2 Samuweli
19:1 Kwabikwa kuJowabe: "Bheka, inkosi iyakhala, ililela u-Abisalomu.
19:2 Futhi ukunqoba ngalolo suku kwaphenduka isililo kubo bonke abantu.
ngoba abantu bezwa ngalolosuku ukuthi inkosi yayidabukile ngendodana yayo.
19:3 Futhi abantu bangena ngokunyenya ngalolo suku emzini, njengabantu
ube lenhloni weba lapho bebalekela empini.
19:4 Kodwa inkosi yasibekela ubuso bayo, futhi inkosi yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, O
ndodana yami Abisalomu, Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yami!
" 19:5 UJowabe wangena endlini enkosini, futhi wathi: "Uhlazekile."
namuhla ubuso bezinceku zakho zonke ezikusindisile namuhla
impilo, lempilo yamadodana akho leyamadodakazi akho, lempilo yako
omkekho, nokuphila kwezancinza zakho;
19:6 Ngokuthanda kwakho izitha zakho, futhi uzonda abangane bakho. Ngoba unakho
umemezele namuhla ukuthi awuzinaki izikhulu nezinceku;
namuhla ngiyazi ukuthi uma u-Abisalomu ebesaphila, thina besifile sonke lesi
usuku, khona-ke kwaba kuhle kuwe.
19:7 Manje sukuma, uphume, futhi ukhulume kahle ezincekwini zakho.
ngokuba ngifunga uJehova, uma ungaphumi, akayikulibala noyedwa
nawe ngalobu busuku, lokho kuyakuba kubi kuwe kunabo bonke ububi
owakwehlelayo kwasebutsheni bakho kuze kube khathesi.
19:8 Khona-ke inkosi yasukuma, futhi wahlala esangweni. Babikela bonke
abantu bethi: Bheka, inkosi ihlezi esangweni. Futhi konke
abantu beza phambi kwenkosi, ngokuba u-Israyeli wayebalekele, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.
19:9 Bonke abantu baxabana ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli.
besithi: Inkosi yasisindisa esandleni sezitha zethu, yasikhulula
wasikhulula esandleni samaFilisti; manje usebalekile
ezweni lika-Abisalomu.
19:10 U-Abisalomu, esamgcoba phezu kwethu, ufile empini. Ngakho-ke manje
Ningakhulumi ngani izwi lokubuyisela inkosi na?
19:11 Inkosi uDavide yathumela kuSadoki naku-Abiyathara abapristi, wathi: "Khulumani
kumalunga akwaJuda, ethi: "Kungani nibe ngabokugcina ukuletha inkosi."
abuyele endlini yakhe? njengoba izwi lika-Israyeli wonke lifikile enkosini,
ngisho endlini yakhe.
19:12 Nina ningabafowethu, ningamathambo ami nenyama yami;
owokugcina ukubuyisa inkosi?
19:13 Nithi ku-Amasa: 'Awuyena yini ithambo lami nenyama yami? UNkulunkulu enze njalo
kimi, futhi enezele futhi, uma ungeyena induna yebutho ngaphambi kwami
njalo ekamelweni likaJowabe.
19:14 Futhi wathobisa inhliziyo yabo bonke abantu bakwaJuda, njengoba nje inhliziyo eyodwa
indoda; basebethuma lelilizwi enkosini lokuthi: Buya wena lakho konke okwakho
izinceku.
19:15 Ngakho inkosi yabuya, futhi wafika eJordani. UJuda wafika eGiligali, ukuze
Hamba ukuhlangabeza inkosi, ukuwelisa inkosi iJordani.
19:16 UShimeyi indodana kaGera, wakwaBenjamini, waseBahurimi, washesha.
wehla nabantu bakwaJuda ukuhlangabeza inkosi uDavide.
19:17 Futhi kwakukhona amadoda ayinkulungwane kwaBhenjamini kanye naye, noZiba inceku
bendlu kaSawule, namadodana akhe ayishumi nanhlanu, nezinceku zakhe ezingamashumi amabili kanye
yena; bawela iJordani phambi kwenkosi.
19:18 Futhi kwawela umkhumbi ukuze bawelise endlini yenkosi, futhi
ukwenza lokho akucabangayo kukuhle. UShimeyi indodana kaGera wawa phambi kwakhe
inkosi, lapho isiwela iJordani;
" 19:19 Wathi enkosini, "Inkosi yami mayingabaleli kimi ububi
khumbula lokho inceku yakho eyakwenza ngokuphambuka ngosuku lwami
inkosi inkosi yaphuma eJerusalema, ukuthi inkosi ilithathele kweyakhe
inhliziyo.
19:20 Ngoba inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi mina ngonile;
woza namuhla wendlu yonke kaJosefa ukwehla ukungihlangabeza
nkosi nkosi.
19:21 Kepha u-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya waphendula, wathi: “UShimeyi akayikuba na?
abulawe ngalokho, ngokuba waqalekisa ogcotshiweyo kaJehova na?
19:22 UDavide wathi: "Nginamsebenzi muni nani, madodana kaSeruya,
Ingabe lolu suku lube yizitha zami na? kuyakube kubekwe umuntu
ukufa namuhla kwa-Israyeli na? ngoba angazi yini ukuthi mina ngiyinkosi phezu kwalamuhla
Israyeli?
19:23 Ngakho inkosi yathi kuShimeyi, "Awuyikufa." Futhi inkosi
wafunga kuye.
19:24 Futhi uMefibosheti, indodana kaSawule, wehla ukuhlangabeza inkosi, futhi waba
akalungisanga izinyawo zakhe, akalungisanga nentshebe yakhe, akagezanga izingubo zakhe;
kusukela osukwini inkosi eyamuka ngalo kwaze kwaba lusuku eyabuya ngalo ngokuthula.
19:25 Kwathi esefikile eJerusalema ukuhlangabeza inkosi.
inkosi yathi kuye: “Awuhambanga ngani nami?
uMefibhosheti?
19:26 Wathi: "Nkosi yami, O nkosi, inceku yami ungikhohlisile
inceku yasisithi: Ngizabophela imbongolo, ukuze ngigibele kuyo, ngihambe
enkosini; ngoba inceku yakho ilunyonga.
19:27 Futhi uye wanyundela inceku yakho enkosini yami, inkosi; kodwa nkosiyami
inkosi injengengelosi kaNkulunkulu; ngalokho yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.
19:28 Ngoba yonke indlu kababa yayingabantu abafile phambi kwenkosi yami, inkosi.
kepha wayimisa inceku yakho phakathi kwabadla ngezakho
itafula. Ngisenalungelo lini lokukhala enkosini na?
" 19:29 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Usakhulumelani ngezindaba zakho? I
lithe: Wena loSiba yahlukaniselani ilizwe.
19:30 UMefibosheti wathi enkosini: "Makathathe konke, ngokuba
inkosi yami, inkosi, isibuyile ngokuthula endlini yayo.
19:31 UBarizilayi, wakwaGileyadi, wehla eRogelimi, wawela iJordani
kanye nenkosi ukumwelisa iJordani.
19:32 UBarizilayi wayeyindoda endala kakhulu, eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili;
wayinika inkosi ukudla isahlezi eMahanayimi; ngoba waye
indoda enkulu kakhulu.
19:33 Inkosi yasisithi kuBarizilayi, "Wela kanye lami, ngizakwenza."
wondle nami eJerusalema.
19:34 Futhi uBarizilayi wathi enkosini: "Koze kube nini ngiphila, ukuze ngiphile
yenyukela eJerusalema nenkosi na?
19:35 Namuhla ngineminyaka engamashumi ayisihiyagalombili, futhi ngiyakwazi ukwahlukanisa okuhle nokuhle
ububi? Inceku yakho inganambitha engikudlayo nengikuphuzayo na? kukhona engikuzwayo
izwi labahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abaculayo? ngakho-ke kufanele
inceku yakho ingabe isawumthwalo enkosini yami, inkosi na?
19:36 Inceku yakho izowela iJordani kanye nenkosi
inkosi ingangibuyisela ngomvuzo onjalo na?
19:37 Ake inceku yakho ibuyele emuva, ukuze ngifele kweyami
umuzi wami, futhi uyongcwatshwa eduze kwethuna likababa nelikamama. Kodwa
nansi inceku yakho uKimihamu; makawele nenkosi yami, inkosi; futhi
yenza kuye okuhle emehlweni akho.
19:38 Inkosi yaphendula, "UKimhamu uzowela nami, futhi ngizokwenza
lokho okubonakala kukuhle kuwe, nanoma yini oyithandayo
funa kimi, ngiyakukwenzela lokho.
19:39 Futhi bonke abantu bawela iJordani. Kwathi inkosi isifikile.
inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa; wabuyela kweyakhe
indawo.
19:40 Inkosi yawelela eGiligali, noKimham wawela naye, futhi bonke
abantu bakwaJuda bayiqhube inkosi, nenxenye yabantu base
Israyeli.
19:41 Futhi bheka, wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli beza enkosini, futhi wathi kuyo
nkosi, abafowethu, amadoda akwaJuda, bakwebeleni, bakuthathe
wayiyisa inkosi, nendlu yayo, nawo onke amadoda kaDavide ayenaye
Jordan?
19:42 Futhi wonke amadoda akwaJuda aphendula amadoda akwa-Israyeli: "Ngoba inkosi
izihlobo zethu; pho, nithukutheleleni ngale ndaba na? sibe nathi
kudliwa ngenani lenkosi? noma usiphe isipho na?
19:43 Amadoda akwa-Israyeli aphendula amadoda akwaJuda, wathi: "Sineshumi
Isabelo senkosi, nathi sinamandla amakhulu kuDavide kunani;
khona-ke nasidelela, ukuze isiluleko sethu singangeni kuqala
ukubuyisa inkosi yethu? Futhi amazwi amadoda akwaJuda ayenamandla
kunamazwi amadoda akwa-Israyeli.