1 SAMUEL

Chapter 9 of the book-“NON-CONTRADICTORY CONTRADICTIONS”

IX. 1 Samuel

1 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”

2 But Samuel said, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me.”

The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate.”

4 Samuel did what the LORD said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, “Do you come in peace?”

5 Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed stands here before the LORD.”

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.” 9 Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, “Nor has the LORD chosen this one.” 10 Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The LORD has not chosen these.” 11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered, “but he is tending the sheep.”

Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”

12 So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features.

Then the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; he is the one.”

13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah. 1 Samuel: Chapter 16:1-13 (The Holy Bible, New International Version)

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Surely, this could not be happening to her. This is a nightmare! Any moment now she is going to wake up and find out that it was just a dream. But it was not a dream. He had sprung from the sofa on which he had been sitting and suddenly, held her tight from behind. Almost in the same motion, his hands were fondling her breasts and his groin was pressing against her from behind. She could actually feel his erect member pressing against her buttocks. Surely, this could not be happening to her!

At first, she was still, the shock of the attack having rendered her motionless and speechless. This inaction on her part must have given him some encouragement because he hoarsely whispered into her ear, “Mama, I have been waiting to do this for a long time.” On hearing this, she was galvanised into action and let out a scream of “Noooooo!”

She began to struggle. He was a strong man and he held her tightly, his hands firmly holding her breasts. Unfortunately for her, she was not wearing a bra underneath her flimsy blouse as she would only normally, properly dress up for the day after completing her “morning-house-cleaning-chores.” She also had not put on a “real” skirt but had just wrapped the traditional piece of African cloth around the lower half of her body. This was, of course, her normal way of dressing early in the morning up until the time she finishes cleaning the house when she would then take a shower and get properly dressed up for the day. She would also not usually have visitors that early in the day, but he had arrived just after 7 a.m. and she had had no option but to let him into the house.

She kept on struggling but he held her firmly. Then, he forcefully tore off the buttons from her blouse and her breasts were now exposed and he was fondling them. He was breathing heavily into the back of her neck and dragging her to the sofa on which he had been sitting. She continued to struggle and in the process her “improvised skirt” became loose and fell down to the carpet. She was now almost completely naked, with the only pieces of clothing on her being her panties and the torn blouse. She tried to wriggle out of his grip using all the strength she could master but he was just too strong for her. He tried to push her down onto the sofa but she resisted strongly and they both fell down onto the carpet. For him, the carpet was just as good as the sofa for what he intended to do.

He pulled back both her hands, forcing her face downwards onto the carpet. He was now on top of her while she lay on her stomach, still struggling but not managing to get free. Amazingly, he now managed to hold both her hands behind her back using only his left hand. The free right hand then went down to her panties and with one massive tug, he tore the flimsy material off her. From his movements, she could tell without seeing that any moment now, if she failed to get free, she was going to be raped. She felt his strong hand go between her thighs, forcing them apart. She screamed but some of the sound of her scream became muffled as her mouth was pushed into the lush carpet. His knee had now managed to go in between her thighs and he let go of her hands as he used both his hands to raise her slightly by the waist from the carpet as he prepared to enter her from behind. She tried to crawl away but he pulled her back towards him and with one mighty thrust, forcibly entered her from behind. With that penetration, she screamed, feeling both excruciating physical pain and extreme emotional betrayal.

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Mrs. Martha Matombo always looked forward to the weekend with pleasure. Every Saturday, she spent the afternoon at church practising with other members of the church choir, preparing for the  following day’s Sunday service. She was forty eight years old but she looked like someone in her thirties because she was blessed with a good body which she took great care of. She had two grown up daughters. The elder of the two children, Elizabeth, was thirty years old. Martha had married when she was only seventeen years of age and Liz had been born a year after her marriage. Unlike her mother, who had married at an early age, Elizabeth (or Liz as she was normally called) was still single at thirty. Martha sometimes blamed herself for this because she had always told Liz not to rush into marriage as she herself had done. But now Martha thought going beyond thirty without getting married was probably putting it off a little bit too far.

The younger daughter, however, was already married at twenty six and living with her husband in Cape Town, South Africa. Elizabeth was still staying with her parents in a middle class suburb called Marlborough in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Liz had a job in the city at one of the big commercial banks. Today, Saturday, Liz was at home and Martha, as she always did, tried to convince Liz to accompany her to church where she was about to go for choir practice. As always, Liz turned her down, repeating what she usually said to her mother, that being part of the choir was not for her.

As Martha walked the short distance to the church, she thought about the other reason why she kept asking her daughter to join the choir. There was a particular young man of about Liz’s age in the choir whom Martha regarded very highly and always thought of as “the son that she never had.” His name was David and he always carried himself very well and was adored by everyone in the choir. He had a very deep voice and sang bass in a manner that brought tears to some members of the congregation. “If only I could find a way of getting Liz and David interested in each other,” she thought for the hundredth time.

When Martha arrived at the church, David was the only member of the choir who was there before her. As always, he greeted her enthusiastically but also with great politeness. He also mentioned that he was turning thirty the following Saturday and he was inviting all the members of the choir to a party at his apartment in town, after choir practice. The invitees were also free to bring anybody they liked to the party as David really wanted it to be a big event.

David was also a very successful businessman who had grown the chain of shops he had inherited from his father into an enviable enterprise. How he had managed to stay single with all that wealth, Martha had no idea. Martha resolved to drag her daughter, Liz to David’s party the following weekend. She was determined to work on Liz throughout the week to ensure that she would agree to attend the party.

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To Martha’s amazement and  joy, not only did Liz agree to come to David’s party, she also accompanied her mother to choir practice on that Saturday afternoon. At the end of choir practice, David gave a lift to Martha, Liz and two other members of the choir who also did not have their own cars but were coming to the party. It turned out to be a wonderful party  and quite boisterous, although, of course, no alcohol was served.

After the party, David actually offered to drive Martha and Liz back to their home in Marlborough. They accepted the offer and when he was dropping them off, David indicated that he would love to take Liz to a movie sometime if she was interested. The invitation for a date was made in front of Martha and she almost leaped up in joy, thinking that at last, her daughter and David might start “seeing each other.” As it turned out, her prayers were answered as the first movie led to the beginning of a true romance between David and Liz.

After going out for six months, David and Liz were engaged to be married. Martha was filled full of joy and she could not wait to start planning the wedding. So when David came to the house at about 7 a.m. that fateful morning, after Liz and her father had gone off to work, Martha had, of course, let him into the house without a second thought.

It was then, a great shock when “David turned into a monster and attacked her”.

The next chapter-2 Samuel- will be published not later than Tuesday, 18 January, 2011

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