1 Yookumkani 2 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

2 ¹Kwathi zakusondela iintsuku zokuba afe uDavide, wamwisela umthetho uSolomon unyana wakhe, wathi: ²“Mna sele ndiza kuhamba indlela yehlabathi lonke. Yomelela, uzibonakalise uyindoda. ³Gcina isigxina sikaBawo wethu: uhambe ngeendlela zakhe, ugcine imimiselo yakhe, nemithetho yakhe, nemigwebo yakhe, nezingqiniso zakhe, njengoko kubhaliweyo emthethweni kaMoses, ukuze uphumelele kuko konke okwenzayo, naphi na apho ujika khona, ⁴ukuze uBawo wethu aliqinise ilizwi awalithethayo ngam, athi: ‘Xa oonyana bakho beyigcinile indlela yabo, behamba phambi kwam ngokunyaniseka ngentliziyo yabo iphela nangomphefumlo wabo uphela, akusokuze unqunyukelwe yindoda etroneni yakwaSirayeli.’

⁵Nawe uyakwazi akwenzayo kum uYowabhi unyana kaTseruya—oko awakwenzayo kubathetheli bobabini bomkhosi wakwaSirayeli, uAbhinere unyana kaNere, noAmasa unyana kaYetere. Wababulala, waphalaza igazi lemfazwe ngexesha loxolo, waza wagalela igazi lemfazwe embhinqweni owawusesinqeni sakhe, nasezimbadadeni ezazisezinyaweni zakhe. ⁶Yenza ngokobulumko bakho; uze ungaziyekeli izimvi zakhe zehle ziye kwelabafileyo ngoxolo. ⁷Yenzela inceba oonyana bakaBharzilayi waseGiliyadi; mababe phakathi kwabo badla etafileni yakho, ngokuba basondela kum ekubalekeni kwam uAbhisalom umnakwenu.

⁸Unaye kuwe uShimehi unyana kaGera, umBhenjamin waseBhahurim, owanditshabhisa ngokukrakra mhla ndaya eMahanayim. Kodwa wehla weza kundikhawulela eYordan, ndaza ndamfungela ngoBawo wethu, ndathi: ‘Andiyi kukubulala ngekrele.’ ⁹Ngoko ke uze ungamenzi omsulwa. Ulilumko wena; uya kwazi into omelwe ukuyenza kuye—uzihlisele izimvi zakhe ziye kwelabafileyo zinegazi.”

¹⁰Walala ke uDavide kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emzini kaDavide. ¹¹UDavide wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka engamashumi mane: eHebron iminyaka esixhenxe, naseYerusalem iminyaka engamashumi mathathu anamithathu. ¹²Wahlala ke uSolomon etroneni kaDavide uyise, baza ubukumkani bakhe baqiniseka kunene.

Isicelo Sika-Adoniya Esisimzisela Ukufa

¹³UAdoniya unyana kaHagiti weza kuBhatshebha, unina kaSolomon. Yathi yena: “Uze ngoxolo na?” Wathi yena: “Ngoxolo.”

¹⁴Wandula wathi: “Kukho into endifuna ukuyithetha kuwe.” Wathi yena: “Thetha ke.”

¹⁵Wathi: “Uyazi ukuba ubukumkani bebubobam, baye onke amaSirayeli ekhangele kum ukuba ndibe ngukumkani. Kodwa busuke bajika baba bobomnakwethu, ngokuba bebubobakhe buphuma kuBawo wethu. ¹⁶Ngoku ke ndinesicelo esinye endisicela kuwe; uze ungandaleli.” Wathi yena: “Thetha ke.”

¹⁷Wathi: “Khawutsho kukumkani uSolomon—akanakuthi hayi kuwe—ukuba andinike uAbhishagi waseShunem abe ngumfazi wam.”

¹⁸Wathi uBhatshebha: “Kulungile, ndiya kuthetha ngawe kukumkani.”

¹⁹Wangena ke uBhatshebha kukumkani uSolomon ukuze amthethelele uAdoniya. Wavuka ukumkani ukuba amkhawulele, waqubuda kuye, waza wahlala etroneni yakhe. Kwabekwa itrone kanina kakumkani, waza wahlala ngasekunene kwakhe. ²⁰Wathi: “Ndinesicelo esinye esincinane; uze ungandaleli.” Wathi ukumkani: “Cela, mama; andiyi kukwala.”

²¹Wathi ke: “UAbhishagi waseShunem makanikwe uAdoniya umnakwenu abe ngumfazi wakhe.”

²²Waphendula unina ukumkani uSolomon, esithi: “Kutheni na ucelela uAdoniya uAbhishagi waseShunem? Khawumcelele nobukumkani, kuba kaloku ungumkhuluwa wam—yena, kwakunye noAbhiyatare umbingeleli, kwakunye noYowabhi unyana kaTseruya!” ²³Wafunga ke ukumkani uSolomon ngoBawo wethu, wathi: “Makandenzele oko, andenzele nangaphezulu, ukuba uAdoniya akalithethanga eli lizwi ngokuchasene nobomi bakhe! ²⁴Ngoko ke, ehleli nje uBawo wethu—owandimisayo, wandibeka etroneni kabawo uDavide, wandakhela indlu njengokuthembisa kwakhe—uAdoniya uya kufa namhla.”

²⁵Wathuma ke ukumkani uSolomon uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, owamxabela phantsi uAdoniya, wafa. ²⁶Wathi ukumkani kuAbhiyatare umbingeleli: “Yiya emasimini akho e-Anatoti. Ufanelwe kukufa, kodwa andiyi kukubulala ngoku, ngokuba wayithwala ityeya yeNkosi uBawo phambi kobawo uDavide, wabelana naye kuzo zonke iintsizi zakhe.” ²⁷Wamgxotha ke uSolomon uAbhiyatare ebubingelelini bukaBawo wethu, elimisa izwi likaBawo wethu awalithethayo eShilo ngendlu kaEli.

²⁸Zafika iindaba kuYowabhi—owaye elandele uAdoniya, engalandelanga uAbhisalom—waza wabalekela ententeni kaBawo wethu, wabambelela ezimpondweni zesibingelelo. ²⁹Waxelelwa ukumkani uSolomon ukuba uYowabhi ubalekele ententeni kaBawo wethu, nokuba ungasecaleni kwesibingelelo. Wathuma ke uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, esithi: “Hamba, umxabele.”

³⁰Wafika uBhenaya ententeni kaBawo wethu, wathi kuYowabhi: “Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Phuma.” Waphendula wathi: “Hayi, ndiya kufela apha.” UBhenaya waphinda waxelela ukumkani, wathi: “Utshilo ukuthetha uYowabhi, waza wandiphendula nje.”

³¹Wathi ukumkani: “Yenza njengoko atshoyo. Mxabele, umngcwabe, ulisuse kum nakwindlu kabawo igazi elingenatyala awaliphalazayo uYowabhi. ³²UBawo wethu uya kulibuyisela igazi lakhe entlokweni yakhe, ngokuba waxabela amadoda amabini angamalungisa nalungileyo ngaphezu kwakhe, wawabulala ngekrele—uAbhinere unyana kaNere, umthetheli womkhosi wakwaSirayeli, noAmasa unyana kaYetere, umthetheli womkhosi wakwaYuda—engakwazi ubawo uDavide. ³³Igazi labo libuyela entlokweni kaYowabhi nasezintlokweni zenzala yakhe ngonaphakade; kodwa uDavide, nenzala yakhe, nendlu yakhe, netrone yakhe, uya kubakho uxolo oluvela kuBawo wethu ngonaphakade.”

³⁴Wenyuka ke uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, wamxabela uYowabhi, wambulala, waza wangcwatyelwa endlwini yakhe entlango. ³⁵Wammisa ke ukumkani uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada phezu komkhosi esikhundleni sikaYowabhi, noTsadoki umbingeleli wammisa esikhundleni sika-Abhiyatare.

³⁶Emva koko ukumkani wamemela uShimehi, wathi kuye: “Zakhele indlu apha eYerusalem, uze uhlale apho; ungaphumi uye kwenye indawo. ³⁷Kuba ngemini oya kuphuma ngayo, uwele umlanjana weKidron, yazi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba uya kufa kanye; igazi lakho liya kuba sentlokweni yakho.”

³⁸Wathi uShimehi kukumkani: “Lihle kakhulu ilizwi lakho. Njengoko uthethile wena nkosi yam kumkani, uya kwenjenjalo umkhonzi wakho.” UShimehi wahlala eYerusalem ixesha elide.

³⁹Kwathi emva kweminyaka emithathu, kwabaleka ababini kubakhonzi bakaShimehi, basabela kuAkishe ukumkani waseGati, unyana kaMahaka. Kwaxelwa kuShimehi kwathiwa: “Abakhonzi bakho baseGati.”

⁴⁰Wesuka ke uShimehi, wayibopha i-esile lakhe, waya kuAkishe eGati ukuya kufuna abakhonzi bakhe; waza wahamba wababuyisa eGati. ⁴¹Waxelelwa uSolomon ukuba uShimehi wayehambile esuka eYerusalem, waya eGati, waza wabuya. ⁴²Ukumkani wathumela wabiza uShimehi, wathi kuye: “Andikufungisanga na ngoBawo wethu, ndakuqononondisa, ndisithi: ‘Mhla uphumayo, uye naphi na, yazi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba uya kufa’? Wena ke wathi kum: ‘Lilungile ilizwi; ndiya kuthobela.’” ⁴³“Kungani ke ungasigcinanga isifungo owasenzayo phambi koBawo wethu, nomthetho endakuwisela wona?” ⁴⁴Wathi kwakhona ukumkani kuShimehi: “Uyabazi wena entliziyweni yakho bonke ububi owabenzayo kuDavide ubawo. Ngoku uBawo wethu uya kububuyisela ububi bakho entlokweni yakho. ⁴⁵Kodwa ukumkani uSolomon uya kusikelelwa, nayo itrone kaDavide iya kuqiniseka phambi koBawo wethu ngonaphakade.” ⁴⁶Ukumkani wamwisela umthetho uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada, waphuma wamxabela uShimehi, wafa. Ngako oko ubukumkani baqiniseka esandleni sikaSolomon.