2 Samuweli
21:1 Kwase kuba khona indlala emihleni kaDavide iminyaka emithathu, emva konyaka
unyaka; uDavide wabuza kuJehova. UJehova waphendula wathi: "Kungenxa."
uSawule, nendlu yakhe yamagazi, ngokuba wabulala abaseGibeyoni.
2 Inkosi yasibiza abaseGibeyoni, yathi kubo; (manje
AbaseGibeyoni babengesibo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kodwa insali yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
ama-Amori; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babefungile kubo, noSawule
wafuna ukubabulala ngomhawu wakhe kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli noJuda.)
21:3 Ngakho, UDavide wathi kwabaseGibeyoni, "Yini engingakwenzela yona?" futhi
ngiyakwenza ukubuyisana, ukuze nibusise ifa
kaJehova?
" 21:4 Futhi abaseGibeyoni bathi kuye: "Asifuni isiliva noma igolide
uSawule, noma abendlu yakhe; futhi ungasibulali muntu
Israyeli. Wathi: Eniyakukusho, ngiyakunenzela khona.
21:5 Base bephendula inkosi, "Ngumuntu owasiqeda, futhi waceba
ngokumelene nathi ukuze sibhujiswe ukuze singahlali kunoma iyiphi yebandla
ezindaweni zakwa-Israyeli,
21:6 Vumela amadoda ayisikhombisa amadodana akhe anikezwe kithi, futhi sizobaphanyeka
kuJehova eGibeya likaSawule amkhethayo uJehova. Futhi inkosi
wathi: Ngizabanika.
21:7 Kodwa inkosi yamyeka uMefibosheti, indodana kaJonathani, indodana kaSawule.
ngenxa yesifungo sikaJehova esasiphakathi kwabo, phakathi kukaDavide
uJonathani indodana kaSawule.
21:8 Kodwa inkosi yathatha amadodana amabili kaRispa, indodakazi ka-Aya, ngubani yena
wamzalela uSawule, o-Armoni noMefibosheti; lamadodana amahlanu kaMikhali
indodakazi kaSawuli, eyamkhulisela u-Adriyeli indodana kaBarizilayi
waseMeholathi:
21:9 Wabanikela esandleni sabaseGibeyoni, futhi balengiswa
bawa entabeni phambi kukaJehova; bawa bonke abayisikhombisa kanyekanye
babulawa ngezinsuku zokuvuna, ngezinsuku zokuqala, ngosuku
ukuqala kokuvunwa kwebhali.
21:10 URispa, indodakazi ka-Aya, wathatha indwangu yesaka, futhi wazendlalela yona
phezu kwedwala, kusukela ekuqaleni kokuvuna kuze kuconse amanzi
ezulwini, futhi akazivumelanga izinyoni zezulu ukuba zihlale phezu kwazo
kubo emini, nezilwane zasendle ebusuku.
21:11 Futhi kwabikwa kuDavide lokho uRispa indodakazi ka-Aya, isancinza sika
USawuli, wayekwenzile.
21:12 UDavide wahamba wathatha amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani wakhe
indodana yabantu baseJabeshi Gileyadi, ababebantshontshe emgwaqweni
eBeti Shani, lapho amaFilisti abaphanyeka khona, lapho amaFilisti
wayebulele uSawule eGilibowa.
21:13 Futhi wakhuphula kusukela lapho amathambo kaSawule namathambo ka
uJonathani indodana yakhe; basebebutha amathambo alabo ababelengiswa.
21:14 Amathambo kaSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bawembela ezweni
noBhenjamin eTsela, ethuneni likaKishi uyise;
wenza konke inkosi eyalaya ngakho. Futhi emva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wanxuswa
okwezwe.
21:15 AmaFilisti abuye alwa no-Israyeli; wahamba uDavide
wehla, nezinceku zakhe kanye naye, balwa namaFilisti: futhi
UDavide waquleka.
21:16 Futhi Ishbibhenobi, owayengowamadodana kaRefa,
umkhonto wawunesisindo samashekeli angamakhulu amathathu ethusi, ebhincele
ngenkemba entsha, ecabanga ukubulala uDavide.
21:17 Kodwa u-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wamsiza, futhi wamshaya umFilisti.
wambulala. Base befunga kuye abantu bakaDavide, bathi: "Wena uyakuba."
ungabe usaphuma kanye nathi empini, ukuze ungacimi ukukhanya kwakho
Israyeli.
21:18 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, kwaba khona impi futhi
amaFilisti eGobi; uSibekayi umHushati wabulala uSafi,
emadodaneni omdondoshiya.
21:19 Futhi kwaba khona impi futhi eGobi namaFilisti, lapho Elhanan
indodana kaJahari-oregimi waseBetlehema yabulala umfowabo kaGoliyathi
uGiti, oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogongolo lomaluki.
21:20 Kwase kuba khona impi eGati, lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude kakhulu.
eyayineminwe eyisithupha esandleni sinye, nezinzwane eziyisithupha onyaweni ngalunye, ezine nezine
amashumi amabili ngenani; naye wazalelwa umdondoshiya.
21:21 Futhi lapho edelela u-Israyeli, uJonathani, indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo
UDavide wambulala.
21:22 Laba abane bazalelwa umdondoshiya eGati, futhi bawa ngesandla sika
uDavide, nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.