2 USamuweli 2

2 ¹Ngemuva kwalokho, uDavide wabuza kuBaba wethu, wathi: “Ngingakhuphukela yini kwenye yemizi yakwaJuda?” UBaba wethu wathi: “Khuphuka.” UDavide wathi: “Kuphi?” Wathi: “EHebroni.”

²UDavide wakhuphukela khona nabafazi bakhe bobabili, u-Ahinowami waseJizreyeli no-Abigayili, umfelokazi kaNabali waseKarmeli. ³UDavide wakhuphula amadoda akhe ayenaye, kwaba yilowo nalowo nomuzi wakhe, bahlala emizini yaseHebroni. ⁴Amadoda akwaJuda eza, agcoba uDavide khona ukuba abe yinkosi phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda. Batshela uDavide ukuthi amadoda aseJabeshi-Gileyadi ayemmbele uSawule. ⁵Wathuma izithunywa kumadoda aseJabeshi-Gileyadi, wathi: “Kwangathi uBaba wethu anganibusisa ngalo musa enawenza enkosini yenu uSawule, ngokumngcwaba. ⁶Manje kwangathi uBaba wethu anganibonisa umusa nokwethembeka; nami ngiyakuniphatha kahle ngenxa yalokhu enikwenzile. ⁷Yibani namandla niqine isibindi, ngokuba inkosi yenu uSawule ifile, nendlu yakwaJuda isingigcobile nami ukuba ngibe yinkosi phezu kwabo.”

U-Abhineri Wenza U-Ishi-Bhosheti Abe Yinkosi Yakwa-Israyeli

⁸Kodwa u-Abhineri indodana kaNeri, induna yempi kaSawule, wathatha u-Ishi-Bhosheti indodana kaSawule, wamwelisela eMahanayimi. ⁹Wammisa ukuba abe yinkosi phezu kweGileyadi, naphezu kwama-Ashuri, naphezu kweJizreyeli, naphezu kuka-Efrayimi, naphezu kukaBhenjamini—phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke. ¹⁰U-Ishi-Bhosheti indodana kaSawule wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ekuqaleni kobukhosi bakhe phezu kuka-Israyeli; wabusa iminyaka emibili. Kodwa indlu yakwaJuda yalandela uDavide. ¹¹UDavide waba yinkosi eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha.

Umfowabo Emelene Nomfowabo eGibeyoni

¹²U-Abhineri indodana kaNeri, kanye nezinceku zika-Ishi-Bhosheti indodana kaSawule, basuka eMahanayimi baya eGibeyoni. ¹³UJowabe indodana kaSeruya nezinceku zikaDavide nabo baphuma, bahlangana nabo echibini laseGibeyoni—elinye iqembu lahlala ngakolunye uhlangothi, nelinye ngakolunye uhlangothi oluphambene. ¹⁴U-Abhineri wathi kuJowabe: “Izinsizwa mazisukume ziqhudelane phambi kwethu.” UJowabe wathi: “Mazisukume.”

¹⁵Zasukuma zawela ngokubalwa, abayishumi nambili ngokukaBhenjamini no-Ishi-Bhosheti indodana kaSawule, nabayishumi nambili bezinceku zikaDavide. ¹⁶Yilowo nalowo wabamba ikhanda lesitha sakhe, wagwaza ngenkemba yakhe ohlangothini lwaso, bawa ndawonye. Ngakho leyo ndawo eGibeyoni yaqanjwa igama elithi iHelkathi-Hazurimi. ^a a v16 IHelkathi-Hazurimi lisho ukuthi “insimu yezinhlangothi zezinkemba” — leyo ndawo yaqanjwa ngenxa yempi yesandla nesandla ebulalayo eyalwelwa khona. ¹⁷Impi yangalolo suku yayinolaka kakhulu; u-Abhineri namadoda akwa-Israyeli bawa phambi kwezinceku zikaDavide. ¹⁸Amadodana amathathu kaSeruya ayelapho: uJowabe, u-Abishayi, no-Asaheli—u-Asaheli enejubane ezinyaweni njengensephe yasendle. ¹⁹Waxosha u-Abhineri, engaphambukeli ngakwesokudla nangakwesokhohlo ekumxosheni. ²⁰U-Abhineri wabheka emuva wathi: “Nguwe yini, Asaheli?” Waphendula wathi: “Yimi.”

²¹U-Abhineri wathi kuye: “Phambukela ngakwesokudla noma ngakwesokhohlo, ubambe enye yezinsizwa, uthathe izikhali zayo.” Kodwa u-Asaheli wenqaba ukuyeka ukumxosha. ²²U-Abhineri waphinda wathi ku-Asaheli: “Buyela emuva. Ungingani ungiphoqa ukuba ngikuwise phansi? Bengingambheka kanjani ebusweni umfowenu uJowabe?” ²³Wenqaba ukuphambuka, ngakho u-Abhineri wamgwaza esiswini ngesidladla somkhonto wakhe; waphuma emhlane wakhe. Wawela khona wafela khona lapho. Bonke abafika lapho u-Asaheli ayewele khona wafa khona bema. ²⁴UJowabe no-Abishayi baxosha u-Abhineri; ekushoneni kwelanga bafika egqumeni lase-Ama, eduze kweGiya endleleni eya ehlane laseGibeyoni. ²⁵Amadoda akwaBhenjamini abuthana ngemuva kuka-Abhineri, enza iviyo linye, ema phezu kwegquma. ²⁶U-Abhineri wamemeza uJowabe, wathi: “Inkemba iyakuqeda phakade na? Awazi yini ukuthi lokhu kuyakuphela ngobumuncu? Kuyakuba nini ungakatsheli abantu ukuba babuye ekuxosheni abafowabo?”

²⁷UJowabe wathi: “Kuphila kukaBaba wethu, ukuba ubungakhulumanga, abantu bebeyakuqhubeka bexosha abafowabo kuze kuse.” ²⁸UJowabe wabetha icilongo; onke amabutho ema, awasaxosha u-Israyeli futhi awasalwa. ²⁹U-Abhineri namadoda akhe bahamba bedabula i-Arabha bonke lobo busuku, bawela iJordani, badabula lonke iBhithroni, bafika eMahanayimi.

³⁰UJowabe wabuya ekuxosheni u-Abhineri, wabutha onke amabutho, wafumanisa ukuthi amadoda kaDavide ayishumi nesishiyagalolunye ayesilele, ngaphandle kuka-Asaheli. ³¹Kodwa izinceku zikaDavide zabulala amadoda akwaBhenjamini angamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha ayeno-Abhineri. ³²Bamthwala u-Asaheli, bamngcwaba ethuneni likayise eBetlehema; uJowabe namadoda akhe bahamba ubusuku bonke, bafika eHebroni emadabukakusa.