Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
2:1 Kwathi emveni koko, wabuza uDavide kuYehova, esithi,
Ndinyuke na ndiye emzini wakwaYuda? Wathi uYehova kuye
kuye, Nyuka. Wathi uDavide, Ndonyuke ndiye phi na? Wathi yena, Ku
eHebron.
2:2 Wenyuka ke waya khona uDavide, nabafazi bakhe bobabini, uAhinowam
eYizereli, noAbhigali umkaNabhali waseKarmele.
2:3 Namadoda akhe abenawo wawanyusa uDavide, iyileyo neyakhe
Bahlala emizini yaseHebron.
2:4 Eza amadoda akwaYuda, amthambisa khona apho uDavide, ukuba abe ngukumkani phezu kokumkani
indlu kaYuda. Kwaxelwa kuDavide, kwathiwa, Amadoda ase
Yabe iYabheshe yaseGiliyadi yangcwatywa nguSawule.
2:5 UDavide wathumela abathunywa kumadoda aseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi, wathi kubo
Nisikelelwe nguYehova, nabenzela obo bubele
nize nimngcwabe enkosini yenu uSawule.
2:6 Kaloku uYehova makanenzele inceba nenyaniso; nam ndiya kwenza ngako kuni
nenzeni ngoko inceba, ngokuba niyenzileyo loo nto.
2:7 Ke ngoko mazomelele izandla zenu, nibe ngamadoda anobukroti;
Ifile inkosi yakho uSawule; kananjalo indithambisile indlu yakwaYuda
ukumkani wabo.
2:8 Ke uAbhinere unyana kaNere, umthetheli womkhosi kaSawule, wamthabatha uIshbhoshete umthetheli.
unyana kaSawule, wamwelela eMahanayim;
2:9 wamenza ukumkani eGiliyadi, nakuma-Ashuri, naseYizereli;
nakwaEfrayim, nakwaBhenjamin, nakumaSirayeli onke.
2:10 UIshbhoshete, unyana kaSawule, ubeminyaka imashumi mane ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe
USirayeli waba ngukumkani iminyaka emibini. Ke indlu yakwaYuda yamlandela uDavide.
2:11 Ke imihla uDavide abengukumkani kwindlu yakwaYuda eHebron
iminyaka esixhenxe neenyanga ezintandathu.
2:12 noAbhinere unyana kaNere, nabakhonzi bakaIshbhoshete, unyana ka
Wemka uSawule eMahanayim, waya eGibheyon.
2:13 Baphuma ke uYowabhi unyana kaTseruya, nabakhonzi bakaDavide
bahlangana echibini laseGibheyon, bahlala phantsi, omnye phezu komzi
elinye icala lechibi, elinye ngaphaya kwechibi.
2:14 Wathi uAbhinere kuYowabhi, Makasuke asuke amadodana adlale phambi kwethu.
Wathi uYowabhi, Mabasuke.
2:15 Kwesuka ke, kwawela ngenani, ishumi elinamabini lakwaBhenjamin
kuIshbhoshete unyana kaSawule, neshumi elinababini kubakhonzi baka
UDavide.
2:16 Yaba ngulowo wabamba ummelwane wakhe ngentloko, nekrele lakhe lela;
kwicala lommelwane wakhe; ngoko ke bawa ndawonye
Kwathiwa yiHelekati-hatsurim eseGibheyon.
2:17 Kwabakho imfazwe enzima kunene ngaloo mini; wabethwa uAbhinere,
amadoda akwaSirayeli, phambi kwabakhonzi bakaDavide.
2:18 Kwakukho oonyana abathathu bakaTseruya khona, uYowabhi, noAbhishayi, no
UAsaheli ke ebetha unyawo, enjengebhadi.
2:19 UAsaheli wamsukela uAbhinere; wathi ekuhambeni kwakhe akathi gu bucala aye ngasekunene
nasekhohlo ekumlandeleni uAbhinere.
2:20 Wabheka emva kwakhe uAbhinere, wathi, UnguAsaheli na? Kwaye yena
Waphendula wathi, Ndinguye.
2:21 Wathi uAbhinere kuye, Tyekela ngasekunene kwakho, nokuba kusekhohlo kwakho;
ubambe enye kumadodana, uzithabathele isikrweqe sayo. Kodwa
Akavuma ukutyeka ekumlandeleni uAsaheli.
2:22 Waphinda wathi uAbhinere kuAsaheli, Tyeka ekundilandeleni;
Yini na ukuba ndide ndikubethe, uwe emhlabeni? ndingathini na ukuzibamba?
ubuso bam kuYowabhi umninawa wakho?
2:23 Akavuma ukutyeka; ngoko ke uAbhinere waba seqongeni
umkhonto wamtsho phantsi ubambo lwesihlanu, waphuma umkhonto ngasemva
yena; wawa khona, wafela kuloo ndawo
bathi bonke abafika kuloo ndawo wawa wafela kuyo uAsaheli
wema ngxi.
2:24 OoYowabhi noAbhishayi bamsukela bamsukela uAbhinere, lada latshona ilanga
bafika endulini yeAma, ekhangelene neGiya ngasendleleni
kwintlango yeGibheyon.
2:25 Bahlanganisana oonyana bakaBhenjamin emva koAbhinere.
aba ngumkhosi wanye, bema encotsheni yentaba.
2:26 Wamemeza uAbhinere kuYowabhi, wathi, Liya kumana ukudla na ikrele?
Akwazi na ukuba kuya kuba krakra kamva? ixesha elingakanani
Kuya kuthi yini na ukuba ungabaxeleli abantu, babuye ekusukeleni kwabo?
bazalwana?
2:27 Wathi uYowabhi, Ehleli nje uYehova, ukuba bekungathelekiswanga nguwe, inene, inene
Kusasa abantu benyuka elowo ekulandeleni umntakwabo.
2:28 Wavuthela ke uYowabhi isigodlo, bema bonke abantu, basukela.
ababa sabuya bawasukela amaSirayeli, ababa salwa.
2:29 UAbhinere namadoda akhe bahamba ubusuku bonke, becanda eArabha
bayiwela iYordan, bayihamba yonke iBhitron, bafika
eMahanayim.
2:30 Wabuya uYowabhi ekumsukeleni uAbhinere, wayihlanganisa yonke into
Kwasweleka kubakhonzi bakaDavide ishumi elinesithoba lamadoda;
uAsaheli.
2:31 Ke abakhonzi bakaDavide babexabele kumaBhenjamin nakumadoda akwa-Abhinere;
kwafa amakhulu amathathu anamanci mathandathu amadoda.
2:32 Bamthwala uAsaheli, bamngcwabela engcwabeni likayise.
eyayiseBhetelehem. Wahamba ke uYowabhi namadoda akhe ubusuku bonke;
wafika eHebron ngofifi.