1 IziKronike
11:1 Wonke u-Israyeli wabuthana kuDavide eHebroni, wathi:
Bheka, siyithambo lakho nenyama yakho.
11:2 Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho esikhathini esidlule, ngisho nalapho uSawule eseyinkosi, wena wawunguye
wakhipha, wamngenisa u-Israyeli; wathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuye
wena, wena uyakwalusa abantu bami u-Israyeli, futhi wena uyakuba umbusi phezu kwami
abantu bakwa-Israyeli.
11:3 Afika onke amadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli enkosini eHebroni; kanye noDavide
benza isivumelwano nabo eHebroni phambi kukaJehova; basebegcoba
UDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaSamuweli.
11:4 UDavide naye wonke u-Israyeli baya eJerusalema eliyiJebusi; lapho i
kwakungamaJebusi, ayakhe kulelo zwe.
11:5 Futhi abahlali baseJebusi bathi kuDavide: "Awuyikungena lapha.
Nokho uDavide wayithumba inqaba yaseSiyoni engumuzi kaDavide.
11:6 UDavide wathi: "Yilowo nalowo owashaya amaJebusi kuqala uyakuba yinhloko
ukapteni. Ngakho uJowabe indodana kaSeruya wenyuka kuqala, waba yinhloko.
11:7 UDavide wahlala enqabeni; ngakho-ke balibiza ngokuthi idolobha
UDavide.
11:8 Wakha umuzi nxazonke, kusukela eMilo nxazonke, noJowabe
walungisa umuzi osele.
11:9 Ngakho uDavida waba mkhulu kakhulu, ngoba uJehova Sebawoti wayenaye.
11:10 Lezi futhi induna amadoda anamandla kaDavide, ngubani
baziqinisa naye embusweni wakhe, kanye naye wonke u-Israyeli, ukuze
mmise abe yinkosi njengezwi likaJehova ngo-Israyeli.
11:11 Futhi lena inombolo yamaqhawe kaDavide; Jashobeam, an
uHakimoni, inhloko yabaphathi-mikhosi;
abangamakhulu amathathu ababulawa nguye ngasikhathi sinye.
11:12 Ngemva kwakhe kwakungu-Eleyazare indodana kaDodo, umAhohi, owayengomunye wamadodana.
amaqhawe amathathu.
11:13 WayenoDavide ePhasdamimi, futhi lapho amaFilisti babuthana
ndawonye ukuya empini, lapho kwakukhona isiqephu sezwe esigcwele ibhali; kanye ne
abantu babaleka phambi kwamaFilisti.
11:14 Base bema phakathi kwalelo siqephu, balikhulula;
wawabulala amaFilisti; uJehova wabasindisa ngobuningi
ukukhululwa.
11:15 Manje ezintathu kwezinduna ezingamashumi amathathu behlela etsheni kuDavide, phakathi
umhume wase-Adulamu; ikamu lamaFilisti lamisa ekamu
isigodi samaRefa.
11:16 Futhi uDavide ngaleso sikhathi enqabeni, futhi ikampu yamaFilisti ngaleso sikhathi
eBetlehema.
11:17 UDavide walangazelela, futhi wathi, "O ukube omunye ubengangiphuzisa amanzi
emthonjeni waseBhetlehema, ongasesangweni!
11:18 Futhi abathathu bafohla impi yamaFilisti, futhi akha amanzi
emthonjeni waseBhetlehema owawungasesangweni, wawuthatha, futhi
waletha kuDavide, kepha akavumanga ukuwaphuza, wawathulula
kuJehova,
11:19 Wathi, "UNkulunkulu wami makube kude kimi, ukuba ngenze lokhu
aphuze igazi lala madoda abeke ukuphila kwawo engozini? okwe
ngokubeka ukuphila kwabo engozini bayiletha. Ngakho akavumanga
phuzani. Lezi zinto zenza lawo maqhawe amathathu.
11:20 U-Abishayi, umfowabo kaJowabe, wayeyinhloko yabathathu, ukuze uphakamise
waphakamisa umkhonto wakhe phezu kwamakhulu amathathu, wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwabo
abathathu.
11:21 Kulaba abathathu wayetuseka kakhulu kunababili; ngoba wayengowabo
induna, kepha akafinyelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala.
11:22 uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yeqhawe, eKabiseyeli,
wayenze izenzo eziningi; wabulala amadoda amabili engonyama akwaMowabi, wehla naye
futhi wabulala ingonyama emgodini ngosuku lweqhwa.
11:23 Futhi wabulala umGibhithe, umuntu omude, izingalo ezinhlanu ukuphakama; futhi
esandleni sowaseGibithe kwakukhona umkhonto onjengogongolo lomaluki; wahamba
wehlela kuye ephethe intonga, wahlwitha umkhonto kowaseGibithe
ngesandla, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.
11:24 Lezi zinto wazenza uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, futhi waba negama phakathi
amaqhawe amathathu.
11:25 Bheka, wayetuseka phakathi kwabangamashumi amathathu, kodwa akazange afinyelele
ezintathu zokuqala: uDavide wambeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe.
11:26 Futhi amaqhawe empi ayengo-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe.
u-Elihanani indodana kaDodo waseBetlehema,
11:27 noShamoti umHarori, noHelezi umPheloni;
11:28 U-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, no-Abiyezeri wase-Antoti,
11:29 noSibekayi umHushati, no-Ilayi umAhohi,
11:30 noMaharayi waseNethofa, noHeledi indodana kaBahana waseNethofa;
11:31 U-Ithayi indodana kaRibayi waseGibeya wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
noBenjamini, noBenaya wasePirathoni,
11:32 noHurai wemifudlana yaseGahashi, no-Abiyeli wase-Aribhati,
11:33 no-Azimaveti waseBaharumite, no-Eliyaba waseShahalibhoni,
11:34 Amadodana kaHashemu waseGizoni, noJonathani, indodana Shage, umHarari,
11:35 u-Ahiyamu indodana kaSakari umHarari, no-Elifali indodana ka-Uri,
11:36 noHeferi umMecherati, no-Ahiya umPheloni;
11:37 uHeziro umKarmeli, uNaharayi indodana ka-Ezibhayi,
11:38 UJoweli umfowabo kaNathani, uMibhari indodana kaHagiri,
11:39 uZeleki umAmoni, uNaharayi waseBeroti, udibi lwezikhali zikaJowabe umAmon.
indodana kaSeruya,
11:40 u-Ira umIthri, noGarebi umIthri,
11:41 u-Uriya umHeti, noZabadi indodana ka-Alayi,
11:42 Adina indodana kaShiza wakwaRubeni, induna yabakwaRubeni,
abangamashumi amathathu naye,
11:43 uHanani, indodana kaMahakha, noJoshafati umMithni.
11:44 Uziya umAshiterati, Shama, noJehiyeli, amadodana kaHothani
I-Aroerite,
11:45 uJediyayeli indodana kaShimri, noJoha umfowabo, umTizi,
11:46 u-Eliyeli umMahavi, noJeribayi, noJoshaviya, amadodana ka-Elinahamu,
u-Ithma umMowabi,
11:47 Eliyeli, futhi Obede, futhi Jasiyeli, the Mesobaite.