2 Samuweli
16:1 Futhi lapho uDavide esedlule kancane esiqongweni sentaba, bheka, uZiba the
inceku kaMefibosheti yamhlangabeza, inezimbongolo eziboshelwe izihlalo, futhi
phezu kwazo izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili nezigaxa eziyikhulu
amagilebhisi omisiwe, nekhulu lezithelo zasehlobo, nemvaba yewayini.
" 16:2 Inkosi yasisithi kuZiba: "Uthini ngalezi?" Wathi uZiba.
Izimbongolo zingezendlu yenkosi ukuba zigibele phezu kwazo; nesinkwa kanye
izithelo zasehlobo ukuze zidle izinsizwa; newayini, ukuthi elinjalo
abaquleke ehlane bangaphuza.
16:3 Inkosi yasisithi: Ingaphi indodana yenkosi yakho? Wathi uZiba kubo
inkosi, bheka, uhlezi eJerusalema, ngokuba wathi: 'Namuhla
indlu ka-Israyeli ngibuyisele umbuso kababa.
" 16:4 Khona-ke inkosi yathi kuZiba: "Bheka, konke okwakhe!
uMefibhosheti. USiba wasesithi: Ngiyakuncenga ngokuzithoba ukuthi ngithole umusa
emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, nkosi.
16:5 Futhi lapho inkosi uDavide ifika eBahurimi, bheka, lapho kwaphuma indoda
umndeni wendlu kaSawule ogama lakhe lalinguShimeyi indodana kaGera;
waphuma, wathuka eseza.
16:6 Futhi wajikijela ngamatshe kuDavide, futhi zonke izinceku zenkosi uDavide
bonke abantu nawo onke amadoda anamandla babe ngakwesokunene sakhe nangakwesakhe
kwesokunxele.
16:7 UShimeyi washo kanje ekuthukeni kwakhe, wathi: "Phuma, uphume, wena wegazi
wena muntu, wena muntu omubi;
16:8 UJehova ubuyisele phezu kwakho lonke igazi lendlu kaSawule
obuse esikhundleni sakhe; uJehova uwukhululile umbuso
esandleni sika-Abisalomu indodana yakho; bheka, ubanjwe esandleni sakho
ububi, ngoba ungumuntu wegazi.
" 16:9 Khona-ke u-Abishayi, indodana kaSeruya, wathi enkosini, "Lokhu kufanele afe?
inja ithuke inkosi yami inkosi? ake ngiwele, ngihambe
ikhanda lakhe.
16:10 Inkosi yasisithi: "Nginamsebenzi muni nawe, madodana kaSeruya? ngakho
makaqalekise, ngokuba uJehova uthé kuye: ‘Thuka uDavide. I-WHO
uyakuthi: Wenzeni lokho na?
16:11 UDavide wathi ku-Abishayi nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe: "Bheka, ndodana yami!
eyaphuma ezibilinini zami, ifuna ukuphila kwami; kakhulu kangakanani manje
lomBenjamini uyakwenza na? myekeni, aqalekise; ngoba uJehova
umcelile.
16:12 Kungenzeka ukuthi uJehova uyobheka ukuhlupheka kwami, futhi uJehova
uzongibuyisela okuhle ngokuthuka kwakhe namuhla.
16:13 Futhi njengoba uDavide namadoda akhe behamba ngendlela, uShimeyi wahamba phezu
ohlangothini lwentaba malungana naye, wahamba ethuka, ejikijela ngamatshe
wamphonsa, waphonsa uthuli.
16:14 Futhi inkosi, futhi bonke abantu ababenaye, beza bekhathele, futhi
baziqabule lapho.
16:15 U-Abisalomu nabo bonke abantu, amadoda akwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema.
u-Ahithofeli enaye.
16:16 Kwathi, lapho uHushayi umArki, umngane kaDavide, wafika
ku-Abisalomu uHushayi wathi ku-Abisalomu: “Mana njalo, nkosi;
Inkosi.
16:17 U-Abisalomu wathi kuHushayi: "Lokhu kungumusa wakho kumngane wakho? ngani
Awuhambanga nomngane wakho na?
" 16:18 UHushayi wathi ku-Abisalomu: "Hhayi! kepha uJehova nalaba bantu,
nawo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli azikhethelayo, ngiyakuba ngowakhe, ngibe naye
hlala.
16:19 Futhi futhi, Ngubani okufanele ngikhonze? akufanele yini ngikhonze phambi kukaJehova
indodana yakhe? njengalokho ngakhonza ebusweni bukayihlo, ngiyakuba njalo kuwe
ubukhona.
" 16:20 U-Abisalomu wayesethi ku-Ahithofeli: "Sicela iseluleko kuwe, yini esingayenza
yenza.
16:21 U-Ahithofeli wathi ku-Abisalomu: "Ngena kuzo izancinza zikayihlo.
ayishiyile ukuba agcine indlu; wonke u-Israyeli uyakukuzwa lokho
uyanengwa nguyihlo, khona-ke izandla zabo bonke abakhona ziyakunengwa
qina nawe.
16:22 Ngakho bamendlalela u-Abisalomu itende phezu kwendlu; no-Absalomu
wangena kuzo izancinza zikayise emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli.
16:23 Futhi iseluleko sika-Ahithofeli, ayeluleka ngalezo zinsuku, kwaba njengoba
uma umuntu ebuze izwi likaNkulunkulu, lalinjalo lonke icebo lakhe
u-Ahithofeli kanye noDavide kanye no-Abisalomu.