UDavida uba yikosi yakwaJuda
1Emva kwalokho uDavida wabuza uSomnini wathi: “Ngingenyukela keminye yemizi yakwaJuda na?” USomnini wathi: “Yewenyuke.”
UDavida wabuza godu wathi: “Ngenyukelephi?” USomnini wamphendula wathi: “ERhebroni.”
2Yeke uDavida wenyukela lapho nabafazi bakhe ababili, u-Arhinowami weJizriyeli no-Abigeyili umfelokazi kaNabhali weKharameli. 3Wathatha nabantu ebegade banaye ngemindenabo, bafese bakha eRhebroni nemizaneni yakhona. 4Abantu bakwaJuda beza eRhebroni, bazesa uDavida bona abe yikosi phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda.
Kuthe lokha uDavida aziswa bona babantu beJabetjhi-Giliyadi ababulunga uSawula, 5wathumela iinthunywa ebantwini beJabetjhi-Giliyadi bona zithi kibo: “USomnini anibusise ngokubonisa kwenu isisa esingaka ngokubulunga uSawula ikosenu. 6Kwanga uSomnini angaba nomusa kini abe anikhumbule. Nami-ke ngiyanibuka ngenikwenzileko. 7Yeke, qinani nibe nesibindi madoda ngombana uSawula ikosenu uhlongakele. Ngifuna nazi bonyana indlu yakwaJuda izese mina bona ngibe yikosi phezu kwayo.”
Ipi phakhathi kwakaDavida neviyo lakaSawula
8U-Abineri umsa kaNeri oyinduna yebutho lakaSawula gade sele athethe u-Itjhi-Bhotjhethi umsa kaSawula wamyamisa iJordani waya eMarhanayimu. 9Wambeka bona abe yikosi phezu kweGiliyadi, i-Atjhuri neJizriyela begodu naphezu kwaka-Efrayimu, uBhenjamini no-Israyeli woke. 10U-Itjhi-Bhotjhethi umsa kaSawula gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amane ekuthomeni kwakhe ukubusa phezu kwaka-Israyeli; wabusa iminyaka emibili. Nokho-ke, indlu yakwaJuda yalandela uDavida. 11Isikhathi uDavida abusa ngaso eRhebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda saba minyaka elikhomba neenyanga ezithandathu.
12U-Abineri umsa kaNeri neviyo laka-Itjhi-Bhotjhethi umsa kaSawula, basuka eMarhanayimu baya eGibiyoni. 13UJowabi umsa kaTseruya neviyo lakaDavida baphuma bahlangana nabo emthonjeni weGibiyoni. Isiqhema esinye sahlala phasi nganeno komthombo kwathi esinye saba ngaphetjheya kwawo.
14U-Abineri wathi kuJowabi: “Asifumane amasokana asikime ahlangane ngeemfuba phambi kwethwapha.” UJowabi wathi: “Kulungile, abahlangane.”
15Asikima-ke amadoda, kwakhethwa amasokana alitjhumi nambili kebakwaBhenjamini bonyana alwele u-Itjhi-Bhotjhethi umsa kaSawula; nakebakwaDavida kwakhethwa abalitjhumi nambili bonyana balwele uDavida. 16Kwaba ngilelo nalelosokana labamba isokana elinqombene nalo ehloko, ahlabana ehlangothini ngomukhwa omkhulu, awela phasi womabili. Yeke indawo leyo eGibiyoni yabizwa bona yiRhelikhathi Hatsidimi.
17Ipi yamhlokho yayesabeka khulu. U-Abineri nabantu bakwa-Israyeli bahlulwa babantu bakaDavida. 18Amadodana amathathu kaTseruya nawo gade asepini; kunguJowabi, u-Abitjhayi no-Asayeli. U-Asayeli gade asigijimi esinjengeqina emmangweni. 19Wagijimisa u-Abineri, wamlala nje eenthendeni.
20U-Abineri waqala ngemva kwakhe, warhuwelela wathi: “Asayeli, nguwe loyo na?” Yena waphendula wathi: “Iye ngimi!”
21U-Abineri wathi kuye: “Yewulise ukungigijimisa, bamba elinye lamasokana ulimuke iinhlabano zalo!” Kodwana u-Asayeli wathi ulale ulahlile.
22U-Abineri warhuwelela godu wathi ku-Asayeli: “Ndoda, lisa ukugijimisana nami! Ufunelani bona ngikudule phasi? Njekhona, ngingamqalelwa ngubani uJowabi umnakwenu na?” 23Kodwana u-Asayeli akhange amlalele.
Yeke u-Abineri wamhlaba ngetlobo yesidunu somkhonto emathunjini, umkhonto bewaphundlukela ngemva kwakhe. Wawa bewafa khonapho. Woke umuntu gade ajama lokha nafika lapha kwafela khona u-Asayeli.
24Kodwana uJowabi no-Abitjhayi baqothelana no-Abineri. Ilanga labatjhingela lokha nabafika embundwini we-Ama, hlanu kweGiyarhi endleleni yebhudu leGibiyoni. 25BakwaBhenjamini bazibutha bazibumba isiqhema, bajama esiqongweni sombundu emuva kwaka-Abineri.
26U-Abineri warhuwelela uJowabi wathi kuye: “Sifanele sihlale ngokulwa isiphelani na? Wazi kuhle bona isiphetho sento le simbi kangangani. Uzabatjela nini abantu bakhwabo bona balise ukugijimisana nabafowabo?”
27UJowabi waphendula wathi: “NgoZimu ngiqinisile ngithi, ibe thana khewakhuluma ekuseni, abantu bebangazukubhudabhudana nabafowabo kangaka.”
28Nje-ke, uJowabi wabetha ipalapala; boke abantu bajama. Akhange basaragela phambili nokugijimisana nama-Israyeli begodu akhange basalwa. 29Boke ubusukobo u-Abineri nabantu bakhe badabula esikepetlwini seJordani, bayama umlambo. Baragela phambili, bafika eMarhanayimu emini ekulu.
30Ekubuyeni kwakaJowabi ekugijimiseni u-Abineri, wahlanganisa boke abantu bakhe. Ngaphandle kwaka-Asayeli, kwafumaniseka bona kunamadoda alitjhumi nethoba acimeleko. 31Kodwana abantu bakaDavida babulala amakhulu amathathu namatjhumi asithandathu wabantu bakwaBhenjamini ebegade bakhamba no-Abineri. 32Bathatha u-Asayeli bambulunga ethuneni lakayise eBhethe-Lehema. UJowabi nabantu bakhe bakhamba ubusuku boke bebafika eRhebroni nakuthathela ukusa.
