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.