2 Samuweli
14:1 UJowabe indodana kaSeruya waqonda ukuthi inhliziyo yenkosi yayibheke ngakuye
Absalomu.
2 UJowabe wathumela eThekhowa, walanda khona owesifazane ohlakaniphileyo, wathi kuye
ake uzenze isililo, wembathe ukulila
imvunulo, ungazigcobi ngamafutha, kodwa ube njengowesifazana owayele
isikhathi eside balilela abafileyo.
14:3 Futhi uze enkosini, futhi ukhulume ngale ndlela kuyo. Ngakho uJowabe walibeka
amazwi emlonyeni wakhe.
14:4 Futhi lapho owesifazane waseThekhowa ekhuluma enkosini, wawa ngobuso bakhe
emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wathi: Siza, nkosi.
" 14:5 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: "Kuyini kuwe? Wathi: Nginguye
ngempela ungumfelokazi, nomyeni wami ufile.
14:6 Incekukazi yakho yayinamadodana amabili;
ensimini, akwabakho owabehlukanisa, kepha omunye washaya omunye, futhi
wambulala.
14:7 Futhi bheka, wonke umndeni usuvukele incekukazi yakho, futhi bona
wathi: Sikhulule otshaye umfowabo, ukuze simbulale, ngenxa yakhe
ukuphila komfowabo ambulalayo; futhi siyakubhubhisa indlalifa futhi: futhi
bayakucisha ilahle lami eliseleyo, bangashiyi elami
umyeni akasho igama noma insali emhlabeni.
14:8 Inkosi yasisithi kowesifazana, Hamba uye endlini yakho, ngizakunika
icala ngawe.
14:9 Owesifazane waseThekhowa wathi enkosini: "Nkosi yami, nkosi, nkosi."
ububi mabube phezu kwami naphezu kwendlu kababa, nenkosi nesihlalo sayo sobukhosi
ungabi nacala.
14:10 Inkosi yathi: "Yilowo nalowo osho utho kuwe, mlethe kimi.
akasayikukuthinta.
" 14:11 Wayesethi: "Ngiyakuncenga, inkosi mayikhumbule uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
wawungayikuvuma ukuba abaphindiseli begazi baphinde babhubhise.
hlezi bayichithe indodana yami. Wathi: "Kuphila kukaJehova, kuyakuba khona."
akuwela phansi nonwele lwendodana yakho.
14:12 Owesifazane wayesethi: "Incekukazi yakho ake ikhulume izwi libe linye."
enkosini yami, inkosi. Wathi: "Khuluma."
14:13 Owesifazane wathi: "Pho, kungani wena ucabange into enjalo?
ngokumelene nabantu bakaNkulunkulu? ngoba inkosi ikhuluma lilizwi linye
okuyiphutha, ngokuthi inkosi ingabuyi iyibuyise eyakhe
exoshiwe.
14:14 Ngoba kumelwe sife, futhi sinjengamanzi achithwa emhlabathini, okuyinto
akunakuqoqwa futhi; futhi uNkulunkulu akabheki muntu;
uceba indlela, ukuze oxoshiweyo wakhe angaxoshwa kuye.
14:15 Ngakho-ke, njengoba ngize ukukhuluma ngale nto enkosini yami
nkosi, kungoba abantu bangethusile, nencekukazi yakho
wathi: “Mangikhulume enkosini; mhlawumbe inkosi ithanda
enze isicelo sencekukazi yakhe.
14:16 Ngoba inkosi iyolalela, ukuze akhulule incekukazi yakhe esandleni senkosi
umuntu obeyakungibhubhisa kanye nendodana yami efeni lika
uNkulunkulu.
14:17 Khona-ke incekukazi yakho yathi, 'Manje izwi lenkosi yami, inkosi
ngokuba njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu, injalo inkosi yami, inkosi, ukuqonda
okuhle nokubi; ngalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuba nawe.
" 14:18 Khona-ke inkosi yaphendula, wathi kowesifazane: "Ake ungifihlele
wena, into engizakukubuza yona. Owesifazane wathi: "Inkosi yami."
khuluma inkosi.
" 14:19 Inkosi yathi: "Isandla sikaJowabe asinawe kukho konke lokhu? Futhi
Owesifazana waphendula wathi: Kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi yami, nkosi, hatshi
ngingaphambukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo kukho konke enkosini yami
inkosi ikhulumile, ngokuba inceku yakho uJowabe ungiyalile, wakubeka zonke lezi
amazwi emlonyeni wencekukazi yakho.
14:20 Inceku yakho uJowabe ukwenzile lokhu ukuze athole lesi simo sokukhuluma
futhi inkosi yami ihlakaniphile njengokuhlakanipha kwengelosi kaNkulunkulu.
ukwazi konke okusemhlabeni.
" 14:21 Inkosi yasisithi kuJowabe: "Bheka, manje, Ngikwenzile lokhu
ngalokho buyisela insizwa u-Abisalomu.
14:22 UJowabe wawela phansi ngobuso bakhe, futhi wakhothama, futhi wabonga
inkosi; uJowabe wathi: "Namuhla inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi ngiyitholile."
umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, nkosi, ngoba inkosi isigcwalisile
isicelo senceku yakhe.
14:23 Ngakho uJowabe wasuka waya eGeshuri, futhi wamletha u-Abisalomu eJerusalema.
14:24 Inkosi yathi: "Makaphambukele endlini yakhe, futhi makangaboni eyami
ubuso. U-Abisalomu wayesebuyela endlini yakhe, akabonanga ubuso benkosi.
14:25 Kodwa kuye wonke u-Israyeli kwakungekho otuseka kakhulu njengo-Abisalomu
ubuhle bakhe: kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kufike okhakhayini
kwakungekho sici kuye.
14:26 Futhi lapho waphothula ikhanda lakhe, (ngokuba kwaba ekupheleni konyaka ngamunye
Waziphucula: ngokuba izinwele zazimsinda, waziphucula;)
walinganisa izinwele zekhanda lakhe, amashekeli angamakhulu amabili ngokwenkosi
isisindo.
14:27 U-Abisalomu wazalelwa amadodana amathathu, nendodakazi eyodwa, kabani
igama lalinguTamari; wayengowesifazane obukekayo.
14:28 Ngakho, U-Abisalomu wahlala iminyaka emibili egcwele eJerusalema, futhi akazange ayibone enkosini
ubuso.
14:29 U-Abisalomu wayesethumela kuJowabe ukuba amthumele enkosini; kodwa yena
kathandanga ukuza kuye; esephindile okwesibili, wafuna
angezi.
14:30 Ngakho wathi ezincekwini zakhe: "Bheka, insimu kaJowabe iseduze neyami, futhi
unebhali lapho; hambani niyosithungela ngomlilo. Zase zisukuma izinceku zika-Abisalomu
inkundla ivutha.
14:31 UJowabe wasukuma, waya ku-Abisalomu endlini yakhe, futhi wathi kuye.
Izinceku zakho zithungelelani insimu yami ngomlilo?
14:32 U-Abisalomu wamphendula uJowabe, wathi: "Bheka, ngithumele kuwe, ngathi: 'Woza.
lapha, ukuze ngikuthume enkosini, uthi: Ngizeleni
kusukela eGeshuri? bekukuhle kimi ukuba ngibe lapho namanje: manje
ngalokho mangibone ubuso benkosi; futhi uma kukhona ububi phakathi
mina, makangibulale.
14:33 UJowabe wayeseya enkosini, wayitshela
U-Abisalomu waya enkosini, wakhothamela phambi kwenkosi
wawela phansi phambi kwenkosi; inkosi yamanga u-Abisalomu.