Ingoma ethi “Amezwi wokugcina wakaDavida”
1Le yingoma yokugcina eyathonywa nguDavida:
Ikulumo kaDavida umsa kaJese,
ikulumo yendoda eyaphakanyiswa khulu;
indoda ezeswe nguZimu kaJakopo,
umtloli weengoma ezihle khulu kwa-Israyeli.
2UMoya kaSomnini wakhuluma ngami;
amezwakhe gade aselimini lami.
3UZimu ka-Israyeli wakhuluma,
iDwala laka-Israyeli lathi kimi:
Obusa abantu ngokulunga,
obusa ngokwesaba uZimu,
4ufana nomkhanyo wokuphuma kwelanga
ekuseni elinganalifu,
unjengomkhanyo wokwembula kwezulu
elivuselela utjani ehlabathini.
5Ukubusa kwami kukhambisana nentando kaZimu;
wenze isivumelwano esingapheliko nami,
esiqinileko nesingasoze sephulwa.
6Kodwana abambi bafana nesithukghu sameva
esisitjhulweko:
Asithintwa ngezandla.
7Ofuna ukusiwola usebenzisa isikghopholo
nanyana umphini womkhonto,
sitjhiswa besilahlelwe khonapho.
Iingorho zakaDavida
8Lawa mabizo weengorho zakaDavida:
UJotjheba-Bhasitjhebethi umTarhikemoni gade amrholi wesiqhema sabathathu esaziwako. Wabulala abantu abamakhulu abunane ngesilembe ngehlandla linye.
9Ingorho yesibili kwakungu-Eliyazari umsa kaDodo umArhorhi. Wabengomunye wesiqhema sabathathu ebegade sinoDavida mhla batjhijila amaFilista nahlangene ukuyokulwa. Abantu bakwa-Israyeli babaleka, 10kodwana yena wajama wamadlha amaFilista isandla sakhe besakokorana phezu kwesabula. USomnini wehlisa ukuhlula okukhulu mhlokho. Amabutho abuyela ku-Eliyazari arhabele ukuyokukhuthuza iindumbu kwaphela.
11Ingorho yesithathu kwakunguTjhama umsa ka-Agiye umHarari. AmaFilista ahlangana eLerhi lapha gade kunesimu yeenhlumaya khona. Kwathi lokha amabutho wakwa-Israyeli nabaleka amaFilista, 12uTjhama yena waba nesibindi, wajama phakathi kwesimu. Wayivikela, wamadlha phasi amaFilista ngapha nangapha. USomnini wakwehlisa njalo-ke ukuhlula okukhulu.
13Godu kwakunesiqhema samatjhumi amathathu. Ngesikhathi sokuvuna, kwaphuma iingorho ezintathu kezimatjhumi amathathu zeza kuDavida erharheni le-Adulamu, khonapho ipi yamaFilista yayihlome emRhobeni wabeZimu. 14Ngesikhatheso uDavida gade aserholweni, umkhambathi wamaFilista useBhethe-Lehema. 15UDavida womela amanzi wathi: “Uthi ngomile na, inga kungaba nomuntu ongayongikhelela amanzi wokusela emthonjeni ohlanu kwesango leBhethe-Lehema!”
16Nje-ke iingorho ezintathu kezimatjhumi amathathu zaratha phakathi kwamaFilista zayokukha amanzi emthonjeni ohlanu kwesango leBhethe-Lehema zawaletha kuDavida. Kodwana uDavida wala ukuwasela, esikhundleni salokho, wawathulula phambi kwakaSomnini wathi: 17“Kosami, angeze bengithome! Kuzakuba ngathi ngisela iingazi zabantu abadele ukuphila kwabo.” Yeke uDavida azange asawasela. Zazinjalo-ke iindaba zeengorho ezintathwezi.
18U-Abitjhayi umnakwabo kaJowabi umsa kaTseruya bekayikulu yesiqhema samatjhumi amathathu. Wabulala abantu abamakhulu amathathu ngomkhonto. Ngalokho waduma njengeengorho ezintathu ezakhelela uDavida amanzi. 19Waduma khulu bewadlula iingorho ezimatjhumi amathathu. Waba yindunazo, kodwana idumo lakhe azange lidlule lezintathu zokuthoma.
20UBhenaya weKhabitsiyeli umsa kaJehojada isihlabani sengorho, gade adume ngezinto ezinengi. Wamadlha amadoda amabili okuthiwa “mabhubezi wakwaMowabi.” Nguye godu owangena ngemgodini wabulala ibhubezi mhlana kukhithika igabhogo. 21Godu wamadlha itsitsirimba yomGibhide. UmGibhide wabephethe umkhonto, kodwana uBhenaya wamdumela kunjalo ngentonga. Wahluthula umkhonto esandleni somGibhide wambulala ngawo. 22Zazinjalo-ke iindaba zakaBhenaya umsa kaJehojada, naye waduma njengeengorho ezintathu zesibili. 23Wahlonitjhwa khulu phakathi kwabamatjhumi amathathu, kodwana azange abalwe kilabo abathathu bokuthoma. UDavida wambeka bonyana alawule amancusakhe.
24Hlangana nabamatjhumi amathathu gade kunalaba: U-Asayeli umnakwabo kaJowabi, u-Elirhanana umsa kaDodo weBhethe-Lehema, 25uTjhama weRharodi no-Elikha weRharodi, 26uRheletsi wePalethi, u-Ira umsa ka-Ikhetjhi weTekhowa, 27u-Abiyezeri we-Anatothi, uMebunayi weRhutjha, 28uTsalmoni we-Arhorhi, uMaharayi weNethofa, 29uRhelebi umsa kaBhahana weNethofa, u-Ithayi umsa kaRibayi weGibeya kwaBhenjamini, 30uBhenaya wePirathoni, uHidayi wangemirhobeni yeGahatjha, 31u-Abi-Alboni we-Araba, u-Azimavethe weBharirhumi, 32u-Eliyarhiba weTjhalibhoni, uJatjheni weRhuni, uJonathani 33umsa kaTjhama weHarari, u-Arhiyamu umsa kaTjharari we-Arari, 34u-Elifelethi umsa ka-Arhasibayi weMahaka, u-Eliyamu umsa ka-Arhitofeli weGiloni, 35uRhetsiro weKarameli, uPaharayi we-Arabi, 36u-Yigala umsa kaNathani weTsoba, uBhani weGadi, 37uTselekhe umAmoni, uNarharayi weBhiyerothi, usonkhande kaJowabi umsa kaTseruya, 38u-Ira weJetere noGarebe weJetere 39kanye no-Uriya umHite.
Bebamatjhumi amathathu nalikhomba nasele baboke.
