2 Samuweli 18:1 UDavide wabala abantu ababenaye, wamisa izinduna izinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu phezu kwabo. 18:2 UDavide wathuma ingxenye yesithathu yabantu phansi kwesandla sikaJowabe. nenxenye yesithathu iphansi kwesandla sika-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya kaJowabe umfowabo, nengxenye yesithathu ngaphansi kwesandla sika-Ithayi umGiti. Futhi i inkosi yathi ebantwini: Mina lami ngizaphuma lokuphuma lami. 18:3 Kodwa abantu baphendula bathi: "Awuyikuphuma, ngoba uma sibaleka. ngeke basinakekele; noma kufa inxenye yethu, abayikuzinaka kepha manje ulingana nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zethu; kungcono ukuthi usisize ungaphandle komuzi. " 18:4 Inkosi yasisithi kubo: "Okubonakala kukuhle kini ngizokwenza. Futhi i inkosi yema ngasesangweni, bonke abantu baphuma ngamakhulu ngezinkulungwane. 18:5 Inkosi yabayala oJowabe no-Abishayi no-Ithayi, wathi: "Yenza kahle ngenxa yami ku-Abisalomu insizwa. Futhi bonke abantu yezwa lapho inkosi iyala zonke izinduna ngo-Abisalomu. 18:6 Ngakho abantu baphuma baya endle ngokumelene no-Israyeli, futhi impi ehlathini lakwa-Efrayimi; 18:7 Lapho abantu bakwa-Israyeli babulawa phambi kwezinceku zikaDavide, futhi kwaba khona ukubulalana okukhulu ngalolo suku abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili. 18:8 Ngoba impi yahlakazeka lapho ebusweni balo lonke izwe izinkuni zadla abantu abaningi ngalolo suku kunabadliwa yinkemba. 18:9 U-Abisalomu wahlangana nezinceku zikaDavide. U-Abisalomu wayegibele umnyuzi, futhi umnyuzi wangena ngaphansi kwamagatsha aminyene esihlahla se-oki, ikhanda lakhe labanjwa wabamba i-oki, wanyuselwa phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba; umnyuzi owawungaphansi kwakhe wahamba. 18:10 Umuntu othile ekubona lokho, wamtshela uJowabe, wathi: "Bheka, ngibone u-Abisalomu. walengiswa esihlahleni se-oki. 18:11 UJowabe wayesethi endodeni emtshelayo: "Bheka, umbonile. awumshayanga ngani emhlabathini lapho na? futhi bengizoba wakunika amashekeli ayishumi esiliva nebhande. 18:12 Wathi lowo muntu kuJowabe, "Noma ngingathola amashekeli ayinkulungwane nesiliva esandleni sami, kepha angivumanga ngelulela isandla sami kuyo indodana yenkosi, ngokuba ezindlebeni zethu inkosi yakuyala wena no-Abishayi kanye U-Ithayi wathi: "Xwaya ukuba kungabikho muntu othinta insizwa u-Abisalomu." 18:13 Uma kungenjalo, ngabe ngenze amanga ngokumelene ukuphila kwami siqu akukho lutho olufihlekile enkosini, ubuyakuyibeka wena wena ngokumelene nami. " 18:14 Wathi uJowabe, "Angiyikulibala kanjalo nawe. Futhi wathatha imicibisholo emithathu esandleni sakhe, wawahlaba enhliziyweni ka-Abisalomu esekhona nokho ephila phakathi kwe-oki. 18:15 Izinsizwa eziyishumi ezaziphethe izikhali zikaJowabe zahaqa, zamshaya. u-Abisalomu, wambulala. 18:16 UJowabe wavuthela icilongo, futhi abantu babuya ekuxosheni Israyeli, ngokuba uJowabe wabavimba abantu. 18:17 Bamthatha u-Abisalomu, bamphonsa emgodini omkhulu ehlathini, futhi babeka phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu kakhulu yamatshe; wonke u-Israyeli wabaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe. 18:18 Manje u-Absalomu ekuphileni kwakhe wathatha futhi wazikhulisela a insika esesigodini senkosi, ngokuba wathi: "Anginandodana engayigcina." igama lami ngesikhumbuzo: futhi wabiza insika ngegama lakhe siqu: futhi ibizwa ngokuthi indawo ka-Abisalomu kuze kube namuhla. 18:19 Wayesethi u-Ahimahazi indodana kaSadoki: “Mangigijime, ngithwale inkosi. izindaba zokuthi uJehova umphindisele ezitheni zakhe. " 18:20 UJowabe wathi kuye: "Akuyiwe ophethe izindaba namuhla, kodwa wena uyakumemezela ngolunye usuku, kepha namuhla awuyikubika. ngoba indodana yenkosi ifile. " 18:21 UJowabe wayesethi kuKushi, "Hamba utshele inkosi lokho okubonileyo." Futhi uKushi wakhothamela uJowabe, wagijima. 18:22 U-Ahimahazi indodana kaSadoki waphinda wathi kuJowabe: "Noma kunjalo ngiyakucela nami ngigijime emva kukaKushi. UJowabe wathi: "Kungani uyagijima, ndodana yami, ungakabi nandaba na? 18:23 Kodwa noma kanjani, wathi, Ngivumele ngigijime. Wathi kuye: Gijima. Khona-ke U-Ahimahatse wagijima ngendlela yasethafeni, wamdlula uKushi. 18:24 UDavide wahlala phakathi kwamasango amabili, futhi umlindi wenyukela ethempelini phezu kwesango odongeni, waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabheka; bheka, umuntu egijima yedwa. 18:25 Futhi umlindi wamemeza, futhi watshela inkosi. Inkosi yathi: "Uma ekhona." eyedwa, kunezindaba emlonyeni wakhe. Wasondela, wasondela. 18:26 Umlindi wabona omunye umuntu egijima, futhi umlindi wamemeza umlindisango, wathi: "Bheka, nansi enye indoda egijima yodwa." Futhi inkosi wathi: Laye uletha izindaba. 18:27 Futhi umlindi wathi: "Ngicabanga ukuthi ukugijima kwabaphambili kufana ukugijima kuka-Ahimahazi indodana kaSadoki. Inkosi yasisithi: Muhle umuntu, futhi iza nezindaba ezinhle. " 18:28 U-Ahimahazi wamemeza, wathi enkosini: "Kulungile. Futhi wawa wehlela phansi ngobuso phambi kwenkosi, wathi: "Makabusiswe." uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho onikele abantu abaphakamisile isandla phezu kwenkosi yami, inkosi. " 18:29 Inkosi yathi: "Ingabe insizwa u-Abisalomu iphephile? U-Ahimahazi waphendula wathi: Lapho uJowabe ethuma inceku yenkosi, mina nceku yakho, ngabona elikhulu isiphithiphithi, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi kuyini. " 18:30 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Suka ume lapha. Futhi waphenduka eceleni, wema. 18:31 Bheka, kwafika umKushi; umKushi wathi: “Izindaba ezinhle, nkosi yami, nkosi; uJehova ukuphindisele namuhla kubo bonke abakuvukelayo wena. " 18:32 Inkosi yathi kuKushi, "Ingabe insizwa u-Absalomu iphephile? Futhi uKushi waphendula wathi: "Izitha zenkosi yami, inkosi, nabo bonke abangivukelayo." ukukulimaza, yiba njengaleyo nsizwa. 18:33 Inkosi yethuka kakhulu, yakhuphukela ekamelweni eliphezu kwesango. wahamba, wathi: “Ndodana yami Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yami! Absalomu! Sengathi ngabe ngifile esikhundleni sakho, Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yami!