USawule unqoba abakwa-Amoni 1 Kwenyuka uNahashi wakwa-Amoni, wamisa eJabeshi Gileyadi; bonke abantu baseJabeshi bathi kuNahashi: “Yenza isivumelwano nathi, siyakukukhonza.” 2 UNahashi wakwa-Amoni wathi kubo: “Ngiyakusenza nani ngalokhu ukuba kukhishwe onke…
USamuweli ulanda indaba yomsebenzi wakhe 1 USamuweli wathi kuye wonke u-Israyeli: “Bhekani, ngilalele izwi lenu kukho konke enikushiloyo kimi, ngibekile inkosi phezu kwenu. 2 Manje bhekani, inkosi iyahamba phambi kwenu;…
Impi namaFilisti 1 USawule wabusa umnyaka; esebusile iminyaka emibili kwa-Israyeli. 2 USawule wazikhethela abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu kwa-Israyeli; izinkulungwane ezimbili zazinoSawule eMikimashi nasentabeni yaseBetlehema, nenkulungwane yayinoJonathani eGibeya lakwaBenjamini; abanye abantu wabamukisa,…
Ubuqhawe bukaJonathani 1 Kwathi ngosuku oluthile uJonathani indodana kaSawule wathi odibini oluphethe izikhali zakhe: “Woza siwele, siye ekhandeni lamaFilisti elingaphesheya.” Kepha akamtshelanga uyise. 2 USawule wahlala emaphethelweni aseGibeya phansi kompomegranati*…
USawule uyahlula ama-Amaleki 1 USamuweli wathi kuSawule: “UJehova wangithuma ukuba ngikugcobe ube yinkosi phezu kwabantu bakhe u-Israyeli; ngalokho lalela amazwi kaJehova. 2 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: ‘Ngiyakuhambela umAmaleki ngalokho…
Ukugcotshwa kukaDavide abe yinkosi 1 UJehova wathi kuSamuweli: “Uyakumkhalela kuze kube nini na? Ngokuba ngimlahlile ukuba angabe esaba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. Gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha, uhambe; ngiyakukuthuma kuJese waseBetlehema, ngokuba…
UDavide ubulala umFilisti uGoliyati 1 AmaFilisti abutha izimpi zawo ukuba alwe; abuthana eSoko lakwaJuda, amisa phakathi kweSoko ne-Azeka e-Efesi Damimi. 2 USawule nabantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana, bamisa esigodini sase-Ela, bahlela impi…
UDavide uthandwa nguJonathani, uzondwa nguSawule 1 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma kuSawule, inhliziyo kaJonathani yanamathela enhliziyweni kaDavide, uJonathani wamthanda njengenhliziyo yakhe. 2 USawule wamthatha ngalolo suku, akabe esamvumela ukubuyela endlini kayise. 3…
UDavide ukhulunyelwa kuSawule nguJonathani 1 USawule wakhuluma kuJonathani indodana yakhe nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe ngokubulala uDavide. Kepha uJonathani indodana kaSawule wamenamela kakhulu uDavide. 2 UJonathani wamtshela uDavide, wathi: “USawule ubaba…
UJonathani uphinda amkhulumele uDavide 1 UDavide wabaleka eNayoti eRama, weza, wathi phambi kukaJonathani: “Ngenzeni na? Liyini icala lami na? Siyini isono sami phambi kukayihlo ukuba afune ukuphila kwami na?” 2…