UHanun Uhlazisa Abakhonzi bakaDavide

UDavide wathumela abakhonzi ukuya kuthuthuzela ukumkani omtsha woonyana baka-Amon, abacebisi bakhe bamqinisekisa ukuba izigidimi ziintlola. Iindevu zabo zachetywa isiqingatha, neengubo zanqunyulwa esinqeni. Ama-Amon aqesha imikhosi yama-Aram; uYowabhi wahlula umkhosi wakhe noAbhishayi, waza wayekela uBawo wethu okuza kuhla.

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Emva koko, wafa ukumkani woonyana baka-Amon, waza unyana wakhe uHanun waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. Wathi uDavide: “Ndiya kuyenzela inceba uHanun unyana kaNahashe, njengoko uyise wandenzela inceba.” Ngoko wathumela abakhonzi ukuba bamthuthuzele ngenxa yokufa kukayise. Kodwa bakufika abakhonzi bakaDavide ezweni loonyana baka-Amon, abathetheli boonyana baka-Amon bathi kuHanun inkosi yabo: “Ucinga ngenene na ukuba uDavide uyambeka uyihlo ngokukuthumelela amadoda okukuthuthuzela? UDavide akathumanga na abakhonzi bakhe kuwe ukuba balihlole isixeko, basigocagoce, basibhukuqe?”

UHanun wababamba abakhonzi bakaDavide, wacheba isiqingatha seendevu zendoda nganye, wazinqumla iingubo zabo esinqeni, wabandulula. Akuxelelwa uDavide, wathumela izigidimi ukuba zibakhawulele, ngokuba loo madoda ayeneentloni kakhulu. Uthe ukumkani kubo: “Hlalani eYeriko, iindevu zenu zide zibuye zihlume, nize nibuye.”

Bakubona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba sebezinukisile kuDavide, bathumela baqesha ama-Aram aseBhete-rehobhi nama-Aram aseTsobha, amadoda angamashumi amabini amawaka omqikela, nokumkani waseMahaka enamadoda aliwaka, namadoda aseTobhi alishumi elinamabini lamawaka. Akukuva oku uDavide, wathumela uYowabhi nawo wonke umkhosi, amadoda okulwa. Baphuma oonyana baka-Amon, bakha uluhlu lokulwa ekungeneni kwesango lomzi, lo gama ama-Aram aseTsobha naseRehobhi, namadoda aseTobhi naseMahaka, ema wodwa ethafeni.

Wabona uYowabhi ukuba uluhlu lokulwa lumkhangele ngaphambili nangasemva, waza wanyula bambi kwabahleliweyo bakwaSirayeli, wabamisa uluhlu ukuba balwe nama-Aram. Abanye wabanikela esandleni sikaAbhishayi umninawa wakhe, ukuba bakhe uluhlu lokulwa noonyana baka-Amon. Wathi uYowabhi: “Ukuba ama-Aram athe andeyisa, wondihlangula; ukuba oonyana baka-Amon bathe bakweyisa, ndiya kukuhlangula. Yomelela, masikhaliphe ngenxa yabantu bakuthi nangenxa yemizi kaBawo wethu. UBawo wethu makenze oko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe.” Wasondela ke uYowabhi nabantu abenaye ukuba balwe nama-Aram, aza abaleka phambi kwakhe. Bakubona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba ama-Aram ayabaleka, nabo babaleka phambi koAbhishayi, bangena emzini. Wabuya ke uYowabhi ekulweni noonyana baka-Amon, weza eYerusalem.

Akubona ama-Aram ukuba aphangalalisiwe ngamaSirayeli, ahlanganisana ndawonye. UHadadezere wathumela wawabiza ama-Aram angaphesheya koMlambo; afika eHelam, ephethwe nguShobhaki umthetheli womkhosi wakhe. Akukuva oku uDavide, wawahlanganisa onke amaSirayeli, wayiwela iYordan, wafika eHelam. Akha uluhlu ama-Aram ukulwa noDavide, alwa naye. Kodwa ama-Aram abaleka phambi kwamaSirayeli. UDavide wabulala kuwo amakhulu asixhenxe abeenqwelo zokulwa, namashumi mane amawaka abamahashe; wamxabela noShobhaki umthetheli womkhosi wawo, wafela khona. Bakubona bonke ookumkani abaphantsi kukaHadadezere ukuba boyisiwe ngamaSirayeli, benza uxolo namaSirayeli, bawakhonza. Aza ama-Aram oyika ukuba sawanceda oonyana baka-Amon.