Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
9:1 Wathi uDavide, Kusekho mpunde na kwindlu kaSawule?
Ndingaze ndiyenzele inceba ngenxa kaYonatan?
9:2 Ke endlwini kaSawule bekukho isicaka esigama linguTsibha. Kwaye
bambizela kuDavide, wathi ukumkani kuye, Unguye na?
Ziba? Wathi, Nguye yena umkhonzi wakho.
9:3 Wathi ukumkani, Akusekho namnye na umntu wendlu kaSawule, onokundikhulula?
nimenzele inceba kaThixo na? Wathi uTsibha kukumkani, Yonatan
usenonyana, ofe iinyawo;
9:4 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Uphi na? Wathi uTsibha kukumkani,
Nanko endlwini kaMakire, unyana ka-Amiyeli, eLodebhare.
9:5 Wathumela ukumkani uDavide, wamthabatha endlwini kaMakire, ukumkani waseYiputa
unyana ka-Amiyeli waseLodebhare.
9:6 Ke kaloku, wafika uMefibhoshete, unyana kaYonatan, unyana kaSawule
kuDavide, wawa ngobuso, waqubuda. Wathi uDavide,
uMefibhoshete. Wathi, Nanko umkhonzi wakho.
9:7 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Musa ukoyika; ngokuba inene, ndiya kukwenzela inceba
ngenxa kaYonatan uyihlo, akubuyisele lonke ilizwe lakwaSirayeli
uSawule uyihlo; wena uya kudla isonka etafileni yam ngamaxesha onke.
9:8 Waqubuda, wathi, Umkhonzi wakho uyintoni na, ukuba unga?
jonga inja efileyo ndinje?
9:9 Ukumkani wabiza uTsibha, umfana wakwaSawule, wathi kuye, Ndim
yonke into ebiyekaSawule, neyeyakhe yonke, wayinika unyana wenkosi yakho
indlu.
9:10 Wena ke, noonyana bakho, nabakhonzi bakho, wowulima umhlaba
uze umngenise neziqhamo, abe nazo unyana wenkosi yakho
ke uMefibhoshete, unyana wenkosi yakho, uya kusoloko esidla isonka
itafile yam. Ke kaloku uTsibha ubenoonyana abalishumi elinabahlanu, nabakhonzi abamashumi mabini.
9:11 Wathi uTsibha kukumkani, Njengako konke enkosini yam ukumkani
emwisele umthetho umkhonzi wakhe, uya kwenjenjalo umkhonzi wakho. Ngoko
Wathi uMefibhoshete ukumkani, yena uya kudla etafileni yam, njengomnye wezidlo ezidliwayo
oonyana bokumkani.
9:12 UMefibhoshete ubenonyana omncinane, ogama belinguMika. Kwaye yonke loo nto
Ebehlala endlwini kaTsibha, kukho abakhonzi bakaMefibhoshete.
9:13 UMefibhoshete ubehlala eYerusalem, ngokuba ubesidla etafileni ngamaxesha onke
itafile yokumkani; wayeqhwalela ezinyaweni zakhe zombini.