USAMUWELI II 3

₁Kwakukhona ukulwa isikhathi eside phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide; uDavide waqhubeka ngokuqina njalo, kepha indlu kaSawule yaqhubeka ngokuncipha njalo.

₂Kwazalelwa uDavide amadodana eHebroni; izibulo lakhe laba-nguAmnoni kuAhinohama waseJizreyeli;

₃eyesibili yaba-nguKileyabi kuAbigayili umkaNabali waseKarmeli; eyesithathu yayinguAbisalomu indodana kaMahakha indodakazi kaTalimayi inkosi yaseGeshuri;

₄eyesine yayinguAdoniya indodana kaHagiti; eyesihlanu yayinguShefathiya indodana ka-Abithali;

₅eyesithupha yayinguItereyamu kuEgila umkaDavide. Lawo azalelwa uDavide eHebroni.

₆Kwathi kusekhona ukulwa phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide, uAbineri wamela indlu kaSawule ngamandla.

₇Kepha uSawule wayenesancinza esigama laso lalinguRispa indodakazi ka-Aya. UIshi-Bosheti wayesethi kuAbineri: Ungeneleni kuso isancinza sikababa na?

₈UAbineri wathukuthela kakhulu ngenxa yalawomazwi kaIshi-Bosheti, wathi: Ngiyikhanda lenja engeyakwaJuda na? Namuhla ngiyayenzela indlu kaSawule uyihlo umusa, abafowabo nabangane bayo, angikunikelanga esandleni sikaDavide; nokho ungibeka icala namuhla ngalowowesifazane.

₉UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kuAbineri, enezele futhi, uma ngingenzi kuDavide njengalokho uJehova efungile kuye,

₁₀kudluliswe umbuso endlini kaSawule, kumiswe isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide phezu kukaIsrayeli naphezu kukaJuda, kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBeri-Sheba.

₁₁Wayengenakumphendula uAbineri ngezwi futhi, ngokuba wayemesaba.

₁₂UAbineri wayesethuma izithunywa kuDavide esikhundleni sakhe ngokuthi: Ngelikabani izwe na? ethi futhi: Yenza isivumelwano nami; bheka, isandla sami siyakuba-nawe ukubuyisela kuwe wonke uIsrayeli.

₁₃Wathi: Kuhle; ngiyakwenza isivumelwano nawe, kepha yinto inye engiyifuna kuwe, ngeyokuthi awuyikubona ubuso bami, uma ungalethi kuqala phambi kwami uMikhali indodakazi kaSawule, lapho uzayo ukubona ubuso bami.

₁₄UDavide wayesethuma izithunywa kuIshi-Bosheti indodana kaSawule, ethi: Nginike umkami uMikhali engammiselwa ngamajwabu ayikhulu amaFilisti.

₁₅Wayesethumela uIshi-Bosheti, wamthatha endodeni yakhe uPalitiyeli indodana kaLayishi.

₁₆Indoda yakhe yahamba naye, ikhala isahamba, yamlandela kwaze kwaba-seBahurimi. UAbineri wayesethi kuyo: Buya. Yabuya-ke.

₁₇UAbineri waba-nezwi namalunga akwaIsrayeli, ethi: Ngezikhathi ezidlulileyo nafuna uDavide abe-yinkosi phezu kwenu;

₁₈kwenzeni lokho manje, ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile ngoDavide ukuthi: Ngesandla senceku yami uDavide ngiyakusindisa abantu bami uIsrayeli esandleni samaFilisti nasesandleni sazo zonke izitha zabo.

₁₉UAbineri wakhuluma futhi ezindlebeni zakwaBenjamini; uAbineri waya futhi ukukhuluma ezindlebeni zikaDavide eHebroni konke okwakukuhle kuIsrayeli nakuyo yonke indlu yakwaBenjamini.

₂₀Wayesefika uAbineri kuDavide eHebroni nabantu abangamashumi amabili bekanye naye. UDavide wamenzela uAbineri nabantu ababenaye idili.

₂₁UAbineri wayesethi kuDavide: Ngiyakusuka ngihambe ngiqoqele wonke uIsrayeli enkosini yami, inkosi, ukuba benze isivumelwano nawe nokuba ubuse phezu kwakho konke ekufisayo inhliziyo yakho. UDavide wammukisa uAbineri, wahamba ngokuthula.

₂₂Bheka, izinceku zikaDavide nezikaJowabe zabuya eviyweni, zaletha impango enkulu; kepha uAbineri wayengekho kuDavide eHebroni, ngokuba wayemmukisile, wahamba ngokuthula.

₂₃Esefikile uJowabe nempi yonke eyayinaye, bamtshela uJowabe ukuthi: UAbineri indodana kaNeri wafika enkosini; immukisile, wahamba ngokuthula.

₂₄UJowabe wayeseya enkosini, wathi: Wenzenina? Bheka, uAbineri wafika kuwe; ummukiseleni wahamba nokuhamba na?

₂₅Uyamazi uAbineri indodana kaNeri ukuthi wafika ukukukhohlisa nokwazi ukuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho, nokwazi konke okwenzayo.

₂₆UJowabe esephumile kuDavide wathuma izithunywa ukulandela uAbineri, zambuyisa emthonjeni waseSira, kepha uDavide wayengakwazi lokho.

₂₇UAbineri esebuyele eHebroni, uJowabe wamchezukisela phakathi kwesango ukuba akhulume naye bebodwa, wamgwaza lapho esiswini waze wafa ngenxa yegazi lika-Asaheli umfowabo.

₂₈Esekuzwa lokho ngasemuva uDavide wathi: Mina nombuso wami asinacala phambi kukaJehova kuze kube-phakade ngegazi lika-Abineri indodana kaNeri;

₂₉maliwele ekhanda likaJowabe nakuyo yonke indlu kayise. Makungaphuthi endlini kaJowabe ukuba kube-khona ocucuzayo, nonochoko, nozimelelayo ngodondolo, nowayo ngenkemba, noswele isinkwa.

₃₀OJowabe noAbishayi umfowabo base bembulele uAbineri, ngokuba wayebulele umfowabo uAsaheli eGibeyoni empini.

₃₁UDavide wathi kuJowabe nakubantu bonke ababenaye: Klebhulani izingubo zenu, nibhince indwangu yamasaka, nilile phambi kuka-Abineri. Inkosi uDavide yalandela uhlaka.

₃₂Bammbela uAbineri eHebroni; inkosi yadazuluka, yakhala ngasethuneni lika-Abineri; nabantu bonke bakhala.

₃₃Inkosi yamlilela uAbineri, yathi:

₃₅Bonke abantu bafika ukuba bamdlise uDavide isinkwa kusesemini; kepha uDavide wafunga wathi: Makenze njalo kimi uNkulunkulu, enezele futhi, uma ngidla isinkwa noma okunye lingakashoni ilanga.

₃₆Bonke abantu bakubona, kwabakuhle emehlweni abo, njengalokho konke eyakwenza inkosi kwaba-kuhle emehlweni abantu bonke.

₃₇Base beqonda bonke abantu naye wonke uIsrayeli ngalolosuku ukuthi kwakungesikho okwenkosi ukubulala uAbineri indodana kaNeri.

₃₈Inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo: Anazi yini ukuthi kufile umbusi nomuntu omkhulu kwaIsrayeli namuhla na?

₃₉Nami ngibuthakathaka namuhla noma ngigcotshiwe ngibe-yinkosi; lababantu, amadodana kaSeruya, balukhuni kunami; uJehova makaphindisele owenza okubi njengobubi bakhe.