2 USAMYELA 9

₁UDavida wabuza wathi: “Kukhona osaseleko wendlu kaSawula bona ngimenzele umusa ngenca kaJonathani na?”

₂Bekukhona isisebenzi sendlu kaSawula ibizo laso kunguTsiba. Wabizelwa ekosini uDavida, yeke ikosi yambuza yathi: “Nguwe uTsiba na?” Yena waphendula wathi: “Ndabezitha! Iye ngimi.” ₃Ikosi uDavida yabuza yathi: “Akakho osaseleko wendlu kaSawula engingamenzela umusa njengombana ngathembisa phambi kwakaZimu na?” UTsiba waphendula ikosi wathi: “Kusesekhona indodana kaJonathani kwaphela, irholophele iinyawo zombili.”

₄Ikosi yabuza yathi: “Alo, iphi yona?” UTsiba waphendula wathi: “IkwamaMakhiri umsa ka-Amiyeli ngeLo-Debhara.” ₅Yeke ikosi uDavida yathi, ayiyokuthathwa eLo-Debharapho, kwamaMakhiri umsa ka-Amiyeli.

₆Lokha uMefi-Bhotjheti umsa kaJonathani, omsa kaSawula nafika kuDavida, waguqa wahloma ihloko phasi. UDavida wathi kuye: “Mefi-Bhotjheti!” Yena waphendula wathi: “Ndabezitha, ngilapha!” ₇UDavida wathi kuye: “Ungesabi ngombana ngambala ngizokwenzela umusa ngebanga lakayihlo uJonathani. Ngizokubuyisela kuwe zoke iindawo ebegade zingezakaSawula uyihlomkhulu, wena udle etafulenami ngesikhathi soke.”

₈UMefi-Bhotjheti wahloma ihloko phasi wathi: “Njekhona, bengiyini mina kosami, bona ungabeze utjheje into enjengami?”

₉Yeke ikosi uDavida yabiza uTsiba isisebenzi sakaSawula yathi kiso: “Senginikele indodana esizukulwani sekosakho koke ebegade kungekwakaSawula nomdenakhe. _10-13Wena-ke, amadodanakho neenceku zakho nifanele nimlimele isimu benimlethele isivuno ukuze isizukulwani sekosakho sibe nokudla. UMefi-Bhotjheti isizukulwani sekosakho sizakugoma etafulenami ngesikhathi soke.” UTsiba wathi ekosini: “Ndabezitha, kosami, incekwakho izakwenza njengombana ikosi isitjho.” UTsiba gade anamadodana alitjhumi nahlanu neenceku ezimatjhumi amabili. Boke bendlu kaTsiba bebaziinsebenzi zakaMefi-Bhotjheti.

Yeke uMefi-Bhotjheti wagoma etafuleni lakaDavida njengomunye wamakhosana. Ngebanga lokobana gade arholophele iinyawo zombili, wahlala eJerusalema ukuze akwazi ukugoma etafuleni lekosi uDavida ngesikhathi soke. UMefi-Bhotjheti gade anendodana eseseyincani ebizwa bona nguMikha.