2 Samuweli
23:1 Manje lawa amazwi okugcina kaDavide. UDavide indodana kaJese wathi, futhi
umuntu owaphakanyiselwa phezulu, ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, futhi
umhubi omnandi wakwa-Israyeli wathi:
23:2 UMoya kaJehova wakhuluma ngami, futhi izwi lakhe olimini lwami.
23:3 UNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wathi, iDwala lika-Israyeli wakhuluma kimi, Lowo obusa
phezu kwabantu kumelwe babe abalungile, babuse ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu.
23:4 Futhi uyakuba njengokukhanya kokusa, lapho ilanga liphuma, ngisho a
ekuseni ngaphandle kwamafu; njengotshani obumila emhlabeni
ngokucwebezela ngemva kwemvula.
23:5 Nakuba indlu yami ingabi njalo kuNkulunkulu; nokho wenze nami i
isivumelwano esiphakade, sihlelekile ezintweni zonke, siqinisekile, ngokuba lokhu yikho kuphela
insindiso yami, nesifiso sami sonke, nakuba engakhulisi.
23:6 Kodwa amadodana kaBheliyali wonke azakuba njengameva alahlwayo.
ngoba azinakubanjwa ngezandla;
23:7 Kodwa umuntu oyozithinta kufanele ebiyelwe ngensimbi nangodondolo
ngomkhonto; ziyakushiswa ngomlilo kuwo
indawo.
23:8 Lawa angamagama amadoda anamandla kaDavide: The Takmonite
wahlala esihlalweni, inhloko phakathi kwezinduna; okufanayo kwakungu-Adino the
Waphakamisela umkhonto wakhe phezu kwamakhulu asibhozo, awabulala emnye
isikhathi.
23:9 Emva kwakhe kwakungu-Eleyazare indodana kaDodo umAhohi, omunye wabathathu.
amadoda anamandla ayenoDavide, lapho edelela amaFilisti ayelapho
abuthana ukulwa, amadoda akwa-Israyeli amuka;
23:10 Yena wasukuma, wawabulala amaFilisti, saze sadinwa isandla sakhe.
isandla sanamathela enkembeni; uJehova wenza insindiso enkulu
usuku; abantu babuyela emva kwakhe ukuba baphange kuphela.
23:11 Emva kwakhe kwaba nguShama, indodana ka-Age, umHarari. Futhi i
AmaFilisti ayebuthene abe yiviyo, lapho kwakukhona khona ucezu
umhlabathi ugcwele udali; abantu babaleka phambi kwamaFilisti.
23:12 Kodwa wema phakathi kwenhlabathi, wayivikela, wayibulala induku.
amaFilisti; uJehova wenza insindiso enkulu.
23:13 Kwehla abathathu kwabangamashumi amathathu, bafika kuDavide enqoleni
isikhathi sokuvuna emhumeni wase-Adulamu neviyo lamaFilisti
wamisa esigodini samaRefa.
23:14 UDavide wayesesendaweni enqabeni, futhi ibutho lamaFilisti kwaba
bese kuba seBetlehema.
23:15 UDavide walangazelela, futhi wathi, "O ukube omunye ubengangiphuzisa amanzi
emthonjeni waseBhetlehema, ongasesangweni!
23:16 Futhi amadoda amathathu anamandla afohla impi yamaFilisti, futhi
wakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBhetlehema owawungasesangweni, wathatha
wawayisa kuDavide, nokho akavumanga ukuwaphuza.
kodwa wawathululela kuJehova.
" 23:17 Wathi: "Makube kude nami, O Jehova, ukuba ngenze lokhu
leli ligazi lamadoda abeka ukuphila kwawo engozini?
ngalokho akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezi zinto zenza lawo mandla amathathu
amadoda.
23:18 U-Abishayi, umfowabo kaJowabe, indodana kaSeruya, wayeyinhloko phakathi.
ezintathu. Waphakamisela umkhonto wakhe phezu kwabangamakhulu amathathu, wababulala;
futhi wayenegama phakathi kwabathathu.
23:19 Wayengadunyiswa kakhulu kunabathathu? ngalokho waba yinduna yabo;
nokho akafinyelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala.
23:20 noBenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yeqhawe, eKabiseyeli.
owayenze izenzo eziningi, wabulala amadoda amabili akwaMowabi; wehla
futhi wabulala ingonyama phakathi komgodi ngesikhathi sokukhithika.
23:21 Wabulala nowaseGibithe, indoda enhle; owaseGibithe wayenomkhonto esandleni sakhe.
isandla sakhe; kepha wehlela kuye ephethe intonga, wahlwitha umkhonto
esandleni sowaseGibithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.
23:22 Lezi zinto wenza uBenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, futhi waba negama phakathi
amadoda amathathu anamandla.
23:23 Wayehloniphekile kunabangamashumi amathathu, kodwa akafinyelelanga kwabokuqala
ezintathu. UDavide wammisa phezu kwabalindi bakhe.
23:24 U-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe wayengomunye wamashumi amathathu; uElihanani indodana ka
uDodo waseBetlehema,
23:25 noShama umHarodi, no-Elika umHarodi,
23:26 uHelezi umPhaliti, no-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa;
23:27 Abiyezeri waseAnethoti, Mebunayi umHushati,
23:28 noSalimoni umAhohi, noMaharayi waseNethofa;
23:29 uHelebi indodana kaBahana umNethofa, no-Ithayi indodana kaRibayi evela ezweni.
iGibeya labantwana bakwaBenjamini,
23:30 noBenaya umPirathoni, noHidayi wasezifuleni zaseGahashi,
23:31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azimavete the Barhumite,
23:32 u-Eliyaba waseShahalibhoni, emadodaneni kaJasheni, noJonathani,
23:33 noShama umHarari, no-Ahiyamu indodana kaSharari umHarari,
23:34 u-Elifeleti indodana ka-Ahasibayi indodana yomMahakha, no-Eliyamu indodana.
ka-Ahithofeli umGiloni,
23:35 noHezrayi waseKarmeli, noPharayi umArbi,
23:36 no-Igali indodana kaNathani waseSoba, noBani wakwaGadi,
23:37 uZeleki umAmoni, uNahari waseBeyeroti, udibi lwezikhali zikaJowabe indodana.
kaZeruya,
23:38 Ira umIthrite, Garebi umIthri,
23:39 Uriya umHeti: abangamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa bebonke.