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16 ¹Kwathi uDavide esedlulele kancane ngale kwesiqongo, uZiba, inceku kaMefibosheti, weza ukumhlangabeza enezimbongolo ezimbili ezibekwe izihlalo, zithwele izinkwa ezingama-200, izixha zamagilebhisi omisiwe eziyikhulu, izithelo zehlobo eziyikhulu, nesikhumba sewayini. ²Inkosi yabuza uZiba yathi: “Uzeleni nalokhu?” UZiba wathi: “Izimbongolo zokugibela kwabendlu yenkosi, isinkwa nezithelo zehlobo ukuba kudle izinsizwa, iwayini ukuba liphuzwe yilowo odangele ehlane.”

³Inkosi yabuza yathi: “Uphi indodana yenkosi yakho?” UZiba waphendula wathi: “Uhlezi eJerusalema, ngokuba uthe, ‘Namuhla indlu ka-Israyeli izobuyisela kimi umbuso kababa.’”

⁴Inkosi yathi kuZiba: “Konke uMefibosheti ayenakho manje kungokwakho.” UZiba wathi: “Ngiyakhothama phambi kwakho. Sengathi ngingathola umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, wena nkosi.”

UShimeyi Uqalekisa INkosi Ebalekayo

⁵Kwathi inkosi uDavide isifikile eBahurimi, kwaphuma umuntu womndeni kaSawule, uShimeyi indodana kaGera, eqhubeka eqalekisa. ⁶Wagibisela uDavide ngamatshe nazo zonke izinceku zenkosi uDavide, kuyilapho bonke abantu nawo wonke amaqhawe anamandla babesesandleni sakhe sokudla nesokhohlo. ⁷Esaqalekisa, uShimeyi wathi: “Phuma, phuma, wena muntu wokuchitha igazi, wena muntu ongelusizo! ⁸UBaba wethu ubuyisele phezu kwakho lonke igazi lendlu kaSawule, wena owabusa esikhundleni sakhe, futhi uBaba wethu unikele umbuso esandleni sendodana yakho u-Abisalomu. Manje usubanjwe ngobubi bakho, ngokuba ungumuntu wegazi.” ^a a v8 Ngisho eqalekisa, uShimeyi angancenga kuBaba kuphela — kodwa umchaza njengomphindiseli obandayo, amanga ngenhliziyo kaBaba aphendulwa ukwethemba okuthulile kukaDavide.

⁹Khona-ke u-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wathi enkosini: “Kungani uvumela le nja efile ukuba iqalekise inkosi yami, inkosi? Ake ngiwele nginqume ikhanda layo.” ¹⁰Kodwa inkosi yathi: “Kunindaba ngani lokhu, madodana kaSeruya? Uma eqalekisa ngokuba uBaba wethu uthe kuye, ‘Qalekisa uDavide,’ ngubani ongabuza athi, ‘Wenzeleni lokhu?’”

¹¹UDavide wathi ku-Abishayi nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe: “Indodana yami, ephuma esiswini sami, ifuna ukungibulala; kakhulu kangakanani lo mBenjamini! Myekeni, aqalekise, ngokuba uBaba wethu umtshelile. ¹²Mhlawumbe uBaba wethu uyakubona usizi lwami angibuyisele okuhle esikhundleni sokuqalekiswa kwanamuhla. ¹³UDavide nabantu bakhe baqhubeka endleleni, kuyilapho uShimeyi ehamba ngokulingana naye eceleni kwentaba maqondana naye, eqalekisa ehamba, emgibisela ngamatshe exhaphazela uthuli.” ¹⁴Inkosi nabo bonke abantu ababenayo bafika bekhathele, waziqabula khona lapho.

U-Abisalomu Ungena eJerusalema Wamukela Iseluleko

¹⁵Kuyilapho u-Abisalomu nabo bonke abantu, amadoda akwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema, u-Ahithofeli enaye. ¹⁶Kwathi uHushayi umArki, umngane kaDavide, efika ku-Abisalomu, uHushayi wathi ku-Abisalomu: “Mayibuse inkosi! Mayibuse inkosi!”

¹⁷U-Abisalomu wabuza uHushayi wathi: “Yilokhu yini ukuthembeka kwakho kumngane wakho? Kungani ungahambanga nomngane wakho?”

¹⁸UHushayi wathi ku-Abisalomu: “Cha; lowo akhethwe nguBaba wethu nayilaba bantu nawo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli—ngiyakuba ngowakhe, ngihlale naye. ¹⁹Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngubani okufanele ngimkhonze? Akufanele yini kube yindodana yakhe? Njengoba ngakhonza uyihlo, ngiyakukukhonza.”

²⁰Khona-ke u-Abisalomu wathi ku-Ahithofeli: “Siphe iseluleko sakho. Kufanele senzenjani?”

²¹U-Ahithofeli wathi ku-Abisalomu: “Lala nezancinza zikayihlo azishiya ukuba zigcine indlu. Khona-ke wonke u-Israyeli uyakuzwa ukuthi usuzenze wanuka kuyihlo, bonke abanawe bayakuqiniswa.”

²²Ngakho bammisela u-Abisalomu itende phezu kophahla, walala nezancinza zikayise phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke.

²³Ngalezo zinsuku iseluleko sika-Ahithofeli sasinjengokubuza kuBaba wethu ngqo; bobabili uDavide no-Abisalomu babesibheka kanjalo sonke iseluleko sakhe.