2 Samuweli 19
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2 Samuweli 19
UDavide nabantu, ubukhosi bakhe babuceliwe
1Kwabikwa kuJowabe ukuthi: “Bheka, inkosi iyakhala, ililela u-Abisalomu.”
2Ukunqoba ngalolo suku kwaphenduka isililo kubo bonke abantu, ngokuba abantu bezwa ngalolo suku ukuthi inkosi idabukile ngendodana yayo.
3Abantu banyenya bangena emzini ngalolo suku njengehlazo abantu bebalekela impi.
4Inkosi yasimboza ubuso bayo, inkosi yakhala ngezwi elikhulu, yathi: “O ndodana yami Abisalomu, Abisalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yami!
5UJowabe wayesengena endlini enkosini, wathi: “Ubujabhisile namuhla ubuso bezinceku zakho zonke ezisindisile ukuphila kwakho namuhla, nokuphila kwamadodana akho, namadodakazi akho, nokuphila kwawomkakho”, nokuphila kwezancinza zakho;
6Ngokuthanda izitha zakho nangokuzonda abangane bakho. Ngokuba umemezele namuhla ukuthi awuzinaki izikhulu nezinceku; ngoba namuhla ngiyabona ukuthi uma u-Abisalomu ebesaphila, futhi besifile sonke namuhla, ngabe kukuhle kuwe.
7Manje sukuma, uphume, ukhulume ngokukhululeka ezincekwini zakho; ngokuba ngifunga uJehova, uma ungaphumi, akuyikubakho muntu ohlala nawe ngalobu busuku; futhi kuyoba kubi kini ngaphezu kwakho konke okubi okuzayo. Kusukela ebusheni bakho kuze kube manje.
8Inkosi yayisisukuma, yahlala esangweni; Babikelwa bonke abantu, bathi: “Bhekani, inkosi ihlezi esangweni.” Bonke abantu beza phambi kwenkosi, ngokuba u-Israyeli wayesebalekile, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.
9Bonke abantu baba nokuxabana ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli, bathi: “Inkosi yasophula esandleni sezitha zethu, yasophula esandleni samaFilisti; manje wabaleka u-Abisalomu ezweni.
10U-Abisalomu owasigcoba phezu kwethu wafela empini. Pho, kungani ungakhulumi izwi ukubuyisela inkosi?
11Inkosi uDavide yasithumela kuSadoki nakubapristi u-Abiyathara ukuthi: “Khulumani kumalunga akwaJuda nithi: ‘Kungani nibe ngabokugcina ukubuyisela inkosi endlini yayo? lapho ebona izwi lika-Israyeli wonke, weza enkosini endlini yayo.
12Nina ningabafowethu, ningamathambo ami nenyama yami; pho kungani nibe ngabokugcina ukubuyisela inkosi?
13Wathi ku-Amasa: “Awusiye yini ithambo lami nenyama yami na?” UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kimi, futhi kanjalo, uma ungabi phambi kwami njalo phezu kwempi esikhundleni sikaJowabe.
14Wathobisa inhliziyo yamadoda onke akwaJuda njengenhliziyo yamuntu munye; bathuma leli zwi enkosini, bathi: “Buya, wena nezinceku zakho zonke.”
15Inkosi yasibuya, yafika eJordani; UJuda wafika eGiligali ukuyihlangabeza inkosi, ukuwelisa inkosi iJordani.
16UShimeyi indodana kaGera, umBenjamini, waseBahurimi, wehla masinyane namadoda akwaJuda ukuyohlangabeza inkosi uDavide.
17Kwakukhona kanye naye abantu abayinkulungwane bakwaBenjamini, noSiba inceku yendlu kaSawule, namadodana akhe ayishumi nanhlanu, nezinceku zakhe ezingamashumi amabili kanye naye; bawela iJordani phambi kwenkosi.
18Khona-ke kwagibela umkhumbi ukuze kudluliswe indlu yenkosi futhi yenze lokho ekubona kufanele. USimeyi indodana kaGera wawela phansi phambi kwenkosi ekuweleni kwayo iJordani;
19Wathi enkosini: “Inkosi yami mayingangibaleli okubi, ungakhumbuli ukuthi inceku yakho yonani ngosuku inkosi yami, inkosi, eyaphuma ngalo eJerusalema, ukuba inkosi ikubeke enhliziyweni.”
20Ngokuba inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi ngonile; bheka, ngifikile namuhla ngingowokuqala wendlu yonke kaJosefa ukwehla ukuyohlangabeza inkosi yami, inkosi.
21Kodwa u-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya waphendula wathi: “UShimeyi akayikubulawa ngalokho, ngokuba waqalekisa ogcotshiweyo weNkosi na?”
22UDavide wathi: “Nginamsebenzi muni nani madodana kaSeruya ukuba nibe yizitha zami namuhla na? ingabe ukhona ozobulawa kwa-Israyeli namuhla? Angazi yini ukuthi ngiyinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli namuhla na?
23Ngakho inkosi yathi kuSimeyi: Kawuyikufa. Inkosi yasifunga kuye.
24Kepha uMefibosheti, indodana kaSawule, wehla ukuhlangabeza inkosi, futhi akalungisanga izinyawo zakhe, nentshebe yakhe, futhi akazigezanga izingubo zakhe, kusukela osukwini inkosi eyamuka kwaze kwaba usuku eya ngalo ngokuthula.
25Kwathi esefikile eJerusalema ukuhlangabeza inkosi, inkosi yathi kuye: Kungani ungahambanga lami, Mefiboshethi?
26Wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, inceku yami ingikhohlisile, ngokuba inceku yakho yathi: ‘Ngiyakuzibophela imbongolo ukuba ngigibele kuyo, ngiye enkosini; ngoba inceku yakho ikhubazekile.
27Wahleba inceku yakho enkosini yami, inkosi; kodwa inkosi yami, inkosi, injengengilosi kaNkulunkulu; khona-ke yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.
28Ngokuba yonke indlu kababa yayifile phambi kwenkosi yami, inkosi; nokho wayimisa inceku yakho phakathi kwabadla etafuleni lakho. Iliphi ilungelo engisenalo lokulibiza enkosini?
29Inkosi yathi kuye: “Usakhulumelani ngezindaba zakho na?” ngathi: Wena noSiba yehlukaniselani izwe.
30Kepha uMefibosheti wathi enkosini: “Yebo, makathathe konke, ngokuba inkosi yami, inkosi, ibuyele endlini yayo ngokuthula.”
31UBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi wehla eRogelimi, wawela iJordani nenkosi ukumhola eJordani.
32UBarizilayi wayesemdala kakhulu, eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; wayepha inkosi ukudla isahlezi eMahanayimi; ngoba wayengumuntu omkhulu kakhulu.
33Inkosi yasisithi kuBarizilayi: Hamba lami, njalo ngizakunakekela kanye lami eJerusalema.
34UBarsilayi wayesethi enkosini: “Kuyoze kube nini ngisele ngaphambi kokuba ngenyukele eJerusalema nenkosi na?
35Ngineminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili namuhla, ngingahlukanisa okuhle nokubi na? Inceku yakho inganambitha engikudlayo nengikuphuzayo na? ngisalizwa yini izwi labahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abaculayo? pho, inceku yakho isayakuba ngumthwalo enkosini yami, inkosi, na?
36Inceku yakho iyakuwela iJordani kanye nenkosi; Inkosi ingibuyiseleni ngalomvuzo na?
37Inceku yakho mayibuyele emuva, ukuze ngifele emzini wami, ngimbelwe ethuneni likababa nomame. Kodwa bheka, inceku yakho uKimhamu; makawele nenkosi yami, inkosi; wenze kuye okuhle kuwe.
38Inkosi yasisithi: UKhamimu uzachapha lami, njalo ngizakwenza kuye okuhle kuwe; futhi noma yini eniyicela kimi, ngizokwenzela yona.
39Bonke abantu bawela iJordani. Inkosi isifikile, inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa; wabuyela endaweni yakhe.
40Inkosi yasiwela, yaya eGiligali, loKimihamu wahamba layo; bonke abantu bakwaJuda bahola inkosi, nenxenye yabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
41Bheka, bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli beza enkosini, bathi enkosini: “Abafowethu, abantu bakwaJuda, bakwebeleni, bawelisa inkosi nendlu yayo yonke iJordani kanye nawo wonke amadoda kaDavide na?
42Bonke abantu bakwaJuda baphendula abantu bakwa-Israyeli, bathi: “Ngokuba inkosi iseduze nathi; pho kungani uthukuthele ngale ndaba? sadla ngezindleko zenkosi na? noma usinike isipho na?
43Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphendula abantu bakwaJuda, bathi: “Sinezabelo eziyishumi enkosini, futhi kuDavide sinamandla kunani; ubuyise inkosi yethu? Futhi amazwi amadoda akwaJuda ayenamandla kunamazwi abantu bakwa-Israyeli.
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