2 Samuweli 21:1-14

Kwase kuba khona indlala emihleni kaDavide iminyaka emithathu, umnyaka ngomnyaka; uDavide wabuza kuJehova. UJehova wathi: “Kungenxa kaSawule nendlu yakhe yamagazi, ngoba wabulala abaseGibeyoni.” Inkosi yasibiza abaseGibeyoni, yathi kubo: (AbaseGibeyoni babengesibo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kodwa bensali yama-Amori; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bafunga kubo; uSawule wazama ukubulala ngokushisekela kwakhe. Kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli noJuda.) Ngakho uDavida wathi kwabaseGibeyoni: Ngizalenzelani? ngiyakwenza ukubuyisana ngani, ukuze nibusise ifa likaJehova na? AbaseGibeyoni base bethi kuye: “Asiyikuthatha isiliva negolide kuSawule nasendlini yakhe; ungasibulaleli muntu kwa-Israyeli. Wathi: “Lokho okushoyo, ngizokwenzela khona.” Base beyiphendula inkosi, bathi: “Lowo muntu owasidlayo, owaceba ngathi ukuba sibhujiswe, sihlale kunoma yimuphi wemikhawulo yakwa-Israyeli, Masinikwe amadoda ayisikhombisa emadodaneni akhe, siwalengise phambi kukaJehova eGibeya likaSawule uJehova alikhethileyo. Inkosi yasisithi: Ngizabanika. Kodwa inkosi yamyeka uMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani indodana kaSawule ngenxa yesifungo sikaJehova esasiphakathi kwabo phakathi kukaDavide noJonathani indodana kaSawule. Inkosi yathatha amadodana amabili kaRispa, indodakazi ka-Aya, awazalela uSawule, o-Armoni noMefibosheti; namadodana ayisihlanu kaMikhali indodakazi kaSawule owawakhulisela ku-Adriyeli indodana kaBarizilayi waseMehola; Wabanikela esandleni sabaseGibeyoni, babaphanyeka entabeni phambi kukaJehova; zawa zonke eziyisikhombisa kanyekanye, zabulawa ngezinsuku zokuvuna, ngezinsuku zokuqala, ekuqaleni kwebhali isivuno. URispa indodakazi ka-Aya wathatha izingubo zokulila, wamendlalela zona edwaleni, kusukela ekuqaleni kokuvuna kwaze kwawa amanzi avela ezulwini phezu kwazo, akazivumelanga izinyoni zezulu ukuba ziphakame emini ukuba zikhuphuke. Phumula, nezilwane zasendle ebusuku. UDavide watshelwa lokho uRispa indodakazi ka-Aya, isancinza sikaSawule, ayekwenzile. UDavide wahamba wawathatha amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe kubantu baseJabeshi eGileyadi, ababewebile esigcawini saseBeti Shani, lapho amaFilisti ayebalengise khona, lapho amaFilisti enqoba uSawule eGilibowa. Wawenyusa khona amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe; basebebutha amathambo alabo ababelengisiwe. Amathambo kaSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bembela ezweni lakwaBenjamini eSela ethuneni likaKishi uyise; benza konke inkosi eyabayala ngakho. Kwase kuthi-ke uNkulunkulu wakhulekelwa izwe.