Ukufa nokumbelwa kukaSamuweli. ONabali no-Abigayili 1 USamuweli wafa; wahlangana wonke u-Israyeli, wamlilela, wammbela ngasendlini yakhe eRama. UDavide wasuka, wehlela ehlane lasePharanu. 2 Kwakukhona umuntu eMahoni onemfuyo yakhe eKarmeli; lowo muntu…
UDavide uyamyeka uSawule ngokwesibili 1 AbaseZifi beza kuSawule eGibeya, bathi: “UDavide akacashi yini entabeni yaseHakhila engaphambi kwehlane na?” 2 USawule wasuka, wehlela ehlane laseZifi enabantu abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli abayizinkulungwane ezintathu ukuba…
UDavide useGati naseSikilagi 1 UDavide wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Ngiyakubhubha ngelinye ilanga ngesandla sikaSawule; akukho okungcono kimi kunokuba ngibaleke, ngiye ezweni lamaFilisti; uSawule uyakungiyeka, angabe esangifuna emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli, ngiphunyuke esandleni…
UDavide usempini yamaFilisti 1 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku amaFilisti abutha amabutho awo ukuba aphume impi no-Israyeli. U-Akhishi wathi kuDavide: “Yazi nokwazi ukuthi uyakuphuma impi nami, wena nabantu bakho.” 2 UDavide wathi…
UDavide uxoshwa yizikhulu zamaFilisti 1 AmaFilisti abutha zonke izimpi zawo e-Afeki; abakwa-Israyeli bamisa ngasemthonjeni oseJizreyeli. 2 Amakhosi amaFilisti adlula ngamakhulu nangezinkulungwane; uDavide nabantu bakhe badlula emuva kanye no-Akhishi. 3 Zase…
Ukuchithwa kweSikilagi 1 Kwathi uDavide nabantu bakhe sebefikile eSikilagi ngosuku lwesithathu, ama-Amaleki ayengenele eNingizimu naseSikilagi, alichitha iSikilagi, alishisa ngomlilo, 2 athumba abesifazane ababe phakathi, abancane nabakhulu engabulalanga muntu, abamukisa, ahamba…
USawule namadodana akhe bayalwa namaFilisti; ukumbelwa kwabo 1 AmaFilisti alwa no-Israyeli; abantu bakwa-Israyeli babaleka phambi kwamaFilisti, bawa begwaziwe entabeni yaseGilibowa. 2 AmaFilisti axosha uSawule namadodana akhe; amaFilisti abulala oJonathani, no-Abinadaba,…
Umbiko wokufa kukaSawule 1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide esebuyile ekubulaleni ama-Amaleki, futhi uDavide esehlale izinsuku ezimbili eSikilagi, 2 kwathi-ke ngosuku lwesithathu, bheka, kwaphuma umuntu ekamu* likaSawule, izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile,…
UDavide uyinkosi kwaJuda; u-Ishi Bosheti uyinkosi kwa-Israyeli 1 Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: “Ngenyukele yini komunye wemizi yakwaJuda na?” UJehova wathi kuye: “Yenyuka.” Wathi uDavide: “Ngenyukelephi na?” Wathi:…
1 Kwakukhona ukulwa isikhathi eside phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide; uDavide waqhubeka ngokuqina njalo, kepha indlu kaSawule yaqhubeka ngokuncipha njalo. Amadodana kaDavide 2 Kwazalelwa uDavide amadodana eHebroni; izibulo lakhe laba…