2 Samuweli
1:1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide wabuya
kusukela ekubulaweni kwama-Amaleki, uDavide wahlala izinsuku ezimbili
iZiklagi;
1:2 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, bheka, kwaphuma indoda
ekamu likaSawule izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile, nothuli ekhanda lakhe;
kwathi lapho efika kuDavide, wawa phansi, wenza
ukukhothama.
1:3 UDavide wathi kuye, "Uvelaphi?" Wathi kuye.
Ngiphunyukile ekamu lika-Israyeli.
1:4 UDavide wathi kuye: "Kanjani udaba? Ake ungitshele. Futhi
Wathi: “Abantu babalekile empini, abaningi kubo
abantu bawile bafa; oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile
futhi.
1:5 UDavida wasesithi kuyo ijaha elalimtshela, Wazi kanjani lokho
OSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile na?
1:6 Insizwa eyamtshela yathi: "Njengoba ngizibonele entabeni
IGilibowa, bheka, uSawule wencika emkhontoni wakhe; bheka, izinqola ne
abamahhashi bamlandela ngamandla.
1:7 Futhi lapho ebheka emva kwakhe, wangibona, futhi wangibiza. Nami
waphendula wathi: Ngilapha.
1:8 Wathi kimi, Ungubani na? Ngamphendula ngathi: Ngiyindodana
Amaleki.
1:9 Wathi kimi futhi: "Ake ume phezu kwami, futhi ungibulale
usizi lungifikele, ngokuba ukuphila kwami kusaphelele kimi.
1:10 Ngakho ngema phezu kwakhe, futhi wambulala, ngoba ngangiqiniseka ukuthi wayengenakukwazi
phila emva kokuba esewile: ngase ngithatha umqhele owawuphezu kwakhe
ikhanda, nesongo elisengalweni yakhe, ngikulethe lapha
enkosini yami.
1:11 UDavide wabamba izingubo zakhe, waziklebhula; futhi ngokufanayo zonke
amadoda ayenaye.
1:12 Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa, ngenxa kaSawule, futhi ngenxa
uJonathani indodana yakhe, nabantu bakaJehova, nendlu ka
Israyeli; ngoba bawile ngenkemba.
1:13 UDavida wasesithi kuyo ijaha elalimtshela, "Uvelaphi?" Futhi yena
waphendula wathi: Ngiyindodana yomuntu wezizwe, umAmaleki.
1:14 UDavide wathi kuye: "Yeka ukuthi awuzange wesabe ukwelula isandla sakho?"
isandla sokubhubhisa ogcotshiweyo kaJehova?
1:15 UDavide wabiza enye yezinsizwa, wathi: "Sondela, uzihlasele
yena. Futhi wamshaya waze wafa.
1:16 UDavide wathi kuye: "Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwekhanda lakho; ngoba umlomo wakho unawo
ngafakaza ngawe, ngathi: Mina ngibulele ogcotshiweyo kaJehova.
1:17 UDavide walilela ngalesi sililo ngoSawule noJonathani wakhe
indodana:
1:18 Futhi wabayala ukuba bafundise abantwana bakwaJuda ukusebenzisa umnsalo.
bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini kaJasheri.)
1:19 Ubuhle buka-Israyeli bubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo;
uwile!
1:20 Ningakukhulumi eGati, ningakushicileli ezitaladini zase-Ashikeloni; funa i
amadodakazi amaFilisti ajabule, funa amadodakazi kaJehova
ukunqoba okungasokile.
1:21 Nina zintaba zaseGilibowa, kungabikho amazolo, futhi kungabikho imvula.
phezu kwenu, namasimu eminikelo, ngokuba kukhona lapho isihlangu sabanamandla
ulahlwe kabi, isihlangu sikaSawule, sengathi akagcotshwanga
ngamafutha.
1:22 Egazini lababuleweyo, emanoni amaqhawe, umnsalo we
UJonathani akabuyelanga emuva, nenkemba kaSawule ayibuyanga ilambatha.
1:23 USawuli noJonathani babethandeka futhi kumnandi ekuphileni kwabo, futhi ezimpilweni zabo
ukufa abahlukaniswanga; babenejubane kunezinkozi;
enamandla kunamabhubesi.
1:24 Nina madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawule, owanigqokisa okubomvu, nge
ezinye izinto ezithokozisayo, abafaka imihlobiso yegolide engutsheni yakho.
1:25 Yeka ukuwa amaqhawe phakathi kwempi! O Jonathani, wena
wabulawa ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo.
1:26 Ngidabukile ngawe, mfowethu Jonathani; muhle kakhulu onakho
uthando lwakho kimi lwaluyisimangaliso, ludlula uthando lwabesifazane.
1:27 Yeka ukuthi bawa abanamandla, futhi izikhali zempi babhubha!