Inceba kaDavide Ebuyekezwa Ngehlazo

UDavide uthumela abathuthuzeli kukumkani omtsha woonyana baka-Amon, abathetheli bakhe abathi izigidimi ziziintlola; ziyahlaziswa ziguywe iindevu zaba sisiqingatha. Oko kwakuqala njengenceba kuba yimfazwe emacala-mabini eneenqwelo zokulwa eziqeshiweyo, kuze kuphele ngokuba uAram ale ukunceda uAmon kwakhona.

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Kwathi emveni kokuba njalo, wafa uNahashe ukumkani woonyana baka-Amon; wangukumkani unyana wakhe esikhundleni sakhe. Wathi uDavide: “Ndomenzela inceba uHanun, unyana kaNahashe, kuba noyise wandenzela inceba.” Ngoko ke uDavide wathumela izigidimi ukuba zimthuthuzele ngenxa kayise. Kodwa bathe abakhonzi bakaDavide bakufika kwelizwe loonyana baka-Amon, kuHanun, ukuba bamthuthuzele, Bathi abathetheli boonyana baka-Amon kuHanun: “Ucinga ukuba uDavide uyamzukisa na uyihlo, ethume abathuthuzeli kuwe? Abakhonzi bakhe abazanga na kuwe ukuze baphengulule, babhukuqe, bawuhlole umhlaba?” Wababamba ke uHanun abakhonzi bakaDavide, wabaguya, wazicanda iingubo zabo phakathi esinqeni, wabandulula. Waxelelwa ke uDavide ngala madoda, wathuma izigidimi zokubakhawulela, kuba ayehlaziswe kunene. Wathi ukumkani: “Hlalani eYeriko, iindevu zenu zide zihlume, nibe ningabuya.”

Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba bazinukisile kuDavide, waza uHanun noonyana baka-Amon bathuma amawaka eetalente zesilivere, baqesha iinqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe kwa-Aram• phakathi kweMilambo,• nakwa-Aram-mahaka, naseTsobha. Baqesha iinqwelo zokulwa ezingamashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka, nokumkani waseMahaka nabantu bakhe, abeza bamisa iintente malungana neMedebha. Bahlanganisana oonyana baka-Amon bephuma emizini yabo, beza kulwa. Weva uDavide, wathuma uYowabhi nomkhosi wonke wamagorha. Baphuma oonyana baka-Amon, bakha uluhlu lokulwa ekungeneni kwomzi; bona ookumkani ababefikileyo bema bebodwa endle.

Akubona uYowabhi ukuba imfazwe imchasile ngaphambili nangasemva, wakhetha kumadoda ahleliweyo akwaSirayeli, wakha uluhlu malunga nama-Aram. Abaseleyo abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abhishayi umnakwabo, bakha uluhlu malunga noonyana baka-Amon. Wathi uYowabhi: “Ukuba ama-Aram athe andoyisa, uze undihlangule; ukuba oonyana baka-Amon bathe bakoyisa wena, ndokuhlangula. Yomelela; masilwe ngobukroti ngenxa yabantu bethu nangenxa yemizi kaBawo wethu, uBawo wethu enze okulungileyo emehlweni akhe.”

Weza ke uYowabhi nabantu ababenaye, balwa nama-Aram; asaba ebusweni bakhe. Bakubona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba abalekile ama-Aram, basaba nabo ebusweni buka-Abhishayi umnakwabo, bangena emzini. Weza ke uYowabhi eYerusalem.

Akubona ama-Aram ukuba agxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, athumela izigidimi, awarhola ama-Aram abephesheya koMlambo,• uShofaki, umthetheli womkhosi kaHadadezere, ephambi kwawo. Kwaxelwa kuDavide; wahlanganisa amaSirayeli onke, wayiwela iYordan, weza kuwo, wakha uluhlu lokulwa. UDavide wakha uluhlu malunga nama-Aram, alwa naye. Ama-Aram asaba phambi kwamaSirayeli. UDavide wawabulala ama-Aram, amawaka asixhenxe abeenqwelo zokulwa, namashumi amane amawaka omqikela; waxabela noShofaki, umthetheli womkhosi wawo. Babona abakhonzi bakaHadadezere ukuba bagxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, baxolelana noDavide, bamkhonza. Ama-Aram akazange abe savuma ukunceda oonyana baka-Amon.