosiyikuekaDowegi:“Hundzuka,uwelavaprista.” DowegiwaMuedomuahundzuluka,awelavaprista,a dlayavanhuvamakume-nhungu-ntlhanulavaambaleke efodiyantsembyanahisikurero.

19KutaniNobo,mutiwavaprista,adlayahibanga, vavanunanivavasati,vananivanalavamamisaka,tihomu nitimbhongolonitinyimpfuhibanga

20Kutaniun’wanawavanavaAhimeleken’wanawa Ahitubu,loyiavuriwakaAbiyatara,abaleka,abalekela Davhida.

21AbiyataraabyelaDavhidaleswakuSawuloudlaye vapristavaYehovha

22DavhidaakuekaAbiyatara:“Ndziswitivilesikurero, lokoDowegiwaMuedomuarikwalaho,hakuneneuta byelaSawulo:“Ndzivangerifuravanhuhinkwavova yindluyatatawawena”

23Tshamanamina,ungachavi,hikuvaloyialavaka vutomibyaminaulavavutomibyawena,kambeuta hlayisekanamina

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1KutanivabyelaDavhidavaku:“Vona,Vafilistavalwa naKeyila,vaphangaswivuyelo.”

2HikokwalahoDavhidaavutisaYehovha,aku:“Xana ndzitayandziyadlayaVafilistalava?”HOSIXikwembu xikuekaDavhida:“FambauyadlayaVafilista,uponisa Keila.”

3VavanunavaDavhidavakuekayena:“Waswivo,ha chavalahaYuda;

4KutaniDavhidaatlhelaavutisaYehovhaYehovhaa n'wihlamula,aku:“Pfuka,urhelelaeKeyila;hikuvandzi tanyiketaVafilistaevokwenirawena.

5HilokoDavhidanivavanunavakwevayaeKeyila,vaya lwaniVafilista,vatekaswifuwoswavona,vaswidlaya ngopfu.HilokoDavhidaaponisavaakivaKeyila.

6LokoAbiyataran’wanawaAhimelekeabalekelaeka DavhidaeKeyila,arhelelaakhomeefodi

7KutaniSawuloabyeriwaleswakuDavhidaufikile eKeyilaSawuloaku:“Xikwembuxin'winyiketile emavokweniyamina;hikuvaupfaleriwile,hikunghena emutinilowunganitinyangwaniswisirhelelo.

8Sawuloavitanavanhuhinkwavoleswakuvaya enyimpini,varhelelaeKeyila,vayarhendzelaDavhidani vavanunavayena.

9DavhidaaaswitivaleswakuSawuloaan’wiendla vubihiexihundleni;akuekamupristaAbiyatara:“Tisa efodilaha.”

10KutaniDavhidaaku:“WeHOSIXikwembuxaIsrayele, nandzawawenauswitwileleswakuSawuloulavakuta eKeyilakutalovisamutihikwalahokamina.

11XanavavanunavaKeyilavatandzinyiketaevokweni rayena?xanaSawuloutarhelela,hilahanandzawawena aswitwekehakona?WeHOSIXikwembuxaIsraele,ndza kukombela,ubyelanandzawawenaYehovhaaku:“Uta rhelela”

12KutaniDavhidaaku:“XanavavanunavaKeyilavata nyiketaminanivavanunavaminaevokweniraSawulo? Yehovhaaku:“Vatakunyiketa”

13KutaniDavhidanivavanunavakwe,lavaavari kwalomuka600,vapfukavasukaeKeyila,vaya kun’wananikun’wanalahavangayakakonaKutani SawuloabyeriwaleswakuDavhidaubalekileeKeyila; kutaniayirisakuhuma

14Davhidaatshamaemanangaetindhawiniletitiyeke,a tshamaentshaveniemanangayaSifi.Sawuloaan'wilava masikuhinkwawo,kambeXikwembuaxin'winyiketa emavokweniyayena.

15DavhidaavonaleswakuSawulouhumileayalavaku n'widlaya,DavhidaaariemanangayaSifiekhwatini

16Yonathanin’wanawaSawuloapfukaayaekaDavhida ekhwatini,atiyisavokorakweekaXikwembu.

17Akuekayena:“Ungachavi,hikuvavokoraSawulo tatanaaringekukumi;utavahosiyaIsraele,kutanindzi tavandziriekusuhinawena;naswonaSawulotatanawa switiva

18Hilokovambirhivaendlantwananoemahlwenika Yehovha,kutaniDavhidaatshamaekhwatini,Yonathania yaendlwiniyakwe

19KutaniVazifivatlhandlukelaekaSawuloeGibeya,va ku:“XanaDavhidaangatumbelanganahinaetindhawini

letitiyekeekhwatini,exitsungenixaHakila,lexinga edzongeniwaYeximoni?”

20Sweswi,wehosi,rhelelahikuyahikunavela hinkwakokamoya-xiviriwawenakurhelela;kutani xiphemuxahinaxitavakun'winyiketaevokwenirahosi. 21Sawuloaku:“AmidzunisiwehiYehovha;hikuvami ndzitwelavusiwana

22Ndzakukombela,fambani,milunghiselela,mitivani kuvonandhawuyayenalahavutshamobyayenabyinga kona,niloyian’wivonekekwalaho,hikuvandzibyeriwile leswakuuendlavukanganyisiswinene

23Hikokwalaho,vonani,mitivatindhawuhinkwatoleti tumbelekelahaatumbelakakona,mitlhelamivuyaeka minahikutiyiseka,ndzitafambanan'wina

24KutanivapfukavayaeSifuemahlwenikaSawulo, kambeDavhidanivavanunavayenaavariemanangaya Mayoni,erivaleniraledzongeniwaYeximoni

25Sawulonayenanivavanunavayenavayan’wilava VabyelaDavhida:Hikokwalahoarhelelaeribyeni,a tshamaemanangayaMayoniSawulolokoatwasweswo, ahlongorisaDavhidaemanangayaMayoni

26Sawuloafambahiletlhelolerin’wanarantshava, Davhidanivavanunavakwevarietlhelolerin’wanara ntshava;hikuvaSawulonivavanunavayenavarhendzele Davhidanivavanunavayenakuvakhoma.

27KambemurhumiwaataekaSawulo,aku:“Hatlisauta; hikuvaVafilistavahlaseletiko

28HikokwalahoSawuloavuyaekuhlongorisenika Davhida,ayalwaniVafilista

29Davhidaasukakwalaho,ayatshamaemakhombyeni eEngedi.

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1KutelokoSawuloavuyaekulandzelelenikaVafilista,a byeriwaaku:“Waswivo,Davhidaulemanangaya Engedi.”

2KutaniSawuloatekavavanunava3000lava hlawuriwekeeIsrayelehinkwavo,ayalavaDavhidani vavanunavakweemaribyeniyatimbutitanhova.

3Hilokoafikaeswivandleniswatinyimpfuendleleni,laha akurinibako;kutaniSawuloanghenaayafunengeta milengeyayena,kutaniDavhidanivavanunavayenava salaematlhelokabako

4VavanunavaDavhidavakuekayena:“Waswivo,siku leriYehovhaakubyelekeharona:‘Waswivo,ndzita nyiketanalawawenaevokwenirawena,leswakuun’wi endlahilahaungataswivonahakona.KutaniDavhidaa pfuka,atsemanguvuyaSawuloexihundleni

5Endzhakukasweswo,mbiluyaDavhidayin’wiba, hikuvaaatsemenguvuyaSawulo

6Hilokoakuekavavanunavayena:“Yehovhaandzi pfumelelekuendlaleswiekan’winiwamina,mutotiwawa Yehovha,leswakundzitshambulutavokoraminaekayena, hikuvahiyenamutotiwawaYehovha”

7HilokoDavhidaasivelamalandzayakwehimaritolawa, angamapfumelelangaleswakumapfukelaSawulo. KambeSawuloasukaebakweni,ayaemahlweni

8Davhidanayenaapfukaendzhakukasweswo,ahuma ebakweni,ahuwelelaendzhakukaSawulo,aku:“Hosi yanga!”KutelokoSawuloalangutaendzhakukayena,

Davhidaakorhamahixikandzaxayenaemisaveni,a nkhinsama.

9DavhidaakuekaSawulo:“Hayiniumatwamaritoya vanhulamange:‘Waswivo,Davhidaulavakuvavisekaka wena?

10Waswivo,namuntlhamahloyawenamavonilehilaha Yehovhaakunyikekehakonanamuntlhaevokwenira minaebakweni,kutanivan'wanavandzilerisilekuku dlaya;kutanindziku:“Andzingehumesivokoramina ekahosiyamina;hikuvahiyenamutotiwawaHOSI Xikwembu

11Kutlulakwalaho,tatana,vona,ina,vonanguvuya nguvuyawenaevokweniramina:hikuvahileswindzi tsemekenguvuyanguvuyawena,ndzingakudlayanga, tivauvonaleswakuakunavubihikumbekutlulanawu evokweniramina,naswonaandzikudyohelanga;hambi swiritanouhlotamoya-xiviriwaminaleswakuuwuteka 12Yehovhautaavanyisaexikarhikaminanawena, Yehovhautandzirihiselaekawena,kambevokoraminaa ringeviehenhlakawena

13Hilahaxivurisoxavanhuvakhalexivulakahakona: “Kuhombolokakuhumaekalavohomboloka,kambe vokoraminaaringeviehenhlakawena”

14HosiyaIsrayeleyihumaendzhakukamani?u hlongorisamanixana?endzhakukambyanaleyifeke, endzhakukaximanga

15HikokwalahoYehovhaavamuavanyisi,uavanyisa exikarhikaminanawena,uvona,ulwelamhakayamina, undzikutsulaevokwenirawena

16KutelokoDavhidaahetilekubyelaSawulomaritolawa, Sawuloaku:“Xanaleriiritorawena,n’wananga Davhida?”Sawuloatlakusarito,arila

17AkuekaDavhida:“Ululamilekutlulamina,hikuvau ndzihakerileleswinene,kasiminandzikuhakerileleswo biha”

18Namuntlhaukombisilendlelaleyiundzikhomeke kahlehayona,hikuvalokoYehovhaandzinyiketile evokwenirawena,awundzidlayanga

19Hikuvalokomunhuakumanalawakwe,xanautan’wi tshikaafambakahle?hikokwalahoHOSIXikwembuxiku hakelaleswinenehikwalahokaleswiundziendlekeswona namuntlha”

20Kutanisweswi,waswivo,ndzaswitivakahleleswaku hakuneneutavahosi,nileswakumfumowaIsrayelewuta tiyisiwaevokwenirawena

21Hikokwalahosweswi,ndzihlambanyelehiYehovha, leswakuawungeherisimbewuyaminaendzhakukamina, nileswakuawungeherisivitoraminaendlwiniyatatana.

22KutaniDavhidaahlambanyaSawuloKutaniSawuloa tlhelelaekaya;kambeDavhidanivavanunavayenavava tlhandlukelaekhotsweni

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1KutaniSamuweleafa;Vaisraelehinkwavova hlengeletana,van'wirila,van'wilahlaendlwiniyayena eRhama.KutaniDavhidaapfuka,arhelelaemanangaya Parani

2Akuriniwanunaun’wanaeMayoni,loyiaari eKarimele;wanunaloyiaarinkuluswinene,arini tinyimpfuta3000nitimbutita1000;

3VitorawanunaloyiakuriNabali;vitoransatiwayena akuriAbigayele,aariwansatiwakutwisisalokunene,ni xikandzaxosaseka,kambewanunaloyiaarini vuxiyaxiya,aabihileemintirhweniyayena;aariwa yindluyaKalebe.

4DavhidaatwaemanangaleswakuNabaliatsemeta tinyimpfutayena

5Davhidaarhumamajahayakhume,kutaniDavhidaaku ekamajahalawa:“TlhandlukelanieKarmele,miyaeka Nabali,min’wixewetahivitoramina

6Mitabyelaloyiahanyakahikuhumelela:“Kurhulaa kuveekawena,nikurhulaakuveekayindluyawena,ni kurhulaakuveekahinkwaswoleswiunganaswona.”

7Sweswindziswitwileleswakuunivatsemeti,sweswi varisivawenalavaavarinahina,ahivavavisanga, naswonaakungarinanchumulowulahlekekeekavona, nkarhihinkwawolowuvaharieKarmale

8Vutisamajahayawena,matakukombaHikokwalaho, majahaamatsakeriwaematihlweniyawena,hikuvahita hisikulerinene

9LokomajahayaDavhidamafika,mavulavulanaNabali hikulandzamaritowolawohinkwawohivitoraDavhida, mayima

10NabaliahlamulamalandzayaDavhida,aku:“Davhida imani?”naswonan'wanaYeseimanixana?kuni malandzayotalasweswimasikulamahambanisaka un’wananiun’wananin’winiwakwe

11Xanandzitatekaxinkwaxamina,nimatiyamina,ni nyamayaminaleyindziyidlayelelekevatsemetivamina, ndziswinyikavanhulavandzingativikileswakuvahuma kwihi?

12HilokomajahayaDavhidamahundzuluka,matlhela maya,matan’wibyelamaritowolawohinkwawo

13Davhidaakuekavavanunavayena:“Un’wanani un’wanaabohabangarakwe”Un'wananiun'wanaaboha bangarayena;Davhidanayenaabohabangarayena, kutanivavanunavakwalomuka400vatlhandlukava landzaDavhida;naswonamadzanamambirhiamatshama ekusuhiniswiloleswi

14Kambeun’wanawamajahaabyelaAbigayelensatiwa Nabali,aku:“Waswivo,Davhidaurhumelevarhumiwava humaemanangakuyalosan’winiwahina;kutaniava rhuketela.

15Kambevavanunavolavoavahitoloverileswinene,ahi vavisekanga,ahipfumalanchumu,ntsendzelokohi tolovelanenavonalokohiriemasin’wini.

16Avaririrhanguekahinavusikuninhlikanhi,nkarhi hinkwawolowuahirinavonahirikarhihihlayisa tinyimpfu

17Sweswitivautlhelauanakanyisisahileswiungataswi endla;hikuvan'winiwahinawukunguhatiwileswobiha, nindyanguwayenahinkwawo,hikuvain'wanawaBelial, lerovamunhuangaswikotikuvulavulanayena

18KutaniAbigayeleahatlisa,atekaswinkwaswa madzanamambirhi,mabodlhelamambirhiyavhinyo,ni tinyimpfutantlhanuletiomiweke,nimimpimoyantlhanu yamavelelamaomeke,niswirhabyanaswadzanaswa maveleyamakuwanimakuwayamadzanamambirhi,a swivekaehenhlakatimbhongolo

19Hilokoakuekamalandzayayena:“Yananiemahlweni kamina;vonani,ndzitaendzhakukawenaKambeanga n'wibyelanganunawayenaNabali

20Lokoarikarhiakhandziyambhongolo,arhelelahi xifunengetoxaxitsunga,kutaniwaswivo,Davhidani vavanunavayenavarhelelavan’wihlasela;kutania hlangananavona.

21Davhidaaate:“Hakunenendzihlayisileswahava hinkwaswoleswimunhuloyianganaswonaemananga, lerovakungapfumalinchumuekahinkwaswoleswiaswi riekayena.

22XikwembuxiendlatanonilekavalalavaDavhida, lokondzisiyaekahinkwavolavangaekaxonahiku vonakalakanimixo,un’wananiun’wanalarhundzaka erirhangwini

23KutelokoAbigayeleavonaDavhida,ahatlisaapfula mbhongolo,akhinsamaemahlwenikaDavhidahi xikandzaxakwe,ankhinsamaehansi

24Kutaniawaemilengeniyayena,aku:“Hosiyanga,ku hombolokalokuakuveehenhlakamina; 25Ndzakukombela,hosiyanga,angan’witekeli enhlokweniwanunaloyiwaBeliya,kungaNabali,hikuva vitorayenaritano,nayenautano;Nabaliivitorayena,ni vuphukuphukubyinayena,kambeminanandzawawenaa ndzivonangamajahayahosiyanga,lawaumarhumeke.

26Hikokwalaho,hosiyanga,tanihileswiYehovhaa hanyakanimoya-xiviriwawenalowuhanyaka,hikuva Yehovhaukusivelekutakutahalatangatinikutirihisela hivokorawena,sweswivalalavawenanilavalavakahosi yangaleswobiha,avafananaNabali

27Kutanisweswinkatekolowunandzawawenawaxisati awutisekeekahosiyamina,awunyikiwehambikurieka majahalamalandzelakahosiyamina

+28Ndzikombelaurivalelanandzawawenawaxisati, hikuvaYehovhautaendlaleswakuhosiyaminayiva yindluleyitiyeke;hikuvahosiyangayilwatinyimpita Yehovha,kambevubihiabyikumekangaekawenamasiku yawenahinkwawo

+29Kambemunhuupfukileleswakuakuhlongorisani kulavamoya-xiviriwawena,+kambemoya-xiviriwa hosiyangawutabohiwaevuton’winibyavutomina YehovhaXikwembuxawena;nimimoya-xiviriyavalala vawena,utayihumeselaehandle,kukotalokoyihuma exikarhikaxihuku

30KutakulokoYehovhaaendlehosiyaminahikuyahi leswinenehinkwaswoleswiaswivulekemalunghanana wena,akuvekakuvamufumiwaIsrayele;

31Leswakuleswiaswingekuvavisi,kumbeku khunguvanyisaembilwiniekahosiyanga,kumbekuhalata ngatikungarinaxivangelo,kumbeleswakuhosiyamina yirihisele.

32DavhidaakuekaAbigayele:“AkudzunisiweYehovha XikwembuxaIsrayele,loyiakurhumekenamuntlha leswakuutahlangananamina

33Akukatekisiwexitsundzuxoxawena,akukatekisiwe wena,loyiundzisivelekenamuntlhakutahalatangati,ni kutirihiselahivokoramina

34HikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayelelahanyaka, loyiandzisivelekekukuvavisa,lokoawunga hatliselangautakutandzihlanganisa,hakuneneakunga sisalaNabalihikuvonakalakanimixoniun’wanala rhurhumelekeerirhangwini

35HilokoDavhidaaamukelaleswian’witisekeswona evokwenirakwe,akuekayena:“Tlhandlukelaendlwiniya

wenahikurhula;vona,ndziyingiserileritorawena,ndzi amukerilevumunhubyawena.

36AbigayeleafikaekaNabali;kutaniwaswivo,aendla nkhuvoendlwiniyayena,kufananinkhuvowahosi; naswonambiluyaNabalaayitsakileendzenikayena, hikuvaaadakwileswinene,hikwalahokasweswoanga n'wibyelanganchumu,hambikurikutlula,kukondzaku vanimixo.

37Kambenimixo,lokovhinyoyiherileekaNabali,nsati wayenaan’wibyeriletimhakaleti,mbiluyayenayifa endzenikayena,afananiribye

38Endzhakukamasikuyakwalomukakhume,Yehovhaa baNabali,afa.

39DavhidalokoatwaleswakuNabaliufile,aku:“Aku dzunisiweYehovha,loyiangan’wirhuketelaevokwenira Nabali,asirhelelanandzawakweekaleswobiha,hikuva YehovhautlheriselevubihibyaNabalienhlokweniyakwe” KutaniDavhidaarhumelarito,ayavulavurisanana Abigayele,leswakuan'witekaavansatiwayena.

40LokomalandzayaDavhidamafikaekaAbigayele eKarmale,maku:“Davhidauhirhumeleekawena leswakuhitakutekaekayenaleswakuuvansati.”

41Kutaniapfuka,ankhinsamaehansi,aku:“Waswivo, nandzawawenawaxisatiaavenandzawohlamba milengeyamalandzayahosiyamina.”

42Abigayeleahatlisaapfuka,akhandziyambhongolo,ni vanhwanyanavayenavantlhanulavan’wilandzaka;a landzavarhumiwavaDavhida,avansatiwayena.

43DavhidanayenaatekaAhinowamuwaleYezriyele;va tlhelavavavasativayenahavambirhi

44KambeSawuloaanyikeMikalan’wanawakwewa nhwanyana,nsatiwaDavhida,ekaFalitin’wanawaLayixi, loyiaahumaeGalimi

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1KutaniVazifivataekaSawuloeGibeya,vaku:“Xana DavhidaangatumbelangaexitsungenixaHakilalexinga emahlwenikaYeximoni?”

2KutaniSawuloapfuka,arhelelaemanangayaSifi,arini vavanunalavahlawuriwekevaIsrayeleva3000kuyalava DavhidaemanangayaSifi

3SawuloadzimamixaxaexitsungenixaHakila,lexinga emahlwenikaYeximoni,endleleniKambeDavhidaa tshamaemananga,kutaniavonaSawuloan'wilandza emananga.

4HilokoDavhidaarhumatinhlori,atwisisaleswaku Sawuloutilehixitalo.

5Davhidaapfuka,afikalahaSawuloaadzimemixaxa kona,kutaniDavhidaavonandhawuleyiSawuloaetlele ekayona,naAbineren’wanawaNere,ndhunayavuthu rakwe,kutaniSawuloaetlelaemugodini,vanhuvan’wi rhendzela

6KutaniDavhidaahlamulaAhimelekewaMuhitina Abixayin’wanawaSeruya,makwavowaYowabu,aku:“I maniloyiangatarhelelanaminaekaSawuloemixaxeni?” Abixayiaku:“Ndzitarhelelanawena.”

7HilokoDavhidanaAbisayivafikaekavanhunivusiku, kutaniwaswivo,Sawuloaetleleendzenikamugodi,fumu rakwearinamarherileehansiekaxisirheleloxayena, kambeAbinerenivanhuvan’wirhendzele

8KutaniAbisayiakuekaDavhida:“Xikwembuxi nyiketilenalawawenaevokwenirawenanamuntlha, sweswindzipfumelelendzin’wibahitlharikuyafika emisavenixikan’we-kan’we,kutaniandzingen’wibara vumbirhi.”

9DavhidaakuekaAbixayi:“Ungan’wilovisi,hikuvai manilangatshambulutakavokorayenaekamutotiwawa Yehovha,angavinanandzu?

10Davhidaatlhelaaku:“LokoYehovhaahanya, Yehovhautan’wiba;kutanisikurayenaritafikarakufa; kutaniutarhelelaenyimpini,alova

11HOSIXikwembuaxingatshukindzitshambulutavoko raminakulwanimutotiwawaYehovha,kambe,ndzaku khongela,tekafumuleringaekaxisirheleloxayena,ni xibyaxamati,hifamba

12HilokoDavhidaatekafumunixibyaxamati exikhwamenixaSawulo;kutanivavagama,kungarina munhuloyiaswivoneke,kumbekuswitiva,hambikuri kupfuka,hikuvahinkwavoavaetlele;hikuvavurhongo lebyikululebyihumakaekaYehovhabyivawerile

13KutaniDavhidaatsemakanyaetlhelolerin’wana,a yimaehenhlakaxitsungalexingaekule;ndhawuleyikulu yiriexikarhikavona:

14DavhidaahuwelelavanhuniAbineren’wanawaNere, aku:“Xanaawuhlamuli,Abinere?”KutaniAbinerea hlamulaaku:“Hiwenamaniloyiahuwelelakahosixana?”

15DavhidaakuekaAbinere:“Xanaahimunhuwa xivindzixana?”naswonaimanilafanakanawena eIsrayele?hikokwalahokayiniungahlayisangahosiya wena?hikuvakungheneun'wanawavanhukutalovisa hosihosiyawena.

16MhakaleyiahiyineneleyiuyiendlekeTanihileswi HOSIXikwembuxihanyaka,mifanelekufa,hikuvaami hlayisangan'winiwan'wina,mutotiwawaHOSI XikwembuKutanisweswivonanilahafumurahosiringa kona,nixibyaxamatilexiaxiriekaxisirheleloxayona 17SawuloativaritoraDavhida,aku:“Xanaleriiritora wena,n’wanangaDavhida?”Davhidaaku:“Iritoramina, hosiyanga”

18Aku:“Hayinihosiyaminayihlongorisanandzawa yonahindlelaleyi?”hikuvandziendleyinixana?kumbei vubihibyihilebyingaevokweniramina? 19Sweswi,ndzakukombela,hosihosiyangaayiyingise maritoyanandzawayonaLokoHOSIXikwembuxiku hlohloteleekamina,axiamukelegandzelo,kambelokova rivanavavanhu,avarhukaniweemahlwenikaYehovha; hikuvanamuntlhavandzihlongoleleswakundzingaha tshamindzhakayaHOSIXikwembu,vaku:‘Fambauya tirhelaswikwembuswin'wana' 20Sweswi,ngatiyaminayingaweliemisaveni emahlwenikaYehovha,hikuvahosiyaIsrayeleyihumile yiyalavaximanga,kufananilokomunhuahlotaximanga etintshaveni

21KutaniSawuloaku:“Ndzidyohile,vuya,Davhida n’wananga,hikuvaandzingehekuendliswobiha,hikuva moya-xiviriwaminaawuriwarisimaematihlweniya wenanamuntlha.

22Davhidaahlamulaaku:“Vonanifumurahosi!kutani un'wanawamajahaangataatayiteka

23Yehovhaanyikeun’wananiun’wanakululamaniku tshembekakayena,hikuvaYehovhaukunyiketile

evokweniraminanamuntlha,kambeandzingalaviku tshambulutavokoraminakulwanimutotiwawaYehovha. 24Waswivo,tanihileswivutomibyawenabyivekiweke ngopfuematihlweniyaminaesikwinileri,vutomibya minaabyivekiwengopfuematihlweniyaYehovha,andzi kutsuleemaxangwinihinkwawo

25KutaniSawuloakuekaDavhida:“Akukatekisiwe wenaDavhidan’wananga,utaendlaswiloleswikulu,uta tlhelauhlula”HilokoDavhidaafamba,kutaniSawuloa tlhelelalahaatshamakakona

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1Davhidaakuembilwiniyayena:“Ndzitalovasiku rin’wanahivokoraSawulokutaniSawuloutaheleriwahi ntshemboekamina,angahandzilavietindhawini hinkwatotaIsraele,kutanindzitabalekaevokwenirayena 2KutaniDavhidaapfuka,atsemakanyanivavanunava 600lavaavarinayena,vayaekaAkixi,n’wanawaMaok, hosiyaGati

3DavhidaatshamanaAkixieGati,yenanivavanunava yena,un’wananiun’wananindyanguwakwe,Davhidani vasativakwevambirhi,AhinowamuwaMuyezriele,na AbigayelewaMukarmele,nsatiwaNabali

4SawuloabyeriwaleswakuDavhidaubalekeleeGati,a ngahan'wilavi

5DavhidaakuekaAkixi:“Lokosweswindzikume tintswaloematihlweniyawena,avandzinyikendhawu emutiniwun’wanawatiko,leswakundzitatshamakona, hikuvanandzawawenaufaneleatshamanawenaemutini wavuhosi?

6KutaniAkixian’winyikaZiklagisikurero,hikwalaho kasweswoSiklagiiyatihositaYudakufikelanamuntlha 7NkarhilowuDavhidaatshamekeetikweniraVafilistaa wurilembelerihelelekenitin’hwetitamune

8KutaniDavhidanivavanunavayenavatlhandluka,va hlaselaVagexuriniVageziriniVaamaleke,hikuvamatiko wolawoamarivaakivatikoleriekusunguleni,lokouya eXure,kuyafikaetikweniraEgipta

9Davhidaahlaselatiko,angasiyiwanunaniwansatia hanya,atekatinyimpfu,tihomu,timbhongolo,tikamela,ni swiambalo,atlhelelaayaeAkixi

10HilokoAkixiaku:“Xanamiyiendlekwihigondzo namuntlha?Davhidaaku:“EdzongeniwaYuda,nile dzongeniwaVayerameele,niledzongeniwaVakeni”

11Davhidaangaponisangawanunakumbewansatia hanya,leswakuatisamahungueGati,aku:“Kungatshuki vahibyelavaku:‘Davhidauendletano.

12AkixiapfumelaDavhida,aku:“Uendleleswaku vanhuvayenavaIsrayelevan’winyenyetsahikuhelela; hikokwalahoutavanandzawaminahilahakungaheriki

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1Emasikwiniwolawo,Vafilistavahlengeletamavuthuya vonaleswakuvayalwanaIsrayeleAkixiakueka Davhida:“Tivakahleleswakuutahumanamina enyimpini,wenanivavanunavawena”

2DavhidaakuekaAkixi:“Hakuneneutativaleswi nandzawawenaangaswiendlaka.”Akixiakueka Davhida:“Hikokwalahondzitakuvekamulanguteriwa nhlokoyaminahilahakungaheriki”

3SweswiSamuweleaafile,naswonaIsrayelehinkwavoa van’wirila,van’wilahlaeRhama,emutiniwakavona. Sawuloaahlongolelavaavarinimimoyaleyi tolovelekeke,nivaloyi,etikweni.

4Vafilistavahlengeletana,vafikavadzimamixaxa eXuneme,kutaniSawuloahlengeletaVaisrayelehinkwavo, vadzimamixaxaeGilboa

5LokoSawuloavonavuthuraVafilista,achava,mbilu yakweyirhurhumelaswinene

6LokoSawuloavutisaYehovha,Yehovhaangan’wi hlamulanga,hambikurihimilorhokumbehiUrimkumbe hivaprofeta

7Sawuloakuekamalandzayayena:“Ndzilaveniwansati langanimoyalowutoloveleke,leswakundzitayaeka yenandziyan’wivutisa”Malandzayayenamakueka yena:“Waswivo,kuniwansatiloyianganimoyalowu tolovelekekeeEndoro”

8Sawuloatifihla,aambalatinguvutin’wana,kutania fambanivavanunavambirhinayena,vataekawansati nivusiku,kutaniaku:“Ndzikombelaundzihlawulehi moyalowutolovelekeke,undzitisa,loyindzingatan’wi thyavitorawena.”

9Wansatiakuekayena:“Waswivo,waswitivaleswi Sawuloaswiendleke,hilahaadlayekehakonalavangani mimoyaleyitolovelekekenivaloyietikweni.

10KutaniSawuloan’wihlambanyahiYehovha,aku: “HilahaYehovhaahanyakahakona,akungekutshukiu xupuriwahikwalahokamhakaleyi.”

11Kutaniwansatiaku:“Xanandzitatisamaniekawena?” Aku:“NdzitiseniSamuwele”

12LokowansatiavonaSamuwele,ahuwelelahirito lerikulu,kutaniwansatiavulavulanaSawuloaku:“Ha yiniundzikanganyisa?”hikuvahiwenaSawulo

13Hosiyikuekayena:“Ungachavi,hikuvauvoneyini?” WansatiakukaSawulo:“Ndzivoneswikwembuswi tlhandlukaswihumaemisaveni”

14Hilokoakuekayena:“Xanaunixivumbekoxihixana?”

Aku:“Mukhalabyeutlhandluka;naswonaufunengetiwe hinguvuSawuloavonaleswakuiSamuwele,kutania korhamahixikandzaxayenaehansi,ankhinsama.

15KutaniSamuweleakuekaSawulo:“Hayiniundzi karhate,leswakuundzikurisa?”Sawuloahlamulaaku: “Ndzikarhatekileswinene;hikuvaVafilistavalwanamina, kutaniXikwembuxindzisukile,axingahandzihlamuli, hambikurihivaprofetakumbehimilorho

16KutaniSamuweleaku:“Hikokwalahoundzikombela yini,hikuvaYehovhausukileekawena,uhundzukenala wawena?”

17Yehovhaun’wiendlilehilahaavulekehakonahimina, hikuvaYehovhauhandzulemfumoevokwenirawena,a wunyikawarikwenu,Davhida

18HikuvaawuyingisangaritoraYehovha,hambikuriku dlayavukaribyayenalebyikuluekaVaamaleke,hikwalaho Yehovhaukuendlelemhakaleyinamuntlha

19NakambeYehovhautanyiketaIsrayelenawena emavokweniyaVafilista,kutanimundzukuwenanivana vawenamitavanamina,Yehovhautanyiketavuthura IsrayeleemavokweniyaVafilista

20KutaniSawuloawahikuhatlisaemisavenihinkwayo, achavaswinenehikwalahokamaritoyaSamuwele.hikuva aangadyixinkwasikuhinkwaro,hambikurivusiku hinkwabyo

21WansatiayaekaSawulo,avonaleswakuukarhatekile swinene,akuekayena:“Waswivo,nandzawawenawa xisatiuyingiseritorawena,kutanindziyisevutomibya minaevokweniramina,ndziyingisemaritoyawenalawa undzibyelekewona.”

22Sweswi,ndzakukombela,yingisanawenaritora nandzawawenawaxisati;udya,leswakuuvanimatimba, lokoufambaendleleniyawena.

23Kambeyenaaala,aku:“Andzingedyi”Kambe malandzayayena,swin'weniwansati,man'wisindzisa; kutaniayingisaritoravonaHilokoapfukaemisaveni,a tshamaehenhlakamubedo

24Wansatiloyiaarinirholerononaendlwini;ahatlisela, awudlaya,atekamapa,awuhlanganisa,abakaxinkwa lexingarikinacomelaxawona

25KutaniayitisaemahlwenikaSawulonilemahlwenika malandzayayena;kutanivadyahakuneneKutaniva pfuka,vafambavusikubyebyo

NDZIMAYA29

1Vafilistavahlengeletamavuthuyavonahinkwawo eAfeki,Vaisrayelevadzimamixaxaekusuhinixihlovo lexingaeYizriyele

2TihositaVafilistatihundzahimadzananimagidi, kambeDavhidanivavanunavayenavahundzahihakelo naAkixi

3KutanitihosanataVafilistatiku:“XanaVaheverulava vaendlayinilaha?”AkixiakuekatihosanataVafilista: “XanaloyiahiDavhida,nandzawaSawulohosiyaIsraele, loyiatshamekenaminamasikulawa,kumbemalembe lawa,angasikumanandzuekayenakusukelalokoawele ekaminakufikelanamuntlha?

4TihosanataVafilistatin’wihlundzukela;kutanitihosana taVafilistatikuekayena:“Tshamanayenaloyi,atlhelela endhawiniyayenaleyiun'wivekekehayona,anga rhelelanahinaenyimpini,leswakuenyimpiniangavanala wahina,hikuvaufanelekuvuyelelananan'winiwayena hiyini?xanaaswifanelangaswivanitinhlokota vavanunalava?

5XanaahiyenaDavhida,loyiavayimbelelanahiyenahi kucina,vaku:‘Sawuloudlayemagidiyayena,Davhidau dlayemagidiyayenayakhume?

6KutaniAkixiavitanaDavhida,akuekayena: “Hakunene,hilahaYehovhaahanyakahakona,ululamile, kuhumakawenanikunghenakawenanaminahivuthui swineneemahlwenikamina;

7Hikokwalahosweswi,vuya,ufambahikurhula,leswaku ungahlundzukisitihositaVafilista

8DavhidaakuekaAkixi:“Kambendziendleyini?”iyini lexiuxikumekeekanandzawawenalokondzirinawena kufikelanamuntlha,leswakundzingahayangandziya lwanivalalavahosihosiyanga?

9AkixiahlamulaDavhidaaku:“Ndzaswitivaleswakuu loneneemahlwenikamina,kufananintsumiya Xikwembu;

10Hikokwalaho,pfukanimixoswinenenimalandzaya n’winiwawenalamatekenawena

11HilokoDavhidanivavanunavakwevapfuka nimpundzunimixo,vatlhelelaetikweniraVafilista. VafilistavatlhandlukelaeYizriele

1KutelokoDavhidanivavanunavayenavafikaeSiklagi hisikuravunharhu,Vaamalekevahlaselaedzongenina Siklagi,vabaSiklaga,vayihisahindzilo; 2Vavasatilavaavarievukhumbini,lavaavariekavona, avadlayanganaun'we,lonkulukumbelontsongo,kambe vavarhwalavafamba,vayaemahlweni.

3HilokoDavhidanivavanunavakwevafikaemutini,va vonawuhisiwehindzilo;vasativavona,nivanavavona vamajahanivavanhwanyana,vakhomiwile

4KutaniDavhidanivanhulavaavarinayenavatlakusa ritovarila,vakondzavangaharinamatimbayorila.

5VasativambirhivaDavhidavatekiwileevuhlongeni, AhinowamuwaMuyezrielenaAbigayelensatiwaNabali waMukarmele.

6Davhidaakarhatekaswinene;hikuvavanhuava vulavulahikun'wikhandlahimaribye,hikuvamoya-xiviri wavanhuhinkwavoawuvavisekile,un'wananiun'wana hikwalahokavanavayenavamajahanivavanhwanyana; 7DavhidaakuekamupristaAbiyatara,n’wanawa Ahimeleke:“Ndzikombelaundzitiselaefodilaha.” KutaniAbiyataraatisaefodikwalahoekaDavhida 8DavhidaavutisaYehovha,aku:“Xanandzita hlongorisavuthuleri?xanandzitavahundzaxana?An'wi hlamulaaku:“Hlengeleta,hikuvautavakhoma,uta vuyisahinkwavo”

9HilokoDavhidaafamba,yenanivavanunava600lavaa varinayena,vafikaenambyeniwaBesori,lahalava salekevangasalakona

10KambeDavhidaahlongorisa,yenanivavanunava400, hikuvaavatshamaendzhakuka200,lavaavakarhele ngopfulerovavangaswikotikutsemakanyanambuwa Besori.

11KutanivakumaMuegiptaenhoveni,van’witisaeka Davhida,van’winyikaxinkwa,adya;van'winwamati; 12Kutanivan’winyikaxiphemuxakhekheramakuwani swirhabyanaswimbirhiswamakuwa,kutanilokoadya, moyawayenawutlhelelaekayena,hikuvaangadyanga xinkwakumbekunwamati,masikumanharhunivusiku byinharhu

13Davhidaakuekayena:“Uwamani?”uhumakwihi xana?Aku:“NdzijaharaleEgipta,nandzawa Muamaleke;kutanin’winiwaminaandzisiya,hikuva masikumanharhulamahundzekendzivabya 14HihlaselaedzongeniwaVakeretinileribuwenileringa raYudaniledzongeniwaKalebe;kutanihihisaSiklagihi ndzilo.

15Davhidaakuekayena:“Xanaungandzirhelelaeka ntlawalowu?”Aku:“NdzihlambanyilehiXikwembu, leswakuawungendzidlayi,kumbekundzinyiketa emavokweniyan’winiwamina,kutanindzitakuyisaeka ntlawalowu”

16Lokoan’wiwisile,vavonavahangalakileemisaveni hinkwayo,vadya,vanwa,vacina,hikwalahokaswilo hinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeetikweniraVafilistanile tikweniraYuda.

17Davhidaavadlayakusukelanimadyambukufikela nimadyambuhisikulerilandzelaka,kambeakubalekanga niun’weekavona,handlekamajahaya400,lamagadeke tikamela,mabaleka

18DavhidaavuyisahinkwaswoleswiVaamalekevaswi tekeke,kutaniDavhidaaponisavasativayenavambirhi. 19Avapfumalanchumu,hambikurilontsongokumbe lonkulu,hambikurivanavamajahakumbeva vanhwanyana,hambikuriswiloleswiphangiwekekumbe nchumuwun’wananiwun’wanalowuvawutekekeeka vona:Davhidauvuyisehinkwaswo

20KutaniDavhidaatekatinyimpfuhinkwatonitihomu letivatirhangelekeemahlwenikaswifuwoleswin’wana,a ku:“LeswiiswiloleswiphangiwekehiDavhida”

21KutaniDavhidaayaekavavanunavamadzana mambirhi,lavaavatsanileswinenelerovavangaswikoti kulandzelaDavhida,loyivan’wiendlekenayena enambyeniwaBesori,kutanivahumavayahlanganana Davhidanivanhulavaavarinayena,kutaniDavhidaa tshinelaekusuhinivanhu,avaxeweta.

22Kutanivavanunahinkwavovohombolokanivavanuna vaBelial,lavafambekenaDavhida,vaku:“Hikuvavanga fambanganahina,ahingevanyikinchumuekaleswihi swivuyiseke,handlekawanunaun’wananiun’wanansati wakwenivanavakwe,leswakuvavayisaekule,vafamba”

23KutaniDavhidaaku:“Vamakwerhu,mingatshukimi endlatanohileswiYehovhaahinyikekeswona,loyiahi hlayiseke,ahinyiketantlawalowuawutalwanahina emavokweniyahina.”

24Hikuvaimanilangatamiyingisaemhakenileyi? kambekukotisaxiphemuxayenalexirhelelakaenyimpini, xiphemuxayenaxitavaxiswonalexitshamakahixifuwo.

25Kusukelasikurerokuyaemahlweni,awuendlanawu ninawuwaIsrayelekufikelanamuntlha

26LokoDavhidaafikaeSiklagi,arhumelaswiloleswi phangiwekeekavakulukumbavaYuda,kungavanghana vayena,aku:“Vonaninyikoyan’winaekaleswi phangiwekehivalalavaYehovha;

27LavaavarieBethelenilavaavarieRamotoedzongeni nilavaavarieYatira

28NilekalavaavarieAroerenilavaavarieSifmotini lavaavarieExitemowa

+29NilekalavaavarieRakalinilavaavariemitiniya VayerameelenilavaavariemitiniyaVakeni.

30NilekalavaavarieHorma,nilavaavarieKoraxani nilavaavarieAtaka

31NilekalavaavarieHebroniniletindhawinihinkwato letiDavhidanivavanunavakweavatolovelekurhuketela ekatona

NDZIMAYA31

1VafilistavalwanaIsrayele,vavanunavaIsrayeleva balekaemahlwenikaVafilista,vawelaehansivadlayiwile entshaveniyaGilibowa

2VafilistavalandzaSawulonivanavakwehimatimba; kutaniVafilistavadlayaYonathani,naAbinadabu,na Malkixuwa,vanavaSawulo

3NyimpiyisungulakulwanaSawulo,vampfampfarhuti vamisevevan’wiba;kutaniavavisekileswinenehi vahlaserivamiseve.

4KutaniSawuloakuekamurhwaliwamatlhariyakwe: “Kokabangarawena,undzitlhavahirona;leswakulava ngayimbangikivangata,vatandzipfotlosa,vandzi xanisaKambemurhwaliwamatlhariyayenaangaswi

pfumelelanga;hikuvaaachavangopfuHikokwalaho Sawuloatekabanga,arihlasela.

5Lokomurhwaliwamatlhariyakweavonaleswaku Sawuloufile,nayenaawahibangarakweafanayena.

6HilokoSawulonivanavakwevanharhuvamajahani murhwaliwamatlhariyakwenivavanunavakwehinkwavo vafahisikureroswin’we

7LokovavanunavaIsrayelelavaavarietlhelolerin’wana rankovanilavaavarientsungeniwaYordani,vavona leswakuvavanunavaIsrayelevabalekile,nileswaku Sawulonivanavakwevafile,vatshikamiti,vabaleka; kutaniVafilistavafikavatshamaekavona

8Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,lokoVafilistavafikava hluvulalavadlayiweke,vakumaSawulonivanavakwe vanharhuvamajahavawileentshaveniyaGiliboa

9Kutanivan’witsemanhloko,van’wihluvulamatlhari yakwe,varhumavanhuetikweniraVafilistaematlhelo hinkwawo,leswakuvayaswihangalasaendlwiniya swifanisoswavonanilexikarhikavanhu.

10VavekamatlhariyayenaendlwiniyaAstaroto,vaboha ntsumbuwayenaerirhangwiniraBetaxani

11LokovaakivaYabexi-giliyadivatwaleswiVafilistava swiendlekeSawulo;

12Vavanunahinkwavovatinhenhavapfuka,vafamba vusikuhinkwabyo,vatekantsumbuwaSawuloni mintsumbuyavanavakweerirhangwiniraBetaxani,va fikaeYabexe,vawuhisakwalaho

13Kutanivatekamarhambuyavona,vamalahlaehansi kamurhieYaboxe,vatitsonaswakudyamasikuyankombo