2 USamuweli 1

1 ¹Emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavida wabuya ekunqobeni ama-Amaleki, wahlala eZikilagi izinsuku ezimbili. ²Ngosuku lwesithathu kwafika umuntu evela ekamu likaSawule, izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile, inhlabathi isekhanda lakhe. Efika kuDavida, wawa phansi wakhothama.

³UDavida wambuza wathi: “Uvelaphi?” Waphendula: “Ngiphunyukile ekamu lakwa-Israyeli.”

⁴UDavida wabuza wathi: “Kwenzekeni? Ngitshele.” Wathi: “Abantu babaleka empini. Abaningi bawa bafa. NoSawule nendodana yakhe uJonathani bafile.”

⁵UDavida wabuza insizwa eyayilethe lezi zindaba wathi: “Wazi kanjani ukuthi uSawule nendodana yakhe uJonathani bafile?”

⁶Insizwa yathi: “Ngazithela entabeni iGilibowa, nangu uSawule eyeme emkhontweni wakhe, izinqola zempi nabagibeli bamahhashi besondela kuye ngamandla. ⁷Waphenduka, wangibona, wangibiza. Ngathi: ‘Ngilapha.’ ⁸Wangibuza: ‘Ungubani wena?’ Ngamtshela: ‘Ngingum-Amaleki.’ ⁹Wathi kimi: ‘Yima phezu kwami ungibulale; usizi lungibambile, kodwa ngisaphila.’ ¹⁰Ngakho ngama phezu kwakhe ngambulala, ngoba ngangazi ukuthi ngeke asinde ekuweni kwakhe. Ngase ngithatha umqhele osekhanda lakhe nesongo elalisengalweni yakhe, ngakuletha lapha enkosini yami.”

¹¹UDavida wabe esebamba izingubo zakhe wazidabula, benza njalo nabo bonke abantu ababenaye. ¹²Balila, bakhala, bazila kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule nangenxa yendodana yakhe uJonathani nangenxa yabantu bakaBaba wethu nendlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba babewe ngenkemba.

¹³UDavida wabuza insizwa eyayimlethele lezi zindaba wathi: “Uvelaphi?” Yathi: “Ngiyindodana yomfokazi, um-Amaleki.”

¹⁴UDavida wathi: “Wawungesabi kanjani ukuphakamisa isandla sakho ukuze ubulale ogcotshiweyo kaBaba wethu?” ¹⁵UDavida wabiza enye yezinsizwa zakhe wathi: “Sondela, umshaye.” Yamshaya, wafa. ¹⁶UDavida wayethe kuye: “Igazi lakho liphezu kwekhanda lakho, ngokuba umlomo wakho ngokwawo ufakazile ngokumelene nawe ngesikhathi uthi: ‘Ngibulele ogcotshiweyo kaBaba wethu.’”

Kazi Amaqhawe Awe Kanjani!

¹⁷UDavida wase ehlabelela lesi sililo ngoSawule nangendodana yakhe uJonathani, ¹⁸wayala ukuba abantu bakwaJuda bafundiswe lesi sililo, esibizwa ngokuthi UMnsalo; silotshiwe eNcwadini kaJashari: ^a a v18 INcwadi kaJashari kwakuyiqoqo lamandulo lakwa-Israyeli lezinkondlo zobuqhawe elingasekho namuhla. ¹⁹“Inkazimulo yakho, we Israyeli, ilele ibulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakeme. Kazi amaqhawe awe kanjani! ²⁰Ningakulandisi eGati, ningakumemezeli ezitaladini zase-Ashikeloni, funa amadodakazi amaFilisti ajabule, amadodakazi angasokile ethokoze. ²¹Zintaba zaseGilibowa, ningabi namazolo nemvula, ningabi namasimu athela iminikelo. Ngokuba khona lapho ihawu leqhawe langcoliswa, ihawu likaSawule, elingasagcotshwa ngamafutha. ^b b v21 Amaqhawe ayevame ukugcoba amahawu awo esikhumba ngamafutha ukuze ahlale ethambile elungele impi; ihawu elingagcotshwanga lalonakele lingasasizi ngalutho. ²²Egazini lababuleweyo, enyameni yamaqhawe, umnsalo kaJonathani awubuyelanga emuva, inkemba kaSawule ayibuyanga ingenelisekile. ²³USawule noJonathani, ababethandeka futhi bethandwa ekuphileni kwabo, ekufeni abahlukaniswanga. Babenejubane kunezinkozi, benamandla kunezingonyama. ²⁴Nina madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, khalani ngoSawule, owanembathisa ngokubomvu nangezingubo ezinhle, owahlobisa izingubo zenu ngemihlobiso yegolide. ²⁵Kazi amaqhawe awe kanjani phakathi kwempi! UJonathani ulele ebulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakeme. ²⁶Ngidabukile ngenxa yakho, mfowethu Jonathani; wawuthandeka kakhulu kimi. Uthando lwakho kimi lwalumangalisa, lwedlula uthando lwabesifazane. ²⁷Kazi amaqhawe awe kanjani! Izikhali zempi zibhubhile.”