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15 ¹Kwathi emva kwalokho, u-Abisalomu wazitholela inqola namahhashi, kanye namadoda angamashumi amahlanu ayegijima phambi kwakhe. ²U-Abisalomu wayevuka ekuseni kakhulu ame eceleni kwendlela eya esangweni. Kwakuthi noma ubani onecala eza enkosini ukuze athethelwe, u-Abisalomu amemeze athi: “Uvela kuliphi idolobha?” Lowo muntu aphendule athi: “Inceku yakho ivela kwesinye sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.”

³Khona-ke u-Abisalomu athi kuye: “Bheka, izimangalo zakho zinhle zilungile, kodwa inkosi ayikabeki muntu ozokulalela.” ⁴U-Abisalomu aqhubeke athi: “Sengathi ngabe ngibekwa ngibe umahluleli kuleli zwe! Wonke umuntu onecala noma onodaba ubezoza kimi, mina ngimtholele ubulungiswa.” ⁵Kwakuthi noma ubani esondela ukuba akhothame phambi kwakhe, u-Abisalomu elule isandla sakhe, ambambe, amange. ⁶U-Abisalomu wakwenza lokhu kuwo wonke owakwa-Israyeli owayeza enkosini ukuze athethelwe, kanjalo-ke weba izinhliziyo zakwa-Israyeli.

⁷Kwathi emva kweminyaka emine, u-Abisalomu wathi enkosini: “Ake ungivumele ngiye eHebroni ukuze ngigcwalise isithembiso engasenza kuBaba wethu. ⁸Ngokuba ngisahlala eGeshuri kwa-Aramu ngenza isithembiso ngathi: ‘Uma uBaba wethu engibuyisela eJerusalema, ngiyakumkhonza.’”

⁹Inkosi yathi kuye: “Hamba ngokuthula.” Ngakho u-Abisalomu wasukuma waya eHebroni.

¹⁰U-Abisalomu wathumela izithunywa ezifihlakele kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Lapho nizwa icilongo lophondo lwenqama, nothi: ‘U-Abisalomu uyabusa eHebroni!’”

¹¹Amadoda angamakhulu amabili amenyiweyo avela eJerusalema ahamba no-Abisalomu engenalo icala, engazi lutho ngaleli cebo. ¹²Kwathi u-Abisalomu enikela imihlatshelo, wathumela eGilo ukuba kulandwe u-Ahithofeli umGiloni, umeluleki kaDavide. Ugobe lwaqina, nabantu ababelandela u-Abisalomu baqhubeka banda.

UDavide Ubalekela u-Abisalomu Indodana yakhe

¹³Kwafika isithunywa kuDavide, sathi: “Izinhliziyo zakwa-Israyeli seziphendukele ku-Abisalomu.”

¹⁴UDavide wathi kuzo zonke izinceku ayenazo eJerusalema: “Sukumani! Kumelwe sibaleke, funa kungabikho noyedwa wethu ophunyuka ku-Abisalomu. Shesha, funa asheshe asifice, asichithe, ashaye idolobha ngenkemba.”

¹⁵Izinceku zenkosi zayiphendula zathi: “Noma yini inkosi yami ekhethayo, izinceku zakho zikulungele.”

¹⁶Ngakho inkosi yaphuma, yonke indlu yayo ilandela, kodwa yashiya izancinza eziyishumi ukuba zigcine isigodlo. ^a a v16 Izancinza kwakungabafazi abangaphansi ngezinga, ababenamalungelo omthetho ambalwa kunomfazi oyinhloko. ¹⁷Inkosi yahamba, bonke abantu beyilandela, bayima endlini yokugcina. ¹⁸Zonke izinceku zakhe zadlula eceleni kwayo, kanye nawo wonke amaKhereti namaPeleti; nawo wonke amaGiti angamakhulu ayisithupha ayemlandele evela eGati ahamba phambi kwenkosi. ^b b v18 AmaKhereti namaPeleti kwakungamaviyo abaqaphi bomzimba abakhethekile bakaDavide.

¹⁹Inkosi yathi ku-Ithayi umGiti: “Uzelani nawe nathi na? Buyela emuva uhlale nenkosi entsha; ungowezizwe, odingisiwe okude nezwe lakini. ²⁰Ufike izolo nje. Kungani ngingakwenza uzulazule nathi namuhla, mina ngingazi nokwazi lapho ngiya khona? Buyela emuva, uthathe abafowenu kanye nawe. Sengathi uBaba wethu angakubonisa uthando lwesivumelwano nokwethembeka.”

²¹U-Ithayi wayiphendula inkosi wathi: “Kuphila nje uBaba wethu, kuphila nenkosi yami, nomaphi lapho inkosi yami ikhona, kungaba ukufa noma ukuphila, inceku yakho iyakuba lapho.”

²²UDavide wathi ku-Ithayi: “Hamba, uwele.” Ngakho u-Ithayi umGiti wawela kanye nawo wonke amadoda akhe nabo bonke abantwana ababenaye. ²³Lonke izwe lakhala kakhulu lapho bonke abantu bewela. Inkosi yawela isigodi saseKhidroni, bonke abantu bawela baqonda ehlane. ²⁴NoZadoki wayelapho, kanye nawo wonke amaLevi ethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu. Babeka phansi umphongolo kaBaba wethu, u-Abhiyathari wanikela imihlatshelo kwaze kwaphela bonke abantu bephumile edolobheni. ²⁵Inkosi yathi kuZadoki: “Buyisela umphongolo kaBaba wethu edolobheni. Uma uBaba wethu ethokoza ngami, uyakungibuyisa angivumele ngiwubone futhi nendawo ahlala kuyo. ²⁶Kodwa uma ethi: ‘Angithokozi ngawe,’ ngilapha—makenze kimi njengokubona kwakhe.” ²⁷Inkosi yaphinda yathi kuZadoki umpristi: “Awusona isiboni na? Buyela edolobheni ngokuthula, uthathe amadodana akho amabili kanye nawe—u-Ahimahasi indodana yakho noJonathani indodana ka-Abhiyathari. ²⁸Ngiyakulinda emazibukweni asehlane kuze kufike izwi elivela kuwe lokungazisa.” ²⁹Ngakho uZadoki no-Abhiyathari bawubuyisela umphongolo kaBaba wethu eJerusalema, bahlala khona.

³⁰UDavide wenyuka iNtaba Yeminqumo, ekhala ngesikhathi enyuka, emboze ikhanda lakhe enyawo zakhe zize. Bonke abantu ababenaye bamboza amakhanda abo benyuka, bekhala ngesikhathi behamba. ^c c v30 Inkosi ekhashelwe, ekhala ngesikhathi enyuka iNtaba Yeminqumo, ifanekisela uJesu, yena owathi emva kwesikhathi eside wawela lesi sigodi sinye wakhungatheka kule ntaba inye ngobusuku umngane owethenjwa amkhaphela ngabo.

³¹UDavide watshelwa kwathiwa: “U-Ahithofeli uphakathi kwabenzi becebo no-Abisalomu.” Ngakho uDavide wathandaza wathi: “Baba wethu, phendula iseluleko sika-Ahithofeli sibe ubuwula.”

³²Kwathi uDavide efika esiqongweni, lapho kwakukhonzwa khona uBaba wethu, uHushayi umArki wayelapho ukumhlangabeza, ingubo yakhe idabukile nothuli ekhanda lakhe. ³³UDavide wathi kuye: “Uma uhamba nami, uyakuba umthwalo kimi nje.”

³⁴Kodwa uma ubuyela edolobheni utshele u-Abisalomu uthi: ‘Ngiyakuba inceku yakho, nkosi yami; njengoba ngakhonza uyihlo ngaphambili, kanjalo manje ngiyakukhonza wena,’ khona-ke uyakungichithela iseluleko sika-Ahithofeli. ³⁵UZadoki no-Abhiyathari abapristi balapho kanye nawe. Batshele konke okuzwayo endlini yenkosi. ³⁶Amadodana abo amabili alapho kanye nabo—u-Ahimahasi indodana kaZadoki noJonathani indodana ka-Abhiyathari. Ungithumelele izwi ngabo ngakho konke okuzwayo.

³⁷Ngakho uHushayi, umngane kaDavide, wangena edolobheni khona kanye lapho u-Abisalomu engena eJerusalema.