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.