1 Amakhosi
2:1 Manje izinsuku zikaDavide zasondela ukuba afe; wase ebeka icala
uSolomoni indodana yakhe, ethi:
2:2 Mina ngihamba indlela yomhlaba wonke;
wena uyindoda;
2:3 Futhi ugcine isiyalezo sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, ugcine
izimiso zakhe, nemiyalo yakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, nezakhe
ubufakazi, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ukuze nibe nakho
phumelela kukho konke okwenzayo, lalapho uphendukela khona;
2:4 Ukuze uJehova aqinise izwi lakhe alikhuluma ngami,
wathi: “Uma abantwana bakho beqaphela indlela yabo, bahambe phambi kwami
iqiniso ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, aliyikuphutha
wena (washo) umuntu esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.
2:5 Futhi uyazi ukuthi uJowabe indodana kaSeruya akwenza kimi, futhi
lokho akwenza ezinduneni ezimbili zamabutho akwa-Israyeli, ku-Abineri
indodana kaNeri, no-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, abambulalayo, wabachitha
igazi lempi ngokuthula, futhi wafaka igazi lempi phezu kwebhande lakhe elalikhona
okhalweni lwakhe, nasezicathulweni zakhe ezazisezinyaweni zakhe.
2:6 Ngakho-ke yenza ngokuvumelana nokuhlakanipha kwakho, futhi ungavumeli ikhanda lakhe elimpunga liwele phansi
ethuneni ngokuthula.
2:7 Kodwa bonisa umusa emadodaneni kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, futhi uwavumele
ube phakathi kwabadla etafuleni lakho, ngokuba beza kanjalo kimi ekubalekeni kwami
ngenxa ka-Abisalomu umfowenu.
2:8 Bheka, unawe uShimeyi indodana kaGera, wakwaBenjamini.
iBahurimi, eyangithuka ngesiqalekiso esinzima ngosuku engaya ngalo
eMahanayimi, kepha wehla ukungihlangabeza eJordani, ngafunga kuye
uJehova, ethi: 'Angiyikukubulala ngenkemba.'
2:9 Manje ungambheki njengongenacala, ngoba wena ungumuntu ohlakaniphile, futhi
uyakwazi okufanele ukwenze kuye; kodwa lethe izimpunga zakhe
phansi ethuneni negazi.
2:10 UDavide wayeselala koyise, wangcwatshwa emzini kaDavide.
2:11 Futhi izinsuku uDavide abusa phezu kuka-Israyeli zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amane: nesikhombisa
wabusa iminyaka eHebroni, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu
eJerusalema.
2:12 USolomoni wayesehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide uyise; nombuso wakhe
yasungulwa kakhulu.
2:13 U-Adoniya, indodana kaHagiti, wafika kuBati Sheba, unina kaSolomoni.
Wathi: "Uza ngokuthula na?" Wathi: "Ngokuthula."
2:14 Wathi phezu kwalokho, "Nginento engizoyisho kuwe." Wathi: "Khuluma."
ku.
2:15 Wathi: "Uyazi wena ukuthi umbuso wawungowami, futhi wonke u-Israyeli
babeke ubuso babo kimi ukuba ngibe yinkosi;
yaphenduka, yaba ngeyomfowethu, ngokuba yayingeyakhe ivela kuJehova.
2:16 Futhi manje ngicela isicelo esisodwa kuwe, ungangiphiki. Wathi kuye.
Isho njalo.
2:17 Wathi: “Ake ukhulume noSolomoni inkosi, ngokuba akayikukhuluma.
ungasho ukuthi, anginike u-Abishagi waseShunemi abe ngumkami.
2:18 Wathi uBati Sheba: "Kulungile; ngizokukhulumela enkosini.
2:19 Ngakho uBhathisheba waya enkosini uSolomoni, ukuze akhulume naye
u-Adoniya. Inkosi yasisukuma ukumhlangabeza, yakhothama phambi kwakhe.
wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wenza ukuba kubekwe isihlalo senkosi
umama; wahlala ngakwesokunene sakhe.
2:20 Wayesethi: "Ngicela isicelo kuwe; Ake usho kimi
hhayi cha. Inkosi yathi kuye: "Cela, mama, ngokuba angithandi."
uthi cha.
2:21 Wathi, "Makanikwe u-Adoniya wakho u-Abishagi waseShunemi."
umfowabo kumfazi.
" 2:22 Inkosi uSolomoni yaphendula, yathi kunina, "Futhi kungani wena
ucele u-Adoniya u-Abishagi waseShunemi na? mceleni nombuso;
ngokuba ungumfowethu omdala; yena, naku-Abiyathara umpristi;
nakuJowabe indodana kaSeruya.
2:23 Inkosi uSolomoni yasifunga uJehova, yathi: "UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kimi, enezele."
futhi, uma u-Adoniya engakhulumanga leli zwi ngokumelene nokuphila kwakhe.
2:24 Manje, njengoba uJehova ephila, oye wangimisa, futhi wangimisa
esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide ubaba, ongenzele indlu njengaye
u-Adoniya uyakubulawa namuhla.
2:25 Inkosi uSolomoni yathumela ngesandla sikaBenaya indodana kaJehoyada; futhi yena
wawela phezu kwakhe ukuthi wafa.
" 2:26 Futhi ku-Abiyathara, umpristi, wathi inkosi, "Hamba uye e-Anathoti
amasimu akho; ngokuba ufanelwe ukufa, kepha angithandi kulokhu
isikhathi sokukubulala, ngokuba uwuthwele umphongolo weNkosi uJehova
phambi kukaDavide ubaba, nangenxa yokuthi wehlulwe kukho konke
lapho ubaba ahlupheka khona.
2:27 USolomoni wamxosha u-Abiyathara ekubeni ngumpristi kaJehova; ukuthi yena
ukuze ligcwalise izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngendlu
ka-Eli eShilo.
2:28 Zase zifika umbiko kuJowabe, ngoba uJowabe wayemlandele u-Adoniya, nakuba yena
akafulathelanga u-Abisalomu. UJowabe wabalekela etendeni likaJehova.
wabamba izimpondo ze-altare.
2:29 Futhi kwabikwa inkosi uSolomoni ukuthi uJowabe ubalekele etabernakele
iNkosi; bheka, use-altare. USolomoni wayesethuma uBenaya uJehova
indodana kaJehoyada, ethi: "Hamba, umhlasele."
" 2:30 UBenaya waya etabernakele likaJehova, futhi wathi kuye: "Kanjalo
ithi inkosi: Phuma. Wathi: Hatshi; kodwa ngizofela lapha. Futhi
UBenaya wayibuyisela inkosi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJowabe, washo kanje
wangiphendula.
" 2:31 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Yenza njengoba nje eshilo, futhi uwe phezu kwakhe
mngcwabe; ukuze ukhiphe igazi elingenacala uJowabe
elachitheka, kimi, nasendlini kababa.
2:32 Futhi uJehova uyobuyisela igazi lakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe, owawela ezimbili
amadoda alungile kakhulu futhi angcono kunaye, futhi wababulala ngenkemba, he
Uyise uDavide engakwazi, okungukuthi, u-Abineri indodana kaNeri, induna
ekamu lika-Israyeli, no-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, induna yempi
wakwaJuda.
2:33 Ngakho igazi labo liyobuyela phezu kwekhanda likaJowabe naphezu kwakho
inhloko yenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade: kodwa kuDavide, naphezu kwenzalo yakhe, naphezu kwalokho
indlu yakhe lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuzakuba lokuthula kuze kube nininini
NKOSI.
2:34 Ngakho uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wenyuka, wawela phezu kwakhe, wambulala.
wembelwa endlini yakhe ehlane.
2:35 Inkosi yasibeka uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada esikhundleni sakhe phezu kwebutho.
inkosi yambeka uSadoki umpristi esikhundleni sika-Abiyathara.
" 2:36 Inkosi yathumela wabiza uShimeyi, futhi wathi kuye: "Yakha wena."
indlu eJerusalema, nihlale khona, ningaphumi khona
lapho.
2:37 Ngoba kuyakuthi, ngosuku ophuma ngalo, futhi udlule phezu
emfudlaneni iKidroni, yazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uyakufa nokufa.
igazi lakho liyakuba phezu kwekhanda lakho.
" 2:38 UShimeyi wathi enkosini: "Lihle leli zwi; njengenkosi yami, inkosi
ushilo, iyakwenza njalo inceku yakho. UShimeyi wahlala eJerusalema abaningi
izinsuku.
2:39 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu, ezimbili zezinceku
kaShimeyi wabalekela uAkhishi indodana kaMahakha inkosi yaseGati. Futhi bona
watshela uShimeyi, wathi: "Bheka, izinceku zakho ziseGati."
2:40 UShimeyi wasuka, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waya eGati ku-Akhishi ukuyomlalela.
funani izinceku zakhe; uShimeyi wahamba, wazibuyisa izinceku zakhe eGati.
2:41 Kwabikwa kuSolomoni ukuthi uShimeyi uphumile eJerusalema, waya eGati
yabuya futhi.
" 2:42 Inkosi yathumela wabiza uShimeyi, futhi wathi kuye: "Angithi
akufungise uJehova, akuqinise ngokuthi: Yazi
mhlawumbe ngosuku ophuma ngalo, uhambe noma yimuphi
ngaphi, ukuthi uzafela ngaphi? wena wathi kimi: Yizwi
lokho engikuzwile kuhle.
2:43 Kungani ungasigcinanga isifungo sikaJehova kanye nomyalo
ukuthi ngikubeke icala?
" 2:44 Inkosi yathi futhi kuShimeyi: "Wena uyabazi bonke ububi
Inhliziyo yakho iyakwazi lokho owakwenza kuDavide ubaba;
uJehova uyakubuyisela ububi bakho phezu kwekhanda lakho;
2:45 Inkosi uSolomoni iyobusiswa, futhi isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide kuyoba
liqiniswe phambi kukaJehova kuze kube phakade.
2:46 Ngakho inkosi yayala uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada; eyaphuma, futhi
wawela phezu kwakhe, wafa. Futhi umbuso waqiniswa esandleni
kaSolomoni.