2 Samuweli
3:1 Manje kwakukhona impi isikhathi eside phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide.
kepha uDavide waba namandla ngokuba namandla, nendlu kaSawule yakhula
buthaka futhi buthaka.
3:2 UDavide wazalelwa amadodana eHebroni, izibulo lakhe kwakungu-Amnoni
u-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli;
3:3 Owesibili, uKileyabi, ku-Abigayili, umkaNabali, waseKarmeli; futhi
eyesithathu u-Abisalomu indodana kaMahakha indodakazi kaTalimayi inkosi yase-Araba
i-Geshuri;
3:4 Owesine, Adoniya, indodana Hagiti; eyesihlanu nguShefathiya
indodana ka-Abithali;
3:5 Futhi yesithupha, Ithream, ngo-Egila, umkaDavide. Laba bazalelwa uDavide
eHebroni.
3:6 Kwathi, ngenkathi kukhona impi phakathi kwendlu kaSawule
endlini kaDavide, ukuthi u-Abineri waziqinisa endlini ka-Abineri
USawuli.
3:7 Futhi uSawule wayenesancinza, ogama lakhe lalinguRispa, indodakazi ka-Aya.
u-Ishi Bosheti wathi ku-Abineri: “Ungeneleni kimi na?
isancinza sikababa?
3:8 U-Abineri wathukuthela kakhulu ngamazwi ka-Ishi Bosheti, wathi:
ikhanda lenja abenzela umusa uJuda namuhla endlini
kaSawule uyihlo, kubafowabo, nakubangane bakhe, kodwa lutho
wakunikela esandleni sikaDavide, ongiyala ngakho namuhla
iphutha ngalomfazi?
3:9 UNkulunkulu makenze njalo ku-Abineri, futhi enezele futhi, ngaphandle, njengoba nje uJehova efungile kuye
UDavide, ngiyakwenza kanjalo kuye;
3:10 Ukuze ahumushe umbuso endlini kaSawule, futhi ukumisa
esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide phezu kuka-Israyeli naphezu kukaJuda, kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBeri Sheba.
3:11 Futhi akakwazanga ukuphendula u-Abineri izwi futhi, ngoba wayemesaba.
3:12 U-Abineri wayesethuma izithunywa kuDavide esikhundleni sakhe, wathi: "Ekabani igama lakhe?"
umhlaba? wathi futhi: Yenza isivumelwano sakho lami;
makube nawe ukuletha wonke u-Israyeli kuwe.
3:13 Wathi: "Kulungile; Ngizakwenza isivumelwano lawe, kodwa kunye ngizakwenza
funa kuwe, okungukuthi, awuyikubona ubuso bami, ngaphandle kokuthi uqale
letha uMikhali indodakazi kaSawule, lapho uza ukubona ubuso bami.
3:14 UDavide wathuma izithunywa ku-Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule, wathi: "Ngikhulule.
umkami uMikhali, engamgana ngamajwabu ayikhulu
AmaFilisti.
3:15 U-Ishbosheti wathumela, wamthatha kumyeni wakhe, kusukela Phaltiyeli
indodana kaLayishi.
3:16 Futhi umyeni wakhe wahamba naye, ekhala ngemuva kwakhe, kwaze kwaba seBahurimi. Khona-ke
Wathi uAbhineri kuye: Hamba, ubuye. Wabuya.
" 3:17 U-Abineri waba nengxoxo namalunga akwa-Israyeli, wathi: "Benifuna
ngoba uDavida wayeyinkosi phezu kwenu endulo;
3:18 Manje kwenzeni, ngoba uJehova ukhulumile ngoDavide, wathi: "Ngesandla."
kuDavide inceku yami ngiyakubasindisa abantu bami u-Israyeli esandleni sikaJehova
amaFilisti, nasesandleni sazo zonke izitha zawo.
3:19 Futhi u-Abhineri wakhuluma ezindlebeni zikaBhenjamini, futhi u-Abhineri wahamba
khuluma ezindlebeni zikaDavide eHebroni konke okwakukuhle ku-Israyeli, futhi
lokho kwabonakala kukuhle kuyo yonke indlu yakwaBenjamini.
3:20 U-Abineri wafika kuDavide eHebroni, namadoda angamashumi amabili kanye naye. Futhi uDavide
wenzela u-Abineri namadoda ayenaye idili.
" 3:21 U-Abineri wathi kuDavide: "Ngizosuka futhi ngihambe, futhi ngiyobutha konke
Israyeli enkosini yami, inkosi, ukuze benze isivumelwano nawe
ukuze ubuse phezu kwakho konke okufiswa yinhliziyo yakho. Futhi uDavide
wammukisa u-Abineri; wahamba ngokuthula.
3:22 Futhi bheka, kwafika izinceku zikaDavide noJowabe, kusukela ekuxosheni impi.
waletha impango enkulu kanye nawo, kepha u-Abineri wayengekho kuDavide
eHebroni; ngoba wayesemmukisile, wahamba ngokuthula.
3:23 Kwathi uJowabe nebutho lonke elalinaye befika, bamtshela uJowabe.
wathi: UAbhineri indodana kaNeri wafika enkosini, yona imthumile
ahambe, ahambe ngokuthula.
" 3:24 UJowabe wayeseya enkosini, wathi: "Wenzeni? bheka, u-Abineri
weza kuwe; ummukiseleni, useyamangala
uhambile?
3:25 Uyamazi u-Abineri indodana kaNeri ukuthi uze ukukukhohlisa nokukukhohlisa.
ukwazi ukuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho, nokwazi konke okwenzayo.
3:26 UJowabe esephumile kuDavide, wathuma izithunywa ukuba zilandele u-Abineri.
owambuyisa emthonjeni waseSira, kepha uDavide wayengazi.
3:27 Futhi lapho u-Abineri wabuyela eHebroni, uJowabe wamthatha eceleni esangweni
ukukhuluma naye buthule, futhi wamshaya lapho ngaphansi kobambo lwesihlanu, lokho
wafa ngenxa yegazi lika-Asaheli umfowabo.
3:28 Kwathi ngasemuva uDavide ekuzwa, wathi: "Mina nombuso wami sikhona."
ngingenacala phambi kukaJehova kuze kube phakade egazini lika-Abineri indodana ka-Abineri
Ner:
29 malibe phezu kwekhanda likaJowabe naphezu kwayo yonke indlu kayise; futhi ake
akusweleki muntu endlini kaJowabe ogobhozayo noma ongobhobhozayo
onochoko, noma oncika ngodondolo, noma owa enkembeni, noma
oswele isinkwa.
3:30 Ngakho uJowabe no-Abishayi umfowabo bambulala u-Abineri, ngoba wayebabulele
umfowabo u-Asaheli eGibeyoni empini.
3:31 UDavide wathi kuJowabe nakubo bonke abantu ababenaye: "Rend
nibhince indwangu yamasaka, nilile phambi kuka-Abineri. Futhi
inkosi uDavide yalandela uhlaka.
3:32 Bammbela u-Abineri eHebroni, inkosi yaphakamisa izwi layo
wakhala ethuneni lika-Abineri; bakhala bonke abantu.
3:33 Inkosi yamlilela u-Abineri, yathi: "U-Abineri wafa njengokufa kwesiwula na?
3:34 Izandla zakho bezingaboshiwe, nezinyawo zakho bezingafakwa emaketangeni, njengomuntu
uwa phambi kwababi, nawe uwe kanjalo. Bakhala bonke abantu
futhi phezu kwakhe.
3:35 Futhi lapho bonke abantu beza ukudlisa uDavide ukudla kusesekhona
ngosuku, uDavide wafunga, wathi: “Manje uNkulunkulu kimi, enezele futhi, uma nginambitha
isinkwa, noma okunye, lize lishone ilanga.
3:36 Futhi bonke abantu bakubona, futhi kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo, njengoba nje
inkosi yenza okuhle emehlweni abantu bonke.
3:37 Ngoba bonke abantu futhi wonke u-Israyeli baqonda ngalolo suku ukuthi kwakungeyona ingxenye
inkosi ukuba ibulale u-Abineri indodana kaNeri.
3:38 Inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo: "Anazi yini ukuthi kukhona isikhulu
Kuwe umuntu omkhulu namuhla kwa-Israyeli na?
3:39 Futhi mina namuhla buthakathaka, nakuba ngigcotshiwe inkosi; lamadoda amadodana ka
USeruya ulukhuni kimi; uJehova uyakubuyisela owenza okubi
ngokobubi bakhe.