Ukungena kukaDavide embusweni
1Ke kaloku onke amaSirayeli ahlanganiselana kuDavide eHebron, athi: “Mhlekazi, siyazalana; sikwaligazi lakho. 2Phambili phaya, ngokuya uSawule ebesengukumkani, amaSirayeli ayekhokelwa nguwe xa aya emfazweni. *UNdikhoyo uThixo wakho wathi kuwe: ‘Wena uya kuba ngumalusi wabantu bam amaSirayeli, ube ngumlawuli wabo.’ ”
3Aya kufika ke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli kukumkani uDavide eHebron, waza wanqophisana nawo phaya eHebron phambi koNdikhoyo, aza ke amthambisa waba ngukumkani wamaSirayeli ngokwesithembiso sikaNdikhoyo esivakaliswe nguSamweli.
4UDavide namaSirayeli ephela baphuma baya eJerusalem – yiJebhusi ke leyo. Abemi bakhona, amaJebhusi, 5athi kuDavide: “Akunakuze ungene apha wena!” Kambe ke uDavide wasuka wayithimba inqaba iZiyon, isixeko sikaDavide.
6UDavide ke wayethe: “Nabani na othe wakhokela xa kuhlaselwa amaJebhusi uya kuba yinjengele.” Ke uJowabhi, unyana kaZeruya, yaba nguye ophumayo, waza ke wenziwa injengele yomkhosi.
7Waya kuhlala apho kuloo nqaba uDavide, yaza yabizwa ngokuba sisixeko sikaDavide. 8Wakha isixeko sayijikeleza, esusela kungqameko, waya kuthi ngqu ngodonga olujikelezileyo. Ke yena uJowabhi wasizinzisa isixeko ngokubanzi. 9UDavide ke waya esomelela ngokomelela, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo onamandla onke wayenaye.
Amagorha kaDavide
10Nazi iintloko zamagorha omkhosi kaDavide. Wona ke ekunye namaSirayeli ephela awuxhasa awomeleza umbuso wakhe wada wanabela kulo lonke elo lizwe ngokwesithembiso *sikaNdikhoyo. 11Ewe, nalu uludwe lwamagorha kaDavide:
UJashobham umHakimoni wayeyintloko yamagorha angamashumi amathathu. Walwa namakhulu amathathu amadoda eyedwa, wawabulala onke ngomkhonto wakhe kwidabi elinye.
12Olandelayo nguElazare, unyana kaDodo umAhoyi, engomnye wamagorha amathathu. 13Yena wayekunye noDavide ePasi-damimi mhla ngedabi, amaFilistiya ehlanganisene khona. Ndaweni ithile apho kwakukho intsimi ezele yirhasi, umkhosi waswantsuliswa ngamaFilistiya. 14Kambe ke uElazare namadoda akhe bema baqingqa apho phakathi kuloo ntsimi. Ewe, bahlanganisa babetha kwajub' ugodo kumaFilistiya, waza uNdikhoyo waba ngotshatsheleyo.
15Isithathu kuloo madoda angamashumi amathathu aziintloko zomkhosi kaDavide saya kuye kwiliwa elikumqolomba waseAdulam, lo gama wona umkhosi wamaFilistiya umise kwintili yamaRafa. 16Ngelo xesha uDavide yena wayesezintabeni kwindawo enqabileyo, kukho ibutho lamaFilistiya eBhetelehem. 17UDavide wanxanwa, waza wathi: “Akwaba bekungakho mntu undiphathela amanzi kwelaa qula lingasesangweni eBhetelehem.” 18Loo magorha mathathu ke atyhoboza apho kuloo maFilistiya, aya kukha amanzi apho kwelo qula lingasesangweni leBhetelehem, abuya nawo, awanika uDavide. Kambe ke uDavide wala ukuwasela, ndaweni yaloo nto wawachitha, esenza umnikelo ngawo kuNdikhoyo, esithi: 19“Hayi khona, uThixo makandithintele; soze ndiyenze into enjalo! Ndingaba ndisela igazi lala madoda awakhe ngokubeka ubomi bawo esichengeni sokufa. Ewe, ngokuhamba aye kuwakha aphinde abuye nawo, abubeke esichengeni ubomi bawo.” UDavide wala ukuwasela loo manzi.
Zazinjalo ke izigigaba zaloo magorha mathathu.
20UAbhishayi umntakwabo-Jowabhi yayinguye inkokheli yamashumi amathathu amagorha. Yena ngomkhonto wakhe walwa namadoda angamakhulu amathathu wawabulala, watsho wabalasela njengaloo magorha mathathu. 21Waba yimbalasane njengaloo magorha mathathu, waba yinkokheli yelo qela lingamashumi amathathu, noxa engabandakanywa kuloo magorha mathathu.
22Enye indoda eyayitshatshele ngemisebenzi yobugorha nguBhenaya unyana kaJoyada waseKabhezeli. Yena wabulala iintshatsheli zamaMowabhi ezimbini. Kwakhona ngemini ekwakukhithika ngayo waya kungena emhadini, wabulala khona ingonyama. 23Wabulala umJiputa owayelufafa oluziimitha ezimbini ezinekota ubude. UmJiputa lo wayephethe umkhonto ongangesibonda, uBhenaya wamgqebha ngebhunguza, hlasi loo mkhonto, wamgwaza kwangawo loo mJiputa. 24Zazinjalo ke izigigaba zikaBhenaya unyana kaJoyada; naye wayedume njengaloo magorha mathathu. 25Wayebalasele phakathi kwaloo magorha angamashumi amathathu, kodwa wayengabandakanywanga kuloo magorha mathathu. UDavide wamenza inkokheli yabalindi bokumkani.
26Nanga loo magorha:
NguAsayeli umntakwabo-Jowabhi, uEl-hanani unyana kaDodo waseBhetelehem,
27uShamoti waseHarori, uHeleze wasePelon,
28uIra unyana kaIkeshe waseTekowa, uAbhiyezere waseAnatoti,
29uSibhekayi waseHusha, uIlayi waseAhoyi,
30uMaharayi waseNetofa, uHelede unyana kaBhana waseNetofa,
31uItayi unyana kaRibhayi waseGibheya kwaBhenjamin, uBhenaya wasePiraton,
32uHurayi wamaxandeka aseGahashe, uAbhiyeli waseBhete-arabha,
33uAzemavete waseBhawurim, uEliyabha waseShalebhon,
34oonyana bakaHashem waseGizon, uJonatan unyana kaShage waseHarari,
35uAhiyam unyana kaSakare waseHarari, uElifali unyana kaUre,
37uHezero waseKarmele, uNarayi unyana kaEzebhayi,
38uJoweli umtakwabo-Natan, uMibhare unyana kaHagri,
39uZeleki umAmon, uNaharayi waseBheroti, umphathi-zikrweqe zikaJowabhi unyana kaZeruya,
40uIra waseItri, uGarebhe waseItri,
41u-Uriya umHeti, uZabhadi unyana ka-Alayi,
42uAdina unyana kaShiza, umRubhen owayeyinkulu yamaRubhen, enamadoda angamashumi amathathu kunye naye,
43uHanan unyana kaMahaka, uYoshafati waseMeten,
44u-Uziya waseAshterati, uShama noYeyeli oonyana bakaHotam waseArohere,
45uYediyali unyana kaShimri, umntakwabo uYowa waseTizi,
46uEliyeli waseMahavi, uJeribhayi noYoshaviya oonyana bakaElnam, uItema umMowabhi,
47uEliyeli, no-Obhedi, noYasiyeli waseMezobhaya.
