Indlu kaDavide Iya Isomelela

Njengoko indlu kaSawule isiya ityhafa, uAbhinere wamangalelwa ngenxa yeshweshwe, waza wabhekisa kuDavide ukuba amnike ubukumkani uBawo wethu awabufungayo, weza namaSirayeli. UYowabhi, ephindezela uAsaheli, wambulala uAbhinere esangweni. UDavide wahamba emva kwethala, wazila ukudla, wenza isijwili ukuze wonke umntu azi ukuba akanasandla kuloo nto.

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Imfazwe phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide yathabatha ixesha elide. UDavide wayesiya esomelela, ke yona indlu kaSawule yayisiya ityhafa. Kwazalelwa uDavide oonyana eHebron. Owamazibulo wakhe wayenguAmnon, unina wakhe enguAhinowam waseYizereli; owesibini wakhe, uKalebhi, kuAbhigali, umhlolokazi kaNabhali waseKarmele; owesithathu, uAbhisalom, unyana kaMahaka, intombi yokumkani waseGeshuri uTalemayi; owesine, uAdoniya unyana kaHagiti; owesihlanu, uShefatiya unyana ka-Abhitali; owesithandathu, uItreham, ku-Egla umkaDavide. Ngabo aba oonyana bakaDavide awabazalelwayo eHebron.

UAbhinere Uzimanya noDavide

Ngexesha lemfazwe phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide, uAbhinere wayesiya eqinisa isikhundla sakhe endlwini kaSawule. USawule wayeneshweshwe, igama lalo belinguRitspa, intombi ka-Aya. UIshbhoshete wathi kuAbhinere: “Yini na ukuba ulale neshweshwe likabawo?”

UAbhinere, equmbe kakhulu ngamazwi kaIshbhoshete, wathi: “Ndiyintloko yenja ethembekileyo kuYuda na? Namhla ndisaboniswa inceba endlwini kayihlo uSawule, kubazalwana bakhe nakubahlobo bakhe, andikunikelanga esandleni sikaDavide. Kanti ngoku undimangalela ngenxa yale ntokazi! ^a UBawo wethu makenze njalo kuAbhinere, kananjalo nangaphezulu, ukuba andithanga ndimenzele uDavide loo nto uBawo wethu amfungela yona, ukuba ndisuse ubukumkani endlwini kaSawule, ndimisele uDavide etroneni yakhe phezu kwamaSirayeli naphezu koYuda, kuthabathele kwaDan kuse eBher-shebha.”

UIshbhoshete akabanga nako ukuphinda aphendule uAbhinere nangelinye ilizwi, ngokuba wayemoyika.

UAbhinere wasusa abathunywa kuDavide ngenxa yakhe, esithi: “Ilizwe lelikabani na? Yenza umnqophiso wakho nam, sibe nesandla sam nawe, sibuyisele onke amaSirayeli kuwe.”

Wathi uDavide: “Kulungile; ndiya kwenza umnqophiso nawe. Kodwa ndibiza nto-nye kuwe: akuyi kububona ubuso bam, ukuba akuthanga umzise kuqala uMikali, intombi kaSawule, ekuzeni kwakho.” UDavide wathuma abathunywa kunyana kaSawule uIshbhoshete, esithi: “Mandibuyiselwe umfazi wam uMikali, endamzeka ngekhulu leenyama zokwaluswa zamaFilisti.”

UIshbhoshete wasusa abantu, wamthabatha endodeni yakhe, uFaliti unyana kaLayishe. Indoda yakhe yahamba nayo, ilila ngokuyilandela ide yaya eBhahurim. Wandula uAbhinere wathi kuyo: “Buya umke.” Yabuya ke.

UAbhinere wathetha namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli: “Kudala ninqwenela ukuba uDavide abe ngukumkani phezu kwenu. Yenzani ke ngoku, ngokuba uBawo wethu wamthembisa uDavide, wathi: ‘Ngesandla somkhonzi wam uDavide ndiya kubasindisa abantu bam amaSirayeli esandleni samaFilisti nasezintshabeni zabo zonke.’”

UAbhinere wathetha namaBhenjamin, waza waya eHebron ukuba amxelele uDavide konke abekuvumile amaSirayeli nendlu yonke yakwaBhenjamin ukuba akwenze. Akufika uAbhinere kuDavide eHebron enamadoda angamashumi amabini, uDavide wamenzela isidlo uAbhinere namadoda abenawo. UAbhinere wathi kuDavide: “Mandiphakame ndiye kuhlanganisa onke amaSirayeli enkosini yam ukumkani, ukuze enze umnqophiso nawe, ube ngukumkani phezu kwako konke okunqwenelwa yintliziyo yakho.” UDavide wamndulula ke uAbhinere, wahamba ngoxolo.

UYowabhi Umbulala uAbhinere

Nanko kanye kufika abakhonzi bakaDavide noYowabhi bevela ekuhlaseleni benamaxhoba amaninzi. Kodwa uAbhinere wayengekho kunye noDavide eHebron, ngokuba uDavide ebemndulule, wahamba ngoxolo. Wakufika uYowabhi nawo wonke umkhosi wakhe, waxelelwa, kwathiwa: “UAbhinere unyana kaNere uze kukumkani, wamndulula, wahamba ngoxolo.”

Waya ke uYowabhi kukumkani: “Wenze ntoni na? Nanko uAbhinere uze kuwe; yini na ukuba umndulule, aze ahambe ngenene? Uyamazi uAbhinere unyana kaNere ukuba uze kukukhohlisa, ukuze azi ukuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho, nako konke okwenzayo.”

Akuphuma uYowabhi kuDavide, wasusa abathunywa emva koAbhinere, bambuyisa equleni laseSira. Ke uDavide ubengazi nto. Akubuya uAbhinere eHebron, uYowabhi wamshenxisela ecaleni phakathi esangweni ngokungathi uza kuthetha naye ngasese, wamtsho khona esiswini. Wafa ngenxa yegazi lika-Asaheli, umzalwana kaYowabhi. Emva koko, akuva uDavide, wathi: “Mna nobukumkani bam simsulwa ngonaphakade phambi koBawo wethu ngegazi lika-Abhinere unyana kaNere. Malibe sentlokweni kaYowabhi nakwindlu yonke kayise! Indlu kaYowabhi mayingaswele obhobhozayo, noneqhenqa, nozimelela ngesithezo, nowa likrele, noswele ukudla.” UYowabhi noAbhishayi umzalwana wakhe bambulala ke uAbhinere, ngokuba wabulala uAsaheli umzalwana wabo emfazweni eGibheyon.

UDavide Umlilela uAbhinere

UDavide wathi kuYowabhi nakubo bonke abantu abenaye: “Krazulani iingubo zenu, nixhakamfule iingubo ezirhwexayo, nenze isijwili phambi koAbhinere.” Ukumkani uDavide wahamba emva kobhedu. Bamngcwaba uAbhinere eHebron, waza ukumkani waliphakamisa izwi lakhe, walila engcwabeni lakhe, balila nabo bonke abantu. Ukumkani wasenza esi simbonono ngoAbhinere, wathi: “Ufanele na ukuba uAbhinere afe njengoko kufa isidenge? Izandla zakho bezingakhonkxiwe, iinyawo zakho bezingafakwanga maxolo. Uwe njengoko kuwa umntu phambi kwabenzi bobubi.” Balila bonke abantu kwakhona ngaye.

Beza ke bonke abantu becenga uDavide ukuba adle into kusesemini, kodwa uDavide wafunga: “UBawo wethu makenze njalo kum, kananjalo nangaphezulu, ukuba ndithe ndeva isonka nokuba yintoni na lingekatshoni ilanga!”

Baqwalasela bonke abantu, kwalunga emehlweni abo; yonke into ayenzayo ukumkani yabakholisa bonke abantu. Baza bazi ngaloo mini bonke abantu namaSirayeli onke ukuba ukumkani ebengathandanga ukufa kuka-Abhinere unyana kaNere. Ukumkani wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: “Anazi na ukuba isikhulu nendoda enkulu iwe namhla kwaSirayeli? Namhla, nangona ndingukumkani othanjisiweyo, ndibuthathaka, aza la madoda, oonyana bakaTseruya, andikhohlakalela. UBawo wethu makambuyisele umenzi wobubi ngobubi bakhe.”