2 Samuweli
2:1 Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi:
Ngikhuphukele komunye wemizi yakwaJuda na? Wathi uJehova kuye
kuye, Khuphuka. UDavide wathi: “Ngikhuphukele ngaphi na? Wathi: Ku
eHebroni.
2:2 Ngakho uDavide wakhuphukela khona, kanye nabafazi bakhe ababili futhi, u-Ahinohama umnumzane
eJizreyelikazi, no-Abigayili umkaNabali waseKarmeli.
2:3 Futhi amadoda ayekanye naye uDavide wakhuphula, kwaba yilowo nalowo nowakhe
Bahlala emizini yaseHebroni.
2:4 Amadoda akwaJuda afika, amgcoba khona uDavide inkosi
indlu kaJuda. Bamtshela uDavide, bathi: "Amadoda."
IJabeshi Gileyadi yibo abammbela uSawule.
2:5 UDavide wathuma izithunywa kubantu baseJabeshi Gileyadi, wathi kubo
wathi kubo: “Manibusiswe nguJehova enikwenzile lomusa kubo
inkosi yenu, kuSawule, nimngcwabe.
2:6 Manje uJehova makanenzele umusa neqiniso, futhi nami ngizokwenza
nenze lokhu umusa, ngokuba nenzile lokho.
2:7 Ngakho-ke izandla zenu maziqiniswe, nibe ngamaqhawe
inkosi yakho uSawule ifile, nayo indlu yakwaJuda ingigcobile
inkosi phezu kwabo.
2:8 Kepha u-Abineri indodana kaNeri, induna yempi kaSawule, wathatha u-Ishbosheti umbusi.
indodana kaSawule, yamyisa eMahanayimi;
2:9 Wamenza inkosi kwaGileyadi, naphezu kwama-Ashuri, naseJizreyeli;
futhi phezu kuka-Efrayimi, noBhenjamini, futhi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke.
2:10 U-Ishbosheti, indodana kaSawule, wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala lapho eqala ukubusa
u-Israyeli, wabusa iminyaka emibili. Kodwa indlu yakwaJuda yamlandela uDavide.
2:11 Futhi isikhathi uDavide eyinkosi eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda
iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha.
2:12 Futhi u-Abineri, indodana kaNeri, futhi izinceku Ishbosheti, indodana ka
USawule waphuma eMahanayimi, waya eGibeyoni.
2:13 Futhi uJowabe, indodana kaSeruya, futhi izinceku zikaDavide, baphuma, futhi
bahlangana ngasechibini laseGibeyoni; bahlala phansi, omunye phezu
ngalapha echibini, elinye ngaphesheya kwechibi.
" 2:14 U-Abineri wathi kuJowabe, "Mazisukume abafana, badlale phambi kwethu.
Wathi uJowabe: "Mabasuke."
2:15 Khona-ke kwasukuma futhi wawela ngenombolo abayishumi nambili bakwaBenjamini, okuyinto
ezika-Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule, nezinceku eziyishumi nambili
UDavide.
2:16 Futhi babamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngekhanda umngane wakhe, futhi wagwaza inkemba yakhe
ohlangothini lomngane wakhe; ngakho bawa phansi kanyekanye;
lalibizwa ngokuthi iHelikati Hazurimi eseGibeyoni.
2:17 Futhi kwaba khona impi enzima kakhulu ngalolo suku; u-Abineri washaywa, futhi
amadoda akwa-Israyeli, phambi kwezinceku zikaDavide.
2:18 Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amathathu kaSeruya, uJowabe, no-Abishayi, futhi
u-Asaheli wayelula ngezinyawo njengendluzele yasendle.
2:19 U-Asaheli wamsukela u-Abineri; ekuhambeni kwakhe akaphambukela ngakwesokunene
isandla noma kwesokunxele ekulandeleni u-Abineri.
2:20 U-Abineri wabheka emva kwakhe, wathi, "Wena Asaheli?" Futhi yena
waphendula wathi: Nginguye.
2:21 U-Abineri wayesethi kuye: "Phambuka ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo sakho.
ubambe enye yezinsizwa, uzithathele izikhali zayo. Kodwa
U-Asaheli akavumanga ukuphambuka ekumlandeleni.
2:22 U-Abineri waphinda wathi ku-Asaheli, "Chezuka ekungilandeleni.
kungani kufanele ngikushaye phansi na? pho ngingasukuma kanjani
ubuso bami kuJowabe umfowenu na?
2:23 Nokho akavumanga ukuchezuka
umkhonto wamgwaza ngaphansi kobambo lwesihlanu, umkhonto waphuma ngemuva
yena; wawela khona lapho, wafela khona lapho;
bonke abafika endaweni uAsaheli awawela kuyo wafa
wema.
2:24 OJowabe no-Abishayi bamxosha u-Abineri, futhi ilanga lashona
bafika entabeni yase-Ama ephambi kweGiya ngasendleleni
ehlane laseGibeyoni.
2:25 Futhi abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana ndawonye ngemva kuka-Abineri.
laba yiviyo linye, bema esiqongweni sentaba.
2:26 U-Abineri wayesememeza kuJowabe, wathi, "Inkemba iyakudla kuze kube phakade?"
Awazi yini ukuthi kuyakuba muncu ekugcineni na? isikhathi eside kangakanani
kuyakuthi lapho, ungakasho abantu ukuba babuye ekulandeleni kwabo
bazalwane?
" 2:27 UJowabe wathi: "Kuphila kukaJehova, ngaphandle kokuba ukhulume, ngempela
ekuseni abantu base benyukile yilowo nalowo ekulandeleni umfowabo.
2:28 UJowabe wabetha icilongo, bema bonke abantu, baxosha.
abaphindanga balandela u-Israyeli, abaphindanga balwa.
2:29 U-Abineri namadoda akhe bahamba bonke lobo busuku ethafeni, futhi
bawela iJordani, badabula iBitroni yonke, bafika
eMahanayimi.
2:30 UJowabe wabuya ekumlandeleni u-Abineri, esebuthe konke
abantu ndawonye, kwantula ezincekwini zikaDavide amadoda ayishumi nesishiyagalolunye kanye
Asaheli.
2:31 Kodwa izinceku zikaDavide zazishayile kwaBenjamini nakumadoda ka-Abineri.
kwafa abantu abangamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha.
2:32 Bamthatha u-Asaheli, bammbela ethuneni likayise.
eyayiseBhetlehema. UJowabe nabantu bakhe bahamba ubusuku bonke, bona
wafika eHebroni ekuseni.