Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
10:1 Kwathi emva koko, ukumkani woonyana baka-Amon
Wafa, wathi uHanun unyana wakhe walawula esikhundleni sakhe.
10:2 Wathi ke uDavide, Mandimenzele inceba uHanun, unyana kaNahashe, njengokuba
Uyise wandenzela inceba. UDavide wathumela ukuba amthuthuzele ngesandla sakhe
isandla sabakhonzi bakhe ngenxa kayise. Bangena ke abakhonzi bakaDavide
ilizwe loonyana baka-Amon.
10:3 Zathi iinkosana zoonyana baka-Amon kuHanun inkosi yazo,
Uba uyamzukisa uyihlo uDavide awamthumayo na?
Abathuthuzeli kuwe? UDavide akabathumanga na abakhonzi bakhe kuwe?
ukuba awugocagoce umzi, uwuhlole, awubhukuqe?
10:4 Wabathabatha ke uHanun abakhonzi bakaDavide, wabacheba nesiqingatha eso
neendevu zawo, wazicanda iingubo zawo phakathi, ukuya kufikelela kuwo
iimpundu, wabandulula.
10:5 Baxelelwa uDavide, wathumela ukuba ahlangabeze amadoda lawo
wathi ukumkani, Hlalani eYeriko kude kube ziindevu zenu
khula, ubuye.
10:6 Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba bazinukisile phambi koDavide
Bathumela oonyana baka-Amon, bawaqesha ama-Aram aseBhete-rehobhi;
ama-Aram aseTsobha ibingamashumi amabini amawaka omqikela; nakukumkani waseMahaka iwaka
kwaIshtobhi ishumi elinesibini lamawaka amadoda.
10:7 Weva ke uDavide, wathumela uYowabhi nomkhosi wonke wamagorha
amadoda.
10:8 Baphuma oonyana baka-Amon, bakha izintlu zokulwa ngasesitratweni
bangena ngesango, nama-Aram aseTsobha, nawaseRehobhi, nase
UIshtobhi noMahaka babebodwa endle.
10:9 Wabona uYowabhi ukuba imfazwe ibheke kuye, ngaphambili
ngasemva wanyula emadodeni onke ahleliweyo kwaSirayeli, wakha uluhlu
nxamnye nama-Aram.
10:10 Abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abhishayi wakhe
umzalwana wakhe, ukuze abalungiselele ukulwa noonyana baka-Amon.
10:11 Wathi, Ukuba ama-Aram athe andeyisa, wowasindisa wena
kodwa ukuba bathe oonyana baka-Amon bakoyisa, ndoba nawe
yiza kukunceda.
10:12 Yomelela, sibe ngamadoda ngenxa yabantu bakowethu, nangenxa yabantu
Imizi yoThixo wethu: uYehova uya kwenza oko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe.
10:13 Wasondela uYowabhi nabantu ababenaye ukuba alwe
kuma-Aram, asaba ebusweni bakhe.
10:14 Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba asabile ama-Aram, basaba
nabo phambi koAbhishayi bangena esixekweni. Wabuya ke uYowabhi
koonyana baka-Amon, beza eYerusalem.
10:15 Abona ama-Aram ukuba oyisiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli
bahlanganisana ndawonye.
10:16 Wathumela uHadadezere, wawakhupha ama-Aram abephesheya kwelizwe
bafika eHelam; noShobhaki umthetheli womkhosi
uHadadezere ehamba phambi kwabo.
10:17 Kwathi kwaxelwa kuDavide, wahlanganisa amaSirayeli onke, wagqitha
bawela iYordan, baya eHelam. Akha uluhlu ama-Aram
Walwa noDavide, walwa naye.
10:18 Asaba ama-Aram phambi kwamaSirayeli; uDavide wawabulala amadoda asixhenxe
ikhulu leenqwelo zokulwa kuma-Aram, namashumi amane amawaka abakhweli-mahashe, baxabela
uShobhaki, umthetheli womkhosi wabo, wafela khona.
10:19 Babona bonke ookumkani ababekhonza uHadadezere, ukuba baye
boyiswa phambi kwamaSirayeli, benza uxolo namaSirayeli, bakhonza
bona. Oyika ke ama-Aram ukuphinda abancede oonyana baka-Amon.