2 Samuweli
13:1 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, U-Abisalomu, indodana kaDavide, wayenomuhle
udadewabo, ogama lakhe lalinguTamari; u-Amnoni indodana kaDavide wamthanda.
2 U-Amnoni wakhathazeka kakhulu, waze wagula ngenxa kadadewabo uTamari; ngoba yena
wayeyintombi nto; kwaba nzima kuye u-Amnoni ukuba amenze utho.
13:3 Kodwa u-Amnoni wayenomngane, ogama lakhe lalinguJonadaba, indodana kaShimeya
umfowabo kaDavide: uJonadaba wayeyindoda enobuqili kakhulu.
" 13:4 Wathi kuye: "Kungani wena, ndodana yenkosi, uncipha emini?
namuhla? awuyikungitshela na? U-Amnoni wathi kuye: "Ngithanda uTamari, mina."
udadewabo ka-Abisalomu umfowabo.
" 13:5 UJonadaba wathi kuye: "Lala embhedeni wakho, futhi wena ngokwakho
ugula; nxa uyihlo efika ukukubona, uthi kuye: Ngiyakuncenga;
akeze uTamari udadewethu, anginike ukudla, alungise inyama yami
ukubona, ukuze ngikubone, ngikudle esandleni sakhe.
13:6 Ngakho u-Amnoni walala phansi, futhi wagula, futhi lapho inkosi isifikile
U-Amnoni wathi enkosini: “Ake uvumele uTamari udadewethu.”
woza, ungenzele amaqebelengwane amabili phambi kwamehlo ami, ukuze ngidle kuye
isandla.
13:7 UDavide wayesethumela endlini kuTamari, wathi: "Hamba manje, uye kumfowenu Amnoni."
endlini, amgqokise inyama.
13:8 UTamari waya endlini ka-Amnoni umnewabo; walaliswa phansi. Futhi
wathatha impuphu, wayixova, wenza amaqebelengwane emehlweni akhe, wawenza
bhaka amakhekhe.
13:9 Wathatha ipani, wawathululela phambi kwakhe; kodwa wala
dla. Wathi u-Amnoni: "Khupha bonke abantu kimi." Baphuma bonke
indoda evela kuye.
" 13:10 U-Amnoni wathi kuTamari, "Letha ukudla ekamelweni, ukuze ngidle."
udle esandleni sakho. UTamari wathatha amaqebelengwane abewenzile, wawathatha
wazingenisa ekamelweni ku-Amnoni umnewabo.
13:11 Futhi lapho ezilethile kuye ukuba adle, wambamba, futhi
wathi kuye: Woza ulale lami, dadewethu.
13:12 Wathi kuye, Cha, mfowethu, ungangiphoqi; ngoba akunjalo
kufanele kwenziwe kwa-Israyeli; ungakwenzi lobu buwula.
13:13 Futhi mina, lapho ngiyokwenza ihlazo lami ukuya? wena-ke uyakwenza
ube njengomunye weziwula kwa-Israyeli. Ngakho-ke ake ukhulume laye
Inkosi; ngoba kayikungigodla kuwe.
13:14 Nokho akavumanga ukulalela izwi lakhe, kodwa, njengoba enamandla kunawo
wamphoqa, walala naye.
13:15 U-Amnoni wayesemzonda kakhulu; ukuze inzondo ayezonda ngayo
wayemkhulu kulothando abemthanda ngalo. Wathi u-Amnoni
kuye: Sukuma, uhambe.
" 13:16 Wathi kuye, "Akukho sizathu;
mkhulu kunomunye owenze kimi. Kodwa akavumanga
yilaleleni.
13:17 Khona-ke wabiza inceku yakhe eyayimsebenzela, wathi: "Faka manje
aphume kimi lo wesifazane, akhiye isicabha emva kwakhe.
13:18 Futhi wayegqoke ingubo enemibala eminingi, ngoba wayenezembatho ezinjalo
amadodakazi enkosi ayeyizintombi mbethe. Khona-ke inceku yakhe
wamkhipha, wavala umnyango emva kwakhe.
13:19 UTamari wathela umlotha ekhanda lakhe, waklebhula ingubo yakhe enemibalabala.
eyayiphezu kwakhe, wabeka isandla sakhe ekhanda lakhe, waqhubeka ekhala.
" 13:20 U-Abisalomu umnewabo wathi kuye: "Ingabe umfowenu Amnoni kade enaye?
wena? kepha thula manje, dadewethu; ungumfowenu; unganaki
lento. Ngakho uTamari wahlala eyisizungu endlini kaAbisalomu umnewabo.
13:21 Kodwa lapho inkosi uDavide ezwa ngazo zonke lezi zinto, wathukuthela kakhulu.
13:22 U-Abisalomu akakhulumanga okuhle noma okubi kumfowabo u-Amnoni
U-Abisalomu wamzonda u-Amnoni, ngokuba ephoqile udadewabo uTamari.
13:23 Kwathi ngemva kweminyaka emibili egcwele, U-Abisalomu wayenabagundi izimvu
eBali Hasori eliseceleni kwa-Efrayimi; u-Abisalomu wamema bonke abantu
amadodana enkosi.
" 13:24 U-Abisalomu waya enkosini, wathi: "Bheka, inceku yakho ine
abagundi bezimvu; ngiyakuncenga, inkosi nezinceku zayo mayihambe nayo
inceku yakho.
13:25 Inkosi yathi ku-Abisalomu: "Qha, ndodana yami, masingahambi sonke, funa sihambe sonke.
siyakuthwala kanzima. Wamcindezela, kepha akavumanga ukuhamba;
kodwa wambusisa.
" 13:26 U-Abisalomu wathi: "Uma kungenjalo, ngicela, umfowethu u-Amnoni ahambe nathi.
Inkosi yathi kuye: “Ahambe nawe ngani na?
13:27 Kepha u-Abisalomu wamcindezela, wavumela u-Amnoni nawo onke amadodana enkosi ukuba bahambe.
naye.
" 13:28 Manje, U-Abisalomu wayala izinceku zakhe, wathi: "Qaphelani lapho ka-Amnoni
inhliziyo ithokoza ngewayini, lapho ngithi kini: Tshayani u-Amnoni; bese
nimbulale, ningesabi; anginiyalile na? yimani isibindi, nibe
iqhawe.
13:29 Izinceku zika-Abisalomu zenza ku-Amnoni njengoba nje u-Absalomu ayeyalile.
Ayesesuka onke amadodana enkosi, agibela wonke umnyuzi wakhe.
wabaleka.
13:30 Kwathi besendleleni, kwafika umbiko
UDavide wathi: “U-Abisalomu ubulele onke amadodana enkosi, akwabakho
omunye wabo wahamba.
13:31 Khona-ke inkosi yasukuma, futhi yaklebhula izingubo zayo, futhi walala phansi; futhi
zonke izinceku zakhe zazimi lapho izingubo zazo ziklebhukile.
13:32 UJonadaba, indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavide, waphendula, wathi: "Vumelani."
inkosi yami ayisho ukuthi babulele zonke izinsizwa zenkosi;
amadodana; ngokuba ngu-Amnoni yedwa ofileyo, ngokuba lokhu ngomyalo ka-Abisalomu
kunqunyiwe kusukela osukwini aphoqa ngalo udadewabo uTamari.
13:33 Ngakho-ke inkosi yami, inkosi, mayingabeki le nto enhliziyweni yayo
nithi onke amadodana enkosi afile, ngokuba ngu-Amnoni yedwa ofileyo.
13:34 Kodwa u-Absalomu wabaleka. Yaphakamisa eyakhe insizwa egadayo
amehlo, bheka, bheka, kwafika abantu abaningi ngasendleleni
igquma ngemuva kwakhe.
" 13:35 UJonadaba wathi enkosini: "Bheka, amadodana enkosi ayeza
yathi inceku, kunjalo.
13:36 Kwasekusithi eseqedile ukukhuluma.
bheka, amadodana enkosi afika, aphakamisa izwi lawo, akhala;
inkosi nazo zonke izinceku zayo bakhala ngokukhala okukhulu kakhulu.
13:37 Kepha u-Abisalomu wabaleka, waya kuTalimayi, indodana ka-Amihudi, inkosi yase-Arabia.
Geshur. UDavide walilela indodana yakhe zonke izinsuku.
13:38 U-Abisalomu wabaleka, waya eGeshuri, wahlala khona iminyaka emithathu.
13:39 Futhi umphefumulo wenkosi uDavide walangazelela ukuya ku-Abisalomu, ngoba yena
waduduzeka ngo-Amnoni, ebona ukuthi ufile.