Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
16:1 Wathi uDavide, egqitha kancinane encotsheni yentaba, nanko uTsibha, umthetheli
umkhonzi kaMefibhoshete wamkhawulela, enamaesile amabini ebotshiwe, ehleli
phezu kwazo amakhulu amabini ezonka, nekhulu leebhanti zezonka
neerasintyisi, nekhulu leziqhamo zasehlotyeni, nentsuba yewayini.
16:2 Wathi ukumkani kuTsibha, Uthini na ngezi zinto? Wathi uZibha,
Iimazi zamaesile zoba zezendlu yokumkani ukukhwela; kunye nesonka kunye
iziqhamo zasehlotyeni zokudliwa kwamadodana; newayini, ukuba injalo
baseza abatyhafileyo entlango.
16:3 Wathi ukumkani, Uphi na unyana wenkosi yakho? Wathi uTsibha kubo
kumkani, Nanko ehleli eYerusalem;
ndlu kaSirayeli bubuyisele ubukumkani bukabawo kum.
16:4 Wathi ukumkani kuTsibha, Yabona, zezakho zonke izinto ezizezakho
uMefibhoshete. Wathi uTsibha, Ndiyakhunga, ukuba ndibabalwe
emehlweni akho, nkosi yam kumkani.
16:5 Wafika ukumkani uDavide eBhahurim, nanko, kuphuma khona indoda
yintsapho yendlu kaSawule, ogama linguShimehi, unyana kaGera;
waphuma, wasa ethukisa.
16:6 wamxuluba ngamatye uDavide, nabakhonzi bonke bokumkani uDavide;
bonke abantu namagorha onke ayengasekunene kwakhe nangakubo
khohlo.
16:7 Wathi uShimehi ekutshabhiseni kwakhe, Phuma, phuma, wena gazi
Mntundini, mfondini ulitshijolo;
16:8 UYehova uwabuyisele phezu kwakho onke amagazi endlu kaSawule
ubungukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; uYehova ubuhlangule ubukumkani
esandleni sika-Abhisalom unyana wakho; nanku, ubanjwe esandleni sakho
ubutshinga, ngokuba ungumfo wamagazi.
16:9 Wathi ke uAbhishayi unyana kaTseruya kukumkani, Yini na ukuba lo ufile?
inja iqalekise inkosi yam ukumkani? makhe ndiwele ke, ndinduluke
intloko yakhe.
16:10 Wathi ukumkani, Yintoni na enam nani, nina nyana bakaTseruya? ngoko
makatshabhise, ngokuba uYehova uthe kuye, Mtshabhise uDavide. I-WHO
athi, Yini na ukuba wenjenje?
16:11 Wathi uDavide kuAbhishayi nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke, Niyabona, unyana wam!
ephuma ezibilinini zam, ingxamele umphefumlo wam; wobeka phi na ke ngoku!
Lo mBhenjamin uyayenza le nto? myeke, aqalekise; ngenxa kaYehova
Umbizile.
16:12 Mhlawumbi uYehova angabukhangela ubugwenxa bam, uYehova abukhangele
uya kundibuyisela okulungileyo ngenxa yesiqalekiso sakhe namhla.
16:13 UDavide wahamba ngendlela namadoda akhe, uShimehi ehamba phezu kwawo
ecaleni lentaba malunga naye, wahamba etshabhisa, wamgibisela ngamatye
wamphosa, wamphosa uthuli.
16:14 Ukumkani nabantu bonke ababenaye beza eAyefim
baziphumza apho.
16:15 Weza ke uAbhisalom nabantu bonke, amadoda akwaSirayeli, eYerusalem.
enoAhitofele kunye naye.
16:16 Kwathi, ekufikeni kukaHushayi umArki, umhlobo kaDavide
kuAbhisalom, wathi uHushayi kuAbhisalom, Makadle ubomi ukumkani;
ikumkani.
16:17 Wathi uAbhisalom kuHushayi, Yinceba yakho na le kumhlobo wakho? ngoba
awuhambanga na nomhlobo wakho?
16:18 Wathi uHushayi kuAbhisalom, Hayi; kodwa ngubani na uYehova, naba bantu,
nawo onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, awanyulayo, ndoba ngowakhe, ndibe naye mna
hlala.
16:19 Kananjalo ndibe ndifanele ukukhonza bani na? andifanele kukhonza phambi kwamehlo kaYe
unyana wakhe? Njengoko ndakhonzayo ebusweni bukayihlo, ndiya kwenjenjalo phambi kwakho
ubukho.
16:20 Wathi uAbhisalom kuAhitofele, Khanenze icebo, ukuba sithini na
yenza.
16:21 Wathi uAhitofele kuAbhisalom, Ngena kumashweshwe kayihlo;
eshiyiweyo ukuba igcine indlu; eve onke amaSirayeli
ulisikizi kuyihlo; Ziya kwandula ke izandla zabo bonke abakhoyo
yomelela nawe.
16:22 Bamtwabulula uAbhisalom intente phezu kwendlu; noAbhisalom
wangena kumashweshwe kayise emehlweni amaSirayeli onke.
16:23 Ke kaloku icebo lika-Ahitofele, abecebisa ngalo ngaloo mihla, belinjalo
ukuba umntu ubuzile ngelizwi likaThixo, belinjalo lonke icebo lakhe
uAhitofele kunye noDavide kunye noAbhisalom.