2 Samuweli 20:1 Kwaba khona lapho umuntu kaBheliyali, ogama lakhe linguSheba; indodana kaBikri wakwaBenjamini; wabetha icilongo, wathi: Asinasabelo kuDavide, futhi asinafa endodaneni kaJese; umuntu makaye ematendeni akhe, Israyeli. 2 Base benyuka bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli ekumlandeleni uDavide, bamlandela uSheba indodana kaBikri; kepha abantu bakwaJuda banamathela enkosini yabo kusukela eJordani ngisho naseJerusalema. 20:3 UDavide wafika endlini yakhe eJerusalema; inkosi yawathatha ayishumi abesifazane izancinza zakhe, ayebashiyile ukuba bagcine indlu, wababeka wabapha ukudla, kepha akangenanga kubo. Bavalwa-ke kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwabo, behlezi bengabafelokazi. 20:4 Inkosi yathi ku-Amasa, "Ngibuthele amadoda akwaJuda phakathi kwamathathu izinsuku, futhi ube khona lapha. 20:5 U-Amasa wayesehamba ukubutha amadoda akwaJuda, kepha walibala isikhathi esimisiweyo ayemmisele sona. 20:6 UDavide wathi ku-Abishayi, "Manje uSheba, indodana kaBikri, uzosenzela okwengeziwe okubi kuno-Abisalomu; wena thatha izinceku zenkosi yakho, uxoshe funa azitholele imizi ebiyelweyo, asiphunyuke. 20:7 Aphuma amlandela amadoda kaJowabe, namaKhereti, namaKhereti AmaPeleti nawo onke amadoda anamandla, baphuma eJerusalema, baya zisukeleni uSheba indodana kaBikri. 20:8 Lapho sebesetsheni elikhulu eliseGibeyoni, u-Amasa wahamba phambi kwabo bona. Futhi ingubo kaJowabe ayeyigqokile yayibhincile kuye, futhi phezu kwalo ibhande elinenkemba eboshwe okhalweni lwakhe emgodleni kwakho; kwathi ephuma, yawa. " 20:9 UJowabe wathi ku-Amasa: "Uyaphila, mfowethu? UJowabe wathatha u-Amasa ngentshebe ngesandla sokunene ukuze amange. 20:10 Kepha u-Amasa akayinakanga inkemba eyayisesandleni sikaJowabe; ngalo ubambo lwesihlanu, wathululela izibilini zakhe emhlabathini; futhi akaphindanga wamshaya; wafa. Ngakho uJowabe no-Abishayi umfowabo waxosha uSheba indodana kaBikri. 20:11 Futhi omunye wamadoda kaJowabe wema eduze kwakhe, wathi: "Othanda uJowabe! ongakuDavide makalandele uJowabe. 20:12 U-Amasa wagiqika egazini phakathi komgwaqo omkhulu. Futhi lapho i- Lapho umuntu ebona ukuthi bonke abantu babemi, wamsusa u-Amasa phakathi emgwaqeni omkhulu endle, waphonsa ingubo phezu kwakhe, ekubona lokho bonke ababefika kuye bema. 20:13 Esesusiwe emgwaqeni, bonke abantu bamlandela uJowabe ukuba axoshe uSheba indodana kaBikri. 20:14 Wadabula kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, kuze Abela, futhi eBeti-mahaka, nawo onke amaBheri; naye wamlandela. 20:15 Bafika bamvimbezela e-Abela laseBethmahaka, bakha amatshe. udonga olumelene nomuzi, lwema emseleni, nabo bonke abantu ababenoJowabe babhidliza udonga ukuba baluwise. 20:16 Kwase kumemeza owesifazane ohlakaniphileyo esemzini, wathi: “Yizwani, yizwani; ngiyakuncenga, kuJowabe: "Sondela lapha ukuba ngikhulume nawe." " 20:17 Futhi lapho esondela kuye, owesifazane wathi: "UnguJowabe?" Futhi waphendula wathi: Nginguye. Wayesethi kuye: “Yizwa amazwi akho incekukazi. Wasesithi: Ngiyezwa. 20:18 Wayesekhuluma, wathi: Babejwayele ukukhuluma, ukuthi: Bayakubuza nokubuza e-Abela, bayiqeda indaba. 20:19 Ngingomunye walabo abanokuthula futhi abathembekile kwa-Israyeli ukubhubhisa umuzi nonina kwa-Israyeli; ifa likaJehova na? " 20:20 UJowabe waphendula, wathi, "Makube kude, makube kude nami, ukuthi mina ukugwinya noma ukucekela phansi. 20:21 Akunjalo: kodwa umuntu wasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, uSheba indodana ka uBikri ngebizo, uphakamisele isandla sakhe emelene lenkosi UDavide: mnikeni yena yedwa, ngiyakumuka emzini. Nowesifazane Wathi kuJowabe: "Bheka, ikhanda lakhe liyakuphonswa kuwe phezu kodonga." 20:22 Khona-ke owesifazane waya kubo bonke abantu ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe. Futhi banquma ikhanda likaSheba indodana kaBikri, waliphonsa kuJowabe. Futhi yena babetha icilongo, basuka emzini, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya etendeni lakhe. UJowabe wabuyela eJerusalema enkosini. 20:23 Manje uJowabe phezu kwempi yonke yakwa-Israyeli, noBhenaya, indodana ka uJehoyada wayephezu kwamaKhereti namaPheleti; 20:24 U-Adoramu wayephezu kwentela; uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumkhokheli. ukurekhoda: 20:25 Futhi uSheva wayengumbhali, futhi uSadoki no-Abiyathara babengabapristi. 20:26 Futhi u-Ira, waseJayire, waba umbusi phezu kukaDavide.