U-Israyeli wonke uyahlangana ukuze agcobe uDavide abe yinkosi
Wonke u-Israyeli ufika eHebroni ugcobe uDavide njengoba uBaba wethu ayeshilo ngoSamuweli, futhi uthatha inqaba yamaJebusi ayenze umuzi wakhe. Iningi lesahluko lihlonipha amaqhawe akhe ngamagama — kuhlanganise nabathathu abaqhekeza imigqa yezitha ukuze bathole amanzi ayenqaba ukuwaphuza.
11 1Khona u-Israyeli wonke wabuthana kuDavide eHebroni, bathi: “Bheka, singamathambo akho nenyama yakho. 2Ngisho nangaphambili, ngesikhathi uSawule eyinkosi, nguwe owaholela u-Israyeli ekuphumeni nasekubuyeni. UYihlo wakutshela wathi: ‘Wena uyakwelusa abantu bami u-Israyeli; uyakuba ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.’”
3Bonke abadala baka-Israyeli bafika enkosini eHebroni, uDavide wenza isivumelwano nabo eHebroni phambi kukaBaba wethu. Base begcoba uDavide ukuba abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayeshilo ngoSamuweli.
UDavide uthatha iZiyoni: UMuzi kaDavide
4UDavide no-Israyeli wonke baya eJerusalema (okungukuthi, eJebusi), lapho amaJebusi, abahlali bayo, ayehlala khona. 5Abantu baseJebusi bathi kuDavide: “Ngeke ungene lapha.” Kodwa uDavide wayithatha inqaba yaseZiyoni—umuzi kaDavide. 6UDavide wathi: “Noma ngubani oshaya amaJebusi kuqala uyakuba yinhloko nomlawuli.” UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wenyuka kuqala, waba yinhloko. 7UDavide wasehlala enqabeni; kungakho yabizwa ngokuthi umuzi kaDavide. 8Wawakha umuzi nxazonke, kusukela eMilo kuze kube ngumthangala ozungezayo, kuyilapho uJowabe evuselela okunye okusele komuzi. a a v8 IMilo kwakuyisakhiwo esigcwalisiwe esinezitebhisi esakhelwe emthambekeni osempumalanga weJerusalema ukuze kwandiswe futhi kusekelwe umuzi. 9UDavide waya elokhu eqina ngokwengeziwe, ngokuba uBaba wamabutho asezulwini wayenaye.
Amaqhawe Ayema noDavide
10Yilezi izinduna zamaqhawe kaDavide, ezamsekela ngamandla embusweni wakhe, kanye no-Israyeli wonke, ukuba bamenze inkosi, ngokwezwi likaBaba wethu ngo-Israyeli. 11Yilolu uhlu lwamaqhawe kaDavide: uJashobheyamu, umHakhimoni, inhloko yaBathathu, wasebenzisa umkhonto wakhe wabulala amadoda angamakhulu amathathu ngokulwa kunye. 12Emva kwakhe kwaba ngu-Eleyazare indodana kaDodo umAhohi, omunye wamaqhawe amathathu. 13WayenoDavide ePhasi-damimi lapho amaFilisti ayebuthene khona empini, ensimini eyayigcwele ibhali; abantu babaleka emaFilistini, 14kodwa bona bema phakathi kwensimu, bayivikela, bawashaya phansi amaFilisti; uBaba wethu wabasindisa ngokunqoba okukhulu.
15Amaqhawe amathathu kwayingqalaba angamashumi amathathu ehlela kuDavide edwaleni eliseduze kwomhume wase-Adulamu, kuyilapho iviyo lamaFilisti lalimise esigodini saseRefayimi. 16Ngaleso sikhathi uDavide wayesenqabeni, kanti ibutho lamaFilisti laliseBhetelehema. 17UDavide walangazelela amanzi, wathi: “Sengathi kungaba khona ongangiphuzisa amanzi omthombo waseBhetelehema oseduze kwesango!”
18Laba abathathu bafohla ekamu lamaFilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBhetelehema oseduze kwesango, bawaletha kuDavide. Kodwa akavumanga ukuwaphuza—wawathululela kuBaba wethu. 19Wathi: “UBaba wami makakuvimbele lokhu! Ngingaliphuza yini igazi lamadoda abeke ukuphila kwawo engcupheni? Awaletha ngokufaka ukuphila kwawo engozini.” Ngakho wenqaba ukuwaphuza. Lezi kwakuyizenzo zamaqhawe amathathu.
20U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe wayeyinhloko yaBangamashumi Amathathu. Wasebenzisa umkhonto wakhe wabulala amadoda angamakhulu amathathu, wazenzela igama phakathi kwaBathathu. 21Wayehlonishwa kakhulu kunaBangamashumi Amathathu, waba ngumlawuli wabo—kodwa wayengeyena omunye waBathathu.
22UBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, indoda enesibindi yaseKhabhiseli, wenza izenzo ezinkulu: wawabulala amaqhawe amabili akwaMowabi amakhulu kunawo wonke, wehlela emgodini ngosuku lweqhwa wabulala ibhubesi. 23Wabulala futhi umGibhithe, indoda enkulu, eyayicishe ibe ngamamitha amabili namahhafu ubude, eyayinomkhonto onjengogodo lomeluki. UBenaya wamhlasela ngenduku, wahluthula umkhonto esandleni somGibhithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe uqobo. b b v23 Ugodo lomeluki kwakuyisigaxa esinzima sokhuni esasiphothwa kuso ukweluka — lapha lusetshenziselwa ukufanisa uthi lomkhonto olukhulu ngokwedlulele. 24Lezi kwakuyizenzo zikaBenaya indodana kaJehoyada; wazuza igama phakathi kwamaqhawe amathathu. 25Wayehlonishwa ngaphezu kwaBangamashumi Amathathu, kodwa wayengekho phakathi kwaBathathu. UDavide wambeka ukuba aphathe abaqaphi bakhe.
26Amaqhawe ayilawa: u-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe, u-Elihanani indodana kaDodo waseBhetelehema, 27uShamothi umHarori, uHelezi umPheloni, 28u-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, u-Abhi-ezeri wase-Anathoti, 29uSibhekhayi umHushati, u-Ilayi umAhohi, 30uMaharayi waseNethofa, uHeledi indodana kaBhahana waseNethofa, 31u-Ithayi indodana kaRibhayi waseGibeya yabakwaBhenjamini, uBenaya wasePhirathoni, 32uHurayi wasezifudlaneni zaseGahashi, u-Abhiyeli umArbhati, 33u-Azimaveti waseBhaharumi, u-Eliyaba umShahaliboni, 34amadodana kaHashemi umGizoni, uJonathani indodana kaShage umHarari, 35u-Ahiyamu indodana kaSakhari umHarari, u-Elifali indodana ka-Uri, 36uHeferi umMekherati, u-Ahija umPheloni, 37uHeziro waseKharmeli, uNaharayi indodana ka-Ezibhayi, 38uJoweli umfowabo kaNathani, uMibhari indodana kaHagiri, 39uZeleki umAmoni, uNaharayi waseBherothi, umthwali wezikhali zikaJowabe indodana kaSeruya, 40u-Ira umIthri, uGarebi umIthri, 41u-Uriya umHeti, uZabadi indodana ka-Ahilayi, 42u-Adina indodana kaShiza umRubeni, umholi wabakwaRubeni, nabangamashumi amathathu kanye naye, 43uHanani indodana kaMahaka, uJoshafati umMithini, 44u-Uziya umAshterati, uShama noJehiyeli amadodana kaHothamu umAroweri, 45uJediyaheli indodana kaShimri, noJoha umfowabo, umThizi, 46u-Eliyeli umMahavi, uJeribhayi noJoshaviya amadodana ka-Elinahamu, u-Ithima umMowabi, 47u-Eliyeli, u-Obede, noJahasiyeli umMezobha.
