Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
18:1 Wababala ke uDavide abantu ababenaye, wamisa abathetheli
amawaka nabathetheli-makhulu phezu kwabo.
18:2 UDavide wasikhupha isahlulo sesithathu sabantu esandleni sikaYowabhi;
esinye isahlulo sesithathu esandleni sika-Abhishayi unyana kaTseruya, kaYowabhi
nesahlulo sesithathu phantsi kwesandla sikaItayi waseGati. Kwaye i
Wathi ukumkani ebantwini, Nam ndiya kuphuma, ndiphume nani.
18:3 Bathi ke abantu, Uze ungaphumi;
abayi kusibekela ntliziyo; nokuba kuthe kwafa isiqingatha kuthi, abayi kukhathala
Kungokunje ungangamawaka alishumi kuthi;
Kulungile ukuba usincede, ukuwo umzi.
18:4 Wathi ukumkani kubo, Okulungileyo emehlweni enu ndokwenza. Kwaye i
Ukumkani wema ecaleni kwesango, yaye bonke abantu baphuma ngamakhulu yaye
ngamawaka.
18:5 Ukumkani wabawisela umthetho uYowabhi noAbhishayi noItayi, wathi, Xelani
ngenxa yam kumfana, nakuAbhisalom. Kwaye bonke abantu
Weva ukumkani ekuwiseni umthetho kwabathetheli ngenxa ka-Abhisalom.
18:6 Baphuma ke abantu, baya ezindle, baya kulwa namaSirayeli;
ehlathini lakwaEfrayim;
18:7 Apho babulawa abantu bakwaSirayeli phambi kwabakhonzi bakaDavide
kwabakho uxabelo olukhulu ngaloo mini amadoda angamashumi amabini amawaka.
18:8 Kwaphangalala khona ukulwa phezu kwelizwe lonke;
ihlathi ladla abantu abaninzi, ngaphezu kokuba badle ikrele ngaloo mini.
18:9 UAbhisalom waqubisana nabakhonzi bakaDavide. UAbhisalom wayekhwele imeyile, yaye
imeyile yangena phantsi kwentshinyela yamasebe omthi omkhulu womoki, yabanjwa intloko
wawubamba um-oki, wanyuselwa phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba;
wemka imeyile ebiphantsi kwakhe.
18:10 Yabona indoda ethile, yamxelela uYowabhi, yathi, Khangela, ndimbonile uAbhisalom.
zixhonywe emthini.
18:11 Wathi uYowabhi kuloo ndoda imxeleleyo, Yabona, umbonile;
Yini na ukuba ungambethi awe khona emhlabeni? kwaye bendiya kuba njalo
wakunika iishekele ezilishumi zesilivere, nombhinqo;
18:12 Yathi indoda leyo kuYowabhi, Ndingafanelana ndithabathe iwaka leshekele
Isilivere ibisesandleni sam, kodwa bendingade ndise isandla sam nxamnye nawe
unyana wokumkani; ngokuba ezindlebeni zethu ukumkani wakuwisela umthetho, wena noAbhishayi no
UItayi wathi, Uze uzigcine ungamchukumisi umfana uAbhisalom.
18:13 Okanye bendithe ndenza ubuxoki emphefumlweni wam;
akukho nto ifihlakeleyo kukumkani, ubungamisa wena
wena ngokwakho ngokuchasene nam.
18:14 Wathi uYowabhi, Andinakulibala. Wathabatha iintolo ezintathu
esandleni sakhe, wawahlaba entliziyweni ka-Abhisalom esesekhona
ukanti usaphila phakathi kom-oki.
18:15 Arhawula amadodana alishumi angabaphathi beentonga zikaYowabhi, axabela.
uAbhisalom, wambulala.
18:16 Wavuthela uYowabhi isigodlo, babuya abantu ekusukeleni
UYowabhi wabanqanda abantu.
18:17 Bamthabatha ke uAbhisalom, bamphosa emhadini omkhulu entshinyeleni yehlathi
babeka phezu kwakhe imfumba enkulu kunene yamatye; asaba onke amaSirayeli
ententeni yakhe.
18:18 Ke kaloku uAbhisalom, ekudleni kwakhe ubomi, wayethabathe waza wazikhulisela
ilitye elisentilini yokumkani; ngokuba wathi, Andinanyana wokuwugcina
Wayibiza intsika ngelakhe igama;
ibizwa ngokuba yindawo ka-Abhisalom unanamhla.
18:19 Wathi uAhimahatse, unyana kaTsadoki, Mandigidime, ndimthwale ukumkani.
iindaba zokuthi uYehova umgwebele, umphindezelele ezintshabeni zakhe.
18:20 Wathi uYowabhi kuye, Akunguye mfo weendaba ezilungileyo namhla;
woshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo ngenye imini, kodwa namhla akusayi kushumayela iindaba ezilungileyo.
ngokuba unyana wokumkani ufile.
18:21 Wathi uYowabhi kuKushi, Hamba uye kumxelela ukumkani okubonileyo. kunye noKushi
waqubuda kuYowabhi, wagidima.
18:22 Waphinda wathi uAhimahatse, unyana kaTsadoki kuYowabhi, Nokuba kutheni
khawubaleke nam ndilandele uKushi. Wathi uYowabhi, Yini na?
Ubaleka wena, nyana wam, ungenaendaba nje?
18:23 Wathi, Nokuba kutheni, mandigidime. Wathi kuye, Gijima. Emva koko
Wagidima ke uAhimahatse ngendlela yaloo mmandla, wegqitha kuKushi.
18:24 UDavide wahlala phakathi kwamasango omabini, wenyuka umlindi waya esangweni
phezu kwesango elise eludongeni, wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wakhangela.
nantso indoda ibaleka iyodwa.
18:25 Wamemeza umlindi, waxelela ukumkani. Wathi ukumkani, Ukuba kunjalo
eyedwa, emlonyeni wakhe kukho iindaba ezilungileyo. Wasondela ngokukhawuleza, wasondela.
18:26 Umlindi wabona enye indoda ibaleka;
wathi umgcini-sango, Nantsiya indoda ibaleka iyodwa. Kwaye ukumkani
Wathi, Naye uzisa iindaba ezilungileyo.
18:27 Wathi umlindi, Ndikubona ukubaleka kwephambili kufana
ukubaleka kuka-Ahimahatse, unyana kaTsadoki. Wathi ukumkani, Ulungile
Uza neendaba ezilungileyo.
18:28 Wamemeza uAhimahatse, wathi kukumkani, Akukho nto. Kwaye wawa
wehla emhlabeni ngobuso phambi kokumkani, wathi, Makabongwe
uYehova uThixo wakho, owanikelayo amadoda awaphakamisayo
isandla phezu kwenkosi yam ukumkani.
18:29 Wathi ukumkani, Ihleli kakuhle na indodana uAbhisalom? Wathi uAhimahatse,
Ndibone into enkulu ekumthumeni kukaYowabhi umkhonzi wokumkani, ndinomkhonzi wakho lo
isiphithiphithi, kodwa bendingazi ukuba yintoni na.
18:30 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Shenxela ecaleni, ume apha. Uye wajika
ecaleni, wema ngxi.
18:31 nanko kufika uKushi; Wathi uKushi, Ziindaba ezilungileyo, nkosi yam kumkani;
uYehova ukugwebele namhla kubo bonke abasukela phezulu kum
wena.
18:32 Wathi ukumkani kuKushi, Ihleli kakuhle na indodana uAbhisalom? kunye noKushi
Wathi, Iintshaba zenkosi yam ukumkani, nabo bonke abavukelana naye
yiba njengalaa ndodana injalo.
18:33 Washukuma kakhulu ukumkani, wenyuka waya egumbini eliphezu kwesango.
walila; wathetha ehamba esithi, Nyana wam, Abhisalom, nyana wam, nyana wam
Abhisalom! Akwaba bekufe mna ngenxa yakho, Abhisalom, nyana wam, nyana wam!