2 Samuweli
15:1 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, U-Abisalomu wazilungisela izinqola futhi
amahhashi, namadoda angamashumi ayisihlanu ukuba agijime phambi kwakhe.
15:2 U-Abisalomu wavuka ekuseni, wema eceleni kwendlela yesango
kwakunjalo, lapho noma yimuphi umuntu onecala eza enkosini
u-Abisalomu wayesembiza, wathi: “Ungowamuphi umuzi na?
Wathi: “Inceku yakho ingowesinye sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.
" 15:3 U-Abisalomu wathi kuye: "Bheka, izindaba zakho zinhle futhi zilungile; kodwa
akakho othunywe enkosini ukuba akuzwe.
" 15:4 U-Abisalomu wathi futhi: "Sengathi ngabe ngimiswe umahluleli ezweni, ukuze wonke umuntu!
umuntu onecala noma udaba angeza kimi, ngimenzele yena
ubulungisa!
15:5 Futhi kwakuthi lapho noma yimuphi umuntu esondela kuye ukuze akhuleke kuye.
welula isandla, wambamba, wamanga.
15:6 U-Abisalomu wenza ngale ndlela kubo bonke abakwa-Israyeli ababeza enkosini
u-Abisalomu weba izinhliziyo zamadoda akwa-Israyeli.
15:7 Kwathi emva kweminyaka engamashumi amane, U-Abisalomu wathi enkosini.
Ake ngihambe ngigcwalise isithembiso sami engasenza kuJehova;
eHebroni.
15:8 Ngoba inceku yakho yenza isithembiso ngenkathi ngihlala eGeshuri eSiriya, wathi: 'Uma
uJehova uyakungibuyisela impela eJerusalema, ngikhonze uJehova
NKOSI.
15:9 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Hamba ngokuthula." Wasukuma, waya
eHebroni.
15:10 U-Abisalomu wathuma izinhloli ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli, wathi:
lapho nje nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo, nithi: 'Abisalomu!'
ubusa eHebroni.
15:11 Futhi no-Abisalomu kwahamba amadoda angamakhulu amabili evela eJerusalema, ababekhona
ebizwa; bahamba ngobumsulwa babo, babengazi lutho.
15:12 U-Abisalomu wathumela wabiza u-Ahithofeli waseGiloni, umeluleki kaDavide.
emzini wakhe, kusukela eGilo, ngesikhathi enikela imihlatshelo. Futhi i
uzungu lwaluqinile; ngoba abantu banda njalo
Absalomu.
15:13 Kwase kufika isithunywa kuDavide, wathi: "Izinhliziyo zamadoda
U-Israyeli ulandela u-Absalomu.
15:14 UDavide wathi kuzo zonke izinceku zakhe ababe naye eJerusalema.
Vukani, sibaleke; ngoba kasiyikuphunyuka kuAbisalomu;
masinyane ukuze sisuke, funa asifice ngokuzumayo, asehlisele okubi;
futhi awushaye umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba.
" 15:15 Futhi izinceku zenkosi zathi enkosini: "Bheka, izinceku zakho
ilungele ukwenza konke inkosi yami, inkosi, ezakuyamisa.
15:16 Inkosi yasiphuma, labo bonke abendlu yayo bamlandela. Futhi inkosi
kwashiya abafazi abayishumi, izancinza, ukuba bagcine indlu.
15:17 Inkosi yasiphuma, labo bonke abantu ngemva kwayo, futhi bahlala endaweni
indawo eyayikude.
15:18 Futhi zonke izinceku zakhe zadlula eduze kwakhe; nawo onke amaKhereti, kanye
onke amaPheleti, nawo onke amaGati, amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha abeza
emva kwakhe besuka eGati badlula phambi kwenkosi.
" 15:19 Khona-ke inkosi yathi ku-Ithayi umGiti, "Kungani nawe uhamba naye
thina? buyela endaweni yakho, uhlale nenkosi, ngokuba wena uyinkosi
umfokazi, kanye nomdingiswa.
15:20 Njengoba ufikile izolo, ngabe mina namuhla ngikukhuphule futhi
phansi nathi? njengoba ngiya lapho engiya khona, buya wena, ubuye uthathe eyakho
bazalwane: umusa neqiniso makube nawe.
" 15:21 U-Ithayi waphendula inkosi, wathi: "Kuphila kukaJehova, futhi njengoba yami
Kuphila kwenkosi, nkosi, sibili endaweni ezakuba khona inkosi yami, inkosi.
noma kusekufeni noma ekuphileni, inceku yakho iyakuba lapho.
15:22 UDavide wathi ku-Ithayi, "Hamba uwele." Wadlula u-Ithayi umGati
phezu kwakhe, nawo onke amadoda akhe, nabancane bonke ababe naye.
15:23 Futhi lonke izwe wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, futhi bonke abantu badlula
Inkosi yawela umfudlana iKidroni nayo yonke imifula
abantu bawela, ngendlela yasehlane.
15:24 Bheka, noSadoki nawo onke amaLevi enaye, bethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano.
isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu: bawubeka phansi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu; u-Abiyathara wahamba
kuze kube yilapho bonke abantu sebeqedile ukuphumela ngaphandle komuzi.
15:25 Inkosi yathi kuSadoki: "Buyisela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu emzini.
uma ngifumana umusa emehlweni kaJehova, uyakungibuyisa;
ningibonise yona kanye nendlu yayo.
15:26 Kodwa uma esho kanje, "Angithokozi ngawe; bheka, nangu mina, ake
makenze kimi njengoba kukuhle emehlweni akhe.
" 15:27 Inkosi yathi futhi kuSadoki umpristi: "Awuyena umboni? buyela
ningene emzini ngokuthula, namadodana enu amabili kanye nani, u-Ahimahasi indodana yakho, kanye
uJonathani indodana ka-Abiyathara.
15:28 Bheka, Ngizohlala ethafeni lasehlane, kuze kufike izwi
kuwe ukuze ungiqinisekise.
15:29 Ngakho uSadoki no-Abiyathara bawubuyisela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema.
bahlala khona.
15:30 UDavide wenyuka ngommango weNtaba Yeminqumo, ekhuphuka ekhala.
wayegubuzele ikhanda, wahamba engafakile zicathulo: nabo bonke abantu lokho
kwakukhona naye, kwaba yilowo nalowo emboza ikhanda lakhe, bakhuphuka bekhala
bakhuphuka.
" 15:31 Futhi omunye watshelwa uDavide, wathi: "U-Ahithofeli uphakathi kwabenzi bozungu."
Absalomu. UDavida wasesithi: O Jehova, ake uguqule iseluleko senkosi
u-Ahithofeli waba nobuwula.
15:32 Kwathi uDavide efika esiqongweni sentaba.
lapho akhuleka khona kuNkulunkulu, bheka, uHushayi umArki weza ukumhlangabeza
ibhantshi lakhe liklebhukile, nothuli ekhanda lakhe.
15:33 UDavide wathi kubo: "Uma udlula nami, uyakuba a
umthwalo kimi.
15:34 Kodwa uma ubuyela emzini, futhi uthi ku-Absalomu, 'Ngizoba ngowakho
nceku, nkosi; njengoba bengiyinceku kayihlo kuze kube manje, ngizakuba njalo
manje futhi yiba yinceku yakho, khona-ke ungase ungichithele amasu akho
u-Ahithofeli.
15:35 Futhi awunawe lapho nawe oSadoki no-Abiyathara abapristi?
ngakho-ke kuyakwenzeka ukuthi noma yini ongayizwa evela kuJehova
endlini yenkosi, uyakubatshela oSadoki no-Abiyathara abapristi.
15:36 Bheka, kukhona lapho kanye nabo amadodana abo amabili, u-Ahimahasi indodana kaSadoki.
noJonathani indodana ka-Abiyathara; futhi ngazo nizothumela kimi zonke
into eningayizwa.
15:37 Ngakho uHushayi, umngane kaDavide, wangena emzini, futhi u-Abisalomu wangena
eJerusalema.