Kubekwa kwaDavide kuba yinkhosi yakaJuda
1Emvakwesikhatsi Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngenyuke kuyawutsatsa lelinye lalamadolobha akaJuda?”
Simakadze watsi: “Yenyuka.”
Davide wabuta watsi: “Kufanele ngiye kuphi?”
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “EHebroni.”
2Ngako Davide wenyuka kanye nebafati bakhe lababili, bo-Ahinowami waseJezreyeli kanye na-Abigayili, umfelokati waNabali waseKhameli. 3Davide wahamba kanye nalamadvodza labemsingatsile, nguleyo naleyo inemndeni wayo; bafike bakha emadolobhaneni aseHebroni. 4Emadvodza akaJuda eta eHebroni, afike amgcobela lapho Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwendlu yakaJuda.
Watsi kube Davide eve kutsi emadvodza aseJabeshi Gileyadi ngiwo labengcwabe Sawula, 5watfumela titfunywa kulawo madvodza aseJabeshi Gileyadi, tafike tatsi: “Simakadze akanibusise ngekukhombisa umusa wenu ngekungcwaba Sawula, inkhosi yenu. 6Shangatsi Simakadze manje anganiphatsa ngemusa nangekwetsembeka, nami futsi ngitaniphatsa ngalowo musa, njengobe nani nentile. 7Manje-ke, cinani nibe nesibindzi, ngobe Sawula, inkhosi yenu, sewufile, kodvwa indlu yakaJuda seyigcobe mine kutsi ngibe yinkhosi etikwayo.”
Kubekwa kwa-Ishboshethi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli
8Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abneri, umsa waNeri, labeyindvuna yemphi yaSawula abesatsetse Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamletsa eMahanayimu. 9Wafike wambeka inkhosi yakaGileyadi, neyaka-Asheri, neyaseJezreyeli, neyaka-Efrayimu, neyakaBhenjamini, naku-Israyeli wonkhe.
10Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, abesaneminyaka lengema-40, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli; wabusa iminyaka lemibili. Kodvwa indlu yakaJuda yona yalandzela Davide. 11Davide waba yinkhosi eHebroni etikwaJuda iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha.
Kulwa kwa-Israyeli naJuda
12Abneri, umsa waNeri, kanye nemadvodza labelandzela Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, besuka eMahanayimu baya eGibeyoni. 13Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, kanye nemadvodza akaDavide bahamba bahlangana nabo esitibeni saseGibeyoni. Lelinye licembu lahlala ngalapha kwalesitiba, kwatsi leli lelinye lahlala ngale kwaso, abukana.
14Abneri wakhuluma kuJowabe, watsi: “Ake sivulele lamajaha alwe, embikwetfu sibuka.”
Jowabe watsi: “Kulungile, ase balwe.”
15Ngako asukuma abalwa, kwaba ngemadvodza lali-12 akaBhenjamini na-Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, kwatsi lali-12 aba ngakaDavide. 16Lelo nalelo jaha labamba lelo lelicondzene nalo ngenhloko laligwaza ngenkemba emhlubulweni, awa phansi kanyekanye. Ngako lendzawo yaseGibeyoni yetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yiHelkathi Hasurimu.
17Ngalelo langa imphi yayesabeka kakhulu, Abneri nemadvodza aka-Israyeli behlulwa ngemadvodza akaDavide.
18Emadvodzana aSeruya lamatsatfu abelapho, boJowabe na-Abishayi kanye na-Asaheli. Asaheli abegijimisa kwenyamatane yesiganga. 19Wacosha Abneri, wacondzana naye; abengajikeli ngesekudla nome ngesancele, asamcosha. 20Abneri wabuka emvakwakhe, wabuta watsi: “Asaheli, nguwe yini lowo?”
Waphendvula watsi: “Ngimi.”
21Abneri wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Phambukela ngasesandleni sekudla nome sesancele ucondzane nalelinye lalamajaha ulemuke letikhali talo.” Kodvwa Asaheli akazange ayekele kumcosha.
22Waphindza futsi Abneri wecwayisa Asaheli, watsi: “Yekela kungicosha ngemuva! Ungiphocelelelani kutsi ngikugwaze? Ngingambukelwa ngubani umnakenu, Jowabe?”
23Kodvwa Asaheli akayekelanga kumcosha ngemuva; ngako Abneri wagucuka wamgwaza ngesikhali sakhe esiswini, saze saphumela ngemuva. Wawela phansi, wafa khona lapho. Bonkhe babefike beme lapho Asaheli abewele khona, wafa.
24Kodvwa Jowabe na-Abishayi bachubeka bacosha Abneri; latsi lilanga nalishona, befika egcumeni lase-Ama, edvute naGiya, endleleni leya emacwacwasini aseGibeyoni. 25Ngako emadvodza akaBhenjamini abutsana ndzawonye emvakwa-Abneri. Aba sicumbi, abese ema esicongweni seligcuma.
26Abneri wamemeta Jowabe, watsi: “Kufanele sichubeke nekulwa siphelane yini? Awuboni ngani kutsi loku kuyawugcina sekumunyu? Lamadvodza akakho utawatjela nini kutsi akakuyekele lokucosha bomnakabo ngemuva?”
27Jowabe waphendvula watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaNkulunkulu, ngitsi kube awukakhulumi, lamadvodza akami abetawuchubeka nekunicosha, kuze kube ngukusasa ekuseni.” 28Ngako Jowabe washaya licilongo lakhe, onkhe emadvodza ema. Akazange achubeke nekuwacosha lamadvodza aka-Israyeli, kantsi futsi akazange aphindze alwe nawo.
29Kubo bonkhe lobo busuku Abneri nemadvodza akakhe bashuca badzabula sihosha saseJordane, i-Arabha. Bewela iJordane, badzabula iBhithroni ekhatsi, baye befika eMahanayimu.
30Jowabe wabuya ekucosheni Abneri, wahlanganisa onkhe emadvodza akakhe. Ngaphandle kwa-Asaheli, kwatfolakala kutsi emadvodza akaDavide lali-19 abesanyamalele. 31Kodvwa emadvodza akaDavide abebulele bakaBhenjamini labangema-360 labebahamba na-Abneri. 32BoJowabe batsatsa Asaheli bamngcwaba ethuneni leyise eBhetlehema. Base bashuca busuku bonkhe, befika eHebroni nakudzabuka kusa.
