Ukusolwa kukaDavide nokuzisola kukaIsrayeli
1Kwabikelwa uJowabe ukuthi: Bheka, inkosi iyakhala, imlilela uAbisalomu.
2Ukunqoba ngalolosuku kwaphenduka isililo kubantu bonke, ngokuba abantu bezwa kwathiwa ngalolosuku: Inkosi idabukile ngendodana yayo.
3Abantu bangena emzini ngalolosuku ngokunyenya njengabantu abanamahloni benyenya, bebalekela impi.
4Inkosi yamboza ubuso bayo, inkosi yakhala ngezwi elikhulu, yathi: Hawu, ndodana yami Abisalomu, Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yami!
5UJowabe wangena endlini enkosini, wathi: Udumazile namuhla ubuso bazo zonke izinceku zakho ezisindisile ukuphila kwakho namuhla, nokuphila kwamadodana akho namadodakazi akho, nokuphila kwabafazi bakho, nokuphila kwezancinza zakho
6ngokubathanda abakuzondayo nangokubazonda abakuthandayo. Ngokuba umemezele namuhla ukuthi izikhulu nezinceku azilutho kuwe, lokhu ngibona namuhla ukuthi uma ebephilile uAbisalomu thina sonke besifile namuhla, ngabe kulungile emehlweni akho.
7Ngalokho suka, ukhulume kahle ezincekwini zakho, ngokuba ngifunga uJehova ngithi, uma ungaphumi, akuyikusala-muntu kuwe ngalobubusuku; lokhu kuyakuba-kubi kuwe kunakho konke okubi okukwehlele kwasebusheni bakho kuze kube-namuhla.
8Yayisisuka inkosi, yahlala esangweni. Kwathiwa kubo bonke abantu: Bhekani, inkosi ihlezi esangweni; base befika abantu bonke phambi kwenkosi. Kepha abakwaIsrayeli babebalekele, kwaba-yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.
9Bonke abantu babephikisana ezizweni zonke zakwaIsrayeli, bethi: Inkosi yasophula esandleni sezitha zethu, yasikhulula esandleni samaFilisti; manje isibalekile ezweni, imbalekele uAbisalomu.
10UAbisalomu esamgcoba ukuba abe-phezu kwethu usefile empini. Manje nithuleleni, ningayibuyisi inkosi na?
Ukubuyiswa kukaDavide
11Inkosi uDavide yathumela kuSadoki nakuAbiyathara abapristi, yathi: Khulumani kumalunga akwaJuda, nithi: Kungani ukuba nibe-ngabokugcina ukubuyisela inkosi endlini yayo, lokhu kufinyelele enkosini nasendlini yayo konke ukukhuluma kukaIsrayeli, na?
12Ningabafowethu, niyithambo lami nenyama yami; ngalokho kungani ukuba nibe-ngabokugcina ukuyibuyisa inkosi na?
13Yishoni kuAmasa ukuthi: Angithi uyithambo lami nenyama yami na? Makenze njalo kimi uNkulunkulu, enezele futhi, uma ungayikuba-yinduna yempi ngaphambi kwami njalo esikhundleni sikaJowabe.
14Wathobisa izinhliziyo zabantu bonke bakwaJuda njengomuntu munye, baze bathuma enkosini, bathi: Buya wena nazo zonke izinceku zakho.
15Yayisibuya inkosi, yafika eJordani; uJuda wafika eGiligali ukuba ayihlangabeze inkosi, ayiwelise inkosi iJordani.
16UShimeyi indodana kaGera umBenjamini waseBahurimi washesha wehla nabantu bakwaJuda ukuyihlangabeza inkosi.
17Kweza naye abantu abayinkulungwane bakwaBenjamini, noSiba inceku yendlu kaSawule, namadodana akhe ayishumi nanhlanu, nezinceku zakhe ezingamashumi amabili zinaye; bawela iJordani phambi kwenkosi.
18Kwawela isikebhe sokuwelisa abendlu yenkosi nokwenza okwakukuhle emehlweni ayo. UShimeyi indodana kaGera wawela phansi phambi kwenkosi isiyakuliwela iJordani.
19Wathi enkosini: Inkosi yami mayingangibaleli icala, futhi ungakhumbuli okubi okwenziwa yinceku yakho mhla inkosi yami, inkosi, iphuma eJerusalema, ukuba inkosi ikubeke enhliziyweni yayo.
20Ngokuba inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi yonile; bheka, ngifikile namuhla ngingowokuqala wendlu yonke kaJosefa, ngehlé ukuhlangabeza inkosi yami, inkosi.
21Kepha uAbishayi indodana kaSeruya waphendula wathi: UShimeyi akayikubulawa yini ngalokho, njengokuba wathuka ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, na?
22UDavide wathi: Nginamsebenzi muni nani-madodana kaSeruya ukuba nimelane nami namuhla na? Kuzakubulawa umuntu namuhla kwaIsrayeli na? Angazi yini mina ukuthi namuhla ngiyinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli na?
23Inkosi yayisithi kuShimeyi: Awuyikufa. Inkosi yafunga kuye.
Ukuziphendulela kukaMefibosheti
24Naye uMefibosheti indodana kaSawule wehla ukuhlangabeza inkosi; wayengalungisanga izinyawo zakhe, engalungisanga nesilevu sakhe, engahlanzanga futhi izingubo zakhe, kwasukela osukwini inkosi eyamuka ngalo kwaze kwaba-lusuku owabuya ngalo ngokuthula.
25Kwathi esefiké eJerusalema ukuyihlangabeza inkosi, inkosi yathi kuye: Awuhambanga ngani nami, Mefibosheti, na?
26Wathi: Nkosi yami, nkosi, inceku yami yangikhohlisa, ngokuba inceku yakho yathi: Ngiyakuzibophelela imbongolo ukuba ngiyikhwele, ngihambe nenkosi, ngokuba inceku yakho ilunyonga.
27Ihlebile inceku yakho enkosini yami, inkosi, kepha inkosi yami, inkosi, injengengelosi kaNkulunkulu; ngalokho yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.
28Ngokuba yonke indlu kababa yayinjengabantu abafileyo phambi kwenkosi yami, inkosi; kepha wayibeka inceku yakho phakathi kwabadla etafuleni lakho. Ngisenalungelo lini ukuba ngibuye ngikhale enkosini na?
29Inkosi yathi kuye: Usakhulumelani ngezindaba zakho na? Ngithi: Wena noSiba, yahlukaniselani izwe.
30Wayesethi uMefibosheti enkosini: Makathathe konke, njengokuba inkosi yami, inkosi, isibuyele endlini yayo ngokuthula.
UBarizilayi
31UBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi wehla eRogelimi; wawela iJordani kanye nenkosi ukuyiwelisa iJordani.
32UBarizilayi wayengumuntu omdala kakhulu, eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; wayekade eyipha inkosi ukudla isahlezi eMahanayimi, ngokuba wayengumuntu omkhulu kakhulu.
33Inkosi yathi kuBarizilayi: Wela nami wena, ngikondle kanye nami eJerusalema.
34Wayesethi uBarizilayi enkosini: Zingaki izinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kwami ukuba ngenyukele eJerusalema nenkosi na?
35Namuhla ngineminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; ngingahlukanisa okuhle nokubi yini? Inceku yakho ingezwa ekudlayo nekuphuzayo na? Ngingabe ngisalizwa izwi lamadoda ahlabelelayo nabesifazane abahlabelelayo na? Inceku yakho isezakuba-ngumthwalo wenkosi yami, inkosi, ngani na?
36Inceku yakho iyakusimze iwele nje iJordani nenkosi; pho, inkosi iyakungivuzelani ngomvuzo ongaka na?
37Mayibuyele emuva inceku yakho ukuba ngifele emzini wami ngasethuneni likababa nelikamame. Kepha bheka, inceku yakho uKimihamu mayiwele nenkosi yami, inkosi, wenze kuyo okuhle emehlweni akho.
38Inkosi yathi: UKimihamu angawela nami, mina ngenze kuye okuhle emehlweni akho; konke okufunayo kimi ngiyakukwenzela khona.
39Bonke abantu bawela iJordani, nenkosi yawela; inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa; wabuyela endaweni yakhe.
Ukuphikisana kukaIsrayeli noJuda
40Yayisiwela inkosi, yaya eGiligali, noKimihamu wawela nayo; bonke abantu bakwaJuda bayiwelisa inkosi kanye nenxenye yabantu bakwaIsrayeli.
41Bheka, base befika bonke abantu bakwaIsrayeli enkosini, bathi enkosini: Abafowethu amadoda akwaJuda bakwebeleni, bawelisa inkosi nabendlu yayo iJordani kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaDavide benaye, na?
42Bonke abantu bakwaJuda baphendula abantu bakwaIsrayeli, bathi: Ngokuba inkosi iyisihlobo sethu impela; kungani ukuba nithukuthele ngalento na? Siké sadla-ntoni engeyenkosi na? Isixoshisile ngamaxosho na?
43Abantu bakwaIsrayeli baphendula abantu bakwaJuda, bathi: Sinezinxenye eziyishumi kunani enkosini, yebo, nakuDavide; nisideleleni na? Izwi lethu lokubuyisa inkosi lalingesilo elokuqala na? Kepha amazwi abantu bakwaJuda ayelukhuni kunamazwi abantu bakwaIsrayeli.
