Ukubulawa kuka-Ishi-Boshethi
Abaholi ababili bamaqembu okuhlasela baka-Ishi-Bhosheti uqobo bamgwaza embhedeni wakhe ngesikhathi ephumule emini, bathwale ikhanda lakhe baliyise eHebroni, bethi kuyimpindiselo kaBaba wethu. UDavide, owake wabulala indoda eyathi yabulala uSawule, uyala ukuba babulawe. Ikhanda lingcwatshwa ethuneni lika-Abhineri.
4 1Kwathi lapho u-Ishi-Boshethi indodana kaSawule ezwa ukuthi u-Abhineri wayefile eHebroni, aphelelwa yisibindi, no-Israyeli wonke wanyakaziswa. 2Indodana kaSawule yayinezinduna ezimbili zamaviyo okuhlasela: uBhahana noRekabi, amadodana kaRimoni umBheyeroti, wakwaBhenjamini—ngokuba iBheyeroti nayo yayibalwa njengengxenye yakwaBhenjamini, 3ngokuba abaseBheyeroti babebalekele eGithayimi, bahlala khona njengabafokazi kuze kube namuhla.
4UJonathani, indodana kaSawule, wayenomfana oyisishosha ezinyaweni zombili. Wayeneminyaka emihlanu lapho kufika izindaba zikaSawule noJonathani zivela eJizreyeli; umzanyana wakhe wamphuthuma ukuze abaleke, kodwa esaphuthuma wawa waba yisishosha. Igama lakhe kwakunguMefiboshethi.
5URekabi noBhahana, amadodana kaRimoni umBheyeroti, bafika endlini ka-Ishi-Boshethi ekushiseni kwemini, esaphumule emini. 6Bangena phakathi endlini sengathi bazothatha ukolweni, bamgwaza esiswini, uRekabi nomfowabo uBhahana babaleka. 7Babengenile endlini kuyilapho u-Ishi-Boshethi elele embhedeni wakhe ekamelweni lakhe lokulala. Bamshaya bambulala, banquma ikhanda lakhe, balithatha, bahamba ubusuku bonke ngendlela yase-Araba. 8Baletha ikhanda lika-Ishi-Boshethi kuDavide eHebroni, bathi enkosini: “Nali ikhanda lika-Ishi-Boshethi indodana kaSawule, isitha sakho esifuna ukuphila kwakho. Namuhla uBaba wethu uphindisele inkosi yami kuSawule nasenzalweni yakhe.” a a v8 Ababulali bathi icala labo lenziwe nguBaba wethu, kodwa impendulo yakhe iza ngoDavide, obalahla njengababulali bomuntu ongenacala.
9Kodwa uDavide waphendula uRekabi nomfowabo uBhahana, amadodana kaRimoni umBheyeroti, wathi: “Kuphila kukaBaba wethu, ohlenge ukuphila kwami kukho konke ukucindezeleka, 10lapho umuntu engitshela ethi, ‘Bheka, uSawule ufile,’ ecabanga ukuthi uletha izindaba ezinhle, ngambamba ngambulala eZikilagi. Yilowo umvuzo engamnika wona ngenxa yezindaba zakhe! 11Kakhulu kangakanani lapho abantu ababi bebulala umuntu olungileyo endlini yakhe, embhedeni wakhe—ingabe akufanele yini manje ngifune igazi lakhe kini, nginisuse emhlabeni? 12UDavide wayala izinsizwa zakhe, zababulala, zanquma izandla zabo nezinyawo zabo, zalengisa izidumbu ngasechibini eHebroni. Kodwa ikhanda lika-Ishi-Boshethi balingcwaba ethuneni lika-Abhineri eHebroni.”
