Ukubulawa kukaIshbhoshete

Abathetheli bempi ababini bakwaIshbhoshete bamgwaza esililini sakhe lo gama ephumla emini enkulu, baza basa intloko yakhe eHebron, bekuthi yimpindezelo kaBawo wethu. UDavide, owakha wambulala indoda eyathi yabulala uSawule, wababulalisa. Intloko yangcwatyelwa engcwabeni lika-Abhinere.

Isahluko 4.

Akuva uIshbhoshete, unyana kaSawule, ukuba uAbhinere ufele eHebron, zaphela izandla zakhe, waza wankwantya, nawo onke amaSirayeli ankwantya. Unyana kaSawule wayenabathetheli bempi ababini: uBhahana noRekabhi, oonyana bakaRimon waseBheroti, bakwaBhenjamin—kuba neBheroti ibalelwa kwaBhenjamin, kuba abaseBheroti bona babalekele eGitayim, baphambukela khona unanamhla.

UYonatan, unyana kaSawule, wayenomntwana ofe iinyawo zombini. Wayeminyaka emihlanu xa zafika iindaba zikaSawule nezikaYonatan zivela eYizereli; umanyisikazi wakhe wambamba ukuba abaleke, kodwa ekukhawulezeni kwakhe wawa loo mntwana, wafa iinyawo. Igama lakhe belinguMefibhoshete.

URekabhi noBhahana, oonyana bakaRimon waseBheroti, bafika endlwini kaIshbhoshete ekufudumaleni kwemini, lo gama ephumla emini enkulu. Bangena esazulwini sendlu ngokungathi bazokuthabatha ingqolowa, bamgwaza esiswini, baza uRekabhi nomnakwabo uBhahana basinda. Baye bangene endlwini lo gama uIshbhoshete wayelele esililini sakhe ekhusini. Bambetha, bambulala, bayinqumla intloko yakhe, bayithabatha, behamba ubusuku bonke ngendlela yaseArabha. Baza basa intloko kaIshbhoshete kukumkani uDavide eHebron, bathi kuye: “Nanku intloko kaIshbhoshete unyana kaSawule, lo wayelutshaba lwakho efuna ubomi bakho. Namhla uBawo wethu uyiphindezele inkosi yam ukumkani kuSawule nakwimbewu yakhe.” ^a

Kodwa uDavide waphendula uRekabhi nomnakwabo uBhahana, oonyana bakaRimon waseBheroti, wathi: “Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, owawuhlangula umphefumlo wam ekubandezelekeni konke, xa indoda yathi kum, ‘Uyabona, uSawule ufile,’ icinga ukuba izisa iindaba ezilungileyo, ndayibamba ndayibulala eTsikelage. Nguloo mvuzo ke endayinika wona ngeendaba zayo! Kobeka phi na ke xa amadoda angendawo abulala indoda elilungisa endlwini yayo, esililini sayo—andiyi na ngoku ukulibiza igazi layo ezandleni zenu, ndinisuse ehlabathini?” UDavide wawisa umthetho kumadodana akhe, aza ababulala, anqumla izandla zabo neenyawo zabo, axhoma imizimba yabo ngasechibini eHebron. Ke intloko kaIshbhoshete bayingcwaba engcwabeni lika-Abhinere eHebron.