UJowabe Usola UDavide
1Kwabikelwa uJowabe ukuthi: “Bheka, inkosi iyakhala, ililela u-Absalomu.”
2Ukunqoba ngalolo lusuku kwaphenduka isililo kubo bonke abantu, ngokuba abantu bezwa kuthiwa ngalolo lusuku: “Inkosi idabukile ngenxa yendodana yayo.”
3Abantu bangena benyenya emzini ngalolo lusuku kungathi banamahloni, ngoba bebalekela impi. 4Inkosi yamboza ubuso, yakhala ngezwi elikhulu, yathi: “Hawu, ngendodana yami, u-Absalomu, Absalomu, ndodana yami, ndodana yami!”
5UJowabe wangena endlini yenkosi, wathi kuyo: “Namuhla uzidumazile izinhliziyo zazo zonke izinceku zakho ezisindise ukuphila kwakho ngalolu lusuku, nokuphila kwamadodana namadodakazi akho, abafazi bakho nezancinza zakho, 6ngokuba uthande abakuzondayo, wazonda abakuthandayo. Ukwenze kwacaca namuhla ukuthi izikhulu nezinceku azilutho kuwe. Lokhu ngiyabona namuhla ukuthi ukuba u-Absalomu ubephilile, thina sonke safa namuhla, ngabe kulungile emehlweni akho. 7Ngakho-ke sukuma, uphume manje uyokhuluma kahle ezincekwini zakho, ngokuba ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade ngithi, uma ungaphumi, akukho muntu ozosala ngakuwe ngalobu busuku. Lokhu kuzokuba kubi kuwe, kwedlule konke okubi osekwake kwakwehlela kusukela ebusheni bakho kuze kube namuhla.”
UDavide Ubuyela EJerusalema
8Inkosi yayisisuka-ke, yahlala esangweni. Bonke abantu bezwa kuthiwa: “Ake nibheke, inkosi ihleli esangweni.”
Bonke abantu beza enkosini, kepha abakwa-Israyeli base bebalekile, yilowo nalowo ebalekele ethendeni lakhe. 9Bonke abantu phakathi kwazo zonke izizwana zakwa-Israyeli babephikisana, bethi: “Inkosi yasisindisa esandleni sezitha zethu, yasikhulula esandleni samaFilisti, manje ibalekile ezweni, ibalekela u-Absalomu. 10U-Absalomu esamgcoba ukuba asibuse ufele empini, ngakho-ke kungani nithule ningayibuyisi inkosi na?”
11Inkosi uDavide yathumela kuZadoki no-Abhiyathara, abaphristi, yathi: “Khulumani kumalunga akwaJuda, nithi: ‘Kungani ukuba nibe ngabokugcina ukubuyisela inkosi esigodlweni sayo, lokhu konke okushiwo ngu-Israyeli sekufinyelele enkosini nasendlini yayo na? 12Ningabafowethu nina, ithambo nenyama yami, pho-ke kungani ukuba nibe ngabokugcina ukubuyisa inkosi na?’
13“Niyakuthi ku-Amasa: ‘Awusilo yini wena ithambo lami nenyama yami na? UNkulunkulu makenze kimi noma yini, uma wena kusukela manje, ungeke ube ngumkhuzi wempi yami esikhundleni sikaJowabe.’ ”
14U-Amasa waziguqula izinhliziyo zabo bonke abantu bakwaJuda, baba muntu munye, base bethumela enkosini, bethi: “Buya wena, nazo zonke izinceku zakho.”
15Inkosi yayisibuya, yafika eJordani, uJuda wafika eGiligali ukuzohlangabeza inkosi, nokuba ayiwelise iJordani. 16UShimeyi, indodana kaGera, umBhenjamini waseBhahurimi, washesha wehla namadoda akwaJuda ukuyohlangabeza inkosi. 17Weza nabantu abayinkulungwane bakwaBhenjamini, uZiba, inceku yendlu kaSawule, amadodana akhe ali-15, nezinceku zakhe ezingama-20, bashesha bafika eJordani phambi kwenkosi. 18Kwawela isikebhe sokuweza abendlu yenkosi, okuyisenzo esaba sihle emehlweni ayo. UShimeyi, indodana kaGera, wakhothama wathi mbo phansi ngobuso phambi kwenkosi, ngesikhathi iwela iJordani. 19Wathi enkosini: “Inkosi yami mayingangibeki icala, futhi ingakukhumbuli okubi okwenziwa yinceku yakho ngosuku inkosi yami, inkosi, iphuma eJerusalema, sengathi inkosi ingekubeke enhliziyweni yayo. 20Ngokuba inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi yonile; uyabona-ke, namuhla ngifikile, ngingowokuqala kubo bonke abendlu kaJosefa, ukwehla ngizohlangabeza inkosi yami, inkosi.”
21U-Abhishayi, indodana kaZeruya, waphendula, wathi: “UShimeyi akayukubulawa yini ngalokho, njengoba wathuka ogcotshiweyo kaSimakade na?”
22UDavide wathi: “Ngizokwenzenjani ngani madodana kaZeruya, njengoba namuhla nimelane nami na? Kufanele yini ukuba namuhla kube khona obulawayo kwa-Israyeli na? Kanti angazi yini ukuthi namuhla ngiyinkosi kwa-Israyeli, na?”
23Inkosi yayisithi kuShimeyi: “Awuyukufa.”
Inkosi yafunga kuye.
UMefibhoshethi Uziphendulela KuDavide
24UMefibhoshethi indodana kaSawule, wehla naye wayohlangabeza inkosi; wayengazigezanga izinyawo zakhe, engasigundile isilevu sakhe, noma ahlanze izingubo zakhe, kusukela ngosuku inkosi eyahamba ngalo kwaze kwaba lusuku eyabuya ngalo ngokuthula. 25Kwathi esefike eJerusalema ukuzohlangabeza inkosi, inkosi yathi kuye: “Awuhambanga ngani nami, Mefibhoshethi?”
26Wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, inceku yami yangikhohlisa, ngokuba inceku yakho yathi kuyo: ‘Ngibophelele imbongolo, ukuze ngiyigibele, ngihambe nenkosi, ngokuba ngilunyonga.’
27“Iyihlebile inceku yakho enkosini yami, inkosi, kepha inkosi yami, inkosi, ifana nesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke yenza okuhle emehlweni akho. 28Ngokuba bonke abendlu kababa kwakufanele ukuba bafe, kodwa inkosi yami yayibeka inceku yayo nalabo abadla etafuleni layo. Ngisenalungelo lini ukuba ngingabuye ngikhale enkosini na?”
29Inkosi yathi kuye: “Usakhulumelani ngezindaba zakho na? Ngithi, wena noZiba nizohlukaniselana izwe.”
30Wayesethi uMefibhoshethi enkosini: “Makathathe konke, njengoba inkosi yami, inkosi, isibuyele esigodlweni sayo ngokuthula.”
UDavide Ubusisa UBherizilayi
31UBharizilayi wakwaGileyadi wehla esuka eRogelimi; wawela nenkosi, wayiwelisa iJordani. 32UBharizilayi wayesemdala kakhulu, eneminyaka engama-80. Nguye owabe ondla inkosi ngesikhathi isahleli eMahanayimi, ngokuba wayengumuntu onothileyo. 33Inkosi yathi kuBharizilayi: “Wela nami, ngizokondla nami eJerusalema.”
34Wayesethi uBharizilayi enkosini: “Zingaki izinsuku zeminyaka yokuphila kwami ukuba ngingenyukela eJerusalema nenkosi na? 35Namuhla ngineminyaka engama-80; ngisakwazi yini ukwehlukanisa okuhle nokubi na? Inceku yakho isengakuzwa nje ekudlayo nekuphuzayo? Kepha ngingabe ngisalizwa yini izwi lamadoda ahlabelelayo nabesifazane abahlabelelayo na? Kungani inceku yakho izoba ngumthwalo enkosini yami, inkosi na? 36Inceku yakho isingahamba ibangana nje ukuweza inkosi. Pho kungani inkosi ifuna ukungiklomelisa ngomklomelo ongaka na? 37Ivumele inceku yakho iphindele emuva ukuze ifele emzini wayo, eduze kwethuna likayise nelikanina. Kepha bheka, nansi inceku yakho, uKhimihamu, mayiwele nenkosi yami, inkosi, uyenzele okuhle emehlweni akho.”
38Inkosi yathi: “UKhimihamu uyakuwela nami, ngiyakumenzela okuhle emehlweni akho; konke okufisayo ngiyakumenzela khona.”
39Bonke abantu bawela iJordani, nenkosi yawela. Inkosi yamanga uBharizilayi, yambusisa; wayesebuyela ekhaya.
AbakwaJuda Nabakwa-Israyeli Babanga Inkosi UDavide
40Yayisiwela inkosi, yaya eGiligali, noKhimihamu wawela nayo; bonke abantu bakwaJuda bayiwelisa inkosi kanye nengxenye yabakwa-Israyeli.
41Bheka, kwase kuza bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli enkosini, bathi kuyo: “Kungani abafowethu bakwaJuda beyebile inkosi, bayiweza iJordani nabo bonke abendlu yayo, nabo bonke abantu bakaDavide ababenayo na?”
42Wonke amadoda akwaJuda abaphendula abantu bakwa-Israyeli, athi: “Ngokuba inkosi iyisihlobo sethu segazi kungani ukuba nithukuthele ngale nto na? Sidleni engeyenkosi? Kukhona yini esixoshise ngakho?”
43Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphendula abakwaJuda, bathi: “Thina sinezabelo ezilishumi ngaphezu kwezenu enkosini, ngisho nakuDavide. Pho nisedeleleleni na? Aliphumanga kithi kuqala yini izwi lokuthi makubuyiswe inkosi na?”
Kepha amazwi abakwaJuda ayenzima kunamazwi abakwa-Israyeli.
