IZIKRONIKE I 11

₁Wonke uIsrayeli wabuthana kuDavide eHebroni, wathi: Bheka, thina siyithambo lakho nenyama yakho.

₂Nangesikhathi esidlulileyo uSawule eseyinkosi, nguwe owakhipha nowangenisa uIsrayeli; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wathi kuwe: Wena uyakwalusa abantu bami uIsrayeli, wena uyakuba-ngumbusi wabantu bami uIsrayeli.

₃Kwase kufika onke amalunga akwaIsrayeli enkosini eHebroni; uDavide wenza isivumelwano nawo eHebroni phambi kukaJehova; amgcoba uDavide ukuba abe-yinkosi kwaIsrayeli njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaSamuweli.

₄UDavide naye wonke uIsrayeli baya eJerusalema eliyiJebusi; amaJebusi ayakhé kulelozwe ayeselapho.

₅Abakhileyo eJebusi bathi kuDavide: Awuyikungena lapha. UDavide wathatha nokho inqaba yaseSiyoni engumuzi kaDavide.

₆UDavide wathi: Lowo ochitha amaJebusi kuqala uyakuba-yinhloko nenduna. Kwenyuka kuqala uJowabe indodana kaSeruya, waba-yinhloko.

₇UDavide wahlala enqabeni; ngalokho bayibiza ngokuthi umuzi kaDavide.

₈Wakha umuzi nxazonke kusukela eMilo kuya nxazonke; uJowabe wavusa okuseleyo komuzi.

₉UDavide waqhubeka njalo ngokukhula, ngokuba uJehova-Sebawoti wayenaye.

₁₀Yilaba abayizinhloko zamaqhawe uDavide ayenazo, zibambelela kuye ngamandla ebukhosini bakhe kanye naye wonke uIsrayeli ukumbeka inkosi njengezwi likaJehova ngoIsrayeli.

₁₁Nanku umumo wamaqhawe uDavide ayenawo: uJashobehamu indodana yomHakimoni, inhloko yamashumi amathathu; waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, wababulala ngasikhathi sinye.

₁₂Emva kwakhe nguEleyazare indodana kaDodo umAhohi owayengomunye wamaqhawe amathathu.

₁₃WayenoDavide ePhasi-Damimi; amaFilisti abuthana khona ukuyokulwa, lapho kwakukhona isiqephu sezwe esigcwele ibhali*; abantu babaleka ebusweni bamaFilisti.

₁₄Bema phakathi nesiqephu sezwe, basophula, bawabulala amaFilisti; uJehova wabasindisa ngokusindisa okukhulu.

₁₅Kwehla abathathu kwabayizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu, baya etsheni kuDavide emhumeni waseAdulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimisé esiGodini samaRefa.

₁₆UDavide wayesesenqabeni, ikhanda lamaFilisti laliseBetlehema.

₁₇UDavide wanxanela, wathi: Hawu, sengathi ngingaphuziswa amanzi asemthonjeni waseBetlehema ongasesangweni.

₁₈Labo abathathu bafohla ikamu* lamaFilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni, bawathatha, bawaletha kuDavide; kepha uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kodwa wawathululela uJehova, wathi:

₁₉UNkulunkulu wami makangenqabele ukuba ngenze lokhu; ngiyakuphuza igazi lalababantu ababesengozini na? Ngokuba bawaletha besengozini; akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezozinto zenziwa yilawamaqhawe amathathu.

₂₀UAbishayi umfowabo kaJowabe wayeyinhloko yabathathu, ngokuba waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, wababulala, waba-negama phakathi kwalaba abathathu.

₂₁Kulaba abathathu wayetusekile kunababili, waba-yisikhulu sabo, kepha akafinyelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala.

₂₂NoBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yendoda enamandla, owayenzé imisebenzi emikhulu, owaseKabiseyeli, wabulala amaqhawe amabili akwaMowabi; futhi wehla, wabulala ingonyama phakathi komgodi ngosuku lweqhwa.

₂₃Wabulala nowaseGibithe, umuntu omude, eyizingalo eziyisihlanu; esandleni sowaseGibithe kwakukhona umkhonto onjengogongolo lomaluki; wehlela kuye ephethe induku nje, wawuhlwitha umkhonto esandleni sowaseGibithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.

₂₄Lezozinto wazenza uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, waba-negama phakathi kwalawomaqhawe amathathu.

₂₅Bheka, wayetusekile kunabangamashumi amathathu, kepha akafinyelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala; uDavide wambeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe.

₂₆Amaqhawe anamandla nanka: uAsaheli umfowabo kaJowabe, noElihanani indodana kaDodo waseBetlehema,

₂₇noShamoti waseHarori, noHelesi wasePheloni,

₂₈noIra indodana kaIkheshi waseThekhowa, noAbiyezeri waseAnathoti,

₂₉noSibekayi umHushati, noIlayi umAhohi,

₃₀noMaharayi waseNethofa, noHeledi indodana kaBahana waseNethofa,

₃₁noIthayi indodana kaRibayi waseGibeya labantwana bakwaBenjamini, noBenaya wasePirathoni,

₃₂noHurayi wangasemifudlaneni yakwaGahashi, noAbiyeli waseAraba,

₃₃noAzimaveti waseBaharumi, noEliyaba waseShahaliboni,

₃₄namadodana kaHashemi waseGizoni, noJonathani indodana kaShage waseHarari,

₃₅noAhiyamu indodana kaSakari waseHarari, noElifali indodana kaUri,

₃₆noHeferi waseMekeri, noAhiya wasePheloni,

₃₇noHesiro waseKarmeli, noNaharayi indodana kaEzibayi,

₃₈noJoweli umfowabo kaNathani, noMibihari indodana kaHagiri,

₃₉noSeleki wakwa-Amoni, noNaharayi waseBeroti, udibi lukaJowabe indodana kaSeruya,

₄₀noIra waseJetheri, noGarebi waseJetheri,

₄₁noUriya umHeti, noZabadi indodana ka-Ahilayi,

₄₂noAdina indodana kaShiza wakwaRubeni, inhloko yakwaRubeni, enabangamashumi amathathu,

₄₃noHanani indodana kaMahakha, noJehoshafati umMiteni,

₄₄noUziya waseAshitaroti, noShama noJehiyeli amadodana kaHothamu waseAroweri,

₄₅noJediyayeli indodana kaShimri, noJoha umfowabo umThisi,

₄₆noEliyeli umMahavi, noJeribayi noJoshaviya amadodana kaElinahama, noItima wakwaMowabi,

₄₇noEliyeli, no-Obede, noJahasiyeli umMesoba.