uSamuweli 2 uSamuweli 2-2 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

uDavide uthanjiswe ukuba abe nguKumkani

1Emveni koko wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi, Ndinyuke na ndiye emzini wakwaYuda? Wathi uYehova kuye, Vuka! Wathi uDavide, Ndinyuke ndiye phi na? Wathi yena: “YiHebron!

2Wenyuka waya khona uDavide, nabafazi bakhe bobabini, uAkinowam waseYizereli, noAbhigali, umkaNabhali waseKarmele.

3uDavide wawasusa amadoda akhe abenaye, ukuba anyuke, iyileyo nendlu yayo, ahlala emizini yaseHebron.

4Eza amadoda akwaYuda, amthambisa khona apho uDavide, ukuba abe ngukumkani wendlu yakwaYuda. Waxelelwa uDavide, kwathiwa, Amadoda aseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi ngawo abeze kuSawule.

5uDavide wathumela abathunywa kumadoda aseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi, wathi kuwo, Wanga uYehova anisikelele, ngenxa enokuba nenenceba yenu kuSawule inkosi yenu, nayingcwaba.

6Kaloku, uYehova undenzele inceba ngenene, ndiya kunibuyisela le nceba, ngenxa yokuba nayenzayo loo nto.

7Ke kaloku mazomelele izandla zenu nibe nesibindi, ngenxa yokuba uSawule ukumkani wenu ufile, yaye nendlu kaYuda indithambisile ukuba ndibe ngukumkani wayo.

8Ke uAbhinere, unyana kaNere, umthetheli womkhosi kaSawule, wamthabatha uIshbhoshete, unyana kaSawule, wamzisa eMahanayim;

9Wamenza ukumkani eGiliyadi, naseAsiriya, naseYizereli, nakwaEfrayim, nakwaBhenjamin, nakumaSirayeli onke.

10uIshe-bhoshete, unyana kaSawule, ubeminyaka imashumi mane ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe kwaSirayeli, waba neminyaka emibini engukumkani. Ke indlu yakwaYuda yamlandela uDavide.

11Ixesha uDavide awayengukumkani wendlu kaYuda eHebron laliyiminyaka esixhenxe neenyanga ezintandathu.

12Wemka ke uAbhinere, unyana kaNere, nabakhonzi bakaNkosi-bhoshete, unyana kaSawule, eMahanayim, baya eGibheyon.

13uYowabhi unyana kaTseruya nabakhonzi bakaDavide baphuma baza baqubisana echibini laseGibheyon; bahlala phantsi, omnye ekweli cala lebhafu, omnye ekweliya icala lebhafu.

14Wathi uAbhinere kuYowabhi, Makeme amadodana adlale phambi kwethu. Wathi uYowabhi, Mabasuke basuke.

15Bandula besuka bema baza badlula kwinani lamaBhenjamin alishumi elinesibini kuIshbhoshete unyana kaSawule neshumi elinesibini labakhonzi bakaDavide.

16Yaye ngamnye wabamba iqabane lakhe ngentloko waza waxabela kulo ngekrele lakhe ethangeni; ngoko ke bawa kunye. Kungenxa yoko le nto loo ndawo kuthiwa yiHelekati-hasurim eGibheyon.

17Kwabakho idabi eloyikekayo ngaloo mini; woyiswa ke uAbhinere namadoda akwaSirayeli phambi kwabakhonzi bakaDavide.

18Kwakukho oonyana abathathu bakaTseruya, uYowabhi, noAbhishayi, noAsaheli; yaye uAsaheli wayelula ezinyaweni zakhe njengexhama.

19uAsayeli wamsukela uAbhinere; xa ehambayo, makangaphambukeli kuAbhinere aye ekunene okanye ekhohlo.

20Wabheka ngasemva uAbhinere, wathi, UnguAsayeli na? Waphendula ke yena wathi, Ndinguye.

21Wathi uAbhinere kuye, Jika uye ekunene, nokuba uye ekhohlo, bamba enye kumadodana, uthabathe iintonga zayo. Akavumanga uAsayeli ukutyeka ekumlandeleni.

22Wabuya wathi uAbhinere kuAsaheli, Musa ukuwela kum; kutheni ndikubethe? Ndothini na ukububeka ubuso bam phambi komzalwana wakho uYowabhi?

23Akavuma ukutyeka; ngoko ke, uAbhinere wamgwaza ngomva wentshuntshe phantsi kwentamo yakhe; wawa khona, wafela khona.

24OoYowabhi noAbhishayi bamsukela ke uAbhinere, lada latshona ilanga, bada bafika endulini yeAma, malungana neGiya, endleleni yentlango yaseGibheyon.

25Bamngqonga uAbhinere oonyana bakaBhenjamin, baba liqela elinye, bema encotsheni yentaba.

26uAbhinere wambiza uYowabhi, wathi, Uya kuhlala upheliswa na umkhonto? Anazi na, ukuba isiphelo siya kuba krakra? Kuya kuthatha ixesha elingakanani phambi kokuba uyalele abantu ukuba babuyele emva baye kuleqa abazalwana babo?

27Wathi uYowabhi, NgoYehova ovileyo, ukuba bekungathanga uthethe, bavuka kusasa abantu, elowo kubazalwana bakhe, bamlandela.

28Wavuthela isigodlo uYowabhi, bema bonke abantu, ababa sabasukela oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababa saphinda balwe.

29uAbhinere namadoda akhe bahamba ubusuku bonke entlango, bayiwela iYordan, bayiwela yonke iBhitron, bafika eMahanayim.

30Wabuya ke uYowabhi, wamlandela uAbhinere; wabahlanganisa bonke abantu, kungekho shumi elinesithoba lamadoda noAsaheli kubakhonzi bakaDavide.

31Ke abakhonzi bakaDavide babulala inxenye yakwaBhenjamin nakumadoda akwa-Abhinere, kwafa amakhulu amathathu anamanci mathandathu amadoda.

32Bamthabatha uAsaheli, bamngcwabela engcwabeni likayise eBhetelehem. uYowabhi namadoda akhe bahamba ubusuku bonke, bafika eHebron kusasa.