Abasekeli bakaDavida
1Lawa-ke madoda eza kuDavida eTsikhilagi lokha nasazithukusileko ngenca kaSawula umsa kaKhitjhi. Wona bekaphakathi kweengorho ezazibasizi bakhe epini.
2KebakwaBhenjamini emndenini kaSawula kweza amadoda abosomisubela akwaziko ukudumuza ngomsebe begodu nakghona ukujikijela ngesarwayi ngazo zombili. 3Iinduna zabo bekungu-Arhiyezeri noJowatjhi okumadodana kaTjhema umGibeya.
Abanye abeza kuDavida bekunguJezuweli noPelethi amadodana ka-Azimavethi, uBheraka, uJehu umAnatothi, 4uYitjhimaya umGibiyoni, ayingorho phakathi kwamatjhumi amathathu, godu amrholi wabamatjhumi amathathu.
Abanye bekunguJoromiya, uJarhaziyeli, uJorhanana, uJozabadi umGedera, 5u-Eluzayi, uJerimothi, uBhehaliya, uTjhemariya noTjhefathiya umRharufi, 6u-Elikhana, uYitjhiya, u-Azareli, uJowezeri, uYatjhobiyamu umKhorarhi, 7uJuweli noZebadiya amadodana kaJerorhamu weGedori.
8Abanye bamaGadi batlherela kuDavida ebuphephelweni bakhe erhalawumbeni. Gade kuziingorho, ezinelemuko lepi begodu zihlome ngeenhlangu nemikhonto. Bezisabeka njengamabhubezi, zeqa njengamaqina eentabeni. 9U-Ezeri gade ayihloko, u-Obadiya kungowesibili ngokwesikhundla, wesithathu kungu-Eliyabu, 10uMitjhimana kungowesine, wesihlanu kunguJoromiya, 11u-Atayi kungowesithandathu, wekhomba kungu-Eliyeli, 12uJorhanani kungowobunane, wethoba kungu-Elizabhadi, 13uJoromiya kungowetjhumi, kuthi uMakibhanayi abe ngowetjhumi nanye.
14AmaGadi la bekuziinduna zepi: iinduna zekhulu neenduna zekulungwana. 15Kwaba ngiwo ayama iJordani ngenyanga yokuthoma mhlana igcwele ithwele iingodo. Abalekisa boke abantu abagade bahlala ngemrhobeni, abatjhingisa ngepumalanga nangetjingalanga yomlambo.
16BakwaBhenjamini abathileko namanye amadoda wakwaJuda beza kuDavida ebuphephelweni bakhe. 17UDavida waphuma wayobahlangabeza wafese wathi kibo: “Nakube nize kimi ngokuthula bona nizongisiza, khona sizakuba yirhara nomncamo. Kodwana nakube nize bona ningiyengele esitheni sami ukube izandla zami azinamlandu, sengasuthi uZimu wabobaba angakubona lokho anigwebe.”
18Nje-ke, kwehlela uMoya phezu kwaka-Amasayi induna yamatjhumi amathathu, wathi:
“Davida, singabakho!
Msa kaJese sinawe!
Nako umnono, umnono phezu kwakho!
Umnono phezu kwabasizi bakho!
Iye, uZimakho akusize!”
Yeke uDavida wabamukela wabenza abarholi beviyo lakhe lokusahlela.
19Amanye amadoda wakwaManase atlherela kuDavida lokha nakakhamba namaFilista bona alwe noSawula. (Eqinisweni uDavida nabantu bakhe akhange awasize amaFilista ngombana kwathi ngemva kokobana ababusi beemfunda zamaFilista sebakhulumisene bambuyisela emuva. Badlumbana bathi: “Phela nange umrhali lo angatlherela ekosinakhe uSawula, soke sifile.”)
20Naka amadoda wakwaManase atlherela kuDavida lokha nakaya eTsikhilagi: ngu-Adinarha, uJozabadi, uJediyeli, uMikayeli, uJozabadi, u-Elihu noTsiletayi ebegade kuziinduna zekulungwana zakwaManase. 21Ngibo abasiza uDavida ukusahlela isiqhema semigulukudu ngombana gade baziingorho boke begodu baziinduna zebutho.
22Imihla ngemihla amadoda eza bonyana asize uDavida, bekwafika lapha sele kunebutho elikhulu, iye ibuthokazi elingangobaba. 23Naka amanani wamadoda eza ahlomile kuDavida eRhebroni bona azokuphendulela umbuso kaSawula kuye njengombana uSomnini atjhwile:
24KebakwaJuda abagade bahlomele ipi ngesihlangu nomkhonto, bebaziinkulungwana ezisithandathu namakhulu abunane;
25kebakwaSimiyoni ekuziingorho zepi bebaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba nekhulu;
26kebakwaLevi kuziinkulungwana ezine namakhulu asithandathu; 27sekufakwe noJehoyada omrholi womndeni wakwa-Aroni anamadoda aziinkulungwana ezintathu namakhulu alikhomba 28noTsadokhi isokana lengorho anabarholi abamatjhumi amabili nambili bomndenekhabo;
29kebakwaBhenjamini emndenini kaSawula bebaziinkulungwana ezintathu (bekube sikhatheso inengi labakwaBhenjamini lathembeka endlini kaSawula);
30kebakwa-Efrayimu ekuziingorho ezidumileko emindenini yekhabo, bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili namakhulu abunane;
31kebakwaManase, okutjho isiquntu sabo, bebaziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nabunane; bathunywe ngokomthetho bonyana bazokubeka uDavida abe yikosi;
32kebakwa-Isakari, bebaziinduna ezimakhulu amabili zineenhlobo ezingaphasi kwazo; iindunezi bezinelemuko leenkhathi zokwenza izinto;
33kebakwaZebuloni, ebebalungele ukuya epini, bebahlome ngemihlobohlobo yeenhlabano, babilelwa ziingazi begodu banehloso yinye yokusiza uDavida; bona gade kumadoda aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu;
34kebakwaNafitali gade kuziinduna eziyikulungwana, zinamadoda aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nalikhomba ahlome ngeenhlangu nemikhonto;
35kebakwaDani ebebalungele ukuya epini bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nabunane namakhulu asithandathu;
36kebakwa-Atjheri ebebalungele ukuya epini, bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane;
37kebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntu sabakwaManase ukusuka ngepumalanga yeJordani bekumadoda aziinkulungwana ezilikhulu namatjhumi amabili, ahlome ngemihlobohlobo yeenhlabano.
38Woke lawo gade kumadoda wepi, alungele ukulwa; eza eRhebroni azinikele ngeenhliziyo kobana azokubeka uDavida abe yikosi ngaphezu kwaka-Israyeli woke. Nenengi loke lakwa-Israyeli belinehliziyo yinye yokubeka uDavida bona abe yikosi. 39Amadoda lawo ahlala eRhebroni amalanga amathathu aditjhe noDavida, asidla begodu asela ngombana abafowabo bakwaJuda bebabenzele imiphako. 40Ngitjho nabafowabo ababuya kude njengakwa-Isakari, kwaZebuloni nakwaNafitali beza baletha ukudla ngabodumbana, ngamakamela, ngemimeyila nangeenkabi. Bekunikelwe ngokwaneleko iflowuru, amakwapa wamakhiwani, amakhekhe wamakwapa wediribe, iwayini, amafutha we-oliva, iinkomo nezimvu ngombana gade kunokuthokoza kwa-Israyeli.
