UNabali Uncisha Izinsizwa ZikaDavide Anakho
1USamuweli wafa; u-Israyeli wonke wahlangana, wamlilela, wawusummbela ngasendlini yakhe eRama. UDavide wayesesuka, ehlela ehlane ePharanu.
2Kwakukhona umuntu eMahoni owayenemfuyo eKharmeli. Lowo muntu wayecebe kakhulu, enezimvu eziyizi-3 000 nezimbuzi eziyi-1 000. Izimvu zakhe wayezigundela eKharmeli. 3Igama lalowo muntu kwakunguNabali, umkakhe kungu-Abhigayili, engowesifazane okhaliphile, futhi emuhle, kodwa indoda yakhe yayilukhuni, inenkohlakalo emisebenzini yayo; yayingeyomndeni kaKhalebhu.
4UDavide esesehlane wezwa ukuthi uNabali ugunda izimvu zakhe. 5UDavide wathumela izinsizwa ezilishumi, wathi kuzo: “Khuphukelani eKharmeli, niye kuNabali, nifike ningikhonzele kuye, 6nithi kumfowethu: ‘Ukuthula makube kuwe, ukuthula makube sendlini yakho, ukuthula makube kukho konke onakho.
7“ ‘Manje ngizwile ukuthi unabagundi bakho lapho. Abelusi bakho bebenathi, asibalimazanga, abalahlekelwanga yilutho ngazo zonke izinsuku beseKharmeli. 8Buza izinsizwa zakho, zizokutshela; ngakho-ke izinsizwa zami mazifumane umusa emehlweni akho, ngokuba sifike ngosuku oluhle. Ake uziphe izinceku zakho nendodana yakho uDavide, noma yini onayo.’ ”
9Izinsizwa zikaDavide zahamba, zawasho kuNabali wonke lawo mazwi njengoba enjalo egameni likaDavide, zase zilinda.
10UNabali waziphendula izinceku zikaDavide, wathi: “Ngubani uDavide na? Ngubani indodana kaJese? Namuhla kukhona izinceku eziningi ezeqa emakhosini azo. 11Ngisithathe yini isinkwa sami, namanzi ami, nenyama engikuhlabele abagundi bami, ngikuphe abantu engingabazi ukuthi bavelaphi na?”
12Izinsizwa zikaDavide zaphenduka kuleyo ndlela ezaziyithathile zabuyela emuva, zabika kuye wonke lawo mazwi. 13UDavide wathi kubantu bakhe: “Bhincani, kube yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe.”
Zabhinca-ke, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe; naye uDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe. Kwakhuphuka abantu kungathi abangama-400 belandela uDavide, kwathi abangama-200 basala nempahla.
U-Abhigayili Uzethwesa Icala LikaNabali
14Enye yezinsizwa yamtshela umkaNabali u-Abhigayili, yathi: “Bheka, uDavide uthumele izithunywa zisuka ehlane ukuzobingelela inkosi yethu, kepha yona yazithukuthelela. 15Labo bantu basiphatha kahle, asilimalanga, asilahlekelwanga yilutho zonke izinsuku sihambisana nabo sisendle; 16babe lugange kithi ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sinabo salusa izimvu. 17Ngakho yazi-ke, ubone ukuthi uzokwenzenjani, ngokuba ububi buyayinyonyobela inkosi yethu nendlu yayo yonke, kwazise ingumuntu ongazihloniphi ukuba umuntu angakhuluma nayo.”
18U-Abhigayili waphangisa, wathatha izinkwa ezingama-200, izimvaba ezimbili zewayini, nezimvu eziyisihlanu ezilungisiweyo, amaseya ayisihlanu otshwele, izigaxa eziyikhulu zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo, nezigaxa ezingama-200 zamakhiwane, wakukhweza ezimbongolweni. 19Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Hambani phambi kwami; ngiyanilandela.”
Kepha akayitshelanga lutho indoda yakhe, uNabali.
20Kwathi esagibele embongolweni, ehla endaweni esithekileyo esentabeni; kwase kwehlela kuye uDavide nabantu bakhe ukuba bahlangane naye, nembala wahlangana nabo. 21UDavide wayethe: “Impela konke kuyize ukuthi mina ngakuvikela konke lo muntu anakho, manje usengibonga ngokwenza into embi kanje kimi. 22UNkulunkulu makenze kanjalo kuzo zonke izitha zikaDavide, anezelele kulokho, uma ekuseni ngakusasa ngizoshiya noma oyedwa wesilisa ongowakhe.”
23Lapho u-Abhigayili embona uDavide, washesha wehla embongolweni yakhe, wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso phambi kukaDavide. 24Wayewele ngasezinyaweni zikaDavide, wayesethi: “Sale usulethwesa mina lelo cala nkosi yami, ngicela uyivumele incekukazi yakho ikhulume nawe, uyilalele ukuthi ithini incekukazi yakho. 25Inkosi yami mayingabeki inhliziyo yayo kulo muntu okhohlakele, uNabali, ufuze igama lakhe, unjalo nje yena; nguNabali igama lakhe, uyisiwula. Kepha mina ncekukazi yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami eyayizithumile.
26“Nkosi yami, ngiyafunga ngoSimakade, nangempilo yakho uqobo, njengoba uSimakade ekuvimbele ukuba ube necala legazi nokuba uziphindiselele ngesandla sakho; mazibe njengoNabali izitha zakho nalabo abafuna ukubulala inkosi yami. 27Manje-ke lesi sipho esilethwa yincekukazi yakho enkosini yami, masinikwe izinsizwa ezilandela inkosi yami. 28Thethelela, ngiyakucela, icala lencekukazi yakho, ngokuba uSimakade uyakuyenzela nokuyenzela inkosi yami indlu eqinileyo impela, lokhu inkosi yami ilwa izimpi zikaSimakade; ububi abuyukufunyanwa kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho. 29Noma kusukuma umuntu ukuba akuxoshe efuna impilo yakho, umphefumulo wenkosi yami uyobe uboshiwe emshuqulwini wabaphilayo kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho. Imiphefumulo yezitha zakho uyakuyijikijela kungathi iphakathi kwendwayimana. 30Kuyothi lapho uSimakade esekwenzile konke okuhle enkosini yami njengoba ekhulumile ngawe, akumise ube ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli. 31Lokhu akuyukuba yisikhubekiso kuwe, kungabi nesazela enhliziyweni yenkosi yami ukuthi uchithe igazi ngeze nokuthi inkosi yami iziphindiselele. Kuyothi lapho uSimakade eseyenzele inkosi yami okuhle, iyikhumbule incekukazi yakho.”
32UDavide wayesethi ku-Abhigayili: “Makadunyiswe uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli okuthume namuhla ukuba ungihlangabeze. 33Makubusiswe ukuhlakanipha kwakho, ubusiswe nawe ongivimbele namuhla ukungena ecaleni legazi nokuziphindiselela ngesandla sami. 34Impela ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ongivimbile ukuba ngingakulimazi, uma bewungazange usheshe uze ukuzongihlangabeza, impela ngabe akusalanga nakunye okukaNabali okwesilisa okungokwakhe, ekuseni kusasa.”
35UDavide wemukela esandleni sika-Abhigayili lokho ayemlethele khona; wayesethi kuye: “Buyela endlini, uphephile, ngikuzwile okushoyo, ngiyasemukela isicelo sakho.”
36U-Abhigayili wabuyela kuNabali; wafica enesiphihli sedili endlini yakhe, kungathi yidili lenkosi. Inhliziyo kaNabali yayithakasile ithe cosololo, ephuze kakhulu. U-Abhigayili akamtshelanga lutho oluncane nolukhulu kwaze kwaba sekuseni. 37Ekuseni, selidamukile iwayini kuNabali, umkakhe wamtshela ngalezo zinto, inhliziyo yakhe yaphelelwa ngamandla, waba njengetshe. 38Kwathi emveni kwezinsuku ezilishumi uSimakade wamshaya uNabali, wafa.
39UDavide wezwa ukuthi uNabali ufile, wathi: “Makadunyiswe uSimakade omele indaba yehlazo lami lapho uNabali engihlazisa, ovimbele inceku yakhe ebubini, wabuyisela ububi bukaNabali kuye.”
UDavide wathumela wakhuluma no-Abhigayili ukuba amthathe abe ngumkakhe.
40Izinceku zikaDavide sezifikile ku-Abhigayili eKharmeli, zakhuluma naye, zathi: “UDavide usithume kuwe ukuba akuthathe, ube ngumkakhe.”
41Wasukuma, wakhothama, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi, wathi: “Bheka, incekukazi yakho mayibe yisigqila esigeza izinyawo zezinceku zenkosi yami.”
42U-Abhigayili washesha wasuka, wagibela embongolweni kanye nezintombi zakhe eziyisihlanu ezazihamba naye; walandela izithunywa zikaDavide, waba ngumkakhe. 43UDavide wathatha no-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli; baba ngomkakhe bobabili. 44USawule wayesemganisile uMikhali indodakazi yakhe, wamganisela uPhalithi, indodana kaLayishi, waseGalimi.
