USawuli unqoba amaAmoni

11Kwasekusenyuka uNahashi umAmonia, wamisa inkamba maqondana leJabeshi-Gileyadib; wonke amadoda eJabeshi asesithi kuNahashi: Yenza isivumelwano lathi, sizakusebenzelac. 2 Kodwa uNahashi umAmoni wathi kibo: Ngizasenza phezu kwalokhu isivumelwano lanid, ukuze ngilikopole wonke amehlo awesokunenee njalo ngehlisele uIsrayeli wonke ihlazof. 3 Abadala beJabeshi basebesithi kuye: Siyekele okwensuku eziyisikhombisa ukuze sithume izithunywa kuwo wonke umngcele wakoIsrayeli. Uba-ke kungekho ongasisindisa, sizaphuma size kuwe.

4 Izithunywa zasezifika eGibeya kaSawulig, zalandisa amazwi endlebeni zabantu, labantu bonke baphakamisa ilizwi labo bakhala inyembezih. 5 Khangela-ke, uSawuli weza emva kwezinkabi evela emasimini, uSawuli wathi: Kwenze njani ebantwini ukuthi bakhale? Basebemtshela amazwi amadoda eJabeshi. 6 UMoya kaNkulunkulu wasefika ngamandla phezu kukaSawuli lapho esizwa lawomazwi, lolaka lwakhe lwavutha kakhului. 7 Wasethatha inkabi ezimbili, waziquma zaba yiziqa, wazithumela kuwo wonke umngcele wakoIsrayeli ngesandla sezithunywa esithij: Ongaphumi alandele uSawuli alandele loSamuweli, kuzakwenziwanje enkabini zakhe. Ukwesaba iNkosi kwasekusehlela phezu kwabantu, baphuma njengamuntu munyek. 8 Lapho ebabala eBezekil, abantwana bakoIsrayeli babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, lamadoda akoJuda eyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathum. 9 Basebesithi kuzo izithunywa ezazifikile: Lizawatshela njalo amadoda eJabeshi-Gileyadi lithi: Kusasa lizakuba losindiso nxa ilanga selitshisa. Lapho izithunywa zifika zawatshela amadoda eJabeshi, athokoza. 10 Ngakho amadoda eJabeshi athi: Kusasa sizaphumela kini, lenze kithi njengakho konke okulungileyo emehlweni enun. 11 Kwasekusithi kusisa, uSawulio wamisa abantu ngezigaba ezintathup; bafika phakathi kwenkamba ngomlindo wekuseniq; bamtshaya uAmoni lwaze lwatshisa usuku; kwasekusithi abaseleyo bahlakazeka, kwaze kwathi kakusalanga kibo ababili bendawonye.

12 Abantu basebesithi kuSamuweli: Ngubani othe: USawuli uzabusa yini phezu kwethur? Baletheni labobantu ukuze sibabulales. 13 Kodwa uSawuli wathi: Kakuyikubulawa muntu ngalolusukut, ngoba lamuhla iNkosi yenze inkululeko koIsrayeliu. 14 USamuweli wasesithi ebantwini: Wozani siye eGiligaliv, sivuselele umbuso khona. 15 Bonke abantu basebesiya eGiligali, bambeka khona uSawuli waba yinkosi phambi kweNkosi eGiligaliw. Bahlaba khona imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula phambi kweNkosi, lalapho uSawuli lawo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli bathokoza kakhulukazix.