Kutsetsiswa kwaDavide nguJowabe
1Jowabe wabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Inkhosi iyakhala, ililela Absalomu.” 2Ngalelo langa kuyo yonkhe imphi yakhe kuncoba kwagucuka kwaba sililo, ngobe ngalelo langa emabutfo abikelwa kwatsiwa: “Inkhosi idzindza lesikhulu sililo ngenca yemntfwanayo.” 3Emabutfo angena edolobheni anyondlota ngalelo langa, njengemadvodza langena ngekunyenya, nakanemahloni ngobe abaleke emphini. 4Inkhosi yambonya buso bayo, yadzatimula yakhala yatsi: “Awu, ndvodzana yami, Absalomu, ndvodzana yami, ndvodzana yami!”
5Jowabe wangena ekamelweni enkhosini, watsi: “Lamuhla uwajabhisile onkhe emabutfo akho, emadvodza lasindzise imphilo yakho nemphilo yemadvodzana akho, neyemadvodzakati akho, nemphilo yaso sonkhe sigodlo sakho kanye neyemaphovela akho. 6Utsandza labo labakutondzako, utondze labo labakutsandzako! Ubonakalisile lamuhla kutsi letindvuna takho temphi nalamabutfo ato atisilo lutfo kuwe. Sengiyabona-ke kutsi bekutaba mnandzi kuwe kube lamuhla kuphila Absalomu tsine sonkhe sifile. 7Manje-ke phumela ngaphandle ukhutsate emabutfo akho. Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze ngitsi: Nawungaphumi nyalo, litawutsi lishona lamuhla kube kute ngisho nayinye indvodza lotabe usasele nayo. Loku kutaba buhlungu kakhulu kuwe kunato tonkhe tigigaba letake takwehlela kusukela ebusheni bakho kuze kube ngunyalo.”
8Ngako inkhosi yavuka yahlala esihlalweni sayo ngasekungeneni kwelisango. Emabutfo atsi kube atjelwe kwatsiwa: “Inkhosi seyihleti esangweni,” onkhe eta embikwayo.
Kubuyela kwaDavide eJerusalema
Ngaleso sikhatsi onkhe ema-Israyeli aka-Absalomu abesabaleke atindvumbeka emathendeni awo. 9Kuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli bonkhe bantfu babephikisana bodvwa, batsi: “Inkhosi Davide yasikhulula etandleni tetitsa tetfu, ngiyo leyo leyasephula esandleni semaFilisti. Kodvwa manje seyibalekile kulelive ngenca ya-Absalomu, 10naye lo-Absalomu lesambeka kutsi abe yinkhosi yetfu sewufele emphini. Manje nithuleleni ningalandzi inkhosi Davide nibuyisele yona?”
11Inkhosi Davide, yatfumela lomlayeto kuboSadoki na-Abiyatha, baphristi, lotsi: “Butani baholi bakaJuda nitsi: ‘Nentiwa yini kutsi nibe bekugcina ekubuyiseleni inkhosi Davide esigodlweni sayo, njengobe konkhe lokushiwo kulo lonkhe lema-Israyeli sekufikile etindlebeni tenkhosi, lapho igogobele khona? 12Nine nibomnaketfu, niyinyama yami nengati yami. Manje nentiwa yini kuba bekugcina kubuyisela inkhosi Davide?’ 13Khulumani ku-Amasa nitsi: ‘Awusiyo yini wena ingati yami nenyama yami? Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangijezisa angishaye kabuhlungu, nangabe kusukela nyalo ngingakubeki kutsi ube yindvuna yemphi yami esikhundleni saJowabe.’ ”
14Emavi aDavide atitsatsa tinhlitiyo tabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda, kwaba shangatsi bangumuntfu munye. Batfumela ligama kuDavide batsi: “Buya kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo akho.” 15Inkhosi yase iyancandzeka, yahamba yaze yefika eJordane.
Emadvodza akaJuda eta eGilgali kutewuhlangabeta inkhosi ayewete umfula iJordane. 16Kwatsi kusenjalo, Shimeyi, umsa waGera, umBhenjamini waseBhahurimu, waphutfuma ngasemfuleni iJordane wehla nemadvodza akaJuda kuyawuhlangabeta inkhosi Davide. 17Shimeyi abehamba nenkhulungwane yemadvodza esive sakaBhenjamini. Siba-ke yena, sisebenti sendlu yakaSawula, weta nemadvodzana akhe lali-15 netisebenti letingema-20, befika eJordane embikwenkhosi. 18Bewela emfuleni bentela kusingatsa bukhosi nabewelako, nekwenta loko labangahle bakutjelwe yinkhosi.
Kwentelwa umusa kwaShimeyi nguDavide
Inkhosi Davide yatsi isatilungiselela kwewela, Shimeyi watilahla inyandzana phansi embikwenkhosi, 19watsi: “Nkhosi! Ngicela inkhosi yami ibukhohlwe bonkhe bubi bami lengabenta ngalela langa, mhlazane iphuma eJerusalema. Shangatsi inkhosi ingakukhipha loko engcondvweni yayo. 20Ngobe mine nceku yakho ngiyati kutsi ngonile, kodvwa lamuhla sengite lapha njengewekucala kubo bonkhe bendlu yakaJosefa, kutsi ngitetitfoba ngihlangabete inkhosi yami, nkhosi.”
21Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, watsi: “Akukafaneli yini Shimeyi abulawe, ngobe wacalekisa lowo lowagcotjwa nguSimakadze kutsi abe yinkhosi?”
22Davide waphendvula watsi: “Ngihlangana ngani mine nani, nine madvodzana aSeruya? Kantsi lamuhla senigucuke naba titsa tami? Kufanele yini lamuhla kutsi kube khona lobulawako ka-Israyeli? Angati yini kutsi lamuhla ngimi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli?” 23Inkhosi yafunga kuShimeyi, yatsi: “Ngiyafunga ngitsi: ‘Ungeke ubulawe ngumuntfu.’ ”
Kwentelwa umusa kwaMefiboshethi nguDavide
24Mefiboshethi naye, umntfwanemntfwana Sawula, wehla watawuhlangabeta inkhosi Davide. Abengazange atigeze tinyawo takhe, nesilevu sakhe abengazange asihhule, netimphahla takhe abengazange atigeze kusukela mhlazane inkhosi, Davide, iphuma eJerusalema kwaze kwaba lilanga leyabuya ngalo iphephile. 25Watsi nakefika aphuma eJerusalema atewuhlangabeta inkhosi, inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Awuhambanga ngani nami, wena Mefiboshethi?”
26Waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi yami, nkhosi, njengobe mine nceku yakho ngisishosha, ngatfumela sisebenti sami Siba, kutsi sibophele imbongolo yami, kuze ngigibele nami ngihambe kanye nawe, kodvwa sona sangentela bucili. 27Safike sangicalela emanga enkhosini yami, kodvwa wena ufanana nengilosi yaNkulunkulu, ngako yenta loko lokubonakala kukuhle kuwe. 28Tonkhe titukulwane tamkhulu wami betingakafanelwa lutfo ngaphandle kwekubulawa yinkhosi yami, nkhosi, kodvwa inceku yakho wayipha indzawo kutsi ihlale kanye nalabadla etafuleni lakho. Ngako angisenalungelo lekubuye ngicele lomunye umusa enkhosini yami.”
29Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Akusadzingeki ukhulume lokunyenti kunaloku. Sengincumile kutsi nine naSiba nitawuhlephulelana emasimi.”
30Mefiboshethi waphendvula watsi: “Siba akasale atsatsa konkhe, kimi sekwenele lokutsi inkhosi yami ibuye ekhaya iphephile.”
Kwentelwa umusa kwaBhazilayi nguDavide
31Bhazilayi, wakaGileyadi, naye wehla esuka eRogelimu, atewusingatsa inkhosi Davide, nayewela umfula iJordane. 32Bhazilayi besekulikhehla lelidzala, asaneminyaka lengema-80 budzala. Abenjinge kakhulu, nguye labekhipha kudla aphe inkhosi ngesikhatsi isahlala eMahanayimu. 33Inkhosi yakhuluma kuye yatsi: “Buya uhambe nami siye eJerusalema, ngitakunakekela.”
34Kodvwa Bhazilayi watsi: “Ngisetawuhlala iminyaka lemingaki kutsi ngisengaya eJerusalema kanye nenkhosi? 35Manje sengineminyaka lengema-80 budzala. Angisakwati kwehlukanisa lokubi kulokuhle. Angisabuva nebumnandzi bekunambitseka kwalengikudlako nalengikunatsako. Angisaweva nemaphimbo alabadvuna nalabasikati labahlabelelako. Sengingaba ngumtfwalo welite nje enkhosini yami, inkhosi. 36Angikasifaneli sibongo lesikhulu kangaka. Ngako ngitakuphekeletela libangana nje, nasewewele iJordane. 37Ngivumele ngibuyele ekhaya lami ngiyewufela edvutane nemadliza abobabe namake. Nansi inceku yakho Khimhamu, lotakukhonta, tsatsa yena uhambe naye, nkhosi yami, nkhosi. Mentele loko lokubonakala kukuhle kuwe.”
38Inkhosi yatsi: “Ngitawuhamba naKhimhamu, ngifike ngimentele nome yini wena loyifunako. Nawe ngitakwentela nome ngabe yini loyifunako.”
39Ngako bonkhe bantfu base bewela umfula iJordane, nenkhosi yase iyewela. Inkhosi yavalelisa Bhazilayi ngekumanga nangekumbusisa. Bhazilayi wase uyancandzeka ubuyela ekhaya kakhe.
Kubangwa kwenkhosi Davide bakaJuda nebaka-Israyeli
40Ngesikhatsi inkhosi Davide yewela umfula iJordane, yayisingatfwe ngibo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda nencenye yebantfu baka-Israyeli, yachubekela eGilgali; naKhimhamu abehamba nayo.
41Kwesuka onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli aya enkhosini, afike atsi: “Nkhosi, kwentiwe yini kutsi bomnaketfu, emadvodza akaJuda, acabange kutsi analo lilungelo lekusemuka wena, akusingatse kanye nendlu yakho, nemabutfo akho akwewete umfula iJordane?”
42Lamadvodza akaJuda aphendvula lawa aka-Israyeli atsi: “Loko sikwente ngobe inkhosi yelusendvo lwaketfu. Nine nitfukutseliswa yini ngaloko? Kukhona yini lesiyidlele kona inkhosi lokungumphako wayo? Kukhona yini lesititsatsele kona?”
43Emadvodza aka-Israyeli aphendvula lawa akaJuda atsi: “Tsine phela, tabelo tetfu telive tilishumi, ngako emalungelo etfu ekubanga inkhosi angetulu kwewenu. Manje-ke nisedzelelelani? Ningakhohlwa kutsi ngitsi lesaba bekucala kukhuluma ngekubuyiselwa kwenkhosi yetfu Davide.”
Kodvwa emadvodza akaJuda aphendvula ngesikhahlo lesikhulu kakhulu kunalamadvodza aka-Israyeli.
