1 SAMUELE 21
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Davida o ja bohobe bo halalelang
1Davida a fihla Nobe, ho moprista Ahimeleke. Ahimeleke a tla a ntse a thothomela, a tlilo kgahlanyetsa Davida. A re ho Davida: “Ke ka baka lang ha o le mong, o se na le motho e mong?”
2Davida a re ho moprista Ahimeleke: “Kgosi e ntaetse hore ke etse ho hong, mme ya re ho nna: ‘O se ke wa bolella motho seo ke o romileng sona, le seo ke o laetseng sona.’ Ke itse bahlanka ba ka ba yo kopana le nna sebakeng se seng. 3Ekaba ho jewang? Na o na le dinkgwa tse hlano? Ako mphe tsona, kapa o mphe eng le eng e o nang le yona.”
4Moprista a araba Davida, a re: “Ha ke na bohobe bo ka jewang, haese bohobe bo halalelang feela. Ebe bahlanka ba hao ha ba a robala le basadi?”
5Davida a araba moprista, a re ho yena: “E se e le matsatsi a mararo re sa kopane le basadi. Ha ke tloha hae, bahlanka ba ka ba ne ba ntse ba hlwekile, le hoja re ne re inketse leeto feela; kajeno ba tla hlweka le ka ho fetisisa, hobane ba tla ja bohobe bo halalelang.”
6Yaba moprista o fa Davida bohobe bo halalelang, hobane bo jewang bo ne bo le siyo, haese feela bohobe bo halalelang, bo neng bo tswa tloswa kapele ho Morena, ho bewa bo botjha ha boo bo tloswa.
7Hona mohlang oo, ho ne ho ena le monna e mong wa bahlanka ba Saule, ya neng a tlamehile ho itlhahisa kapela Morena. Lebitso la hae e ne e le Doege wa Moedomo, e le mookamedi wa badisana ba Saule.
Sabole ya Goliate
8Davida a re ho Ahimeleke: “Na ha o na lerumo kapa sabole? Nna ha ke a tla le sabole ya ka, kapa dihlomo tsa ka, hobane thomo ya kgosi e ne e potlakile.”
9Moprista a re: “Sabole ya Goliate wa Mofilesita, eo o mmolaetseng ka kgohlong ya Ela, e teng mona, e phuthetswe ka lesela, katlasa setipe. Haeba o e nka, e nke, hobane ha ho e nngwe ntle ho yona.”
Davida a re: “Ha ho e kang yona; nnee yona.”
Davida o balehela Gate
10Ka lona letsatsi leo Davida a ema a baleha ka baka la ho tshaba Saule, a ba a ya fihla ho Akishe, kgosi ya Gate. 11Bahlanka ba Akishe ba re ho yena: “Na eo hase Davida, kgosi ya naha ye? Na basadi ha ba a ka ba mmina metjekong, ba re:
“ ‘Saule o bolaile ba hae ba dikete,
Davida yena o bolaile
ba kete tsa dikete?’ ”
12Davida a boloka mantswe ana ka pelong ya hae, a tshaba Akishe, kgosi ya Gate haholo. 13Moo batho ba mmonang, Davida o ne a ye a iketsise; ere ha ba mo tshwara a itlhantshe, a ngwapake mamati a kgoro ya motse, a tlohele diqhenqhe di dutlele ditelung tsa hae.
14Yaba Akishe o re ho bahlanka ba hae: “Ha le ntse le bona hore motho eo o a hlanya, ke ka baka lang ha le ntse le mo tlisa ho nna? 15Na ha ke na mahlanya, hoo le ka ntlisetsang motho eo hore a tlo hlanyetsa ho nna? Na ke motho wa ho kena ka tlung ya ka yena eo?”
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