UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wabona ukuthi inhliziyo yenkosi iku-Abisalomu.
UJowabe wayesethumela eThekhowa, walanda khona owesifazane ohlakaniphileyo, wathi kuye: “Zinike izingubo zokulila, wembathe ukulila, ungazigcobi ngamafutha, kepha ube njengowesifazane olilela ofileyo isikhathi eside;
Uze enkosini ukhulume kanje kuyo. UJowabe wafaka amazwi emlonyeni wakhe.
UmkaThekhowa esekhuluma enkosini, wawa ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhothamela, wathi: “Siza, nkosi!
Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ulani? Wathi: “Impela ngingumfelokazi, nomyeni wami ufile;
Incekukazi yakho yayinamadodana amabili, axabana wodwa endle, akwabakho owawahlukanisa; kodwa omunye watshaya omunye wambulala.
Bheka, wonke umndeni wavukela inceku yakho, wathi: ‘Sinike oshaye umfowabo, ukuze simbulale ngenxa yomphefumulo womfowabo ambulele; futhi siyobhubhisa indlalifa, futhi kanjalo bayocisha ilahle lami elisele futhi bangashiyi gama noma insali emhlabeni kumyeni wami.
Inkosi yasisithi kowesifazana: Hamba uye endlini yakho, ngizakuyala ngawe.
UmkaThekhowa wasesithi enkosini: Nkosi yami, nkosi, ububi buphezu kwami laphezu kwendlu kababa, lenkosi lesihlalo sayo sobukhosi kakulacala.
Inkosi yasisithi: Wonke okhuluma ulutho kuwe, mlethe kimi, njalo kasoze aphinde akuthinte.
Wayesethi: “Inkosi mayikhumbule uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ungabe usabavumela abantu abanegazi ukuba babhubhise, futhi bangayibhubhisa indodana yami.” Wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova, akuyikuwela nolulodwa unwele lwendodana yakho emhlabeni.
Owesifazana wasesithi: Incekukazi yakho kayikhulume enkosini yami, inkosi. Wasesithi: Hamba!
Owesifazana wasesithi: Pho, ucabangeleni into enje ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu? ngokuba inkosi ikhuluma ngale ndaba njengobi, ngokuba inkosi ayiyikumbuyisela ekhaya oxoshiwe.
Ngoba kufanele sife futhi sinjengamanzi achitheke emhlabathini, angeke aphinde aqoqwe; futhi uNkulunkulu akahloniphi muntu; nokho uceba icebo ukuze abathunjwa bakhe bangaxoshwa kuye.
Manje njengoba ngize ukukhuluma le ndaba nenkosi yami, inkosi, kungoba abantu bangethusile; inceku yakho yathi: ‘Mangikhulume enkosini; mhlawumbe inkosi iyakwenza isicelo senceku yayo.
Ngoba inkosi iyolalela ukuze isindise inceku yayo esandleni somuntu ozongibhubhisa kanye nendodana yami efeni likaNkulunkulu.
Inceku yakho yathi: ‘Izwi lenkosi yami, inkosi, makube elinokuthula, ngokuba njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu, injalo inkosi yami, inkosi, ukwahlukanisa okuhle nokubi; ngalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuba nawe.
Inkosi yasiphendula yathi kowesifazana: Ungangifihleli engikubuzayo. Owesifazane wathi: “Inkosi yami, inkosi, mayikhulume.”
Inkosi yasisithi: Isandla sikaJowabi kasilawe yini kukho konke lokhu? Owesifazana waphendula wathi: Kusaphila umphefumulo wakho, nkosi yami, nkosi, kakulamuntu ongaphambukela ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo kukho konke inkosi yami, inkosi ekukhulumileyo; ngoba inceku yakho uJowabe ingilayile, lamazwi wonke asemlonyeni wenceku yakho.
Inceku yakho uJowabe yenza le nto ukuze ilingise le ndlela; futhi inkosi yami ihlakaniphe njengokuhlakanipha kwengelosi kaNkulunkulu, ukwazi konke okusemhlabeni.
Inkosi yathi kuJowabe: “Bheka, ngikwenzile lokho; hamba, ubuyise insizwa u-Abisalomu.
UJowabe wayesewa ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhothama, wabonga inkosi; uJowabe wathi: “Namuhla inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, nkosi, ngesicelo senkosi senceku yayo.
UJowabe wayesesuka waya eGeshuri, wamletha u-Abisalomu eJerusalema.
Inkosi yasisithi: Kahambe aye endlini yakhe, angaboni ubuso bami. U-Abisalomu wabuyela endlini yakhe, akabonanga ubuso benkosi.
Kepha kwa-Israyeli wonke kwakungekho muntu otusekayo njengo-Abisalomu ngobuhle bakhe; kusukela ematheni ezinyawo zakhe kuze kufike okhakhayini lwekhanda lakhe akantulanga.
Lapho ephucula ikhanda lakhe, ngokuba wayeligunda ekupheleni konyaka; ngoba izinwele zazimsinda, walinganisa, walinganisa izinwele zekhanda lakhe, amashekeli angamakhulu amabili ngokwesisindo senkosi.
U-Abisalomu wazalelwa amadodana amathathu nendodakazi inye, igama layo linguTamari; wayengowesifazane owayenokuma okuhle.
U-Abisalomu wahlala eJerusalema iminyaka emibili egcwele, engabuboni ubuso benkosi.
U-Abisalomu wayesethumela kuJowabe ukuba amthumele enkosini; kepha akavumanga ukuza kuye; kwathi ephinda ethuma okwesibili, kavumanga ukuza.
Wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: “Bhekani, izwe likaJowabe liseduze nelami, unebhali khona; hambani niyokhele ngomlilo. Izinceku zika-Abisalomu zayithungela ngomlilo insimu.
UJowabe wayeseqeda, wafika ku-Abisalomu endlini yakhe, wathi kuye: “Izinceku zakho zisishiseleni insimu yami na?
U-Abisalomu wamphendula uJowabe wathi: “Bheka, ngithumele kuwe ukuthi: ‘Woza lapha, ukuze ngikuthume enkosini, uthi: ‘Ngibuyeleni ngivela eGeshuri? kwaba kuhle kimi ukuba ngibe lapho; manje mangibone ubuso benkosi; uma kukhona okubi kimi, makangibulale.
UJowabe wayeseya enkosini, wayitshela; esembizile u-Abisalomu, weza enkosini, wakhothamela phansi ngobuso phambi kwenkosi; inkosi yamanga u-Abisalomu.
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