Eyoku-1 yeziKronike
11:1 Abizelwa ndawonye onke amaSirayeli kuDavide eHebron, esithi,
Uyabona, silithambo lakho nenyama yakho.
11:2 Kananjalo kwakudala, oko uSawule ebengukumkani, ubunguwe
wawakhupha, wawangenisa amaSirayeli; wathi uYehova uThixo wakho kuni
Wena uya kwalusa abantu bam amaSirayeli, wena uya kuba ngumlawuli wam
abantu bakwaSirayeli.
11:3 Aya ke onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli kukumkani eHebron; kunye noDavide
benza umnqophiso nabo eHebron phambi koYehova; bathambisa
UDavide ukumkani wamaSirayeli, ngokwelizwi likaYehova ngoSamuweli.
11:4 UDavide namaSirayeli onke baya eYerusalem (yiYebhusi ke leyo). apho i
BabengamaYebhusi, abemi belizwe.
11:5 Bathi abemi baseYebhusi kuDavide, Akuyi kungena apha.
Kambe ke uDavide wayithimba inqaba yaseZiyon, isixeko sikaDavide.
11:6 Wathi uDavide, Owaxabele amaYebhusi kwasentloko, woba yintloko;
umphathi. Kwenyuka kuqala uYowabhi unyana kaTseruya, waba yintloko.
11:7 Wahlala uDavide enqabeni; ke ngoko bayibiza ngokuba sisixeko
UDavide.
11:8 Wawakha umzi ngeenxa zonke, wathabathela eMilo, wajikelezisa ngeenxa zonke;
wawulungisa umzi oseleyo.
11:9 UDavide waya eba mkhulu ngokuba mkhulu; ngokuba uYehova wemikhosi ubenaye.
11:10 Zizo ezi iintloko zamagorha kaDavide, ababenazo
bomelezana naye ebukumkanini bakhe, nakumaSirayeli onke, ukuba
menze ukumkani, ngokwelizwi likaYehova ngokusingisele kumaSirayeli.
11:11 Lilo eli inani lamagorha kaDavide; uYashobheham,
UHakimoni, intloko yabaphathi-mikhosi, wayesiphakamisile ngentshuntshe yakhe
amakhulu amathathu abulawa nguye ngaxeshanye.
11:12 Emva kwakhe nguElazare unyana kaDodo, umAhowa, engomnye wababingeleli.
amagorha amathathu.
11:13 Yena wayenoDavide ePas-damim, yaye amaFilisti ayebuthelene khona
behlangene edabini, apho kwakukho isiqwenga somhlaba sinerhasi; kwaye i
abantu basaba phambi kwamaFilisti.
11:14 Bema esazulwini sesiqwenga eso, basinikela;
wawaxabela amaFilisti; uYehova wabasindisa ngobuninzi
ukukhululwa.
11:15 Kwehla isithathu sabaphathi-mikhosi emashumini amathathu, baya eweni kuDavide
emqolombeni waseAdulam; yaye impi yamaFilisti yayimise iintente ententeni
intlambo yamaRafa.
11:16 Ngelo xesha uDavide wayesezintabeni, kukho ikampu yamaFilisti oko
eBhetelehem.
11:17 Walangazelela uDavide, wathi, Akwaba bendingasezwa la manzi!
equleni laseBhetelehem, elisesangweni;
11:18 Atyhoboza omathathu impi yamaFilisti, akha amanzi
equleni laseBhetelehem, elisesangweni, wayithabatha, wayithabatha
wazisa kuDavide; akavuma ukuwasela uDavide, wawaphalaza
kuYehova,
11:19 wathi, Makube lee kum uThixo wam, ukuba ndiyenze loo nto;
asele egazi lala madoda abubeke esichengeni ubomi bawo? ngenxa
bebeke ubomi babo esichengeni. Akavuma ke
sela. Enza ezo zinto la magorha mathathu.
11:20 Ke uAbhishayi, umninawa kaYowabhi, yena ebe eyintloko yabathathu, engowokurhola
Wenyuka ngomkhonto wakhe kumakhulu amathathu, wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwabo
aba bathathu.
11:21 Kubo bathathu ubebekeke ngaphezu kwabo bobabini; ngokuba ebengowabo
Akafikelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala.
11:22 uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, unyana wendoda enobukroti yaseKabhetseli, obehleli etroneni.
wenze izenzo ezininzi; wabulala iingonyama ezimbini zakwaMowabhi, wehla naye
wabulala ingonyama emhadini ngemini yekhephu.
11:23 Yena wabulala indoda engumYiputa, indoda enewonga, ekubhite zintlanu; kwaye
esandleni somYiputa lowo ephethe intshuntshe enjengomthi wabaluki; wahamba
Wehla kuye ephethe intonga, wayirhola intshuntshe kweyomYiputa lowo
ngesandla, wambulala ngentshuntshe yakhe.
11:24 Wenza ezo zinto uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, waba negama phakathi kwabo
amagorha amathathu.
11:25 Yabona, ubezukile yena phakathi kwabangamashumi omathathu, akafikelelanga kubo
Ezokuqala zintathu: UDavide wammisa phezu kwabalindi bakhe.
11:26 Kananjalo amagorha omkhosi nguAsaheli, umninawa kaYowabhi;
uElihanan unyana kaDodo waseBhetelehem;
11:27 nguShamoti waseHarori, noHeletse wasePelon;
11:28 noIra unyana kaIkeshe waseTekowa, noAbhiyezere waseAnatoti;
11:29 noSibhekayi umHusha, noIlayi umAhowa;
11:30 noMaharayi waseNetofa, noHeledi unyana kaBhahana waseNetofa;
11:31 UItayi unyana kaRibhayi waseGibheha, owoonyana baka
noBhenjamin, noBhenaya wasePiraton;
11:32 noHurai waseMilambo yaseGahashe, nguAbhiyeli waseArbhati;
11:33 noAzemavete waseBhaharumiti, noEliyabha waseShahalibhon;
11:34 oonyana bakaHashem waseGizon, nguYonatan unyana kaShage umHarari;
11:35 uAhiyam unyana kaSakare umHarari, uElifali unyana kaUre;
11:36 noHefere waseMekerati, noAhiya wasePeloni;
11:37 noHetsero waseKarmele, noNaharayi unyana kaEzebha;
11:38 noYoweli umzalwana kaNatan, noMibhare unyana kaHagiri;
11:39 uTseleki umAmon, uNaharayi waseBheroti, umphathi weentonga zikaYowabhi umAmon.
unyana kaTseruya,
11:40 uIra umItri, noGarebhe umItri;
11:41 u-Uriya umHeti, noZabhadi unyana ka-Alayi;
11:42 uAdina unyana kaShiza, umRubhen, umthetheli wamaRubhen,
amashumi amathathu kunye naye,
11:43 uHanan unyana kaMahaka, noYoshafati waseMiten;
11:44 u-Uziya waseAshtera, uShama noYehiyeli oonyana bakaHotan
Aroerite,
11:45 noYedihayeli unyana kaShimri, noYowa umzalwana wakhe, umTitsi;
11:46 uEliyeli waseMahavi, noYeribhayi, noYoshaviya, oonyana bakaElinaham,
uItima umMowabhi,
11:47 uEliyeli, no-Obhedi, noYasiyeli waseMesobha.