2 Samuweli 1
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2 Samuweli 1
kufa kukaSawule noJonathani
1Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide ebuyile ekubulaleni ama-Amaleki, uDavide wahlala izinsuku ezimbili eZikilagi;
2Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwaphuma umuntu ekamu, izingubo zikaSawule eziklebhukile, enothuli ekhanda lakhe; lapho efika kuDavide, wawa phansi, wakhuleka.
3UDavida wasesithi kuye: Uvela ngaphi? Wathi kuye: “Ngiphunyukile ekamu lika-Israyeli.”
4UDavida wasesithi kuye: Kwenze njani? ngiyakuncenga, ungitshele. Futhi waphendula: Ukuthi abantu babaleka empini, futhi futhi abaningi babantu bawa futhi bafa; noSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafa.
5UDavida wasesithi kuyo ijaha elamtshelayo: Wazi ngani ukuthi uSawuli loJonathani indodana yakhe bafile?
6Ijaha elamtshela lathi: “Ngathi ngifika entabeni yaseGilibowa, bheka, uSawule wayeme ngomkhonto wakhe; bheka, izinqola nabamahhashi bamxosha kanzima.
7Wathi ebheka emva kwakhe, wangibona, wangibiza; Futhi ngiyaphendula: Nangu mina.
8Yasisithi kimi: Ungubani? Ngathi kuye: “NgingumAmaleki.”
9Wabuye wathi kimi: “Yima phezu kwami, ungibulale, ngokuba usizi lungehlele, ngokuba umphefumulo wami usaphelele kimi.”
10Ngema phezu kwakhe, ngambulala, ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi akayikuphila emva kokuwa kwakhe; ngase ngithatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakhe nesongo elisengalweni yakhe ngakuletha lapha enkosini yami.
11UDavide wathatha izingubo zakhe, waziklebhula; kanjalo nawo onke amadoda aye naye.
12Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule, nangenxa kaJonathani indodana yakhe, naphezu kwabantu bakaJehova, naphezu kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli; ngoba bawa ngenkemba.
13UDavide wayesethi kuyo insizwa eyamtshelayo: “Ungowaphi na? Wathi: “Ngiyindodana yomfokazi, umAmaleki.”
14UDavide wayesethi kuye: “Awuzange wesabe kanjani ukwelula isandla sakho ukubhubhisa ogcotshiweyo weNkosi na?
15UDavida wasebiza enye yezinsizwa, wathi: Sondela umhlasele. Futhi wamshaya waze wafa.
16UDavida wasesithi kuye: Igazi lakho liphezu kwekhanda lakho; ngoba umlomo wakho ufakazile ngawe, wathi: Mina ngibulele ogcotshiweyo weNkosi.
17UDavide walilela ngalesi sililo ngoSawule nangoJonathani indodana yakhe.
18(Futhi wabayala ukuba bafundise abantwana bakwaJuda ukusebenzisa umnsalo; bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini kaJasheri.)
19Ubuhle buka-Israyeli bubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo; awe kanjani amaqhawe!
20Lingakutsheli eGati, lingakwenzi kwaziwe ezitaladeni zeAshikeloni; ukuze amadodakazi amaFilisti angathokozi, namadodakazi angasokile angathokozi.
21Zintaba zaseGilibowa, makungabikho mazolo, kungabikho mvula phezu kwenu, namasimu emihlatshelo; ngoba kukhona isihlangu samaqhawe, isihlangu sikaSawuli esilahlwe lapho kungathi kagcotshiweyo amafutha.
22Egazini lababuleweyo, emanoni amaqhawe, umnsalo kaJonathani awubuyanga, nenkemba kaSawule ayibuyanga ilambatha.
23OSawule noJonathani babebahle, bethandeka ekuphileni kwabo, nasekufeni kwabo abahlukananga; babenejubane kunezinkozi, babenamandla kunezingonyama.
24Madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawule, owanigqokisa okubomvu nezinye izibiliboco, owafaka imihlobiso yegolide engutsheni yenu.
25Yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe phakathi kwempi! Jonathani, ubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo.
26Ngikhathazekile ngawe, mfowethu Jonathani; wawumuhle kakhulu kimi; uthando lwakho kimi lwalumangalisa ngaphezu kothando lwabesifazane.
27Yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe nezikhali zempi zabhubha!
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