2 KaSamweli 21 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

21 ¹Kwakukho indlala ngemihla kaDavide iminyaka emithathu, umnyaka nomnyaka; waza uDavide wayibuza kuBawo wethu loo nto. Waphendula uBawo wethu wathi: “Likho ityala legazi phezu kukaSawule naphezu kwendlu yakhe, ngenxa yokuba wawabulala amaGibheyon.”

²Wawabiza ke ukumkani amaGibheyon, wathetha nawo. (AmaGibheyon ayengengawo amaSirayeli, koko ayengamasalela ama-Amori; amaSirayeli ayewafungele ukuba awasindise, kodwa uSawule, enekhwele ngenxa yamaSirayeli namaYuda, wayefuna ukuwabulala.). ³Wathi uDavide kumaGibheyon: “Ndinganenzela ntoni na? Ndinganicamagushela njani na ukuze niwasikelele abantu bakaBawo wethu?”

⁴Athi amaGibheyon: “Asiyonto yesilivere nagolide into ephakathi kwethu noSawule nendlu yakhe, kananjalo asinalungelo lokubulala mntu kwaSirayeli.” Wathi uDavide: “Oko nikuthethayo ndiya kunenzela kona.”

⁵Athi kukumkani: “Loo ndoda eyasitshabalalisayo, yaza yaceba ukusibhubhisa, ukuze singasali nandawo naphi na emmandleni wakwaSirayeli, ⁶masinikwe amadoda asixhenxe kwinzala yakhe, size siwaxhome phambi koNdikhoyo eGibheha kaSawule, umnyulwa kaNdikhoyo.” Wathi ukumkani: “Ndiya kuwanikela.”

⁷Kodwa ke, ngenxa yesifungo esiphambi koBawo wethu phakathi kukaDavide noYonatan unyana kaSawule, ukumkani wamsindisa uMefibhoshete, unyana kaYonatan ozalwa nguSawule. ⁸Kodwa ukumkani wabathabatha uArmoni noMefibhoshete, oonyana bobabini uRitspa intombi ka-Aya awabazalela uSawule, kwakunye noonyana abahlanu uMerabhi intombi kaSawule awabazalela uAdriyeli unyana kaBharzilayi waseMehola. ⁹Wabanikela emaGibheyon, awabaxhoma entabeni phambi koBawo wethu; bawa bobasixhenxe kunye. Babulawa ngeentsuku zokuqala zokuvuna, ekuqaleni kokuvunwa kwerhasi.

¹⁰Waza uRitspa intombi ka-Aya wathabatha ingubo erhwexayo, wayandlala eliweni, ethabathela ekuqaleni kokuvuna kwada kwabakho imvula phezu kwezidumbu; emini wayezigxotha iintaka kuzo, ebusuku iinyamakazi zasendle. ^a a v10 Ingubo erhwexayo yayiyingubo erhabaxa, emnyama, eyayinxitywa njengomqondiso obonakalayo wesijwili nosizi. ¹¹Waxelelwa uDavide ngoko akwenzileyo uRitspa intombi ka-Aya, ishweshwe likaSawule, ¹²waya kumadoda aseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi, wawathabatha amathambo kaSawule nawoYonatan unyana wakhe, ababewathabathe ngasese esitratweni saseBhete-shan, apho amaFilisti ayebaxhome khona ngemini ababulala ngayo uSawule eGilibhowa. ¹³Wawanyusa khona amathambo kaSawule nawoYonatan unyana wakhe, baza bawahlanganisa namathambo abo babexhonyiwe. ¹⁴Bawangcwabela amathambo kaSawule noYonatan unyana wakhe eTsela kwaBhenjamin, engcwabeni likaKishe uyise, benza konke ukumkani awakuwiselayo umthetho. Emva koko, uBawo wethu waphendula imithandazo ngenxa yelizwe.

Amagorha KaDavide Oyisa Iingxilimbela ZamaFilisti

¹⁵Yaphinda yabakho imfazwe phakathi kwamaFilisti namaSirayeli. Wehla uDavide nabakhonzi bakhe ukuya kulwa namaFilisti, waza wadinwa. ¹⁶UIshbhi-bhenobhi, inzala kaRafa, onentloko yomkhonto yobhedu enobunzima obungaba ziiphawundi ezisixhenxe nesiqingatha, owayebhinqe ikrele elitsha, wayesele eza kumbulala uDavide. ^b b v16 URafa wayengukhokho wendlu yamagorha amakhulu ngokungaqhelekanga — iingxilimbela ezazisilwa phakathi kwamaFilisti. ¹⁷Kodwa uAbhishayi unyana kaTseruya weza kumnceda uDavide, wamxabela umFilisti wambulala. Baza amadoda kaDavide amfungela, athi: “Akusayi kuphinda uphume nathi uye emfazweni, hleze usicime isibane sakwaSirayeli.”

¹⁸Emva koko yabakho enye imfazwe namaFilisti eGobhi. USibhekayi waseHusha wamxabela uSafu, omnye wenzala kaRafa. ¹⁹EGobhi kwaphinda kwabakho enye imfazwe namaFilisti. Kulapho uElihanan, waseBhetelehem, ozalwa nguYahare-oregim, wabulala khona uGoliyati waseGati, lowo oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalungangomthi wabaluki. ²⁰Yaphinda yavela imfazwe eGati, apho kwakukho indoda ende kakhulu eyayineminwe emithandathu kwisandla ngasinye, neenzwane ezintandathu elunyaweni ngalunye—iyonke yayingamashumi amabini anesine; naye wazalelwa uRafa. ²¹Uthe ke akawangcikiva amaSirayeli, uYonatan unyana kaShimeha, umnakwabo kaDavide, wamxabela. ²²Aba bane bazalwa kuRafa eGati, baza bawa ngesandla sikaDavide nesabakhonzi bakhe.