Bible Reading Plan – Day 88

₁Akuba uSawule efile, uDavide wabuyela eZikelage emva kokoyisa kwakhe ama-Amaleki, wachitha khona iintsuku zambini. ₂Ngolwesithathu usuku kwafika mfo uthile, evela kwikampu yomkhosi kaSawule. Wayambethe iingubo ezikrazukileyo, ezigalele umhlaba entloko. Wathi akufika kuDavide, wawa phantsi ekhahlela.

₃UDavide wathi kuye: “Uvela phi?”

Uphendule ngelithi: “Ndibaleke ekampini yamaSirayeli.”

₄UDavide wathi: “Kwenzeke ntoni? Khawundixelele.”

“Umkhosi wethu usuke wabaleka,” utshilo ukuphendula, “yaye maninzi amadoda awileyo edabini. Nditsho nkqu uSawule noJonatan unyana wakhe nabo itshoba lilele umbethe.”

₅Wathi uDavide kuloo mfana wayemzisela ezi ndaba: “Wazi ngantoni ukuba uSawule nonyana wakhe uJonatan bafile?”

₆Umfana lowo waphendula wathi: “Kwathi ndilapho entabeni iGilibhowa ndabona ukuba uSawule wayexhathise ngomkhonto, seleza kufunyanwa ziinqwelo nabakhweli-mahashe abamsukelayo. ₇Wathi akukhangela ngasemva wandibona, wandibiza, nam ke ndasabela ndathi: ‘Ndikwenzele ntoni?’ ₈Wathi kum: ‘Ungubani?’ Ndathi kuye: ‘NdingumAmaleki.’ ₉Uthe kum ke: ‘Sondela undigqibezele. Ubomi bam sebungamacimi-cimi, kodwa andikaphelelwa.’ ₁₀Ndaya ke, ndafika ndamgwaza, kuba ndandiqonda mhlophe ukuba akasokube angafi, ukuba ukhe wawa nje. Emva koko ndamothula esi sithsaba awayesithwele, ndamkhulula nesi sacholo engalweni. Nazi ke, mhlekazi; ndizizisile kuwe!”

₁₁Wazikrazula izambatho zakhe uDavide, enjenjalo nawo onke amadoda awayekunye naye. ₁₂Bazila, balila, abatya nokutya oku kwada kwahlwa, belilela uSawule nonyana wakhe uJonatan kunye namaSirayeli, abantu *bakaNdikhoyo, ababewe ngekrele.

₁₃Emva koko uDavide wabuza loo mfana wayeze nezi ndaba, wathi: “Uvela phi kakade wena, mfana?”

“Mna ndingunyana wendoda engumngeneleli, umAmaleki,” uphendule watsho loo mfana.

₁₄UDavide ke wathi: “Ngani ungoyiki ukuphakamisa isandla sakho ubulale umthanjiswa kaNdikhoyo?” ₁₅Waza uDavide wabhekisa kwenye yamadodana akhe, wathi: “Bulala le nto!” Loo ndodana ke imgwaze kwangoko umfana lowo, yaphel' intw' ibithethwa. ₁₆Wavakala uDavide esithi: “Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwentloko yakho. Urhintyelwe kwangulo mlomo wakho xa ubungqina usithi: ‘Ndimbulele umthanjiswa kaNdikhoyo.’ ”

₁₇Emva koko uDavide wavuma le ngoma, elilela uSawule nonyana wakhe uJonatan. ₁₈Wathi kufuneka bayifundiswe bonke abemi bakwaJuda, ibe yingoma yesaphetha. (Ibhalwe kwiNcwadi kaYashare.) Ithi loo ngoma:

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.

₁Ke kaloku kwaba lixesha elide kukho imfazwe phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide. Lo gama iphelelwayo indlu kaSawule, ekaDavide yona yayisiya iqina ngokuqina.

₂EHebron uDavide wazala oonyana. Izibulo yayinguAmnon, ezalwa nguAhinowam waseYizereli; ₃kuze owesibini uKiliyabhu, ezalwa nguAbhigeli umhlolokazi owashiywa nguNabhali waseKarmele; ibe nguAbhasalom owesithathu, owayezelwe nguMahaka intombi kaTalemayi ukumkani waseGeshuri; ₄kulandele owesine uAdoniya, ezalwa nguHagiti; kuze owesihlanu uShefatiya, ezalwa nguAbhitali; ₅kugqibele owesithandathu uItram, owazalwa nguEgla umka-Davide. Ngabo abo ke oonyana uDavide awabazala eHebron.

₆Ngexesha kuliwayo yile mizi mibini, okaSawule nokaDavide, kwicala likaSawule uAbhinere wayezandisela iwonga. ₇Ke kaloku uSawule wayenenkazana enguRizpa intombi ka-Aya, kwaza ngenye imini unyana kaSawule uIshbhoshete wathi kuAbhinere: “Yini na ukuba ulale nenkazana kabawo?”

₈Wangcangcazela ngumsindo uAbhinere ngenxa yala mazwi kaIshbhoshete, waza wathi: “Hi, mfondini, undenza inja kwaJuda! Uthi ingandim ojikela uSawule ngasemva? Unanamhla oku umzi kaSawule, uyihlo, ndisathembekile kuwo, kubantakwabo, nakumahlakani akhe; andikawungcatshi kuDavide, kodwa naku wena namhla undityhola ngomntu obhinqileyo! ₉Inene, makandohlwaye uThixo, nokuba kuqatha kangakanani na, ukuba andimncedisi uDavide ekuzuzeni izinto ezathenjiswa *nguNdikhoyo kuye! ₁₀Ndiza kumncedisa ukuhlutha ulawulo kwindlu kaSawule, kungene uDavide esihlalweni, alawule kwaSirayeli nakwaJuda, ukususela kwaDan kuse eBheshebha.” ₁₁Akabuyanga awuvule owakhe umlomo uIshbhoshete, kuba wayemoyika uAbhinere.

₁₂UAbhinere wathumela izigidimi kuDavide ukumthethela, esithi: “Hi bethu, ngaba lelikabani na eli lizwe? Ukuba thina sithe senza imvumelwano, ndokunceda, amaSirayeli onke ndiwagayele kwicala lakho.”

₁₃UDavide wathi: “Kulungile, kodwa ndosenza nawe isivumelwano kuphela ngaphantsi kwalo mqathango: kufuneka uze apha kum noMikali intombi kaSawule.”

₁₄Emva koko uDavide uthumele isigidimi kuIshbhoshete unyana kaSawule, wathi: “Ndikhululele umkam endamlobola ngamajwabu amaFilistiya alikhulu.”

₁₅UIshbhoshete wathi makaye kulandwa uMikali kwaPaltiyeli unyana kaLayishe, umyeni wakhe wesibini. ₁₆Suka uPaltiyeli walandela umfazi, ehamba elila njalo ukuya kutsho eBhawurim. Wathi kuye uAbhinere: “Jika! Uya phi?” Wajika wagoduka uPaltiyeli.

₁₇Ke kaloku uAbhinere wabhekisa kumadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, wathi: “Kudala ninqwenela ukulawulwa nguDavide. ₁₈Nali ke ngoku elo thuba. Ze nikhumbule ukuba nguNdikhoyo owathi kuDavide: ‘Sisicaka sam uDavide endiya kukhulula abantu bam amaSirayeli ngaso kumaFilistiya nakuzo zonke iintshaba zabo.’ ” ₁₉Waya nakwaBhenjamin uAbhinere, wawubhekisa nakubo lo mlomo. Usuke apho waya kuDavide eHebron, wamchazela ngeembono zabantu bakwaBhenjamin nabakwaSirayeli.

₂₀Kwathi akuya eHebron uAbhinere, ehamba namashumi amabini amadoda, beye kuDavide, bafika behlinzekelwe. ₂₁UAbhinere wathi kuDavide: “Sendikulungele ukuwagayela ngakwicala lakho onke amaSirayeli, mhlekazi, khon' ukuze uvumelane nawo, ube ngukumkani wawo, ulawule phezu kwako konke obe ukade ukunqwenela.” UDavide ke wamndulula uAbhinere, wahamba ngoxolo.