Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
5:1 Zeza ke zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli kuDavide eHebron, zathetha, zisithi,
besithi, Yabona, silithambo lakho nenyama yakho.
5:2 Kwangaphambili, oko uSawule ebengukumkani kuthi, ibinguwe osiphetheyo
Wawangenisa amaSirayeli, wathi uYehova kuwe, Nguwe oya kwalusa
Abantu bam amaSirayeli, wena uya kuba ngumphathi wamaSirayeli.
5:3 Aya ke onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli kukumkani eHebron; nokumkani uDavide
benza umnqophiso nabo eHebron phambi koYehova;
UDavide ukumkani wamaSirayeli.
5:4 UDavide ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka emashumi mane engukumkani
iminyaka.
5:5 EHebron waba ngukumkani wakwaYuda iminyaka esixhenxe neenyanga ezintandathu
EYerusalem ke waba ngukumkani iminyaka emashumi mathathu anamithathu kumaSirayeli onke nakwaYuda.
5:6 Wesuka ukumkani namadoda akhe baya eYerusalem kumaYebhusi
abemi belizwe, abathi kuDavide, Ngaphandle kwakho
susa iimfama neziqhwala, akusayi kungena apha.
ecinga ukuba, UDavide akanakungena apha.
5:7 UDavide wayithimba imboniselo yeZiyon: ngumzi ke lowo
UDavide.
5:8 Wathi ke uDavide ngaloo mini, Bonke abaya kufikelela emseleni, baze
wawaxabela amaYebhusi, neziqhwala, neemfama, abathiyiweyo
Umphefumlo kaDavide woba yintloko nomthetheli. Kungoko bathi, Inkosi
Iimfama neziqhwala azingeni endlwini.
5:9 Wahlala ke uDavide kuloo nqaba, wayibiza ngokuba ngumzi kaDavide. NoDavide
yakhiwe ngeenxa zonke, ithabathela eMilo nangaphakathi.
5:10 UDavide waqhubeka eba mkhulu, yaye uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, wayenaye
yena.
5:11 UHiram, ukumkani waseTire, wathumela abathunywa kuDavide, nemisedare, nemisedare
bamakhela indlu uDavide.
5:12 Waqonda uDavide ukuba uYehova umqinisile waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli.
wabuphakamisa ubukumkani bakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli.
5:13 UDavide wabuya wazeka amashweshwe nabafazi eYerusalem, emveni kwakhe
Waphuma eHebron, wazala oonyana neentombi
UDavide.
5:14 Ngawo la amagama abo wabazalelwa eYerusalem;
nguShamuwa, noShobhabhi, noNatan, noSolomon;
5:15 noIbhare, noElishuwa, noNefegi, noYafiya;
5:16 noElishama, noEliyada, noElifeleti.
5:17 Ke kaloku eva amaFilisti ukuba bamthambisile uDavide ukumkani
Enyuka ke onke amaFilisti, eze kufuna uDavide; weva uDavide
yona, yehla yaya ebaleni.
5:18 Afika ke amaFilisti, azithi saa entilini
AmaRafa.
5:19 Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi, Ndinyuke na ndiye?
AmaFilisti? Wowanikela na esandleni sam? Wathi uYehova
wathi kuDavide, Nyuka; ngokuba ndiya kuwanikela amaFilisti wona kanye
isandla sakho.
5:20 Weza uDavide eBhahali-peratsim;
UYehova uzityhobozele iintshaba zam phambi kwam, njengokutyhoboza kweentshaba zam phambi kwam
amanzi. ngenxa yoko wathi igama laloo ndawo yiBhahali-peratsim.
5:21 Bayishiya khona imifanekiso yabo eqingqiweyo, wayitshisa uDavide namadoda akhe.
5:22 Aphinda enyuka amaFilisti, azithi saa elunxwemeni
intlambo yamaRafa.
5:23 Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi yena, Uze ungenyuki; kodwa
ujike ujikeleze emva kwabo, ufike kubo malungana necala lasekunene
imithi yamaqunube.
5:24 kuthi, ekuveni kwakho isandi sokuhamba emantloko ezulu;
uya kwandula ke uxhamle imithi yemibhaka;
UYehova ephuma phambi kwakho, ukuba ayixabele impi yamaFilisti.
5:25 Wenza uDavide njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho; kwaye wayibetha
AmaFilistiya ukusuka eGebha ukuya kutsho eGezere.