2 Samuweli
5:1 Zase zifika zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli kuDavide eHebroni, zakhuluma,
bethi: Bheka, siyithambo lakho nenyama yakho.
5:2 Futhi esikhathini esidlule, lapho uSawule eseyinkosi phezu kwethu, nguwe owayehola
waphuma, wamngenisa u-Israyeli; uJehova wathi kuwe: 'Wena uyakwalusa.'
abantu bami u-Israyeli, wena uyakuba yinduna phezu kuka-Israyeli.
3 Ngakho onke amadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli aya enkosini eHebroni; nenkosi uDavide
benza isivumelwano nabo eHebroni phambi kukaJehova, bagcoba
UDavide inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.
5:4 UDavide wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu ubudala lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa engamashumi amane
iminyaka.
5:5 EHebroni wabusa phezu kukaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha
EJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke noJuda.
5:6 Inkosi nabantu bayo baya eJerusalema kumaJebusi
eyakhuluma kuDavide, yathi: “Ngaphandle kwakho
susa izimpumputhe nezinyonga, awuyikungena lapha;
ecabanga, uDavida angengene lapha.
5:7 Nokho, uDavide wathatha inqaba yaseSiyoni, okungukuthi, umuzi
UDavide.
5:8 UDavide wathi ngalolo suku, "Yilowo nalowo okhuphukela emseleni, futhi."
wabulala amaJebusi, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe, abazondwayo
Umphefumulo kaDavide uyakuba yinhloko nenduna. Ngakho bathi: The
izimpumputhe nezinyonga aziyikungena endlini.
5:9 Ngakho, UDavide wahlala enqabeni, futhi wayibiza ngokuthi uMuzi kaDavide. Futhi uDavide
eyakhiwe nxazonke kusukela eMilo kuya ngaphakathi.
5:10 UDavide waqhubeka, futhi wakhula, futhi uJehova, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, wayenaye
yena.
5:11 Futhi uHiramu, inkosi yaseThire, wathumela izithunywa kuDavide, futhi imisedari
Ababazi, nabakhi; bamakhela uDavide indlu.
5:12 UDavide waqonda ukuthi uJehova wayemmisile inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.
nokuthi wawuphakamisile umbuso wakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
5:13 UDavide wathatha ezinye izancinza nabafazi eJerusalema, ngemva kwakhe
wavela eHebroni, kwazalelwa amadodana namadodakazi
UDavide.
5:14 Lawa angamagama alabo abazalelwa eJerusalema;
noShamuwa, noShobabi, noNathani, noSolomoni,
5:15 Ibhari futhi, futhi Elishua, futhi Nefegi, futhi Jafiya,
5:16 Futhi Elishama, futhi Eliada, futhi Eliphalet.
5:17 Kodwa lapho amaFilisti ezwa ukuthi bamgcobile uDavide inkosi
AmaFilisti onke enyuka ukumfuna uDavide; uDavide wezwa
yona, yehlela endaweni yokugcina.
5:18 Futhi amaFilisti afika, futhi bahlakazeka esigodini
Rephaim.
" 5:19 UDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: "Ngikhuphukele eNtabeni
AmaFilisti? Uyakuwanikela esandleni sami na? Wathi uJehova
kuDavide: “Khuphuka, ngokuba ngiyakuwanikela nokuwanikela amaFilisti.”
isandla sakho.
5:20 UDavide wafika eBali-perazimi, uDavide wawabulala khona, wathi:
UJehova ufohlele izitha zami phambi kwami njengokufohla kwetshe
amanzi. Ngalokho waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBali Pherasimi.
5:21 Futhi lapho bashiya izithombe zabo, futhi uDavide namadoda akhe bawashisa.
5:22 AmaFilisti futhi ekhuphuka futhi, futhi zihlakazeke phakathi
isigodi samaRefa.
" 5:23 Futhi lapho uDavide wabuza eNkosini, wathi: "Awuyikukhuphuka; kodwa
thatha inkampa ngemva kwabo, ufike phezu kwabo malungana le
izihlahla zikamalibhele.
5:24 Futhi makube, lapho uzwa umsindo wokuhamba eziqongweni zezwe
izihlahla zamabhakabhaka, khona-ke uyakuzivuna;
UJehova phuma phambi kwakho, ukuze ayibulale impi yamaFilisti.
5:25 UDavide wenza kanjalo, njengalokho uJehova emyalile; futhi wayishaya
AmaFilisti kusukela eGeba uze ufike eGezeri.