Bible Reading Plan – Day 95

₁Lawa angamazwi okugcina kaDavide.

₈Lawa angamagama amaqhawe kaDavide: UJoshebi Bashebeti waseTahekemoni, inhloko yabathathu; nguyena owaphakamisa umkhonto wakhe, walwa nabantu abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili abagwazwa ngasikhathi sinye.

₉Emva kwakhe kwakungu-Eleyazare indodana kaDodayi indodana yomAhohi, omunye wamaqhawe amathathu ayenoDavide mhla edelela amaFilisti ayebuthene lapho ukulwa, abantu bakwa-Israyeli sebehambile; ₁₀wasuka wabulala amaFilisti saze sakhathala isandla sakhe, isandla sakhe sanamathela enkembeni; uJehova wenza insindiso enkulu ngalolo suku; abantu babuya emva kwakhe ukuba baphange kuphela.

₁₁Emva kwakhe kwakunguShama indodana ka-Age umHarari. AmaFilisti ayebuthene eLehi, lapho kwakukhona isiqephu sezwe esigcwele imbumba; abantu babaleka ebusweni bamaFilisti. ₁₂Kepha wayemi phakathi nesiqephu, wasivikela, wawabulala amaFilisti; uJehova wenza insindiso enkulu.

₁₃Kwehla abathathu kwaba yizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu, bafika kuDavide ngesikhathi sokuvuna emhumeni wase-Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa. ₁₄UDavide wayesesenqabeni; ikhanda lamaFilisti laliseBetlehema. ₁₅UDavide wanxanela, wathi: “Hawu, sengathi ngingaphuziswa amanzi asemthonjeni waseBetlehema ongasesangweni.” ₁₆Lawo maqhawe amathathu afohla ikamu* lamaFilisti, akha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni, awathatha, awaletha kuDavide; kepha akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kodwa wawathululela uJehova. ₁₇Wathi: “Makube kude nami, Jehova, ukuba ngenze lokhu; kuyigazi lalabo bantu ababesuka besengozini.” Akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezo zinto zenziwa yilawa maqhawe amathathu.

₁₈U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalabo abathathu. ₁₉Wayengengotusekayo phakathi kwamashumi amathathu na? Ngalokho waba yisikhulu sabo, kepha akafinyelelanga nokho kwabathathu bokuqala.

₂₀UBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yendoda enamandla, owayenze imisebenzi emikhulu, owaseKabiseyeli, wabulala amaqhawe amabili akwaMowabi; futhi wehla, wabulala ingonyama phakathi komgodi ngosuku lweqhwa, ₂₁wabulala nowaseGibithe, umuntu owabukeka emuhle; owaseGibithe wayephethe umkhonto esandleni sakhe, kepha wehlela kuye ephethe induku nje, wawuhlwitha umkhonto esandleni sowaseGibithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe. ₂₂Lezo zinto wazenza uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, waba negama phakathi kwalawo maqhawe amathathu. ₂₃Wayetuseka kunabangamashumi amathathu, kepha akafinyelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala. UDavide wambeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe.

₂₄Phakathi kwabangamashumi amathathu kwakukhona u-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe, no-Elihanani indodana kaDodo waseBetlehema, ₂₅noShama waseHarodi, no-Elika waseHarodi, ₂₆noHelesi wasePaliti, no-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, ₂₇no-Abiyezeri wase-Anathoti, noMebunayi umHushati, ₂₈noSalimoni umAhohi, noMaharayi waseNethofa, ₂₉noHelevi indodana kaBahana waseNethofa, no-Ithayi indodana kaRibayi waseGibeya labantwana bakwaBenjamini, ₃₀noBenaya wasePirathoni, noHidayi wangasemifudlaneni yakwaGahashi, ₃₁no-Abi Aliboni wase-Araba, no-Azimaveti waseBarhumi, ₃₂no-Eliyaba waseShahaliboni, noBene Jasheni, noJonathani, ₃₃noShama waseHarari, no-Ahiyamu indodana kaSharari wase-Arari, ₃₄no-Elifeleti indodana ka-Ahashibayi indodana yomMahakha, no-Eliyamu indodana ka-Ahithofeli waseGilo, ₃₅noHeserayi waseKarmeli, noPhaharayi wase-Arabi, ₃₆no-Igali indodana kaNathani waseSoba, noBani wakwaGadi, ₃₇noSeleki wakwa-Amoni, noNaharayi waseBeroti, izindibi zezikhali zikaJowabe indodana kaSeruya, ₃₈no-Ira waseJetheri, noGarebi waseJetheri, ₃₉no-Uriya umHeti, bengamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa bebonke.

₁Intukuthelo kaJehova yabuye yavuthela u-Israyeli, wamvusa uDavide ngabo ngokuthi: “Hamba ubale u-Israyeli noJuda.”

₂Inkosi yathi kuJowabe induna yempi eyayinaye: “Hamba ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba, nibale abantu ukuba ngiwazi umumo wabantu.”

₃Wayesethi uJowabe enkosini: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makenezele kubantu kuphindwe kayikhulu phezu kwalokhu abayikho, kubonwe ngamehlo enkosi yami, inkosi; kepha inkosi yami, inkosi, yenamelelani le nto na?”

₄Nokho izwi lenkosi lamahlula uJowabe nezinduna zempi. UJowabe nezinduna zempi baphuma ebusweni benkosi ukuba babale abantu bakwa-Israyeli.

₅Bawela iJordani, bamisa e-Aroweri ngakwesokunene komuzi ophakathi nesigodi sakwaGadi ngaseJazeri; ₆base befika kwaGileyadi nasezweni laseTahetimi Hodishi; bafika naseDani Jahani nangaseSidoni, ₇bafika enqabeni yaseTire, nasemizini yonke yamaHivi namaKhanani; baphuma baya nangaseningizimu kwaJuda eBeri Sheba.

₈Sebedabule izwe lonke bafika eJerusalema ngasekupheleni kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye nezinsuku ezingamashumi amabili.

₉UJowabe wayesenika inkosi umumo wabantu ababaliweyo; kwaba khona kwa-Israyeli amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ahloma inkemba; amadoda akwaJuda ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu.

₁₀UDavide wahlabeka enhliziyweni emva kokuba esebabalile abantu. UDavide wathi kuJehova: “Ngonile kakhulu ngalokho engikwenzileyo; kepha manje, Jehova, mawuthethelele ububi benceku yakho, ngokuba ngintumazele kakhulu.”

₁₁Wathi ukuba uDavide avuke ekuseni, kwafika izwi likaJehova kumprofethi uGadi umboni kaDavide lokuthi: ₁₂“Hamba ukhulume kuDavide ngokuthi: ‘UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Ngiyakubekela izinto ezintathu; khetha enye kuzo ukuba ngikwenzele yona.’ ”

₁₃UGadi wayesefika kuDavide, wamtshela, wathi kuye: “Kufike kuwe yini iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ezweni lakini, noma ubalekele izitha zakho izinyanga ezintathu zisakuxosha, noma kube khona izinsuku ezintathu zesifo ezweni lakini na? Manje cabanga, ubone ukuthi yiliphi izwi engiyakulibuyisela kongithumileyo.”

₁₄Wayesethi uDavide kuGadi: “Nginosizi kakhulu; masiwele esandleni sikaJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe mkhulu; kepha esandleni somuntu mangingaweli kuso.”

₁₅UJehova wayesethuma isifo phezu kuka-Israyeli kusukela ekuseni kuze kube sesikhathini esinqunyiweyo; kwafa abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba. ₁₆Lapho ingelosi yelula isandla sayo kulo iJerusalema ukulichitha, uJehova wazisola ngalobo bubi, wathi engelosini eyachitha abantu: “Sekwanele; buyisa isandla sakho.” Ingelosi kaJehova yayisesibuyeni sika-Arawuna umJebusi.

₁₇UDavide wathi kuJehova, lapho eyibona ingelosi eyayibabulala abantu: “Bheka, mina ngonile, ngenzile okubi; kepha lezi zimvu zenzeni na? Isandla sakho masibe phezu kwami naphezu kwendlu kababa.”

₁₈UGadi wafika ngalolo suku kuDavide, wathi kuye: “Yenyuka, ummisele uJehova i-altare esibuyeni sika-Arawuna umJebusi.” ₁₉UDavide wenyuka njengokusho kukaGadi nanjengokuyala kukaJehova. ₂₀U-Arawuna walunguza, wabona inkosi nezinceku zayo beza kuye; u-Arawuna waphuma, wakhothama phambi kwenkosi, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi.

₂₁Wathi u-Arawuna: “Kungani ukuba inkosi yami, inkosi, ifikile encekwini yayo na?”

UDavide wathi: “Ukuba ngithenge kuwe isibuya, ngimakhele uJehova i-altare, ukuze lesi sifo sinqamuke kubantu.”

₂₂Wayesethi u-Arawuna kuDavide: “Inkosi yami, inkosi, mayithathe, inikele ngokuhle emehlweni ayo; bheka, nazi izinkabi zomnikelo wokushiswa, nezibhulo, nezinto zokubophela izinkabi zibe yizinkuni; ₂₃konke, nkosi, u-Arawuna uyakunika inkosi.” U-Arawuna wayesethi enkosini: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makakwamukele.”

₂₄Inkosi yathi ku-Arawuna: “Qha, ngiyakukuthenga nokukuthenga ngenani elithile; angiyikunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami engeyesihle.” UDavide wayesethenga isibuya nezinkabi ngamashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva. ₂₅UDavide wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula. UJehova wancengwa ngenxa yezwe, isifo sanqamuka kwa-Israyeli.