Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
3:1 Ke kaloku yoluka imfazwe phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide.
UDavide waya esomelela ngokomelela; indlu kaSawule yaya ikhula
buthathaka kwaye buthathaka.
3:2 UDavide wazalelwa oonyana eHebron, owamazibulo nguAmnon, owazalelwa kuyo
uAhinowam waseYizereli;
3:3 owesibini waba nguKileyabhi ka-Abhigali, umkaNabhali waseKarmele; kwaye
owesithathu nguAbhisalom, unyana kaMahaka, intombi kaTalemayi ukumkani waseJiputa
eGeshuri;
3:4 owesine waba nguAdoniya, unyana kaHagiti; owesihlanu waba nguShefatiya
unyana ka-Abhitali;
3:5 owesithandathu nguItram, ngoEgla, umkaDavide. Aba bazalelwa uDavide
eHebron.
3:6 Kwathi, kwakubon' ukuba kukho imfazwe phakathi kwendlu kaSawule
kwindlu kaDavide, ukuba uAbhinere azomelezela indlu ka-Abhinere
uSawule.
3:7 Ke uSawule ebeneshweshwe eligama linguRitspa, intombi ka-Aya;
Wathi uIshbhoshete kuAbhinere, Yini na ukuba ungene endlwini yam?
ishweshwe likatata?
3:8 Wavutha kunene ngumsindo uAbhinere ngamazwi kaIshbhoshete, wathi, Ndiyindoda na?
intloko yenja, ayenzele ububele amaYuda indlu namhla
kaSawule uyihlo, kubazalwana bakhe, nakubahlobo bakhe;
wakunikela esandleni sikaDavide, ondiwisele umthetho ngako namhla
Ngaba lityala kulo mfazi?
3:9 UThixo makenjenje kuAbhinere, aqokele ukwenjenje, ngaphandle kokuba njengoko wakufungelayo uYehova
UDavide ndenjenjalo kuye;
3:10 ukubuguqulela ubukumkani endlwini kaSawule, nokumisa itempile
etroneni kaDavide, kwaSirayeli nakwaYuda, kwathabathela kwaDan kuse eBher-shebha.
3:11 Akaba saba nako ukumphendula nezwi uAbhinere, ngokuba ebemoyika.
3:12 Wesusa esikhundleni sakhe uAbhinere abathunywa kuDavide, esithi, Ngokabani na ukumkani?
umhlaba? esithi, Yenza umnqophiso wakho nam, yabona, isandla sam siya kubuya
makabe nawe, awahlanganiselwe kuwe onke amaSirayeli.
3:13 Wathi, Kulungile; Ndiya kwenza umnqophiso nawe, kodwa ndikwenzele nto-nye
ndithi, Akusayi kububona ubuso bam, ungathanga kuqala
mzise uMikali intombi kaSawule, xa uze kubona ubuso bam.
3:14 UDavide wesusa abathunywa kuIshbhoshete, unyana kaSawule, esithi, Ndihlangule.
umkam uMikali, endamgana ngekhulu leenyama zokwaluswa
amaFilisti.
3:15 Wathumela uIshbhoshete, wamthabatha endodeni yakhe, kuPaltiyeli
unyana kaLayishe.
3:16 Yahamba naye ke indoda yakhe, ilila emva kwakhe, kwada kwezisa eBhahurim. Emva koko
Wathi uAbhinere kuye, Hamba ubuye. Wabuya.
3:17 Ke kaloku uAbhinere wayenelizwi kumadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, bathi, "Nibe nifuna
ngokuba uDavide ubengukumkani kuni ngenxa engaphambili;
3:18 Yenzani ngoku, ngokuba uYehova uthethe kuDavide, wathi, Ngesandla
kuDavide umkhonzi wam ndiya kubasindisa abantu bam amaSirayeli esandleni sikaYehova
amaFilisti, nasesandleni seentshaba zawo zonke.
3:19 Kananjalo uAbhinere wathetha ezindlebeni zikaBhenjamin, uAbhinere naye waya
uthethe ezindlebeni zikaDavide eHebron konke oko kwabonakala kulungile kuSirayeli;
oko kwabonakala kulungile kuyo yonke indlu yakwaBhenjamin.
3:20 Waya ke uAbhinere kuDavide eHebron, enamadoda amashumi mabini. NoDavide
wenzela uAbhinere namadoda abenaye isidlo.
3:21 Wathi uAbhinere kuDavide, Ndiya kusuka ndihambe, ndihlanganise konke
USirayeli enkosini yam ukumkani, enze umnqophiso nawe
ukuba ube ngukumkani entweni yonke oyinqwenelayo intliziyo yakho. NoDavide
wamndulula uAbhinere; wahamba enoxolo.
3:22 Kwaza kwafika abakhonzi bakaDavide benoYowabhi, bevela ebuthweni.
weza namaxhoba amaninzi, ke uAbhinere ebengekho kuDavide
eHebron; ngokuba ebemndulule, wahamba exolile.
3:23 Weza uYowabhi nomkhosi wonke obenaye, wamxelela uYowabhi.
Wathi, UAbhinere unyana kaNere weza kukumkani, wamthuma
uhambe, uhambe ngoxolo.
3:24 Waya uYowabhi kukumkani, wathi, Yintoni na le uyenzileyo? nanko uAbhinere
weza kuwe; Yini na ukuba umndulule, akade aphile?
uhambile?
3:25 Uyamazi wena uAbhinere unyana kaNere, ukuba ubeze kukulukuhla, nokuba ubeze kukubulala.
akwazi ukuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho, akwazi konke okwenzayo.
3:26 Waphuma uYowabhi kuDavide, wathumela abathunywa ukuba bamlandele uAbhinere.
owambuyisayo emthonjeni waseSira; uDavide yena ubengazi.
3:27 Wabuyela eHebron uAbhinere, uYowabhi wamthabathela bucala esangweni
ukuthetha naye ngokuzolileyo, yaza yambetha khona phantsi ubambo lwesihlanu, loo nto
wafa ngenxa yamagazi ka-Asaheli umninawa wakhe.
3:28 Weva uDavide emveni kokuba kunjalo, wathi, Singowam nobukumkani bam
umsulwa phambi koYehova, kude kuse ephakadeni, egazini lika-Abhinere unyana ka-Abhinere
Ner:
3:29 makabe phezu kwentloko kaYowabhi, naphezu kwendlu yonke kayise; kwaye vumela
akunqunyulwa mntu endlwini kaYowabhi, obhobhozayo, nokuba nguyiloo nto
oneqhenqa, nowayame ngentonga, nokuba ngowa ngekrele, nokuba ngowathi
oswele isonka.
3:30 UYowabhi noAbhishayi umninawa wakhe bambulala ke uAbhinere, ngenxa enokuba embulele uAbhinere
uAsaheli umzalwana eGibheyon emfazweni.
3:31 Wathi uDavide kuYowabhi nakubantu bonke anabo, Qhushuzani
nibhinqe ezirhwexayo, nimbambazelele uAbhinere. Kwaye
ukumkani uDavide walandela ithala.
3:32 Bamngcwabela ke uAbhinere eHebron; waliphakamisa ukumkani ilizwi lakhe
walila engcwabeni lika-Abhinere; balila bonke abantu.
3:33 Ukumkani wamenzela isimbonono uAbhinere, wathi, Afe ngokufa kwesidenge na uAbhinere?
3:34 Izandla zakho bezingabotshwanga, nonyawo lwakho belungafakwanga amakhamandela, njengomntu
Ukuwa phambi kwabangendawo, uwe ngokunjalo. Balila ke bonke abantu
kwakhona phezu kwakhe.
3:35 Beza bonke abantu ukuba bamdlise uDavide inyama, kusenjalo
Wafunga ke uDavide, wathi, Makenjenje uThixo kum, aqokele ukwenjenje, ukuba ndithe ndangcamla
isonka, okanye nantoni na, lide litshone ilanga.
3:36 Bakugqala oko bonke abantu, kwalunga emehlweni abo, njengoko entweni yonke
Ukumkani wabakholisa bonke abantu.
3:37 Bazi ke bonke abantu namaSirayeli onke ngaloo mini, ukuba asinto yanto
Ukumkani makambulale uAbhinere unyana kaNere.
3:38 Wathi ukumkani kubakhonzi bakhe, Anazi na ukuba kukho inkosana
Kuwe namhla umntu omkhulu kwaSirayeli?
3:39 Ke ndisebuthathaka, ndisathanjiswa namhla ukuba ndibe ngukumkani; kwaye la madoda ngoonyana
UYehova uya kumbuyekeza umenzi wobubi
ngokobubi bakhe.