UDavida uzeswa bona abe yikosi kwa-Israyeli
1Woke ama-Israyeli eza kuDavida eRhebroni afese athi kuye: “Siziingazi zakho. 2Eenkhathini ezidlulileko, uSawula asese yikosi, nguwe ogade udosa u-Israyeli ukuya epini. USomnini uZimakho wathi kuwe, ‘Nguwe ozakwelusa abantu bami u-Israyeli begodu nguwe ozakubusa abantu bami u-Israyeli.’ ” 3Ngaleyondlela boke abaphathi bakwa-Israyeli beza ekosini uDavida eRhebroni. UDavida wenza isivumelwano nabo eRhebroni phambi kwakaSomnini; base bayamzesa-ke waba yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli njengombana uSomnini bekathembisa ngaphambilini ngoSamyela.
UDavida uthumba iJerusalema
4UDavida nama-Israyeli woke barhwantela eJerusalema okuyiJebusi. AmaJebusi okubahlali bendawo leyo ngendabuko gade asese lapho. 5Izakhamuzi zeJebusezo zathi kuDavida: “Awuzukungena la!”
Khonapho, uDavida wathumba ubuphephelo beZiyoni, okwathi ngemva kwesikhathi baba muMuzi kaDavida. 6UDavida gade athe: “Nanyana ngubani ozakusahlela amaJebusi qangi uzakuba yinduna ekulu yepi.” UJowabi umsa kaTseruya wenyuka qangi, yeke waba yinduna.
7UDavida wangena wahlala ebuphephelweni, kungalokho babizwa bona muMuzi kaDavida. 8Wakha izindlu kiyo yoke indawo ukusukela endundumeni ezombeleze ubuphephelo. Kanti-ke uJowabi yena, wavuselela idorobho elidala.
9UDavida wadlondlobala ngombana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke gade anaye.
Iingorho zakaDavida
10Lezi bekuziingorho ezibomaqhuzu zakaDavida ezahlala zithembekile embuswenakhe. Ngizo kanye no-Israyeli woke ezamenza bona abe yikosi njengombana uSomnini uZimu athembisa u-Israyeli.
11Nanti irhelo leengorho zakaDavida:
UYatjhobiyamu umsa kaRhakimoni gade amrholi wesiqhema sabathathu esaziwako. Yena-ke wabulala amadoda amakhulu amathathu epini yinye ngomkhontwakhe.
12Hlanu kwakhe bekungu-Eliyazari umsa kaDodo umArhorhi ogade angomunye wesiqhema sabathathu. 13Yena gade anoDavida ePasi-Damimi lokha amaFilista ahlangene lapho ngepi. Kuyindawo lapha bekunesimu egcwele ibhali. Amabutho wama-Israyeli athi lokha nabalekela amaFilista, 14u-Eliyazari wajama phakathi kwesimu wayivikela. Wamadlha amaFilista phasi ngapha nangapha. USomnini wakwehlisa njalo-ke ukuhlula okukhulu.
15Ngelinye ilanga kwaphuma iingorho ezintathu kezimatjhumi amathathu, zehlela kuDavida edwaleni eliserholweni le-Adulamu, khonapho ipi yamaFilista yayihlome emrhobeni wamaRafa. 16UDavida gade angerholweni ngesikhatheso, umkhambathi wamaFilista useBhethe-Lehema. 17Nje-ke uDavida womela amanzi bewathi: “Uthi ngomile na, inga kungaba nomuntu ongayongikhelela amanzi wokusela emthonjeni ohlanu kwesango leBhethe-Lehema!”
18Yeke iingorho ezintathwezo zaratha hlangana kwamaFilista, zafese zakha amanzi emthonjeni ohlanu kwesango leBhethe-Lehema, zawaletha kuDavida. Kodwana uDavida wala ukuwasela, esikhundleni salokho wawathulula phambi kwakaSomnini, 19wathi: “Somnini, angeze bengithome! Kuzakuba ngathi ngisela iingazi zabantu abadele ukuphila kwabo. Iye, babeke ubuphilo babo engozini ngokungilethela wona.” Yeke uDavida akhange awasele. Zazinjalo-ke iindaba zeengorho ezintathwezi.
20U-Abitjhayi umnakwabo kaJowabi bekayikulu yesiqhema samatjhumi amathathu. Wabulala abantu abamakhulu amathathu ngomkhontwakhe. Ngalokho waduma njengeengorho ezintathu ezakhelela uDavida amanzi. 21Waduma khulu bewadlula iingorho ezimatjhumi amathathu. Waba yindunazo, kodwana idumo lakhe akhange lidlule lezintathu.
22UBhenaya weKhabitsiyeli umsa kaJehoyada, isihlabani sengorho, gade adume ngezinto ezinengi. Yena wamadlha amadoda amabili okuthiwa “mabhubezi wakwaMowabi.” Nguye godu owangena ngemgodini wabulala ibhubezi mhlana kukhithika igabhogo. 23Godu wamadlha itsitsirimba yomGibhide, ipesewula yendoda ephakeme ngamamitha amabili nesiquntu. UmGibhide gade anomkhonto owawufana nompherho womaluki esandleni sakhe, kodwana uBhenaya wamdumela kunjalo ngentonga. Wahluthula umkhonto esandleni somGibhide wambulala ngawo. 24Zazinjalo-ke iindaba zakaBhenaya umsa kaJehoyada; naye waduma njengeengorho ezintathu. 25Wahlonitjhwa khulu phakathi kwabamatjhumi amathathu, kodwana akhange abalwe kilabo abathathu. UDavida wambeka bonyana alawule amancusakhe.
26Ezinye zeengorho bekungu-Asayeli umnakwabo kaJowabi, u-Elirhanana umsa kaDodo weBhethe-Lehema, 27uTjhamothi umHarori, uRheletsi umPeloni, 28u-Ira umsa ka-Ikhetjhi weTekhowa, u-Abiyezeri we-Anatothi, 29uSibekayi umRhutjhathi, u-Ilayi umArhorhi, 30uMaherayi umNethofathi, uRheledi umsa kaBhana umNethofathi, 31u-Itayi umsa kaRibayi weGibeya kwaBhenjamini, uBhenaya umPiratoni, 32uRhurayi wemilanjaneni yeGatjhi, u-Abiyeli umAribhathi, 33u-Azimavethi umBharharumu, u-Eliyarhiba umTjhaliboni, 34uHatjhemu umGizoni, uJonathani umsa kaTjhage umHarari, 35u-Arhiyamu umsa kaSakari umHarari, u-Elifali umsa ka-Uri, 36uRheferi umMekera, u-Arhija umPeloni, 37uRhetsiro umKarameli, uNarayi umsa ka-Ezibhayi, 38uJuweli umnakwabo kaNathani, uMibirhari umsa kaHagiri, 39uTselekhi umAmoni, uNarharayi umBerothi usonkhande kaJowabi umsa kaTseruya, 40u-Ira umJitri, uGarebi umJitri, 41u-Uriya umHethi, uZabadi umsa ka-Arhilayi, 42u-Adina umsa kaTjhiza ogade ayihloko yakwaRubeni oweza namadoda amatjhumi amathathu, 43uRhanani umsa kaMaka, uJotjhafathi umMitini, 44u-Uziya umAtjhitera, uTjhama noJehiyeli amadodana kaRhothamu umAroweri, 45uJediyeli umsa kaTjhimri, nomnakwabo uJorha umTitsi, 46u-Eliyeli umMarhavi, uJeribhayi noJotjhaviya amadodana ka-Elinamu, uJitima umMowabi, 47u-Eliyeli, u-Obede noJasiyeli umTsoba.
