2 Samuweli 16

uDavide noZiba

1Kwathi uDavida esedlulile kancinyane esiqongweni sentaba, uZiba inceku kaMefiboshethi wamhlangabeza, elezimbongolo ezimbalwa eziboshelwe, phezu kwazo izinkwa ezingamakhulu amabili lezigaxa zezithelo zomvini ezilikhulu, lezithelo eziyikhulu. Wezithelo zasehlobo, nemvaba yewayini.

2Inkosi yasisithi kuSiba: Uthini ngalokhu? USiba wayesethi: “Izimbongolo zikhwele indlu yenkosi; nesinkwa nezithelo zasehlobo ukuba zidle izinsizwa; newayini, ukuze baphuze abakhathele ogwadule.

3Inkosi yasisithi: Ingaphi indodana yenkosi yakho? USiba wayesethi enkosini: “Bheka, uhlala eJerusalema, ngokuba uthe: ‘Namuhla indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakubuyisela kimi umbuso kababa.’

4Inkosi yathi kuZiba: “Bheka, konke okungokukaMefibosheti kungokwakho; Wayesethi uSiba: “Ngiyakuncenga ukuba ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, nkosi;

5Lapho inkosi uDavide ifika eBahurimi, bheka, kwaphuma indoda yomndeni wendlu kaSawule, igama layo linguShimeyi indodana kaGera;

6Wakhanda uDavide ngamatshe nazo zonke izinceku zenkosi uDavide, nabantu bonke namaqhawe onke babe ngakwesokunene sakhe nangakwesokhohlo sakhe.

7UShimeyi wathi ekuthukeni kwakhe: “Phuma, phuma, muntu wegazi nothembekileyo;

8UJehova wabuyisela lonke igazi lendlu kaSawule owabusa esikhundleni sakhe phezu kwakho; uJehova wanikela umbuso esandleni sika-Abisalomu indodana yakho;

9U-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wayesethi enkosini: “Le nja efileyo iyithukelani inkosi yami, inkosi, na? mangidlula ngimkhumule ikhanda.

10Inkosi yasisithi: Ngilani lani, madodana kaZeruya? makaqalekise, ngokuba uJehova wathi kuye: “Thuka uDavide; Ubani-ke ozothi: Kungani wenze lokhu?

11UDavide wayesethi ku-Abishayi nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe: “Bhekani, indodana yami eyaphuma ezibilinini zami ifuna ukuphila kwami; kakhulu kangakanani lo wakwaBenjamini angakwenza manje? makame, aqalekise; ngokuba uJehova wamyala.

12Mhlawumbe uJehova uyakubheka usizi lwami, uJehova angibuyisele kahle namuhla ngesiqalekiso sakhe.

13Kwathi uDavida labantu bakhe besahamba ngendlela, uSimeyi wasuka waya entabeni maqondana laye, ehamba ethuka, emjikijela ngamatshe, emthela ngothuli.

14Inkosi nabo bonke abantu ababenayo bakhathala futhi baqabuleka lapho.

15U-Abisalomu nabo bonke abantu, amadoda akwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema, u-Ahithofeli enaye.

16Kwathi uHushayi um-Ariki, umngane kaDavide, efika ku-Abisalomu, uHushayi wathi ku-Abisalomu: “Makayisindise inkosi, mayisindise inkosi!

17U-Abisalomu wathi kuHusayi: “Lokhu kungumusa wakho kumngane wakho na? kungani ungahambanga nomngani wakho?

18UHushayi wasesithi kuAbisalomu: Hatshi! kepha lowo uJehova amkhethayo nalaba bantu nawo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli ngiyoba ngowakhe, ngihlale naye.

19Futhi ngizakhonza bani? angiyikukhonza phambi kwendodana yakhe na? njengalokho ngakhonza phambi kukayihlo, ngiyakuba njalo phambi kwakho.

20U-Abisalomu wayesethi ku-Ahithofeli: “Cemani phakathi kwenu ukuthi siyakwenzani.”

21U-Ahithofeli wayesethi ku-Abisalomu: “Ngena kuzo izancinza zikayihlo azishiyile ukuba zilinde indlu; wonke u-Israyeli uyakuzwa ukuthi unengwa nguyihlo; khona izandla zabo bonke abanawe ziyakuba namandla.

22Bammisela u-Abisalomu itende phezu kwendlu; u-Abisalomu wangena kuzo izancinza zikayise emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli.

23Iseluleko sika-Ahithofeli asinikeza ngalezo zinsuku sasinjengokungathi umuntu ubuza ezwini likaNkulunkulu; sasinjalo sonke iseluleko sika-Ahithofeli kuDavide naku-Abisalomu.

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