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1Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaSawuli, uDavida esephendukile ekutshayeni amaAmaleki, uDavida wahlala insuku ezimbili eZikilagia.

2 Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu, khangela, kwafika umuntu evela enkambeni evela kuSawulib, ozigqoko zakhe zazidatshuliwec, elenhlabathi ekhanda lakhe. Kwasekusithi efika kuDavida wawela emhlabathini, wakhonzad.

3 UDavida wasesithi kuye: Uvela ngaphi? Wasesithi kuye: Ngiphephile enkambeni yakoIsrayelie.

4 UDavida wasesithi kuye: Lunjani udaba? Akungitshele. Wasesithi: Abantu babalekile empini, labanengi babantu labo bawile njalo bafile, uSawuli laye loJonathani indodana yakhe labo bafile.

5 UDavida wasesithi kulelojaha elalimbikela: Wazi njani ukuthi uSawuli loJonathani indodana yakhe bafile?

6 Lelojaha elalimbikela laselisithi: Kuthe ngisithi thutshu entabeni yeGilibowa, khangela, uSawuli eyeme emkhontweni wakhe, khangela-ke, inqola labagadi bamabhiza kwakumnamathelef.

9 Wasesithi kimi: Ake ume phezu kwami ungibulale; ngoba ubuhlungu obukhulu bungehlele, ngoba impilo yami isaphelele kimi.

10 Ngakho ngema phezu kwakhe ngambulala, ngoba ngazi ukuthi angeke aphile emva kokuwa kwakhe. Ngasengithatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakheg, lesongo elalisengalweni yakhe, ngikulethile lapha enkosini yamih.

11 UDavida wasebamba izigqoko zakhe wazidabula, njalo lawo wonke amadoda ayelayei.

12 Basebelila, bakhala inyembezi, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawuli, langenxa kaJonathani indodana yakhe, langenxa yabantu beNkosi, langenxa yendlu kaIsrayeli, ngoba babewe ngenkemba.

13 UDavida wasesithi kulelojaha elalimbikele: Uvela ngaphi? Laselisithi: Ngiyindodana yomuntu wezizweni, umAmaleki.

14 UDavida wasesithi kulo: Kawesabanga njanij ukwelula isandla sakho ukubhubhisak ogcotshiweyo weNkosil?

15 UDavida wasebiza elinye lamajaha, wathi: Sondela ulidumele. Laselilitshaya laze lafam.

16 UDavida wasesithi kulo: Igazi lakho kalibe phezu kwekhanda lakhon; ngoba umlomo wakho ufakaze umelene laweo, usithi: Mina ngimbulele ogcotshiweyo weNkosip.

18 (lapho wathi kufundiswe abantwana bakoJuda "IDandili"; khangela, kubhaliwe egwalweni lukaJashari)r:

19 Ubuhle bukaIsrayeli bubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo. Awe njani amaqhawes!

20 Lingakukhulumi eGathit, lingakumemezeli ezitaladeni zeAshikeloniu, hlezi athokoze amadodakazi amaFilistiv, hlezi ajabule amadodakazi abangasokwangaw.

21 Zintaba zeGilibowa, kakungabi khona amazolo kumbe izulu phezu kwenux, kumbe amasimu eminikelo. Ngoba izihlangu zamaqhawe zangcoliswa khona; isihlangu sikaSawuli singagcotshwanga ngamafuthay

22 egazini lababuleweyo, emahwahweni amaqhawe idandili likaJonathani kaliphendukanga, lenkemba kaSawuli kayibuyelanga izez.

23 USawuli loJonathani babethandeka bebahle empilweni zabo, lekufeni kwabo kabehlukaniswanga; babelesiqubu kulezinkozia, belamandla kulezilwaneb.

24 Madodakazi akoIsrayeli, mkhaleleni inyembezi uSawuli, owaligqokisa ngokubomvu lentokozo, owafaka imiceciso yegolide phezu kwezigqoko zenuc.

25 Awe njani amaqhawe phakathi kwempi! Jonathani, ubulewe endaweni zakho eziphakemeyo!

26 Ngidabukile ngawe, mfowethu Jonathani; ubumnandi kakhulu kimi, uthando lwakho belumangalisa kimi lusedlula uthando lwabesifazanad.

2Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho uDavida wabuza eNkosini esithi: Ngenyukele yini komunye wemizi yakoJudaa? INkosi yasisithi kuye: Yenyuka. UDavida wasesithi: Ngiye ngaphi? Yasisithi: EHebronib.

2 Ngakho uDavida wenyukela lapho, kanye labafazi bakhe bobabili, uAhinowama umJizereyelikazi loAbigayili umkaNabali umKharmelic.

3 UDavida wasesenyusa abantu bakhe ababelaye, ngulowo lalowo labendlu yakhe; basebehlala emizini yeHebronid.

4 Kwasekufika abantu bakoJuda, bamgcoba khona uDavida waba yinkosi phezu kwendlu yakoJudae. Basebemtshela uDavida besithi: Abantu beJabeshi-Gileyadi yibo abangcwaba uSawulif.

5 UDavida wasethumela izithunywa ebantwini beJabeshi-Gileyadig, wathi kibo: Kalibusiswe yiNkosi, ngoba lenze lumusa enkosini yenu, kuSawuli, lamngcwabah.

6 Khathesi-ke, iNkosi kayilenzele umusa leqiniso; mina lami ngizalenzela lokhu okuhle, ngoba lenze loludabai.

7 Khathesi-ke kaziqine izandla zenu libe ngamadodana amaqhawe; ngoba inkosi yenu uSawuli ifile; njalo lendlu yakoJuda ingigcobile mina ukuba yinkosi phezu kwabo.

8 Kodwa uAbhineri indodana kaNerij, induna yebutho uSawuli ayelalo, wathatha uIshiboshethi indodana kaSawuli, wamchaphisela eMahanayimik,

9 wambeka waba yinkosi phezu kweGileyadil, laphezu kwamaAshurim, laphezu kweJizereyelin, laphezu kukaEfrayimio, laphezu kukaBhenjaminip, laphezu kukaIsrayeli wonke.

10 UIshiboshethi, indodana kaSawuli, wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amane esiba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, wabusa iminyaka emibili. Kodwa indlu yakoJuda yalandela uDavida.

11 Lenani lensuku uDavida owaba yinkosi ngazo eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakoJuda laliyiminyaka eyisikhombisa lenyanga eziyisithuphaq.

12 UAbhineri indodana kaNeri wasephuma, lenceku zikaIshiboshethi indodana kaSawuli, basuka eMahanayimi baya eGibeyonir.

13 UJowabi indodana kaZeruya lenceku zikaDavida basebephuma bahlangana ndawonye echibini leGibeyonis; bahlala, abanye ngapha kwechibi labanye ngale kwechibi.

14 UAbhineri wasesithi kuJowabi: Amajaha ake asukume adlale phambi kwethu. UJowabi wasesithi: Kawasukume.

15 Kwasekusukuma kwedlula ngenani abalitshumi lambili koBhenjamini lakoIshiboshethi indodana kaSawuli, letshumi lambili lenceku zikaDavida.

16 Basebebamba ngulowo lalowo ikhanda lomunye, wagwaza ngenkemba yakhe ehlangothini lomunye; ngokunjalo bawa ndawonye. Ngakho leyondawo bayibiza ngokuthi yiHelekati-Hasurimi eseGibeyoni.

17 Njalo kwaba lempi enzima kakhulu ngalolosuku, loAbhineri wehlulwa lamadoda akoIsrayeli phambi kwenceku zikaDavida.

18 Ayekhona-ke lapho amadodana amathathu kaZeruya, oJowabi, loAbishayi loAsahelit. Njalo uAsaheli wayelesiqubu ezinyaweniu njengomunye wemiziki yegangav.

19 UAsaheli wasexotshana loAbhineri; njalo ekuhambeni kwakhe kaphambukelanga ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo ekulandeleni uAbhineri.

21 UAbhineri wasesithi kuye: Phambukela wena ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, uzibambele elinye lamajaha, uzithathele izikhali zalo. Kodwa uAsaheli kavumanga ukuphambuka ekumlandeleni.

22 UAbhineri wasebuya futhi esithi kuAsaheli: Phambuka wena ekungilandeleni; ngizakutshayelelani emhlabathini? Pho, ngingaphakamisa njani ubuso bami kuJowabi umfowenuw?

23 Kodwa wala ukuphambuka; ngakho uAbhineri wamtshaya ngesidindi somkhonto kubambo lwesihlanu, umkhonto waze waphuma emuva kwakhe; wasewela phansi lapho, wafela kuleyondawo. Kwasekusithi bonke abafika endaweni lapho uAsaheli awela wafa khona, bemax.

24 UJowabi laye loAbishayi baxotshana loAbhineri; ilanga laselitshona, bona befika eqaqeni lweAma, olungaphambi kweGiya endleleni yenkangala yeGibeyoni.

25 Abantwana bakoBhenjamini basebebuthana ngemva kukaAbhineri, baba lixuku linye, bema phezu koqaqa oluthile.

26 UAbhineri wasememeza kuJowabi wathi: Inkemba izakudla njalonjalo yini? Kawazi yini ukuthi kuzakuba yikubaba ekucineni? Koze kube nini ungabatsheli abantu ukuthi babuye ekulandeleni abafowabo?

27 UJowabi wasesithi: Kuphila kukaNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kokuthi ubukhulumile, isibili ngalesosikhathi kusukela ekuseni abantu ngabe benyukile, ngulowo lalowo esuka ekulandeleni umfowaboy.

28 UJowabi wasevuthela uphondo, bonke abantu basebesima, kababe besaxotshana loIsrayeli, futhi kababe besalwa njalo.

29 UAbhineri labantu bakhe bahamba bedabula amagceke bonke lobobusuku, bachapha iJodani, badabula iBhithironi yonke, bafika eMahanayimiz.

30 UJowabi wasebuya ekulandeleni uAbhineri; esebuthanisile bonke abantu, encekwini zikaDavida kwasilela abalitshumi labayisificamunwemunye, loAsaheli.

31 Kodwa izinceku zikaDavida zazitshayile koBhenjamini lemadodeni akaAbhineri; amadoda angamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha afa.

32 Basebemthatha uAsaheli, bamngcwaba engcwabeni likayise elaliseBhethelehema. UJowabi labantu bakhe basebehamba ubusuku bonke, kwasa beseHebronia.

3Kwakukhona-ke impi isikhathi eside phakathi kwendlu kaSawuli lendlu kaDavida; kodwa uDavida waya eqina, kodwa indlu kaSawuli yaya isiba buthakathaka.

2 Kwasekuzalelwa uDavida amadodana eHebronia; lezibulo lakhe lalinguAmnoni kaAhinowama umJizereyelikazib;

3 leyesibili yakhe yayinguKileyabi kaAbigayili umkaNabali umKharmeli; eyesithathu yayinguAbisalomu indodana kaMahaka indodakazi kaTalimayi, inkosi yeGeshuric;

4 leyesine yayinguAdonija indodana kaHagithid; leyesihlanu yayinguShefathiya indodana kaAbithali;

5 leyesithupha yayinguIthereyamu kaEgila, umkaDavida. Laba bazalelwa uDavida eHebroni.

6 Kwasekusithi kuselempi phakathi kwendlu kaSawuli lendlu kaDavida, uAbhineri waziqinisa endlini kaSawuli.

7 Njalo uSawuli wayelomfazi omncane, obizo lakhe lalinguRizipha indodakazi kaAyae; uIshiboshethi wasesithi kuAbhineri: Ungeneleni emfazini omncane kababaf?

8 UAbhineri wasethukuthela kakhulu ngenxa yamazwi kaIshiboshethi, wathi: Ngilikhanda lenja yini mina ongokaJuda? Lamuhla ngenzela indlu kaSawuli uyihlo umusa, kubafowabo, lakubangane bakhe, kangikunikelanga esandleni sikaDavida, ukuthi ungibeka icala ngowesifazana lamuhlag?

9 UNkulunkulu enze njalo kuAbhinerih, engezelele ngokunjalo kuye, ngeqiniso, njengoba iNkosi ifungile kuDavida, qotho, ngizakwenza njalo kuyei,

10 ukudlulisa umbuso usuka endlini kaSawuli, lokumisa isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavida phezu kukaIsrayeli laphezu kukaJuda, kusukela koDani kuze kufike eBherishebhaj.

12 UAbhineri wasethuma izithunywa kuDavida esikhundleni sakhe, esithi: Ngelikabani ilizwe? Esithi: Yenza isivumelwano sakho lami; khangela-ke, isandla sami sizakuba lawe ukuphendulela uIsrayeli wonke kuwe.

13 Wasesithi: Kulungile; mina ngizakwenza isivumelwano lawe, kodwa yinye into engiyifuna kuwe, ngeyokuthi kawuyikubona ubuso bamik, ngaphandle kokuthi ulethe kuqala uMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli, lapho usizabona ubuso bamil.

14 UDavida wasethuma izithunywa kuIshiboshethi indodana kaSawuli, esithi: Nginika umkami uMikhali engamgana ngamajwabu alikhulu amaFilistim.

15 UIshiboshethi wasethumela, wamthatha endodeni yakhe, kuPalitiyeli indodana kaLayishin.

16 Kodwa indoda yakhe yahamba laye, ihamba ikhala inyembezi ngemva kwakhe kwaze kwaba seBahurimio. UAbhineri wasesithi kuyo: Hamba, buyela. Yasibuyela.

17 UAbhineri wasesiba lenkulumo labadala bakoIsrayeli esithi: Ngezikhathi ezidlulileyo lalifuna uDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kwenu.

18 Khathesi-ke, kwenzeni, ngoba iNkosi ikhulumile ngoDavida ukuthi: Ngesandla senceku yami uDavida ngizakhulula abantu bami uIsrayeli esandleni samaFilisti lesandleni sazo zonke izitha zabop.

19 UAbhineri wasekhuluma futhi endlebeni zakoBhenjaminiq; uAbhineri njalo wasesiyakhuluma endlebeni zikaDavida eHebroni konke okwakukuhle emehlweni akoIsrayeli lemehlweni endlu yonke yakoBhenjamini.

20 Ngakho uAbhineri wafika kuDavida eHebroni elamadoda angamatshumi amabili; uDavida wasesenzela uAbhineri lamadoda ayelaye idili.

21 UAbhineri wasesithi kuDavida: Ngizasukuma ngihambe, ngibuthanise uIsrayeli wonke enkosini yami, inkosi, ukuze benze isivumelwano lawer, lokuthi ubuse kukho konke umphefumulo wakho okufisayos. UDavida waseyekela uAbhineri ukuthi ahambe, wasehamba ngokuthula.

22 Khangela-ke, izinceku zikaDavida loJowabi bafika bevela ekuhlaseleni beza belempango enkulu. Kodwa uAbhineri wayengekho kuDavida eHebroni, ngoba wayemyekele ukuthi ahambe, wahamba ngokuthula.

23 Esefikile uJowabi lebutho lonke elalilaye, bamtshela uJowabi besithi: UAbhineri indodana kaNeri ubefikile enkosini, imyekele wahamba; wahamba ngokuthula.

24 UJowabi wasesiya enkosini, wathi: Wenzeni? Khangela, uAbhineri ubefikile kuwe; pho, umyekeleleni ukuthi ahambe, wahamba lokuhamba?

25 Uyamazi uAbhineri indodana kaNeri ukuthi ulande ukukukhohlisa, lokwazi ukuphuma kwakho lokungena kwakho, lokwazi konke okwenzayot.

26 Esephumile uJowabi kuDavida wathuma izithunywa ukulandela uAbhineri, ezambuyisa emthonjeni weSira; kodwa uDavida wayengakwazi lokho.

27 UAbhineri esebuyile eHebroni, uJowabi wamphambulela eceleni phakathi kwesango ukuze akhulume laye ngaseseu; wasemtshaya lapho kubambo lwesihlanu waze wafa, ngenxa yegazi likaAsaheli umfowabov.

28 Kwathi uDavida esekuzwile emva kwalokho wathi: Mina lombuso wami kasilacala phambi kweNkosi kuze kube nininini ngegazi likaAbhineri indodana kaNeri.

29 Kalihlale phezu kwekhanda likaJowabi lendlini yonke kayisew. Kakungaqunywa endlini kaJowabi ogobhozayox, kumbe umlepheroy, kumbe odondolozelayo, kumbe owa ngenkemba, kumbe oswela ukudlaz.

30 Ngokunjalo uJowabi loAbishayi umfowabo bambulala uAbhineri, ngoba wayebulele umfowabo uAsaheli eGibeyoni empinia.

31 UDavida wasesithi kuJowabi lakubo bonke abantu ababelaye: Dabulani izigqoko zenub, libhince amasaka, lilile phambi kukaAbhineric. Inkosi uDavida yasilandela ithala.

32 UAbhineri basebemngcwabela eHebroni; inkosi yasiphakamisa ilizwi layo yakhala inyembezi engcwabeni likaAbhineri, labantu bonke bakhala inyembezi.

33 Inkosi yamenzela uAbhineri isililod yathi: Afe uAbhineri njengokufa kwesithutha yinie?

34 Izandla zakho bezingabotshwanga, lenyawo zakho bezingafakwanga emaketaneni; njengowela phambi kwabantu ababi uwile. Bonke abantu basebephinda bemkhalela inyembezi.

35 Bonke abantu basebesiza ukumenza uDavida ukuthi adle ukudla kuseseminif; kodwa uDavida wafunga esithi: Kenze njalo uNkulunkulu kimi engezelele ngokunjalog, uba nginambitha ukudla loba okunye nje lingakatshoni ilangah.

36 Kwathi bonke abantu bekunanzelela, kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo; njengakho konke eyakwenzayo inkosi, kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo bonke abantu.

37 Ngoba bonke abantu loIsrayeli wonke bazi ngalolosuku ukuthi kwakungeyisikho okwenkosi ukubulala uAbhineri indodana kaNeri.

38 Inkosi yasisithi encekwini zayo: Kalazi yini ukuthi kuwe induna lomkhulu koIsrayeli lamuhla?

39 Lami lamuhla ngibuthakathaka, njalo ngigcotshwe ngaba yinkosi; lalamadoda, amadodana kaZeruyai, alukhuni kulamij. INkosi izavuza umenzi wobubi njengobubi bakhek.

4Lapho isizwile indodana kaSawuli ukuthi uAbhineri ufele eHebroni, izandla zakhe zaba buthakathaka, loIsrayeli wonke wakhathazekaa.

2 Njalo indodana kaSawuli yayilamadoda amabili ayeyizinduna zamaviyo; ibizo lenye lalinguBahana, lebizo lenye linguRekabi, amadodana kaRimoni, umBherothi, wabantwana bakoBhenjaminib. Ngoba iBherothi layo yayibalelwa koBhenjamini;

3 lamaBherothi abalekelac eGithayimid, aba ngabahlali njengabezizwe khona kuze kube lamuhla.

4 UJonathani indodana kaSawuli wayelendodana eyayiyisilima enyawenie. Yayileminyaka emihlanu ekufikeni kombiko ngoSawuli loJonathani uvela eJizereyelif; lomlizane wayo wayithatha, wabaleka; kwasekusithi ekuphangiseni kwakhe ukubaleka, yawa yaba yisilima. Lebizo layo lalinguMefiboshethi.

5 Lamadodana kaRimoni, umBherothi, uRekabi loBahana, ahamba, ekutshiseni kwelanga afika endlini kaIshiboshethi, owayelele embhedeni emini enkulu.

6 Bona bangena endlini phakathi kungathi bathatha ingqoloyi, bamtshaya kubambo lwesihlanug; uRekabi loBahana umfowabo basebebaleka.

7 Ngoba bengena endlini, wayelele embhedeni wakhe endlini yakhe yokulala, bamtshaya, bambulala, bamquma ikhanda; bathatha ikhanda lakhe, bahamba ngendlela yamagceke ubusuku bonkeh.

8 Basebelisa ikhanda likaIshiboshethi kuDavida eHebroni. Bathi enkosini: Khangela, ikhanda likaIshiboshethi indodana kaSawuli, isitha sakho ebesidinga impilo yakho; iNkosi inike impindiselo lamuhla enkosini yami, inkosi, kuSawuli lakuyo inzalo yakhei.

9 Kodwa uDavida wabaphendula uRekabi loBahana umfowabo, amadodana kaRimoni umBherothi, wathi kubo: Kuphila kukaJehovaj, ohlenge umphefumulo wami kuyo yonke inhluphekok,

10 lapho owangibikelayo esithi: Khangela, uSawuli ufile; njalo enjengomthwali wendaba ezinhle emehlweni akhe, ngamxhakalaza, ngambulala eZikilagi, kulokuthi ngimvuzele indaba ezinhlel.

11 Pho kangakanani, lapho abantu ababi bebulele umuntu olungileyo endlini yakhe esembhedeni wakhe; ngakho-ke angiyikubiza yini igazi lakhe esandleni senu, ngilisuse emhlabenim?

12 UDavida waselaya amajahan, ababulala, aquma izandla zabo lenyawo zabo, abaphanyeka echibini leHebroni. Kodwa athatha ikhanda likaIshiboshethi, alingcwaba engcwabeni likaAbhineri eHebronio.

5Khona zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli zeza kuDavida eHebronia, zakhuluma zisithi: Khangela, thina silithambo lakho lenyama yakhob.

2 Lesikhathini esidlulileyo, uSawuli eseyinkosi phezu kwethu, nguwe owakhupha lowangenisa uIsrayelic, leNkosi yathi kuwe: Wena uzakwelusa abantu bami uIsrayeli, lawe uzakuba ngumbusi phezu kukaIsrayelid.

3 Ngakho kwafika bonke abadala bakoIsrayeli enkosini uDavida eHebronie; inkosi uDavida yasisenza isivumelwano labo eHebronif phambi kweNkosig; basebemgcoba uDavida, waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli.

4 UDavida wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu ekubeni kwakhe yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amaneh.

5 EHebroni wabusa phezu kukaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa lenyanga eziyisithupha; leJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lantathu phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke loJudai.

6 Inkosi labantu bayo basebesiya eJerusalemaj kumaJebusi, abahlali belizwek; akhuluma kuDavida athi: Kawuyikungena lapha, ngaphandle kokuthi ususe iziphofu labaqhulayo; besithi uDavida kayikungena lapho.

8 UDavida wasesithi ngalolosuku: Ngulowo lalowo otshaya umJebusi, katshaye emgelweni wamanzi abaqhulayo leziphofu, abazondwa ngumphefumulo kaDavidam. Ngakho bathi: Isiphofu loqhulayo kabayikungena endlinin.

9 Ngakho uDavida wahlala enqabeni, wayibiza ngokuthi ngumuzi kaDavida. UDavida wakha inhlangothi zonke, kusukela eMilo kusiya phakathio.

10 UDavida waqhubeka njalo esiba lamandla, njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, yayilaye.

11 UHiramu inkosi yeTire wasethuma izithunywa kuDavidap q, lezigodo zemisedari, lababazi bezigodo lababazi bamatshe; basebemakhela uDavida indlu.

12 UDavida wasekwazi ukuthi iNkosi yayimmisile ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, lokuthi iwuphakamisile umbuso wakhe ngenxa yabantu bayo uIsrayelir.

13 UDavida wasethathas abanye abafazi abancane labafazi bevela eJerusalema, esevela eHebronit, njalo kwakulamanye amadodana lamadodakazi azalelwa uDavida.

14 Njalo la ngamabizo alabo abazalelwa yena eJerusalema: OShamuwa, loShobabi, loNathani, loSolomoni,

17 Kwathi amaFilisti esezwile ukuthi bamgcobile uDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, wonke amaFilisti enyuka ukuyamdinga uDavida; uDavida wakuzwa, wehlela enqabeniu.

19 UDavida wasebuza eNkosini esithi: Ngingenyukela yini kumaFilisti? Uzawanikela esandleni sami yini? INkosi yasisithi kuDavida: Yenyuka, ngoba isibili ngizawanikela amaFilisti esandleni sakhox.

20 UDavida wasefika eBhali-Perazimiy, uDavida wawatshaya khona, wathi: INkosi izifohlele izitha zami phambi kwami njengokufohla kwamanzi. Ngakho wabiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yiBhali-Perazimi.

23 Lapho uDavida ebuza iNkosi, yathi: Ungenyuki; bhoda ngemuva kwawo, uwasukele usuka maqondana lezihlahla zebhalisamub.

24 Kuzakuthi-ke lapho usizwa isisinde sokuhamba ezihlokweni zezihlahla zebhalisamu, lapho uphangisec, ngoba ngalesosikhathi iNkosi izaphuma phambi kwakho ukutshaya ibutho lamaFilistid.

25 UDavida wasesenza njalo, njengokumlaya kwayo iNkosi, wawatshaya amaFilisti kusukela eGeba uze ufike eGezerie.

6UDavida wabuya wabuthanisa bonke abakhethiweyo koIsrayeli, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu.

2 UDavida wasesukuma wahamba labo bonke abantu ababelaye, besuka eBahala-Juda ukuze benyuse umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu usuka lapho, obizo lawo libizwa ngebizo leNkosi yamabandlaa, ehlala phakathi kwamakherubhi*b phezu kwawo.

3 Basebewukhweza umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu enqoleni entshac, bewukhupha endlini kaAbinadaba eyayiseqaqeni; njalo uUza loAhiyo amadodana kaAbinadaba batshayela leyonqola entshad.

4 Bayikhipha-ke endlini kaAbinadaba eyayiseqaqeni kanye lomtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, njalo uAhiyo ehamba phambi komtshokotsho.

5 UDavida lendlu yonke yakoIsrayeli basebetshaya phambi kweNkosi ngazo zonke izinto zokutshaya zesihlahla sefiri*, langamachacho, langezigubhu zezintamboe, langezigujana, langamahlwayif, langezinsimbi ezincencethayog.

6 Bathi befika esizeni sikaNakoni, uUza welulelah isandla sakhe emtshokotshweni kaNkulunkulu, wawubamba, ngoba inkabi zakhubekai.

7 Intukuthelo yeNkosi yasimvuthela uUza; uNkulunkulu wamtshaya khonapho ngenxa yalesisiphambeko; wasefela khonapho phansi komtshokotsho kaNkulunkuluj.

8 UDavida wasethukuthela ngoba iNkosi imfohlele uUza ngesikhala; waseyibiza leyondawo ngokuthi yiPerezi-Uza, kuze kube lamuhla.

9 UDavida waseyesaba iNkosi ngalolosuku, wathi: Umtshokotsho weNkosi uzakuza njani kimik?

10 Ngakho uDavida kavumanga ukuwudlulisela kuye umtshokotsho weNkosi emzini kaDavida; kodwa uDavida wawuphambulela endlini kaObedi-Edoma umGithil.

11 Umtshokotsho weNkosi wasuhlala endlini kaObedi-Edoma umGithi inyanga ezintathu. INkosi yasimbusisa uObedi-Edoma lendlu yakhe yonkem.

12 Kwasekubikelwa inkosi uDavida kwathiwa: INkosi ibusisile indlu kaObedi-Edoma lakho konke okwakhe ngenxa yomtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho uDavida wasehamba wenyusa umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu ewususa endlini kaObedi-Edoma, ewusa emzini kaDavida ngentokozon.

13 Kwasekusithi lapho labo abathwele umtshokotsho weNkosi sebehambe izinyathelo eziyisithuphao, wahlaba inkabi lokunonisiweyop.

14 UDavida wasegida ngamandla wonke phambi kweNkosiq; uDavida wayebhince i-efodi* yelembu elicolekileyor.

15 Ngokunjalo uDavida lendlu yonke yakoIsrayeli bawenyusa umtshokotsho weNkosi ngokumemeza langokukhala kophondo.

16 Kwasekusithi lapho umtshokotsho weNkosi ungena emzini kaDavida, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli walunguza ngewindi, wabona inkosi uDavida eseqa egida phambi kweNkosi; wameyisa enhliziyweni yakhes.

17 Basebewungenisa umtshokotsho weNkosit, bawubeka endaweni yawou phakathi kwethente uDavida ayelimisele wonav; uDavida wasenikela iminikelo yokutshiswa phambi kweNkosi leminikelo yokuthulaw.

18 Kwathi uDavida eseqedile ukunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula, wabusisa abantu ebizweni leNkosi yamabandlax.

19 Wababela bonke abantu, ixuku lonke lakoIsrayeli, kusukela kwabesilisa kusiya kwabesifazana, ngulowo lalowo iqebelengwana lesinkwa, leqatha lenyama, lesinkwa sezithelo zevini ezonyisiweyo. Basebehamba abantu bonke, ngulowo lalowo emzini wakhey.

20 UDavida wasebuyela ukubusisa indlu yakhez. UMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli wasephuma ukuhlangabeza uDavida, wathi: Idunyiswe kangakanani inkosi yakoIsrayeli lamuhla, ezembule lamuhla phambi kwamehlo encekukazi zenceku zayoa njengomunye wabayize ezembula lokuzembulab!

21 UDavida wasesithi kuMikhali: Ngaphambi kweNkosi, eyangikhetha phambi kukayihlo laphambi kwendlu yakhe yonke, yangimisa ukuthi ngibe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu beNkosi, phezu kukaIsrayelic; ngakho ngizadlala phambi kweNkosid.

22 Ngisazadeleleka-ke kakhulu kulalokhu, ngehliselwe phansi emehlweni ami; kodwa ngezincekukazi okhulume ngazo, ngizadunyiswa yizo.

23 Njalo uMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli kabanga lamntwana kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe.

7Kwasekusithi lapho inkosi yayihlezi endlini yayo, leNkosi isiyiphumuzile inhlangothi zonke ezitheni zayo zonkea,

2 inkosi yathi kuNathani umprofethib: Akubone, mina ngihlala endlini yemisedaric, kodwa umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu uhlala phakathi kwamakhethenid.

3 UNathani wasesithi enkosini: Hamba wenze konke okusenhliziyweni yakho, ngoba iNkosi ilawee.

5 Hamba uthi encekwini yami, kuDavida: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Wena uzangakhela yini indlu ukuze ngihlale kiyof?

6 Ngoba kangizange ngihlale endlini kusukela osukwini engenyusa ngalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli eGibhithe kuze kube lamuhlag, kodwa bengihamba ethenteni lethabhanekelenih.

7 Kuzo zonke izindawo engihambe kuzo labo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngake ngakhuluma ilizwi yini kwesinye sezizwe zakoIsrayelii, engasilaya ukwelusa abantu bami uIsrayeli ngisithij: Kungani lingangakhelanga indlu yemisedari?

8 Ngakho-ke uzakutsho njalo encekwini yami, kuDavida, uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Mina ngakuthathak esibayeni sezimvu, ekulandeleni izimvu, ukuba ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami, phezu kukaIsrayelil;

9 ngangilawe loba ngaphi lapho oya khona, ngaquma zonke izitha zakho ngaphambi kwakhom; ngakwenzela ibizo elikhulu njengebizo labakhulu abasemhlabenin.

10 Njalo ngizabamisela indawo abantu bami uIsrayeli, ngibagxumeke ukuze bahlale endaweni yaboo, bangabe besanyikinyekap; labantwana benkohlakalo kabasayikubahlupha, njengakuqala,

11 njalo kusukela osukwini engalaya ngalo abahluleli phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeliq; ngikuphumuze ezitheni zakho zonker. Futhi iNkosi iyakutshela ukuthi iNkosi izakwenzela indlus.

12 Lapho insuku zakho sezigcwalisekilet, usulele laboyihlou, ngizamisa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, ezaphuma emibilini yakho, ngiqinise umbuso wayov.

13 Yona izakwakhela ibizo lami indluw; njalo ngizaqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wayo kuze kube ninininix.

14 Mina ngizakuba nguyise, layo ibe yindodana yamiy; ezakuthi uba isenza okubi, ngizayijezisa ngentonga yabantu, langemivimvinya yabantwana babantuz.

15 Kodwa umusa wami kawuyikusuka kiyo njengalokho ngawususa kuSawuli engamsusa ngaphambi kwakhoa.

16 Lendlu yakho lombuso wakho kuzaqiniswa kuze kube nininini phambi kwami; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sizaqiniswa kuze kube ninininib.

17 Njengokwalamazwi wonke lanjengokwalo wonke lo umbono, ngokunjalo uNathani wakhuluma kuDavidac.

18 Yasingena inkosi uDavida, yahlala phambi kweNkosi, yathi: Ngingubani mina, Nkosi Jehova, lendlu yami iyini, ukuthi ungifikise kuze kube laphad?

19 Kanti lokhu kusekuncinyane emehlweni akho, Nkosi Jehova; usukhulumile futhi ngendlu yenceku yakho ngokwesikhathi esikhatshana; lalokhu yindlela yabantu, Nkosi Jehovae.

20 Pho, uDavida angabe esengezelela ngokuthini kuwe? Ngoba wena uyayazi inceku yakho, Nkosi Jehovaf.

21 Ngenxa yelizwi lakho lanjengokwenhliziyo yakho wenzile zonke lezizinto ezinkulu ukuze uzazise inceku yakho.

22 Ngakho umkhulu, Nkosi Jehovag; ngoba kakho onjengawe, njalo kakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakhoh, njengakho konke esikuzwileyo ngendlebe zethu.

23 Yisiphi-ke isizwe esisodwa emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho, njengoIsrayeli, uNkulunkulu owaya ukuzihlengela sona ukuba ngabantui, njalo wazenzela ibizo, walenzela izinto ezinkulu lezesabekayoj, kusenzelwa ilizwe lakho, phambi kwabantu bakho, owazihlengela bona eGibhithe, ezizweni lakubonkulunkulu bazok?

24 Wasuziqinisela abantu bakho uIsrayeli ukuze babe ngabantu kuwe kuze kube nininini; lawe Nkosi usube nguNkulunkulu wabol.

25 Khathesi-ke, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ilizwi olikhulume ngenceku yakho langendlu yayo liqinise kuze kube nininini, wenze njengokukhuluma kwakhom.

26 Njalo kalibe likhulu ibizo lakho kuze kube nininini, kuthiwe: INkosi yamabandla inguNkulunkulu phezu kukaIsrayeli; lendlu yenceku yakho uDavida imiswe phambi kwakho.

27 Ngoba wena, Nkosi yamabandla, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, wembule endlebeni yenceku yakho, usithi: Ngizakwakhela indlu. Ngakho inceku yakho ithole enhliziyweni yayo ukuthi ikhuleke lumkhuleko kuwen.

28 Khathesi-ke, Nkosi Jehova, wena ungulowoNkulunkulu, lamazwi akho aliqiniso; ukhulume encekwini yakho lokhu okuhle.

29 Ngakho-ke akuvume ubusise indlu yenceku yakho ukuze ibe phambi kwakho kuze kube nininini; ngoba wena, Nkosi Jehova, ukhulumile; langesibusiso sakho indlu yenceku yakho izabusiswa kuze kube ninininio.

8Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho uDavida watshaya amaFilisti, wawehlisela phansia; uDavida wasethatha iMethegama esandleni samaFilisti.

2 Wasetshaya amaMowabib, wawalinganisa ngentambo, ewalalisa emhlabathini; walinganisa intambo ezimbili ukubulala, lentambo epheleleyo ukuwayekela ephila. Ngokunjalo amaMowabi aba zinceku zikaDavidac, eletha iziphod.

3 UDavida wasetshaya uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobi inkosi yeZobae, ekuhambeni kwakhe ukubuyisela amandla akhe emfuleni iYufrathif.

4 UDavida wasethumba kuye inqola eziyinkulungwane, labagadi bamabhiza abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa, lamadoda ahamba ngenyawo ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili; waquma imisipha yawo wonke amabhiza enqola, kodwa watshiya kuwo izinqola ezilikhulug.

5 Lapho amaSiriya aweDamaseko efika ukusiza uHadadezeri inkosi yeZoba, uDavida watshaya amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili kumaSiriyah.

6 UDavida wasebeka amabutho enqaba eSiriyai yeDamasekoj; njalo amaSiriya aba zinceku zikaDavida, eletha izipho. INkosi yasimlondoloza uDavida loba ngaphi lapho aya khonak.

7 UDavida wasethatha izihlangu zegolide ezazisezincekwini zikaHadadezeri, waziletha eJerusalemal.

8 Inkosi uDavida yasithatha ithusi elinengi kakhulu eBeta leBerothayi, imizi kaHadadezeri.

9 Lapho uToyi inkosi yeHamathi esizwa ukuthi uDavida wayetshaye ibutho lonke likaHadadezeri,

10 uToyi wasethuma uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavida ukuyibuza impilo lokuyibusisa, ngoba yayilwe loHadadezeri yamtshaya (ngoba uHadadezeri waba lezimpi loToyi); njalo esandleni sakhe kwakulezitsha zesiliva lezitsha zegolide lezitsha zethusim.

11 Lazo inkosi uDavida yazehlukanisela iNkosi kanye lesiliva legolide eyayilehlukanisile livela ezizweni zonke eyayizehlisele phansin,

12 eSiriya, lakoMowabi, lakubantwana bakoAmonio, lakumaFilistip, leAmalekiq, lempangweni kaHadadezeri indodana kaRehobi, inkosi yeZoba.

13 UDavida wasezenzela ibizo ekubuyeni kwakhe ekutshayeni amaSiriya, esihotsheni seTshwayir, izinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesificaminwembilis.

14 Wasebeka amabutho enqaba eEdoma lonket; kuyo yonke iEdoma wabeka amabutho enqabau, labo bonke abeEdoma baba zinceku zikaDavidav. INkosi yasimlondoloza uDavida loba ngaphi lapho aya khonaw.

15 UDavida wabusa-ke phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke; uDavida wayesenza ukwahlulela lokulunga kubo bonke abantu bakhex.

16 Njalo uJowabi indodana kaZeruya wayephezu kwebuthoy z; loJehoshafathi indodana kaAhiludi wayengumabhalanea;

17 loZadoki indodana kaAhitubi loAhimeleki indodana kaAbhiyatha babengabapristib; loSeraya wayengumbhali;

18 loBhenaya indodana kaJehoyadac wayephezud kwamaKerethie lamaPelethif; lamadodana kaDavida ayeyiziphathamandla.

9UDavida wasesithi: Kusekhona yini oseleyo endlini kaSawuli ukuze ngimenzele umusa ngenxa kaJonathania?

2 Njalo indlu kaSawuli yayilenceku obizo layo lalinguZibab. Sebembizele kuDavida, inkosi yathi kuye: UnguZiba yini? Wasesithi: Ngiyinceku yakho.

3 Inkosi yasisithi: Kakuselamuntu yini wendlu kaSawuli, engingamenzela umusa kaNkulunkuluc? UZiba wasesithi enkosini: UJonathani uselendodana eyisilima inyawo zombilid.

4 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ingaphi? UZiba wasesithi enkosini: Khangela, isendlini kaMakiri indodana kaAmiyeli eLodebarie.

5 Inkosi uDavida yasithuma yamlanda endlini kaMakiri indodana kaAmiyeli eLodebarif.

6 Lapho uMefiboshethi indodana kaJonathani indodana kaSawuli esefika kuDavida, wathi mbo ngobuso bakhe, wakhothama. UDavida wasesithi: Mefiboshethi! Wasesithi: Khangela, inceku yakho.

7 UDavida wasesithi kuye: Ungesabi, ngoba ngizakwenzela lokukwenzela umusa ngenxa kaJonathani uyihlo; ngizakubuyisela ilizwe lonke likaSawuli uyihlo, wena-ke uzakudla isinkwa etafuleni lami njalonjalog.

8 Wasekhothama, wathi: Iyini inceku yakho ukuthi ukhangele inja efileyo enjengamih?

9 Inkosi yasibiza uZiba, inceku kaSawuli, yathi kuye: Konke okwakungokukaSawuli, lendlu yakhe yonke ngikunike indodana yenkosi yakho.

10 Uzayilimela-ke umhlaba, wena lamadodana akho lenceku zakho, lilethe izithelo ukuze indodana yenkosi yakho ibe lesinkwa engasidla; kodwa uMefiboshethi indodana yenkosi yakho uzakudla isinkwa etafuleni lami njalonjaloi. Njalo uZiba wayelamadodana alitshumi lanhlanu, lenceku ezingamatshumi amabilij.

11 UZiba wasesithi enkosini: Njengakho konke inkosi yami, inkosi, ekulaya inceku yayo, izakwenza njalo inceku yakho. NgoMefiboshethi, uzakudla etafuleni lami, njengomunye wamadodana enkosik.

12 Njalo uMefiboshethi wayelendodana encinyane, obizo layo lalinguMikal. Labo bonke ababehlala endlini kaZiba baba zinceku zikaMefiboshethi.

13 UMefiboshethi wasehlala eJerusalema, ngoba wadla etafuleni lenkosi njalonjalo. Wayeyisilima inyawo zakhe zombili.

10Kwasekusithi emva kwalokhoa inkosi yabantwana bakoAmoni yafa, uHanuni indodana yayo wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sayob.

2 UDavida wasesithi: Ngizamenzela umusa uHanuni indodana kaNahashi njengoba uyise wangenzela umusa. UDavida wasethuma ngesandla senceku zakhe ukuyamduduza ngoyisec. Zafika-ke izinceku zikaDavida elizweni labantwana bakoAmoni.

3 Iziphathamandla zabantwana bakoAmoni zasezisithi kuHanuni inkosi yazo: Kambe uDavida uyamhlonipha uyihlo emehlweni akho ngoba ethume abaduduzi kuwe? UDavida kazithumanga yini inceku zakhe kuwe ukuze ziphenye umuzi, ziwuhlole, ziwuchithe?

4 UHanuni wasebamba izinceku zikaDavida, wagela ingxenye yendevu zazo, waquma izembatho zazo phakathi kuze kube sezibunu zazo, waziyekela zahambad.

5 Sebembikele uDavida wathumela ukuzihlangabeza ngoba amadoda ayelenhloni kakhulu; inkosi yasisithi: Hlalani eJeriko zize zihlume indevu zenu, beselibuya.

6 Lapho abantwana bakoAmoni sebebonile ukuthi baba levumba kuDavidae, abantwana bakoAmoni bathumela baqatsha kumaSiriyaf eBeti-Rehobig lakumaSiriya eZoba, amadoda ahamba ngenyawo azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabilih, lenkosini yeMahakai, amadoda ayinkulungwane, lebantwini beTobi, amadoda azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili.

8 Abantwana bakoAmoni basebephuma bahlela impi emnyango wesango; lamaSiriya eZoba leRehobi, labantu beTobi leMahaka babebodwa egangeni.

9 Lapho uJowabi ebona ukuthi impi ikhangele kuye ngaphambili langemuva, wakhetha kubo bonke abakhethiweyo koIsrayeli, wabahlela ukuthi bamelane lamaSiriya.

10 Abaseleyo babantu wasebanikela esandleni sikaAbishayi umfowabo, owabahlela ukuthi bamelane labantwana bakoAmoni.

11 Wasesithi: Uba amaSiriya elamandla kakhulu kulami, khona uzakuba lusizo kimi; kodwa uba abantwana bakoAmoni belamandla kakhulu kulawe, khona ngizakuza ukukusiza.

12 Qinak, asiziqinise ngenxa yabantu bakithi, langenxa yemizi kaNkulunkulu wethul; iNkosi kayenze okuhle emehlweni ayom.

13 UJowabi wasesondela, labantu ababelaye, empini lamaSiriya; asebaleka phambi kwakhe.

14 Lapho abantwana bakoAmoni bebona ukuthi amaSiriya ayabaleka, labo babaleka phambi kukaAbishayi, bangena emzinin. UJowabi wasebuyela esuka ebantwaneni bakoAmoni, weza eJerusalema.

16 UHadadezeri wasethumela, wakhupha amaSiriya ayengaphetsheya komfula, afika eHelamu, loShobaki induna yebutho likaHadadezeri phambi kwawoo.

17 Lapho kubikelwa uDavida, wabuthanisa uIsrayeli wonke, wachapha iJodani, wafika eHelamu. AmaSiriya asezihlelela ukumelana loDavida, alwa laye.

18 AmaSiriya asebaleka phambi kukaIsrayeli; uDavida wasetshaya kumaSiriya izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisap, labagadi bamabhiza abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane, watshaya uShobaki induna yebutho, owafela laphoq.

19 Lapho wonke amakhosi, izinceku zikaHadadezeri, ebona ukuthi atshaywa phambi kukaIsrayeli, enza ukuthula loIsrayelir, abakhonza. Ngakho amaSiriya esaba ukusiza abantwana bakoAmoni futhis.

11Kwasekusithi ekuthwaseni komnyaka ngesikhathi amakhosi aphuma ngaso impi, uDavida wathuma uJowabi lenceku zakhe kanye laye loIsrayeli wonke; basebechitha abantwana bakoAmonia, bavimbezela iRabab. Kodwa uDavida wahlala eJerusalema.

2 Kwasekusithi ngesikhathi sakusihlwa uDavida wavuka embhedeni wakhe, wahambahamba phezu kophahla lwendlu yenkosi; esephahleni wasebona owesifazana egezac; njalo owesifazana wayemuhle kakhulu, ebukekad.

3 UDavida wasethuma wabuza ngalowowesifazana. Kwasekuthiwa: Lo kakusuye uBathisheba yini, indodakazi kaEliyamu, umkaUriya umHethi?

4 UDavida wasethuma izithunywa wamthatha, owesifazana weza kuye, walala layee (ngoba wayehlanjululiwe ekungcoleni kwakhef), wasebuyela endlini yakhe.

6 UDavida wasethumela kuJowabi wathi: Thumela kimi uUriya umHethig. UJowabi wasethumela uUriya kuDavida.

7 Esefikile kuye uUriya, uDavida wambuza ngempilakahle kaJowabi langempilakahle yabantu langempumelelo yempi.

8 UDavida wasesithi kuUriya: Yehlela endlini yakho, ugeze inyawo zakhoh. U-Uriya wasephuma endlini yenkosi; kwasekulandela emva kwakhe isipho esivela enkosinii.

9 Kodwa uUriya walala emnyango wendlu yenkosi kanye lenceku zonke zenkosi yakhe, kehlelanga endlini yakhe.

10 Kwathi sebemtshelile uDavida besithi: U-Uriya kehlelanga endlini yakhe, uDavida wathi kuUriya: Kawuveli ekuhambeni yini? Kungani ungehlelanga endlini yakho?

11 U-Uriya wasesithi kuDavida: Umtshokotsho, loIsrayeli, loJuda kuhlala emathentenij; lenkosi yami uJowabi lenceku zenkosi yami bamisile inkamba endle; mina-ke ngizangena endlini yami yini ukuyakudla lokuyanatha lokuyalala lomkamik? Kuphila kwakho lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangisoze ngiyenze leyontol.

12 UDavida wasesithi kuUriya: Hlala lapha lalamuhla, kusasa-ke ngizakuvumela ukuthi uhambe. U-Uriya wasehlala eJerusalema ngalolosuku langosuku olulandelayo.

13 UDavida wasembiza ukuthi adle anathe phambi kwakhe, wamdakisam; njalo kusihlwa waphuma ukuyalala embhedeni wakhe kanye lenceku zenkosi yakhe, kodwa kehlelanga endlini yakhe.

14 Kwasekusithi ekuseni uDavida wabhalela uJowabi incwadi, wayithumela ngesandla sikaUriya.

15 Wasebhala encwadini esithi: Misani uUriya phambili eqondene lokulwa okutshisayo kakhulu, beselihlehlela nyovane lisuka kuye, ukuze atshaywe afen.

16 Kwasekusithi lapho uJowabi esewukhangelisisile umuzi, wamisa uUriya endaweni azi ukuthi kulamaqhawe khona.

17 Amadoda omuzi asephuma alwa loJowabi; kwawa abanye babantu, benceku zikaDavida; wafa laye uUriya umHethi.

19 wasilaya isithunywa esithi: Lapho usuqedile ukuyibikela inkosi zonke izindaba zempi,

20 kuzakuthi-ke uba ulaka lwenkosi luvuka, isithi kuwe: Belisondelelani kangaka emzini ukulwa? Belingazi yini ukuthi bebezaciba besemdulini?

21 Ngubani owatshaya uAbhimeleki indodana kaJerubeshethio? Angithi owesifazana wamwisela ngocezu lwelitshe lokuchola ephezu komduli, waze wafa eThebezi? Lisondeleleni eduze lomduli? Ubususithi: Inceku yakho uUriya umHethi laye ufile.

22 Sasesihamba isithunywa, safika sambikela uDavida konke uJowabi ayesithume khona.

23 Isithunywa sasesisithi kuDavida: Isibili, abantu basehlula, basiphumela egangeni; kodwa saba phezu kwabo kwaze kwaba semnyango wesango.

24 Abatshoki basebetshoka ezincekwini zakho bephezu komduli; zifile lezinye zenceku zenkosi; lenceku yakho uUriya umHethi ifile layo.

25 UDavida wasesithi kuso isithunywa: Uzakutsho njalo kuJowabi uthi: Le into kayingabimbi emehlweni akho, ngoba inkemba idla omunye njengomunye; qinisa impi yakho imelane lomuzi, uwuchithe; ubusumqinisa.

26 Lapho umkaUriya esezwile ukuthi uUriya indoda yakhe ufile, wayililela indoda yakhe.

27 Sekwedlulile ukulila, uDavida wathuma, wamletha endlini yakhe; wasesiba ngumkakhe, wamzalela indodana. Kodwa leyonto uDavida ayenzayo yayimbi emehlweni eNkosip.

12INkosi yasithuma uNathani kuDavidaa. Wasefika kuye wathi kuye: Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini owodwa; enye inothile, lenye ingumyanga.

3 Kodwa engumyanga yayingelalutho ngaphandle kwewundlu elincinyane elilodwa elisikazi eyayilithengile, yalondla; lakhula layo, njalo labantwana bayo ndawonye. Ladla okocezu lwayo, lanatha okwenkezo yayo; lalala esifubeni sayo, lalinjengendodakazi kiyo.

4 Kwasekufika isihambi endodeni enothileyo; yasiyekela ukuthatha ezimvini zayo lenkomeni zayo ukulungisela isihambi esasifike kiyo, kodwa yathatha iwundlu elisikazi lendoda engumyanga, yalilungisela umuntu owayefike kiyob.

5 Ulaka lukaDavida lwaseluvuthela lowomuntu kakhulu, wathi kuNathani: Kuphila kukaJehova, isibili umuntu owenze lokho uyindodana yokufac.

6 Njalo uzalibuyisela iwundlu elisikazi liphindwe kane, ngenxa yokuthi enze le into langenxa yokuthi engabanga lozwelod.

7 UNathani wasesithi kuDavida: Nguwe lowomuntu! Itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Ngakugcoba waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, ngakukhulula esandleni sikaSawulie.

8 Ngakunika indlu yenkosi yakho labafazi benkosi yakho esifubeni sakho, ngakunika indlu kaIsrayeli lekaJuda; uba-ke bekukuncinyane, bengingakwengezelela okunje lokunjef.

9 Udeleleleni ilizwi leNkosi ukuthi wenze okubi emehlweni ayog? U-Uriya umHethi umtshayile ngenkemba, lomkakhe wamthatha waba ngumkakho, laye umbulele ngenkemba yabantwana bakoAmonih.

10 Ngakho-ke inkemba kayiyikusuka endlini yakho kuze kube nininini, ngenxa yokuthi ungidelele, wathatha umkaUriya umHethi ukuthi abe ngumkakhoi.

11 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizakuvusela okubi kuvela endlini yakho, ngithathe omkakho phambi kwamehlo akho, ngibanike umakhelwane wakho, alale labomkakho phambi kwalelilangaj.

12 Ngoba wena wakwenza ensitha, kodwa mina ngizakwenza le into phambi kukaIsrayeli wonke laphambi kwelanga.

13 UDavida wasesithi kuNathanik: Ngonile eNkosinil. UNathani wasesithi kuDavida: LeNkosi isusile isono sakho; kawuyikufam.

14 Loba kunjalo, ngoba wenze izitha zeNkosi zidelele lokudelela ngalindaba, laye umntwana ozalelwe wena uzakufa lokufan.

15 UNathani wasesiya endlini yakhe. INkosi yasimtshaya umntwana umkaUriya amzalela uDavida, wagula kakhulu.

16 Ngakho uDavida wamncengela umntwana kuNkulunkulu; uDavida wasezila izilo lokudla, wangena, walala emhlabathini ubusuku bonkeo.

17 Abadala bendlu yakhe basebesukuma baya kuye ukumvusa emhlabathini; kodwa kafunanga, futhi kadlanga ukudla labo.

18 Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesikhombisa umntwana wafa. Izinceku zikaDavida zasezisesaba ukumtshela ukuthi umntwana ufile; ngoba zathi: Khangela, umntwana esaphila sakhuluma laye, kalalelanga ilizwi lethu; pho, singamtshela njani ukuthi umntwana ufile? Angazilimaza.

19 Kodwa uDavida ebona ukuthi inceku zakhe ziyanyenyezelana, uDavida waqedisisa ukuthi umntwana usefile; ngakho uDavida wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Umntwana usefile yini? Zasezisithi: Usefile.

20 UDavida wasevuka emhlabathini, wageza, wagcoba, wantshintsha izigqoko zakhe, wangena endlini yeNkosip, wakhonzaq; wasesiya endlini yakhe, wacela, babeka ukudla phambi kwakhe, wadla.

21 Inceku zakhe zasezisithi kuye: Iyini le into oyenzileyo? Ngenxa yomntwana ophilayo uzile ukudla wakhala inyembezi; kodwa lapho umntwana esefile, uvukile wadla isinkwa.

22 Wasesithi: Umntwana esaphila, ngizile ukudla, ngakhala inyembezi, ngoba ngathi: Ngubani owaziyo iNkosi ingangihawukela ukuthi umntwana aphile.

23 Kodwa khathesi usefile, ngizazilelani? Ngilakho ukumbuyisa yini futhir? Ngizakuya kuye, kodwa yena kayikubuyela kimis.

24 UDavida wasemduduza uBathisheba umkakhe, wangena kuye, walala laye; wazala indodanat, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguSolomoni. UJehova wasemthandau.

25 Wasethuma ngesandla sikaNathani umprofethi, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguJedidiya, ngenxa kaJehova.

27 UJowabi wasethuma izithunywa kuDavida wathi: Ngilwe leRaba, njalo ngathumba umuzi wamanzi.

28 Ngakho-ke buthanisa abantu abaseleyo, umise inkamba maqondana lomuzi, uwuthumbe, hlezi mina ngiwuthumbe umuzi, lebizo lami libizwe phezu kwawo.

30 Wasethatha umqhele wenkosi ekhanda lakhe, osisindo sawo sasilithalenta legolide lelitshe eliligugu, waba sekhanda likaDavidax. Wasekhipha impango yomuzi enengi kakhulu.

31 Wakhupha labantu ababephakathi kwawo, wababekay emasaheni, lezikhalini ezicijileyo zensimbi, lemahlokeni ensimbiz, wabadlulisa emahondweni ezitina; wenza njalo kuyo yonke imizi yabantwana bakoAmoni. UDavida labo bonke abantu basebebuyela eJerusalemaa.

13Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho uAbisalomu indodana kaDavida wayelodadewabo omuhlea, obizo lakhe lalinguTamarib; uAmnoni indodana kaDavida wasemthanda.

2 UAmnoni wasehlupheka kakhulu waze wagula ngenxa kaTamari udadewabo; ngoba wayeyintombi emsulwa, kwasekusiba nzima emehlweni kaAmnoni ukwenza ulutho kuye.

3 Kodwa uAmnoni wayelomngane, obizo lakhe lalinguJonadabi indodana kaShimeya umfowabo kaDavida; njalo uJonadabi wayengumuntu olobuqili kakhulu.

4 Wasesithi kuye: Kungani wena, indodana yenkosi, ucaka kangaka ukusa ngokusa? Ungengitshele yini? UAmnoni wasesithi kuye: Ngiyamthanda uTamari udadewabo kaAbisalomu umfowethu.

5 UJonadabi wasesithi kuye: Lala embhedeni wakho, uzitshaye ogulayo; lapho uyihlo efika ukukubona, uzakuthi kuye: Ake kuze uTamari udadewethu, anginike ukudla, akulungise ukudla phambi kwamehlo ami, ukuze ngikubone, ngidle esandleni sakhe.

6 Waselala phansi uAmnoni, wazitshaya ogulayo; lapho inkosi ifika ukuzambona, uAmnoni wathi enkosini: Ake kuze uTamari udadewethu, enze amaqebelengwana amabili phambi kwamehlo ami ukuthi ngidle esandleni sakhec.

7 UDavida wasethumela endlini kuTamari esithi: Yana khathesi endlini yomfowenu uAmnoni, umenzele ukudla.

8 Ngakho uTamari waya endlini kaAmnoni umfowabo, owayelele phansi. Wathatha inhlama, wayixova, wenza amaqebelengwana phambi kwamehlo akhe, wapheka amaqebelengwana.

9 Wasethatha ipani, wawathulula phambi kwakhe, kodwa wala ukudla; uAmnoni wasesithi: Khupha wonke umuntu kimi. Basebephuma, wonke umuntu kuyed.

10 UAmnoni wasesithi kuTamari: Letha ukudla ekamelweni ukuze ngidle esandleni sakho. UTamari wasethatha amaqebelengwana ayewenzile, wawangenisa ekamelweni kuAmnoni umnewabo.

11 Lapho ewasondeza kuye ukuthi adle, wambamba, wathi kuye: Woza ulale lami, dadewethu.

12 Wasesithi kuye: Hatshi mnewethu, ungangibhinyi, ngoba okunje kakwenziwa koIsrayelie, ungenzi lobubuwulaf.

13 Mina-ke ngingalisa ngaphi ihlazo lami? Lawe uzakuba njengomunye weziphukuphuku koIsrayelig. Ngalokho-ke, ake ukhulume lenkosi, ngoba kayiyikungigodla kuwe.

14 Kodwa kafunanga ukulalela ilizwi lakhe; kodwa elamandla kulaye, wambhinya walala layeh.

15 UAmnoni wasemzonda ngenzondo enkulu kakhulu; ngoba inzondo amzonda ngayo yayinkulu kulothando ayemthande ngalo. UAmnoni wasesithi kuye: Vuka uhambe.

16 Yena wasesithi kuye: Kakulazizatho; lobububi bokungixotsha bukhulu okwedlula obunye obenze kimi. Kodwa kafunanga ukumlalelai.

17 Wasebiza inceku yakhe eyayisebenza kuye, wathi: Umkhuphele phandle lo khathesi asuke kimi, unxibe umnyango emva kwakhej.

18 Njalo wayegqoke isigqoko esilemibalabala, ngoba amadodakazi enkosi ayizintombi ezimsulwa ayegqoka izigqoko ezinjalok. Inceku yasimkhuphela phandle, yanxiba umnyango emva kwakhel.

19 UTamari wasezithela ngomlotha ekhanda, wadabula isigqoko sakhe esilemibalabala ayesigqokilem, wathwala imikhono ekhanda1, wahamba, ehamba ekhalan.

20 UAbisalomu umnewabo wasesithi kuye: UAminoni umnewenu kade elawe yini? Ngakho-ke, thula, dadewethu, ungumnewenu; ungabeki inhliziyo yakho kulindaba. Ngakho uTamari wahlala eyedwa endlini kaAbisalomu umnewabo.

22 UAbisalomu kakhulumanga loAmnoni okuhle kumbe okubi, ngoba uAbisalomu wamzonda uAmnoni, ngenxa yokuthi wayebhinye uTamari udadewaboo.

23 Kwasekusithi emva kweminyaka emibili epheleleyo uAbisalomu wayelabagundi bezimvu eBhali-Hazori eliseceleni kweEfrayimip; uAbisalomu wasenxusa wonke amadodana enkosi.

24 UAbisalomu wasesiza enkosini wathi: Khangela khathesi, inceku yakho ilabagundi; inkosi ake ihambe lenceku zayo lenceku yakho.

25 Kodwa inkosi yathi kuAbisalomu: Hatshi, ndodana yami, ake singahambi sonke, hlezi sibe ngumthwalo kuwe. Wayibamba ngamandla kodwa kayivumanga ukuhamba, kodwa yambusisaq.

26 UAbisalomu wasesithi: Uba kungenjalo, ake ahambe lathi uAmnoni umfowethu. Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Uzahambelani lawe?

27 UAbisalomu eseyicindezele, yabayekela oAmnoni lawo wonke amadodana enkosi ahamba laye.

28 UAbisalomu waselaya inceku zakhe esithi: Khangelani-ke, nxa inhliziyo kaAmnoni isithokoza ngewayini, lapho ngisithi kini: Tshayani uAmnoni, beselimbulala; lingesabi; angithi ngoba mina ngililayile? Qinani, libe ngamaqhawer.

29 Izinceku zikaAbisalomu zasezisenza kuAmnoni njengokulaya kukaAbisalomu. Amadodana wonke enkosi asesukuma, agada, ngulowo lalowo imbongolo yakhe, abaleka.

30 Kwasekusithi besesendleleni, kwafika umbiko kuDavida usithi: UAbisalomu utshaye wonke amadodana enkosi, kakusalanga leyodwa yawo.

31 Inkosi yasisukuma yadabula izigqoko zayos, yalala emhlabathinit; lazo zonke inceku zayo zazimi izigqoko zidatshuliwe.

32 UJonadabi indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavida, wasephendula wathi: Inkosi yami kayingathi babulele wonke amajaha, amadodana enkosi, ngoba nguAmnoni yedwa ofileyo; ngoba ngomlomo kaAbisalomu kwanqunywa kusukela osukwini abhinya ngalo udadewabo uTamariu.

33 Ngakho-ke inkosi yami, inkosi, kayingayibeki indaba enhliziyweni yayo, ukuthi wonke amadodana enkosi afile, ngoba nguAmnoni yedwa ofileyov.

34 Kodwa uAbisalomu wabalekaw. Ijaha elilindayo laseliphakamisa amehlo alo, labona, khangela-ke, abantu abanengi babesiza ngendlela emva kwalo ehlangothini lwentaba.

35 UJonadabi wasesithi enkosini: Khangela, amadodana enkosi ayeza; njengokwelizwi lenceku yakho, kunjalo.

36 Kwasekusithi ekuqedeni kwakhe ukukhuluma, khangela, afika amadodana enkosi, aphakamisa ilizwi lawo, akhala inyembezi; lenkosi layo lazo zonke inceku zayo bakhala inyembezi ngokukhala okukhulukazi.

37 Kodwa uAbisalomu wabaleka waya kuTalimayi indodana kaAmihudi inkosi yeGeshurix. UDavida waselilela indodana yakhe insuku zonke.

39 Inhliziyo kaDavida inkosi yasikhanuka kakhulu ukuphuma iye kuAbisalomu, ngoba wayeseduduzekile ngoAmnoni ukuthi ufilez.

14UJowabi indodana kaZeruya wasenanzelela ukuthi inhliziyo yenkosi ikuAbisalomua.

2 UJowabi wasethumela eThekhowab ukuthi alande khona owesifazana ohlakaniphileyo, wathi kuye: Ake uzitshaye olilayo, ake ugqoke izigqoko zokulila, ungazigcobi ngamafutha, kodwa ube njengowesifazana oselilele ofileyo insuku ezinengic.

3 Ungene enkosini, ukhulume kuyo ngalindlela. UJowabi wasefaka amazwi emlonyeni wakhed.

4 Lapho owesifazana umThekhowa ekhuluma enkosini, wathi mbo ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini, wakhothama, wathi: Siza, nkosie!

5 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ulani? Yena wasesithi: Sibilif, ngingumfazi ongumfelokazi, lendoda yami yafa.

6 Njalo incekukazi yakho yayilamadodana amabili, alwa womabili egangeni; kwakungelamlamuli phakathi kwawo; enye yasitshaya enye, yayibulalag.

7 Khangela-ke, usendo lonke seluvukele incekukazi yakho, bathi: Nikela lowo owatshaya umfowabo wambulala, ukuthi simbulale ngenxa yempilo yomfowabo ambulalayoh, sichithe lendlalifa. Ngalokho bacitshe ilahle lami eliseleyoi, ukuze bangatshiyeli indoda yami ibizo lensali ebusweni bomhlabaj.

9 Owesifazana umThekhowa wasesithi enkosini: Nkosi yami, nkosi, icala kalibe phezu kwami laphezu kwendlu kababak; kodwa inkosi lesihlalo sayo sobukhosi kube msulwal.

10 Inkosi yasisithi: Okhuluma ulutho kuwe, umlethe kimi, njalo kayikuphinda akuthinte futhi.

11 Wasesithi: Inkosi ake ikhumbule iNkosi uNkulunkulu wayo ukuthi umphindiseli wegazi angabe esachitha, hlezi bachithe indodana yamim. Yasisithi: Kuphila kukaJehovan, kakuyikuwela emhlabathini olulodwa unwele lwendodana yakhoo.

12 Owesifazana wasesithi: Incekukazi yakho ake ikhulume ilizwi enkosini yami inkosi. Yasisithi: Khuluma.

13 Owesifazana wasesithi: Pho, unakaneleni okunje ngabantu bakaNkulunkulup? Ngokukhuluma lindaba inkosi injengolecala, ngokuthi inkosi kayibuyisanga oxotshiweyo wayoq.

14 Ngoba kumele sife, sinjengamanzi achithekele emhlabathini angabuthwangar; kodwa uNkulunkulu kayikususa impilo, kodwa uzacabanga amacebo ukuthi angalahli kuye oxotshiweyos.

15 Ngakho-ke, njengoba ngizile ukukhuluma linto enkosini, inkosi yami, kungoba abantu bangesabisile; incekukazi yakho yasisithi: Khathesi ngizakhuluma lenkosi; mhlawumbe inkosi izakwenza ilizwi lencekukazi yayo.

16 Ngoba inkosi izakuzwa, ukukhulula incekukazi yayo esandleni somuntu ofuna ukuchitha mina kanye lendodana yami elifeni likaNkulunkulut.

17 Incekukazi yakho yasisithi: Akuthi ilizwi lenkosi yami, inkosi, libe ngelokuthula, ngoba njengengilosi kaNkulunkulu, injalo inkosi yami, inkosi, ukuzwa okubi lokuhle. Ngakho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho kayibe laweu.

18 Inkosi yasiphendula yathi kowesifazana: Ake ungangifihleli indaba engizayibuza kuwe. Owesifazana wasesithi: Ake ikhulume inkosi yami, inkosi.

19 Inkosi yasisithi: Isandla sikaJowabi silawe yini kukho konke lokhu? Owesifazana wasephendula wathi: Kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi yamiv, nkosi, isibili kakho ongaya ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo asuke lakuyiphi into inkosi yami, inkosi, eyikhulumileyow; ngoba inceku yakho uJowabi, yona yangilaya, yiyo eyafunza incekukazi yakho wonke lamazwi.

20 Inceku yakho uJowabi iyenzile linto ukuthi iphendule ukuma kwendaba. Njalo inkosi yami ihlakaniphile njengenhlakanipho yengilosi kaNkulunkulu, ukwazi konke okusemhlabenix.

21 Inkosi yasisithi kuJowabi: Khangela khathesi, ngenzile lindaba; ngakho hamba ubuyise umfana uAbisalomu.

22 UJowabi wasesithi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhothama, wayibusisa inkosi; uJowabi wasesithi: Lamuhla inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, nkosi, ngokuthi inkosi yenzile indaba yenceku yayo.

24 Inkosi yasisithi: Kaphendukele endlini yakhe, angaboni ubuso bami. Ngakho uAbisalomu waphendukela endlini yakhe, kabonanga ubuso benkosi.

25 KoIsrayeli wonke-ke kwakungelamuntu onjengoAbisalomu ukudunyiswa kakhulu ngobuhle; kwakungelasici kuye kusukela kungaphansi yonyawo lwakhe kuze kufike enkanda yakhez.

26 Nxa ephuca ikhanda lakhea - ngoba kwakusithi ekupheleni kwawo wonke umnyaka aliphuce, ngoba zazinzima kuye, ngakho waliphucab - walinganisa inwele zekhanda lakhe, amashekeli angamakhulu amabili ngesilinganiso senkosi.

27 Kwasekuzalelwa uAbisalomu amadodana amathathu lendodakazi eyodwa, obizo layo lalinguTamaric; wayengowesifazana omuhle ebukekad.

28 UAbisalomu wasehlala eJerusalema iminyaka emibili epheleleyo, kabonanga ubuso benkosie.

29 UAbisalomu wasethumela kuJowabi ukuthi amthume enkosini; kodwa kavumanga ukuza kuye. Waphinda wathumela ngokwesibili, kodwa kavumanga ukuza.

30 Wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Bonani, isabelo sikaJowabi siseceleni kwesami, njalo ulebhali* lapho; hambani lisithungele ngomlilo. Izinceku zikaAbisalomu zasezithungela isabelo ngomlilo.

31 Wasesuka uJowabi weza kuAbisalomu endlini, wathi kuye: Izinceku zakho zithungeleleni isabelo esingesami ngomlilo?

32 UAbisalomu wasesithi kuJowabi: Khangela, ngithumele kuwe ngisithi: Woza lapha, ukuze ngikuthume enkosini, ukuthi: Ngibuyeleni ngisuka eGeshuri? Bekukuhle kimi ukuthi ngabe ngilokhu ngikhonale. Ngakho-ke kangibone ubuso benkosi; njalo uba kulecala kimi, kayingibulalef.

33 Ngakho uJowabi weza enkosini, wayitshela; isimbizile uAbisalomu weza enkosini, wayikhothamela ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini, phambi kwenkosi; inkosi yasimanga uAbisalomug.

15Kwasekusithi emva kwalokhu uAbisalomu wazilungisela izinqola lamabhiza, labantu abangamatshumi amahlanu begijima phambi kwakhea.

2 UAbisalomu wayesevuka ekuseni kakhulu eme eceleni kwendlela yesango; kwakusithi wonke umuntu olecala lomthetho eliya enkosini ukwahlulelwa, uAbisalomu ambize athi: Ungowawuphi umuzi? Lapho esithi: Inceku yakho ingowesinye sezizwe zakoIsrayeli;

3 uAbisalomu abesesithi kuye: Bona, indaba zakho zinhle zilungile, kodwa kakho owenkosi ukuthi akuzwe.

4 UAbisalomu abesesithi: Kungathi ngabe ngibekwe umahluleli elizweni, ukuthi wonke umuntu olecala lomthetho lodaba angeza kimi, njalo bengizamlungiselab.

5 Kwakusithi lapho kusondela umuntu ukumkhothamela, elule isandla sakhe, ambambe, amange.

6 UAbisalomu wasesenza ngalindlela kuIsrayeli wonke, bona abeza enkosini ukwahlulelwa; ngalokho uAbisalomu wathumba1 inhliziyo yamadoda akoIsrayeli.

7 Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamatshumi amane uAbisalomu wathi enkosini: Ake ngiyekhokha isithembiso sami engasithembisa eNkosini eHebronic.

8 Ngoba inceku yakho yathembisa isithembisod ngisahlala eGeshuri eSiriya ngisithi: Uba iNkosi ingibuyisela lokungibuyisela eJerusalema, ngizayikhonza iNkosie.

10 Kodwa uAbisalomu wathuma izinhloli ezizweni zonke zakoIsrayeli esithi: Lapho lisizwa ukukhala kophondo, lizakuthi: UAbisalomu uyinkosi eHebroni!

11 Kwasekuhamba loAbisalomu amadoda angamakhulu amabili esuka eJerusalema, anxusiweyog, ahamba ebuqothweni bawo, njalo engazi luthoh.

12 UAbisalomu wasethumela wabiza uAhithofeli weGiloi, umeluleki kaDavidaj, esuka emzini wakhe, eGilok, esahlaba imihlatshelo. Njalo ugobe lwaqina, labantu bahamba bandal kuAbisalomum.

13 Kwasekufika isithunywa kuDavida, sisithi: Inhliziyo yabantu bakoIsrayeli ilandela uAbisalomun.

14 Wasesithi uDavida ezincekwini zakhe zonke ezazilaye eJerusalema: Sukumani, sibaleke, ngoba kasilakuphepha ebusweni bukaAbisalomuo. Phangisani ukuhamba, hlezi aphangise asifice, asehlisele2 okubi, atshaye umuzi ngobukhali benkemba.

15 Izinceku zenkosi zasezisithi enkosini: Njengakho konke inkosi, inkosi yami, ekukhethayo, khangela, nanzi inceku zakho.

16 Yasiphuma inkosi, layo yonke indlu yayo iyilandela. Inkosi yasitshiya abafazi abalitshumi, abafazi abancane, ukuze balinde indlup.

18 Lazo zonke inceku zayo zedlula eceleni kwayo, njalo wonke amaKerethiq lawo wonke amaPelethir lawo wonke amaGiti, amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha, eza amlandela evela eGatis, edlula phambi kwenkosi.

19 Inkosi yasisithi kuIthayi umGitit: Lawe uhambelani lathi? Buyela uhlale lenkosi, ngoba ungowezizweni njalo ungumxotshwa endaweni yakhou.

20 Ufike izolo; pho, lamuhla ngikuzulazulise ngokuhamba lathi, njengoba ngiya lapho engiya khona? Buyela ubuyisele abafowenu. Umusa leqiniso kakube lawev.

21 Kodwa uIthayi wayiphendula inkosi wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova, njalo kuphila kwenkosi yamiw, inkosi, isibili kuleyondawo lapho inkosi yami, inkosi, ezakuba kiyo, loba kusekufeni loba kusekuphileni, lalapho izakuba khona inceku yakho.

22 UDavida wasesithi kuIthayi: Hamba, uchaphex. UIthayi umGiti wasechapha kanye labantu bakhe bonke labantwanyana ababelaye.

23 Ilizwe lonke lakhala inyembezi ngelizwi elikhulu, njalo abantu bonke bachapha. Inkosi yasichapha isifula iKidroniy, labantu bonke bachapha, ngasendleleni yenkangalaz.

24 Njalo khangela, uZadoki laye lawo wonke amaLevi elayea, bethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulub, bawubeka phansi umtshokotsho kaNkulunkuluc; uAbhiyatha wasesenyukad, abantu bonke baze baphela ukudlula bephuma emzini.

25 Inkosi yasisithi kuZadoki: Buyisela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu emzini. Uba ngizathola umusa emehlweni eNkosi, izangibuyisae ingitshengise wona kanye lendawo yayo yokuhlalaf.

26 Kodwa uba isitsho njalo, ithi: Kangithokozi ngaweg; khangela ngilapha, kayenze kimi njengokuhle emehlweni ayoh.

27 Inkosi yasisithi kuZadoki umpristi: Ungumboni yinii? Buyela emzini ngokuthula, loAhimahazi indodana yakho loJonathani indodana kaAbhiyatha, amadodana enu womabili elanij.

28 Bona, ngizalinda emazibukweni enkangala, kuze kufike ilizwi elivela kini lokungibikelak.

29 Ngakho uZadoki loAbhiyatha bawubuyisela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema, bahlala khona.

30 UDavida wasesenyuka ngomqanso wemihlwathi, esenyuka ekhala inyembezi, embomboze ikhanda lakhel, wahamba engelamanyathelam; labo bonke abantu ababelaye bambomboza, ngulowo lalowo ikhanda lakhe, benyuka, besenyuka bekhala inyembezin.

31 Kwasekubikwa kuDavida kwathiwa: UAhithofeli uphakathi kwabakugobe loAbisalomu. UDavida wasesithi: Nkosi, ake enze icebo likaAhithofelio libe yibuthutha.

32 Kwasekusithi uDavida esefike engqongeni lapho ayekhonza khona uNkulunkulu, khangela, uHushayi umArki wamhlangabezap, isembatho sakhe sidatshuliweq, lenhlabathi isekhanda lakher.

34 Kodwa uba ubuyela emzini uthi kuAbisalomu: Ngizakuba yinceku yakho, nkosit; kade ngiyinceku kayihlo, kodwa khathesi sengizakuba yinceku yakho; khona uzangichithela icebo likaAhithofeliu.

35 Njalo kabakho yini kanye lawe lapho oZadoki loAbhiyatha abapristi? Ngakho kuzakuthi yonke indaba oyizwayo endlini yenkosi, uyitshele oZadoki loAbhiyatha abapristiv.

36 Khangela, kukhona lapho kanye labo amadodana abo amabili, uAhimahazi okaZadoki, loJonathani okaAbhiyatha; njalo uzathumela ngesandla sabo kimi yonke into ozayizwaw.

16Kwathi uDavida esedlule kancinyane engqongenia, khangela, uZiba inceku kaMefiboshethi wamhlangabeza elabobabhemi ababili belezihlalob, bethwele izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili, lamahlukuzo alikhulu ezithelo ezonyisiweyo zevinic, lezithelo zehlobo ezilikhulu, lomgodla wewayinid.

2 Inkosi yasisithi kuZiba: Uthini ngalezizinto? UZiba wasesithi: Obabhemi ngabendlu yenkosi ukuthi bagade, lezinkwa lezithelo zehlobo ngezamajaha ukuthi adlee, lewayini ngelabaphelelwa ngamandla enkangala ukuthi banathef.

3 Inkosi yasisithi: Pho, ingaphi indodana yenkosi yakho? UZiba wasesithi enkosini: Khangela, uhlezi eJerusalema, ngoba uthe: Lamuhla uIsrayeli uzabuyisela kimi umbuso kababag.

4 Inkosi yasisithi kuZiba: Khangela, ngokwakho konke okukaMefiboshethi. UZiba wasesithi: Ngiyakhothama; kangithole umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, nkosi.

5 Kwathi inkosi uDavida ifika eBahurimih, khangela, kwaphuma khona umuntu wosendo lwendlu kaSawuli, obizo lakhe linguShimeyi indodana kaGerai; waphuma, ehamba1 ethuka.

6 Wasejikijela uDavida ngamatshe kanye lenceku zonke zenkosi uDavida, labo bonke abantu lamaqhawe wonke ngakwesokunene sakhe langakwesokhohlo sakhe.

7 Wasesitsho njalo uShimeyi ekuthukeni kwakhe: Phuma, phuma, muntu wegazi, muntu kaBheliyalij!

8 INkosi ibuyisele phezu kwakhok lonke igazi lendlu kaSawuli obubusa esikhundleni sakhe; iNkosi inikele umbuso esandleni sikaAbisalomu indodana yakho. Khangela, usebubini bakho, ngoba ungumuntu omele igazil.

9 UAbishayi indodana kaZeruya wasesithi enkosini: Linja efileyo iyithukelani inkosi yami, inkosi? Ake ngedlule ngisuse ikhanda layom.

10 Kodwa inkosi yathi: Ngilani lanin, madodana kaZeruyao? Ngakho kathuke, ngoba iNkosi ithe kuye: Thuka uDavida; pho, ngubani ozakuthi: Wenzeleni njalo?

11 UDavida wasesithi kuAbishayi lakuzo zonke inceku zakhe: Khangela, indodana yami, ephume emibilini yami, idinga impilo yami; kangakanani-ke lumBhenjamini? Myekeleni, athuke, ngoba iNkosi ikhulumile kuyep.

12 Mhlawumbe iNkosiq izabona usizi lwami, iNkosi ingibuyisele okuhle esikhundleni sokuthuka kwakhe lamuhlar.

13 UDavida labantu bakhe basebehamba ngendlela; loShimeyi ehamba eceleni kwentaba maqondana laye, ehamba ethuka, emjikijela ngamatshe, emthela ngothuli.

15 UAbisalomu labantu bonke, amadoda akoIsrayeli, basebefika eJerusalema, loAhithofeli elayes.

16 Kwasekusithi lapho uHushayi umArkit, umngane kaDavida, esefike kuAbisalomu, uHushayi wathi kuAbisalomu: Kayiphile inkosi! Kayiphile inkosi!

17 UAbisalomu wasesithi kuHushayi: Yiwo umusa wakho kumngane wakho yini? Kungani ungahambanga lomngane wakhou?

18 UHushayi wasesithi kuAbisalomu: Hatshi, kodwa lowo emkhethayo iNkosi, lalababantu, lawo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli, ngizakuba ngowakhe, njalo ngihlale laye.

19 Ngokwesibili, mina ngizakhonza bani? Kungabi phambi kobuso bendodana yakhe na? Njengoba ngakhonza phambi kukayihlo, ngokunjalo ngizakuba phambi kwakhov.

20 UAbisalomu wasesithi kuAhithofeli: Phanini iseluleko senu ukuthi sizakwenza njani?

21 UAhithofeli wasesithi kuAbisalomu: Ngena kubafazi abancane bakayihlo abatshiye ukulinda indluw; loIsrayeli wonke uzakuzwa ukuthi ulevumba kuyihlox; khona izandla zabo bonke abalawe zizaqinay.

22 Basebemendlalela uAbisalomu ithente phezu kophahlaz; uAbisalomu wasengena kubafazi abancane bakayise phambi kwamehlo kaIsrayeli wonkea.

23 Iseluleko sikaAhithofeli aseluleka ngalezonsuku sasinjengomuntu ebuza ilizwi likaNkulunkulu; sasinjalo sonke iseluleko sikaAhithofeli kubo bobabili uDavida loAbisalomub.

17UAhithofeli wasesithi kuAbisalomu: Ake ngikhethe amadoda azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili, ngisukume ngixotshane loDavida ngalobubusuku.

2 Ngizamehlela esakhathele ebuthakathaka ezandleni, ngimethuse; labo bonke abantu abalaye bazabaleka; ngizatshaya inkosi kuphelaa.

3 Ngizabuyisela abantu bonke kuwe. Umuntu omdingayo ufanana lokubuya kwabo bonke. Bonke abantu bazakuba sekuthuleni.

4 Lalelilizwi lalilungile emehlweni kaAbisalomu lemehlweni abo bonke abadala bakoIsrayeli.

5 UAbisalomu wasesithi: Bizani-ke loHushayi umArki, sizwe ukuthi laye uthini ngomlomob.

6 UHushayi esefikile kuAbisalomu, uAbisalomu wakhuluma kuye esithi: UAhithofeli ukhulume ngalindlela: Senze ilizwi lakhe yini? Uba kungenjalo, khuluma wena.

7 UHushayi wasesithi kuAbisalomu: Iseluleko uAhithofeli aselulekileyo ngalesisikhathi kasisihle.

8 UHushayi wathi futhi: Wena uyamazi uyihlo labantu bakhe ukuthi bangamaqhawe, ukuthi bathukuthele enhliziyweni, njengebhere elithathelwe imidlwane egangenic. Futhi uyihlo yindoda yempi; kayikulala labantu ebusuku.

9 Khangela, khathesinje ucatshile komunye wemigodi, loba kwenye yezindawo. Kuzakuthi lapho abanye babo bewile ekuqaleni, kuthi loba ngubani ozwayo athi: Bekulokubulawa ebantwini abalandela uAbisalomu.

10 Kuthi laye olobuqhawe, onhliziyo yakhe injengenhliziyo yesilwane, ancibilike lokuncibilika; ngoba uIsrayeli wonke uyazi ukuthi uyihlo uliqhawe, lalabo abalaye balobuqhawed.

11 Ngakho ngiyeluleka ukuthi uIsrayeli wonke abuthane, abuthane kuwe kusukela koDani kuze kufike eBherishebhae, ngangetshebetshebe eliselwandle ngobunengif, wena ngokwakho ubususiya empini.

12 Ngakho sizamehlela kwenye yezindawo lapho angatholakala khona, simehlele njengamazolo ewela emhlabathini; njalo kungasali kuye lebantwini bonke abalaye loyedwa.

13 Uba-ke engena emzini, uIsrayeli wonke uzaletha amagoda kulowomuzi, siwuhudulele esifuleni, kungabe kusatholwa lalitshana khonag.

14 UAbisalomu lawo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli basebesithi: Iseluleko sikaHushayi umArki singcono kuleseluleko sikaAhithofeli. Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu yayilayile ukuthi kufutshiswe iseluleko esihle sikaAhithofeli ukuze iNkosi imehlisele okubi uAbisalomuh.

15 UHushayi wasesithi kuZadoki lakuAbhiyatha abapristi: UAhithofeli weluleke uAbisalomu labadala bakoIsrayeli kanje lakanje; mina-ke ngeluleka kanje lakanjei.

16 Ngakho-ke thumani masinyane litshele uDavida lithi: Ungalali emagcekeni enkangala kulobubusuku, futhi chapha lokuchapha, hlezi inkosi iginywe labantu bonke abalayoj.

17 OJonathani loAhimahazi babemile-ke eEnirogelik; incekukazi yeza yabatshela, bona-ke bahamba babikela inkosi uDavida; ngoba babengelakubonwa bengena emzini.

18 Kodwa umfana othile wababona, wabikela uAbisalomu; kodwa bahamba masinyane bobabili, bayafika endlini yomuntu eBahurimil, owayelomthombo egumeni lakhe; behlela khona.

19 Owesifazana wasethatha wendlala isimbombozo phezu komlomo womthombom, wachaya amabele agigiweyo phezu kwaso; ngakho linto kayaziwangan.

20 Lapho zifika izinceku zikaAbisalomu kowesifazana endlini, zathi: Bangaphi oAhimahazi loJonathani? Owesifazana wasesithi kizo: Bachaphe isifula samanzi. Sezidingile, zingabatholanga, zabuyela eJerusalemao.

21 Kwasekusithi sezihambile, benyuka emthonjeni baya bayitshela inkosi uDavida, bathi kuDavida: Sukani lichaphe amanzi masinyane, ngoba uAhithofeli weluleke njalo emelene lanip.

22 UDavida wasesuka, labo bonke abantu ababelaye, bachapha iJodani; kuze kube sekukhanyeni kokusa kwakungasalanga loyedwa, ongayichaphanga iJodani.

23 Lapho uAhithofeli ebona ukuthi iseluleko sakhe asilandelwanga, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi, wasuka waya endlini yakhe emzini wakhe, walaya indlu yakheq, waziphanyeka, wafa, wangcwatshelwa engcwabeni likayiser.

24 UDavida wasefika eMahanayimis; uAbisalomu wasechapha iJodani, yena lamadoda wonke akoIsrayeli kanye laye.

25 UAbisalomu wayebeke-ke uAmasa phezu kwebutho esikhundleni sikaJowabit. Njalo uAmasa wayeyindodana yomuntu obizo lakhe lalinguIthira umIsrayeli, owangena kuAbigali indodakazi kaNahashi, udadewabo kaZeruya, unakaJowabi.

27 Kwasekusithi uDavida esefikile eMahanayimi, uShobi indodana kaNahashi weRaba yabantwana bakoAmoniu, loMakiri indodana kaAmiyeliv weLodebariw, loBarizilayi umGileyadi weRogelimix,

28 baletha amacansi, lemiganu, lendiwo zebumba, lengqoloyi, lebhali*, lempuphu, lamabele akhanzingiweyo, lendumba, lamalentili, lokunye okukhanzingiweyo,

29 lenyosi, lamasi, lezimvu, letshizi yenkomo, kusenzelwa uDavida labantu ababelaye ukuze badle; ngoba bathi: Abantu balambile badiniwe bomiley enkangalaz.

18UDavida wasebala abantu ababelaye, wabeka phezu kwabo izinduna zezinkulungwane lenduna zamakhulu.

2 UDavida wasethuma ingxenye yesithathu yabantu ngaphansi kwesandla sikaJowabi, lengxenye yesithathu ngaphansi kwesandla sikaAbishayi indodana kaZeruya, umfowabo kaJowabi, lengxenye yesithathu ngaphansi kwesandla sikaIthayi umGitia. Inkosi yasisithi ebantwini: Lami ngizaphuma lokuphuma kanye lanib.

3 Kodwa abantu bathi: Kawuyikuphuma. Ngoba uba sibaleka lokubaleka, kabayikusinaka; kumbe uba kusifa ingxenye yethu, kabayikuba landaba lathi. Kanti khathesi wena ulingana lenkulungwane ezilitshumi zethu; ngakho-ke kungcono ukuthi ube lusizo lwethu usemzinic.

4 Inkosi yasisithi kibo: Lokho okulungileyo emehlweni enu ngizakwenza. Inkosi yasisima eceleni kwesango; bonke abantu basebephuma ngamakhulu langezinkulungwane.

5 Inkosi yasibalaya oJowabi loAbishayi loIthayi, isithi: Liliphathe kahle ijaha, uAbisalomu, ngenxa yami. Njalo bonke abantu bezwa lapho inkosi ilaya zonke izinduna indaba kaAbisalomu.

6 Abantu basebephumela egangeni ukuyakulwa bemelene loIsrayeli; njalo impi yayiseguswini lakoEfrayimid.

7 Abantu bakoIsrayeli basebetshaywa lapho phambi kwenceku zikaDavida, kwasekusiba khona ukubulala okukhulu ngalolosuku - abayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili.

8 Ngoba impi yahlakazeka khona ebusweni belizwe lonke, njalo igusu ladla abantu abanengi ngalolosuku okwedlula labo inkemba eyabadlayo.

9 UAbisalomu wasehlangana lenceku zikaDavida. Njalo uAbisalomu wayegade imbongolo; kwathi imbongolo ifika ngaphansi kwengatsha ezihlangeneyo zesihlahla se-okhi elikhulu, ikhanda lakhe laselibambelela esihlahleni se-okhi; waselenga phakathi kwamazulu lomhlaba, njalo imbongolo engaphansi kwakhe yedlulae.

10 Umuntu othile wasebona, watshela uJowabi wathi: Khangela, ngibone uAbisalomu elenga esihlahleni se-okhi.

11 UJowabi wasesithi kulowomuntu omtshelayo: Khangela-ke, umbonile, kungani-ke ungamtshayelanga emhlabathini khonapho? Bengizakunika inhlamvu ezilitshumi zesilivaf lebhantig elilodwa.

12 Kodwa lowomuntu wathi kuJowabi: Loba bengingemukela1 ezandleni zami inhlamvu eziyinkulungwane zesiliva, bengingayikwelulela isandla sami endodaneni yenkosih, ngoba ezindlebeni zethu inkosi yakulaya wena loAbishayi loIthayi isithi: Nanzelelani, loba ngubani, angathinti ijaha uAbisalomui.

13 Uba bengenze inkohliso ngempilo yami, ngoba kakulalutho olucatshela inkosi, lawe ubuzazimisa umelene lami.

14 UJowabi wasesithi: Kangiyikulibala ngokunjalo lawe. Wasethatha imikhonto emithathu esandleni sakhe, wamgwaza uAbisalomu enhliziyweni esaphila, phakathi kwesihlahla se-okhi.

15 Njalo amajaha alitshumi ayethwala izikhali zikaJowabi, amzingelezela amtshaya uAbisalomu ambulala.

16 UJowabi wasevuthela uphondo, abantu basebebuya ekuxotshaneni loIsrayeli, ngoba uJowabi wabamisa abantu.

17 Basebemthatha uAbisalomu, bamphosela emgodini omkhulu eguswini, babeka phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu kakhulu yamatshej; uIsrayeli wonke wasebaleka, ngulowo lalowo waya ethenteni lakhek.

18 UAbisalomu esaphila wayethethe wazimisela insikal esesigodini senkosim, ngoba wathi: Angilandodana yokwenza ukuthi ibizo lami likhunjulwe. Wabiza leyonsika ngebizo lakhe. Yabizwa ngokuthi, isikhumbuzo sikaAbisalomu, kuze kube lamuhlan.

19 UAhimahazi indodana kaZadokio wasesithi: Ake ngigijime, ngiyibikele inkosi ukuthi iNkosi iyiphindisele esandleni sezitha zayo.

20 Kodwa uJowabi wathi kuye: Kawusumbiki wendaba lamuhla, kodwa uzazibika izindaba ngolunye usuku; lamuhla kawuyikubika izindaba, ngenxa yokuthi indodana yenkosi ifile.

21 UJowabi wasesithi kumKhushi: Hamba uyebikela inkosi okubonileyo. UmKhushi wamkhothamela uJowabi, wagijimap.

22 UAhimahazi indodana kaZadoki wabuya wasephinda wathi kuJowabi: Loba kunjani, ake ngigijime lami ngimlandele umKhushi. Kodwa uJowabi wathi: Uzagijimelani, mntanami, lokhu ungelambiko ongawuletha?

23 Kodwa loba kunjani, kangigijime. Wasesithi kuye: Gijimaq. Wasegijima uAhimahazi ngendlela yemagcekeni, wamdlula umKhushir.

24 UDavida wayehlezi-ke phakathi kwamasango womabili; umlindi wasesiya ephahleni lwesango emdulini, waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, khangela-ke, umuntu egijima yedwas.

25 Umlindi wasememeza watshela inkosi. Yasisithi inkosi: Uba eyedwa ulombiko emlonyeni wakhe. Wasehamba weza esondela.

26 Umlindi wasebona omunye umuntu egijima; umlindi wabiza umlindisango wathi: Khangela, omunye umuntu ugijima yedwa. Inkosi yasisithi: Laye lo uletha izindaba.

27 Umlindi wasesithi: Ngibona ukugijima kowokuqala kunjengokugijima kukaAhimahazi indodana kaZadokit. Inkosi yasisithi: Lo ngumuntu olungileyo, uza lendaba ezinhleu.

28 UAhimahazi wasememeza wathi enkosini: Ukuthula! Wasekhothamela inkosi ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini wathi: Kayibusiswe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, enikele abantu abaphakamisa isandla sabo enkosini yami, inkosi.

29 Inkosi yasisithi: Kuhle yini ngejaha, ngoAbisalomu? UAhimahazi wasesithi: Ngibone isiphithiphithi esikhulu lapho uJowabi ethuma inceku yenkosi lenceku yakho, kodwa kangazanga ukuthi kuyini.

31 Khangela-ke, umKhushi wafika, umKhushi wathi: Yemukela imibiko, nkosi yami, nkosi! Ngoba iNkosi ikuphindisele lamuhla esandleni salabo bonke abakuvukelayov.

32 Inkosi yasisithi kumKhushi: Kuhle yini ngejaha, ngoAbisalomu? UmKhushi wasesithi: Kungathi izitha zenkosi yami, inkosi, labo bonke abakuvukelayo ngobubi bangaba njengalelojahaw.

33 Yasikhathazeka kakhulu inkosi, yenyukela endlini ephezulu yesango, yakhala inyembezix, isahamba yakhuluma kanje: Ndodana yami Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yami, Abisalomu! Kungathi ngabe kufe mina endaweni yakho, Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yamiy!

19Kwasekubikwa kuJowabi kwathiwa: Khangela, inkosi uDavida iyakhala inyembezi, ililela uAbisalomu.

2 Ukunqoba ngalolosuku kwasekusiba yisililo ebantwini bonke, ngoba abantu bezwa ngalolosuku kuthiwa: Inkosi idabukile ngenxa yendodana yayo.

3 Abantu basebengena ngokunyenya emzini ngalolosukua njengabantu benyenya belenhloni bebaleka empinib.

4 Kodwa inkosi yagubuzela ubuso bayo, inkosi yakhala ngelizwi elikhulu yathi: Ndodana yami Abisalomu, Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yamic!

5 UJowabi wasengena endlini enkosini wathi: Lamuhla uyangisile ubuso benceku zakho zonke ezisindise impilo yakho lamuhla lempilo yamadodana akho leyamadodakazi akho lempilo yabomkakho lempilo yabafazi bakho abancane.

6 Uyabathanda abakuzondayo, uzonde abakuthandayo. Ngoba ukuveze obala lamuhla ukuthi izinduna lezinceku kazisilutho kuwe; ngoba ngiyananzelela lamuhla ukuthi uba uAbisalomu ubephila, njalo thina sonke besifile lamuhla, ukuthi bekungabe kulungile emehlweni akhod.

7 Ngakho-ke sukuma, uphume uyekhuluma enhliziyweni yezinceku zakho; ngoba ngifunga ngeNkosi, uba ungaphumi, sibili kakulamuntu ozahlala lawe ngalobubusuku. Lalokhu kuzakuba kubi kuwe kulakho konke okubi okukwehlele kusukela ebutsheni bakho kuze kube khathesi.

8 Inkosi yasisukuma, yahlala esangweni. Batshela bonke abantu bathi: Khangela, inkosi ihlezi esangweni; basebesiza abantu bonke phambi kwenkosi. UIsrayeli wayebaleke-ke, ngulowo lalowo waya emathenteni akhee.

9 Njalo abantu bonke babephikisana ezizweni zonke zakoIsrayeli besithi: Inkosi yasikhulula esandleni sezitha zethu, njalo yona yasophula esandleni samaFilisti; kodwa khathesi isibalekile elizweni ngenxa kaAbisalomu.

10 Kodwa uAbisalomu esamgcoba ukuthi abe phezu kwethu ufele empini. Pho-ke, lithuleleni ngokubuyisa inkosi?

11 Inkosi uDavida yasithuma kuZadoki lakuAbhiyatha abapristif, isithi: Khulumani labadala bakoJuda lithi: Kungani lingabokucina ukubuyisela inkosi endlini yayo? (Ngoba inkulumo kaIsrayeli wonke ifike enkosini endlini yayo.)

12 Lingabafowethu, lilithambo lami lenyama yamig; ngakho kungani lingabokucina ukubuyisa inkosi?

13 Lithi-ke kuAmasah: Angithi ulithambo lami lenyama yami? UNkulunkulu kenze njalo kimi engezelele ngokunjaloi, uba ungayikuba yinduna yebutho phambi kwami zonke izinsuku esikhundleni sikaJowabij.

14 Wasethobisa inhliziyo yabantu bonke bakoJuda, njengamuntu munye; basebethuma enkosini besithi: Buyela wena lazo zonke inceku zakhok.

15 Inkosi yasibuyela yafika eJodani; uJuda wasesiza eGiligali ukuyahlangabeza inkosi, ukuchaphisa inkosi iJodanil.

16 UShimeyi indodana kaGera umBhenjaminim, owaseBahurimin, wasephangisa wehla labantu bakoJuda ukuhlangabeza inkosi uDavida,

17 labantu abayinkulungwane bakoBhenjamini belaye, loZiba inceku yendlu kaSawulio, lamadodana akhe alitshumi lanhlanu, lenceku zakhe ezingamatshumi amabili belaye. Basebephangisa baya eJodani phambi kwenkosi.

18 Kwasekuchapha isikepe sokuchapha ukuchaphisa abendlu yenkosi lokwenza okulungileyo emehlweni ayo. UShimeyi indodana kaGera wasewela phansi phambi kwenkosi ekuchapheni kwayo iJodani.

19 Wasesithi enkosini: Inkosi yami ingangibaleli isiphambeko, futhi ungakhumbuli lokho inceku yakho eyaphambeka ngakho mhla inkosi yami, inkosi, iphuma eJerusalemap, ukuthi inkosi ikubeke enhliziyweni yayoq.

20 Ngoba inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi mina ngonile; khangela-ke, ngifikile lamuhla ngingowokuqala wendlu yonke kaJosefa ukwehla ukuhlangabeza inkosi yami, inkosir.

21 Kodwa uAbishayi indodana kaZeruya waphendula wathi: UShimeyi kayikubulawa yini ngalokhu, ngoba wathuka ogcotshiweyo weNkosis?

22 UDavida wasesithi: Ngilani lani, madodana kaZeruya, ukuthi libe yisitha kimi lamuhlat? Kuzabulawa umuntu lamuhla koIsrayeli yini? Ngoba kangazi yini ukuthi lamuhla ngiyinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeliu?

24 UMefiboshethi indodana kaSawuli wasesehla ukuhlangabeza inkosiw. Wayengalungisanga inyawo zakhe, engalungisanga lendevu zakhe, engawatshanga lezigqoko zakhe, kusukela mhla inkosi ihamba kwaze kwaba mhla ibuya ngokuthula.

25 Kwasekusithi esefikile eJerusalema ukuhlangabeza inkosi, inkosi yathi kuye: Kungani ungahambanga lami, Mefiboshethix?

26 Wasesithi: Nkosi yami, nkosi, inceku yami yangikhohlisa; ngoba inceku yakho yathi: Ngizazibophelela isihlalo kubabhemi ukuze ngimgade, ngihambe lenkosi, ngoba inceku yakho iyaqhula.

27 Njalo iyihlebile inceku yakho enkosini yami, inkosiy; kodwa inkosi yami, inkosi, injengengilosi kaNkulunkuluz; ngakho yenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho.

28 Ngoba yonke indlu kababa ibingesilutho ngaphandle kokuba ngabantu bokufa phambi kwenkosi yami, inkosi; loba kunjalo wayibeka inceku yakho phakathi kwabadla etafuleni lakho. Pho, ngiselalungelo bani ukuthi ngibuye ngikhale enkosinia?

29 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Usakhulumelani ngendaba zakho? Ngithe: Wena loZiba lizakwehlukaniselana insimu.

30 UMefiboshethi wasesithi enkosini: Yebo, kayithathe yonke, lokhu inkosi yami, inkosi, isibuyile endlini yayo ngokuthula.

31 UBarizilayi umGileyadib wasesehla evela eRogelimic, wachapha iJodani kanye lenkosi ukuyiphelekezela phetsheya kweJodani.

32 UBarizilayi wayesemdala kakhulu, eleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili; yena wayisekela inkosi ekuhlaleni kwayo eMahanayimid, ngoba wayengumuntu omkhulu kakhulu.

33 Inkosi yasisithi kuBarizilayi: Chapha kanye lami wena, ngizakusekela lami eJerusalema.

34 Kodwa uBarizilayi wasesithi enkosini: Zingaki insuku zeminyaka yempilo yami ukuthi ngenyukele eJerusalema lenkosi?

35 Lamuhla ngileminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili; ngingehlukanisa phakathi kokuhle lokubi yini? Inceku yakho inganambitha engikudlayo lengikunathayo yini? Ngingabe ngisawezwa yini amazwi amadoda ahlabelayo lawabesifazana abahlabelayo? Kungani-ke inceku yakho isizakuba ngumthwalo enkosini yami, inkosie?

36 Inceku yakho izake ichaphe iJodani ingcosana nje kanye lenkosi; kungani-ke inkosi izangenanisa ngomvuzo ongaka?

37 Ngiyakuncenga, yekela inceku yakho ibuyele, ukuze ngifele emzini wami eduze lengcwaba likababa lelikamama. Kodwa khangela, inceku yakho uKhimihamuf, kayichaphe lenkosi yami, inkosi, uyenzele okulungileyo emehlweni akho.

38 Inkosi yasisithi: UKhimihamu uzachapha lami; njalo mina ngizamenzela okulungileyo emehlweni ami, lakho konke okufunayo kimi ngizakwenzela khona.

39 Bonke abantu basebechapha iJodani, lenkosi yachapha, inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa, wasebuyela endaweni yakheg.

40 Inkosi yasisedlulela eGiligali, loKhimihamu wedlula layo; labo bonke abantu bakoJuda bayidlulisela phambili inkosi, futhi lengxenye yesizwe sakoIsrayeli.

41 Khangela-ke, bonke abantu bakoIsrayeli beza enkosini bathi enkosini: Abafowethu, abantu bakoJuda, bakuntshontsheleni, bachaphisa inkosi lendlu yayo iJodani labo bonke abantu bakaDavida belayeh?

42 Bonke abantu bakoJuda basebephendula amadoda akoIsrayeli bathi: Ngoba inkosi iyisihlobo sethui; pho-ke, lithukuthelelani ngalindaba? Sike sadlani okwenkosi? Kumbe isinike isipho yini?

43 Njalo amadoda akoIsrayeli aphendula amadoda akoJuda, athi: Silengxenye ezilitshumi enkosini, futhi lakuDavida silelungelo okwedlula lina. Pho, lasidelelelani ukuthi ilizwi lethu lingabi ngelokuqala ukubuyisa inkosi yethu? Kodwa ilizwi lamadoda akoJuda lalilukhuni kulelizwi lamadoda akoIsrayelij.

20Kwasekusenzakala ukuthi kube khona lapho umuntu kaBheliyali, obizo lakhe linguShebha indodana kaBikiri umBhenjaminia; wasevuthela uphondo wathi: Kasilasabelo kuDavida, kasilalifa endodaneni kaJeseb; wonke umuntu emathenteni akhe, Israyelic!

2 Ngakho wonke umuntu wakoIsrayeli wenyuka wasuka emva kukaDavida, elandela uShebha indodana kaBikiri; kodwa abantu bakoJuda banamathela enkosini yabo, kusukela eJodani kwaze kwaba seJerusalema.

3 UDavida wasefika endlini yakhe eJerusalema; inkosi yathatha abafazi abalitshumi, abafazi abancane, eyayibatshiye ukuze balinde indlu, yababeka endlini elindiweyo, yabanika ukudla, kodwa kayingenanga kubod. Basebevalelwa kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwabo, bephila ebufelokazini.

4 Inkosi yasisithi kuAmasae: Biza abantu bakoJuda babuthane kimi ngensuku ezintathu, lawe ube khona lapha.

5 UAmasa wasehamba ukubuthanisa uJuda, kodwa waphuza phezu kwesikhathi esimisiweyo ayemmisele sona.

6 UDavida wasesithi kuAbishayi: Khathesi uShebha indodana kaBikiri uzasenzela okubi okwedlula uAbisalomu; wena thatha inceku zenkosi yakho, uxotshane laye, hlezi azitholele imizi ebiyelwe ngemithangala, asiphunyukef.

7 Kwasekuphuma emva kwakhe amadoda kaJowabi lamaKerethi lamaPelethi lamaqhawe wonke, basebephuma eJerusalema ukuxotshana loShebha indodana kaBikirig.

8 Sebeselitsheni elikhulu eliseGibeyoni, uAmasa weza phambi kwabo. UJowabi wayebhince isigqoko ayesigqokile, laphezu kwaso kulebhanti elilenkemba ebotshelwe ekhalweni lwakhe isesikhwameni sayo; esaqhubeka inkemba yawa.

9 UJowabi wasesithi kuAmasa: Uyaphila yini, mfowethu? UJowabi wasebamba uAmasa ngesilevu ngesandla sokunene ukuze amangeh.

10 Kodwa uAmasa wayengayinanzeleli inkemba eyayisesandleni sikaJowabi; wasemtshaya ngayoi kubambo lwesihlanu, wathululela imibilini yakhe emhlabathini, kamphindanga, wafaj. UJowabi loAbishayi umfowabo basebexotshana loShebha indodana kaBikiri.

11 Omunye wamajaha kaJowabi wema phansi kwakhe, wathi: Omthandayo uJowabi, longokaDavida, landela uJowabi.

12 UAmasa wasegiqika egazini phakathi komgwaqo omkhuluk. Lapho lowomuntu ebona ukuthi bonke abantu bayema, wamsusa uAmasa emgwaqweni omkhulu wamusa egangeni, waphosela isembatho phezu kwakhe, lapho ebona ukuthi wonke ofika ngakuye wema.

13 Esesusiwe emgwaqweni omkhulul, bonke abantu badlula bamlandela uJowabi ukuze baxotshane loShebha indodana kaBikiri.

14 Wasedabula kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, waya eAbelim ngitsho iBeti-Mahakan, lawo wonke amaBerio; basebebuthana bamlandela labo.

15 Basebefika, bamgombolozela eAbeli-Beti-Mahakap; babuthelela idundulu maqondana lomuziq, lema emthangaleni; bonke abantu ababeloJowabi basebewona umduli ukuwuwisela phansi.

16 Kwasekumemeza owesifazana ohlakaniphileyo phakathi komuzi wathi: Zwanini, zwanini! Ake lithi kuJowabi: Sondela lapha, ukuze ngikhulume lawe.

17 Esesondele kuye, owesifazana wathi: Nguwe uJowabi yini? Yena wathi: Nginguye. Wasesithi kuye: Zwana amazwi encekukazi yakho. Wasesithi: Ngiyezwa.

18 Wasekhuluma esithi: Endulo babejwayele ukukhuluma besithi: Kababuze lokubuza eAbelir; basebeqeda ngokunjalo.

19 Ngingowabokuthula, owabathembekileyo bakoIsrayeli; udinga ukuchitha umuzi lonina koIsrayeli. Uginyelanis ilifa leNkosit?

20 UJowabi wasephendula wathi: Kakube khatshana, kakube khatshana lami ukuthi ngiginye loba ngichitheu.

21 Udaba kalunjalo; kodwa umuntu wasentabeni yakoEfrayimi, nguShebha indodana kaBikiri ibizo lakhe, uphakamisile isandla sakhe emelene lenkosi, emelene loDavida; nikelani yena kuphela, ngizasuka emziniv. Owesifazana wasesithi kuJowabi: Khangela, ikhanda lakhe lizaphoselwa kuwe ngaphezu komduli.

22 Owesifazana wasesiya ngenhlakanipho yakhe ebantwini bonke. Basebequma ikhanda likaShebha indodana kaBikiri, baliphosela kuJowabiw. Wasevuthela uphondo, bahlakazeka besuka kulowomuzi, ngulowo lalowo waya emathenteni akhe. UJowabi wasebuyela eJerusalema enkosini.

23 Njalo uJowabi wayephezu kwebutho lonke lakoIsrayelix; loBhenaya indodana kaJehoyaday wayephezu kwamaKerethi laphezu kwamaPelethiz;

24 loAdoniramu wayephezu kwezibhalwaa; loJehoshafathi indodana kaAhiludi wayengumabhalaneb;

21Kwasekusiba khona indlala ensukwini zikaDavida iminyaka emithathu, umnyaka ngomnyaka ilandelana; uDavida wadinga ubuso beNkosi. INkosi yasisithi: Kungenxa kaSawuli langenxa yendlu yakhe yegazi, ngoba wabulala amaGibeyonia.

2 Ngakho inkosi yabiza amaGibeyoni yathi kuwo: (AmaGibeyoni-ke ayengeyisiwo awabantwana bakoIsrayeli, kodwa ayengawensali yamaAmori; njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli babefungile kuwo; uSawuli wasedinga ukuwatshaya ekutshisekeleni kwakhe abantwana bakoIsrayeli loJudab.)

3 Ngakho uDavida wathi kumaGibeyoni: Ngingalenzelani? Ngingayenza ngani inhlawulo yokuthula ukuze libusise ilifa leNkosic?

4 AmaGibeyoni asesithi kuye: Kayisindaba yesiliva kumbe igolide loSawuli lendlu yakhe; futhi kakusikwethu ukubulala umuntu koIsrayeli. Wasesithi: Lokho elikutshoyo ngizalenzela khona.

5 Basebesithi enkosini: Umuntu owasiqedayo, owaceba emelene lathi ukuthi sichithwe singasali lakuwuphi umngcele wakoIsrayeli,

6 kasinikwe amadoda ayisikhombisa emadodaneni akhed, njalo siwaphanyekele iNkosi eGibeya kaSawuli, okhethiweyo weNkosie. Inkosi yasisithi: Mina ngizalipha.

7 Kodwa inkosi yamyekela uMefiboshethi indodana kaJonathani indodana kaSawuli ngenxa yesifungo seNkosi esasiphakathi kwabo, phakathi kukaDavida loJonathani indodana kaSawulif.

8 Kodwa inkosi yathatha amadodana amabili kaRizipa indodakazi kaAya ayewazalele uSawulig, uArimoni loMefiboshethi, lamadodana amahlanu kadadewabo kaMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli ayewazalele uAdriyeli indodana kaBarizilayi umMehola,

9 yabanikela esandleni samaGibeyoni, asebaphanyeka entabeni phambi kweNkosi, njalo abayisikhombisa bawa kanyekanye. Babulawa ensukwini zokuvuna, ensukwini zakuqala ekuqaleni kokuvunwa kwebhali*h.

10 URizipa indodakazi kaAya wasethatha isaka, wazendlalela lona phezu kwedwala, kusukela ekuqaleni kokuvuna kwaze kwathonta amanzi phezu kwabo evela emazulwini; kavumelanga inyoni zamazulu ukuthi zihlale phezu kwabo emini, lezilo zeganga ebusukui.

11 Kwasekubikelwa uDavida lokho uRizipa indodakazi kaAya, umfazi omncane kaSawuli, ayekwenzile.

12 UDavida wasehamba wayathatha amathambo kaSawuli lamathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe kubahlali beJabeshi-Gileyadij ababewebilek emdangeni weBeti-Shani, lapho amaFilisti ayebaphanyeke khona mhla amaFilisti etshaya uSawuli eGilibowal.

13 Wasesenyusa esuka lapho amathambo kaSawuli lamathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe; basebeqoqa amathambo awababephanyekiwe.

14 Basebewangcwaba amathambo kaSawuli lakaJonathani indodana yakhe elizweni lakoBhenjamini eZelam, engcwabeni likaKishi uyise. Benza konke inkosi eyayibalaye khona. Njalo emva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wancengeka ngenxa yelizwen.

15 AmaFilisti abuye aba lempi futhi loIsrayeli; uDavida wasesehla lenceku zakhe kanye laye, njalo balwa lamaFilisti; uDavida wasedinwa.

16 UIshibi-Benobi owayengowabantwana besiqhwaga, osisindo somkhonto wakhe sasingamashekeli angamakhulu amathathu ethusi, wayebhince inkemba entsha, wathi uzamtshaya uDavidao.

17 Kodwa uAbishayi indodana kaZeruya wamsiza, wamtshaya umFilisti wambulalap. Khona abantu bakaDavida bafunga kuye besithi: Kawusayikuphuma impi lathi, hlezi ucitshe isibane sikaIsrayeliq.

18 Kwasekusithi emva kwalokhu kwaba lempi futhi lamaFilisti eGobir; khona uSibekayis umHusha watshaya uSafi, owayengowabantwana besiqhwagat.

19 Kwasekusiba lempi futhi lamaFilisti eGobi; uElihanani indodana kaJahari-Oregimi umBhethelehemau, watshaya umfowabo kaGoliyathi umGitiv, oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogodo lomalukiw.

20 Njalo kwabuye kwaba lempi eGathix, lapho okwakulomuntu omude, owayeleminwe eyisithupha ezandleni zakhe, lamazwane ayisithupha ezinyaweni zakhe, kungamatshumi amabili lane ngenani; laye-ke wayezalelwe isiqhwaga.

21 Lapho eseyisa uIsrayeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavida, wamtshayay.

22 Laba abane babezalelwe isiqhwaga eGathi; njalo bawa ngesandla sikaDavida langesandla senceku zakhez.

22UDavida wasekhuluma eNkosini amazwi alelihubo mhla iNkosi imkhulula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke lesandleni sikaSawulia.

3 uNkulunkulu wedwala lamie, ngizaphephela kuyef, isihlangu samig, lophondo losindiso lwamih, inqaba yami ephakemeyoi, lesiphephelo samij, umsindisi wami; ungisindisile odlakeleni.

7 Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngayibiza iNkosi, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wamil; waselizwa ilizwi lami esethempelini lakhe, lokukhala kwami kwafinyelela endlebeni zakhem.

8 Khona umhlaba wazamazama, wanyikinyekan, izisekelo zamazulu zaqhaqhazela, zazamazama, ngoba wayethukutheleo.

9 Kwenyuka intuthu emakhaleni akhe, lomlilo ophuma emlonyeni wakhe waqothula; amalahle avuthiswa yiwo.

10 Wasekhothamisa amazulu, wehlela phansip; lomnyama onzima wawungaphansi kwenyawo zakheq.

12 Wasemisa umnyama waba ngamadumba inhlangothi zonke zakhes, lokuqoqana kwamanzi, amayezi amnyama omkhathi.

16 Khona kwabonakala imisele yolwandle, kwembulwa izisekelo zomhlaba, ekusoleni kweNkosiw, ekuvutheleni komoya wamakhala ayo.

18 Yangophula esitheni sami esilamandla, kwabangizondayo, ngoba babelamandla kulamiz.

19 Babephambi kwami osukwini lwenhlupheko yami, kodwa iNkosi yaba yisisekelo samia.

21 INkosi yangivuza njengokulunga kwamid, yangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zamie.

22 Ngoba ngizilondolozile indlela zeNkosif, kangisukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngenkohlakalo.

23 Ngoba zonke izahlulelo zayo zaziphambi kwamig, lezimiso zayo, kangiphambukanga kuzo.

25 Ngakho iNkosi ingibuyisele njengokulunga kwamii, njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo ayo.

27 kohlanzekileyo uzaziveza uhlanzekile; lakophambukileyo uzaziveza uphambukile.

28 Labantu abahlutshwayo uzabasindisak, kodwa amehlo akho aphezu kwabaziphakamisayo, uzabehlisela phansi.

30 Ngoba ngawe ngigijimile ngadabula phakathi kwebutho, ngoNkulunkulu wami ngeqe umthangala.

31 UNkulunkulu; indlela yakhe iphelele; ilizwi leNkosi lihloliwel; uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuyem.

32 Ngoba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kweNkosi? Njalo ngubani olidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethun?

35 Ofundisela izandla zami impi, ukuze idandili lethusi ligotshiswe zingalo zamis.

37 Wenze laba banzi inyathelo lami ngaphansi kwami, ukuze inqagala zami zingatshelelit.

40 Ngoba ungibhincise amandla kusenzelwa impiu, wabakhothamisela phansi kwami abangivukelayov.

43 Ngasengibacholisisay njengothuli lomhlabaz, ngabagxoba njengodaka lwezitaladaa, ngabatsahazab.

44 Wasungikhulula ekuphikiseni kwabantu bamic, wangigcina ngiyinhloko yezizwed; abantu engangingabazi bangisebenzelae.

45 Abezizweni bazazehlisela phansi kimi; bangenela ukuzwa ngendlebe bazangilalela.

47 INkosi iyaphila; njalo kalibusiswe idwala lami, kaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu, idwala losindiso lwamih;

49 longikhupha ezitheni zami; laphezu kwabangivukelayo wena wangiphakamisaj; lemuntwini wodlakela wangikhululak.

50 Ngenxa yalokhu ngizakudumisa, Nkosi, phakathi kwezizwe, ngihubele ibizo lakho indumisol.

51 Ingumphotshongo wosindiso kuyo inkosi yayom, isenzela ogcotshiweyo wayo umusan, kuDavida, lenzalweni yakhe kuze kube ninininio.

UDavida indodana kaJese wathia, lomuntu ophakanyiselwe phezulub, ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu kaJakobec, lomhlabeleli omnandi wakoIsrayeli, wathi:

3 UNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli wathi, iDwala likaIsrayeli lakhuluma kimi lathie: Obusa abantu uzakuba ngolungileyo, ebusa ngokumesaba uNkulunkuluf.

4 Njalo uzakuba njengokukhanya kwekuseni ekuphumeni kwelangag, ikuseni engelamayezi, njengohlaza emhlabathini ngokukhanya emva kwezulu.

5 Lanxa indlu yami ingenjalo kuNkulunkulu, kube kanti wenzile lami isivumelwano esilaphakade, esimiswe kuhle ezintweni zonke, lesigcinekileyoh, ngoba lonke usindiso lwami lesiloyiso sikuso, lanxa engasikhulisii.

6 Kodwa abakaBheliyali bonke banjengameva alahliweyoj, ngoba engelakuthathwa ngesandla;

7 kodwa umuntu owathintayo uzazihlomisa ngensimbi langoluthi lomkhontok, azatshiswa lokutshiswa ngomlilo kuleyondawo.

8 La ngamabizo amaqhawe uDavida ayelawol: UJoshebi-Bashebeti umTahekemoni, inhloko yezinduna; nguye uAdino umEzini, ngenxa yabangamakhulu ayisificaminwembili ababulawa ngasikhathi sinyem.

9 Lemva kwakhe kwakuloEleyazare indodana kaDodo indodana kaAhohi, owamaqhawe amathathu ayeloDavidan, ekudeleleni kwabo amaFilisti ayebuthanele khona impi, lapho amadoda akoIsrayeli esenyukileo,

10 yena wasukuma watshaya amaFilisti saze sadinwa isandla sakhe, lesandla sakhe sanamathela enkembeni. INkosi yasisenza usindiso olukhulu ngalolosuku; abantu basebebuya emva kwakhe ukuzaphanga kuphelap.

11 Lemva kwakhe kwakuloShama indodana kaAge umHarariq. AmaFilisti ayebuthene aba lixuku, lapho okwakukhona isiqinti sensimu sigcwele amalentili; njalo abantu babaleka ebusweni bamaFilisti,

12 kodwa wajama phakathi kwesiqinti, wasivikela, wawatshaya amaFilisti. INkosi yenza-ke usindiso olukhulur.

13 Abathathu ezinhlokweni ezingamatshumi amathathu basebesehla, bafika kuDavida ebhalwini lweAdulamus ngesikhathi sokuvuna; lexuku lamaFilisti lalimise inkamba esihotsheni seRefayimit.

14 Langalesosikhathi uDavida wayesenqabeniu, lebutho lenqaba lamaFilisti laliseBhethelehema ngalesosikhathiv.

15 UDavida wasenxwanela, wathi: Hawu, kungathi omunye ubenganginathisa amanzi omthombo weBhethelehema ongasesangweni!

16 Lawomaqhawe amathathu asefohla adabula enkambeni yamaFilisti, akha amanzi emthonjeni weBhethelehema owawungasesangweni, awathatha awaletha kuDavida. Kube kanti kathandanga ukuwanatha, kodwa wawathululela iNkosi.

17 Wasesithi: Kakube khatshana lami, Nkosi, ukuthi ngenze lokho; kakusigazi yini labantu abahambe lempilo yabo engozini? Ngalokho kathandanga ukuwanatha. Lezizinto azenza lamaqhawe amathathuw.

18 Njalo uAbishayi, umfowabo kaJowabi indodana kaZeruya, wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Yena wasegiyela abangamakhulu amathathu ngomkhonto wakhe, ababuleweyo, wasesiba lebizo phakathi kwabathathu.

19 Kahlonitshwanga kakhulu yini kulabathathu? Ngakho waba yinduna yabo; kodwa kafikanga kwabathathu abokuqalax.

20 UBhenaya-ke, indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yeqhawey, omkhulu ngezenzo, weKabhiseyeliz. Yena watshaya ababili abanjengezilwane bakoMowabia; futhi wehla watshaya isilwane phakathi komgodi mhla weliqhwa elikhithikileyo.

21 Yena wasetshaya indoda engumGibhithe, umuntu obukekayo; njalo umGibhithe wayelomkhonto esandleni sakhe; kodwa wehlela kuye elenduku, wawuhluthuna umkhonto esandleni somGibhithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.

22 Lezizinto wazenza uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, waba lebizo phakathi kwamaqhawe amathathu.

23 Wayehlonipheka kulabangamatshumi amathathu, kodwa kafikanga kwabathathub. UDavida wasembeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe.

24 UAsaheli umfowabo kaJowabi wayephakathi kwabangamatshumi amathathuc, uElihanani indodana kaDodo weBhethelehema,

29 uHelebi indodana kaBahana umNetofak, uIthayi indodana kaRibayi weGibeya wabantwana bakoBhenjaminil,

34 uElifeleti indodana kaAhasibayi indodana yomMahakas, uEliyamu indodana kaAhithofeli umGilot,

37 uZeleki umAmoniw, uNaharayi umBherothix, umthwali wezikhali zikaJowabi indodana kaZeruya,

24Lwaselubuya lwamvuthela uIsrayeli ulaka lukaJehovaa b, wabavusela uDavida, esithi: Hamba ubale uIsrayeli loJudac.

2 Ngakho inkosi yathi kuJowabi induna yebutho eyayilaye: Hamba khathesi ubhode ezizweni zonke zakoIsrayeli, kusukela koDani kuze kube seBherishebha, libale abantu ukuze ngazi inani labantud.

3 UJowabi wasesithi enkosini: Aluba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ingandisa ebantwini, loba bebanengi kangakanani, kuphindwe ngokulikhulu, ukuthi amehlo enkosi yami, inkosi, akubone. Kodwa inkosi yami, inkosi, ithokozelani kulintoe?

4 Kodwa ilizwi lenkosi lalilamandla phezu kukaJowabi laphezu kwezinduna zebutho. Ngakho uJowabi lenduna zebutho baphuma phambi kwenkosi ukuze babale abantu, uIsrayeli.

5 Basebechapha iJodani, bamisa inkamba eArowerif, ngakwesokunene komuzi ophakathi kwesifula seGadi, lamaqondana leJazerig.

6 Basebefika eGileyadi lelizweni leTahetimi-Hodishi; bafika eDani-Jahanih, babhoda ngaseSidonii,

7 bafika enqabeni yeTirej lemizini yonke yamaHivik leyamaKhananil; baphuma baya eningizimu yakoJuda, eBherishebha.

8 Sebebhode badabula ilizwe lonke, bafika eJerusalema ekupheleni kwenyanga eziyisificamunwemunye lensuku ezingamatshumi amabili.

9 UJowabi waseyinika inkosi inani lokubalwa kwabantu; njalo kwakukhona koIsrayeli amaqhawe ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisificaminwembilim ahwatsha inkemban; lamadoda akoJuda ayengamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amahlanu.

10 Inhliziyo kaDavida yasimtshaya emva kokuthi esebale abantuo. UDavida wasesithi eNkosini: Ngonile kakhulu ngalokho engikwenzileyo. Ngakho-ke, Nkosi, ngiyakuncenga, susa ububi benceku yakhop, ngoba ngenze ngobuthutha obukhuluq.

11 Kwathi uDavida esevukile ekuseni, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi kuGadi umprofethir, umboni kaDavidas, lisithi:

12 Hamba uthi kuDavida: Itsho njalo iNkosi ithi: Ngikubekela okuthathu; zikhethele okukodwa kukho, ukuthi ngikwenze kuwe.

13 UGadi wasefika kuDavida, wamtshela wathi kuye: Kufike kuwe yini iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala elizweni lakini? Loba ubalekele izitha zakho inyanga ezintathu zixotshana lawe? Ingabe kube khona umatshayabhuqe wesifo okwensuku ezintathu elizweni lakini? Khathesi cabanga, ubone ukuthi yimpendulo bani engizayibuyisela kongithumileyot.

14 UDavida wasesithi kuGadi: Ngicindezelekile kakhulu; ake siwele esandleni seNkosi, ngoba izisa zayo zinkulu, kodwa kangingaweli esandleni somuntu.

15 Ngakho iNkosi yasibeka umatshayabhuqe wesifo kuIsrayeli, kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba sesikhathini esimisiweyo; kwasekusifa ebantwini abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa kusukela koDani kwaze kwaba seBherishebhau.

16 Lapho ingilosi iselulela isandla sayo eJerusalema ukuyibhubhisa, iNkosi yazisola ngalobobubiv, yathi engilosiniw eyayibhubhisa abantux: Sekwanele. Khathesi finyeza isandla sakho. Ingilosi yeNkosi yayisebaleni lokubhulela likaArawuna umJebusi.

17 UDavida wasekhuluma eNkosini lapho ebona ingilosi eyayitshaya abantu, wathi: Khangela, mina ngonile, njalo mina ngenze okubi; pho, lezizimvu zenzeni? Isandla sakho ake simelane lami njalo simelane lendlu kababay.

18 UGadi wasefika kuDavida ngalolosuku, wathi kuye: Yenyuka, umisele iNkosi ilathi ebaleni lokubhulela likaArawuna umJebusi.

20 UArawuna waselunguza, wabona inkosi lenceku zayo beqhubeka besiza kuye; uArawuna wasephuma wakhothama phambi kwenkosi ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini.

21 UArawuna wasesithi: Kungani inkosi yami, inkosi, ize encekwini yayo? UDavida wasesithi: Ukuthi ngithenge kuwe ibala lokubhulela, ukuthi ngakhele iNkosi ilathiz, ukuze inhlupheko ithinteke ingafiki ebantwinia.

22 UArawuna wasesithi kuDavida: Inkosi yami, inkosi, kayithathe inikele lokho okuhle emehlweni ayob; bona, nanzi inkabi zomnikelo wokutshiswa, lezimbuloc lezinto zenkabi kube zinkunid.

23 Konke lokhu, nkosi, uArawuna wakunika inkosi; uArawuna wasesithi enkosini: INkosi uNkulunkulu wakho kayikwemukelee.

24 Inkosi yasisithi kuArawuna: Hatshi, kodwa ngizakuthenga lokukuthenga kuwe ngentengo; njalo kangiyikunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa engangibizanga lutho eNkosini uNkulunkulu wami. UDavida waselithenga ibala lokubhulela lezinkabi ngamashekeli* esiliva angamatshumi amahlanuf.

25 UDavida wasesakhela khona iNkosi ilathi, wanikela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthulag. Ngakho iNkosi yancengeka ngelizweh, inhlupheko yasithinteka phezu kukaIsrayelii.

a 1 Sam. 30.17,26.

b 4.10.

c 1.11. 1 Sam. 4.12. Gen. 44.13.

d Josh. 7.6.

e 1.13. Gen. 16.8.

f 1 Sam. 31.1-4.

g 2 Kho. 11.12. Hlab. 89.39. 132.18.

h Nani 31.50.

i 1.11. 1 Sam. 4.12. Gen. 44.13.

j 1 Sam. 31.4.

k 1 Sam. 24.6. 26.9. Hlab. 105.15.

l 1 Sam. 12.3.

m 4.10,12.

n Josh. 2.19. 1 Kho. 2.37. Levi 20.9.

o 1.10. Luka 19.22.

p 1 Sam. 12.3.

q 3.33. 2 Lan. 35.25. Hez. 27.32. 32.16.

r 1 Sam. 31.3.

s 1.25,27.

t 1 Sam. 31.9. Mika 1.10. 1 Sam. 17.4.

u Hlu. 1.18. Hlu. 16.23.

v Eks. 15.20. Hlu. 11.34. 1 Sam. 18.6.

w Hlu. 14.3.

x 1 Sam. 31.1.

y 1 Sam. 10.1.

z 1 Sam. 18.4.

a Jer. 4.13. Hab. 1.8.

b Hlu. 14.18.

c Eks. 33.4,5,6. Hez. 7.20. 16.7,11.

d 1 Sam. 18.1. 1 Sam. 23.16.

e 1.19,25.

a Nani 27.21.

b Josh. 10.3.

c 1 Sam. 25.43.

d 1 Sam. 27.2,3. 30.1. 1 Lan. 12.1.

e 2.11. 5.5.

f 1 Sam. 31.13. Hlu. 21.8.

g 1 Sam. 31.13. Hlu. 21.8.

h Ruthe 2.20.

i 2 Tim. 1.16,18.

j 3.6. 1 Sam. 14.50. 17.55. 20.25. 26.5,7,14,15. 1 Kho. 2.5. 1 Lan. 26.28.

k 17.24.

l 1 Lan. 12.29,30,36,37.

m 1 Lan. 12.29,30,36,37.

n Josh. 17.16.

o 1 Lan. 12.29,30,36,37.

p 1 Lan. 12.29,30,36,37.

q Josh. 10.3.

r Josh. 9.3.

s Jer. 41.12.

t 1 Sam. 26.6.

u Amos 2.15.

v 22.34. 1 Lan. 12.8. Hlab. 18.33.

w 1 Sam. 19.17.

x 3.27. 4.6. 20.10.

y 2.14. Zaga 17.14.

z 17.24.

a 2.18. 3.22. 8.16. 11.1. 12.26. 14.1. 18.2,10. 19.1. 20.7,23. 24.2,3. 1 Sam. 26.6. 1 Kho. 1.7. 2.5,28. 11.15. 1 Lan. 2.16. 26.28. 27.24,34.

a 1 Lan. 3.1-4.

b 1 Sam. 25.43.

c 14.23,32. 15.8. Dute. 3.14. 1 Lan. 2.23.

d 1 Kho. 1.5.

e 21.8,10.

f 16.21.

g 9.8. 16.9. Dute. 23.18. 1 Sam. 17.43. 24.14. 2 Kho. 8.13.

h 3.35. Ruthe 1.17.

i 1 Sam. 15.28. 16.1,12. 28.17. 1 Lan. 12.23.

j 17.11. 24.2,15. Hlu. 20.1. 1 Sam. 3.20. 1 Kho. 4.25.

k Gen. 43.3.

l 1 Sam. 14.49.

m 1 Sam. 18.25,27.

n 1 Sam. 25.44.

o 16.5. 17.18. 19.16. 1 Kho. 2.8.

p 3.9.

q 1 Lan. 12.29.

r 3.12,13.

s 1 Kho. 11.37.

t Hez. 43.11. 1 Sam. 29.6.

u 20.9,10. 1 Kho. 2.5.

v 2.23.

w 1 Kho. 2.32,33.

x Levi 15.2.

y Levi 14.2. 2 Kho. 5.1.

z Zaga 31.19. Eks. 21.19.

a 2.23. 1 Lan. 27.7.

b 1.2.

c 1 Kho. 20.31.

d 1.17.

e 13.12,13.

f 12.17.

g 3.9.

h 1.12.

i 1 Sam. 26.6.

j 19.7.

k Hlab. 28.4. 62.12. 2 Tim. 4.14.

a Ezra 4.4. Isa. 13.7. Jer. 6.24.

b 23.37. Josh. 18.25.

c 1 Sam. 31.7.

d 6.10,11. Neh. 11.33.

e 9.3.

f 1 Sam. 29.1,11.

g 2.23.

h 2.29.

i 1 Sam. 19.2,10,11. 23.15. 25.29.

j Ruthe 3.13.

k 1 Kho. 1.29. Gen. 48.16. Hlab. 31.7.

l 1.2,4,15.

m Gen. 9.5,6.

n Mark. 14.51.

o 3.32.

a 1 Lan. 11.1-9. 1 Lan. 12.23-40.

b Gen. 29.14.

c 1 Sam. 18.13.

d 7.7. 1 Sam. 16.1,12. Hlab. 78.71,72.

e 2.3.

f 3.12,13,21. 2 Kho. 11.17. 1 Sam. 18.3.23.18.

g 1 Sam. 23.18. Hlu. 11.11.

h 1 Lan. 26.31. 29.27.

i 2.11. 1 Lan. 3.4. 1 Kho. 2.11. 1 Lan. 29.27.

j Hlu. 1.21.

k Josh. 15.63.

l 5.9. 1 Kho. 2.10. 8.1.

m Hlab. 42.7.

n 6.6. 8.4,18. 21.19. 23.8. 1 Lan. 11.6. Gen. 30.27.

o 1 Kho. 9.15,24. 11.27. 2 Kho. 12.20. 2 Lan. 32.5. Hlu. 9.6,20.

p 1 Kho. 5.1.

q 1 Lan. 14.1-16.

r Nani 24.7.

s 1 Lan. 3.5-9.

t Dute. 17.17.

u 23.14. 1 Sam. 22.4,5. 1 Lan. 11.16. 1 Lan. 14.8.

v 5.22. Hlu. 15.9.

w 5.22. 23.13. Josh. 15.8. 18.16. 1 Lan. 11.15. Josh. 17.15.

x Nani 27.21.

y Isa. 28.21.

z 1 Lan. 14.12. Dute. 7.5,25.

a 5.22. Hlu. 15.9.

b 5.19.

c 2 Kho. 7.6.

d Hlu. 4.14.

e Josh. 10.33.

a 1 Lan. 13.6-14.

b Eks. 25.22. 1 Sam. 4.4.

c 1 Sam. 6.7.

d 1 Sam. 7.1,2.

e 1 Kho. 10.12.

f Eks. 15.20.

g Hlab. 150.5.

h Nani 4.15. 7.9. 1 Lan. 15.2,13,15.

i 5.8. 1 Lan. 13.9.

j 1 Sam. 6.19.

k 1 Kho. 17.18.

l 4.3. Josh. 21.24,25.

m 1 Lan. 26.5. Gen. 30.27.

n 1 Lan. 15.25-29. 1 Kho. 8.1.

o Nani 4.15. Josh. 3.3. 1 Lan. 15.2,15.

p 1 Kho. 8.5. 1 Lan. 15.26.

q Eks. 15.20. Hlab. 30.11.

r 1 Sam. 2.18.

s Hlu. 5.28. 2 Kho. 9.30.

t 1 Lan. 16.1-3.

u 1 Lan. 15.1.

v 1 Lan. 16.1.

w 1 Kho. 8.5,62,63.

x 1 Kho. 8.14,55.

y 1 Lan. 16.43.

z 1 Lan. 16.43.

a 6.14,16. 1 Sam. 19.24.

b Hlu. 9.4.

c 1 Sam. 13.14. 15.28.

d 6.5.

a 1 Lan. 17.1-27.

b 7.17. 12.1.

c 5.11.

d Eks. 26.1. Seb. 7.46.

e 1 Kho. 8.17,18. 1 Lan. 22.7. 28.2.

f 1 Kho. 5.3. 8.19. 1 Lan. 22.8. 28.3.

g 1 Kho. 8.16.

h 11.11. Eks. 40.18,19,34.

i Levi 26.11,12. Dute. 23.14.

j 5.2.

k 1 Sam. 16.11.

l Isa. 65.10. Hez. 25.5.

m 5.10. 8.6,14. 1 Sam. 18.14.

n Gen. 12.2.

o Hlab. 44.2. 80.8. Jer. 24.6. Amos 9.15.

p 2 Kho. 21.8.

q Hlu. 2.14,15,16. 1 Sam. 12.9,11. Hlab. 106.41,42.

r 7.1.

s 7.27. Eks. 1.21. 1 Kho. 11.38. 1 Sam. 2.35.

t 1 Kho. 2.1.

u Dute. 31.16. 1 Kho. 1.21. 2.10. Seb. 13.36.

v 1 Kho. 8.20. Hlab. 132.11.

w 1 Kho. 5.5. 6.12. 8.19. 1 Lan. 22.10. 28.6.

x 7.16. Hlab. 89.4,29,36,37.

y Hlab. 89.26,27,30-33. Heb. 1.5.

z 19.19. 24.17. 1 Kho. 8.47. 2 Lan. 6.37. Hlab. 106.6. Jer. 9. 5.

a 1 Sam. 15.23,28. 1 Kho. 11.13,34.

b 7.13. Luka 1.33.

c 7.4. Isa. 22.1,5.

d Gen. 32.10.

e Isa. 55.8.

f Hlab. 139.1-4.

g 1 Lan. 16.25. 2 Lan. 2.5. Hlab. 48.1. 86.10. 96.4. 135.5. 145.3. Jer. 10.6.

h Eks. 15.11. Isa. 45.5.

i Dute. 4.7,32,34. 33.29. Hlab. 147.20.

j Dute. 10.21.

k Dute. 9.26. Neh. 1.10.

l 7.13,16,26. Dute. 26.18.

m 1 Sam. 1.23. 1 Kho. 2.4.

n Joha. 17.17.

o 22.51. 7.13,16. 1 Sam. 1.22.

a 1 Lan. 18.1-17.

b Nani 24.17. 2 Kho. 1.1. 3.5,24-27. Hlab. 60.8.

c 8.6,14.

d 8.6. Hlu. 3.18. 2 Kho. 17.3. 1 Sam. 10.27.

e 23.36. 10.6. 8.5,12. 1 Sam. 14.47. 1 Kho. 11.23. 2 Lan. 8.3.

f Gen. 15.18.

g Josh. 11.6.

h 1 Kho. 11.23,24,25.

i 1 Sam. 10.5.

j 1 Kho. 11.24.

k 8.14. 7.9.

l 2 Kho. 11.10. 2 Lan. 23.9. Jer. 51.11. Hez. 27.11.

m 1 Kho. 8.65.

n 1 Kho. 7.51. 1 Lan. 26.26.

o 10.14. 12.30.

p 5.17-25.

q 1 Sam. 30.20.

r 2 Kho. 14.7. Josh. 15.62.

s 1 Lan. 18.12.

t 1 Sam. 10.5.

u 1 Sam. 10.5.

v Gen. 25.23.27. 29,37,40. Nani 24.18. 1 Kho. 22.47. 2 Kho. 3.9. 8.20.

w 8.6.

x 1 Kho. 10.9.

y 2.32.

z 20.23-26.

a 1 Kho. 4.3.

b 1 Lan. 6.8. 24.3,6.

c 1 Kho. 1.8. 2.25,29,34,35,46. 4.4. 1 Lan. 11.22,24. 27.5,34.

d 1 Lan. 18.17.

e 1 Sam. 30.14.

f 15.18. 20.7. 1 Kho. 1.38.

a 9.7. 10.1. 1 Sam. 18.3. 20.14,17,42.

b 16.1-4. 19.17,29.

c 1 Sam. 20.14.

d 4.4.

e 17.27. Josh. 13.26.

f 17.27. Josh. 13.26.

g 9.1,3.

h 16.9. 1 Sam. 24.14.

i 9.7,11,13. 19.28. 1 Kho. 2.7. 2 Kho. 25.29.

j 19.17.

k Eks. 18.4.

l 1 Lan. 8.34.

a 1 Lan. 19.1-19.

b 1 Sam. 11.1.

c 9.1.

d Isa. 20.4.

e 16.21. 1 Sam. 13.4.

f Hlu. 18.28.

g Hlu. 18.28.

h 8.3,5.

i 10.8. 23.34. Josh. 13.11,13. 1 Lan. 19.6,7. Dute. 3.14.

j 23.8.

k Dute. 31.6.

l 1 Sam. 4.9.

m 1 Sam. 3.18.

n 1 Sam. 26.6.

o 8.3.

p 8.4.

q 1 Lan. 19.18.

r Josh. 10.1,4.

s 8.6.

a 1 Lan. 20.1.

b Dute. 3.11.

c 16.22. Dute. 22.8. 1 Sam. 9.25,26. 2 Kho. 23.12. Jer. 19.13. 32.29. Zef. 1.5. Mat. 24.17. Seb. 10.9.

d Gen. 26.7.

e Hlab. 51.

f Levi 15.19,28. 18.19.

g 12.9. 23.39. 11.3,21,24. 1 Sam. 26.6. Gen. 15.20.

h Gen. 19.2.

i Gen. 43.34. Esta 2.18. Jer. 40. 5.

j 7.2,6.

k 11.13. 20.6. 1 Kho. 1.33.

l 14.19. 1 Sam. 1.26.

m Gen. 19.33,35.

n 12.9.

o Hlu. 9.53.

p 12.9.

a 7.2-17. 12.7,25. 1 Kho. 1.10,22,34. 4.5. 1 Lan. 29.29. 2 Lan. 9.29. Hlab. 51.

b 14.5. Hlu. 9.8-15. 1 Kho. 20.35-41. Isa. 5.1-7.

c Ruthe 3.13.

d Eks. 22.1. Luka 19.8.

e 1 Sam. 16.13.

f 3.7. 16.21. 1 Kho. 2.22.

g Nani 15.31.

h 11.15,16,17,27.

i 12.6. Amos 4.12.

j 16.22. Dute. 28.30.

k 1 Sam. 15.24.

l 24.10. Hlab. 51.4. Jobe 7.20. Hlab. 32.5. Zaga 28.13.

m 24.10. Jobe 7.21. Mika 7.18. Zek. 3.4. Hlab. 32.1.

n Isa. 52.5. Hez. 36.20,23. Roma 2.24.

o 13.31.

p Ruthe 3.3.

q Jobe 1.20.

r Jonah 3.9. Isa. 38.1-5.

s Jobe 7.8,9,10.

t Mat. 1.6.

u 1 Lan. 22.9.

v 1 Lan. 20.1.

w 11.1,17.

x 1 Lan. 20.2,3.

y 1 Kho. 9.20,21.

z 1 Kho. 7.9.

a Jer. 43.9. Nah. 3.14.

a 3.2,3.

b 1 Lan. 3.9.

c Gen. 18.6.

d Gen. 45.1.

e Levi 18.9,11. 20.17.

f Hlu. 19.23.

g 3.33.

h Dute. 22,25.

i Jer. 3.8.

j Hlu. 3.23.

k Gen. 37.3. Hlu. 5.30. Hlab. 45.14.

l Hlu. 3.23.

m Josh. 7.6.

1 wathwala imikhono ekhanda: Heb. wabeka isandla sakhe ekhanda lakhe

n Jer. 2.37.

o Gen. 24.50. 31.24.

p Gen. 31.19. 38.12,13. 1 Sam. 25.4,36.

q 13.27. 2 Kho. 5.23. Gen. 19.3. 33.11.

r Hlu. 16.25. 1 Sam. 25.36. 1 Kho. 8.66. Esta 1.10. Hlu. 19.6. 1 Kho. 21.7.

s 13.19. 1.2.

t 12.16.

u 13.3.

v 19.19.

w 13.37,38.

x 3.3. 1 Lan. 3.2.

y 3.3.

z Gen. 38.12. Gen. 24.67. 37.35.

a 13.39.

b 23.26. 1 Lan. 27.9. 2 Lan. 11.6. 20.20. Neh. 3.5,27. Jer. 6.1. Amos 1.1. 1 Lan. 2.24. 4.5.

c Ruthe 3.3.

d 14.19. Eks. 4.15.

e 1.2. 1 Sam. 20.41.

f 12.1.

g Gen. 17.19. Ezra 10.13.

h Mat. 21.38.

i Mat. 21.38.

j Gen. 45.7.

k 1 Sam. 25.24. Gen. 27.13. Mat. 27.25.

l 3.28,29. 1 Kho. 2.33.

m Nani 35.19,21. Dute. 19.12.

n Ruthe 3.13.

o 1 Sam. 14.45.

p Hlu. 20.2.

q 13.37,38.

r 1 Sam. 7.6.

s Nani 35.15,25,28.

t 1 Sam. 26.19.

u 14.20. 1 Sam. 29.9.

v 1 Sam. 1.26.

w Mika 6.10.

x 14.3.

y 14.32. 13.38.

z Isa. 1.6.

a Hez. 44.20.

b Eks. 13.10.

c 18.18.

d Gen. 12.11.

e 13.23.

f 1 Sam. 20.8.

g 15.5. 19.39. 20.9. Gen. 29.13. 31.55. 33.4. 45.15. Eks. 18.7. Luka 15.20. 22.47.

a 1 Kho. 1.5.

b Hlu. 9.29.

1 wathumba: Heb. weba

c 1 Sam. 16.1.

d Gen. 28.20,21.

e 13.38.

f 1 Sam. 1.17.

g 1 Sam. 9.13. 1 Sam. 16.3,5.

h Gen. 20.5. 1 Kho. 22.34.

i 15.31. 16.20. 17.1,14,23. 11.3. 23.34.

j 1 Lan. 27.33. Hlab. 41.9. 55.12,13,14.

k Josh. 15.51.

l Hlab. 3.1.

m 3.1. Eks. 19.19.

n 15.6. Hlu. 9.3.

o 19.9. Hlab. 3.

2 sehlisele: Heb. awisele phezu kwethu

p 16.21,22.

q 1 Sam. 30.14.

r 8.18.

s 1 Sam. 27.2. 1 Sam. 17.4.

t 18.2.

u 2 Kho. 17.23. 24.14. 25.21. Amos 1.5. 6.7.

v 1 Sam. 23.13.

w Ruthe 3.13. Ruthe 1.16,17.

x 15.23.

y 1 Kho. 2.37. 15.13. 2 Kho. 23,4,6,12. 2 Lan. 15.16. 29.16. 30.14. Jer. 31.40.

z 15.28. 16.2. 17.16,29.

a 8.17. 20.25. 1 Kho. 4.4.

b Nani 4.15.

c Josh. 7.23.

d 20.25. 1 Sam. 22.20. 23.6,9. 1 Kho. 4.4.

e Hlab. 43.3.

f Eks. 15.13. Jer. 25.30.

g 22.20. Nani 14.8. 1 Kho. 10.9. 2 Lan. 9.8. Hlab. 18.19. 22.8. Isa. 62.4.

h Hlu. 10.15.

i 1 Sam. 9.9.

j 15.36. 17.17. 18.19,27. 1 Kho. 1.42. 4.15. 1 Lan. 6.8,53.

k 2.29. 4.7. 17.16. Josh. 5.10. 18.18. 2 Kho. 25.4,5. Jer. 39.4,5. 52.7,8.

l 19.4. Esta 6.12. Jer. 14.3,4.

m Isa. 20.2,4.

n 5.10. Hlab. 126.6.

o 16.23. 17.14,23.

p Josh. 16.2.

q 1.2.

r Josh. 7.6.

s 19.35.

t 16.19.

u Hlab. 33.10.

v 17.15,16.

w 15.27.

x 16.16. 1 Lan. 27.33. 1 Kho. 4.5,16.

y 16.15.

a 15.30,32.

b 9.2-12.

c 1 Sam. 25.18.

d Isa. 16.9. Jer. 40.10,12.

e Gen. 33.8.

f 16.14. 17.29.

g 19.26,27.

h 3.16.

i 19.16. 1 Kho. 2.8,44.

1 ehamba: Heb. ephuma

j Dute. 13.13.

k 1 Kho. 2.32. Hlu. 9.24,56,57. 1 Kho. 2.33.

l 1.16. 3.28,29. 4.11,12.

m 9.8. 3.8.

n 19.22. 1 Kho. 17.18. 2 Kho. 3.13. 2 Lan. 35.21. Ezra 4.3. Mat. 8.29. Mark. 1.24. Luka 4.34. 8.28. Joha. 2.4.

o 1 Sam. 26.6.

p Gen. 15.4.

q 2 Kho. 19.4.

r Gen. 29.32.

s 15.37.

t 15.37. Josh. 16.2.

u 19.25.

v 15.34.

w 15.16. 20.3.

x 10.6. 1 Sam. 13.4.

y 2.7. Zek. 8.9,13.

z 11.2.

a 12.11,12.

b 15.12.

a 16.14. Dute. 25.18.

b 16.18,19.

c Zaga 17.12. Hos. 13.8.

d Josh. 2.11.

e 3.10.

f 1 Kho. 4.20. Gen. 22.17.

g Amos 9.9.

h 15.34.

i 15.35,36.

j 15.28.

k Josh. 15.7.

l 16.5. 3.16.

m Josh. 2.6.

n Zaga 27.22.

o Josh. 2.4,5.

p 17.15,16.

q 15.12.

r Mat. 27.5.

s 17.27. 2.8. 19.32. Gen. 32.2. Josh. 13.26. 21.38. 1 Kho. 2.8. 4.14. 1 Lan. 6.80.

t 19.13. 20.9,12. 1 Kho. 2.5,32. 1 Lan. 2.17. 1 Lan. 12.18.

u 10.2. 12.26.

v 9.4.

w 9.5.

x 19.31,32. 1 Kho. 2.7. Ezra 2.61.

y 16.2.

z 15.23.

a 15.19.

b 17.8-10.

c 21.17.

d 18.17. Josh. 17.15,18.

e Gen. 35.4.

f 21.16. Gen. 24.22. Eks. 30.23,24. Nani 7.14. Dute. 22.19,29. Hlu. 8.26. 17.2,3,10.

g 1 Sam. 18.4.

1 bengingemukela: Heb. bengingalinganisa

h 21.16. Gen. 24.22. Eks. 30.23,24. Nani 7.14. Dute. 22.19,29. Hlu. 8.26. 17.2,3,10.

i 18.5.

j Josh. 7.26.

k 20.1. 20.22. 19.8. 1 Sam. 4.10. 1 Sam. 13.2. 1 Kho. 8.66. 2 Kho. 8.21. 13.5.

l Gen. 28.18.

m Gen. 14.17.

n 14.27.

o 15.27.

p 2 Lan. 14.8. Jer. 13.23. 38.7,10.

q Eks. 18.4.

r Dute. 34.3.

s 13.34. 2 Kho. 9.17.

t 2 Kho. 9.20.

u 1 Kho. 1.42.

v 18.19.

w 1 Sam. 25.26.

x Hlu. 3.20.

y 19.4.

a 19.32. 18.4,24.

b 10.5.

c 15.30.

d Hlu. 14.3.

e 18.17. 1 Sam. 4.10.

f 15.24-29.

g 5.1. Gen. 29.14.

h 17.25.

i Ruthe 1.17.

j 2 Kho. 4.13.

k Hlu. 20.1.

l Josh. 5.9.

m 16.5. 1 Kho. 2.8.

n 3.16.

o 9.2,10. 16.1-4.

p 7.14.

q 13.33.

r 16.5.

s 16.7. Eks. 22.28.

t 16.10. 1 Sam. 26.6.

u 1 Sam. 11.13.

v 1 Kho. 2.8,9,37,46.

w 9.3,6.

x 16.17.

y 16.3.

z 1 Sam. 29.9.

a 9.7,10,13.

b 1 Kho. 2.7.

c 17.27.

d 17.27.

e 15.33.

f 1 Kho. 2.7. Jer. 41.17.

g 14.33.

h 19.15.

i 19.12.

j Hlu. 8.1. 12.1. Isa. 9.21. 11.13.

a Dute. 13.13.

b 19.43.

c 20.22. 1 Kho. 12.16. 2 Lan. 10.16.

d 15.16. 16.21,22.

e 19.13. 17.25.

f 11.11.

g 20.23. 15.18.

h 14.33. Mat. 26.49. Luka 22.47.

i 1 Kho. 2.5.

j 2.23.

k Nani 20.19.

l Nani 20.19.

m 20.18. Hlu. 11.33. 2 Kho. 15.29. 2 Lan. 16.4.

n 10.6. 2 Kho. 25.23.

o 4.2. Nani 21.16.

p 20.18. Hlu. 11.33. 2 Kho. 15.29. 2 Lan. 16.4.

q 2 Kho. 19.32. Isa. 37.33. Jer. 6.6. Hez. 4.2. 26.8.

r 20.18. Hlu. 11.33. 2 Kho. 15.29. 2 Lan. 16.4.

s 17.16.

t 1 Sam. 26.19.

u 17.16.

v Josh. 17.15. Josh. 24.33.

w 20.16. Tshu. 9.15.

x 8.16-18.

y 23.20-23.

z 20.7.

a 1 Kho. 4.6.

b 8.16. 1 Kho. 4.3.

c 15.24.

d 23.38.

e Nani 32.41. Hlu. 10.4. 1 Kho. 4.13.

a 21.2. 1 Sam. 22.18,19.

b Josh. 9.3-17.

c 20.19. 1 Sam. 26.19.

d Hlu. 20.5. Hlab. 50.21.

e Josh. 18.28.

f 1 Sam. 20.8.

g 3.7.

h Ruthe 1.22.

i Dute. 21.23.

j 2.4,5. Josh. 24.11.

k 1 Sam. 31.10-13. Hlu. 21.8.

l Josh. 17.11.

m Josh. 18.28.

n 24.25. Gen. 25.21.

o 18.11.

p 1 Sam. 26.6.

q 18.3.

r 1 Lan. 20.4-8.

s 23.27. 1 Lan. 4.4. 1 Lan. 27.11.

t 23.27. 1 Lan. 4.4. 1 Lan. 27.11.

u 23.24.

v 5.8. 1 Lan. 20.5.

w 23.7. 1 Sam. 17.7.

x 1 Sam. 17.4.

y 1 Sam. 16.9.

z 21.16,17.

a Eks. 15.1. Hlu. 5.1. Hlab. 18. 1 Lan. 16.7.

b Hlab. 18.2-50.

c Hlab. 31.3. 71.3.

d Hlab. 91.2. 144.2.

e 22.32,47. Dute. 32.4.

f Heb. 2.13.

g 22.31. Gen. 15.1.

h Luka 1.69.

i Hlab. 9.9. 46.7,11. 59.9,16,17. 62.2, 6.

j Hlab. 59.16. Jer. 16.19.

k 1 Lan. 16.25. Hlab. 48.1. 96.4.

l Hlab. 120.1. Jona 2.2.

m Hlab. 18.6.

n Hlu. 5.4.

o Jobe 26.11.

p Hlab. 144.5. Isa. 64.1.

q Eks. 20.21.

r Hlab. 104.3.

s Jobe 36.29.

t 1 Sam. 2.10. 7.10. Jobe 37.4. Hlab. 29.3. Isa. 30.30.

u Dute. 32.23. Hlab. 7.13. 77.17. 144.6. Hab. 3.11.

v Josh. 10.10.

w Hlab. 106.9. Nah. 1.4. Eks. 15.8.

x Hlab. 144.7.

y Eks. 2.10.

z 22.1.

a 22.6.

b Hlab. 31.8. 118.5.

c 15.26.

d 22.25. 1 Sam. 26.23. 1 Kho. 8.32. Hlab. 7.8.

e Hlab. 24.4.

f Gen. 18.19. Zaga 8.32.

g Hlab. 119.30,102.

h Gen. 17.1.

i 22.21.

j Mat. 5.7.

k Eks. 3.7.

l Hlab. 12.6. 119.140. Zaga 30.5.

m 22.3. Hlab. 17.7.

n 1 Sam. 2.2. Isa. 45.5,6. Dute. 32.31,39. Hlab. 86.8.

o Hlab. 27.1. 28.8. 31.4.

p Jobe 22.3. Hlab. 101.2,6. 119.1.

q 2.18. Hab. 3.19.

r Dute. 32.13. 33.29. Isa. 58.14.

s Hlab. 144.1.

t Zaga 4.12.

u Hlab. 18.32,39.

v 22.49. Hlab. 44.5.

w Gen. 49.8. Eks. 23.27. Josh. 10.24.

x Jobe 27.9. Zaga 1.28. Isa. 1.15.

y Eks. 30.36. Jobe 14.19.

z 2 Kho. 13.7.

a Mika 7.10. Zek. 10.5. Isa. 10.6.

b Gen. 1.6. Hlab. 18.42.

c 19.9,43. 20.1,2,22.

d 8.1-14.

e Isa. 55.5.

f Mika 7.17.

g Hlab. 76.10.

h Hlab. 95.1. Dute. 32.15. Hlab. 89.26. Hlab. 18.46.

i Hlab. 144.2.

j 22.40. Hlab. 59.1.

k Hlab. 140.1.

l Roma 15.9. Hlab. 18.49.

m Hlab. 144.10.

n Hlab. 89.20.

o 7.12,13,29. Hlab. 89.29.

a Nani 24.3,15.

b 7.8,9. Hlab. 78.70,71.

c 1 Sam. 16.12,13. Hlab. 89.20.

d 2 Pet. 1.21.

e 22.3,32. Dute. 32.4.

f Eks. 18.21. 2 Lan. 19.9.

g Hlu. 5.31. Zaga 4.18. Hlab. 110.3.

h 7.15,16. Hlab. 89.29. Isa. 55.3.

i Gen. 3.18.

j Jobe 34.18. Nah. 1.15. Dute. 13.13. 15.9.

k 21.19.

l 1 Lan. 11.10-41.

m Eks. 14.7. 15.4.

n 1 Lan. 11.12-14. 27.4.

o 21.21.

p 23.12. 19.2.

q 1 Lan. 11.27. 1 Lan. 11.13,14.

r 23.12. 19.2.

s 1 Sam. 22.1.

t 5.18.

u 5.7,17. 1 Sam. 22.4,5.

v 1 Sam. 13.23.

w Levi 17.10.

x 23.23. 1 Lan. 11.21.

y 23.22. 8.18. 20.23.

z Josh. 15.21.

a Eks. 15.15.

b 23.19.

c 2.18. 1 Lan. 27.7.

d Hlu. 7.1. 1 Lan. 11.27. 27.8.

e Josh. 15.27.

f 14.2.

g Josh. 21.18.

h 21.18.

i 23.9. 1 Lan. 11.12,29. 27.4. 1 Lan. 8.4.

j 2 Kho. 25.23.

k 2 Kho. 25.23.

l Hlu. 19.13,14. Josh. 18.28.

m Hlu. 12.13,15. 1 Lan. 27.14.

n Josh. 24.30. Hlu. 2.9.

o Josh. 18.18.

p 3.16.

q Josh. 19.42. 1 Kho. 4.9.

r 23.11.

s 10.6,8.

t 11.3. 15.12.

u Josh. 15.55.

v 8.3.

w 10.1. 17.27.

x 4.2.

y 20.26.

z Josh. 15.48. 1 Lan. 2.53.

a 11.6.

a 21.1.

b 1 Lan. 21.1-28.

c 1 Lan. 27.23,24.

d 23.15. 3.10.

e Dute. 1.11.

f Dute. 2.36.

g Nani 21.32.

h Josh. 19.47. Hlu. 18.29.

i Josh. 19.28. Hlu. 18.28.

j Josh. 19.29.

k Josh. 11.3. Hlu. 3.3.

l Josh. 11.3. Hlu. 3.3.

m 1 Lan. 7.2,4,5,7,9,40. 21.5.

n Hlu. 8.10.

o 1 Sam. 24.5.

p 12.13.

q 1 Sam. 13.13.

r 1 Sam. 22.5.

s 2 Kho. 17.13. 1 Lan. 21.9. 25.5. 29.29. 2 Lan. 9.29. 12.15. Amos 7.12.

t 1 Lan. 21.12.

u 24.2.

v Gen. 6.6. 1 Sam. 15.11. Jow. 2.13,14.

w 2 Kho. 19.35. Seb. 12.23.

x Eks. 12.13,23.

y 7.14.

z Gen. 23.8-16.

a 24.25. Nani 16.48,50.

b 3.19. 10.12. 15.26. 19.18.

c Isa. 41.15.

d 1 Kho. 19.21.

e Dute. 33.11.

f 1 Lan. 21.25.

g Hlu. 20.26. 21.4.

h 21.14.

i 24.21.