Davide NaGoliyathi

Jehova watsi kuSamuweli: ‘Hamba uye endlini yaJese, ngobe lenye yemadvodzana akhe itawuba yinkhosi lelandzelako ka-Israyeli.’ Ngako-ke, Samuweli wahamba waya kuJese. Nakabona indvodzana yaJese lendzala wacabanga: ‘Lona kufanele kube nguye lotawuba yinkhosi.’ Kodvwa Jehova watjela Samuweli kutsi bekungasuye lona. Jehova watsi: ‘Mine ngibuka lokusenhlitiyweni yemuntfu, hhayi nje indlela labukeka ngayo ngaphandle.’

Jese wase uletsa lamanye emadvodzana akhe langu-6 kuSamuweli. Kodvwa Samuweli watsi: ‘Jehova akakakhetsi ngisho nayinye kuwo. Sekaphelele yini emadvodzana akho?’ Jese watsi: “Lencane kunawo onkhe ayikho, yeluse timvu.” Watsi nakabuya Davide, Jehova watsi kuSamuweli: ‘Ngiyo lena.’ Samuweli watsela emafutsa enhloko yaDavide wamgcoba kutsi abe yiNkhosi lebeyitawulandzela ka-Israyeli.

Ngalelinye lilanga, ema-Israyeli abeyokulwa nemaFilisti lebekanelisotja lelisidlakela. Lelisotja lebeliwalwela lebekutsiwa nguGoliyathi. Goliyathi abehlekisa ngema-Israyeli ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Wamemeta watsi: ‘Letsani indvodza lapha kimi kuze ngilwe nayo. Nayitangibulala, sitawuba tinceku tenu. Kodvwa nangitayincoba, nine nitawuba tinceku tetfu.’

Davide wafika lapho bekunemasotja aka-Israyeli khona aphatsele bobhuti bakhe labangemasotja kudla. Wamuva Goliyathi nakakhuluma wase utsi: ‘Ngitawuhamba ngiyokulwa naye.’ Inkhosi Sawula yatsi: ‘Wena usengumfana.’ Davide waphendvula watsi: ‘Jehova utangisindzisa.’

Sawula wetama kuniketa Davide tembatfo takhe temphi, kodvwa Davide watsi: ‘Angikhoni kulwa ngigcoke letintfo.’ Davide watsatsa silingi sakhe wehlela entasi emfuleni. Wafike wakhetsa ematje langu-5 wawafaka esikhwameni sakhe. Wase uyagijima ucondza kuGoliyathi. Lesidlakela samemeta satsi: “Ase ubuye lapha, futsi sidvumbu sakho ngitasinika tinyoni telizulu kanye netilwane tesiganga.” Davide bekangesabi. Wamemeta watsi: ‘Wena utokulwa nami uphetse inkemba netikhali letimbili, kodvwa mine ngita kuwe ngeligama laJehova. Awulwi natsi, kodvwa ulwa naNkulunkulu. Bonkhe labantfu lababutsene lapha batawukwati kutsi Jehova akadzingi tinkemba nobe tikhali. Jehova utakunikela esandleni sami.’

Davide wafaka litje kulesilingi sakhe wase udubulela ngalo. Ngekusitwa nguJehova lelitje ladubulela lashaya Goliyathi enhloko. Lesidlakela savele sawela phasi safa. Emasotja emaFilisti abaleka. Uyametsemba yini Jehova njengobe kwenta Davide?