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₁Emva koko uDavide wabuzisa *kuNdikhoyo wathi: “Ndingaya kuhlala na kwesinye sezixeko zakwaJuda?”

UNdikhoyo wathi: “Yiya.”

Wabuza uDavide wathi: “Mandiye phi?”

Wathi uNdikhoyo: “Yiya eHebron.”

₂Wahamba ke uDavide kunye nabafazi bakhe ababini uAhinowam waseYizereli kunye noAbhigeli owayengumhlolokazi kaNabhali waseKarmele. ₃Wahamba nawo amadoda akhe uDavide, aya kuhlala neentsapho zawo kummandla waseHebron. ₄Afika ke amadoda akwaJuda, eze kumthambisa uDavide apho eHebron ukuba abe ngukumkani wakwaJuda.

Zithe zakufika kuDavide iindaba zokuba abantu baseJabheshe eGiliyadi bamngcwabile uSawule, ₅wathumela izigidimi kubo, wathi: “Wanga uNdikhoyo anganithamsanqela ngesenzo esihle sokubonakalisa intembeko ngokungcwaba inkosi yenu uSawule. ₆Ubenga uNdikhoyo anganiphatha ngobubele nangokunyaniseka. Nam ke ndiza kuniphatha kakuhle ngenxa yale nto niyenzileyo. ₇Ze niqine, ningoyiki ngenxa yokuba inkosi yenu uSawule ingasekho. Abantu bakwaJuda bandithambisile ndaba ngukumkani wabo.”

₈Umphathi wemikhosi kaSawule uAbhinere, unyana kaNere, wabaleka nonyana kaSawule uIshbhoshete, waya naye eMahanayim ngaphesheya kweJordan. ₉Wafika apho uAbhinere wamisela uIshbhoshete waba ngukumkani ophethe imimandla yaseGiliyadi, kwa-Ashere, eYizereli, kwaEfrayim, nakwaBhenjamin, nditsho elakwaSirayeli liphela. ₁₀Waba ngukumkani xa emashumi mane ubudala uIshbhoshete unyana kaSawule, walawula iminyaka yamibini.

Isizwe sakwaJuda sona sasiphantsi kukaDavide. ₁₁Wasilawula ehlala eHebron iminyaka yaba sixhenxe neenyanga ezintandathu.

₁₂Kwasuka uAbhinere eMahanayim, ehamba namaphakathi kaIshbhoshete, baya kwidolophu iGibheyon. ₁₃Ngasechibini laseGibheyon bahlangana noJowabhi, owayezalwa nguZeruya. UJowabhi wayehamba namanye amaphakathi kaDavide. Bahlala phantsi bonke, elinye iqela likweli cala lechibi, elinye likweliya.

₁₄Wavakala uAbhinere esithi kuJowabhi: “Makhe sithelekise abafana, bakhuphisane ngokulwa sibukele.”

UJowabhi wathi: “Kulungile, mabenze!”

₁₅Kwasuka ishumi elinambini labafana limele uIshbhoshete unyana kaSawule ngakwicala lakwaBhenjamin, baqubisana neshumi elinambini labafana becala likaDavide. ₁₆Umfana ngamnye wayebamba lowo akhuphisana naye entloko, amgwaze ngekrele ephangweni. Loo nto ke yatsho bafa kunye bonke. Loo ndawo ke eGibheyon kuthiwa yiHelekati-hazurim.

₁₇Kwavuka idabi elibi ngaloo mini, uAbhinere neqela lakwaSirayeli boyiswa ngamadoda ecala likaDavide.

₁₈Babelapho oonyana abathathu bakaZeruya: uJowabhi, noAbhishayi, kunye noAsayeli. Yayingengomendu kuAsayeli, wayeyimbabala. ₁₉Wasuka wangqala ngqo ngoAbhinere emleqa. ₂₀Akuthi krwaqu ngasemva uAbhinere wabona uAsayeli, wathi: “Ingaba nguwe lowo, Asayeli?”

“Ndim kanye,” utshilo uAsayeli.

₂₁UAbhinere wathi: “Sukusukela mna, mfondini. Leqa, naliya ijoni, uthathe amaxhoba lawo liwaphetheyo.” Akayihoyanga loo nto yena uAsayeli, wasuka wee ngcembe emva koAbhinere.

₂₂Uphindile uAbhinere wathi kuAsayeli: “Mfondini, ndithi ndiyeke; sukundisukela. Ufuna ndide ndikwenzakalise? Khona ndingajongana njani nomntakwenu uJowabhi?” ₂₃Kodwa wala uAsayeli. Usuke uAbhinere wabinza ngasemva, wamthi gobho esiswini ngomkhonto, watsho waya kugqobhozela emqolo loo mkhonto. Wajuba wawa uAsayeli, wafela kuloo ndawo. Wonke umntu osondela kuloo ndawo wayefele kuyo uAsayeli, wayefika eme nematha.

₂₄Kwasuka uJowabhi noAbhishayi, bamsukela uAbhinere. Kuthe kwakuhlwa bafika endulini yaseAma ekhangelene neGiya kuloo ndlela ibheka kwinkangala yaseGibheyon. ₂₅Amadoda akwaBhenjamin ahlanganisana, azibandakanya noAbhinere, ema ndawonye phezu kwenduli. ₂₆UAbhinere wamemeza wathi kuJowabhi: “Mfondini, liya kudla kude kube nini na ikrele? Akuqondi na wena ukuba le nto iza kugqibela sekukho intiyo phakathi kwethu, ukanti ningabantakwethu? Nakuyeka nini kodwa ukusukelana nathi?”

₂₇Uphendule ngelithi uJowabhi: “Ekho nje uThixo, inene, ukuba ubungathethanga besiza kunileqa kude kuse.” ₂₈Wavuthela isigodlo sakhe emva koko uJowabhi, exelela amadoda akhe ukuba ayeke ukuwasukela amaSirayeli. Waphela ke njalo umlo.

₂₉UAbhinere namadoda akhe bahamba ubusuku bonke, betyhutyha loo ntili yaseJordan. Bayiwela ngengomso iJordan, sebehambe intsasa yonke, baya kugaleleka eMahanayim.

₃₀Uthe akuwaqokelela amadoda akhe uJowabhi, emva kokusukela amaSirayeli, kwafumaneka kulahleke ishumi elinethoba lamadoda ngaphandle kuka-Asayeli. ₃₁Iqela likaDavide lona labulala amakhulu amathathu namashumi amathandathu kumadoda akwaBhenjamin awayenoAbhinere. ₃₂UJowabhi namadoda akhe bawuthatha umzimba ka-Asayeli, baya kuwungcwabela eBhetelehem kumangcwaba akowabo. Emva koko bahamba ubusuku bonke, bada baya kutsho eHebron xa kumpondo zankomo ngengomso.