Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
21:1 Kwabakho indlala ngemihla kaDavide iminyaka emithathu emva koko
unyaka; wabuza uDavide kuYehova. Wathi uYehova, Kungenxa
noSawule, nangenxa yendlu yakhe yamagazi, ngokuba wawabulalayo amaGibheyon.
21:2 Ukumkani wababiza abaseGibheyon, wathi kubo; (ngoku ngoku
AmaGibheyon ayengengawo oonyana bakaSirayeli, kodwa babengamasalela kaYehova
ama-Amori; oonyana bakaSirayeli babebafungele uSawule
wayefuna ukubabulala ngekhwele lakhe koonyana bakaSirayeli nakwaYuda.)
21:3 Wathi uDavide kwabaseGibheyon, Ndinenzele ntoni na? kwaye
ndiya kucamagushela ngayo, ukuze nilisikelele ilifa
kaYehova?
21:4 Athi kuye abaseGibheyon, Asinasilivere nagolide
noSawule, nendlu yakhe; nakuthi uze ungasibulali mntu
Sirayeli. Wathi, Okuthethayo ndiya kukwenzela kona.
21:5 Bathi ke bona kukumkani, Indoda eyasigqibayo, yacinga loo nto
nxamnye nathi, ukuze sitshatyalaliswe, singabikho nakuwuphi na umbutho
kwimida yakwaSirayeli,
21:6 Makunikwe kuthi amadoda asixhenxe koonyana bakhe, siwaxhome;
kuYehova eGibheha yakwaSawule, lowo uYehova amnyulileyo. Kwaye ukumkani
Wathi, Ndiya kubanika.
21:7 Ukumkani wamsindisa uMefibhoshete, unyana kaYonatan, unyana kaSawule.
ngenxa yesifungo sikaYehova esiphakathi kwabo, phakathi koDavide
nguYonatan unyana kaSawule.
21:8 Ukumkani wathabatha oonyana ababini bakaRitspa, intombi ka-Aya, awaba nayo
wabazalela uSawule, uArmoni noMefibhoshete; kunye noonyana abahlanu bakaMikali
intombi kaSawule, awayizalela uAdriyeli unyana kaBharzilayi
waseMehola:
21:9 Wabanikela esandleni samaGibheyon, kwaye baxhonywa
bawa bona bosixhenxe entabeni phambi koYehova;
babulawa ngeentsuku zokuvuna, ngeentsuku zokuqala, ngomnyaka
ukuqala kokuvunwa kwerhasi.
21:10 URitspa intombi ka-Aya wathabatha ezirhwexayo, wazandlala phezu kwakhe
phezu kwelitye, ekuqaleni kokuvuna, ade athontsize amanzi
esezulwini, akazivumela iintaka zezulu ukuba ziphumle
emini, namarhamncwa asendle ebusuku.
21:11 Waxelelwa uDavide oko uRitspa intombi ka-Aya, ishweshwe lakhe
USawule, wayenza.
21:12 Waya uDavide, wawathabatha amathambo kaSawule, namathambo kaYonatan wakhe
unyana wamadoda aseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi, awayezibile esitratweni
eBhete-shan, apho amaFilisti ayebaxhoma khona, xa amaFilistiya
wambulala uSawule eGilibhowa;
21:13 Wawanyusa khona amathambo kaSawule, namathambo kaSawule
nguYonatan unyana wakhe; bawahlanganisa amathambo abo babexhonyiwe.
21:14 Kwaye amathambo kaSawule, noYonatan unyana wakhe, wangcwatyelwa ezweni
kwaBhenjamin eTsela, engcwabeni likaKishe uyise;
wenza konke abewise umthetho ngako ukumkani. Kwaye emva koko uThixo wathandazelwa
ngenxa yomhlaba.
21:15 AmaFilisti abuya alwa imfazwe namaSirayeli; wahamba uDavide
wehla, nabakhonzi bakhe kunye naye, balwa namaFilisti
Watyhafa uDavide.
21:16 noIshbhi-bhenobhi, owayengoonyana bakaRafa, obunzima buye bafunyanwa.
umkhonto ubunzima bawo buziishekele zobhedu ezimakhulu mathathu, ebhinqile
ngekrele elitsha, kusithiwa uza kumbulala uDavide.
21:17 UAbhishayi unyana kaTseruya wamnceda, wamxabela umFilisti lowo.
wambulala. Aza amadoda kaDavide amfungela, esithi, Uze wena
ungabi saphuma nathi ekulweni, ukuze ungalucimi ukukhanya kwalo
Sirayeli.
21:18 Kwathi emva koko, kwaphinda kwabakho ukulwa nokumkani
AmaFilistiya eGobhi; uSibhekayi umHusha wamxabela uSafu, obehlaselwe.
koonyana bakaRafa.
21:19 Kwaphinda kwabakho imfazwe namaFilisti eGobhi, apho uElihanan
unyana kaYahare-oregim waseBhetelehem, waxabela umkhuluwa kaGoliyati waseBhetelehem.
umGati, oluthi lwentshuntshe yakhe lwalungangomthi wabaluki.
21:20 Kwabuya kwabakho ukulwa eGati, apho kwakukho indoda enewonga.
ebineminwe emithandathu esandleni ngasinye, neenzwane ezintandathu elunyaweni ngalunye, ezine kunye
amashumi amabini ngenani; naye wayezalwa yiRafa.
21:21 Wawangcikiva ke amaSirayeli, uYonatan unyana kaShimeha, umkhuluwa kaShimeha
UDavide wambulala.
21:22 Abo bobane bazalwa yiRafa eGati, bawa ngesandla sika
uDavide, nangesandla sabakhonzi bakhe.