2 KaSamweli 14 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

14 ¹Ke kaloku uYowabhi, unyana kaTseruya, waqonda ukuba intliziyo yokumkani yayilangazelela uAbhisalom. ²UYowabhi wathumela eTekowa, waza wazisa intokazi elumkileyo evela khona. Wathi kuyo: “Khawuzenze ngathi usenza isijwili: unxibe iingubo ezirhwexayo, ungazithambisi ngeoli, uzenze ngathi ungumfazi obesenza isijwili ngofileyo imihla emininzi. ³Uye kukumkani, umxelele la mazwi.” UYowabhi wawabeka amazwi emlonyeni wakhe.

⁴Intokazi yaseTekowa yaya kukumkani, yawa ngobuso emhlabeni, yaqubuda, yathi: “Ndincede, kumkani!”

⁵Wathi kuyo ukumkani: “Yintoni na?” Yathi yona: “Ndingumhlolokazi; indoda yam ifile.

⁶Umkhonzazana wakho ube noonyana ababini. Balwa entsimini, kungekho bani wokubalamla, omnye wambulala omnye. ⁷Usapho lonke lumvukele umkhonzazana wakho, lusithi: ‘Khupha lowo wabetha umnakwenu; sombulala ngenxa yomnakwenu owambulalayo, sitshabalalise nendlalifa.’ Bafuna ukulicima ilahle lam eliseleyo, bangamshiyeli indoda yam gama nosindileyo ehlabathini.”

⁸Wathi ukumkani kuloo ntokazi: “Goduka, ndiza kuwisela umthetho ngenxa yakho.”

⁹Intokazi yaseTekowa yathi kukumkani: “Nkosi yam, kumkani, ityala malibe phezu kwam nakwindlu kabawo; ukumkani netrone yakhe mabangabi natyala.”

¹⁰Wathi ukumkani: “Nabani na othetha nawe, mzise kum—akayi kuphinda akuchukumise.”

¹¹Yathi: “Makamkhumbule uBawo wakho ukumkani, ukuze umphindezeli wegazi angongezi kwelo gazi, ukuze unyana wam angatshatyalaliswa.” Wathi: “Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, akuyi kuwa nalunye unwele lwentloko yonyana wakho emhlabeni.” ^a a v11 Umphindezeli wegazi wayesisizalwana esasimiselwe ngokwesiko ukuba abulale umbulali welungu losapho.

¹²Yathi intokazi: “Makhe umkhonzazana wakho athethe ilizwi enkosini yam, kukumkani.” Wathi: “Thetha.”

¹³Yathi intokazi: “Yini na ke ukuba uyicinge le nto nxamnye nabantu bakaBawo wethu? Ngokutsho oku, ukumkani uzigweba ngokwakhe, ngokuba engambuyisanga owakhe umntu owagxothwayo. ¹⁴Siya kufa ngenene, njengamanzi aphalazelwe emhlabeni angenakubuthwa kwakhona. Kodwa uBawo wethu akabuthabathi ubomi—ucinga iindlela ukuze ogxothiweyo angahlali ekude kuye. ^b b v14 Nalapha, uBawo wethu uboniswa eceba iindlela zokubuyisela ekhaya lowo ugxothiweyo, endaweni yokuthabatha ubomi—yiyo kanye le ntliziyo isukelayo wonke ogxothiweyo abuyele kuye. ¹⁵Ngoku ndize kuthetha oku enkosini yam, kukumkani, ngenxa yokuba abantu bandoyikisile. Umkhonzazana wakho uthe: Makhe ndithethe nokumkani; mhlawumbi uya kusenza isicelo somkhonzazana wakhe. ¹⁶Mhlawumbi ukumkani uya kuphulaphula, amhlangule umkhonzazana wakhe esandleni somntu obefuna ukusinqumla sobabini, mna nonyana wam, elifeni likaBawo wethu.’” ¹⁷Umkhonzazana wakho uthe: “Ilizwi lenkosi yam, lokumkani, malizise ukuphumla, kuba inkosi yam ukumkani injengesithunywa sikaBawo wethu, esahlula okulungileyo nokubi. Wanga uBawo wakho angaba nawe.”

¹⁸Wathi ukumkani kuloo ntokazi: “Uze ungandifihleli nento endiya kuyibuza kuwe.” Yathi yona: “Makhe athethe inkosi yam, ukumkani.”

¹⁹Wabuza ukumkani: “Isandla sikaYowabhi na esikuko konke oku?” Yaphendula intokazi, yathi: “Ehleli nje umphefumlo wakho, nkosi yam, kumkani, akukho bani unokuphambukela ekunene nasekhohlo kuyo yonke into eyithethileyo inkosi yam, ukumkani. Umkhonzi wakho uYowabhi undiwisele umthetho; nguye obeke onke la mazwi emlonyeni womkhonzazana wakho.

²⁰Umkhonzi wakho uYowabhi wenze oku ukuze aguqule indlela ezibonakala ngayo izinto. Kodwa inkosi yam ilumkile njengesithunywa sikaBawo wethu, esazi konke okusezweni.”

²¹Waza ukumkani wathi kuYowabhi: “Kulungile, ndiya kuyenza le nto. Hamba, umbuyise umfana uAbhisalom.”

²²UYowabhi wawa ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda, wamsikelela ukumkani. “Namhlanje umkhonzi wakho uyazi ukuba ndibabalwe emehlweni akho, nkosi yam, kumkani,” watsho, “ngokuba ukumkani uyenzile isicelo somkhonzi wakhe.”

²³Wesuka ke uYowabhi waya eGeshuri, wambuyisela uAbhisalom eYerusalem. ²⁴Wathi ukumkani: “Makaye endlwini yakhe, angabuboni ubuso bam.” Waya ke uAbhisalom endlwini yakhe, akabubona ubuso bokumkani. ²⁵KumaSirayeli onke bekungekho namnye owayedunyiswa ngenxa yobuhle njengoAbhisalom; kususela entendeni yonyawo lwakhe kuse elukakayini lwakhe, wayengenasiphako. ²⁶Xa esukuba echeba intloko yakhe—wayeyicheba minyaka le, kuba yayisiba nzima kuye—wayezilinganisa iinwele zentloko yakhe: ibe ziiponti ezimalunga nezintlanu ngokomlinganiso wokumkani. ²⁷Kwazalwa oonyana abathathu kuAbhisalom, nentombi egama linguTamare. Wayeyintokazi entle imbonakalo.

²⁸UAbhisalom wahlala eYerusalem iminyaka emibini epheleleyo engaboni ubuso bokumkani. ²⁹UAbhisalom wathumela ebiza uYowabhi ukuze amthethelele kukumkani, kodwa uYowabhi akavuma ukuza kuye. Waphinda wathumela okwesibini, kodwa uYowabhi waphinda akavuma ukuza. ³⁰UAbhisalom wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: “Khangelani, intsimi kaYowabhi isecaleni kwentsimi yam, kwaye enerhasi khona. Hambani, niyitshise.” Bayitshisa ke intsimi abakhonzi baka-Abhisalom.

³¹Wesuka uYowabhi, waya endlwini ka-Abhisalom, wabuza: “Yini na ukuba abakhonzi bakho bayitshise intsimi yam?”

³²UAbhisalom waphendula uYowabhi: “Ndathumela kuwe ndisithi: ‘Yiza apha, ukuze ndikuthume ukuba ubuze kukumkani ukuba kutheni na ndivela eGeshuri—ngekubhetele ukuba bendihleli khona.’ Ngoku makhe ndibubone ubuso bokumkani; ukuba ndinetyala ngayo nayiphi na into, makandibulale.”

³³UYowabhi waya kukumkani, wamxelela. Ukumkani wabiza uAbhisalom, weza wangena, waqubuda ngobuso emhlabeni phambi kwakhe. Waza ukumkani wamanga uAbhisalom.