Zulu - The Book of 2nd Samuel the Prophet

2Samuweli

ISAHLUKO1

1KwathiemvakokufakukaSawule,uDavideesebuyile ekubulaleniama-Amaleki,uDavideehleziizinsuku ezimbilieSikilagi;

2Kwathingosukulwesithathu,bheka,kwaphumaumuntu ekamu*kuSawule,izingubozakheziklebhukile, enomhlabaekhandalakhe;kwathilaphoefikakuDavide, wawaphansi,wakhuleka.

3UDavidawasesithikuye:Uvelangaphi?Wathikuye: "Ngibalekileekamu*lika-Israyeli"

4UDavidawasesithikuye:Kwenzenjani?Akeungitshele. Wathi:“Abantubabalekileekulweni,nabantuabaningi bawile,bafile;oSawulenoJonathaniindodanayakhenabo bafile.

5UDavidewathikuyoinsizwaeyamtshelayo:“Wazingani ukuthioSawulenoJonathaniindodanayakhebafilena?

6Ijahaelamtshelalathi:“Ngathingisentabeni yaseGilibowa,bheka,uSawuleweyameumkhontowakhe; bheka,izinqolanabamahhashibamlandelangamandla

7Wathiebhekaemvakwakhe,wangibona,wangibiza; Ngaphendulangathi:Nangumina

8Wathikimi:Ungubanina?Ngathikuye: NgingumAmaleki.

9Wayesethikimifuthi:“Akeumephezukwami, ungibulale,ngokubausizilungehlele,ngokubaukuphila kwamikusekuphelelekimi.

10Ngemaphezukwakhe,ngambulala,ngokubangangazi kahleukuthiakayikuphilangemvakokubaesewile,ngase ngithathaumqheleowawusekhandalakhe,nesongo elisengalweniyakhe,ngakulethalaphaenkosiniyami

11UDavidewabambaizingubozakhe,waziklebhula; kanjalonamadodaonkeayenaye.

12Balila,bakhala,bazilaukudlakwazekwahlwa, ngoSawule,nangoJonathaniindodanayakhe,nangenxa yabantubakaJehova,nangenxayendluka-Israyeli;ngoba bawilengenkemba

13UDavidawasesithikuyoijahaelibikeleyo:Ungowaphi?

Wathi:"Ngiyindodanayomfokazi,umAmaleki"

14UDavidewathikuye:“Awuzangewesabekanjani ukwelulaisandlasakhoukubhubhisaogcotshiweyo kaJehovana?

15UDavidawasebizaenyeyezinsizwa,wathi:Sondela umhlasele.Futhiwamshayawazewafa.

16UDavidewathikuye:“Igazilakhomalibephezu kwekhandalakho;ngobaumlomowakhoufakazilengawe, uthi:MinangibuleleogcotshiweyoweNKOSI.

17UDavidewalilelangalesisililongoSawule nangoJonathaniindodanayakhe

18WabayalaukubabafundiseabantwanabakwaJuda ukusebenzisaumnsalo;bheka,kulotshiweencwadini kaJasheri

19Ubuhlebuka-Israyelibubuleweezindawenizakho eziphakemeyo;yekaukuwakwamaqhawe!

20NingakukhulumieGati,ningakumemezeliezitaladini zase-Ashikeloni;funaamadodakaziamaFilistiajabule, funaamadodakaziangasokileajabule

21NinazintabazaseGilibowa,makungabikhomazolo, kungabikhomvulaphezukwenu,namasimueminikelo,

ngokubalaphoisihlangusamaqhawesilahlwe ngokuhlazisayo,isihlangusikaSawule,kungathi akagcotshwangangamafutha.

22Egazinilababuleweyo,emanoniamaqhawe,umnsalo kaJonathaniawubuyanga,nenkembakaSawuleayibuyanga ilambatha.

23OSawulenoJonathanibabebahle,bethandekaekuphileni kwabo,nasekufenikwaboabahlukananga;babenejubane kunezinkozi,babenamandlakunezingonyama.

24“Madodakaziakwa-Israyeli,mkhaleleniuSawule, owanembathisaokubomvungokuthokoza,owafaka imihlobisoyegolideengutsheniyenu.

25Yekaukuwakwamaqhawephakathikwempi!Jonathani, ubuleweezindawenizakhoeziphakemeyo

26Ngidabukilengawe,mfowethuJonathani;wawumuhle kakhulukimi;uthandolwakhokimilwaluyisimangaliso, ludlulauthandolwabesifazane

27Yekaukuwakwamaqhawe,nokubhubhakwezikhali zempi!

ISAHLUKO2

1KwathiemvakwalokhouDavidewabuzakuJehova, wathi:“NgikhuphukelekomunyewemiziyakwaJudana? UJehovawathikuye:"Khuphuka"UDavidewathi: “Ngikhuphukelengaphina?Wathi:"EHebroni"

2UDavidewakhuphukelakhona,nabafazibakheababili nabo,o-AhinohamawaseJizreyeli,no-Abigayili umkaNabaliwaseKarmeli

3AmadodaakheayenayewawanyusauDavide,kwaba yilowonalowonendluyakhe,ahlalaemiziniyaseHebroni 4BasebefikaabantubakwaJuda,bamgcobakhona uDavideinkosiyendluyakwaJudaKwabikwakuDavide, kwathiwa:"AmadodaaseJabeshiGileyadiyiwoammbela uSawule."

5UDavidewathumaizithunywakubantubaseJabeshi Gileyadi,wathikubo:“ManibusiswenguJehovangokuba nenzelomusainkosiyenukuSawule,nammbela.

6ManjeuJehovamakanenzeleumusaneqiniso,nami-ke ngizonibuyiselalowomusa,ngokubanenzilelento

7Ngakho-keizandlazenumaziqiniswe,libengamaqhawe, ngobainkosiyenuuSawuliifile,lendluyakoJuda ingigcobilengibeyinkosiphezukwayo

8Kephau-AbineriindodanakaNeri,indunayempi kaSawule,wathathau-IshiBoshetiindodanakaSawule, wawelelaeMahanayimi;

9WamenzainkosikwaGileyadi,naphezukwama-Ashuri, naseJizreyeli,nakwa-Efrayimi,nakwaBenjamini,naphezu kuka-Israyeliwonke

10U-Ishbhosheti,indodanakaSawule,wayeneminyaka engamashumiamaneubudalaekuqalenikwakheukubusa phezukuka-Israyeli,futhiwabusaiminyakaemibili KodwaindluyakwaJudayamlandelauDavide.

11IsikhathiuDavideabusangasoeHebroniphezukwendlu yakwaJudasasiyiminyakaeyisikhombisanezinyanga eziyisithupha.

12U-AbineriindodanakaNerinezincekuzika-IshiBosheti indodanakaSawulebaphumaeMahanayimi,baya eGibeyoni.

13UJowabeindodanakaSeruyanezincekuzikaDavide baphuma,bahlanganaechibinilaseGibeyoni,bahlala phansi,abanyengaphesheyakwechibi,abanye ngaphesheyakwechibi

14U-AbineriwathikuJowabe:"Mazisukeizinsizwa, zidlalephambikwethu."WathiuJowabe:"Mabasuke."

15Kwasekusukakwawelangenani,ishuminambili lakwaBenjaminilika-IshiBoshetiindodanakaSawule, neshuminambililezincekuzikaDavide.

16Babamba,kwabayilowonalowongekhandalomngane wakhe,bamgwazangenkembaohlangothinilomunye; bawakanyekanye;ngalokholeyondawoyabizwangokuthi iHelikatiHazurimieseGibeyoni

17Kwabakhonaukulwaokunzimakakhulungalolosuku; u-Abineriwahlulwanamadodaakwa-Israyeliphambi kwezincekuzikaDavide

18KwakukhonalaphoamadodanaamathathukaSeruya, oJowabe,no-Abhishayi,no-Asaheli;

19U-Asaheliwamxoshau-Abineri;ekuhambenikwakhe akaphambukelangakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo ekumlandeleniu-Abineri

20U-Abineriwayesebhekaemvakwakhe,wathi:“UnguAsahelina?Wathi:Nginguye.

21U-Abineriwathikuye:"Phendukelangakwesokunene nomangakwesokhohlosakho,ubambeenyeyezinsizwa, uzithabatheleizikhalizayo."Kephau-Asaheliakavumanga ukuphambukaekumlandeleni

22U-Abineriwabuyewathiku-Asaheli:“Chezuka ekungilandeleni;ngingabuphakamisakanjaniubusobami kuJowabeumfowenuna?

23Nokhowalaukuchezuka;wawelakhona,wafelakhona lapho;kwathibonkeabafikaendaweniuAsaheliawawela kuyowafa,bema

24OJowabeno-Abishayibamxoshau-Abineri,lashona ilangasebefikileentabeniyase-AmaephambikweGiya endleleniyasehlanelaseGibeyoni

25AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibabuthanaemvakukaAbineri,babayiviyolinye,bemaesiqongwenisentaba.

26U-AbineriwayesememezakuJowabe,wathi:“Inkemba iyakudlakuzekubephakadena?Awaziyiniukuthi kuyakubamuncuekugcinenina?Kozekubeniniungasho abantuukuthibabuyeekulandeleniabafowabona?

27UJowabewathi:"KuphilakukaNkulunkulu,uma ungakhulumanga,isibilingabebenyukileekuseniabantu, kwabayilowonalowoekumlandeleniumfowabo"

28UJowabewayesevuthelaisigodlo,bemabonkeabantu, ababebesaxoshau-Israyeli,ababasaphindabalwe.

29U-Abinerinabantubakhebahambaethafenibonkelobo busuku,bawelaiJordani,badabulalonkeiBitroni,bafika eMahanayimi.

30UYowabhiwabuyaekumlandeleniu-Abineri; wababuthabonkeabantu,kwaswelekakubakhonzi bakaDavideabantuabalishumielinesithoba,noAsaheli 31KodwaizincekuzikaDavidezazibulelekumaBhenjamin nakumadodaka-Abineri,kwafaabantuabangamakhulu amathathunamashumiayisithupha.

32Bamthwalau-Asaheli,bammbelaethunenilikayise eliseBetlehemaUJowabenabantubakhebahambaubusuku bonke,bafikaeHebroniekusenikakhulu

ISAHLUKO3

1Kwakukhonaukulwaisikhathiesidephakathikwendlu kaSawulenendlukaDavide,kephauDavidewaqhubekaeba namandlangokubanamandla,nendlukaSawuleyaya ngokuyangokuncipha

2UDavidewazalelwaamadodanaeHebroni;izibulolakhe lalingu-Amnoniku-AhinohamawaseJizreyeli; 3owesibilinguKileyabiku-AbigayiliumkaNabali waseKarmeli;eyesithathuyayingu-Abisalomuindodana kaMahakhaindodakazikaTalimayiinkosiyaseGeshuri; 4owesinengu-AdoniyaindodanakaHagiti;eyesihlanu yayinguShefathiyaindodanaka-Abitali; 5eyesithuphayayingu-Itreyamuku-EgilaumkaDavide. LababazalelwauDavideeHebroni

6KwathikusekhonaimpiphakathikwendlukaSawule nendlukaDavide,u-AbineriwaziqinisaendlinikaSawule 7USawulewayenesancinza,igamalasolalinguRispa indodakazika-Aya;

8U-Abineriwathukuthelakakhulungamazwika-Ishi Bosheti,wathi:“NgiyikhandalenjayinioyenzelauJuda umusanamuhlaendlinikaSawuleuyihlo,nakubafowabo, nakubanganebakhe,kakunikelangaesandlenisikaDavide, ukubaungibekeicalangalowesifazanenamuhlana?

9UNkulunkulumakenzenjaloku-Abineri,enezelefuthi, ngaphandlekokuthingenzekuyenjengalokhouJehova efungilekuDavide;

10ukuguqulaumbusousukeendlinikaSawule,kumiswe isihlalosobukhosisikaDavidephezukuka-Israyelinaphezu kukaJuda,kusukelakwaDanikuzekufikeeBeriSheba 11Akabangeesamphendulau-Abineringazwi,ngokuba wayemesaba

12UAbhineriwasethumaizithunywakuDavida esikhundlenisakhe,esithi:Ngelikabaniilizwe?wathifuthi: Yenzaisivumelwanosakhonami,futhibheka,isandlasami siyakubanaweukulethawonkeu-Israyelikuwe

13Wathi:“Kulungile;Ngizakwenzaisivumelwanolawe, kodwayinyeintoengiyidingakuwe,ukuthi: Kawuyikubonaubusobami,ngaphandlekokuthiulethe kuqalauMikhaliindodakazikaSawuli,nxauzaukubona ubusobami

14UDavidewathumaizithunywaku-IshiBoshetiindodana kaSawule,wathi:“NginikeumkamiuMikhaliengamgana ngamajwabuayikhuluamaFilisti

15U-IshiBoshetiwayesethumelawamthathakumyeni wakhe,kuPhalitiyeliindodanakaLayishi.

16Indodayakheyahambanayeikhalaemvakwakhe kwazekwabaseBahurimiWayesethiu-Abinerikuye: "Hamba,ubuye."Wabuya.

17U-Abineriwabanengxoxonamalungaakwa-Israyeli, ethi:“NamfunangaphambiliuDavideukubaabeyinkosi phezukwenu;

18Manjekwenzeni,ngokubauJehovaukhulumile ngoDavide,wathi:‘NgesandlasikaDavideincekuyami ngiyakubasindisaabantubamiu-Israyeliesandleni samaFilistinasesandlenisazozonkeizithazabo

19U-AbineriwakhulumaezindlebenizakwaBenjamini;uAbineriwahambafuthiukukhulumaezindlebeni zikaDavideeHebronikonkeokwakubonakalakukuhlekuIsrayelinakuyoyonkeindluyakwaBhenjamini

20U-AbineriwayesefikakuDavideeHebroninamadoda angamashumiamabilikanyenayeUDavidewenzelauAbinerinabantuababenayeidili.

21U-AbineriwathikuDavide:“Ngiyakusukangihambe, ngibuthelewonkeu-Israyelienkosiniyami,inkosi,benze isivumelwanonawe,ubusephezukwakhokonkeokufiswa yinhliziyoyakhoUDavidewammukisau-Abineri; wahambangokuthula

22Bheka,izincekuzikaDavidenoJowabezafikazivela ekuvimbeni,zafikanempangoenkulu,kephau-Abineri wayengekhokuDavideeHebroni;ngobawayesemmukisile, wahambangokuthula.

23LaphouJowabenayoyonkeimpieyayinayebefika, uJowabewatshelwaukuthi:“U-AbineriindodanakaNeri wafikaenkosini,yammukisa,wahambangokuthula 24UJowabewayesengenaenkosini,wathi:"Wenzenina? bheka,u-Abineriwezakuwe;ummukiseni,wahamba impela?

25Uyamaziu-AbineriindodanakaNeriukuthiuze ukukukhohlisa,nokwaziukuphumakwakhonokungena kwakho,nokwazikonkeokwenzayo.

26UJowabeesephumilekuDavide,wathumaizithunywa ukubazilandeleu-Abineri,zambuyisaemthonjeniwaseSira, kephauDavidewayengazi.

27U-AbineriesebuyeleeHebroni,uJowabewamthathela eceleniesangweniukubaakhulumenayengasese, wamgwazakhonaubambolwesihlanu,wafangenxayegazi lika-Asaheliumfowabo

28KwathingasemuvauDavideekuzwawathi:“Mina nombusowamiasinacalaphambikukaJehovakuzekube phakadeegazinilika-AbineriindodanakaNeri; 29malibephezukwekhandalikaJowabenaphezukwayo yonkeindlukayise;kakungaswelekiendlinikaJowabi ogobhozayo,onochoko,oncikangodondolo,lowa ngenkemba,loswelaisinkwa

30OJowabeno-Abishayiumfowabobambulala-keuAbineri,ngokubaebebuleleu-Asaheliumfowabo eGibeyoniempini

31UDavidewathikuJowabenakubantubonkeababenaye: “Klebhulaniizingubozenu,nibhinceindwanguyamasaka, nililephambikuka-AbineriInkosiuDavideyalandela uhlaka.

32Bammbelau-AbinerieHebroni;inkosiyaliphakamisa izwilayo,yakhalaethunenilika-Abineri;bakhalabonke abantu.

33Inkosiyamlilelau-Abineri,yathi:“Afeu-Abineri njengokufakwesiwulana?

34Izandlazakhobezingaboshiwe,nezinyawozakho bezingafakwangaemaketangeni;Baphindabonkeabantu bamkhalela

35LaphobonkeabantubefikaukuzomdlisauDavide ukudlakusesemini,uDavidewafunga,wathi: “UNkulunkulumakenzenjalokimi,enezelefuthi,uma nginambithaisinkwanomaokunye,lizelishoneilanga.

36Bonkeabantubakubona,kwabakuhleemehlweniabo, njengakhokonkeekwenzayoinkosikwabakuhle emehlweniabantubonke

37Bonkeabantuno-Israyeliwonkebaqondangalolosuku ukuthikwakungeyonaokwenkosiukubulalau-Abineri indodanakaNeri.

38Inkosiyathiezincekwinizayo:“Anaziyiniukuthi namuhlakuwileumbusinomuntuomkhulukwa-Israyelina?

39Mina-kengibuthakathakanamuhla,nakuba ngigcotshiwenjengenkosi;lawamadoda,amadodana kaSeruya,alukhunikimi;uJehovauyakubuyiselaumenzi wokubinjengobubibakhe

ISAHLUKO4

1KwathiindodanakaSawuleisizwileukuthiu-Abineri ufileeHebroni,izandlazakhezababuthakathaka,nawo wonkeu-Israyeliakhathazeka.

2IndodanakaSawuleyayinamadodaamabiliayizinduna zamaviyo:igamalenyelalinguBahana,igamalenye lalinguRekabi,amadodanakaRimoniwaseBeyeroti wabantwanabakwaBenjamini,ngokubaiBeyeroti lalibalelwakwaBenjamini

3AbaseBeyerotibabalekelaeGitayimi,babangabafokazi khonakuzekubenamuhla)

4UJonathaniindodanakaSawulewayenendodana elunyongaezinyaweniWayeneminyakaeyisihlanulapho kufikaumbikongoSawulenoJonathanieJizreyeli, umzanyanawakhewamphakamisa,wabaleka;kwathilapho esheshaukubaleka,wawa,wabalunyongaIgamalakhe lalinguMefibosheti

5AmadodanakaRimoniwaseBeyeroti,oRekabinoBahana, ahamba,afikaendlinika-Ishi-Bhoshetingesikhathi sokushisakosuku,eleleembhedeniemini

6Bangenakhonaphakathikwendlukungathibazolanda ukolweni;+bamshayaesikhunjenisesihlanu,+uRekabi noBahanaumfowabobabaleka

7Sebengenileendlini,walalaembhedeniwakhe ekamelwenilakhelokulala,bamshaya,bambulala, bamnqumaikhanda,balithathaikhandalakhe,bamuka ethafeniubusukubonke.

8Baliyisaikhandalika-IshiBoshetikuDavideeHebroni, bathienkosini:“Nantiikhandalika-IshiBoshetiindodana kaSawuleisithasakhoebesifunaukuphilakwakho; uJehovauyiphindiselenamuhlainkosiyami,inkosi kuSawulenasenzalweniyakhe

9UDavidewabaphendulaoRekabinoBahanaumfowabo, amadodanakaRimoniwaseBeyeroti,wathikubo:“Kuphila kukaJehovaohlengileumphefumulowamiebubinibonke; 10Laphoomunyeengitshelaukuthi:“Bheka,uSawule ufile,ecabangaukuthiuletheizindabaezinhle,ngambamba, ngambulalaeSikilagi,ngokuthibengiyakumnikaumvuzo wezindabazakhe;

11Kakhulukangakananilaphoabantuababibebulele olungileyoendliniyakheembhedeniwakhe?manje angiyikulibizaigazilakheesandlenisenu,nginisuse emhlabeni,na?

12UDavidewayalaizinsizwazakhe,zababulala, zabanqumaizandlanezinyawo,zabaphanyekangasechibini laseHebroniKodwabalithathaikhandalika-IshiBosheti, balimbelaethunenilika-AbinerieHebroni.

ISAHLUKO5

1Zasezifikazonkeizizwezakwa-IsrayelikuDavide eHebroni,zakhulumazathi:“Bheka,siyithambolakho nenyamayakho

2NakudalauSawuleeseyinkosiphezukwethu,nguwe owawukhiphanowangenisau-Israyeli;uJehovawathikuwe: ‘Wenauyakwalusaabantubamiu-Israyeli,wenauyakuba yindunaphezukuka-Israyeli

3Kwasekufikaonkeamadodaamadalaakwa-Israyeli enkosinieHebroni;inkosiuDavideyenzaisivumelwano nawoeHebroniphambikukaJehova;amgcobauDavideabe yinkosikwa-Israyeli

4UDavidewayeneminyakaengamashumiamathathu ekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka engamashumiamane

5EHebroniwabusaphezukukaJudaiminyaka eyisikhombisanezinyangaeziyisithupha,futhieJerusalema wabusaiminyakaengamashumiamathathunantathuphezu kuka-IsrayeliwonkenoJuda

6InkosinabantubayobayaeJerusalemakumaJebusi akhileyokulelozwe,akhulumakuDavide,ethi:“Uma ususaizimpumputhenezinyonga,awuyikungenalapha, ngokubauDavideakanakungenalapha

7NokhouDavidewayithumbainqabayaseSiyoni engumuzikaDavide.

8UDavidewathingalolosuku:“Yilowonalowo okhuphukelaemseleni,abulaleamaJebusi,nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe,abazondwaemphefumulwenikaDavide, uyakubayinhlokonendunaNgakhobathi:Izimpumputhe nezinyongaabayikungenaendlini

9UDavidewahlalaenqabeni,wayibizangokuthiuMuzi kaDavideUDavidewakhainhlangothizonke,ethabathela eMilonangaphakathi

10UDavidewaqhubekaebamkhulu,futhiuJehova uNkulunkuluSebawotiwayenaye

11UHiramuinkosiyaseTirewathumaizithunywa kuDavide,nemisedari,nababazi,nabakhi,bamakhela uDavideindlu

12UDavidewaqondaukuthiuJehovawayemmisileukuba abeyinkosikwa-Israyelinokuthiwawuphakamisile umbusowakhengenxayabantubakheu-Israyeli

13UDavidewazithathelaezinyeizancinzanabafazi eJerusalema,esefikileevelaeHebroni;uDavidewazalelwa amadodananamadodakazi

14LawaangamagamaabazalelwawonaeJerusalema; noShamuwa,noShobabi,noNathani,noSolomoni, 15no-Ibhari,no-Elishuwa,noNefegi,noJafiya, 16no-Elishama,no-Eliyada,no-Elifeleti

17KwathiamaFilistiesezwileukuthibamgcobileuDavida abeyinkosiphezukukaIsrayeli,wonkeamaFilistienyuka ukumdingauDavida;uDavidewezwa,wehlelaenqabeni

18AmaFilistiafika,ahlakazekaesigodinisamaRefa.

19UDavidewabuzakuJehova,wathi:“Ngenyukele kumaFilistina?Uyakuwanikelaesandlenisamina? UJehovawathikuDavide:“Yenyuka,ngokuba ngiyakuwanikelanokuwanikelaamaFilistiesandlenisakho 20UDavidewafikaeBaliPherasimi,uDavidewawabulala khona,wathi:“UJehovaufohleleizithazamiphambi kwaminjengokufohlakwamanziNgalokhowaqamba igamalaleyondawongokuthiiBaliPherasimi.

21Ashiyaizithombezawolapho,uDavidenabantubakhe bazishisa

22AmaFilistiaphindaenyuka,ahlakazekaesigodini samaRefa.

23UDavidewabuzauJehova,wathi:“Ungenyuki;kodwa zungezangemvakwawo,ufikephezukwawomalungana lezihlahlazamabhamubhamu

24Kuyakuthilaphouzwaumsindowokuhamba ezihlokwenizezihlahlazamabhakabhaka,khona-ke uyakuqina,ngokubalaphouJehovauyakuphumaphambi kwakhoukuyichithaimpiyamaFilisti

25UDavidewenzenjalo,njengalokhouJehovaemyalile; wawaxabelaamaFilisti,kusukelaeGebakuzekufike eGezeri

ISAHLUKO6

1UDavidewabuyewabuthabonkeabakhethiweyobakwaIsrayeli,izinkulungwaneezingamashumiamathathu.

2UDavidawasesukumawahambalabobonkeabantu ababelayebesukaeBhalilakwaJudaukuzebakhuphelapho umphongolokaNkulunkuluobizwangebizoleNKOSI yamabandlaohleziphezukwamakherubhi.

3BawubekaumphongolokaNkulunkuluenqolenientsha, bawukhiphaendlinika-AbinadabaeyayiseGibeya; 4Balikhiphaendlinika-AbinadabaeseGibeyakanye nomphongolokaNkulunkulu;u-Ahiyowahambaphambi komphongolo.

5UDavidenayoyonkeindluka-Israyelibabethaphambi kukaJehovazonkeizinsimbizomculozomsayipuresi, namahabhu,nezingubhu,nezingubhu,nezingubhu, namasimbali

6LaphobefikaesibuyenisikaNakoni,u-Uzawelulaisandla sakheemphongolwenikaNkulunkulu,wawubamba;ngoba izinkabizayinyakazisa

7IntukuthelokaJehovayamvuthelau-Uza;uNkulunkulu wamshayalaphongenxayesiphambekosakhe;wafela khonangasemphongolwenikaNkulunkulu

8UDavidewadabukangokubauJehovaemephuleu-Uza, waqambaigamalaleyondawongokuthiiPherezuzakuze kubenamuhla

9UDavidewamesabauJehovangalolosuku,wathi: “UmphongolokaJehovauyakuzakanjanikimina?

10UDavideakavumangaukuwususakuyeumphongolo kaJehovaemzinikaDavide,kephawawuphambukisela endlinika-ObedeEdomiumGiti.

11UmphongolokaJehovawahlalaendlinika-Obede EdomiumGitiizinyangaezintathu;uJehovawambusisauObedeEdominendluyakheyonke.

12KwatshelwainkosiuDavideukuthi:“UJehova uyibusisileindluka-ObedeEdominakhokonkeokwakhe ngenxayomphongolokaNkulunkulu.UDavidawasehamba wenyusaumphongolokaNkulunkuluendlinika-Obede Edomi,wawusaemzinikaDavidangokuthokoza

13KwathiabathweleumphongolokaJehovasebehambe izinyatheloeziyisithupha,wahlabaizinkabinamathole akhuluphalisiweyo

14UDavidewasinaphambikukaJehovangamandlaakhe onke;uDavidewayebhinceinguboyamahlombeyelineni

15NgakhouDavidenayoyonkeindluka-Israyeli bawukhuphulaumphongolokaJehovangokukhamuluka nangokukhalakwecilongo

16KwathiumphongolokaJehovaungenaemzinikaDavide, uMikhaliindodakazikaSawulewalunguzaefasiteleni, wabonainkosiuDavideitshekula,isinaphambi kukaJehova;wamdelelaenhliziyweniyakhe 17BawungenisaumphongolokaJehova,bawubeka endaweniyawophakathikwetendeuDavidealimisele wona;uDavidewanikelangeminikeloyokushiswa neminikeloyokuthulaphambikukaJehova 18KwathiuDavideeseqedileukunikelaiminikelo yokushiswaneminikeloyokuthula,wabusisaabantu egamenilikaJehovaSebawoti 19Wababelabonkeabantu,isixukusonkesakwa-Israyeli, nabesifazanekwabesilisa,kwabayilowonalowo iqebelengwanelesinkwa,nocezulwenyama,nesigaxa

2Samuweli

sezithelozomviniBasebemukabonkeabantu,kwaba yilowonalowoendliniyakhe.

20UDavidawasebuyelaukubusisaindluyakheUMikhali indodakazikaSawulewaphumaukumhlangabezauDavide, wathi:“Yekaubukhosibenkosiyakwa-Israyelinamuhla ezambulilephambikwezincekukazizezincekuzayo njengokuzambulwakoyisiwulangokungenamahloni 21UDavidewathikuMikhali:"KuphambikukaJehova owangikhethaphambikukayihlonaphambikwendluyakhe yonkeukubaangimisengibengumbusiwabantu bakaJehovakwa-Israyeli;ngalokhongiyakudlalaphambi kukaJehova"

22Mina-kengisazodelekakunalokhu,ngibemnene emehlweniami,nezincekukaziokhulumengazo ngiyakudunyiswangazo

23NgakhouMikhaliindodakazikaSawuleakabanga namntwanakwazekwabasosukwinilokufakwakhe

ISAHLUKO7

1Kwathiinkosiihleziendliniyayo,uJehovaeyiphumuza nxazonkeezithenizayozonke;

2InkosiyathikuNathaniumprofethi:“Bheka-ke,mina ngihlalaendliniyemisedari,kephaumphongolo kaNkulunkuluuhlalangaphakathikwezilenge.

3UNathaniwathienkosini:“Hamba,wenzekonke okusenhliziyweniyakho;ngobauJehovaunawe

4Kwathingalobobusuku,izwilikaJehovalafika kuNathani,lathi:

5HambauyetshelaincekuyamiuDavideukuthi:‘Usho kanjeuJehova,uthi:‘Wenauyakungakhelaindluukuba ngihlalekuyona?

6Ngokubaangihlalanganakuyiphiindlukusukela osukwiniengakhuphulangaloabantwanabakwa-Israyeli eGibithekuzekubenamuhla,kephangahambaetendeni nasetabernakele

7Kuzozonkeizindawoengihambekuzonabantwana bakwa-Israyelibonkengakengakhulumaizwikunoma yisiphiisizwesakwa-Israyeliengasiyalaukwalusaabantu bamiu-Israyelingokuthi:‘Aningakhelinganiindlu yemisedari?

8NgalokhowoshokanjeencekwiniyamiuDavide,uthi: ‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Ngakuthatha esibayenisezimvuekulandeleniizimvuukubaube ngumbusiphezukwabantubamiu-Israyeli;

9Nganginawenomaphilaphouyakhona,nganqumazonke izithazakhoebuswenibakho,ngakwenzelaigamaelikhulu njengegamalabakhuluabasemhlabeni.

10Ngiyakumiselaabantubamiu-Israyeliindawo, ngibatshaleukubabahlaleendaweniyabo,bangabe besanyakaza;abantwanabobubiabasayikubahlupha njengakuqala;

11Kusukelaesikhathiniengayalezangasoabahluleliukuba babephezukwabantubamiu-Israyeli,ngikuphumuze ezithenizakhozonkeFuthiuJehovauyakutshelaukuthi uyakukwenzelaindlu

12Kuyakuthilaphoizinsukuzakhosezigcwalisekile, usulalakoyihlo,ngiyakumisainzaloyakhoemvakwakho eyakuphumaezibilininizakho,ngiqiniseumbusowayo

13Nguyeozakwakhelaibizolamiindlu,njalongizaqinisa isihlalosobukhosisombusowakhekuzekubenininini

14Minangizakubanguyise,yonaibeyindodanayami Umaenzaokubi,ngiyakumjezisangendukuyabantu nangemivimboyabantwanababantu;

15Kephaumusawamiawuyikusukakuye,njengalokho ngawususakuSawuleengamsusaphambikwakho.

16Indluyakhonombusowakhokuyakuqiniswakuzekube phakadephambikwakho;

17Njengawowonkelawamazwinangawowonkelowo mbonouNathaniwakhulumakuDavide

18InkosiuDavideyangena,yahlalaphambikukaJehova, yathi:“Ngingubanimina,NkosiJehova?nendluyamiiyini ukubaungilethekuzekubemanjena?

19Lokhukwakusekuncaneemehlweniakho,NkosiJehova; kodwaukhulumilefuthingendluyencekuyakho okwesikhathiesideesizayoFuthileyindlelayomuntu, NkosiJehova?

20AngabeesakhulumanganiuDavidekuwena?ngoba wenaNkosiJehovauyayaziincekuyakho

21Ngenxayezwilakhonanjengokwenhliziyoyakho wenzilezonkelezizintoezinkuluukubauzaziseinceku yakho

22Ngalokhoumkhulu,JehovaNkulunkulu,ngokuba akakhoonjengawe,akakhouNkulunkulungaphandle kwakhonjengakhokonkeesikuzwileyongezindlebezethu

23“Yisiphiisizweemhlabeniesinjengabantubakho abanjengo-Israyeli,uNkulunkuluasukawaya ukuzihlengelaabantubakhe,ukumenzelaigama, akwenzeleizintoezinkulunezesabekayoezwenilakho, phambikwabantubakho,owakuhlengelaeGibithe, ezizweninakonkulunkulubazo,na?

24Ngokubauziqiniseleabantubakhou-Israyeliukuba babengabantubakhokuzekubephakade;wenaJehova usubenguNkulunkuluwabo

25Manje,JehovaNkulunkulu,izwiowalikhuluma ngencekuyakhonangendluyayo,liqinisekuzekube phakade,wenzenjengokushokwakho

26Malibelikhuluigamalakhokuzekubephakade, kuthiwe:‘UJehovaSebawotiunguNkulunkuluphezukukaIsrayeli;

27NgokubawenaJehovaSebawoti,NkulunkulukaIsrayeli,wembulelaincekuyakhongokuthi: ‘Ngiyakukwakhelaindlu;

28Manje,NkosiJehova,wenaunguNkulunkulu,namazwi akhoaqinisile,uthembisileincekuyakholokhuokuhle; 29Ngakho-kemakubekuhlekuweukubusisaindlu yencekuyakhoukubaihlalephambikwakhokuzekube phakade,ngokubawena,NkosiJehova,ukukhulumile, futhingesibusisosakhomayibusisweindluyencekuyakho kuzekubephakade

ISAHLUKO8

1KwathiemvakwalokhouDavidewawaxabelaamaFilisti, waweyisa;uDavidewalithathaiMethegamaesandleni samaFilisti

2WanqobaabakwaMowabi,wabalinganisangomucu, wabawiselaphansi;walinganisangezintamboezimbili ukubaabulale,nangomucuowodwaogcweleyoaphile AbakwaMowabibabayizincekuzikaDavide,balethaizipho 3UDavidewamshayanoHadadezeri,indodanakaRehobe, inkosiyaseSoba,ekuyeniukubuyiselaumngcelewakhe emfuleniu-Ewufrathe

4UDavidewathimbakuyeiwakaleenqwelozokulwa, namakhuluayisikhombisaabamahashe,namashumi amabiniamawakaangumqikela;

5Ama-AramaseDamasekuesefikileukumsiza uHadadezereukumkaniwaseTsobha,uDavidewabulala kuma-Aramamadodaayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amabilinambili

6UDavidewamisaikampue-AramulaseDamaseku; UJehovawamlondolozauDavidenomaphilaphoeyakhona 7UDavidewathathaizihlanguzegolideezaziphezu kwezincekuzikaHadadezeri,wazilethaeJerusalema 8EBetanaseBerotayi,imizikaHadadezeri,inkosiuDavide yathathaithusieliningikakhulu.

9KwathiuThoyiinkosiyaseHamatiesezwileukuthi uDavidautshayeibutholonkelikaHadadezeri

10UThoyiwayesethumauJoramuindodanayakhe enkosiniuDavideukuyibingelela,nokuyibusisa,ngokuba yayilwilenoHadadezeri,yamnqoba,ngokubauHadadezeri wayenezimpinoThoyi.UJoramuwalethakuyeizitsha zesiliva,nezitshazegolide,nezitshazethusi;

11nayoinkosiuDavideyakungcweliselauJehovakanye nesilivanegolideeyayingcwelisilelivelakuzozonke izizweeyazinqoba;

12Kuma-Aramu,nakuMowabi,nakubantwanabakwaAmoni,nakumaFilisti,naku-Amaleki,nasempangweni kaHadadezeriindodanakaRehobe,inkosiyaseSoba 13UDavidewazenzelaigamaekubuyenikwakhe ekubulaleniama-ArameSihlanjenisikaSawoti,abantu abayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminesishiyagalombili 14Wabekaamakhandakwa-Edomi;kulolonkeelakwaEdomiwabekaikampu;bonkeabakwaEdombaba yizincekuzikaDavideUJehovawamlondolozauDavide nomaphilaphoeyakhona

15UDavidewabusaphezukuka-Israyeliwonke;uDavide wabenzaukwahlulelanokulungakubobonkeabantubakhe 16UJowabeindodanakaSeruyawayephezukwempi; uJehoshafatiindodanaka-Ahiludiwayengumabhalana; 17uSadokiindodanaka-Ahithubino-Ahimelekiindodana ka-Abiyatharababengabapristi;uSerayawayengumbhali; 18UBenayaindodanakaJehoyadawayephezu kwamaKheretinamaPheleti;amadodanakaDavide ayeyizikhulu

ISAHLUKO9

1UDavidawasesithi:Kuseleoseleyoyiniwendlu kaSawuliukuzengimenzeleumusangenxakaJonathani?

2KwakukhonaendlinikaSawuleincekuegamalayo linguSiba;SebembizelekuDavide,inkosiyathikuye: “UnguSibana?Wathi:"Incekuyakhoyiyo"

3Inkosiyathi:"AkusekhonamunyewendlukaSawule ukubangimenzeleumusakaNkulunkuluna?"USibawathi enkosini:“UJonathaniusenendodanaelunyonga ezinyaweni

4Inkosiyasisithikuye:Ungaphi?USibawathienkosini: “Bheka,usendlinikaMakiriindodanaka-Amiyeli eLodebari.

5InkosiuDavideyayisithumelayamlandaendlinikaMakiri indodanaka-AmiyelieLodebari

6KwathiuMefiboshetiindodanakaJonathaniindodana kaSawuleesefikilekuDavide,wawangobuso,wakhuleka

UDavidawasesithi:MefiboshethiWathi:Nansiinceku yakho!

7UDavidewathikuye:“Ungesabi,ngokuba ngiyakukwenzelanokukwenzelaumusangenxa kaJonathaniuyihlo,ngikubuyiselelonkeizwelikaSawule uyihlo;futhiuyakudlaisinkwaetafulenilaminjalo 8Wakhothama,wathi:"Iyiniincekuyakhoukubaubheke injaefileyoenjengamina?"

9InkosiyayisibizauZibaincekukaSawule,yathikuye: "KonkeokungokukaSawulenendluyakheyonke okungokukaSawulengikunikileindodanayenkosiyakho" 10Ngakhowenanamadodanaakhonezincekuzakho niyomlimelainsimu,futhiniletheizitheloukuzeindodana yenkosiyakhoibenokudlaokudliwayo,kodwa uMefiboshetiindodanayenkosiyakhouyokudlanjalo etafulenilami.USibawayenamadodanaayishuminanhlanu nezincekuezingamashumiamabili

11USibawasesithienkosini:Njengakhokonkeinkosi yami,inkosi,elayangakhoincekuyayo,incekuyakho izakwenzanjaloKephauMefibosheti,kushoinkosi,yena uyakudlaetafulenilaminjengomunyewamadodanaenkosi 12UMefiboshetiwayenendodanaencane,igamalayo lalinguMikaBonkeababehlalaendlinikaZibababe yizincekuzikaMefibosheti

13UMefiboshetiwahlalaeJerusalema,ngokubawadla njaloetafulenilenkosi;wayelunyongaizinyawozakhe zombili

ISAHLUKO10

1KwathiemvakwalokhowafaukumkaniwoonyanabakaAmoni,wabangukumkaniuHanuni,unyanawakhe, esikhundlenisakhe

2UDavidawasesithi:NgizamenzelaumusauHanuni indodanakaNahashi,njengobauyisewangenzelaumusa UDavidewathumelangesandlasezincekuzakhe ukumduduzangoyise.IzincekuzikaDavidezafikaezweni labantwanabakwa-Amoni

3Izikhuluzabantwanabakwa-AmonizathikuHanuni inkosiyazo:“IngabeucabangaukuthiuDavideudumisa uyihlolokhuethumeabaduduzikuwena?UDavide akazithumangayiniizincekuzakhekuweukubaziwuhlole umuzi,ziwuhlole,ziwuchithena?

4UHanuniwayesebambaizincekuzikaDavide,waphucula enyeingxenyeyentshebeyazo,wanqumaizingubozazo phakathikwazekwabasezinqenizazo,wazimukisa.

5LaphosebemtshelauDavide,wathumela ukuwahlangabeza,ngokubaamadodaayenamahloni kakhulu;

6Babonaoonyanabaka-Amonukubabazinukisile kuDavide,bathumelakeoonyanabaka-Amon,baqesha kuma-AramaseBhete-rehobhi,nakuma-AramaseTsobha, amashumiamabiniamawakaangumqikela,nakukumkani uMahakaiwakalamadoda,naku-Ishtobhiiwakalamawaka alishumielinamabini

7UDavideesezwilelokhowamthumauJowabenayo yonkeimpiyamagorha.

8Baphumaoonyanabaka-Amoni,bahlelaimpiekungeneni kwesango;

9LaphouJowabeebonaukuthiimpiingaphambili nangasemuva,wakhethakubobonkeabakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli,wabahlelaukubabalwenama-Aramu;

10Abanyeabantuwabanikelaesandlenisika-Abishayi umfowabo,wabahlelaukubabalwenabantwanabakwaAmoni

11Wathi:"Umaama-Aramuengihlula,uyakungisiza; kephaumaabantwanabakwa-Amonibenamandlakunawe, ngiyakuza,ngikusize"

12Yibanesibindi,sikhulumeamadodangenxayabantu bakithinangenxayemizikaNkulunkuluwethu,uJehova enzeokuhleemehlweniakhe

13UJowabenabantuababenayewasondelaekulweni nama-Aramu;abalekaphambikwakhe

14Babonaabantwanabakwa-Amoniukuthiama-Aramu abalekile,babalekanabophambikuka-Abishayi,bangena emziniUJowabewayesebuyakubantwanabakwa-Amoni, wafikaeJerusalema

15Ama-AramuabonaukuthianqotshiwephambikukaIsrayeli,abuthanandawonye

16UHadadezeriwathumelawakhiphaama-Aramu ayephesheyakoMfula,afikaeHelamu;uShobakiinduna yempikaHadadezeriehambaphambikwabo

17UDavidewatshelwa,wabuthawonkeu-Israyeli,wawela iJordani,wafikaeHelamu.Ama-Aramuazihlela ukuhlangabezananoDavide,alwanaye

18Ama-Aramuabalekaphambikuka-Israyeli;uDavide wabulalakuma-Aramamadodaeenqwelozokulwa ezingamakhulu asixhenxe, nabamahashe abayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamane,waxabela noShobhaki,umthetheliwomkhosiwawo,wafelakhona.

19LaphowonkeamakhosiayeyizincekuzikaHadadezeri ebonaukuthianqotshiwephambikuka-Israyeli,enza ukuthulano-Israyeli,abakhonza.Ngakhoama-Aramu esabaukusizaabantwanabakwa-Amonifuthi

ISAHLUKO11

1Kwasekusithiekuphelenikomnyaka,ngesikhathi amakhosiaphumangasoukuyaempini,uDavidawathuma uJowabilencekuzakhekanyelayeloIsrayeliwonke; bachithaabantwanabakwa-Amoni,bavimbezelaiRaba KodwauDavidawasalaeJerusalema.

2KwathikusihlwauDavidewavukaembhedeniwakhe, wahambaphezukophahlalwendluyenkosi;owesifazane wayemuhlekakhuluebukeka.

3UDavidewayesethumelawabuzangalowowesifazane Omunyewathi:“LoakasiyeuBatiShebaindodakazikaEliyamuumka-UriyaumHetina?

4UDavidewayesethumaizithunywa,wamthatha;wangena kuye,walalanaye;ngobawayesehlambulukileekungcoleni kwakhe,wabuyelaendliniyakhe

5Owesifazanewakhulelwa,wathumelawamtshela uDavide,wathi:"Ngikhulelwe"

6UDavidewayesethumelakuJowabe,wathi:"Thumakimi u-UriyaumHeti"UJowabewayesethumau-Uriya kuDavide

7U-Uriyaesefikilekuye,uDavidewambuzaukuthiunjani uJowabe,nabantubahambakanjani,nempumeleloyokulwa

8UDavidewathiku-Uriya:"Yehlelaendliniyakho,ugeze izinyawozakho"U-Uriyawayesephumaendliniyenkosi, kwalandelaisinkwasenkosi

9Kephau-Uriyawalalangasemnyangowendluyenkosi kanyenazozonkeizincekuzenkosiyakhe,akehlelanga endliniyakhe

10KwathisebetsheliweuDavidengokuthi:"U-Uriya akehlelangaendliniyakhe,uDavidewathiku-Uriya: "Awuphumangaekuhambenikwakhona?"pho, ungehlelaniendliniyakhona?

11U-UriyawathikuDavide:“Umphongolo,no-Israyeli, noJudabahleziematendeni;nenkosiyamiuJowabe nezincekuzenkosiyamizimisileendle;ngiyakungena endliniyami,ngidle,ngiphuze,ngilalenomkamina? kuphilakwakho,nokuphilakomphefumulowakho, angiyikuyenzalento

12UDavidewathiku-Uriya:"Hlalalaphananamuhla, kusasangiyakukuvumelaukubauhambe"U-Uriya wayesehlalaeJerusalemangalolosukunangakusasa.

13UDavidewambiza,wadla,waphuzaphambikwakhe; wamdakisa;kwathikusihlwawaphumaukubaalale embhedeniwakhenezincekuzenkosiyakhe,kepha akehlelangaendliniyakhe

14KwathiekuseniuDavidewabhalaincwadikuJowabe, wayithumelangesandlasika-Uriya.

15Walobaencwadini,wathi:"Mbekeniu-Uriya ngaphambililaphoimpieshisakakhulu,nihlehlekuye, ukuzeashaywe,afe."

16KwathilaphouJowabeeqaphelaumuzi,wabekau-Uriya endaweniaziukuthikukhonaamadodaanamandla

17AbantubomuzibaphumabalwanoJowabe;kwawa abantubezincekuzikaDavide;wafanayeu-UriyaumHeti 18UJowabewayesethumelawamtshelauDavidezonke izindabazempi;

19Wayalaisithunywa,wathi:“Nxausuqedileukutshela inkosiizindabazempi,

20Umakwenzekaulakalwenkosiluvuka,ithikuwe: ‘Nisondelelenikangakaemziningokulwana?beningazi yiniukuthibayakucibishelaodongenina?

21Ngubaniowatshayau-Abimelekiindodana kaJerubesheti?Angithiowesifazanewaphonsaphezu kwakheucezulokucholaeludongeni,wafelaeThebezi? nasondelaniogangenina?beseuthi:Incekuyakhou-Uriya umHetiifile

22Sasesihambaisithunywa,safikasamtshelauDavida konkeuJowabiayesithumekhona.

23IsithunywasathikuDavide:“Impelaamadodaasehlula, aphumelakithiendle,sabaphezukwawokwazekwaba sekungenenikwesango.

24Abacibishelayobacibishelaizincekuzakhobesogangeni; ezinyezezincekuzenkosizifile,incekuyakhou-Uriya umHetiifile.

25UDavidewayesethikusoisithunywa:“Uzakushokanje kuJowabe,uthi:‘Lentomayingabimbiemehlweniakho, ngokubainkembaiyadlaomunyenjengalokhuomunye; qinisaimpiyakhophezukomuzi,uwuchithe;

26Umka-Uriyaesezwileukuthiu-Uriyaumyeniwakhe ufile,wamlilelaumyeniwakhe.

27Kwathisesidlulileukulila,uDavidawathumela wamlethaendliniyakhe,wabangumkakhe,wamzalela indodanaKodwalentouDavideayenzileyabakubi emehlwenikaJehova

ISAHLUKO12

1UJehovawathumauNathanikuDavide.Wasesizakuye, wathikuye:Kwakukhonaamadodaamabiliemzini owodwa;omunyeecebile,omunyeempofu

2Indodaecebileyayinezimvunezinkomoeziningikakhulu

3Kodwaindodaempofuyayingenalutho,ngaphandle kwewundluelilodwalensikazielincane,eyayilithengile futhiyalondla;yadlaokwakhe,yaphuzaendebeniyayo, yalalaesifubenisakhe,yabanjengendodakazikuyo.

4Kwasekufikaisihambiendodeniecebileyo,kepha yaziyekaemhlambiniwayonasezinkomonizayoukuba igqokeleisihambiesasifikekuyo;kodwawathathaiwundlu lomyanga,walilungiselalowoowayezekuye

5IntukuthelokaDavideyamvuthelalowomuntu;wathi kuNathani:“KuphilakukaJehova,umuntuowenzelokho uyakufanokufa;

6Izabuyiselaiwundlungokuphindwekane,ngokubayenze lento,nangenxayokubaingahawukelanga

7UNathaniwathikuDavide:“NguwelowomuntuUsho kanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi:“Ngakugcoba ubeyinkosikwa-Israyeli,ngakukhululaesandleni sikaSawule;

8Ngakunikaindluyenkosiyakho,nabafazibenkosiyakho esifubenisakho,ngakunikaindluyakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda;umalokhobekukuncanekakhulu, bengiyakukunikanokuthinalokhu.

9UdeleleniumyalokaJehovaukubawenzeokubi emehlweniakhena?ubuleleu-UriyaumHetingenkemba, wathathaumkakheabengumkakho,wambulalangenkemba yabantwanabakwa-Amoni

10Ngalokhoinkembaayiyikusukaendliniyakho naphakade;ngokubaungidelele,wathathaumka-Uriya umHetiabengumkakho

11UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bheka,ngiyakukuvusela okubiokuphumaendliniyakho,ngithatheomkekho phambikwamehloakho,ngibanikeumakhelwanewakho, alalenomkakhophambikwalelilanga

12Ngokubawenawakwenzangasese,kephamina ngiyakukwenzalokhuphambikuka-Israyeliwonke naphambikwelanga

13UDavidewathikuNathani:“NgonilekuJehova. UNathaniwathikuDavide:“NoJehovausesusileisono sakho;awuyikufa

14Nokho,ngenxayalesisenzounikeizithazikaJehova ithubaelikhululokuhlambalaza,nomntwanaozalelwe wenauyakufanokufa

15UNathaniwasesukawayaendliniyakhe.UJehova wamshayaumntwanaumka-UriyaamzalelauDavide, wagulakakhulu

16NgakhouDavidawamncengelaumntwana kuNkulunkulu;uDavidewazilaukudla,wangena,walala emhlabeniubusukubonke.

17Amalungaendluyakheasukuma,ayakuyeukuba amvuseemhlabathini,kephaakavumanga,akadlanga sinkwanabo

18Kwasekusithingosukulwesikhombisaumntwanawafa. IzincekuzikaDavidezesabaukumtshelaukuthiumntwana ufile,ngokubazathi:“Bheka,umntwanaesaphila sakhulumanaye,akalalelangaizwilethu; 19UDavideebonaukuthiizincekuzakheziyanyenyezelana, uDavidewaqondaukuthiumntwanaufile;uDavidewathi ezincekwinizakhe:“Ufileumntwanana?Basebesithi: Ufile

20UDavidewayesesukaemhlabathini,wageza,wazigcoba, washintshaizingubozakhe,wangenaendlinikaJehova,

wakhuleka,wangenaendliniyakhe;laphoecela,babeka isinkwaphambikwakhe,wadla.

21Izincekuzakhezathikuye:"Kuyinilokhuokwenzileyo na?"wazilaukudla,wakhalangomntwanaesaphila;kodwa esefileumntwana,wavukawadlaisinkwa.

22Wathi:"Umntwanaesekhonangazilaukudla,ngakhala, ngokubangathi:'NgubaniongaziumauJehovaeyakuba nomusakimiukubaumntwanaaphilena?'

23Kephamanjeusefile,ngizakuzilanganina? ngingambuyisafuthi?Ngizoyakuye,kodwayenangeke abuyelekimi

24UDavidewamduduzauBatiShebaumkakhe,wangena kuye,walalanaye;wazalaindodana,waqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuSolomoni;uJehovawamthanda

25WathumangesandlasikaNathaniumprofethi;waqamba igamalayongokuthiuJedidiya,ngenxakaJehova.

26UJowabewalwaneRabalabantwanabakwa-Amoni, wawuthumbaumuziwobukhosi

27UJowabewathumaizithunywakuDavide,wathi: “NgilweneRaba,ngathathaumuziwamanzi

28Ngalokhobuthamanjeabantuabaseleyo,ukanise ukulwanomuzi,uwuthumbe,funaminangiwuthatheumuzi, ubizwengegamalami

29UDavidewayesebuthabonkeabantu,wayaeRaba, walwanalo,walithatha.

30Wathathaumqhelewenkosiyaboekhandalakhe, isisindosawosasiyitalentalegolide,namatsheayigugu, wabekwaekhandalikaDavide.Wakhiphaimpangoyomuzi yabaningikakhulu

31Wakhiphaabantuababephakathikwawo,wababeka emasaheni,nasezigebhenizensimbi,nangaphansi kwezimbazozensimbi,wabadabulakuhonela;wenzenjalo kuyoyonkeimiziyabantwanabakwa-AmoniUDavide nabobonkeabantubabuyelaeJerusalema.

ISAHLUKO13

1Kwathiemvakwalokhou-AbisalomuindodanakaDavide wayenodadewaboomuhleogamalakhelalinguTamari;uAmnoniindodanakaDavidewamthanda.

2U-Amnoniwakhathazekakakhulu,wazewagulangenxa kadadewabouTamari;ngobayayiyintombi;kwabanzima kuyeu-Amnoniukubaamenzeutho.

3Kephau-Amnoniwayenomnganeogamalakhe lalinguJonadabaindodanakaShimeyaumfowabokaDavide; uJonadabawayeyindodaenobuqilikakhulu.

4Wathikuye:"Kunganiwena,ndodanayenkosi,uzonda imihlangemihla?awuyikungitshelana?U-Amnoniwathi kuye:“NgithandauTamari,udadewaboka-Abisalomu umfowethu;

5UJonadabawathikuye:"Lalaembhedeniwakho, uzigulise;laphouyihloefikaukukubona,uthikuye:Ake ezeuTamariudadewethu,anginikeukudla,alungiseukudla phambikwamehloamiukubangikubone,ngikudle esandlenisakhe"

6U-Amnoniwayeselalaphansi,wagula;laphoinkosi isifikileukuzombona,u-Amnoniwathienkosini:"Makeze uTamariudadewethu,angienzeleamaqebelengwane amabiliphambikwamehloamiukubangidleesandleni sakhe."

7UDavidewayesethumelaekhayakuTamari,wathi: "Hambamanje,uyeendlinika-Amnoniumfowenu, umlungiseleukudla"

8UTamariwayaendlinika-Amnoniumnewabo;walaliswa phansi.Wathathaufulawa,wayixova,wenza amaqebelengwanephambikwakhe,wabhaka amaqebelengwane

9Wathathaipani,wawathululelaphambikwakhe;kodwa walaukudlaWathiu-Amnoni:"Khuphabonkeabantu kimi"Basebephumabonkekuye

10U-AmnoniwathikuTamari:"Lethaukudlaekamelweni ukubangidleesandlenisakho"UTamariwathatha amaqebelengwaneabewenzile,wawangenisaekamelweni ku-Amnoniumnewabo

11Eseyilethilekuyeukubaadle,wambamba,wathikuye: "Wozaulalenami,dadewethu."

12Wathikuye:"Qha,mfowethu,ungangiphoqi;ngokuba akwenziwaintoenjalokwa-Israyeli;ungakwenzilobu buwula.

13Mina-kengingayangaphiihlazolamina?kephawena uyakubanjengesiwulakwa-IsrayeliNgakho-keake ukhulumeenkosini;ngobakayikungigodlakuwe.

14Nokhoakavumangaukulalelaizwilakhe,kodwa, ngokubaenamandlakunaye,wamphoqa,walalanaye

15U-Amnoniwayesemzondakakhulu;kangangokuthi inzondoayemzondangayoyabankulukunothando ayemthandangaloU-Amnoniwathikuye:"Vuka, uhambe."

16Wathikuye:"Akukhocala;lobububibokungixosha bukhulukunobunyeongenzekimi"Kodwaakavumanga ukumlalela.

17Wayesebizaincekuyakheeyayimkhonza,wathi: "Mxoshelowesifazaneasukekimi,avaleumnyangoemva kwakhe."

18Wayembetheinguboemibalabala,ngokuba amadodakazienkosiayeyizintombizembetheinguboenjalo Incekuyakheyamkhiphelaphandle,yavalaumnyango emvakwayo

19UTamariwathelaumlothaekhandalakhe,waklebhula inguboyakheenemibalaemibalabalaabeyigqokile,wabeka isandlaekhandalakhe,wahambaekhala

20U-Abisalomuumnewabowathikuye:“U-Amnoni umnewenukadeenawena?kephathulamanje,dadewethu; ungumfowenu;ungayinakilentoNgakhouTamari wahlalaeyisizunguendlinikaAbisalomuumnewabo 21KephainkosiuDavideisizwilengazozonkelezizinto yathukuthelakakhulu

22U-AbisalomuakakhulumangaokuhlenomaokubikuAmnoni,ngokubau-Abisalomuwamzondau-Amnoni, lokhuephoqileudadewabouTamari

23KwathiemvakweminyakaemibiliegcweleuAbisalomuwayenabagundibezimvueBaliHasorieliseduze no-Efrayimi;u-Abisalomuwamemaonkeamadodana enkosi

24U-Abisalomuwayeseyaenkosini,wathi:“Bheka,inceku yakhoinabagundi;ngiyakuncenga,inkosinezincekuzayo mayihambenencekuyakho.

25Inkosiyathiku-Abisalomu:"Qha,ndodanayami, masingahambisonke,funasikubenzima"Wamcindezela, kephaakavumangaukuhamba,wambusisa.

26Wayesethiu-Abisalomu:"Umakungenjalo,makahambe nathiumfowethuu-Amnoni."Inkosiyathikuye:“Ahambe nawenganina?

27U-Abisalomuwamcindezela,wazewavumelauAmnoninawoonkeamadodanaenkosiukubaahambenaye.

28U-Abisalomuwayalaizincekuzakhe,wathi:“Bhekani, laphoinhliziyoka-Amnoniisithokozangewayini,nalapho ngithikini:'Bulalaniu-Amnoni,'besenimbulala,ningesabi; anginiyalilena?yimaniisibindi,nibenesibindi

29Izincekuzika-Abisalomuzenzaku-Amnoni njengokuyalakuka-AbisalomuAsukaonkeamadodana enkosi,akhwela,kwabayilowonalowoemnyuziniwakhe, abaleka.

30Kwathibesendleleni,kwafikaumbikokuDavide wokuthi:“U-Abisalomuubuleleonkeamadodanaenkosi, akwasalaneyodwakuwo;

31Yayisisukumainkosi,yaklebhulaizingubozayo,yalala phansi;zonkeizincekuzakhezazimilaphoizingubozazo ziklebhukile.

32UJonadabaindodanakaShimeyaumfowabokaDavide waphendulawathi:“Inkosiyamimayingathibabulele izinsizwazonke,amadodanaenkosi;ngokubangu-Amnoni yedwaofileyo,ngokubalokhokwanqunywanguAbisalomukusukelaosukwiniaphoqangaloudadewabo uTamari.

33Ngalokhoinkosiyami,inkosi,mayingayifaki enhliziyweniyayolentoyokuthionkeamadodanaenkosi afile,ngokubangu-Amnoniyedwaofileyo.

34Kodwau-AbisalomuwabalekaInsizwaengumlindi yaphakamisaamehloalo,yabona,bheka,kwafikaabantu abaningingasendleleniyohlangothilwentabaemvakwayo.

35UJonadabawathienkosini:"Bheka,amadodanaenkosi ayeza;kunjalonjengokushokwencekuyakho"

36Kwathieseqedileukukhuluma,bheka,kwafika amadodanaenkosi,adazuluka,akhala;nenkosinazozonke izincekuzayobakhalangokukhalaokukhulu

37Kephau-Abisalomuwabaleka,wayakuTalimayi, indodanaka-Amihudi,inkosiyaseGeshuriUDavide walilelaindodanayakhezonkeizinsuku

38U-Abisalomuwayesebaleka,wayaeGeshuri,wahlala khonaiminyakaemithathu

39UmphefumulowenkosiuDavidewalangazelelaukuya ku-Abisalomu,ngokubayayiziduduzilengo-Amnoniibona ukuthiufile

ISAHLUKO14

1UJowabeindodanakaSeruyawaqondaukuthiinhliziyo yenkosiiku-Abisalomu

2UJowabewathumelaeThekhowa,walandakhona owesifazaneohlakaniphileyo,wathikuye:“Akeuzishaye olilayo,wembatheizingubozokulila,ungazigcobi ngamafutha,kephaubenjengowesifazaneosenesikhathi esideelilelaofileyo;

3Uzeenkosini,ukhulumekuyongalendlelaNgakho uJowabewafakaamazwiemlonyeniwakhe

4OwesifazanewaseThekhowaekhulumaenkosini,wawa ngobusoemhlabathini,wakhuleka,wathi:"Siza,nkosi"

5Inkosiyasisithikuye:Ulani?Wasesithi:Impela ngingumfelokazi,lendodayamiifile.

6Incekukaziyakhoyayinamadodanaamabili,alwaomabili endle,akwabakhoowawahlukanisa,kephaenyeyashaya enye,yambulala

7Bheka,umndeniwonkeusuvukeleincekukaziyakho, bathi:‘Sinikeobuleleumfowabo,ukuzesimbulalengenxa yomphefumulowomfowaboambulele;futhi siyakubhubhisanendlalifa,futhikanjalobayocishailahle lamielisele,futhingekebashiyeleindodayamiigama nomainsaliemhlabeni

8Inkosiyathikowesifazane:"Hambauyeendliniyakho, ngiyakuyalangawe"

9OwesifazanewaseThekhowawathienkosini:“Nkosi yami,nkosi,ububimabubephezukwaminaphezukwendlu kababa,inkosinesihlalosayosobukhosikungabinacala

10Inkosiyathi:"Yilowonalowooshouthokuwe,mlethe kimi,angabeesakuthinta."

11Wayesethi:"InkosimayikhumbuleuJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,ukuzeungabeuvumelaabaphindiseli begaziukubabachithe,funabayibhubhiseindodanayami." Wathi:"KuphilakukaJehova,akuyikuwelaphansinonwele lwendodanayakho"

12Owesifazanawasesithi:Incekukaziyakhoakeikhulume ilizwielilodwaenkosiniyami,inkosiWathi:"Khuluma"

13Owesifazanewathi:“Pho,ucabangeleniintoenje ngabantubakaNkulunkuluna?ngokubainkosiikhuluma lelizwinjengomuntuonephuthangokuthiinkosi ingambuyiselioxoshiwewayo

14Ngokubasimelweukufa,sinjengamanziachitheke emhlabathini,angenakuqoqwafuthi;noNkulunkulu akabhekimuntu,kephaucebaizindlelazokuthi oxoshiweyowakheangaxoshwakuye.

15Ngakho-kenjengobangizeukukhulumalelizwi enkosiniyami,inkosi,kungobaabantubangesabisile; mhlawumbeinkosiiyakwenzaisicelosencekukaziyayo.

16Ngokubainkosiiyakuzwa,ikhululeincekukaziyayo esandlenisomuntuoyakungibhubhisakanyenendodana yamiefenilikaNkulunkulu.

17Incekukaziyakhoyathi:‘Izwilenkosiyami,inkosi, malibenokuthula,ngokubanjengengelosikaNkulunkulu, injaloinkosiyami,inkosi,ukuhlukanisaokuhlenokubi; ngalokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakubanawe

18Inkosiyasiphendulayathikowesifazana:Ake ungangifihleliintoengizakukubuzayona.Owesifazane wathi:"Inkosiyami,inkosi,mayikhulume"

19Inkosiyasisithi:IsandlasikaJowabekasilaweyini kukhokonkelokhu?Owesifazanawaphendulawathi: Kuphilakomphefumulowakho,nkosiyami,nkosi,kakho ongaphambukelangakwesokunenelangakwesokhohlo kukhokonkeinkosiyami,inkosiekukhulumileyo,ngoba incekuyakhouJowabiingitshelile,wafakawonkelamazwi emlonyeniwencekukaziyakho

20IncekuyakhouJowabeyenzilelentoukuzeiphenduke lesisimosokukhuluma;inkosiyamiihlakaniphile njengokuhlakaniphakwengelosikaNkulunkuluukwazi konkeokusemhlabeni

21InkosiyathikuJowabe:"Bheka-ke,ngikwenzilelokho; hamba,ubuyiseinsizwau-Abisalomu."

22UJowabewawelaphansingobuso,wakhothama, wabongainkosi,wathiuJowabe:“Namuhlaincekuyakho iyaziukuthingifumeneumusaemehlweniakho,nkosiyami, nkosi,ngokuthiinkosiisifezileisicelosencekuyayo

23UJowabewayesesuka,wayaeGeshuri,wamlethauAbisalomueJerusalema.

24Inkosiyathi:"Makaphambukeleendliniyakhe, angaboniubusobami."U-Abisalomuwayesebuyelaendlini yakhe,akabonangaubusobenkosi.

25Kephakwa-Israyeliwonkekwakungekhomuntu onjengo-Abisalomuonconywangobuhlebakhe; kwakungekhosicikuyekusukelaemathenionyawokuze kufikeokhakhayini

26Laphoephuculaikhandalakhe,(ngokubaekupheleni konyakawonkewayeliphucula,ngobaizinwelezazisinda kuye,ngakhowayeliphucula)walinganisaizinwele zekhandalakhe,amashekeliangamakhuluamabili ngokwesisindosenkosi

27U-Abisalomuwazalelwaamadodanaamathathu nendodakaziinye,igamalayolalinguTamari;

28U-AbisalomuwahlalaiminyakaemibilieJerusalema, engabuboniubusobenkosi

29U-AbisalomuwayesethumelakuJowabeukuba amthumeleenkosini;kephaakavumangaukuzakuye;

30Wayesethiezincekwinizakhe:“Bhekani,insimu kaJowabeiseduzeneyami,unebhalikhona;hambani niyothungelangomliloIzincekuzika-Abisalomu zayithungelangomliloinsimu

31UJowabewayesesuka,wayaku-Abisalomuendlini yakhe,wathikuye:“Izincekuzakhoziyithungeleleni insimuyamingomlilona?

32U-AbisalomuwamphendulauJowabewathi:"Bheka, ngithumelekuwe,ngathi:'Wozalapha,ukuzengikuthume enkosini,uthi:'NgibuyeleningivelaeGeshuri? Bekungilungeleukubangisekhona;manjemangibone ubusobenkosi;umakukhonaokubikimi,makangibulale 33UJowabewayeseyaenkosini,wayibikela;lapho isimbizileu-Abisalomu,wezaenkosini,wakhothamela phansingobusophambikwenkosi;inkosiyamangauAbisalomu

ISAHLUKO15

1Kwathiemvakwalokhou-Abisalomuwazilungisela izinqolanamahhashi,nabantuabangamashumiayisihlanu ukubabagijimephambikwakhe

2U-Abisalomuwavukaekuseni,wemangaseceleni kwendlelayesango;kwakuthilaphonomayimuphiumuntu onecalaezaenkosiniukuzeahlulelwe,u-Abisalomu wambizawathi:“Ungowamuphiumuzi?Wathi:“Inceku yakhoingowesinyesezizwezakwa-Israyeli

3U-Abisalomuwathikuye:“Bheka,izindabazakhozinhle, zilungile;kephaakakhoothunyweenkosiniukubaakuzwe 4U-Abisalomuwathifuthi:“Sengathingabengimiswa umahluleliezweni,ukubawonkeumuntuonecalanoma udabaezekimi,ngimenzeleubulungisa!

5Kwakuthilaphoumuntuesondelakuyeukubaakhuleke kuye,wayeselulaisandlasakhe,ambambe,amange 6U-Abisalomuwenzakanjeku-Israyeliwonkeabeza enkosiniukubaahlulelwe;u-Abisalomuwebaizinhliziyo zamadodaakwa-Israyeli.

7KwathiemvakweminyakaengamashumiamaneuAbisalomuwathienkosini:“Akengihambengiyogcwalisa isithembisosamiengasenzakuJehovaeHebroni.

8NgokubaincekuyakhoyenzaisithembisongiseGeshuri e-Aramu,ngathi:‘UmauJehovaengibuyisela nokungibuyiselaeJerusalema,ngiyakumkhonzauJehova

9Inkosiyathikuye:"Hambangokuthula."Wasuka-ke, wayaeHebroni.

10U-AbisalomuwathumaizinhloliezizwenizonkezakwaIsrayeli,wathi:“Nxanizwaukukhalakwecilongo,anothi: 'U-AbisalomuuyinkosieHebroni.'

11Kwahambano-Abisalomuabantuabangamakhulu amabilibevelaeJerusalema,bebiziwe;bahamba ngobumsulwababo,babengazilutho

12U-Abisalomuwathumelawabizau-Ahithofeli waseGiloni,umelulekikaDavide,emziniwakuboeGilo, enikelaimihlatsheloUzungulwaqina;abantubandanjalo ku-Abisalomu

13KwasekufikaisithunywakuDavida,sisithi:Izinhliziyo zamadodaakoIsrayelizilandelauAbisalomu

14UDavidewathikuzozonkeizincekuzakheezazinaye eJerusalema:“Sukumani,sibaleke;ngobaasiyikuphunyuka kuAbisalomu;sheshaninimuke,funaasificemasinyane, asehliseleokubi,abulaleumuzingosikolwenkemba

15Izincekuzenkosizathienkosini:“Bheka,izincekuzakho sezimingomumoukwenzanomayiniinkosiyami,inkosi, eyakukubeka

16Inkosiyasiphuma,labobonkeabendluyayobayilandela. Inkosiyashiyaabafaziabayishumi,izancinza,ukuba balindeindlu

17Inkosiyasiphuma,labantubonkebeyilandela,bahlala endaweniekhatshana

18Zonkeizincekuzakhezadlulaecelenikwakhe;nawo onkeamaKhereti,nawoonkeamaPheleti,nawoonke amaGiti,amadodaangamakhuluayisithuphaamlandela evelaeGati,awelaphambikwenkosi

19Inkosiyathiku-IthayiumGiti:"Uhambelaninathina? buyelaendaweniyakho,uhlalenenkosi,ngokuba ungowezizwefuthiungumthunjwa

20Ufikeizolonje,minanamuhlangikwenze ukuhambahambanathina?njengobangiyalaphongiya khona,buyawena,ubuyiseabafowenu;umusaneqiniso makubekuwe.

21U-Ithayiwayiphendulainkosi,wathi:"Kuphila kukaJehova,kuphilakwenkosiyami,inkosi,impela endawenieyakubakhonainkosiyami,inkosi,noma kusekufeninomaekuphileni,iyakubalaphonenceku yakho"

22UDavidewathiku-Ithayi:"Hambauwele."U-Ithayi umGitiwawela,namadodaakheonke,nabancaneababe naye.

23Izwelonkelakhalangezwielikhulu,nabantubonke bawela,nenkosiyawelaumfudlanaiKidroni,nabantu bonkebawelangendlelayasehlane

24Bheka,noSadokinawoonkeamaLevienaye,bethwele umphongolowesivumelwanosikaNkulunkulu;bawubeka phansiumphongolokaNkulunkulu;u-Abiyatharawenyuka, bazebaqedabonkeabantuukuwelabephumaemzini

25InkosiyathikuSadoki:“Buyiselaumphongolo kaNkulunkuluemzini;

26Kephaumaeshonjaloukuthi:‘Angithokozingawe; bheka,nangumina,makenzekimiokuhleemehlweniakhe

27InkosiyathikuSadokiumpristi:"Awusiyeumbonina? buyelaemziningokuthula,namadodanaenuomabilikanye

nani,u-AhimahasiindodanayakhonoJonathaniindodana ka-Abiyathara.

28Bhekani,ngiyakulindaemathafeniasehlane,kuzekufike izwielivelakinilokungazisa.

29NgakhouSadokilo-Abiyatharabawubuyisela umphongolokaNkulunkulueJerusalema,bahlalakhona 30UDavidewakhuphukangommangoweNtaba Yeminqumo,ekhuphukaekhala,egubuzeleikhanda, wahambaengafakileizicathulo;

31KwabikwakuDavide,kwathiwa:"U-Ahithofeli uphakathikwabacebebaka-Abisalomu"UDavidewathi: “Jehova,akeuguquleisilulekosika-Ahithofelisibe ubuwula.

32KwathiuDavideefikaesiqongwenisentaba,lapho akhulekakhonakuNkulunkulu,bheka,uHushayiumArki wezaukumhlangabeza,ibhantshilakheliklebhukile, enomhlabaekhandalakhe;

33UDavidewathikuye:“Umaudlulanami,uyakuba ngumthwalokimi;

34Kephaumaubuyelaemzini,uthiku-Abisalomu: ‘Ngizakubayincekuyakho,nkosi;njengobabengiyinceku kayihlokuzekubemanje,kanjalonamimanjengiyakuba yincekuyakho;khonaungangehlulaisilulekosikaAhithofeli

35AngithilaphonaweoSadokino-Abiyatharaabapristi? ngakho-kekuyakuthinomayinioyakuyizwaendlini yenkosiukutsheleoSadokino-Abiyatharaabapristi

36Bheka,banamadodanaaboamabililapho,u-Ahimahasi indodanakaSadoki,noJonathaniindodanaka-Abiyathara; niyakuthumangabokimikonkeeniyakuzwa

37NgakhouHushayiumnganekaDavidewafikaemzini,uAbsalomuwangenaeJerusalema

ISAHLUKO16

1UDavideesedlulilekancaneesiqongwenisentaba,bheka, uZibaincekukaMefiboshetiwamhlangabeza enezimbongoloezimbilieziboshelweizihlalo,phezukwazo izinkwaezingamakhuluamabili,nezigaxaeziyikhulu zezithelozomviniezomileyo,nekhululezithelozasehlobo, nemvabayewayini

2InkosiyathikuSiba:"Uthiningalezina?"USibawathi: “Izimbongolozingezendluyenkosiukubazigibele; nesinkwanezithelozasehloboukubazidleizinsizwa; newayini,ukuzeabaphelelweamandlaehlanebaphuze 3Inkosiyasisithi:Ingaphiindodanayenkosiyakho?USiba wathienkosini:"Bheka,uhlalaeJerusalema,ngokubauthe: 'Namuhlaindluyakwa-Israyeliiyakubuyiselakimiumbuso kababa'

4InkosiyathikuZiba:"Bheka,kungokwakhokonke okungokukaMefibosheti"USibawathi:"Ngiyakuncenga ukubangitholeumusaemehlweniakho,nkosiyami, nkosi"

5LaphoinkosiuDavideifikaeBahurimi,bheka, kwaphumakhonaumuntuwomndeniwendlukaSawule ogamalakhelinguShimeyiindodanakaGera; 6WamjikijelauDavidengamatshenezincekuzonke zenkosiuDavide;bonkeabantunawoonkeamaqhaweaye ngakwesokunenesakhenangakwesokhohlosakhe 7UShimeyiwashokanjeekuthukenikwakhe,wathi: “Phuma,phuma,muntuwegazi,muntuomubi;

8UJehovausebuyiselephezukwakholonkeigazilendlu kaSawuleobuseesikhundlenisakhe;uJehovaunikele umbusoesandlenisika-Abisalomuindodanayakho;bheka, ubanjweebubinibakho,ngokubaungumuntuwegazi.

9U-AbishayiindodanakaSeruyawayesethienkosini:“Le njaefileyoiyithukelaniinkosiyami,inkosi,na?ake ngiwele,ngimqumeikhanda

10Inkosiyasisithi:Ngilanilani,madodanakaZeruya? makaqalekise,ngokubauJehovaushilokuyeukuthi: ‘ThukauDavideNgubaniongathi:Wenzenilokhu?

11UDavidewathiku-Abishayinakuzozonkeizinceku zakhe:“Bhekani,indodanayami,eyaphumaezibilinini zami,ifunaukuphilakwami;myekeni,aqalekise;ngoba uJehovaumlayile

12MhlawumbeuJehovauyakubhekaukuhluphekakwami, uJehovaangibuyiseleokuhleesikhundlenisokungiqalekisa namuhla

13UDavidenabantubakhebehambangendlela,uShimeyi wahambaecelenikwentabamalungananaye,wahamba ngokuthuka,wamjikijelangamatshe,wamphonsauthuli

14Inkosinabobonkeabantuababenayobezabekhathele, baqabulekakhona.

15U-Abisalomunabobonkeabantu,amadodaakwaIsrayeli,bafikaeJerusalema,u-Ahithofelienaye

16KwathilaphouHushayiumArki,umnganekaDavide, esefikileku-Abisalomu,uHushayiwathiku-Abisalomu: "Mananjalo,nkosi;

17U-AbisalomuwathikuHushayi:“Lokhukungumusa wakhokumnganewakhona?Awuhambangangani nomnganewakhona?

18UHushayiwasesithikuAbisalomu:Hatshi;kephalowo uJehovaamkhethileyonalababantunawowonkeamadoda akwa-Israyelingiyakubangowakhe,ngihlalenaye

19Futhifuthi,ngikhonzebanina?angiyikukhonzaphambi kwendodanayakhena?njengalokhongakhonzaebusweni bukayihlo,ngiyakubanjaloebuswenibakho

20U-Abisalomuwayesethiku-Ahithofeli:"Cebisani phakathikwenuukuthisiyakwenzani"

21U-Ahithofeliwathiku-Abisalomu:“Ngenakuzo izancinzazikayihloazishiyileukubazilindeindlu;wonke u-Israyeliuyakuzwaukuthiunengwakuyihlo,ziqine izandlazabobonkeabanawe

22Bamendlalelau-Abisalomuitendephezukophahla lwendlu;u-Abisalomuwangenakuzoizancinzazikayise emehlweniabobonkeabakwa-Israyeli

23Iselulekosika-Ahithofeliayelulekangasongalezo zinsukusasinjengokungathiumuntuubuzeizwi likaNkulunkulu;zazinjalozonkeizelulekozika-Ahithofeli kuDavidenaku-Abisalomu

ISAHLUKO17

1U-Ahithofeliwathiku-Abisalomu:“Mangikhethe amadodaayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminambili,ngisuke ngixosheuDavidengalobubusuku; 2Ngiyakumehlelaediniwe,ebuthakathakaizandla, ngimethuse,bonkeabantuabanayebabaleke; ngiyakuyishayainkosiyodwa; 3Ngiyakubabuyiselabonkeabantukuwe;umuntu omfunayounjengokungathibonkebabuyile;ngakhobonke abantubayakubanokuthula

4Lelizwilamthokozisau-Abisalomunamalungaonke akwa-Israyeli.

5U-Abisalomuwayesethi:"MawubizemanjenoHushayi umArki,sizweukuthiuthini."

6UHushayiesefikileku-Abisalomu,u-Abisalomu wakhulumakuye,wathi:“U-Ahithofeliukhulumekanje; umakungenjalo;khulumawena

7UHushayiwathiku-Abisalomu:"IselulekosikaAhithofeliasisihlengalesisikhathi"

8“Ngokubauyamaziuyihlonamadodaakheukuthi bangamadodaanamandla,bathukutheleezinhliziyweni zabonjengebhereeliphucweamazinyanealoendle;uyihlo uyindodayempi,akayikulalanabantu.

9Bheka,manjeucashilekomunyeumgodinomakwenye indawo;kuyakuthilaphoabanyebabobegumbuqelwa ekuqaleni,yilowonalowoozwayoathi:'Kukhona ukubulalanaphakathikwabantuabalandelau-Abisalomu' 10Nayeoyiqhawe,onhliziyoyakheinjengenhliziyo yengonyama,uyakuphelaamandla,ngokubawonkeuIsrayeliuyaziukuthiuyihlouyindodaenamandla,nokuthi abanayebangamadodaanamandla

11Ngalokhongiyalulekaukubawonkeu-Israyeliabuthane kuwe,kusukelakwaDanikuzekubeseBeriSheba ngangesihlabathiesingasolwandlengobuningi;nokuthiuye empiniwenangokwakho.

12Ngakhosiyakumehlelaendaweniethilelapho eyakutholwakhona,sifikephezukwakhenjengamazolo ewelaemhlabathini,kungasalikuyenakubantubonke abanaye

13Futhiumaengenileemzini,wonkeu-Israyeliuyakuletha izindophikulowomuzi,siwudonseleemfuleni,kuze kungafunyanwaitsheelincanekhona

14U-Abisalomunawoonkeamadodaakwa-Israyelibathi: “IselulekosikaHushayiumArkisingconokuneseluleko sika-AhithofeliNgokubauJehovawayemisileukuba kushayweisilulekoesihlesika-Ahithofeli,ukuzeuJehova emehliseleokubiu-Abisalomu.

15UHushayiwayesethikuSadokinaku-Abiyathara abapristi:“U-Ahithofeliwelulekau-Abisalomunamalunga akwa-Israyelikanjenakanje;futhingelulekekanjenakanje. 16Ngakho-kethumelanimasinyanenitsheleuDavide,nithi: 'Ungalaliemathafeniasehlanengalobubusuku,kepha uwelemasinyane;funainkosiigwinywenabantubonke abanayo

17OJonathanino-Ahimahasibabehlalangase-EniRogeli; ngobababengenakubonwabengenaemzini;bahamba bayitshelainkosiuDavide

18Kephaumfanawababona,wamtshelau-Abisalomu; kephabahambamasinyanebobabili,bafikaendlini yomuntueBahurimiowayenomthomboegcekenilakhe; laphobehlelakhona

19Owesifazanewathathaisimbozo,wendlalaemlonyeni womthombo,wenekaamabeleagqunyiwephezukwaso;le ntoyayingaziwa

20Laphoizincekuzika-Abisalomuzifikakowesifazane endlini,zathi:“Baphio-AhimahasinoJonathanina? Owesifazanawasesithikubo:Bachaphaumfulawamanzi. Sebebafunilekodwaababatholanga,babuyelaeJerusalema 21Kwathisebemukilebakhuphukaemthonjeni,bahamba bayibikelainkosiuDavide,bathikuDavide:"Sukaniniwele masinyaneemanzini,ngokubau-Ahithofeliwelulekekanje ngani"

22UDavidewasukanabantubonkeababenaye,bawela iJordani;

23U-Ahithofeliebonaukuthiisilulekosakhe asilandelwanga,wabophelaimbongoloyakhe,wasuka, wayaendliniyakheemziniwakubo,wayalaindluyakhe, wazikhunga,wafa,wembelwaethunenilikayise

24UDavidewayesefikaeMahanayimiU-Abisalomu wawelaiJordani,yenanawowonkeamadodaakwa-Israyeli kanyenaye

25U-Abisalomuwabekau-Amasaindunayempi esikhundlenisikaJowabe;u-Amasawayeyindodana yomuntuogamalakhelalingu-ItiraumIsrayeli,owangena ku-AbigayiliindodakazikaNahashi,udadewabokaSeruya uninakaJowabe

26Ngakhou-Israyelino-Absalomubamisaezweni lakwaGileyadi.

27KwathilaphouDavideefikaeMahanayimi,uShobi indodanakaNahashiwaseRabayabantwanabakwa-Amoni, noMakiriindodanaka-AmiyeliwaseLodebari,noBarizilayi wakwaGileyadiwaseRogelimi; 28Balethaimibhede,nezitsha,nezitshazebumba, nokolweni,nebhali,nempuphu,namabeleagayiwe, nobhontshisi,namadali,nesikhwebu; 29noju,nebhotela,nezimvu,noshiziwenkomo, kukaDavidenabantuababenayeukubabadle,ngokuba bathi:"Abantubalambile,bakhathele,bomileehlane"

ISAHLUKO18

1UDavidewayesebalaabantuababenaye,wabekaphezu kwaboizindunazezinkulungwanenezindunazamakhulu.

2UDavidewathumaingxenyeyesithathuyabantuphansi kwesandlasikaJowabe,nengxenyeyesithathungaphansi kwesandlasika-AbishayiindodanakaSeruya,umfowabo kaJowabe,nengxenyeyesithathungaphansikwesandla sika-IthayiumGitiInkosiyasisithiebantwini:Minalami ngizaphumalokuphumalami.

3Kephaabantubaphendulabathi:"Awuyikuphuma, ngokubaumasibaleka,abayikusinaka;nomakufainxenye yethu,abayikusikhathalela,kephamanjeulingana nezinkulungwaneeziyishumizethu;

4Inkosiyasisithikubo:Okungconokiningizakwenza Inkosiyemangasesangweni,bonkeabantubaphuma ngamakhulunangezinkulungwane

5InkosiyabayalaoJowabeno-Abishayino-Ithayi,yathi: "Niyiphathekahleinsizwau-Abisalomungenxayami." Bonkeabantubezwalaphoinkosiiyalazonkeizinduna ngo-Abisalomu.

6AbantubasebephumabayaendleukumelanaloIsrayeli;

7Laphoabantwanabakwa-Israyelibabulawakhona phambikwezincekuzikaDavide,kwabakhonaukubulala okukhulungalolosukuabantuabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabili

8Ngokubaimpiyahlakazekakhonaezwenilonke;ihlathi ladlaabantuabaningikunabadliwayinkembangalolosuku 9U-AbisalomuwahlangananezincekuzikaDavideUAbisalomuwayegibeleumnyuzi,umnyuziwangena ngaphansikwegatshale-okielikhulu,ikhandalakhe labanjwae-okini,waphakanyiselwaphakathikwezulu nomhlaba;umnyuziowawungaphansikwakhewahamba.

10Umuntuothilewakubonalokho,wamtshelauJowabe, wathi:“Bheka,ngiboneu-Abisalomuelengaesihlahleniseoki

11UJowabewathiendodeniemtshelayo:“Bheka, umbonile,kunganiungamshayangaphansilaphona? bengiyakukunikaamashekeliayishumiesilivanebhande

12LowomuntuwathikuJowabe:"Nomangamukela esandlenisamiamashekeliayinkulungwaneesiliva, bengingelulelenokhoisandlasamiendodaneniyenkosi, ngokubaezindlebenizethuinkosiyakuyalawenanoAbishayino-Ithayi,yathi:"Xwayaniukubaningayithinti muntuinsizwau-Abisalomu"

13Umangabengenzeamangangomphefumulowami, ngokubaakukhontoefihlelwainkosi,wena ubuyakungimelananami

14WayesethiuJowabe:"Angiyikulibalakanjalonawe." Wathathaimicibisholoemithathuesandlenisakhe, wayigwazainhliziyoka-Abisalomuesaphilaphakathikweoki.

15IzinsizwaeziyishumiezaziphetheizikhalizikaJowabe zamzungeza,zamshayau-Abisalomu,zambulala 16UJowabewabethaicilongo,abantubabuyaekuxosheni u-Israyeli,ngokubauJowabewabavimbaabantu

17Bamthathau-Abisalomu,bamphonsaemgodini omkhuluehlathini,babekaphezukwakheinqwabaenkulu kakhuluyamatshe;

18U-Abisalomuesaphilawayethathilewazimiseleinsika esigodinisesifufulasenkosi,ngokubawathi: “Anginandodanaegcinaigamalamilikhunjulwe,” wayiqambaleyonsikangegamalakhe;

19Wayesethiu-AhimahaziindodanakaSadoki: "Mangigijimemanje,ngitsheleinkosiukuthiuJehova uyiphindiseleezithenizayo"

20UJowabewathikuye:"Awuyikubikaizindabanamuhla, kephauyakubikangolunyeusuku,kephanamuhla awuyikubika,ngokubaindodanayenkosiifile"

21UJowabewayesethikuKushi:"Hambautsheleinkosi lokhookubonileyo"UmKushiwakhothamakuJowabe, wagijima

22U-AhimahaziindodanakaSadokiwaphindafuthiwathi kuJowabe:"Nokho-ke,akengigijimefuthingilandele umKushi"UJowabewathi:“Ugijimelani,ndodanayami, lokhuungenandabana?

23Kodwawathi:NgivumeleningigijimeWathikuye: GijimaU-Ahimahasiwagijimangendlelayasethafeni, wamdlulauKushi.

24UDavidewayehleziphakathikwamasangoomabili; umlindiwakhuphukelaophahlenilwesangoodongeni, waphakamisaamehloakhe,wabheka,nankoumuntu egijimayedwa

25Umlindiwamemeza,wayitshelainkosiInkosiyasisithi: Ubaeyedwa,ulombikoemlonyeniwakhe.Wasondela, wasondela

26Umlindiwabonaenyeindodaegijima;Inkosiyasisithi: Layeulethaumbiko

27Umlindiwathi:"Ngicabangaukuthiukugijima kowokuqalakufananokugijimakuka-Ahimahaziindodana kaSadoki"Inkosiyasisithi:Ungumuntuolungileyo,njalo uzalendabaezimnandi

28U-Ahimahaziwamemezawathienkosini:"Kulungile; Wawelaphansingobusophambikwenkosi,wathi:

“MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoonikele abantuabaphakamiselaisandlasaboenkosiniyami,inkosi.

29Inkosiyathi:"Ingabeinsizwau-Abisalomuiphephile na?"U-Ahimahasiwaphendulawathi:“LaphouJowabe ethumaincekuyenkosi,minancekuyakho,ngabona isiphithiphithiesikhulu,kephaangaziukuthikuyini

30Inkosiyathikuye:"Chezuka,umelapha"Waphambuka wema.

31Bheka,kwafikaumKushe;umKushiwathi:“Izindaba ezinhle,nkosiyami,nkosi,ngokubauJehovaukuphindisele namuhlakubobonkeabakuvukelayo

32InkosiyathikuKushi:"Ingabeinsizwau-Abisalomu iphephilena?"UmKushiwaphendulawathi:"Izitha zenkosiyami,inkosi,nabobonkeabakuvukelayoukuba bakwenzeokubi,mababenjengaleyonsizwa"

33Inkosiyasithuthumelakakhulu,yakhuphukela ekamelwenieliphezukwesango,yakhala,yahamba yakhulumakanje,yathi:“NdodanayamiAbisalomu, ndodanayami,ndodanayamiAbisalomu!Sengathingabe ngafaesikhundlenisakho,Abisalomu,ndodanayami, ndodanayami!

ISAHLUKO19

1KwabikwakuJowabeukuthi:“Bheka,inkosiiyakhala, ililelau-Abisalomu

2Ukunqobangalolosukukwaphendukaisililokubobonke abantu,ngokubaabantubezwangalolosukuukuthiinkosi idabukilengendodanayayo

3Abantubangenangokunyenyangalolosuku,njengalokho abantubehlazekilebebalekaekulweni.

4Inkosiyasimbozaubusobayo,inkosiyakhalangezwi elikhulu,yathi:“OndodanayamiAbisalomu,Abisalomu, ndodanayami,ndodanayami!

5UJowabewangenaendlinienkosini,wathi:“Ujabhile namuhlaubusobezincekuzakhozonkeezisindiseukuphila kwakhonamuhla,nokuphilakwamadodanaakho namadodakaziakho,nokuphilakwabafazibakho, nokuphilakwezancinzazakho;

6Ngokuthandakwakhoizithazakho,njalouzonda abanganibakhoNgokubaumemezelenamuhlaukuthi awuzinakiizikhulunezinceku;

7Manjesukuma,uphume,ukhulumekahleezincekwini zakho,ngokubangifungauJehova,umaungaphumi, akuyikusalanoyedwanawengalobubusuku,lokho kuyakubakubikuwengaphezukwakhokonkeokubi okukwehlelekwasebushenibakhokuzekubemanje

8Inkosiyayisisukuma,yahlalaesangweni.Babikelwa abantubonke,bathi:"Bhekani,inkosiihleziesangweni" Bonkeabantubezaphambikwenkosi,ngokubau-Israyeli wayebalekele,kwabayilowonalowoetendenilakhe

9BonkeabantubabephikisanaezizwenizonkezakwaIsrayeli,bethi:“Inkosiyasisindisaesandlenisezithazethu, yasophulanasesandlenisamaFilisti;manjeubalekile ezweningenxaka-Abisalomu 10U-Abisalomu,esamgcobaukubaabephezukwethu, ufeleempini;Manjeningakhuluminganiizwilokubuyisela inkosina?

11InkosiuDavideyathumelakuSadokino-Abiyathara abapristi,yathi:“KhulumanikumalungaakwaJudanithi: ‘Kunganinibengabokugcinaukubuyiselainkosiendlini

yayo?njengobainkulumoka-Israyeliwonkeifikile enkosiniendliniyayo.

12Ningabafowethu,ningamathamboaminenyamayami; pho,nibengabokugcinaukubuyiselainkosinina?

13Nithiku-Amasa:‘Awusiyeyiniithambolaminenyama yami?UNkulunkulumakenzenjalokimi,enezelefuthi, umaungabiyindunayempiphambikwaminjalo esikhundlenisikaJowabe.

14WathobisainhliziyoyabobonkeabantubakwaJuda njengenhliziyoyamuntumunye;basebethumalelilizwi enkosinibesithi:Buyawenalencekuzakhozonke

15Inkosiyasibuya,yafikaeJordani;UJudawafika eGiligaliukuyohlangabezainkosi,ukuwelisainkosi iJordani

16UShimeyiindodanakaGera,umBenjamini, waseBahurimi,washeshawehlanamadodaakwaJuda ukuyohlangabezainkosiuDavide

17Kwakukhonakanyenayeabantuabayinkulungwane bakwaBenjamini,noSibaincekuyendlukaSawule, namadodanaakheayishuminanhlanu,nezincekuzakhe ezingamashumiamabilikanyenaye;bawelaiJordani phambikwenkosi.

18Kwasekuwelaumkhumbiukuwelisaindluyenkosi, nokwenzaokuhleyayoUShimeyiindodanakaGera wawelaphansiphambikwenkosiisawelaiJordani;

19Wathienkosini:“Inkosiyamimayingangibalisiububi, futhiungakhumbuliokubiokwenziwayincekuyakhomhla inkosiyami,inkosi,iphumaeJerusalema,ukubainkosi ikubekeenhliziyweniyayo

20Ngokubaincekuyakhoiyaziukuthingonile;ngalokho bheka,ngingowokuqalawendluyonkekaJosefanamuhla ukwehlaukuhlangabezainkosiyami,inkosi

21Kephau-AbishayiindodanakaSeruyawaphendula wathi:“UShimeyiakayikubulawangalokho,ngokuba waqalekisaogcotshiweyokaJehovana?

22UDavidewathi:“Nginamsebenzimuninanimadodana kaSeruyaukubanibeyizithazaminamuhlana? Kuyakubulawaumuntunamuhlakwa-Israyelina?Angazi yiniukuthinamuhlangiyinkosiphezukuka-Israyelina?

23NgakhoinkosiyathikuShimeyi:Kawuyikufa.Inkosi yasifungakuye

24UMefiboshetiindodanakaSawulewehlaukuhlangabeza inkosi,engalungisangaizinyawozakhe,engazilungisanga nentshebe,engagezangaizingubozakhe,kusukela osukwiniinkosieyamukangalokwazekwabalusuku eyabuyangalongokuthula.

25KwathiesefikileeJerusalemaukuhlangabezainkosi, inkosiyathikuye:“Awuhambanganganinami, Mefibosheti?

26Wathi:“Nkosiyami,nkosi,incekuyamiingikhohlisile, ngokubaincekuyakhoyathi:‘Ngiyakubophelaimbongolo ukubangiyigibele,ngiyeenkosini;ngobaincekuyakho ilunyonga

27Futhiuyihlebileincekuyakhoenkosiniyami,inkosi; kephainkosiyami,inkosi,injengengelosikaNkulunkulu; ngalokhoyenzaokuhleemehlweniakho

28Ngokubayonkeindlukababayayingabantuabafile enkosiniyami,inkosi,kephawayimisaincekuyakho phakathikwabadlaetafulenilakhoNgisenalungelolini lokukhalaenkosinina?

29Inkosiyathikuye:"Usakhulumelaningezindabazakho na?"Ngithé:WenanoSibayahlukaniselaniizwe

30UMefiboshetiwathienkosini:"Yebo,makathathekonke, lokhuinkosiyami,inkosi,isibuyelengokuthulaendlini yayo"

31UBarizilayiwakwaGileyadiwehlaeRogelimi,wawela iJordaninenkosiukumkhaphelaphesheyakweJordani.

32UBarizilayiwayengumuntuomdalakakhulu,iminyaka engamashumiayisihiyagalombili;ngobawayengumuntu omkhulukakhulu.

33InkosiyasisithikuBarizilayi:Welalamiwena,njalo ngizakondlalamieJerusalema

34UBarizilayiwathienkosini:“Kozekubeniningiphila, ukubangenyukeleeJerusalemanenkosina?

35Namuhlangineminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalombili;Incekuyakhoinganambitha engikudlayonengikuphuzayona?Ngingabengisezwaizwi labahlabelelibesilisanabesifazaneabahlabelelayona?Pho incekuyakhoizakubayiniumthwaloenkosiniyami,inkosi?

36IncekuyakhoizakuwelaiJordanikanyenenkosi;

37Akeincekuyakhoibuyeleemuva,ukuzengifeleemzini wami,ngimbelwengasethunenilikababanelikamama KodwanansiincekuyakhouKimihamu;makawelenenkosi yami,inkosi;wenzekuyeokuhleemehlweniakho.

38Inkosiyasisithi:UKimhamuuzachaphalami,njalo ngizakwenzakuyeokuhleemehlweniakho;

39BonkeabantubawelaiJordani.Laphoinkosiisiwela, inkosiyamangauBarizilayi,yambusisa;wabuyela endaweniyakhe

40Inkosiyasiwela,yayaeGiligali,loKimihamuwawela layo;

41Bheka,onkeamadodaakwa-Israyeliezaenkosini,athi enkosini:“Abafowethu,amadodaakwaJuda,bakwebileni, bawelisainkosinendluyayoiJordani,na?

42BonkeabantubakwaJudabaphendulaabantubakwaIsrayeli,bathi:“Kungokubainkosiiyisihlobosethu; Sesidlileyiniimaliyenkosi?nomausipheisiphona?

43Abantubakwa-IsrayelibaphendulaabantubakwaJuda, bathi:“Sinezabeloeziyishumienkosini,futhisinamandla amakhulukuDavidekunani;pho,nisideleleleni,ukuba kungabikhonaisilulekosethusokuqalasokubuyisela inkosiyethuna?FuthiamazwiamadodaakwaJuda ayenamandlakunamazwiabantubakwa-Israyeli

ISAHLUKO20

1KwabakhonalaphoumuntukaBheliyali,ogamalakhe lalinguShebaindodanakaBikriwakwaBenjamini,wabetha icilongo,wathi:“AsinasabelokuDavide,asinafa endodanenikaJese;yilowonalowomakayeematendeni akhe,Israyeli

2Bonkeabantubakwa-Israyelibenyukabesuka ekulandeleniuDavide,balandelauShebhaindodana kaBikri;kodwaabantubakwaJudabanamathelaenkosini yabo,kusukelaeJordanikuzekubeseJerusalema 3UDavidewafikaendliniyakheeJerusalema;inkosi yathathaabesifazaneabayishumiizancinzazayo eyayibashiyileukubabalindeindlu,yababekaendlini elinda,yabaphaukudla,kephaayingenangakubo.Base bevalelwekwazekwabalusukulokufakwabo,behleli ebufelokazini

4Inkosiyathiku-Amasa:"NgibutheleamadodaakwaJuda ngezinsukuezintathu,ubekhonawena"

5U-AmasawayesehambaukubuthaabantubakwaJuda, kephawalibalakunesikhathiabemmiselesona. 6UDavidewathiku-Abishayi:“ManjeuShebha,indodana kaBikri,uyakwenzaokubikithikuno-Abisalomu; 7KwaphumaemvakwakheamadodakaYowabhi, namaKereti,namaPheleti,namagorhaonke;aphuma eJerusalemaukumsukelauShebhaunyanakaBhikri

8SebengasetshenielikhulueliseGibeyoni,u-Amasa wabandulelaUJowabewayebhinceinguboyakhe,phezu kwayokwakukhonaibhandeelinenkembaeboshelwe okhalwenilwakheemgodleniwayo;kwathiephuma,yawa 9UJowabewathiku-Amasa:"Uyaphila,mfowethu? UJowabewabambau-Amasangentshebengesandla sokuneneukuzeamange

10Kephau-Amasaakayinakangainkembaeyayisesandleni sikaJowabe;wafa.OJowabeno-Abishayiumfowabo bamxoshauShebaindodanakaBikri

11WemangakuyeindodakaYowabhi,yathi:“Othanda uJowabenongakuDavidemakalandeleuYowabhi. 12U-AmasawagiqikaegaziniphakathikomgwaqoLapho lowomuntuebonaukuthibonkeabantubabemi,wamsusa u-Amasaemendweniwamyisaendle,waphonsaingubo phezukwakhe,laphoebonaukuthibonkeabadlulakuye bema

13Esesusiweemendweni,bonkeabantubadlula bamlandelauJowabe,ukubabaxosheuShebhaindodana kaBikri

14Wadabulaezizwenizonkezakwa-Israyeli,wazewafika e-Abela,naseBeti-mahaka,nakuwoonkeamaBeri; 15Bafikabamvimbezelae-AbelalaseBetiMahaka, banqwabelaidulingasemzini,lamaphezukomsele; 16Kwasekumemezaowesifazanaohlakaniphileyo esemziniesithi:Zwanini,zwanini;akenithikuJowabe: 'Sondelalapha,ngikhulumenawe.'

17Esesondelekuye,owesifazanewathi:"UnguJowabe na?"Wasesithi:NginguyeWayesethikuye:“Yizwa amazwiencekukaziyakho.Wasesithi:Ngiyezwa.

18Wayesethi:“Endulobabevameukukhulumangokuthi: ‘Bayakubuzanokubuzae-Abela,’bayiqedaindaba 19Ngingowabanokuthulanabathembekileyokwa-Israyeli; wenaufunaukuchithaumuzinoninakwa-Israyeli; 20UJowabewaphendulawathi:"Makubekude,makube kudenamiukubangiginyenomangichithe."

21Udabaalunjalo,kodwaumuntuwasezintabenizakwaEfrayimi,uShebaindodanakaBikriigamalakhe, uphakamiseleisandlasakheemelenenenkosi,kuDavide; OwesifazanawasesithikuJowabi:Khangela,ikhandalakhe lizaphoselwakuwephezukomduli.

22Khona-keowesifazanewayakubobonkeabantu ngokuhlakaniphakwakheBalinqumaikhandalikaSheba indodanakaBikri,baliphonsakuJowabeWabethaicilongo, basukaemzini,kwabayilowonalowoetendenilakhe. UJowabewabuyelaeJerusalemaenkosini

23UJowabewayephezukwempiyonkeyakwa-Israyeli; uBenayaindodanakaJehoyadawayephezukwamaKhereti namaPheleti;

24u-Adoramuwayephezukwezisebenzi,uJehoshafati indodanaka-Ahiludiwayengumabhalana

25UShevawayengunobhala,noSadokino-Abiyathara babengabapristi;

26U-IrawaseJayirewayengumbusikaDavide

1KwasekubakhonaindlalaemihlenikaDavideiminyaka emithathu,umnyakangomnyaka;uDavidewabuza kuJehova.UJehovawathi:“KungenxakaSawulenendlu yakheyamagazi,ngokubawabulalaabaseGibeyoni 2InkosiyasibizaabaseGibeyoni,yathikubo;(Kepha abaseGibeyonibabengesiboabantwanabakwa-Israyeli, beyinsaliyama-Amori;abantwanabakwa-Israyeli babefungilekubo;uSawulewafunaukubabulala ngomhawuwakhekubantwanabakwa-IsrayelinoJuda)

3WayesethiuDavidekwabaseGibeyoni:“Nginenzelenina? ngiyakwenzaukubuyisanangani,ukuzenibusiseifa likaJehovana?

4AbaseGibeyonibathikuye:“Asiyikubanesilivanegolide kuSawulenasendliniyakhe;futhiungasibulalimuntukwaIsrayeliWathi:Eniyakukusho,ngiyakunenzelakhona

5Basebeyiphendulainkosi,bathi:“Lowomuntuowasidla, owasicebelaukubasibhujiswe,singahlalikunomayimuphi umkhawulowakwa-Israyeli;

6Masinikweamadodaayisikhombisaemadodaneniakhe, siwaphanyekekuJehovaeGibeyalikaSawuleowakhethwa nguJehovaInkosiyasisithi:Minangizabanika

7KephainkosiyamyekauMefiboshetiindodana kaJonathaniindodanakaSawulengenxayesifungo sikaJehovaesasiphakathikwabophakathikukaDavide noJonathaniindodanakaSawule

8InkosiyathathaamadodanaamabilikaRispaindodakazi ka-AyaawazalelauSawule,o-ArmoninoMefibosheti; lamadodanaamahlanukaMikhaliindodakazikaSawuli awakhuliselauAdriyeliindodanakaBarizilayiumMehola.

9WabanikelaesandlenisabaseGibeyoni,babaphanyeka entabeniphambikukaJehova,bawabonkeabayisikhombisa kanyekanye,babulawangezinsukuzokuvuna,ngezinsuku zokuqala,ekuqalenikokuvunwakwebhali

10URispaindodakazika-Ayawathathaindwanguyesaka, wamendlalelayonaedwaleni,kusukelaekuqaleni kokuvunakwazekwaconsaphezukwaboamanziavela ezulwini,futhiakazangeavumeleizinyonizezuluukuba zihlalephezukwaboemininezilwanezasendleebusuku.

11UDavidewatshelwalokhouRispaindodakazika-Aya, isancinzasikaSawule,ayekwenzile

12UDavidewahambawawathathaamathambokaSawule namathambokaJonathaniindodanayakhekubantu baseJabeshiGileyadiababewebileesigcawinisaseBeti Shani,laphoamaFilistiayebalengisekhona,lapho amaFilistiebuleleuSawuleeGilibowa

13WenyusakhonaamathambokaSawulenamathambo kaJonathaniindodanayakhe;basebebuthaamathambo alaboababelengiswa

14AmathambokaSawulenoJonathaniindodanayakhe bawembelaezwenilakwaBenjaminieSelaethuneni likaKishiuyise;bakwenzakonkeinkosieyayalengakho EmvakwalokhouNkulunkuluwanxuswangenxayezwe

15AmaFilistiabuyealwano-Israyeli;uDavidewehla nezincekuzakhekanyenaye,balwanamaFilisti;uDavide waphelaamandla.

16U-IshibhibenobiowayengowamadodanaamaRefa, osisindosomkhontowakhesasingamashekeliangamakhulu amathathuethusi,ebhinceinkembaentsha,wacabanga ukubulalauDavide

17Kephau-AbishayiindodanakaSeruyawamsiza, wamshayaumFilisti,wambulala.AbantubakaDavide bafungakuye,bathi:“Awusayikuphumaukulwanathi, ukuzeungacimiukukhanyakuka-Israyeli.

18Kwathiemvakwalokhokwaphindakwabakhonaimpi namaFilistieGobi;

19KwabuyekwabakhonaimpinamaFilistieGobi,lapho u-ElihananiindodanakaJahare-oregimiwaseBetlehema wabulalaumfowabokaGoliyatiumGiti,oluthilomkhonto wakhelwalunjengogongololomaluki

20KwabuyekwabakhonaukulwaeGati,lapho kwakukhonaumuntuomude,eneminweeyisithupha esandlenisinye,nezinzwanieziyisithuphaonyawenilunye, amashumiamabilinanengenani;nayewazalelwa umdondoshiya

21Laphoedelelau-Israyeli,uJonathaniindodana kaShimeyaumfowabokaDavidewambulala

22LababanebazalelwaumRefaeGati,bawangesandla sikaDavidenangesandlasezincekuzakhe.

ISAHLUKO22

1UDavidewakhulumakuJehovaamazwialelihubomhla uJehovaemophulileesandlenisezithazakhezonke nasesandlenisikaSawule.

2Wathi:“UJehovauyidwalalami,nenqabayami, nomkhululiwami;

3Nkulunkuluwedwalalami;ngiyakwethembakuye: uyisihlangusami,nophondolwensindisoyami,inqaba yamiephakemeyo,nesiphephelosami,umsindisiwami; uyangikhululaebudloveni.

4NgiyakumbizauJehovaofaneleukudunyiswa, ngisindisweezithenizami

5Laphoamazaokufaengihaqa,izikhukhulazababi zangethusa;

6Izinhlunguzesihogozangizungeza;izingibezokufa zangivimbezela;

7EkuhluphekenikwamingambizauJehova,ngakhala kuNkulunkuluwami;walizwaizwilamiesethempelini lakhe,ukukhalakwamikwangenaezindlebenizakhe.

8Umhlabawazamazama,wazamazama;izisekelozezulu zanyakaza,zazamazama,ngokubawayethukuthele

9Kwenyukaumusiemakhaleniakhe,nomliloophuma emlonyeniwakhewadla,amalahleabaswangawo

10Wawathobaamazulu,wehla;nobumnyamababuphansi kwezinyawozakhe.

11Wakhwelaphezukwekherubi,wandiza,wabonakala phezukwamaphikoomoya.

12Wenzaubumnyamababangamadokodonxazonke zakhe,amanziamnyama,namafuamnyama

13Ngokukhazimulaphambikwakhekwavuthaamalahle omlilo.

14UJehovawadumaezulwini,oPhezukonkewalizwakalisa izwilakhe

15Wathumaimicibisholo,wabahlakaza;umbani, wabadungadunga

16Kwabonakalaimiseleyolwandle,izisekelozomhlaba zambulwa,ngokusolakukaJehova,ngokufuthakomoya wamakhalaakhe

17Wathumelaephezulu,wangibamba;wangikhipha emanziniamaningi;

18Wangikhululaesithenisamiesinamandlanakubo abangizondayo,ngokubababenamandlakunami.

19Bangifikelangosukulwesigemegemesami,kepha uJehovawabayinsikayami.

20Wangiphumiselaendaweniebanzi,wangikhulula, ngokubaebethokozangami

21UJehovawangivuzanjengokulungakwami, wangibuyiselanjengokuhlanzekakwezandlazami.

22NgokubangizigcinileizindlelazikaJehova,angisukanga kuNkulunkuluwamingobubi

23Ngokubazonkeizahlulelozakhezaziphambikwami, nezimisozakheangisukangakuzo

24Ngangiqothophambikwakhe,ngazilindaebubinibami.

25NgalokhouJehovawangibuyiselanjengokulunga kwami;njengokuhlanzekakwamiemehlweniakhe

26Konesihawuuzibonakalisaunesihawu,kolungileyo uzibonakalisauqotho

27Kohlanzekileyouyozibonakalisauhlanzekile; kophambeneyouyakuzibonakalisauyisibi.

28Abantuabahluphekayouyabasindisa,kephaamehlo akhoaphezukwabazidlayoukubaubehlise

29NgokubawenaJehovauyisibanisami,uJehova ukhanyisaubumnyamabami

30Ngokubangawengigijimelaimpi,ngoNkulunkulu wamingeqaugange.

31UNkulunkuluyena,indlelayakheiphelele;izwi likaJehovalihloliwe:uyisihlangukubobonkeabathembela kuye.

32NgobangubanionguNkulunkulungaphandle kukaJehova?Ngubanioyidwalangaphandle kukaNkulunkuluwethuna?

33UNkulunkuluungamandlaaminamandla;nguyeoyenza ipheleleindlelayami

34Wenzaizinyawozamizibenjengezezindluzelekazi, ungimisaezindawenizamieziphakemeyo

35Ufundisaizandlazamiukulwa;ukuzeizingalozami zephuleumnsalowensimbi.

36Wenaunginikileisihlangusensindisoyakho, nobumnenebakhobungikhulisile

37Uzandisileizinyathelozamiphansikwami;ukuze izinyawozamizingasheleli

38Ngizixosheleizithazami,ngazichitha;angiphendukanga ngazengabaqeda.

39Ngiyaziqeda,ngazilimaza,azinakuvuka,zawelaphansi kwezinyawozami

40Wangibhincisaamandlaokulwa,wabathobisaphansi kwamiabangivukelayo

41Futhiunginikileizintamozezithazami,ukuzengichithe abangizondayo

42Babheka,kephakwakungekhomsindisi;nakuJehova, kephaakabaphendulanga

43Ngasengibacolisisanjengothulilomhlaba,ngabagxoba njengodakalwasemgwaqweni,ngabasakaza

44Wenawangikhululaezingxabanwenizabantubami, wangigcinangiyinhlokoyezizwe;abantuengangingabazi bayakungikhonza

45Abezizwebayakuzithobakimi;

46Abafokazibayonyamalala,futhibayobebesaba bephumaezindlinizabo

47UJehovauphila;malibusisweidwalalami; makaphakanyisweuNkulunkuluwedwalalensindisoyami

48NguNkulunkuluongiphindiselayo,owehliselaabantu phansikwami;

49ongikhiphaezithenizami,wangiphakamisaphezu kwabangivukelayo,wangikhululakumuntuonobudlova. 50Ngalokhongiyakukubonga,Jehova,phakathikwezizwe, ngihubeleigamalakho

51Ungumbhoshongowensindisoyenkosiyakhe, uhawukelaogcotshiweyowakhe,kuDavidenakuyoinzalo yakhekuzekubephakade

ISAHLUKO23

1LawaangamazwiokugcinakaDavide.WathiuDavide indodanakaJese,nomuntuowaphakanyiselwaphezulu, ogcotshiweyokaNkulunkulukaJakobe,nomhubiomnandi ka-Israyeli,wathi:

2UMoyakaJehovawakhulumangami,izwilakhe lisoliminilwami

3UNkulunkuluka-Israyeliwathi,iDwalalika-Israyeli lakhulumakimi,lathi:“Obusaabantuuyakuba ngolungileyo,abusengokwesabauNkulunkulu

4Uyakubanjengokukhanyakokusa,ekuphumenikwelanga, njengokusaokungenamafu;njengotshaniobumila emhlabeningokukhazimulaokucwebileyoemvakwemvula 5NakubaindluyamiingekhokuNkulunkulu;nokhowenze namiisivumelwanoesiphakade,esimisiweezintwenizonke, nesiqinisekileyo;

6KodwaamadodanakaBheliyaliwonkeazakuba njengamevaalahlwayo,ngobaangekeabanjwengezandla 7Kephaumuntuozithintayouyakubiyelwangensimbi nodondololomkhonto;zishisweziqedwengomlilokuleyo ndawo

8LawaangamagamaamaqhawekaDavide:UmThakimoni owayehleziesihlalweni,inhlokoyezinduna;yena waphakamiselaumkhontowakhephezukwabangamakhulu asibhozo,wababulalangasikhathisinye

9Emvakwakhekwakungu-EleyazareindodanakaDodo umAhohi,omunyewamaqhaweamathathuayenoDavide, laphobedelelaamaFilistiayebutheneukulwa,amadoda akwa-Israyeliamuka.

10yenawasukuma,wawabulalaamaFilisti,sazesadinwa isandlasakhe,sanamathelaekreleniisandlasakhe;abantu babuyelaemvakwakheukubabaphangekuphela.

11EmvakwakhekwakunguShamaindodanaka-Age umHarariAmaFilistiabuthanaebuthweni,lapho kwakukhonaisiqephusezweesigcweleudali;abantu bawabalekelaamaFilisti

12Wemaphakathinensimu,wayivikela,wawabulala amaFilisti;uJehovawenzainsindisoenkulu

13Kwehlaabathathukwabayizinhlokoezingamashumi amathathu,bezakuDavidengesikhathisokuvuna emhumeniwase-Adulamu;impiyamaFilistiyayimise esiGodinisamaRefa

14UDavidewayesenqabeni,ikampuyamaFilisti yayiseBetlehema

15UDavidewalangazelela,wathi:“Akwaba bengingaphuziswaamanziequlalaseBetlehema elingasesangweni!

16Lawomadodaamathathuanamandlaafohlaikamu lamaFilisti,akhaamanziemthonjeniwaseBetlehema owawungasesangweni,awathatha,awalethakuDavide; akavumangaukuwaphuza,kodwawawathululelakuJehova

17Wathi:"Makubekudenami,Jehova,ukubangenze lokhu;leliakulonaigazilamadodaabekaukuphilakwawo engozini?ngalokhoakavumangaukuwaphuzaLezozinto azenzalawamadodaamathathuanamandla.

18U-AbishayiumfowabokaJowabeindodanakaSeruya wayeyinhlokoyabathathuYenawaphakamisela abangamakhuluamathathuumkhontowakhe,wababulala, wabanegamaphakathikwabathathu.

19Wayengadunyiswakakhulukunabathathuna?ngalokho wabayindunayabo,nokhoakafinyelelangakwabathathu bokuqala

20UBenayaindodanakaJehoyada,indodanayeqhawe laseKabiseyeli,owayenzeizenzoeziningi,wabulalaabantu ababilibakwaMowabiabanjengezingonyama,wehla, wabulalaingonyamaphakathikomgodingesikhathi likhithika;

21WabulalanowaseGibithe,indodaenhle;umGibithe wayenomkhontoesandlenisakhe;kephawehlelakuye ephetheintonga,wawuhlwithaumkhontoesandleni sowaseGibithe,wambulalanangowakheumkhonto 22LezozintowazenzauBenayaindodanakaJehoyada, wabanegamaphakathikwamaqhaweamathathu.

23Wayetusekakunabangamashumiamathathu,kepha akafinyelelangakwabathathubokuqalaUDavidewammisa phezukwabalindibakhe.

24U-AsaheliumfowabokaJowabewayengomnye wabangamashumiamathathu;u-Elihananiindodana kaDodowaseBetlehema, 25noShamaumHarodi,no-ElikaumHarodi, 26noHeleziumPhali,no-Iraindodanaka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, 27no-AbiyezeriumAnethoti,noMebunayiumHushati, 28noSalimoniumAhohi,noMaharayiumNethofa, 29uHelebiindodanakaBahanaumNethofa,no-Ithayi indodanakaRibayiwaseGibeyawabantwana bakwaBenjamini; 30noBhenayaumPirathoni,noHidayiwasezifuleni zaseGahashi,

31no-Abiyalibhoniwase-Aribhati,no-Azimaveti waseBharhumi, 32no-EliyabaumShahaliboni,emadodanenikaJasheni, noJonathani, 33noShamaumHarari,no-AhiyamuindodanakaSharari umHarari,

34u-Elifeletiindodanaka-Ahasibayiindodana yomMahakha,no-Eliyamuindodanaka-Ahithofeli waseGiloni, 35noHezrayiumKarmeli,noPharayiumArbi, 36no-IgaliindodanakaNathaniwaseSoba,noBani wakwaGadi, 37uZelekiumAmoni,uNaharayiumBherothi,udibi lwezikhalizikaJowabeindodanakaSeruya, 38no-IraumIthri,noGarebiumIthri,

39u-UriyaumHeti,bebonkebengamashumiamathathu nesikhombisa

ISAHLUKO24

1IntukuthelokaJehovayaphindayamvuthelau-Israyeli, wamvusauDavidekubongokuthi:“Hambaubaleu-Israyeli noJuda

2InkosiyathikuJowabeindunayempieyayinaye:"Hamba manjeezizwenizonkezakwa-Israyeli,kusukelakwaDani kuzekufikeeBeriSheba,ubaleabantu,ukuzengazi umumowabantu."

3UJowabewathienkosini:“ManjeuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoanezelekubantuukuthibangakikubo ngokuphindwekayikhulu,namehloenkosiyami,inkosi, akubone;

4KephaizwilenkosilamahlulauJowabenezindunazempi UJowabenezindunazempibaphumaebuswenibenkosi ukubababaleabantubakwa-Israyeli

5BawelaiJordani,bamisae-Aroweringakwesokunene komuziophakathinomfulawakwaGadinaseJazeri;

6BafikakwaGileyadinasezwenilaseThatimihodishi; bafikaeDanjaani,bazungezaeSidoni;

7BafikaenqabeniyaseTire,nasemiziniyonkeyamaHivi neyamaKhanani,baphumelaeningizimuyakwaJudaeBeri Sheba

8Sebedabuleizwelonke,bafikaeJerusalemaekupheleni kwezinyangaeziyisishiyagalolunyenezinsuku ezingamashumiamabili

9UJowabewayinikainkosiumumowokubalwakwabantu; kwakukhonakwa-Israyeliamadodaanamandla ayizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluayisishiyagalombili ahlomainkemba;amadodaakwaJudaayengamadoda ayizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamahlanu

10InhliziyokaDavidayasimtshayangemvakokuba esebaleabantu.UDavidewathikuJehova:“Ngonile kakhulungalokhoengikwenzileyo;ngobangenzeubuwula obukhulu

11UDavideesevukileekuseni,izwilikaJehovalafika kuGadiumprofethi,umbonikaDavide,lathi:

12HambauthikuDavide:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi: Ngikubekelaizintoezintathu;khethaubemunyekuzo, ukubangikwenzekuwe

13UGadiwayeseyakuDavide,wamtshela,wathikuye: “Kufikekuweiminyakaeyisikhombisayendlalaezweni lakhona?Ubalekeizinyangaezintathuphambikwezitha zakho,zikuxosha,na?nomakubekhonaisifo esiwumshayabhuqeizinsukuezintathuezwenilakhona? akenicebise,niboneimpenduloengingayibuyisela kongithumileyo

14UDavidewathikuGadi:“Nginosizikakhulu;ngokuba umusawakhemkhulu;mangingaweliesandlenisomuntu 15UJehovawayesethumaisifophezukuka-Israyeli, kusukelaekusenikwazekwabasesikhathiniesimisiweyo; kwafaabantuabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi ayisikhombisakusukelakwaDanikuzekufikeeBeriSheba. 16Laphoingelosiyelulelaisandlasayophezu kweJerusalemaukubailichithe,uJehovawazisolangalobo bubi,wathiengelosinieyayibhubhisaabantu:“Kwanele; IngelosikaJehovayayingasesibuyenisika-Arawuna umJebusi

17UDavidewakhulumakuJehovalaphoebonaingelosi eyayibulalaabantu,wathi:“Bheka,minangonile,ngenzile okubi;isandlasakhoakesibephezukwaminendlukababa 18UGadiwafikakuDavidengalolosuku,wathikuye: “Khuphuka,umiseleuJehovai-altareesibuyenisikaArawunaumJebusi

19UDavidewenyukanjengezwilikaGadi,njengalokho uJehovaemyalile

20U-Arawunawalunguza,wabonainkosinezincekuzayo bezakuye;

21U-Arawunawathi:"Inkosiyami,inkosi,izeleni encekwiniyayona?"UDavidewathi:“Ukubangithenge kuweisibuya,ngakheleuJehovai-altare,ukubaisifo sinqamukekubantu

22U-ArawunawathikuDavide:“Inkosiyami,inkosi, mayithathe,inikeleokuhleemehlweniayo; 23Zonkelezizintou-Arawunawazinikelaenkosini njengenkosiU-Arawunawathienkosini:“UJehova uNkulunkuluwakhomakakwamukele

24Inkosiyasisithiku-Arawuna:Hatshi;kepha ngiyakukuthenganokukuthengakuwengentengo,futhi angiyikunikelangeminikeloyokushiswakuJehova uNkulunkuluwamiengingayikhokhiluthoUDavide wathengaisibuyanezinkabingamashekeliangamashumi ayisihlanuesiliva

25UDavidewamakhelakhonauJehovai-altare,wanikela ngeminikeloyokushiswanangeminikeloyokuthula. NgakhouJehovawancengwangenxayezwe,isifo sanqamukakwa-Israyeli