Xhosa - The Book of 2nd Samuel the Prophet

Eyesi-2kaSamuweli

ISAHLUKO1

1Kwathi,emvakokufakukaSawule,uDavidewabuya ekuwabulaleniama-Amaleki,wahlalauDavideeTsikelage iintsukuezimbini

2Kwathingomhlawesithathu,kwabonakalakuvelaindoda emkhosini,kuSawule,zikrazukileiingubozayo,inomhlaba entloko;yathiyakufikakuDavide,yawaemhlabeni, yaqubuda.

3WathiuDavidekuyo,Uvelaphina?Wathikuye, NdisindeemkhosiniwakwaSirayeli

4WathiuDavidekuyo,Kuthekenina?Khawundixelele. Wathi,Babalekileabantuekulweni;kananjalokuweinto eninziyabantu,yafa;kananjalouSawule,noYonatan unyanawakhe,bafile.

5WathiuDavidekwindodanaebimxelela,Wazinganina, ukubauSawuleufile,noYonatanunyanawakhe?

6Yathiindodanaebimxelela,Kutheukuthigaxakwam, ndafikaezintabenizaseGilibhowa,nankouSawuleayame ngentshuntsheyakhe;nanzoiinqwelozokulwa nabamahashebelandelaemvakwakhe.

7Wathiakubhekangasemva,wandibona,wandibiza Ndaphendulandathi,Ndilapha

8Wathikum,Ungubanina?Ndathikuye, NdingumAmaleki

9Wathikum,Khawumephezukwam,undibulale,ngokuba ndiphelelwe,ngokubaubomibambusaphelele.

10Ndemaphezukwakhe,ndambulala,ngokuba bendiqinisekileukubaakayikubasaphilaemvakokuwa kwakhe.

11WazibambauDavideiingubozakhe,wazikrazula; kwanamadodaonkeabenaye;

12Bammbambazelela,balila,bazilaukudlakwada kwahlwa,ngenxakaSawule,nangenxakaYonatanunyana wakhe,nangenxayabantubakaYehova,nangenxayendlu kaSirayeli;ngokubababewilelikrele.

13WathiuDavidekwindodanaebimxelela,Ungowaphina?

Wathiyena,Ndingunyanawomphambukeli,umAmaleki

14WathiuDavidekuyo,Ùtheniukubaungoyikiukusa isandlasakho,umtshabalaliseumthanjiswakaYehova?

15UDavidewabizaenyekumadodana,wathi,Sondela umxabeleWambethake,wafa

16WathikeuDavidekuyo,Igazilakhomalibephezu kwentlokoyakho;ngokubaumlomowakhoulingqina ngawe,usithi,MnandimbuleleumthanjiswakaYehova

17UDavidewasenzaesisimbononongoSawule nangoYonatanunyanawakhe.

18WathimabayifundisweoonyanabakaYudaukugoba isaphetha;nantsoibhaliweencwadiniyOtheTye 19Hayi,ukuwakwamagorha!

20MusaniukuyixelaeGati,musaniukuyixelaezitratweni zeAshkelon;HlezezivuyeiintombizamaFilisti,Hleze zivuyeleleiintombizabangalukileyo.

21NinazintabazaseGilibhowa,Makungazekubekho mbethe,makungazekubekhomvulakuni,namasimi amnikelo; 22Egazinilabahlatyiweyo,emanqatheniamagorha, IsaphethasikaYonatanbesingabuyiumva,Ikrele likaSawulebelingabuyililambatha.

23USawulenoYonatanbabeziinzwana,bethandeka ekudlenikwaboubomi,Nasekufenikwaboabahlukananga Babenamendungaphezukwamaxhalanga,Babenamandla ngaphezukweengonyama

24ZintombizakwaSirayeli,mlileleniuSawule, Obenambesaiinguboezibomvu,eniyolisa;Obeninxiba izihombozegolideezambathwenizenu

25Hayi,ukuwakwamagorhaemfazweni!WenaYonatan, ubuleweemimangweniyakho.

26Ndibandezelekilengenxayakho,mzalwanawam Yonatan;Ubumnandikakhulukum;Kubalukekile ukundithandakwakhoNgaphezukokuthandakomntu oyinkazana

27Hayi,ukuwakwamagorha,zatshabalalaizixhobo zemfazwe!

ISAHLUKO2

1Kwathiemvenikoko,wabuzauDavidekuYehova,esithi, NdinyukenandiyeemziniwakwaYuda?WathiuYehova kuye,Nyuka.WathiuDavide,Ndonyukendiyephina? Wathi,EHebron

2WenyukawayakhonauDavide,nabafazibakhebobabini, uAhinowamwaseYizereli,noAbhigali,umkaNabhali, waseKarmele

3NamadodaakheabenawowawanyusauDavide,yayileyo nendluyayo,ahlalaemiziniyaseHebron.

4EzaamadodaakwaYuda,amthambisakhonaapho uDavideukubaabengukumkanikwindluyakwaYuda KwaxelwakuDavide,kwathiwa,AmadodaaseYabheshe yaseGiliyadingawoamngcwabayouSawule

5UDavidewathumelaabathunywakumadoda aseYabhesheyaseGiliyadi,wathikuwo,Manisikelelwe ninakuYehova,nayenzelaincebainkosiyenu,uSawule, nayingcwaba.

6NgokouYehovamakanenzeleincebanenyaniso;nam ndiyakunenzelaokokulungileyo,ngokubanayenzayoloo nto.

7Kengokomazomeleleizandlazenu,nibengamadoda anobukroti;ngokubaifileinkosiyenuuSawuleKananjalo indithambisileindluyakwaYudaukubandibengukumkani wayo

8KeuAbhinere,unyanakaNere,umthetheliwomkhosi kaSawule,wamthabathauIshbhoshete,unyanakaSawule, wamweza,wayaeMahanayim;

9wamenzaukumkanieGiliyadi,nakuma-Ashuri, naseYizereli,nakwaEfrayim,nakwaBhenjamin, nakumaSirayelionke

10UIshbhoshete,unyanakaSawule,ubeminyakaimashumi maneezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhekumaSirayeli, wabaneminyakaemibiniengukumkaniKeindlu yakwaYudayamlandelauDavide

11ImihlauDavideabengukumkanikuyoindluyakwaYuda eHebron,ibiyiminyakaesixhenxeeneenyangaezintandathu 12WaphumauAbhinereunyanakaNere,nabakhonzi bakaIshbhoshete,unyanakaSawule,eMahanayim,baya eGibheyon

13BaphumakeuYowabhiunyanakaTseruya,nabakhonzi bakaDavide,baqubisanaechibinilaseGibheyon; 14WathiuAbhinerekuYowabhi,Makasukeasuke amadodanaadlalephambikwethuWathiuYowabhi, Mabasuke.

15Kwesukakwawelaamanani,ishumielinamabini lakwaBhenjamin,lakwaIshbhosheteunyanakaSawule, neshumielinamabinikubakhonzibakaDavide

16Yabangulowowabambaummelwanewakhengentloko, nekrelelakhelelaecalenilowabo;bawakunyendaweninyeKwathiwakelendawoyiHelekati-hatsurim eseGibheyon

17Kwabakhoimfazweenzimakunenengaloomini; wabethwauAbhinerenamadodaakwaSirayeliphambi kwabakhonzibakaDavide

18BabelaphoabathathuoonyanabakaTseruya,uYowabhi, noAbhishayi,noAsaheli;

19UAsaheliwamsukelauAbhinere;ekuhambenikwethuba akathigubucalaayengasekunenenangasekhohlo ekulandeleniuAbhinere

20WabhekangasemvauAbhinere,wathi,UnguAsahelina? Wathiyena,Ndinguye

21WathiuAbhinerekuye,Tyekelangasekunenekwakho, nokubakungasekhohlokwakho,ubambeenyekumadodana, uzithabatheleiintongazayoAkavumaukutyekauAsaheli ekumlandeleni

22WaphindawathiuAbhinerekuAsaheli,Tyeka ekundilandeleni;yininaukubandidendikubethe,uwe emhlabeni?Ndothininaukubuphakamisaubusobam kuYowabhi,umninawawakho?

23AkavumangaukutyekaUAbhinerewamtshongomva wentshuntshe,yaphumaintshuntshengasemvakwakhe; wawakhona,wafelakuloondawo.Bathibonkeabafika kuloondawouAsaheliawafelekuyo,bema

24OoYowabhinoAbhishayibamsukelabamsukela uAbhinere,ladalatshonailanga,ekufikenikwaboendulini yeAma,ekhangeleneneGiya,endleleniyentlango yaseGibheyon

25BahlanganisanaoonyanabakaBhenjamin,bamlandela uAbhinere,babaliqelaelinye,bemaencotsheniyentaba

26WamemezauAbhinerekuYowabhi,wathi,Liyakumana ukudlanaikrele?Akwazinaukubakuyakubakrakra kamva?Kuyakudakubenininaungabaxeleliabantu, babuyeekubasukeleniabazalwanababo?

27WathiuYowabhi,EhlelinjeuYehova,ukuba bekungathelekiswanganguwe,inene,ngebenyuswebemka kwangokuyakwakusasaabantu,elowoakamsukela umzalwanawakhe.

28WavuthelakeuYowabhiisigodlo,bemabonkeabantu, ababasawasukelaamaSirayeli,ababasaphindabalwe

29UAbhinerenamadodaakhebahambaeArabhabonke obobusuku,bayiwelaiYordan,bayinqumlayonkeiBhitron, bezaeMahanayim.

30WabuyauYowabhiekumsukeleniuAbhinere Wabahlanganisabonkeabantu,kwaswelekakubakhonzi bakaDavideishumielinesithobalamadoda,noAsaheli

31KeabakhonzibakaDavidebabebulelekumaBhenjamin nakumadodaakwa-Abhinere,kwafaamakhuluamathathu anamancimathandathuamadoda

32BamthwalauAsaheli,bamngcwabelaengcwabeni likayise,eliseBhetelehemUYowabhinamadodaakhe bahambaubusukubonke,bafikaeHebronxakusa.

ISAHLUKO3

1KekalokuyolukaimfazwephakathikwendlukaSawule nendlukaDavide.UDavidewayaesomelelangokomelela; indlukaSawuleyayainciphangokuncipha.

2UDavidewazalelwaoonyanaeHebron:owamazibulo wabanguAmnonka-AhinowamwaseYizereli; 3owesibiniwabanguKileyabhika-Abhigali,umkaNabhali waseKarmele;owesithathuwabanguAbhisalom,unyana kaMahaka,intombikaTalemayi,ukumkaniwaseGeshuri; 4owesinewabanguAdoniya,unyanakaHagiti;owesihlanu wabanguShefatiya,unyanaka-Abhitali; 5eyesithandathuyabanguItreyamngoEgla,umkaDavide. AbowabazalelwayouDavideeHebron

6Kwathi,kwakubon'ukubakukhoimfazwephakathi kwendlukaSawulenendlukaDavide,uAbhinerewamana ukuzomelezelaindlukaSawule

7KeuSawuleebeneshweshweeligamalinguRitspa, intombika-Aya.WathiuIshbhoshetekuAbhinere,Yinina ukubaulingeneishweshwelikabawo?

8WavuthakunenengumsindouAbhinerengamazwi kaIshbhoshete,wathi,Ndiyintlokoyenjana,eyenzele incebanamhlakuYudaindlukaSawuleuyihlo, nakubazalwanabakhe,nakubahlobobakhe,akwakunikela esandlenisikaDavide,ukubaundibekeityalanamhlangalo mfazi?

9UThixomakenjenjekuAbhinere,aqokeleukwenjenje, ukubandiyakwenjenjalokuyenjengokouYehova wamfungelayouDavide;

10ukubabuguqulweubukumkaniendlwinikaSawule, kumisweitronekaDavidekwaSirayelinakwaYuda, kuthabathelekwaDankuseeBher-shebha

11AkabasabanakoukumphendulanezwiuAbhinere ngokubaebemoyika.

12WesusaesikhundlenisakheuAbhinereabathunywa kuDavide,esithi,Lelikabaninailizwe?esithi,Yenza umnqophisowakhonam;uyabona,isandlasamsinawe, ukubaahlanganiselwekuweamaSirayelionke 13Wathi,Kulungile;Ndiyakunqophisananawe,kodwa kukhonto-nyendiyifunayokuwe,yile:akuyikububona ubusobam,ukubaakuthangauziseuMikaliintombi kaSawule,wakuzakububonaubusobam

14UDavidewesusaabathunywa,bayakuIshbhoshete unyanakaSawule,esithi,NdinikeumkamuMikali, endamganangekhululeenyamazokwaluswazamaFilisti

15WathumelauIshbhoshete,wamthabathakwindoda yakhe,kuPaltiyeliunyanakaLayishe

16Yahambanayeindodayakhe,ililaemvakwakhe,kwada kwezisaeBhahurimWathiuAbhinerekuyo,Hambaubuye Wabuya

17KekalokuuAbhinerewabanelizwikumadoda amakhuluakwaSirayeli,elithi,Kwangaphambilinibe nimfunauDavide,ukubaabengukumkanikuni; 18yenzanikaloku,ngokubauYehovautshilokuDavide, ukuthi,NdiyakubasindisangesandlasikaDavideumkhonzi wamabantubamamaSirayeliesandlenisamaFilisti, nasesandleniseentshabazabozonke.

19KananjalouAbhinerewathethaezindlebeni zikaBhenjamin,wahambauAbhinere,wayakuthetha ezindlebenizikaDavideeHebron,konkeokulungileyo emehlweniakwaSirayeli,naphambikwendluyonke yakwaBhenjamin

20WayakeuAbhinerekuDavideeHebron,enamadoda amashumimabini.UDavidewenzelauAbhinerenamadoda abenayeisidlo

21WathiuAbhinerekuDavide,Ndiyakusuka ndiwahlanganiseleenkosiniyamukumkanionke amaSirayeli,enzeumnqophisonawe,ubengukumkani entweniyonkeoyinqwenelayointliziyoyakhoUDavide wamndululauAbhinere;wahambaenoxolo.

22KwabonakalaabakhonzibakaDavidebenoYowabhi, bevelaemsebenziniwokututa,besizanamaxhobaamaninzi KeuAbhinereebengekhokuDavideeHebron,ngokuba ubemndululengokubaebemndulule,wahambaexolile

23WezauYowabhinomkhosiwonkeobenaye,waxelelwa uYowabhi,kwathiwa,UfikeuAbhinere,unyanakaNere, kukumkani,wamndulula,wahambaenoxolo

24WayauYowabhikukumkani,wathi,Yintoninale uyenzileyo?nankouAbhinereesizakuwe;Yininaukuba umndulule,emke?

25UyamaziuAbhinereunyanakaNere,ukubaubeze kukulukuhla,ukuzeakwaziukuphumakwakhonokungena kwakho,akwazikonkeokwenzayo

26WaphumauYowabhikuDavide,wathumelaabathunywa ukubabamlandeleuAbhinere,bambuyisaequlenilaseSira; 27WabuyauAbhinereeHebron,uYowabhiwamthabathela bucalaesangweni,ukubaathethenaye,ngasese,wambetha khonaeluubambolwesihlanu,wafangenxayamagazikaAsaheliumkhuluwawakhe

28WevauDavideemvenikokubakunjalo,wathi,Mna nobukumkanibamsimsulwaphambikoYehova,kudekuse ephakadeni,ngamagazika-AbhinereunyanakaNere 29makabephezukwentlokokaYowabhi,naphezukwendlu yonkekayise;mayinganqunyulwaindlukaYowabhiumntu obhobhozayo,oneqhenqa,osimelelangentonga,uwa ngekrele,osweleisonka.

30UYowabhinoAbhishayiumninawawakhebambulalake uAbhinere,ngenxaenokubaebembuleleuAsaheli umninawawaboeGibheyonemfazweni.

31WathiuDavidekuYowabhinakubantubonkeanabo, Krazulaniiingubozenu,nibhinqeezirhwexayo, nimmbambazeleleuAbhinere.KeukumkaniuDavide walilandelaithala

32BamngcwabelaeHebronuAbhinereWaliphakamisa ukumkaniilizwilakhe,walilaengcwabenilika-Abhinere; balilabonkeabantu

33UkumkaniwamenzelaisimbononouAbhinere,wathi, AfengokufakwesidengenauAbhinere?

34Izandlazakhobezingabotshwanga,nonyawolwakho belungafakwangaamakhamandela;Babuyabonkeabantu bamlilela

35BezabonkeabantuukubabamdliseuDavideukudla, kusesemini,wafungauDavide,esithi,MakenjenjeuThixo kum,aqokeleukwenjenje,ukubandithe,lingekatshoni ilanga,ndevaisonka,nokubayintoeyiyimbi

36Bakugqalaokobonkeabantu,kwalungaemehlweniabo; njengokubakonkeabekwenzaukumkanibekulunga emehlweniabantubonke

37BazikeabantubonkenamaSirayelionkengaloomini, ukubaukubulawakuka-Abhinere,unyanakaNere, bekungaphumekukumkani

38Wathiukumkanikubakhonzibakhe,Anazina,ukuba namhlanjekuweumthetheli,umntuomkhulukwaSirayeli?

39Kendisebuthathaka,ndisathanjiswanamhlaukuba ndibengukumkani;lamadoda,oonyanabakaTseruya, alukhunikumUYehovauyakumbuyekezaumenziwobubi kwangobubibakhe.

ISAHLUKO4

1WevaunyanakaSawuleukubaufileuAbhinereeHebron, zawaizandlazakheOnkeamaSirayeliakhwankqiswa yiloonto

2UnyanakaSawuleubenamadodaamabiniangabathetheli bamatutu;igamalenyebelinguBhahana,igamalenye linguRekabhi,bengoonyanabakaRimonwaseBheroti, wakoonyanabakaBhenjamin;

3AmaBherotiasabelaeGitayim,abangabaphambukeli khonaunanamhla.

4KeuYonatanunyanakaSawuleubenonyanaofeiinyawo; ubeminyakamihlanuezelwe,ukufikakodabalukaSawule noYonataneYizereli.Umondliwakhewamphakamisa, wasabaKwathi,ekubalekenikwakhebuphuthuphuthu, wawa,wabasisiqhwala+yayeigamalakhe lalinguMefibhoshete.

5BahambaoonyanabakaRimonwaseBheroti,ooRekabhi noBhahana,ekufudumalenikwemini,bafikaendlwini kaIshbhoshete,eleleesingqengqelwenieminienkulu.

6Bonabangenaendlwiniphakathi,ngokungathibaza kuthabathaingqolowa;Bambethakeubambolwesihlanu, basabauRekabhinoBhahanaumzalwanawakhe.

7Bangenakeendlwini,eleleesingqengqelwenisakhe egumbinilakhelokulala;bamhlaba,bambulala, bamnqumlaintloko,bayithabathaintlokoyakhe,bahamba ngendlelayeArabhabonkeubusuku

8BayisaintlokokaIshbhoshetekuDavideeHebron,bathi kukumkani,NantsiintlokokaIshbhosheteunyana kaSawule,utshabalwakho,olubelufunaumphefumlo wakho;uYehovauyigwebeleimpindezeloinkosiyam namhlakuSawule,nakwimbewuyakhe.

9UDavidewabaphendulauRekabhinoBhahana umzalwanawakhe,oonyanabakaRimonwaseBheroti, wathikubo,EhlelinjeuYehova,owukhululeyo umphefumlowamebubinibonke;

10Kwathi,xawaxelelwayo,kwathiwa,NankuuSawule ufile,ucingaukubauzeneendabaezilungileyo, ndambamba,ndambulalaeTsikelage,bendibandiya kumnikaumvuzoweendabazakhe

11Kobekaphinakexaamadodaangendawoabulele ilungisaendlwiniyalo,esililinisalo?Andifuninangoku igazilakheesandlenisenu,ndinisuseemhlabeni?

12UDavidewawawiselaamadodanaakwakheumthetho, ababulala,abanqumlaizandlaneenyawo,azixhoma echibinieHebronIntlokokaIshbhosheteayithabatha, ayingcwabelaengcwabenilika-AbhinereeHebron.

ISAHLUKO5

1ZafikazonkeizizwezakwaSirayelikuDavideeHebron, zathi,Uyabona,silithambolakhonenyamayakho. 2Ngaphambili,okouSawuleebengukumkanikuthi, ibinguweobuphumausingenisaamaSirayeli;wathi uYehovakuwe,Wenauyakubalusaabantubam amaSirayeli,wenaubeyingangayamaSirayeli

3AyakeonkeamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli kukumkanieHebron;Wenzaumnqophisonawoukumkani uDavideeHebronphambikoYehova;amthambisauDavide ukubaabengukumkanikumaSirayeli.

4UDavideubeminyakaimashumimathathuezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumimane engukumkani

5EHebronwabangukumkaniwakwaYudaiminyaka esixhenxeneenyangaezintandathu;eYerusalem wayengukumkaniiminyakaemashumimathathu anamithathukumaSirayelionkenamaYuda

6UkumkaninamadodaakhebayaeYerusalem kumaYebhusi,abemibelizwe.BathikuDavide,Ukubauthe wazithabathaiimfamaneziqhwala,akuyikungenaapha; 7UDavidewayithimbaimboniseloyeZiyon:ngumzi kaDavidekelowo.

8WathiuDavidengaloomini,Osukubaethewenyuka emjelweni,waxabelaamaYebhusi,neziqhwala,neemfama, ezithiyweyoemphefumlwenikaDavide,yenawoba yintlokonomthetheliKungokobathi,Iimfamaneziqhwala aziyikungenaendlwini

9WahlalakeuDavidekuloonqaba,wayibizangokuba ngumzikaDavideWakhauDavidengeenxazonke, ethabathelaeMilonangaphakathi

10UDavidewaqhubekaebamkhulungokubamkhulu, yayeuYehova,uThixowemikhosi,wayenaye

11UHiram,ukumkaniwaseTire,wathumelaabathunywa kuDavide,nemisedare,neengcibizemithi,neengcibi zamatye,neengcibizamatye,nabamakhelaindluuDavide 12WaziuDavideukubauYehovaumqinisilewaba ngukumkanikumaSirayeli,ubuphakamisileubukumkani bakhengenxayabantubakheamaSirayeli 13UDavidewabuyawazekaabafazinamashweshwe nabafazieYerusalem,emvenikokuvelakwakheeHebron, wabuyawazalaoonyananeentombi

14NgawolaamagamaabowabazalelwaeYerusalem; noShamuwa,noShobhabhi,noNatan,noSolomon; 15noIbhare,noElishawa,noNefege,noYafiya; 16noElishama,noEliyada,noElifeleti

17EvakeamaFilistiukubabamthambisileuDavideukuba abengukumkanikumaSirayeli,enyukaonkeamaFilisti,eza kumfunauDavideWevauDavide,wehlawaya emboniselweni.

18AfikakeamaFilisti,azithisaaentiliniyamaRafa

19WabuzauDavidekuYehova,wathi,Ndinyukenandiye kumaFilisti?Wowanikelanaesandlenisam?Wathi uYehovakuDavide,Nyuka,ngokubandiyakuwanikela ineneamaFilistiesandlenisakho.

20WezauDavideeBhahali-peratsim;uDavidewawaxabela khona,wathi,UYehovauzityhobozeleiintshabazam phambikwam,njengokutyhobozakwamanzi;ngenxayoko wathiigamalaloondawoyiBhahali-peratsim.

21Ayishiyakhonaimifanekisoyawoeqingqiweyo, uDavidenamadodaakhewayitshisa;

22AphindaaphindaenyukaamaFilisti,azithisaaentilini yamaRafa

23WabuzauDavidekuYehova,wathiyena,Uze ungenyuki;ujikeemvakwawo,ufikekuwomalunga nemithiyemibhaka

24wothi,ekuvenikwakhoisandisokuhambaemantloko emithiyemibhaka,ungxame;ngokubawophumake uYehovaphambikwakho,ayixabeleimpiyamaFilisti

25WenjenjalouDavide,njengokouYehovawamwiselayo umthetho;wawaxabelaamaFilisti,wathabathelaeGebha wadawayaeGezere

ISAHLUKO6

1KwakhonauDavidewawahlanganisaonkeamadoda anyuliweyoakwaSirayeli,amashumiamathathuamawaka. 2Wesukake,wahambauDavidenabantubonkeabenabo, esiyaeBhahaliyakwaYuda,esiyakunyusakhonaityeya kaThixo,ebizwangaloigama,igamalikaYehova wemikhosiohleliphezukweekerubhi

3BayikhwelisaenqwelwenientshaityeyakaThixo, bayithabathaendlwinika-AbhinadabhieseGibheha;u-Uza noAhiyo,oonyanabaka-Abhinadabhi,beyiqhubainqwelo entshaleyo.

4Bayithabathaendlwinika-AbhinadabhieseGibheha, inetyeyakaThixo,uAhiyoehambaphambikwetyeya 5UDavidenendluyonkekaSirayelibaqambaphambi koYehova,bebethaimithiyonkeyesipres,neehadi, nemirhubhe,neengqongqo,namakhenkce,namacangci

6BafikaesandenisikaNakon,u-Uzawesaisandlasakhe etyeyenikaThixo,wayibamba;ngokubaiinkomo zayishukumisa

7WavuthaumsindokaYehovaku-Uza;UThixowambetha khonangenxayobugwenxabakhe;wafelakhona ngasetyeyenikaThixo

8UDavidewavuthangumsindongenxaenokubauYehova emtyhobozelengotyhobozou-Uza,wathiloondawo yiPerets-uzaunanamhla

9UDavidewamoyikauYehovangaloomini,wathi, YothininaukuzakumityeyakaYehova?

10AkavumakeuDavideukuyisusaizekuyeemzini kaDavideityeyakaYehova;

11YahlalaityeyakaYehovaendlwinikaObhedi-edom waseGatiiinyangazantathu;uYehovawamsikelela uObhedi-edom,nendluyakheyonke.

12KwaxelwakukumkaniuDavide,kwathiwa,Uyisikelele uYehovaindlukaObhedi-edomnezintozonkeanazo, ngenxayetyeyakaThixo.WayakeuDavide,wayinyusa ityeyakaThixoendlwinikaObhedi-edom,wayizisaemzini kaDavideevuya

13Kwathi,bakunyathelaamabangaamathandathu abathwalibetyeyakaYehova,wabingelelainkomonethole elityetyisiweyo

14UDavidewangqungqaphambikoYehovangamandla akheonke;ebhinqeiefodiyelinenemhlopheuDavide

15OoDavidenendluyonkekaSirayelibabeyinyusake ityeyakaYehova,beduma,behlokomisaisigodlo

16Kwathi,yakufikaityeyakaYehovaemzinikaDavide, uMikali,intombikaSawule,wavelangefestile,wambona ukumkaniuDavideexhumaesinaphambikoYehova. wamcekisaentliziyweniyakhe

17BayingenisaityeyakaYehova,bayimisaendaweniyayo phakathikwentente,abeyitwabululeleyonauDavide; uDavidewenyusaamadinianyukayonemibingeleloyoxolo phambikoYehova.

18Kwathi,akugqibauDavideukunyusaamadinianyukayo, nemibingeleloyoxolo,wabasikelelaabantu,egameni likaYehovawemikhosi.

19Wababelaabantubonke,kwingxokoloyonke yakwaSirayeli,kwanabafazikwanamadoda;elowo

wamnikaumqhathanewesonka,nomlinganisowewayini, nesicumbaseerasintyisi.Bemkakebonkeabantu,elowo wayaendlwiniyakhe

20WabuyakeuDavide,wayakusikelelaindluyakhe. WaphumauMikaliintombikaSawule,eyakukhawulela uDavide,wathi,Hayi,ukuzizukisakokumkani wamaSirayelinamhla,ozihlubileyonamhlaphambi kwabakhonzazanababakhonzibakhe,njengokoazihlubayo umntuolitshijolo!

21WathiuDavidekuMikali,Kubekusebusweni bukaYehova,owandinyulayophambikoyihlo,naphambi kwendluyakheyonke,ukubaandimisendibeyinganga yabantubakaYehova,amaSirayeli;bekusebusweni bukaYehovaukuqambakwam; 22ndisayakudelekakunoko,ndithobekeemehlweniam, nabakhonzazanaothethengabo,ndisayakuzukiswangabo.

23KeuMikaliintombikaSawuleakabanganamntwana kwadakwayiminiyokufakwakhe

ISAHLUKO7

1Kwathi,akubaehleliukumkaniendlwini,uYehova emphumzilengeenxazonkeezintshabenizakhezonke;

2WathiukumkanikuNatanumprofeti,Khawubone,mna ndihleliendlwiniyemisedare,keyonaityeyakaThixoihleli phakathikwamalengalenga

3WathiuNatankukumkani,Konkeokusentliziyweni yakho,hambauyeukwenze;ngokubauYehovaunawe.

4Kwathingobobusuku,lafikailizwilikaYehovakuNatan, lisithi,

5HambauyekuthikumkhonziwamuDavide,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Wenauyakundakhelaindluyokuba ndihlalena?

6Andihlalanganandlwini,kususelakulaamini ndabanyusayooonyanabakaSirayelieYiputa,kudekube namhla;ndihambaententeninasententeni

7Ezindawenizonkeendahambahambakuzonoonyana bonkebakaSirayeli,ndakhandalithethanailizwinakusinye isizwesakwaSirayeliendasiwiselaumthethowokuba sibaluseabantubamamaSirayeli,ndisithi,Yininaukuba ningandakheliindluyemisedare?

8KengokowotshoukuthikumkhonziwamuDavide, UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Ndakuthabathamna edlelweni,ekulandeleniimpahlaemfutshane,ukubaube yingangayabantubamamaSirayeli; 9ndabanawekukokonkeowahambakuko,ndazinqumla zonkeiintshabazakhophambikwakho,ndakwenzela igamaelikhulu,njengegamalabakhuluabasehlabathini; 10ndabamiselaindawoabantubamamaSirayeli, ndabatyalaukubabahlaleesikhundlenisabo,bangabi sagungqa;oonyanabobutshijolobangabuyibabacinezele njengangaphambili; 11kususelakulaaminindabamiselaabantubam amaSirayeliabagwebi;ndiyakukuphumzaezintshabeni zakhozonkeKananjalouYehovauyakuxelela,ukubauya kukwenzelaindlu

12Xaitheyazalisekaimihlayakho,walalakooyihlo, ndoyiphakamisaemvakwakhoimbewuyakho,eya kuphumaezibilinizakho,ndibuqiniseubukumkanibakhe

13Nguyeoyakulakhelaigamalamindlu,ndiyizinzise itroneyobukumkanibakhe,kudekuseephakadeni

14Mnandiyakubanguyisekuye,yenaabengunyanawam; Ukubauthewenzaubugwenxa,ndomohlwayangentonga yabantu,nangobetholoonyanabaka-Adam

15Keyonaincebayamayiyikusukakuye,njengoko ndayisusayokuSawule,endimsusileyoebuswenibakho.

16Iyakuqinisekaindluyakhonobukumkanibakhokude kuseephakadeniphambikwakho;itroneyakhoiya kuqinisekakudekuseephakadeni.

17Njengaloomazwionke,njengaloombonowonke, wenjenjalouNatanukuthethakuDavide

18WayaukumkaniuDavide,wahlalaphambikoYehova, wathi,Ndingubanina,NkosiyamYehova?Iyintonina indluyam,ukubaudeundizisenalapha?

19Kusekuncinaneokokeemehlweniakho,Nkosiyam Yehova;uthethenangendluyomkhonziwakhowasingisa mgama.Lisikolomntunaeli,NkosiyamYehova?

20AngabuyaabeesathethantoninakeuDavidekuwe? ngokubawena,NkosiyamYehova,uyamaziumkhonzi wakho.

21Ngenxayelizwilakho,nangokwentliziyoyakho, ubenzilebonkeobobukhulu,ukubaubaziseumkhonzi wakho.

22Ngenxayokoumkhulu,YehovaThixo;ngokubaakukho unjengawe;akukhoThixongaphayakwakho,njengoko konkesikuvileyongeendlebezethu.

23Luluphinauhlangaehlabathiniapha,olunjengabantu bakho,olunjengoSirayeli,awayakuzikhululelalona uThixo,ukubalubengabantu,ukubaamenzeleigama, anenzeleizintoezinkuluezoyikekayo,phezukwelizwe lakho,phambikwabantubakho,owakukhululayo ngokukhululayoeYiputaezintlangeninakoothixobazo?

24UziqiniseleabantubakhoamaSirayeli,ukubababe ngabantukuwekudekuseephakadeni;wena,Yehova, wabanguThixokubo.

25Kaloku,YehovaThixo,ilizwiolithethileyongomkhonzi wakho,nangendluyakhe,limisekudekuseephakadeni, wenzenjengokoukuthethileyo;

26Malibelikhuluigamalakhokudekuseephakadeni, kusithiwa,UYehovawemikhosinguThixowamaSirayeli, nendluyomkhonziwakhouDavideizinzilephambikwakho.

27Ngokubawena,Yehovawemikhosi,ThixokaSirayeli, utyhililekumkhonziwakho,wathi,Ndiyakukwakhela indlu;ngenxayokoumkhonziwakhouyifumeneintliziyo yokuzeawuthandazekuwelomthandazo

28Kaloku,NkosiyamYehova,unguyeuThixo,namazwi akhoabeyinyaniso,uzithethilekengomkhonziwakhoezi zintozilungileyo;

29kalokumakukholekekuweukuyisikelelaindlu yomkhonziwakho,ukubaihlaleihleliphambikwakho ngonaphakade;ngokubawena,NkosiyamYehova, uthethileNgentsikeleloyakhomayisikelelweindlu yomkhonziwakhokudekuseephakadeni.

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathiemvenikokubanjalo,uDavidewawaxabela amaFilisti,waweyisa;uDavidewayithabathaiMetegama esandlenisamaFilisti

2WawaxabelaamaMowabhi,wawalinganisangentambo, ewawiselaphantsiemhlabeni;walinganisangeentambo ezimbinizokubulala,nangolutyalodwaoluzalisekileyo,

ukubaadleubomiAmaMowabhiabangabakhonzi bakaDavide,azisaiminikelo.

3UDavidewamxabelauHadadezere,unyanakaRehobhi, ukumkaniwaseTsobha,ekuyenikuwabuyisaamandlaakhe emlanjeniongumEfrati.

4UDavidewathimbaiwakaleenqwelozokulwa, namakhuluasixhenxeabamahashe,namashumiamabini amawakaomqikela;uDavidewawanqumlaimisiphaonke amahasheeenqwelozokulwa,washiyakuwoalikhulu leenqwelozokulwa

5Xaama-AramaseDamaskoezakumncedauHadadezere ukumkaniwaseTsobha,uDavidewaxabelakuma-Aram amashumiamabinianamabiniamawakaamadoda.

6UDavidewamisaikampukwelaseSiriyalaseDamasko, azaama-AramabangabakhonzikuDavide,azisaunikelo UYehovawamgcinauDavidekonkeahambakhona.

7WawathabathauDavideiingweletshetshezegolide ebezikubakhonzibakaHadadezere,wawazisaeYerusalem 8NaseBhetanaseBherotayi,imizikaHadadezere, ukumkaniuDavidewathabathaubheduoluninzikunene 9WevauToyiukumkaniwaseHamati,ukubauDavide uyixabeleyonkeimpikaHadadezere; 10UToyiwamthumelauYoram,unyanawakhe, kukumkaniuDavide,ukubaambulise,amsikelelengenxa yokubaebesilwenoHadadezere,wameyisa;ngokubauToyi ubesilwanoHadadezereUYoramwezaneempahla zesilivere,neempahlazegolide,neempahlazobhedu 11KananjaloukumkaniuDavidewayingcwalisela uYehova,kunyenesiliverenegolide,abeyingcwalisile, evelakuzozonkeiintlangaawazithiyileyo; 12kuma-Aram,nakuMowabhi,nakoonyanabaka-Amon, nakumaFilisti,nakuAmaleki,nakumaxhobakaHadadezere, unyanakaRehobhi,ukumkaniwaseTsobha

13UDavidewazenzelaigamaekubuyenikwakhe ekuwaxabeleniama-ArameSihlanjeniseTyuwa,ishumi elinesibhozolamawaka

14WamisaikampukwaEdom;+kulolonkeelakwaEdom wamisaikampu,yayeonkeamaEdomabangabakhonzi bakaDavideUYehovawamgcinauDavidekonkeahamba khona.

15WayeengukumkanikeuDavidekumaSirayelionke; uDavidewayesenzaokusesikweninobulungisaebantwini bakhebonke.

16KeuYowabhi,unyanakaTseruya,wayephetheumkhosi; uYehoshafati,unyanaka-Ahiludi,ubengumrekhodi; 17UTsadokiunyanaka-Ahitubhi,noAhimeleki,unyana ka-Abhiyatare,bayebengababingeleli;uSeraya ubengumbhali;

18uBhenayaunyanakaYehoyadaubephetheabancinithi nezigidimi;oonyanabakaDavidebabengabathetheli

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1WathiuDavide,KusekhompundenakwindlukaSawule, ukuzendiyenzeleincebangenxakaYonatan?

2KeendlwinikaSawulebekukhoisicakaesigama linguTsibha.BambizelakuDavide,wathiukumkanikuye, UnguTsibhana?Wathi,Nguyeyenaumkhonziwakho

3Wathiukumkani,Akusekhonamnyenaumntuwendlu kaSawule,ndimenzeleincebakaThixo?WathiuTsibha kukumkani,KusekhounyanakaYonatan,ofeiinyawo

4Wathiukumkanikuye,Uphina?WathiuTsibha kukumkani,NankuyaendlwinikaMakire,unyanakaAmiyeli,eLodebhare

5WathumelaukumkaniuDavide,wamthabathaendlwini kaMakire,unyanaka-Amiyeli,eLodebhare.

6WezauMefibhoshete,unyanakaYonatan,unyana kaSawule,kuDavide,wawangobuso,waqubudaWathi uDavide,Mefibhoshete.Wathi,Nankoumkhonziwakho.

7WathiuDavidekuye,Musaukoyika;ngokubandiya kukwenzelaincebangenene,ngenxakaYonatanuyihlo, ndikubuyiselelonkeilizwelikaSawuleuyihlo;wenauya kudlaisonkaetafileniyamngamaxeshaonke

8Waqubuda,wathi,Umkhonziwakhouyintonina,ukuba uyibhekeinjaefileyo,enjengamnje?

9UkumkaniwabizauTsibha,umfanawakwaSawule,wathi kuye,YonkeintoebiyekaSawule,neyendluyakheyonke, ndiyinikeunyanawenkosiyakho

10Wenake,wenanoonyanabakho,nabakhonzibakho, uzeumlimeleumhlaba,uziseiziqhamo,adleunyana wenkosiyakho;keuMefibhoshete,unyanawenkosiyakho, wodlangamaxeshaonkeetafileniyamKekalokuuTsibha ubenoonyanaabalishumielinabahlanu,nabakhonzi abamashumimabini

11WathiuTsibhakukumkani,Ngokwentoyonkeemwisele umthethongayoumkhonziwayoinkosiyamukumkani, uyakwenjenjaloumkhonziwakhoKeuMefibhoshete, wathiukumkani,uyakudlaetafileniyam,njengomnye woonyanabokumkani.

12UMefibhosheteubenonyanaomncinane,ogama belinguMikaBonkeababehlalaendlwinikaTsibha babengabakhonzibakaMefibhoshete.

13UMefibhosheteubehlalaeYerusalem,ngokubaubesidla etafileniyokumkaningamaxeshaonke;wayeqhwalela ezinyawenizakhezombini.

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Kwathiemvenikoko,wafaukumkaniwoonyanabakaAmon,wabangukumkaniuHanun,unyanawakhe, esikhundlenisakhe.

2WathikeuDavide,MandimenzeleincebauHanununyana kaNahashe,njengokubanoyisewandenzelayoinceba UDavidewathumelaukubaamthuthuzelengabakhonzi bakhengenxakayiseBafikaabakhonzibakaDavide ezweniloonyanabaka-Amon

3Bathiabathetheliboonyanabaka-AmonkuHanuninkosi yabo,UcingaukubauDavideuzukisauyihlonaemehlweni akho,ngokubaethumeabakhuzikuwe?UDavide akabathumanganaabakhonzibakhekuwe,ukuba awugocagoceumzi,awuhlole,awubhukuqe?

4WabathabathakeuHanunabakhonzibakaDavide, wabachebaesinyeisiqingathaseendevuzabo,wazicanda phakathiiingubozabo,kwadakwesaezimpundu, wabandulula

5BaxelelwauDavide,wathumelaukubaahlangatyezwe; ngokubaamadodalawoebeneentlonikakhuluWathi ukumkani,HlalanieYerikozidezihlumeiindevuzenu, nanduleukubuya

6Babonaoonyanabaka-Amonukubabazinukisile kuDavide,bathumelakeoonyanabaka-Amon,baqesha kuma-AramaseBhete-rehobhi,nakuma-AramaseTsobha, amashumiamabiniamawakaangumqikela;nakukumkani

Eyesi-2kaSamuweli

waseMahakaiwakalamadoda,nakuIshtobhiishumi elinesibinilamawakaamadoda.

7WevauDavide,wamthumauYowabhinomkhosiwonke wamagorha.

8Baphumaoonyanabaka-Amon,bakhaizintluzokulwa ekungenenikwesango,ama-AramaseTsobha, nawaseRehobhi,nawaseIshtobhi,nawaseMahaka,eyedwa endle.

9WabonauYowabhiukubaimfazweibhekekuye, ngaphambilinangasemva,wanyulaemadodenionke ahleliweyokwaSirayeli,wakhauluhlumalunganamaAram

10Abanyeabantuwabanikelaesandlenisika-Abhishayi, umninawawakhe,wabakhabaluluhlumalunganoonyana baka-Amon

11Wathi,Ukubaama-Aramatheandeyisa,wondinceda; ukubabathebakoyisaoonyanabaka-Amon,ndoza kukusiza

12Yomelela,sibengamadodangenxayabantubakowethu, nangenxayemiziyoThixowethu;uYehovaenze okulungileyoemehlweniakhe

13WasondelauYowabhinabantuababenaye,ezakulwa nama-Aram;asabaebuswenibakhe

14Babonaoonyanabaka-Amonukubaasabileama-Aram, basabanabophambikoAbhishayi,bangenakuwoumzi. WabuyakeuYowabhikoonyanabaka-Amon,weza eYerusalem

15Abonaama-Aramukubaoyisiwephambi kwamaSirayeli,ahlanganisanandawonye

16WathumelauHadadezere,wawakhuphaama-Aram abephesheyakoMlambo,ezaeHelam;noShobhaki, umthetheliwomkhosikaHadadezere,ephambikwawo 17KwaxelwakuDavide;wahlanganisaamaSirayelionke, wayiwelaiYordan,wayaeHelam.Akhauluhluama-Aram malunganoDavide,alwanaye

18Asabaama-AramphambikwamaSirayeli;UDavide waxabelakuma-Aramamakhuluasixhenxeamadoda eenqwelozokulwa,namashumiamaneamawaka abamahashe,waxabelanoShobhaki,umthetheliwomkhosi wawo,wafelakhona.

19BonkeookumkaniababekhonzauHadadezerebabona ukubaboyisiwephambikwamaSirayeli,baxolelana namaSirayeli,bawakhonza.Oyikakeama-Aramukuphinda abancedeoonyanabaka-Amon

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Kwathi,ekuphelenikomnyaka,ngexeshalokuphuma kookumkaniukuyakulwa,uDavidewamthumauYowabhi, nabakhonzibakhekunyenaye,namaSirayelionke; babatshabalalisaoonyanabaka-Amon,bayingqingaiRabha KeuDavidewayesalaeYerusalem.

2Kwathi,kwakuhlwa,wesukauDavideesililinisakhe, wahambahambaphezukwendluyokumkani;yayeumfazi lowowayemhlekunenengembonakalo

3WathumelauDavide,wabuzisangaloontokazi Kwathiwa,LoasinguyenauBhatshebha,intombikaEliyam, umkaUriyaumHeti?

4UDavidewathumaabathunywa,wamthabatha;Wezake yenakuye,walalanaye;ngokubaezenzenyulu ebunqambinibakhe,wabuyelaendlwiniyakhe

5Wamithaumfazilowo,wathumelawamxelelauDavide, wathi,Ndimithi.

6WathumelauDavidekuYowabhi,esithi,ThumelakumuUriyaumHeti.UYowabhiwamthumelakeu-Uriya kuDavide.

7Wezau-UriyakuyeUDavidewambuzaukubaunjanina uYowabhi,banjaninaabantu,injaninaimfazwe 8WathiuDavideku-Uriya,Yihlauyeendlwiniyakho, uhlambeiinyawozakhoWaphumau-Uriyaendlwini yokumkani;kwaphumaemvakwakheisiphosokumkani 9U-Uriyawalalaemnyangowendluyokumkani, nabakhonzibonkebenkosiyakhe;akehlaayeendlwini yakhe.

10KwaxelwakuDavide,kwathiwa,U-Uriyaakehlaaye endlwiniyakheWathiuDavideku-Uriya,Akuhambina eluhambeni?Yininakeukubaungehliuyeendlwiniyakho? 11Wathiu-UriyakuDavide,ItyeyanamaSirayeli namaYudaahleliezintenteni;InkosiyamuYowabhi, nabakhonzibenkosiyam,bamiseiintenteezindle;ndiye endlwiniyam,ndidle,ndisele,ndilalenomkam?uhlelinje, uhlelinjeumphefumlowakho,andiyikuyenzaloonto

12WathiuDavideku-Uriya,Hlalaaphananamhla, ndokundululangomsoWahlalakeu-UriyaeYerusalem ngaloomininangengomso

13WambizauDavide,wadla,waselaphambikwakhe; Wamnxilisa,waphumangokuhlwa,wayakulalaesililini sakhenabakhonzibenkosiyakhe;akehlaayeendlwini yakhe.

14Kwathikusasa,uDavidewabhalaincwadikuYowabhi, wayithumelangoUriya

15Wabhalakeencwadini,wathi,Mbekeniu-Uriya kweyonandawoishushu,kweyonandawoishushu,nibuye umva,ukuzeabinzweafe

16Kwathi,ekuwungqingenikukaYowabhiumzilowo, wambekau-Uriyakwindawoabesaziukubaakuyo amadodaanobukroti

17Aphumaamadodaaloomzi,alwanoYowabhi;kwawa abantukubakhonzibakaDavide;wafanayeu-UriyaumHeti 18WathumelauYowabhi,wamxelelauDavidezonke iindabazemfazwe.

19Wamwiselaumthunywalowo,wathi,Xaugqibileyo ukumxelelaukumkaniiindabazemfazwe; 20ukubabuthebenyukaubushushubokumkani,wathi kuwe,Ibiyininaukubanisondelekangakakuloomzi ngokulwa?beningazinaukubabotolabeseludongeni?

21wabethwangubaninauAbhimelekiunyana kaYerubheshete?Akazangenaumfaziwamgibiselailitye lokusilaeseludongeni,wafelaeTebhetse?ibiyininaukuba nisondeleeludongeni?wothike,NomkhonziwakhouUriyaumHetiufile

22Wahambaumthunywalowo,wayawamxelelauDavide konkeabemthumekhonauYowabhi.

23WathiumthunywalowokuDavide,Ayiseyisaamadoda lawo,aphumaezakuthiendle;sabaphezukwawoukuya kufikelelaekungenenikwesango

24batolaabatolikubakhonzibakhobeseludongeni;kwafa inxenyeyakubakhonzibokumkani,nomkhonziwakhouUriyaumHetiufile

25WathiuDavidekumthunywalowo,YitshokuYowabhi ukuthi,Mayingabimbiemehlweniakholento,ngokuba ikreleliyakudlaelokwanjengolowaYongezaimfazwe yakhokulomzi,uwubhukuqe;

26WevaumkaUriyaukubaufileu-Uriyaindodayakhe, wayimbambazelelaindodayakhe.

27Lakudlulaixeshalezilalakhe,wathumelauDavide, wamthabathelaendlwiniyakhe,wabangumkakhe, wamzalelaunyana.KwabakubiemehlwenikaYehovaoko wakwenzayouDavide

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1UYehovawathumelauNatankuDavideWezakuye, wathikuye,Kwayekukhoamadodaamabinimzinimnye; omnyeusisityebi,omnyeulihlwempu

2Esisityebiyayinempahlaemfutshaneneenkomoezininzi kunene

3Elihlwempuyayingenanto,kuphelayayinemvanazana encinaneinye,ebiyizuzile,yayigcina;yadlaeqhekezeni layo,yaselaendebeniyayo,yalalaesifubenisayo, yanjengentombiyayo

4Kwafikaumhambiendodeniesisityebi,yenawabamba emhlambiniwakheweegushanasezinkomenizaso,ukuba alungiseleumhambilowoubefikilekusowathabatha imvanayendodaelihlwempu,wayilungiselelaumntuoze kuyo

5WavuthakuneneumsindokaDavidekwindodaleyo; wathikuNatan,EhlelinjeuYehova,inene,loomntuwenze lentouyakufa

6Iyakuyimiselangesineimvanazanaleyo,ngenxa enokubayenzeloonto,nangenxayokubaingabanga nalufefe

7WathiuNatankuDavide,LoondodanguweUtsho uYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi,Ndakuthambisaukuba ubengukumkanikumaSirayeli,ndakuhlangulaesandleni sikaSawule;

8ndakunikaindluyenkosiyakho,nabafazibenkosiyakho esifubenisakho,ndakunikaindluyakwaSirayeli neyakwaYuda;ke,ukubabekukuncinaneoko, ngendikongezilendenjenje,ndenjenje.

9YininaukubaulideleilizwilikaYehova,wenzeokubi emehlweniakhe?Uzakumbulalau-UriyaumHetingekrele, wamthabathaumkakhe,wangumkakho,wambulala ngekreleloonyanabaka-Amon

10Kengoko,ikrelealiyikumkaendlwiniyakho naphakade;ngenxaenokubaundidelile,wamzeka umkaUriyaumHeti,wangumkakho

11UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ndikuveliselaububiobuya kuphumaendlwiniyakho;

12Ngokubawenaukwenzeokungasese,kemnandiya kuyenzalentophambikwamaSirayelionke,naphambi kwelangaeli

13WathiuDavidekuNatan,NdonilekuYehovaWathi uNatankuDavide,NayeuYehovausisusileisonosakho; akuyikufa.

14Kodwake,ngenxayokubauzinikeithubalokunyelisa iintshabazikaYehovangalento,keunyanaomzalelweyo ngulomfaziuyakufangenene

15WemkauNatanwayaendlwiniyakheUYehova wambethakeumntwanalowo,abemzalelweuDavide ngumkaUriya;

16UDavidewambongozauThixongenxayenkwenkwe leyo;WazilaukudlauDavide,wangena,walalaemhlabeni bonkeubusuku

17Esukaezakuyeamadodaamakhuluendluyakhe,ukuba amvuseemhlabeni;akavuma,akadlasonkanawo.

18Kwathingomhlawesixhenxe,wafaumntwanaBoyika abakhonzibakaDavideukumxelelaukubaufileumntwana; ngokubababesithi,Yabonani,okoebesahleliumntwana, sathethanaye,akaliphulaphulailizwilethu;wothinina ukubabuhlungu,xasithekuye,ufileumntwana?

19WabonauDavideukubaabakhonzibakhe bayasebezelana,waqondauDavideukubaufileumntwana; wathiuDavidekubakhonzibakhe,Ufilenaumntwana? Bathikebona,Ufile

20WesukauDavideemhlabeni,wazihlamba,wazithambisa, wanxibangubozimbi,wayaendlwinikaYehova, waqubuda,wayaendlwiniyakhe;wacelaisonka,babeka phambikwakhe,wadla

21Bathiabakhonzibakhekuye,Yintoninalento uyenzileyo?Okoebesahleliumntwana,wazilaukudla, walila;akubaefileumntwana,uvukilewadlaisonka 22Wathiyena,Xaebesahleliumntwana,ndazilaukudla, ndalila;ngokubabendisithi,Ngubaninaowaziyo? MhlawumbiuYehovaangandibabala,aphileumntwana 23Efilenjekaloku,yininaukubandibendisazilaukudla? ndingambuyisana?Ndiyakuyakuye,yenaakayikubuyela kum

24UDavidewamthuthuzelauBhatshebhaumkakhe, wamngena,walalanaye,wazalaunyana,wathiigamalakhe nguSolomon;

25WathumelakengesandlasikaNatanumprofeti;Wathi igamalakhenguYedidiya,ngenxakaYehova

26UYowabhiwalwaneRabhayoonyanabaka-Amon, wawuthimbaumziwakomkhulu.

27UYowabhiwathumelaabathunywakuDavide,wathi, NdilwileneRabha,ndawuthimbelaumziwamanzi

28Hlanganisangokoabantuabaseleyo,uwurhawuleumzi, uwuthimbe,hlezemnandiwuthimbelomzi,ubizwe ngegamalam

29WabahlanganisakeuDavidebonkeabantu,waya eRabha,walwanayo,wayithimba

30Wasithabathaisithsabasokumkaniwaboentlokweni yakhe,ubunzimabasobebuyitalenteyegolide,sinamatye anqabileyo;sabasentlokwenikaDavideWaphuma namaxhobaaloomzi,abamaninzikunene

31Keabantuababekhonawabakhupha,wabanikela ngeesarha,nasezisizilwenizesinyithi,nangamazembe esinyithi,wabacandisakwizitena;wenjenjalokwimizi yonkeyoonyanabaka-Amon.WabuyakeuDavidenabantu bonke,wayaeYerusalem

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kwathiemvenikoko,uAbhisalomunyanakaDavide enodadewabooyinzwakazi,ogamabelinguTamare; uAmnonunyanakaDavidewamthanda

2WakhathazekauAmnon,wadawagulangenxakaTamare udadewabo;ngokubaebeyintombi;kwabanzima emehlwenika-Amnonukubaamenzeinto

3KekalokuuAmnonebenomhlobo,ogama belinguYonadabhi,unyanakaShimeha,umkhuluwa kaDavide;

4Wathikuye,Yininaukubaubenjeukubhityaimiso ngemiso,nyanawokumkani?Akundixelelina?Wathi

uAmnonkuye,NdithandauTamare,udadeboAbhisalom umnakwethu.

5WathiuYonadabhikuye,Lalaesililinisakho,uzigulise; azeuyihloezekukubona,uthikuye,MakheezeuTamare udadewethu,andinikeukudla,akulungisephambikwam, ukuzendikubone,ndikudleesandlenisakhe

6WalalakeuAmnon,wazigulisaWezaukumkanieza kumbona.WathiuAmnonkukumkani,MakheezeuTamare udadewethu,andenzeleizonkanaeziyolisaintliziyo phambikwam,zibezibini,ndidleesandlenisakhe

7WathumelauDavideendlwinikaTamare,esithi, Khawuyeendlwinika-Amnonumnakwenu,umenzele ukudla.

8WayauTamareendlwinika-Amnonumnakwabo;walala phantsiWathabathaumguboocoliweyo,wawuxovula, wenzaizonkanaeziyolisaintliziyophambikwakhe,wazosa izonkanaeziyolisaintliziyo

9Wathabathaipani,wazigalelaphambikwakhe;akavuma ukudla.WathiuAmnon,Mabaphumebonkeabantukum. Baphumakeelowokuye

10WathiuAmnonkuTamare,Kuziseukutyaegumbini, ndidleesandlenisakho.WawathabathauTamareizonkana eziyolisaintliziyoabezenzile,wazisaegumbinikuAmnon umnakwabo

11Wazisondezakuyeukubaadle,wambamba,wathikuye, Yiza,ulalenam,dadewethu

12Wathikuye,Hayi,mnakwethu,musaukundidlwengula; ngokubaakwenjiwanjekwaSirayeli;musaukulenzaeli nyala

13Mnandingayaphinanehlazolam?kewenauyakuba njengesidengekwaSirayeli.Khawuthethekengoko kukumkani;ngokubaakayikundivimbakuwe

14Akavumakeyenaukuliphulaphulailizwilakhe; 15WazauAmnonwamthiyangentiyoenkulukunene;yaba nkuluintiyoawamthiyangayo,ngaphezukwentando abemthandengayoWathiuAmnonkuye,Vuka,uhambe

16Wathikuye,Musaukubayimbangiyobububi bokundigxotha;bukhulungaphezukobuyaubenzileyokum Akavumaukumphulaphula

17Wabizaumfana,umlungiseleliwakhe,wathi, Khawugxothelenkazana,imkekum,imkekum,iye ulutshixeucangoemvakwayo

Keyayambetheinguboendeenemikhono;ngokuba bezisenjenjaloukwambathaiintombizokumkani eziseziintombi,ukwambathainguboyokwaleka Wayikhuphelaphandleumfana,walutshixaucangoemva kwayo

19UTamarewazigalelangothuthuentloko,wayikrazula inguboyakheendeenemikhonoabeyambethe,wabeka isandlaentloko,wemka,ehambaekhala

20WathiuAbhisalomumnakwabokuye,Ubenawena uAmnonumnakwenu?Khawuthitu,dadewethu; ngumnakwenulowo;musaniukuyinyamekelalento

WahlalauTamareendlwinika-Abhisalomumnakwabo

21WazivaukumkaniuDavidezonkeezonto,wavutha ngumsindokunene

22AkathethanelibinelilungileyouAbhisalomkuAmnon; ngokubauAbhisalomwamthiyauAmnon,ngalento yokubaemdlwenguleuTamareudadewabo

23Kwathi,emvakweminyakaemibini,kwabakho abachebikuAbhisalomeBhahali-hatsorekwaEfrayim UAbhisalomwamemabonkeoonyanabokumkani

24WezauAbhisalom,wathikukumkani,Uyabona,naba abachebikumkhonziwakho;makahambeukumkani nabakhonzibakhenomkhonziwakho

25WathiukumkanikuAbhisalom,Hayi,nyanawam; Wamzama;akavumaukuya,wesukawamsikelela.

26WathiuAbhisalom,Ukubaakunjalo,makahambenathi uAmnon,umkhuluwawamWathiukumkanikuye, Ahambenaweyinina?

27UAbhisalomwamzama;wavumaukubauAmnon ahambenaye,noonyanabonkebokumkani

28UAbhisalomwawawiselaumthethoamadodana akwakhe,wathi,Khanikhangele,xaitheintliziyokaAmnonyamnandiyiwayini,ndazandathikuni,Mbetheni uAmnon,nombulalaMusaniukoyika;aniwiselwendimna umthetho?yomelela,ubenesibindi

29Enzakeamadodanaka-AbhisalomkuAmnonnjengoko uAbhisalomabewawiseleumthethoBesukabonke oonyanabokumkani;bakhwelaelowoimeyileyakhe, babaleka.

30Kwathi,besesendleleni,zafikaiindabakuDavide,zisithi, UAbhisalomubabulelebonkeoonyanabokumkani, akwasalanamnye.

31Wesukaukumkani,wazikrazulaiingubozakhe, waqungquluzaemhlabeni;bonkeabakhonzibakhebemi ngakuye,bezikrazuleiingubozabo.

32WaphendulauYonadabhi,unyanakaShimeha umkhuluwakaDavide,wathi,Mayingathiinkosiyam abuleweonkeamadodanaangoonyanabokumkani; ngokubakufeuAmnonyedwa;ngokubayagqitywalento ngumlomoka-Abhisalom,kususelakwalaamini wamdlwengulangayouTamare,udadewabo.

33Kengoko,nkosiyamkumkani,ungalibekelintliziyoeli lizwilithi,bonkeoonyanabokumkanibafile,ngokuba nguAmnonyedwaofileyo.

34KeuAbhisalomwasabaUmfanaongumlindi wawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wakhangela,nankokusiza intoeninziyabantu,ngendlelayentaba,ngasemvakwakhe.

35WathiuYonadabhikukumkani,Nabaoonyana bokumkanibesiza;njengokobelinjaloilizwilomkhonzi wakho,kwenzekengokunjalo.

36Kwathi,akugqibaukuthetha,babonakalabefika oonyanabokumkani,baliphakamisailizwilabo,balila; kananjaloukumkaninabakhonzibakhebonkebatshoisililo esikhulukunene

37WasabakeuAbhisalom,wayakuTalemayi,unyanakaAmihudi,ukumkaniwaseGeshuri.UDavidewamlilela unyanawakheyonkeimihla

38WasabakeuAbhisalom,wayaeGeshuri,wabakhona iminyakaemithathu

39UDavideukumkaniwalangazelelaukuphumaaye kuAbhisalom,kubawayeselethuthuzelekilengoAmnon kubaefile.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1WabonauYowabhiunyanakaTseruya,ukubaintliziyo yokumkaniikuAbhisalom.

2WathumelauYowabhieTekowa,wathabathakhona inkazanaelumkileyo,wathikuyo,Khawuzenzeisijwili, unxibeiingubozokuzila,ungazithambisingeoli; 3uyekukumkani,uthethekuyewenjenjeWawabekake uYowabhiamazwiemlonyeniwakhe

4YathethainkazanayaseTekowakukumkani,yawa ngobusoemhlabeni,yaqubuda,yathi,Sindisa,kumkani.

5Wathiukumkanikuyo,Uhlelweyintonina?Wathi,Hayi, ndingumhlolokazi;indodayamifile.

6Umkhonzazanawakhoebenoonyanaababini;balwa bobabiniendle,akwabakhomhlanguliphakathikwabo, omnyewatshokomnye,wambulala

7Kekaloku,nanku,wonkeumzalwaneusukelephezulu komkhonzazanawakho,usithi,Sinikeumbulali womzalwanawakhe,simbulale,ngenxayomphefumlo womzalwanawakheambuleleyo;soyonakalisanendlalifa, bacimeilahlelameliseleyo,bangayishiyiindodayam igamanempundeemhlabeni.

8Wathiukumkanikwinkazanaleyo,Yiyaendlwiniyakho, mnandiyakuwuwisaumthethongenxayakho

9InkazanayaseTekowayathikukumkani,Nkosiyam, kumkani,mabubephezukwam,naphezukwendlukabawo, obobugwenxa;makabemsulwayenaukumkaninetrone yakhe.

10Wathiukumkani,Othethaintokuwe,mzisekum, akasayikuphindaakuchukumise

11Wathi,UkumkanimakamkhumbuleuYehovauThixo wakho,ukuzeumphindezeliwegaziangabisatshabalalisa, hlezebamtshabalaliseunyanawamWathi,Ehlelinje uYehova,akusayikuwanonweleolunyelonyanawakho emhlabeni

12Yathiinkazana,Makheathetheilizwiumkhonzazana wakhoenkosiniyamukumkani.Wathi,Thetha.

13Yathiinkazanaleyo,Yininakeukubaucingeinto enjalongabantubakaThixo?Ngokubaelilizwi ulithethileyoukumkani,njengobugwenxa,engambuyisinje ukumkaniumgxothwawakhe

14Kubasimelwekukuthisife,njengamanziaphaleleyo emhlabeni,angenakuhlanganiswa;uThixoakakhethibuso bamntu,ufunaicebo,ukubaangamgxothikuyeumgxothwa 15Lentondizekulithethakukumkaniinkosiyamelilizwi ndenzekubaabantuababendoyikisile;wathike umkhonzazanawakho,Makhendithethekukumkani; Mhlawumbiukumkaniangalenzailizwilomkhonzazana wakhe.

16Wovaukumkani,amhlanguleumkhonzazanawakhe esandlenisalendodaizakunditshabalalisamna,kunye nonyanawamelifenilikaThixo.

17Wathikeumkhonzazanawakho,Ilizwilenkosiyam ukumkanimalibelelokuphumza;ngokubanjengokosinjalo isithunywasikaThixo,injaloinkosiyamukumkani,ukuva okulungileyonokubi;uYehovauThixowakhomakabe nawe.

18Waphendulaukumkani,wathikwinkazana,Musa ukukhauyikhanyelekumintoendikubuzayoYathi inkazana,Mayithetheinkosiyamukumkani 19Wathikeukumkani,IsandlasikaYowabhiasinawena kulentoyonke?Yaphendulainkazanaleyo,yathi,Uhleli njeumphefumlowakho,nkosiyamkumkani,akukhonto ingasekunenenengasekhohlokukokonkeekuthethayo inkosiyamukumkani;ngokubauYowabhiumkhonzi wakholoundiwiseleumthetho,nguyelouwabekileyo emlonyeniwomkhonzazanawakhoonkelamazwi 20WenzelentoumkhonziwakhouYowabhi,ukuze buguqulweubusobalento.Keinkosiyamilumke ngokulumkakwesithunywasikaThixo,ukubayazikonke okusemhlabeni

21WathiukumkanikuYowabhi,Uyabona,ndiyenzileke loonto;hambauye,umbuyiseumfanalowouAbhisalom. 22WawangobusoemhlabeniuYowabhi,waqubuda, wabulelakukumkani,wathiuYowabhi,Namhlaumkhonzi wakhouyazi,ukubaundibabale,nkosiyamkumkani, esenzilenjeukumkaniilizwilomkhonziwakhe

23WesukakeuYowabhi,wayaeGeshuri,wamzisa uAbhisalomeYerusalem.

24Wathiukumkani,Makajikeayeendlwiniyakhe, angabuboniubusobamWabuyakeuAbhisalom,waya endlwiniyakhe;akabubonaubusobokumkani

25KekumaSirayelionkebekungekhondoda injengoAbhisalomukubayinzwana,ngokokuzeadunyiswe kunene;

26Ubesithiayichebeintlokoyakhe(kubabekusithi ekuphelenikomnyakaiminyakayonkeayichebe,ngokuba iinwelebezinzimaphezukwakhe,ubeyicheba)azilinganise iinwelezentlokoyakhe,zisukezibeziishekeleezimakhulu mabiningokwelityelokumkani.

27UAbhisalomwazalelwaoonyanaabathathu,nentombi yanye;igamalayobelinguTamare;ibiyinzwakazi ukubonakalakwayo.

28UAbhisalomwahlalaeYerusalemiminyakaemibini; akabubonaubusobokumkani

29UAbhisalomwathumelakuYowabhi,ukubaamthumele kukumkani;akavumaukuzakuyeUthekeakuphinda okwesibini,akavumaukuza

30Wathikubakhonzibakhe,Khangelaniintsimi kaYowabhi,ingakweyam;unerhasikhona;yiyani, niyitshisengomliloBayitshisakeabakhonzibakaAbhisalomintsimingomlilo.

31WesukauYowabhi,wayakuAbhisalom,wathikuye, Yininaukubaabakhonzibakhobayitshisengomlilointsimi yam?

32WathiuAbhisalomkuYowabhi,Yabona,ndithumele kuwe,ndisithi,Yizaapha,ndikuthumelekukumkani,uye kuthi,NdibuyiselweninaeGeshuri?Bekundilungelekanye ukubandibendisekhonaKalokumandibuboneubuso bokumkani;ukubakukhoubugwenxakum,makandibulale 33WayakeuYowabhikukumkani,wamxelela.Wambiza uAbhisalom;wayakukumkani,waqubudakuyengobuso emhlabeniphambikokumkani;ukumkaniwamanga uAbhisalom.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1Kwathiemvenikoko,uAbhisalomwazilungisela iinqwelozokulwa,namahashe,namadodaangamashumi amahlanuukubaabezizigidimiphambikwakhe

2UAbhisalomwavukakusasa,wemaecalenikwendlela yesango;bekuthi,bonkeabantuabanembambanoyokuba bezekukumkaniekugwebeni,uAbhisalomabizekuye,athi, Ungowawuphinaumzi?Wathi,Umkhonziwakholo ungowezizwezakwaSirayeli

3WathiuAbhisalomkuye,Yabona,iindawozakhoezi zilungile,zithetse;kodwaakukhobanikukumkaniukuba akuve.

4WathiuAbhisalom,Andababendimisiwendaba ngumgwebiezweniapha,bezekumbonkeabantu abanendawoekubanjwenengayo;

5Ubesithi,akusondelakuyeumntuezakuqubudakuye, yenaoluleisandlasakhe,ambambe,amange

6WenzakeuAbhisalomngendawoenjalokumaSirayeli onke,abesizakukumkaniekugwebeni.WazibauAbhisalom iintliziyozamadodaakwaSirayeli

7Kwathi,ekuphelenikweminyakaemashumimane,wathi uAbhisalomkukumkani,Makhendiyendisizalise isibhambathisosam,endabhambathisangasokuYehova eHebron

8ngokubaumkhonziwakhowabhambathisa ngesibhambathisoekuhlalenikwakheeGeshurikwa-Aram, esithi,UkubauYehovauthewandibuyiselangenene eYerusalem,ndomkhonzauYehova

9Wathiukumkanikuye,HambaunoxoloWesukake, wayaeHebron.

10UAbhisalomwathumelaiintlolaezizwenizonke zakwaSirayeli,esithi,Nakuvaisandisesigodlo,yithini, UAbhisalomungukumkanieHebron.

11KwahambanoAbhisalom,amakhuluamabiniamadoda amenyiweyoevelaeYerusalem;bahambabeyekeyeke, bengazinto.

12UAbhisalomwathumela,wabizauAhitofelewaseGiloni, umphakathikaDavide,emziniwakowaboeGilo,ebingelela imibingelelo.Laqinakeiyelenqeelo;ngokubaabantubaya besandakuAbhisalom

13KwafikaumthunywakuDavide,esithi,Iintliziyo zamadodaakwaSirayelizilandeleuAbhisalom;

14WathiuDavidekubakhonzibakhebonkeababenaye eYerusalem,Sukani,sisabe;khawulezaniukumka,hleze asifumanengebhaqo,asiziseleububi,awuxabeleumzi ngohlangothilwekrele

15Bathiabakhonzibokumkanikukumkani,Entweniyonke, eyakuyinyulainkosiyethuukumkani,nababekho abakhonzibakho

16Waphumaukumkani,nendluyakheyonkeimlandela Ukumkaniwashiyaabafaziabalishumi, abangamashweshwe,ukubabayigcineindlu

17Waphumakeukumkani,nabantubonkebemlandela, bemaendaweniemgama.

18Bonkeabakhonzibakhebawelaecalenikwakhe; namaKeretionke,nezigidimizonke,namaGationke, amakhuluamathandathuamadoda,abemlandelaevela eGati,awelaphambikokumkani

19WathiukumkanikuItayiwaseGati,Yininaukubanawe uhambenathi?Buyelaendaweniyakho,uhlalenokumkani; ngokubaungowasemzini,ungumphambukeli

20ungathi,ufikeizoloeli,ndikubhadulisenanamhla, ndikuhambisenathina?Buya,ubuyiseabazalwanabakho; incebanenyanisozibenawe

21UItayiwamphendulaukumkani,wathi,Ehlelinje uYehova,ihlelinjeinkosiyamukumkani,inene,endaweni eyakubakuyoinkosiyamukumkani,nokubakusekufeni, nokubakusebomini,uyakubalaphoumkhonziwakho

22WathiuDavidekuItayi,Hambaugqitheke.Wawela uItayinamadodaakheonke,nosapholonkeabenalo 23Lonkeilizwelayelililangezwielikhulu,bewelaabantu bonke;ewelanokumkaniemlanjanenioyiKidron;abantu bonkebewelabekhangelenenendlelayentlango 24Nanko,uTsadokinabaLevibonkebenaye,bethwele ityeyayomnqophisokaThixo,bayibekaphantsiityeya kaThixoWenyukauAbhiyatare,badabagqibabonke abantuukuwela,bephumakuwoumzi.

25WathiukumkanikuTsadoki,Yibuyiselekuwoumzi ityeyakaThixo,ukubandithendababalwanguye

emehlwenikaYehova,wondibuyisa,andiboniseyona, kwanendawoyakheyokuhlala.

26Ukubauthe,Andikunanzile;nankundikho,makenze kumngokokulungileyoemehlweniakhe.

27WathiukumkanikuTsadokiumbingeleli,Wena uyimbonina?buyelakuwoumziunoxolo,noAhimahatse unyanawakho,noYonatanunyanaka-Abhiyatare,oonyana benubobabinikunyenawe.

28Yabonani,ndozilazilaemazibukwenientlango,kude kufikeilizwielivelakunilokundixelela

29UTsadokinoAbhiyatarebayibuyiselaityeyakaThixo eYerusalem,bahlalakhona

30WenyukauDavideeqhinenileNtabayemiNquma, enyukaelila,egqubutheleintloko,ehamba engenazimbadadaezinyawenizakhe,bayebonkeabantu abenabobegqubutheleelowointlokoyakhe,benyukabelila ekunyukenikwabo

31KwaxelwakuDavide,kwathiwa,UAhitofele ukubacebisibaka-Abhisalom.WathiuDavide,Yehova, khawulitshitshiseicebolika-Ahitofele

32Kwathi,akufikauDavideencotsheniyentaba,apho abequbudakhonakuThixo,nankouHushayiumArki emkhawulela,ekrazuleinguboyakhe,enomhlabaentloko 33WathiuDavidekuye,Ukubauthewagqithelanam, wobangumthwalokum;

34keukubauthewabuyelakuwoumzi,wathi kuAbhisalom,Ndobangumkhonziwakho,kumkani;ndibe ndifudulandingumkhonzikayihlo,ngokunjalo ndingumkhonziwakhongoku;wonditshitshiselakeicebo lika-Ahitofele

35AbanawenaaphouTsadokinoAbhiyatareababingeleli? Kothike,yonkeintoothewayivaendlwiniyokumkani, uyixelekuTsadokinoAbhiyatareababingeleli

36Yabona,bakhokhonanabooonyanababobobabini, uAhimahatseokaTsadoki,noYonatanoka-Abhiyatare; nondithumelelangaboyonkeintoenithenayiva

37WayakeuHushayi,umhlobokaDavide,kuwoumzi; uAbhisalomwezaeYerusalem

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1Kwathi,eqelelenenoDavideencotsheniyentaba,nanko uTsibha,umkhonzikaMefibhoshete,emkhawulela, enamaesileamabiniebotshiwe,enamakhuluamabini ezonka,nekhululezicumbazeerasintyisi,nekhulu leziqhamozasehlotyeni,nentsubayewayini.

2WathiukumkanikuTsibha,Uthininangezizinto?Wathi uTsibha,Iimazizamaesilezezokukhwelaabendlu yokumkani;nesonkaneziqhamozasehlotyenizokuba abafanabadle;newayini,ukubabaseleabatyhafileyo entlango

3Wathiukumkani,Uphinaunyanawenkosiyakho?Wathi uTsibhakukumkani,Nankuya,ehlelieYerusalem;ngokuba uthi,NamhlaindlukaSirayeliiyakububuyiselakum ubukumkanibukabawo

4WathiukumkanikuTsibha,Yabona,zezakhozonke ezikaMefibhoshete.WathiuTsibha,Ndiyakukhunga,ukuba undibabale,nkosiyamkumkani

5WafikaukumkaniuDavideeBhahurim,nanko,kuphuma khonaindodayomzalwanewendlukaSawule,egama linguShimehi,unyanakaGera;

6WamxulubangamatyeuDavide,nabakhonzibonke bokumkaniuDavide;bayebonkeabantunamagorhaonke ngasekunenekwakhenangasekhohlokwakhe

7WathiuShimehiekutshabhisenikwakhe,Phuma,phuma, mfondiniwamagazi,mfondiniulitshijolo; 8UYehovauwabuyiselephezukwakhoonkeamagazi endlukaSawule,othewalawulaesikhundlenisakhe; uYehovaubunikeleubukumkaniesandlenisika-Abhisalom, unyanawakho;yabona,weyeleebubinibakho,ngokuba ungumfowamagazi

9WathikeuAbhishayiunyanakaTseruyakukumkani,Yini naukubalenjaifileyoiyitshabhiseinkosiyamukumkani? makhendiwele,ndimnqumleintloko.

10Wathiukumkani,Yintoninaenamnani,ninanyana bakaTseruya?makatshabhise,ngokubauYehovauthekuye, MtshabhiseuDavide.Ngubaninaoyakuthi,Yininaukuba wenjenje?

11WathiuDavidekuAbhishayinakubakhonzibakhebonke, Niyabona,unyanawamophumeezibilininizamungxamele umphefumlowam;myeke,aqalekise;ngokubauYehova umbizile

12MhlawumbiuYehovaangabukhangelaubugwenxabam, uYehovaandibuyiseleokulungileyo,esikhundleni sokutshabhiswakwamnamhla

13UDavidewahambangendlelanamadodaakhe; uShimehiehambaecalenilentabaelilungenaye,elilunge naye;wahambaetshabhisa,wamxulubangamatye, emphosanothuli.

14UkumkaninabantubonkeababenayebezaeAyefim, bakhabaphefumlakhona

15UAbhisalomnabantubonke,amadodaakwaSirayeli, bezaeYerusalem,benoAhitofele

16Kwathi,akufikauHushayiumArki,umhlobokaDavide, kuAbhisalom,wathiuHushayikuAbhisalom,Makadle ubomiukumkani;

17WathiuAbhisalomkuHushayi,Yincebayakhonale kumhlobowakho?Yininaukubaungahambinomhlobo wakho?

18WathiuHushayikuAbhisalom,Hayi;kelowo amnyulileyouYehova,nangababantu,nangamadodaonke akwaSirayeli,ndobangowakhemna,ndihlalenayemna

19Kananjalondibendifaneleukukhonzabanina? Andifanelendikhonzephambikonyanawakhena?

Njengokondakhonzayoebuswenibukayihlo,ndiya kwenjenjalophambikwakho

20WathiuAbhisalomkuAhitofele,Khanenzeicebo,ukuba siyakwenzantonina

21WathiuAhitofelekuAbhisalom,Ngenakumashweshwe kayihlo,abewashiyileukubaagcineindlu;eveonke amaSirayeliukubaulisikizikuyihlo,zomeleleizandlazabo bonkeabanawe

22BamtwabululauAbhisalomintentephezukwendlu; WangenauAbhisalomkumashweshwekayiseemehlweni amaSirayelionke

23Kekalokuicebolika-Ahitofele,abecebisangalongaloo mihla,belinjengelobuzekwilizwilikaThixo;belinjalo lonkeicebolika-AhitofelekuDavidenakuAbhisalom.

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1WathiuAhitofelekuAbhisalom,Makhendinyule amadodaalishumielinamabiniamawaka,ndisuke, ndimsukeleuDavidengobubusuku;

2ndimfikeleediniwe,ethambileizandla,ndimothuse, basabebonkeabantuanabo;ndiyakubulalaukumkani yedwa.

3ndibabuyiselekuwebonkeabantu;indodaoyifunayo injengokungathibabuyebonkeabantu;

4Lalungaelolizwiemehlwenika-Abhisalom nasemehlweniamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli

5WathiuAbhisalom,KhawubizenoHushayiumArki,sive intoayithethayo;

6WezauHushayikuAbhisalom,wathethauAbhisalom kuye,wathi,UAhitofeleuthethewenjenje;senze ngokwelizwilakhena?ukubaakukhonjalo;thethawena 7WathiuHushayikuAbhisalom,IcebouAhitofeleacebisa lonaalilungileokwangoku.

8WathiuHushayi,Uyamaziwenauyihlonamadodaakhe, ukubabangamagorha,bavuthaiingqondozabo, njengebhereehluthweamatholeayoendle;uyihloyindoda elwayo,akalaliebantwini

9Yabona,ngokuuzimeleemgongxweni,nokuba kukwenyeindawo;kothi,xabaqalebebhukuqeinxenye kubo,bathiabavayo,Kukhouxabeloebantwini abamlandelayouAbhisalom

10Kananjalonomfoonobukroti,ontliziyoinjengentliziyo yengonyama,uyakunyibilikakuphele;

11Ndicebisangelithi,makahlanganiselwekuweonke amaSirayeli,athabathelekwaDaneseeBher-shebha,abe njengentlabathiengaselwandle,abebaninzi;uzewena ngokwakho,uyeemfazweni

12sofikakesimfikelendaweniithileayakufunyanwakuyo, simfikele,njengokubausihlaumbetheemhlabeni, kungasalinokubaabemnyekuye,nakumadodaonkeanaye 13Keukubaitheyafikelwaemzini,onkeamaSirayeliozisa izintyakuloomzi,siwukhabeleemlanjeni,kude kungafunyanwanelityanakhona

14WathikeuAbhisalomnamadodaonkeakwaSirayeli, IcebolikaHushayiumArkililungilekunecebolikaAhitofeleUYehovawayemiseukubalilitshitshisweicebo lika-Ahitofeleelilungileyo,ukuzeuYehovaamziseleububi uAbhisalom

15WathiuHushayikuTsadokinakuAbhiyatare ababingeleli,Wenjenje,wenjenjeuAhitofeleukucebisa uAbhisalomnamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli;ndenjenje, ndenjenjeukubacebisa.

16Thumelakengokokamsinya,nixeleleuDavide,nithi, Musaukulalangobubusukuemazibukwenientlango;hleze aginyweukumkaninabantubonkeanabo

17KeuYonatannoAhimahatsebabemie-Enrogele;kuba babengenakubonwabengenakuwoumzibayabaxelela ukumkaniuDavide

18Wababonaumfana,waxelelauAbhisalomBobabinike bemkangokukhawuleza,bafikaendlwiniyendoda eBhahurimebinequlaentendelezweniyayo;aphobehla khona

19Intokaziyathabathaisigqubuthelo,yasitwabulula emlonyeniwequlaelo,yanekaphezukwasoingqolowa engqushiweyo;ayaziwakeloonto

Eyesi-2kaSamuweli

20Bafikaabakhonzibaka-Abhisalomkuloontokazi endlwini,bathi,BaphinaooAhimahatsenoYonatan?Yathi loontokazikubo,BaweleumlanjanalounamanziBafuna ke,ababafumana,babuyelaeYerusalem.

21Kwathiemvakokumkakwabo,baphumaequleni,baya bamxelelaukumkaniuDavide;bathikuDavide,Sukani niwelekamsinyaemanzini;ngokubawenjenjeuAhitofele ukucebisangani.

22WesukakeuDavidenabantubonkeanabo,bayiwela iYordan;kwathikusasakwabekungasekhonamnye ungayiwelangaiYordan

23WabonauAhitofeleukubaakwenziwangangecebo lakhe,wayibophaiesile,wesuka,wayaendlwiniyakhe emziniwakowabo,wayimisaindluyakhe,wazixhoma, wafa,wangcwatyelwaengcwabenilikayise

24WafikauDavideeMahanayim.UAbhisalomwayiwela iYordan,yenanamadodaonkeakwaSirayelikunyenaye

25UAbhisalomwamisauAmasaumphathi-mkhosi esikhundlenisikaYowabhi;uAmasaebengunyanawendoda, ogamabelinguItra,umSirayeli,owangenakuAbhigali, intombikaNahashe,udadeboTseruya,uninakaYowabhi

26AmaSirayelinoAbhisalombamisaiintenteezweni laseGiliyadi

27Kwathi,akufikauDavideeMahanayim,uShobhiunyana kaNahashewaseRabhayoonyanabaka-Amon,noMakire unyanaka-AmiyeliwaseLodebhare,noBharzilayi, waseGiliyadi,waseRogelim; 28Bezanezingqengqelo,nezityazokutshiza,nezitya zomdongwe,nengqolowa,nerhasi,nomguboocoliweyo, namakhweba,neembotyi,neentlumayo,nesikhwebu; 29nobusi,nebhotolo,nempahlaemfutshane,namasi eenkomo,ezozikaDavidenabantuababenaye,ukubabadle; ngokubababesithi,Abantubalambile,batyhafile, banxaniweentlango.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1UDavidewababalaabantuababenaye,wamisaphezu kwaboabathetheli-wakanabathetheli-makhulu

2UDavidewasikhuphaisahlulosesithathusabantu esandlenisikaYowabhi,nesahlulosesithathuesandleni sika-AbhishayiunyanakaTseruya,umninawakaYowabhi, nesahlulosesithathuesandlenisikaItayiwaseGati.Wathi ukumkaniebantwini,Namndiyakuphuma,ndiphumenani 3Bathiabantu,Uzeungaphumi;ngokuba,xasithesasaba, sisabile,abayikusibekelantliziyothina;nokubakuthe kwafaisiqingathakuthi,abayikusibekelantliziyo;ke ngokuungangamawakaalishumikuthi;kulungileukuba usincede,ukuwoumzi

4Wathiukumkanikubo,Okulungileyoemehlwenienu ndokwenzaUkumkaniwemaecalenikwesango,yaye bonkeabantubaphumangamakhulunangamawaka.

5UkumkaniwabawiselaumthethouYowabhinoAbhishayi noItayi,wathi,MphathenikakuhleumfanauAbhisalom, ngenxayamBevabonkeabantuukubawiselaumthetho kokumkanikubathethelingenxaka-Abhisalom

6Baphumakeabantu,bayaezindle,bayakulwa namaSirayeli

7AphobabulawaabantubakwaSirayeliphambi kwabakhonzibakaDavide,kwabakhouxabeloolukhulu ngaloominilwamadodaangamashumiamabiniamawaka

8Kwaphangalalakhonaukulwaphezukwelizwelonke; ihlathiladlaabantuabaninzi,ngaphezukokubakudlayo ikrele,ngaloomini

9UAbhisalomwaqubisananabakhonzibakaDavide; UAbhisalomwayekhweleimeyile,wangenaimeyile phantsikwentshinyelayentshinyelayentshinyelayomthi omkhuluwomoki,intlokoyakheyabambelelaemthini omkhulu,waphakanyiswaphakathikwezulunomhlaba; wemkaimeyileebiphantsikwakhe

10Yabonaindodaethile,yamxelelauYowabhi,yathi, Khangela,ndimbonileuAbhisalomexhomekile emterebhintini

11WathiuYowabhikuloondodaimxeleleyo,Khangela, umbonile,ibiyininaukubaungambethiawekhona emhlabeni?Bendiyakukunikaiishekeleezilishumi zesiliverenombhinqo.

12YathiindodaleyokuYowabhi,Ndingafanelana ndithabatheesandlenisamiwakaleeshekelezesilivere, bendingedendiseisandlasamkunyanawokumkani; ngokubaezindlebenizethuukumkaniwakuwisela umthetho,wenanoAbhishayinoItayi,wathi,Lumkani ningamchukumisiumfanauAbhisalom.

13Okanyebendithendenzaubuxokiemphefumlweniwam; ngokubaakukhontoikhanyelekayokukumkani;wena ubuyakundichasa.

14WathiuYowabhi,Andinakoukwenjenjekuwe Wathabathaiintoloezintathuesandlenisakhe,wamhlaba uAbhisalomentliziyweni,ehleliphakathikomthiwom-oki.

15Amrhawulaamadodanaalishumiangabaphathi beentongazikaYowabhi,atshouAbhisalom,ambulala

16WavuthelauYowabhiisigodlo,babuyaabantu ekuwasukeleniamaSirayeli;ngokubauYowabhi wabanqandaabantu

17BamthabathauAbhisalom,bamphosaemhadini omkhuluehlathini,bafumbaimfumbaenkulukakhulu yamatyephezukwakhe;asabaonkeamaSirayeli,waya elowoententeniyakhe.

18KekalokuuAbhisalomekudlenikwakheubomi wayethabathe,wazimiseleintsikaekwintiliyokumkani, ngokubaubesithi,Andinanyanawokulikhumbuzaigama lam;

19WathiuAhimahatse,unyanakaTsadoki,Mandigidime, ndimshumayezeukumkaniiindabaezilungileyozokuba uYehovaumgwebele,umgwebeleezintshabenizakhe

20WathiuYowabhikuye,Akunguyemfoweendaba ezilungileyonamhla;woshumayelaiindabaezilungileyo ngenyeimini,kodwanamhlaakusayikushumayelazindaba zilungileyo,ngokubaunyanawokumkaniufile.

21WathiuYowabhikuKushi,Hambauyekumxelela ukumkaniokubonileyoWaqubudauKushikuYowabhi, wagidima

22WaphindawathiuAhimahatse,unyanakaTsadoki, kuYowabhi,Nokubakutheni,mandigidimenam, ndilandeleuKushiWathiuYowabhi,Yininaukuba ugidime,nyanawam,ungenaendabanje?

23Wathi,Nokubakutheni,mandigidimeWathikuye, Gijima.WagidimakeuAhimahatsengendlelayaloo mmandla,wegqithakuKushi

24UDavidewayehleliphakathikwamasangoomabini Umlindiwenyukawayaeluphahlenilwesangoeludongeni, wawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wakhangela,nantsoindoda ibalekaiyodwa

25Wamemezaumlindi,waxelelaukumkaniWathi ukumkani,Ukubaiyodwa,ineendabaezilungileyo emlonyeniwayoWasondelangokukhawuleza,wasondela 26Umlindiwabonaenyeindodaibaleka;umlindi wamemezaesangweni,wathi,Nantsiyaindodaibaleka iyodwaWathiukumkani,Nayeuzisaiindabaezilungileyo 27Wathiumlindi,Ndikubonaukubalekakwephambili kufananokubalekakuka-Ahimahatse,unyanakaTsadoki. Wathiukumkani,Yindodaelungileyoleyo,izaneendaba ezilungileyo

28WamemezauAhimahatse,wathikukumkani,Akukho ntoWawangobusoemhlabeniphambikokumkani,wathi, MakabongweuYehovauThixowakho,owanikeleyo amadodaasiphakamiseleisandlaenkosiniyamukumkani

29Wathiukumkani,Ihlelikakuhlenaindodana uAbhisalom?WathiuAhimahatse,Ndiboneingxokozelo enkuluekumthumenikukaYowabhiumkhonziwokumkani, nomkhonziwakholo,ndingaziukubayintonina

30Wathiukumkanikuye,Shenxelaecaleni,umeapha. Waphethuka,wema

31nankokufikauKushi;WathiuKushi,Ziindaba ezilungileyo,nkosiyamkumkani;ngokubauYehova ukugwebelenamhlakubobonkeababesukelephezulu kuwe

32WathiukumkanikuKushi,Ihlelikakuhlenaindodana uAbhisalom?WathiuKushi,Iintshabazenkosiyam ukumkani,nabobonkeabasukelephezulukuwe ukukwenzaintoembi,mababenjengaloondodana.

33wenyukawayaegumbinieliphezukwesango,walila, wathethaekuyenikwakhe,esithi,Nyanawam,Abhisalom, nyanawam,nyanawam,Abhisalom!Akwababekufe ngenxayakho,Abhisalom,nyanawam,nyanawam!

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1KwaxelwakuYowabhi,kwathiwa,Nankoukumkanielila, esenzaisijwilingoAbhisalom.

2Usindisolwajikalwabasisijwilingaloominiebantwini bonke;ngokubaabantubevangaloominikusithiwa, Ukumkaniwenzeisijwilingonyanawakhe.

3Abantubanyebelezangaloominiukungenakwabo phakathikomzi,njengokunyebelezakwabantu abazihlazisileyongokusabaekulweni.

4Keukumkaniwazigqubuthelaubuso,wadanduluka ukumkaningezwielikhulu,wathi,Nyanawam,Abhisalom, Abhisalom,nyanawam,nyanawam!

5WangenauYowabhiendlwinikukumkani,wathi, Ubadanisilenamhlaubusobabakhonzibakhobonke, abawusindisileyonamhlaumphefumlowakho, nomphefumlowoonyanabakho,nomphefumloweentombi zakho,nomphefumlowabafazibakho,nomphefumlo wamashweshweakho; 6ngokubathandaabakuthiyayo,nangokubathiyaabahlobo bakhoNgokubauxelilenamhla,ukubaakuntonabathetheli nabakhonzi;ngokubandazilenamhla,ukubangekulungile emehlweniakho,ukubaubethewadlaubomiuAbhisalom, safathinasonke.

7Vukakaloku,uphume,uthethekakuhlenabakhonzi bakho;ngokubandifungauYehova,ukubaakuthanga uphume,inene,akuyikuhlalabaninawengobubusuku; 8Wavukaukumkani,wahlalaesangweniKwaxelwa ebantwinibonke,kwathiwa,Nankoukumkaniehleli

esangweniBezabonkeabantuphambikokumkani; ngokubaamaSirayeliabesabile,elowowayaententeni yakhe

9BabambanabonkeabantuezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli, besithi,Ukumkaniwasisindisaesandleniseentshabazethu, wasihlangulaesandlenisamaFilisti;ngokuubalekilekweli lizwengenxaka-Abhisalom

10keuAbhisalom,esamthambisayoukubaabephezu kwethu,ufeleemfazweni;Kalokuke,yininaukuba ningathethiilizwilokubuyiswakokumkani?

11UkumkaniuDavidewathumelakuTsadoki nakuAbhiyatareababingeleli,wathi,Thethanikumadoda amakhuluakwaYuda,nithi,Yininaukubanibe ngabokugqibelaekumbuyiseniendlwiniyakheukumkani? akubonanjeukubailizwilamaSirayelionkelifikile kukumkaniendlwiniyakhe.

12Ningabazalwanabam,ningamathamboam,nenyama yam;yininaukubanibengabokugqibelaekumbuyiseni ukumkani?

13NothikuAmasa,Akuliloithambolamnenyamayamna? MakenjenjeuThixokum,aqokeleukwenjenje,ukuba akuthangaubengumphathiwomkhosiphambikwam ngamaxeshaonke,esikhundlenisikaYowabhi

14WayitsalaintliziyoyamadodaonkeakwaYuda njengandoda-nye;bathumelaelolizwikukumkani,bathi, Buyawenanabakhonzibakhobonke

15Wabuyakeukumkani,wafikaeYordanAfikaamaYuda eGiligali,esiyakumkhawulelaukumkani,amweze ukumkanieYordan

16UShimehiunyanakaGera,umBhenjamin, waseBhahurim,wakhawuleza,wehlanamadodaakwaYuda, esiyakukhawulelaukumkaniuDavide

17enewakalamadodaakwaBhenjamin,noTsibha umkhonziwendlukaSawule,noonyanabakheabalishumi elinabahlanu,nabakhonzibakheabamashumimabinikunye naye;bawelaiYordanphambikokumkani

18Kwawelaumkhombewokuweza,ukubauyiwezeindlu yokumkani,wenzeokulungileyoemehlweniakhe UShimehi,unyanakaGera,wawaphambikokumkani ekuwelenikwakheeYordan; 19wathikukumkani,Inkosiyammayingabalelibugwenxa kum,ungakukhumbuliokowakwenzayoumkhonziwakho ngobugwenxa,ngalaaminiyaphumangayoinkosiyam ukumkanieYerusalem,ukubaukumkaniakubekele intliziyooko

20Ngokubaumkhonziwakholouyazi,ukubawonangalaa nto;nanku,ndingowokuqalaofikileyonamhlawasendlwini yonkekaYosefu,ukubandihlendiyikhawuleleinkosiyam ukumkani

21WaphendulauAbhishayiunyanakaTseruya,wathi, UShimehiakayikubulawanangalaanto,ngokuba wamtshabhisaumthanjiswakaYehova?

22WathiuDavide,Yintoninaenamnani,ninanyana bakaTseruya,ukubaningabachasibamnamhla?Kuya kubulawamntunakwaSirayelinamhla?Andazina,ukuba ndingukumkanikwaSirayelinamhla?

23WathiukumkanikuShimehi,Akuyikufa.Wamfungela keukumkani

24WehlauMefibhoshete,unyanakaSawule,waya kumkhawulelaukumkani,engazihlambangaiinyawozakhe, engazichazangaiindevuzakhe,engazihlambanganeengubo

zakhe,kususelakwiminiyokumkakokumkani,kwada kwayiminiyokubuyakwakheenoxolo.

25Kwathi,ekufikenikwakheeYerusalem,eza kukhawulelaukumkani,wathiukumkanikuye,Ibiyinina ukubaungahambinam,Mefibhoshete?

26Wathi,Nkosiyamkumkani,umkhonziwamlowa undikhohlisile;ngokubaumkhonziwakholoundim ubesithi,Ndiyakuzibophelaiesile,ndikhwelekulo,ndiye kukumkani;ngokubaumkhonziwakholousisiqhwala

27Yenawahlebaumkhonziwakhoenkosiniyam ukumkani;Inkosiyamukumkaniinjengesithunywa sikaThixo;yenzaokulungileyoemehlweniakho

28Ngokubayonkeindlukabawoibingentoyimbienkosini yamukumkani,ibingabantubokufa,wenawambeka umkhonziwakholoundimphakathikwabadlaetafileni yakho.Ndisenabangolininake,ndisenakukhalangantoni nakukumkani?

29Wathiukumkanikuye,Usathethelantoninangeendawo zakho?Ndithe,YahlulelaniilizwewenanoTsibha.

30WathiuMefibhoshetekukumkani,Makawuthabathe wonke,iselifikilenjeinkosiyamukumkaniinoxolo endlwiniyayo.

31UBharzilayiwaseGiliyadiwehlaeRogelim,wawela nokumkanieYordan,ukubaamkhaphelephesheya kweYordan.

32KeuBharzilayiebeyingwevuenkulu,eminyaka imashumiasibhozoezelwe;ngokubaebeyindodaenkulu kunene.

33WathiukumkanikuBharzilayi,Welanamwena, ndikuxhaseukumeYerusalem

34WathiuBharzilayikukumkani,Mingaphinaimihla yokudlakwamubomi,ukubandinyukendiyeeYerusalem nokumkani?

35Namhlandiminyakaimashumiasibhozondizelwe; ndinakonaukwaziokulungileyokokubi?Unakona umkhonziwakholoukuyivaintoayidlayonayiselayo? Ndisenakonaukuvailizwileemvumineleemvumikazi? Yininaukubaumkhonziwakholoabuyeabengumthwalo enkosiniyamukumkani?

36UmkhonziwakholouyakuyiwelakeiYordan nokumkaniumzuzwana;yininaukubaukumkani andibuyekezengalomvuzo?

37Makheabuyeumkhonziwakho,ukuzendifeleemzini wakowethu,ndingcwatyelwengasengcwabenilikabawo nomaNankokeumkhonziwakhouKimham;mayiwele nenkosiyamukumkani;wenzekuyeokokulungileyo emehlweniakho

38Wathiukumkani,UKimhamwowelanam,mna ndimenzeleokulungileyoemehlweniakho; 39BawelakebonkeabantueYordanWezaukumkani, wamangauBharzilayi,wamsikelela;wabuyelaendaweni yakhe.

40Wawelakeukumkani,wayaeGiligali,wawelakenaye uKimham;bonkeabantubakwaYudabamwezaukumkani, kwanesiqingathasabantubakwaSirayeli

41NankoezaonkeamadodaakwaSirayelikukumkani,athi kukumkani,Yininaukubaabazalwanabethu,amadoda akwaYuda,babile,bamwezeukumkaninendluyakhe, namadodaonkekaDavide,eYordan?

42AphendulaonkeamadodaakwaYudakumadoda akwaSirayeli,athi,Kungokubaukumkaniesalamananathi;

yininaukubanivuthengumsindongalento?sidlena kukumkani?Úphiwena?

43AphendulaamadodaakwaSirayelikumadoda akwaYuda,athi,Sinezahluloezilishumikukumkanikuthi, kananjalosinobulungisakuDavidekunani;Ayeqatha amazwiamadodaakwaYudangaphezukwentetho yamadodaakwaSirayeli

ISAHLUKO20

1Kekalokukwakukhoindodaelitshijolo,egama linguShebha,unyanakaBhikri,umBhenjamin,yavuthela isigodlo,yathi,AsinasabelokuDavide,asinalifakunyana kaYese;makayeelowoententeniyakhe,maSirayeli

2EnyukakeonkeamadodaakwaSirayeli,emka ekulandeleniuDavide,alandelauShebhaunyanakaBhikri. KeamadodaakwaYudaanamathelakukumkaniwawo, ethabathelaeYordanesaeYerusalem 3WayauDavideendlwiniyakheeYerusalem;Ukumkani wabathabathaabafaziabalishumiabangamashweshweakhe, abebashiyileukubabagcineindlu,wababekaelugcinweni, wabaphaukudla,akangenakubo.Bahlalakebevalelwe, kwadakwayiminiyokufakwabo,bengabahlolokazi 4WathiukumkanikuAmasa,Ndihlanganiselekum amadodaakwaYudangeentsukuezintathu,ubekhowena apha

5UAmasawayakuwahlanganiselandawonyeamadoda akwaYuda,walibalangaphezukwexeshaabemiselwelona. 6WathiuDavidekuAbhishayi,NgokuuShebha,unyana kaBhikri,uyakusenzelaububingaphezukoAbhisalom Bathabathewenaabakhonzibenkosiyakho,umsukele, hlezeafumaneimizienqatyisiweyo,asibaleke

7AphumaamlandelaamadodakaYowabhi,nabancinithi, nezigidimi,namagorhaonke;aphumaeYerusalem,asukela uShebha,unyanakaBhikri

8BathibesetyenielikhulueliseGibheyon,uAmasa wabandulela.KeuYowabhiubebhinqilekuye,umbhinqo wekreleunxitywephezukwayoesinqenisakhe, lisesingxobenisalo;wathiekuphumenikwakhe,yawa 9WathiuYowabhikuAmasa,Usaphililena,mzalwana wam?UYowabhiwambambauAmasangeendevu ngesandlasokunene,ukubaamange

10UAmasaakaligcinangaikreleelisesandleni sikaYowabhi;wafakeUYowabhinoAbhishayiumninawa wakhebamsukelauShebha,unyanakaBhikri

11KwemaenyekumadodaakwaYowabhingakuye,yathi, LowouthandauYowabhi,nalowounokuDavide, makalandeleuYowabhi.

12UAmasawatyikatyikekaegaziniemendweniYabona indodaleyo,ukubaabantubonkebathenqumama,yamsusa uAmasaemendweni,yamsaendle,yaphosaingubophezu kwakhe,ngokokubaibibonabemanaukuthinqumama bonkeabafikakuye 13Ekususwaemendweni,begqithabonkeabantu, balandelauYowabhi,basukelauShebha,unyanakaBhikri 14WacandaezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli,wayaeAbheli, naseBhete-mahaka,namaBhereonke; 15BafikabamngqingaeAbhele-bhete-mahaka, bawufumbelaudongalokungqingaumzilowo,lwema phezukomselewongqameko;bayebonkeabantu ababenoYowabhibeluqhuqha,ukuzeudongalomziluwe

16Kwamemezaintokazielumkileyoikuloomzi,yathi, Yivani,yivani;khanithikuYowabhi,Sondelaapha, ndithethenawe

17Wasondelakekuyo;yathiloontokazi,UnguYowabhi na?Wathiyena,Ndinguye.Wathikuye,Yivaamazwi omkhonzazanawakhoWathiyena,Ndiyeva

18Wathi,Kwakufudulakusithiwa,Ukubuzamakubuzwe eAbheli,balifezakeilizwi.

19Ndingowabaxolileyo,abathembekileyokwaSirayeli;ke ufunaukubulalaumziongunozalakwaSirayeliYinina ukubauliginyeilifalikaYehova?

20WaphendulauYowabhi,wathi,Makubelee,makubelee kum,ukubandiginyenokubandonakalise.

21Hayi,akunjalo;kusukeindodayasezintabeni zakwaEfrayim,egamalinguShebha,unyanakaBhikri, yasiphakamisaisandlasayokukumkani,kuDavide; nikelaniyonayodwa,ndomkakuwoumziYathiloo ntokazikuYowabhi,Yabona,intlokoyayoiyakugityiselwa kuwephezukodonga.

22Yayaloontokazikubantubonkengobulumkobayo BayinqumlakeintlokokaShebha,unyanakaBhikri, bayiphosakuYowabhi.Wavuthelaisigodlo,bemkabemka kuwoumzi,elowowayaententeniyakheUYowabhi wabuyelaeYerusalemkukumkani

23KekalokuuYowabhiubephetheumkhosiwonke wakwaSirayeli;uBhenaya,unyanakaYehoyada,ubephethe abancinithinezigidimi;

24uAdoramubephetheabafakwauviko;uYehoshafati, unyanaka-Ahiludi,ubengumrekhodi

25UShevaubengumbhali;uTsadokinoAbhiyatarebaye bengababingeleli.

26KananjalouIrawaseYahireubengumbingelelikuDavide

ISAHLUKO21

1KwabakhoindlalangemihlakaDavideiminyaka emithathu,umnyakangomnyaka;wabuzauDavide kuYehovaWathiuYehova,KungenxakaSawule, nangenxayendluyakheyamagazi,ngokubawawabulalayo amaGibheyon.

2UkumkaniwababizaabaseGibheyon,wathikubo;+Ke amaGibheyonayengengawoonyanabakaSirayeli,kodwa ayengamasalelaama-Amori,yayeoonyanabakaSirayeli babebafungele;

3WathiuDavidekwabaseGibheyon,Ndinenzelentonina? ndicamagushelengantonina,ukuzenilisikeleleilifa likaYehova?

4AthiabaseGibheyonkuye,Asinasiliverenagolide kuSawulenakwindluyakhe;nathiuzeungabulalimntu kwaSirayeliWathi,Okuthethayondiyakukwenzelakona 5Bathikekukumkani,Indodaeyasidlayo,yacingangathi, ukubasitshatyalaliswe,singahlaliemideniyonke yakwaSirayeli;

6makunikwekuthiamadodaasixhenxekoonyanabakhe, siwabethelelekuYehovaeGibhehayakwaSawule, onyuliweyonguYehovaWathiukumkani,Ndiyakubanika 7UkumkaniwamsindisauMefibhoshete,unyana kaYonatan,unyanakaSawule,ngenxayesifungo sikaYehovaesibesiphakathikwabo,phakathikoDavide noYonatanunyanakaSawule.

8UkumkaniwathabathaoonyanaababinibakaRitspa, intombika-Aya,awabazalelauSawule,uArmoni

noMefibhoshete;noonyanaabahlanubakaMikaliintombi kaSawule,awabazalelauAdriyeli,unyanakaBharzilayi waseMehola;

9WabanikelaesandlenisamaGibheyon,abaxhoma entabeniphambikoYehova.

10URitspaintombika-Ayawathabathaezirhwexayo, wazandlalaphezukwengxondorha,ethabathelaekuqaleni kokuvuna,adaathontsizaamanziphezukwaboephuma emazulwini;

11WaxelelwauDavideawakwenzayouRitspaintombikaAya,ishweshwelikaSawule

12WayauDavide,wawathabathaamathambokaSawule, namathambokaYonatanunyanawakhe,kumadoda aseYabhesheyaseGiliyadi,abewabileendaweniyembutho yaseBhete-shan,aphoamaFilistiabebaxhomekhona, ekumbulalenikwakheuSawuleeGilibhowaamaFilisti;

13WawanyusakhonaamathambokaSawule,namathambo kaYonatanunyanawakhe;bawahlanganisaamathamboabo babexhonyiwe.

14AmathambokaSawulenoYonatanunyanawakhe bawangcwabelaezwenilakwaBhenjamineTsela, engcwabenilikaKisheuyise.Bakwenzakonkeabewise umthethongakoukumkaniEmvakokouThixo wathandazekangenxayelizwe

15AmaFilistiabuyaalwaimfazwenamaSirayeli;Wehla uDavide,enabakhonzibakhe,balwanamaFilistiWatyhafa uDavide

16KeuIshbhi-bhenobhi,obekoonyanabakaRafa, obunzimabentshuntshebebunzimabuziishekele ezimakhulumathathuzobheduubunzimabakhe,enxibe ikreleelitsha,wathiuzakumbulalauDavide.

17UAbhishayiunyanakaTseruyawamnceda,wamxabela umFilistilowo,wambulalaAzaamadodakaDavide amfungela,esithi,Uzeungabisaphumanathiekulweni, ukuzeungasicimiisikhanyisosikaSirayeli

18Kwathiemvakokokwaphindakwabakhoukulwa namaFilistieGobhi.

19KwaphindakwabakhoukulwanamaFilistieGobhi,apho uElihanan,unyanakaYahare-oregimwaseBhetelehem, wamxabelayouGoliyatiwaseGati,oluthilwentshuntshe yakhelwalungangomthiwabaluki

20KwabuyakwabakhoimfazweeGati,aphokwakukho indodaenkulukakhulu,ineminweemithandathuesandleni ngasinye,neenzwaneezintandathuelunyaweningalunye, amashumiamabinianesinengenani;nayewayezalwa ngamaRafa.

21WawangcikivakeamaSirayeli,wambulalauYonatan unyanakaShimeha,umkhuluwakaDavide.

22AbobobanebazalwayiRafaeGati,bawangesandla sikaDavide,nangesandlasabakhonzibakhe

ISAHLUKO22

1WawathethakeuDavidekuYehovaamazwialengoma, miniuYehovawamhlangulayoesandleniseentshabazakhe zonke,nasesandlenisikaSawule;

2Wathi,UYehovaliliwalam,nemboniseloyam,msindisi wam;

3Thixooliliwalam;Ingweletshetsheyam,luphondo losindisolwam,Ngxondeyam,ndawoyokusabelakwam, umsindisiwam;uyandisindisaekugonyamelweni

4NdinqulauYehovaongowokudunyiswa,Ndiyasindiswa ezintshabenizam.

5Akundijikelaamazaalwayookufa,Yandidandathekisa imilamboyobutshijolo;

6Izintyazelabafileyozandijikela;Izirhintyelozokufa zandirhintyela;

7EkubandezelekenikwamndanqulauYehova,Ndazibika kuThixowam,Walivaetempileniyakheizwilam, Ukuzibikakwamkwafikaezindlebenizakhe

8Lahexakelanyikimaihlabathi;Izisekozezuluzashukuma, zahexangokubaenomsindo

9Kwenyukaumsiemathatheniakhe,nomliloophuma emlonyeniwakhe,watshisa;

10Wawathobaamazulu,wehla;Kwayekekumnyama phantsikweenyawozakhe

11Wakhwelaphezukwekerubhi,waphaphazela, wabonakalaemaphikweniomoya

12Wamisaubumnyamangeenxazonkekuye,bayiminquba, Ifulamanzi,neengqimbazamafu.

13Ngokuqaqambaokuphambikwakhekwakuvuthiswa amalahleomlilo

14UYehovawadudumisaezulwini,Osenyangweni walikhuphailizwilakhe

15Wathumaiintolo,wabaphangalalisa;wabethaumbane, wabadubaduba.

16Kwabonakalaimiphantsiyolwandle,Kwatyhileka izisekozelimiweyoNgokukhalimakukaYehova, Ngokufuthakomoyawomsindowakhe.

17Wolulaisandlaephezulu,wandibamba;wandirhola emanziniamaninzi;

18Wandihlangulaelutshabenilwamolunamandla, Kwabandithiyileyo,ngokubabebomelelekunam

19Bandifikelangeminiyokusindekakwam,UYehova wandixhasa.

20Wandikhuphelaendaweniebanzi,Wandihlangula, ngokubaendithandile

21UYehovawandiphathakakuhlengokobulungisabam, Wandibuyiselangokobunyulubezandlazam

22NgokubandazigcinaiindlelazikaYehova,Andemka ngokungendawokuThixowam.

23Ngokubaonkeamasikoakheaphambikwam, Nemimiseloyakhe,andityekangakuyo

24Ndandingogqibeleleyokuye,Ndazinqanda ebugwenxenibam

25WandibuyiselakeuYehovangokobulungisabam; ngokobunyulubamemehlweniakhe.

26Kowencebauzenzaowenceba,Kwigorhaeligqibeleleyo uzenzaogqibeleleyo.

27Kozenzenyuluuzenzaonyulu;kojibilizayouzenza onobuqhokolo

28Abantuabaziintsizanauyabasindisa,Amehloakho ajongenenabaqwayingileyo,ubathobe.

29Kubausisibanesamwena,Yehova,UYehova ukhanyiselaubumnyamabam

30Kubangawendigilaimpi,NgoThixowamnditsiba iindonga

31UThixoyena,igqibeleleindlelayakhe;Ilizwi likaYehovalinyibilikisiwe,Uyingweletshetshekubobonke abazimelangaye

32NgokubangubaninaonguThixo,ingenguyeuYehova? Ngubaninaoliliwa,ingenguyeuThixowethu?

33UloThixouligwibalamelinamandla,Umalathisayo ogqibeleleyoindlelayakhe;

34Uzifanisayoiinyawozamnezamaxhamakazi, Undimisayoemimangweniyam.

35Uzifundisayoukulwaizandlazam;zitshoiingalozam isaphethasobhedu

36Undinikileyoingweletshetsheyosindisolwakho, Ukundiphulaphulakwakhokwandikhulisa.

37Uwenzeleindawoebanziamanyathelaamphantsi kwam;Akatyibilikaiinyawozam

38Ndiyakuzisukelaiintshabazam,ndizitshabalalise; andabuyandadandawagqiba

39Ndiyakuzigqiba,ndiziphaluse,zingavuki,Ziwephantsi kweenyawozam

40Undibhinqiseukukhaliphelaimfazwe,Ubaguqisa phantsikwamabasukelaphezulukum.

41Undinikeintamoyeentshabazam,Ukuze ndibatshabalaliseabandithiyayo

42Bakhangela,kungabikhomsindisi;wadawaya kuYehova,akabaphendula

43Ndabacolanjengothulilomhlaba,Ndibacolanjengodaka lwendlela,ndibasasaze.

44Wandisizaekubambanenikwabantubamnam, Wandigcinandibeyintlokoyeentlanga;Abantu endingabaziyobayakundikhonza.

45Oonyanabolunyeuhlangabayakundilulamela;

46Oonyanabolunyeuhlangabantshwenya,Baphuma bengcangcazelaekuvingcelwenikwabo.

47UYehovauhleli;malibongweiliwalam;aphakanyiswe uThixo,iliwalosindisolwam

48UloThixoondiphindezelayo,Uzithobayoizizwephantsi kwam;

49Undikhuphayoezintshabenizam,Undiphakamisela phezulukwabasukelaphezulukum,Undihlangulekumfo ogonyamelayo

50Ngenxayokondiyakubulelakuwe,Yehova,phakathi kweentlanga,Ndivumekwigamalakho.

51Ulobelausindisolokumkaniwakhe:Wenzayoinceba kumthanjiswawakhe,KuDavide,nakwimbewuyakhekude kuseephakadeni.

ISAHLUKO23

1NgawolaamazwiokugqibelakaDavideWathiuDavide, unyanakaYese,Indodaeyanyuselwaphezulu, UmthanjiswakaThixokaYakobi,Umdumisi wakwaSirayeli,wathi, 2UMoyakaYehovauthethangam,ilizwilakhe laselulwiminilwam

3WathiuThixokaSirayeli,ULiwalakwaSirayelilithethile kum,uthi,Umlawuliwoluntuumelwekukuthiabe lilungisa,elawulaesoyikauThixo.

4ubenjengokukhanyakwentsasa,ekuphumenikwelanga, kuseekuphumenikwamafu;Njengengca,ephuma emhlabeni,Ekukhanyenikwemvulaemvakwemvula 5KubaainjaloindluyamkuThixo;ukantiundenzele umnqophisoongunaphakade,wolungiselelwaezintweni zonke,waqina; 6KebonaoonyanabakaBheliyalibayakubanjengameva, bonkebephela,babenjengameva,ngokuba bengenakubanjwangesandla;

7Indodaesukubaiyichukumisa,mayingabiyelwe ngentsimbi,nangoluthilwentshuntshe;zitshiswengomlilo kwakuloondawo

8NgawolaamagamaamagorhakaDavide:iTakemon, ehleliesihlalweni,eyintlokokubathetheli;yenakelowo yayinguAdinoumEzni

9EmvakwakhenguElazareunyanakaDodoumAhowa, omnyewamagorhaamathathuabenoDavide,ekungcikiveni kwaboamaFilistiabebutheleneukubaalwe,ahamba amadodaakwaSirayeli

10yenawesukawawaxabelaamaFilisti,sadasadinwa isandlasakhe,somelaekreleniisandlasakhe;wenzake uYehovausindisoolukhulungaloomini;babuyaabantu bamlandela,ukubabaphangekuphela

11EmvakwakhenguShamaunyanaka-AgeumHarari AmaFilistiayehlanganisenendawonyeesitubeni,apho kukhoisiqwengasomhlabasineentlumayo;abantu bawasabaamaFilisti

12Wemaesazulwinisomhlabalowo,wawukhusela, wawaxabelaamaFilistiUYehovawenzakeusindiso olukhulu

13Kwehlaisithathusabaziintlokoemashuminiamathathu, bezakuDavidengexeshalokuvunaemqolombeni waseAdulam;

14NgeloxeshauDavidewayesemboniselweni,kukho ikampuyamaFilistiokoeBhetelehem

15WalangazelelauDavide,wathi,Akwababendingasezwa amanziequlalaseBhetelehem,elisesangweni!

16AtyhobozaumkhosiwamaFilistiamadodalawo mathathu,akhaamanziequlenilaseBhetelehem elisesangweni,awathabathaawazisakuDavide;akavuma ukuwasela,wawathululelakuYehova

17Wathi,Makubeleekum,Yehova,ukwenzaoko; akavumakeukuwasela.Enzaezizintolamagorha mathathu

18KeuAbhishayi,umninawakaYowabhi,unyana kaTseruya,ubeeyintlokoyabathathu.Yena wayiphakamiselaintshuntsheyakhekumakhuluamathathu, wababulala;wabanegamakekwabathathu

19Wayengabekekangayenakwabathathuna?Ngokoke wabangumthetheliwawo,kodwaakafikelelanga kwabathathubokuqala

20KeyenauBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,unyana wendodaenobukroti,waseKabhetseli,ezenzozininzi,yena wabulalaiingonyamaezimbinizakwaMowabhi; 21YenawabulalaindodaengumYiputa,indodaelinge. Wehlakewayakuyeephetheintonga,wayihlutha intshuntsheesandlenisomYiputalowo,wambulala kwangentshuntsheyakhe

22WenzaezozintouBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada;waba negamakekumagorhaamathathu

23Ubebekekileyenangaphezukwamashumiamathathu lawo,kodwaakafikakwabathathubokuqalaUDavide wammisaphezukwabalindibakhe

24uAsaheli,umninawakaYowabhi,ebengomnye wamashumiomathathulawo;uElihananunyanakaDodo waseBhetelehem; 25nguShamawaseHarodi,noElikawaseHarodi; 26noHeletsewasePaliti,noIraunyanakaIkeshe waseTekowa;

27noAbhiyezerewaseAnatoti,noMebhunayiwaseHusha; 28uTsalimonumAhowa,uMaharayiwaseNetofa;

29uHelebhiunyanakaBhahanawaseNetofa,noItayi unyanakaRibhayiwaseGibhehayoonyanabakaBhenjamin; 30noBhenayawasePiratoni,noHidayiwaseMilanjeni yaseGahashe; 31nguAbhihalibhonwaseArbhati,uAzemavete waseBharhum; 32noEliyabhawaseShahalebhon,koonyanabakaYashen, noYonatan; 33nguShamaumHarari,uAhiyamunyanakaSharare umHarari; 34noElifeleti,unyanaka-Ahashebhayi,unyana womMahaka,noEliyam,unyanaka-AhitofelewaseGiloni; 35noHetserayiwaseKarmele,noParayiumArbhi, 36noIgaliunyanakaNatanwaseTsobha,noBhaniumGadi; 37noTselekiumAmon,noNaharayiwaseBheroti, umphathiweentongazikaYowabhiunyanakaTseruya; 38noIraumItire,noGarebheumItri;

39ngu-UriyaumHeti,bengamashumiamathathu anesixhenxebebonke.

ISAHLUKO24

1WabuyawavuthaumsindokaYehovakumaSirayeli, wamxhokonxelauDavidekuwo,wathi,Yiyauwabale amaSirayelinamaYuda.

2WathiukumkanikuYowabhi,umthetheli-mkhosi obenaye,KhawutyhutyheezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli, uthabathelekwaDanuseeBher-shebha,ubabaleabantu, ndilaziinanilabantu

3WathiuYowabhikukumkani,MakongezekeuYehova uThixowakhoebantwiniizihlandloezilikhulu,bengangoko bangako,abonenamehloenkosiyamukumkani;

4LaqiniselailizwilokumkanikuYowabhinakubathethelimpi.WemkakeuYowabhinabathetheli-mpiphambi kokumkani,bayakubabalaabantubakwaSirayeli 5BawelaiYordan,bamisaeArohere,ngasekunenekomzi ophakathikomlanjanawakwaGadi,naseYazere; 6BezaeGiliyadinasezwenilaseTatimhode;baya kwaDanjahan,bajikelezisaukuyaeTsidon;

7bayanasenqabeniyaseTire,nasemiziniyonkeyamaHivi neyamaKanan,baphumabesiyakwelasezantsilakwaYuda eBher-shebha

8Balityhutyhakeilizwe,bezaeYerusalemekupheleni kweenyangaezisithobaezineentsukuezimashumimabini 9UYowabhiwamnikakeukumkaniinanilokubalwa kwabantu:azakwaSirayeliabangamakhuluasibhozo amawakaamadodaanobukroti,arholaikrele;amadoda akwaYudaabangamakhuluamahlanuamawakaamadoda. 10YakhathazekaintliziyokaDavideemvenikokuba ebabalileabantuWathiuDavidekuYehova,Ndonile kunenengalentondiyenzileyo;ngokubandenzeubudenge obukhulu.

11Kwathi,xauDavidewavukayokusasa,lafikailizwi likaYehovakuGadiumprofeti,imbonikaDavide,lisithi, 12YiyauthikuDavide,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Ndikubekelaizintoezintathu;zinyuleleibenyekuzo, ndiyenzekuwe.

13WayakeuGadikuDavide,wamxelela,wathikuye, Uzelwesisixhenxeseminyakayendlalaezwenilakhona? Usabephambikweentshabazakhoiinyangazibentathu, zikusukela,kusinina?Kubekhoindyikityayokufaiintsuku

ezintathuezwenilakho?cebisaningoko,niboneimpendulo endoyibuyiselakondithumileyo.

14WathiuDavidekuGadi,Ndididekilekunene; Mandingaweliesandlenisomntu,ngokubaininziimfesane yakhe;

15UYehovawathobakeindyikityayokufakwaSirayeli, yathabathelaekuseniyesakwixalentlanganiso;kwafa ebantwini,bethabathelakwaDanbesaeBher-shebha, amashumiasixhenxeamawakaamadoda

16SazaisithunywasesaisandlasasokwiYerusalem,ukuba siyitshabalalise;wazohlwayauYehovangenxayobubiobo, wathikwisithunywaesositshabalalisaabantu,Kwanele; sithobekalokuisandlasakho.Kekalokuisithunywa sikaYehovasisesandenisika-AravenaumYebhusi

17WathethauDavidekuYehovaakusibonaisithunywaeso sibethaebantwini,wathi,Uyabona,ndonilemna,ndenze ngobugwenxamna;Isandlasakhomasibephezukwam, nendlukabawo

18WayakeuGadikuDavidengaloomini,wathikuye, Nyuka,uyeummiseleuYehovaisibingeleloesandenisikaAravenaumYebhusi

19WenyukauDavidengokwelizwilikaGadi,njengoko uYehovaabemwiseleumthethongako

20WakhangelauAravena,wambonaukumkaninabakhonzi bakhebesizangakuye.WaphumauAravena,waqubuda kukumkaningobusoemhlabeni

21WathiuAravena,Izelaninainkosiyamukumkani kumkhonziwayo?WathiuDavide,Ndizakuthengakuwe isanda,ukubandakheleuYehovaisibingelelo,sithintelwe isibethoebantwini

22WathiuAravenakuDavide,Mayithabatheinkosiyam ukumkani,inyuseokulungileyoemehlweniayo

23Zonkeezozinto,ukumkani,uAravena,uzinika ukumkani.WathiuAravenakukumkani,UYehovauThixo wakhomakakholiswenguwe

24WathiukumkanikuAravena,Hayi;ndiyakusithenga ngexabisokuwe;andiyikunyusandisekuYehovauThixo wamamadinianyukayoendiwazuzengelizeWasithenga keuDavideisandaneenkomoezongeeshekelezesilivere ezimashumimahlanu.

25WakhelaaphokeuDavideisibingelelokuYehova, wanyusaamadinianyukayonemibingeleloyoxolo WathandazekakeuYehovangenxayelizwe,sathintelwa isibethokumaSirayeli