Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
14:1 Wabona uYowabhi, unyana kaTseruya, ukuba intliziyo yokumkani ingasempumalanga
uAbhisalom.
14:2 UYowabhi wathumela eTekowa, wathabatha khona inkazana elumkileyo, wathi kuyo
khawenze isijwili, khawunxibe umbambazelelo
nxiba, uze ungazithambisi ngeoli;
ixesha elide benza isijwili ngenxa yabafileyo.
14:3 uye kukumkani, uthethe kuye wenjenje. Wayibeka ke uYowabhi
amazwi emlonyeni wakhe.
14:4 Yathetha inkazana yaseTekowa kukumkani, yawa ngobuso
emhlabeni, waqubuda, wathi, Sindisa, kumkani.
14:5 Wathi ukumkani kuyo, Uhlelwe yintoni na? Wathi yena, Ndinguye
ewe, ungumhlolokazi, ibe ke indoda yam ifile.
14:6 Umkhonzazana wakho ebenoonyana ababini, babambana bobabini ndawonye
emasimini, akwabakho mhlanguli phakathi kwabo, enye yabetha enye, yaza
wambulala.
14:7 Ke kaloku, nanku, wonke umzalwane usukele phezulu komkhonzazana wakho;
Wathi, Sinikeni lowo umbethileyo umzalwana wakhe, simbulale ngenxa yakhe
umphefumlo womzalwana wakhe awambulalayo; kwaye siya kuyitshabalalisa nendlalifa: kwaye
baya kulicima ilahle lam eliseleyo, bangayishiyi kwelam
Umyeni akanagama nentsalela emhlabeni.
14:8 Wathi ukumkani kwinkazana leyo, Yiya endlwini yakho, ndikunike
thetha ngawe.
14:9 Inkazana yaseTekowa yathi kukumkani, Nkosi yam, kumkani, nkosi yam!
mabube phezu kwam, nendlu kabawo, ubugwenxa, nokumkani netrone yakhe
ungabi natyala.
14:10 Wathi ukumkani, Othetha into kuwe, mzise kum;
akasayi kuphinda akuchukumise.
14:11 Wathi, Ukumkani makamkhumbule uYehova uThixo wakho
akusayi kubavumela abaphindezeli begazi ukuba baphinde batshabalalise;
hleze bamtshabalalise unyana wam. Wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, kuya kubakho
akuwi nalunye unwele lonyana wakho emhlabeni.
14:12 Yathi inkazana, Makhe athethe ilizwi umkhonzazana wakho libe linye
enkosini yam ukumkani. Wathi, Thetha.
14:13 Yathi inkazana leyo, Yini na ke ukuba ucinge into enjalo?
ngokuchasene nabantu bakaThixo? ngokuba ukumkani uthetha njengamntu mnye le nto
obo bugwenxa, engathi ukumkani angabuyi abuye eyakhe
bagxothiwe.
14:14 Kuba simelwe kukuthi sife, sibe njengamanzi aphalele emhlabeni, athi
ayinakuhlanganiswa kwakhona; kananjalo uThixo akakhethi buso bamntu
ucinga icebo, ukuba angamgxothi kuye umgxothwa.
14:15 Ngoku ke ndize kuthetha ngeli lizwi enkosini yam
kumkani, kungenxa yokuba abantu bendoyikisile, nomkhonzazana wakho lo
Wathi, Makhe ndithethe kukumkani; mhlawumbi ukumkani angavuma
enze ngokwesicelo somkhonzazana wakhe.
14:16 Ngokuba uya kuva ukumkani, ukuba amhlangule umkhonzazana wakhe esandleni kaNdikhoyo
indoda eya kunditshabalalisa mna, kunye nonyana wam, ndawonye elifeni
uThixo.
14:17 Wathi ke umkhonzazana wakho, Ilizwi lenkosi yam ukumkani ke ngoku
ngokuba njengoko sinjalo isithunywa sikaThixo, injalo inkosi yam ukumkani, ukuva
lilungile nelibi; uYehova uThixo wakho makabe nawe.
14:18 Waphendula ukumkani, wathi kwinkazana, Musa ukukha uzikhanyele kum
Wena, into endiya kukubuza yona. Yathi inkazana, Mayivumele inkosi yam
thetha ukumkani.
14:19 Wathi ukumkani, Isandla sikaYowabhi asinawe na kule nto yonke? Kwaye
Yaphendula inkazana, yathi, Uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, nkosi yam kumkani, akukho
ndingabheka ekunene nasekhohlo kuko oko inkosi yam ikuko
uthethe ukumkani; ngokuba uYowabhi umkhonzi wakho lo undiwisele umthetho, nguye owazibeka zonke ezi zinto
Amazwi emlonyeni womkhonzazana wakho.
14:20 Wenze le nto umkhonzi wakho uYowabhi, ukuze aguqulele eli lizwi
Inkosi yam ilumke ngokobulumko besithunywa sikaThixo.
ukwazi zonke izinto ezisehlabathini.
14:21 Wathi ukumkani kuYowabhi, Uyabona, ndiyenzile ke loo nto;
mbuyise umfana lowo uAbhisalom.
14:22 UYowabhi wawa ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda, wabulela
Wathi uYowabhi, Namhla umkhonzi wakho uyazi ukuba ndimfumene
ubabalo emehlweni akho, nkosi yam kumkani, ekubeni ukumkani ekufezile oko
isicelo somkhonzi wakhe.
14:23 Wesuka ke uYowabhi, waya eGeshuri, wamzisa uAbhisalom eYerusalem.
14:24 Wathi ukumkani, Makajike aye endlwini yakhe, angandiboni mna
ubuso. Wabuya ke uAbhisalom, waya endlwini yakhe; akabubona ubuso bokumkani.
14:25 Ke kumaSirayeli onke bekungekho ndoda injengoAbhisalom ukuba yindumiso;
ubuhle bakhe: kwathabathela entendeni yonyawo lwesa elukakayini
akwabakho siphako kuye.
14:26 Yaye xa wayichola intloko (kuba ekupheleni konyaka ngamnye
Wayicheba ke: ngokuba iinwele bezinzima kuye, wazicheba ke;
Wazilinganisa iinwele zentloko yakhe, zaba ziishekele ezimakhulu mabini ngokweentsika zokumkani
ubunzima.
14:27 UAbhisalom wazalelwa oonyana abathathu, nentombi yanye;
igama ke elo belinguTamare;
14:28 UAbhisalom wahlala iminyaka emibini eYerusalem, engayiboni eyokumkani
ubuso.
14:29 UAbhisalom wathumela kuYowabhi, ukuba amthumele kukumkani; kodwa yena
akavuma ukuza kuye; wabuya wathuma okwesibini, wavuma
ungezi.
14:30 Wathi kubakhonzi bakhe, Khangelani intsimi kaYowabhi, ingakweyam;
unerhasi khona; yiyani, niyitshise ngomlilo. Bamisa ke abakhonzi baka-Abhisalom
ibala lisitsha.
14:31 Wesuka uYowabhi, waya kuAbhisalom endlwini yakhe, wathi kuye,
Yini na ukuba abakhonzi bakho bayitshise ngomlilo intsimi yam?
14:32 Wathi uAbhisalom kuYowabhi, Yabona, ndithumele kuwe, ndisithi, Yiza.
ukuze ndikuthumele kukumkani, uye kuthi, Ndizile ngani na?
eGeshuri? Bekundilungele ukuba ndibe ndisekhona nangoku
ngoko ke mandibubone ubuso bokumkani; nokuba kukho ubutshinga
mna, makandibulale.
14:33 Waya ke uYowabhi kukumkani, wamxelela
UAbhisalom waya kukumkani, waqubuda kuye
Waza ukumkani wamanga uAbhisalom.