2 Samuweli 3:1-16

Kwakukhona ukulwa isikhathi eside phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide, kepha uDavide waqhubeka eba namandla ngokuba namandla, nendlu kaSawule yaya ngokuya iba buthaka. UDavide wazalelwa amadodana eHebroni, izibulo lakhe lalingu-Amnoni ku-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli; eyesibili yayinguKileyabi ka-Abigayili umkaNabali waseKarmeli; eyesithathu yayingu-Abisalomu indodana kaMagaga indodakazi kaTalimayi inkosi yaseGeshuri; Eyesine yayingu-Adoniya indodana kaHagiti; eyesihlanu yayinguShefathiya indodana ka-Abitali; eyesithupha yayinguJitreyamu ku-Egila umkaDavide. Bazalelwa uDavide eHebroni. Kwathi kukhona ukulwa phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide, u-Abineri waziqinisa endlini kaSawule. USawule wayenesancinza igama lakhe linguRispa indodakazi ka-Aya; u-Ishi Bosheti wathi ku-Abineri: “Ungeneleni nesancinza sikababa na? U-Abineri wathukuthela kakhulu ngamazwi ka-Ishi Bosheti, wathi: “Ngiyikhanda lenja yini elinomusa kuJuda namuhla endlini kaSawule uyihlo, nakubafowabo, nakubangane bakhe, kangikophulanga na? esandleni sikaDavide ukuthi ungimangalele namuhla ngesikweleti ngalo wesifazane na? UNkulunkulu wenze njalo ku-Abineri, enezele futhi, ngaphandle kokuthi uJehova afunga kuDavide ngesifungo, ngiyakwenza kanjalo kuye; ukuguqula umbuso wendlu kaSawule, kumiswe isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide phezu kuka-Israyeli naphezu kukaJuda, kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBeri Sheba. Wayengenakumphendula u-Abineri nelinye izwi, ngokuba wayemesaba. UAbhineri wasethuma izithunywa kuDavida esikhundleni sakhe ukuthi: Ngelikabani ilizwe? futhi uthi: Yenza isivumelwano sakho nami; futhi bheka, isandla sami siyakuba nawe ukuletha wonke u-Israyeli kuwe. Wathi: “Kuhle; Ngizokwenza isivumelwano nawe, kodwa yinye into engiyibiza kuwe, okungukuthi: Ngeke ububone ubuso bami, uma uletha kuqala uMikhali indodakazi kaSawule, lapho uzobona ubuso bami. UDavida wasethuma izithunywa kuIshiboshethi indodana kaSawuli ukuthi: Khulula umkami uMikhali engamgana ngamajwabu ayikhulu amaFilisti. U-Ishi Bosheti wayesethumela wamthatha kumyeni wakhe uPalitiyeli indodana kaLayishi. Indoda yakhe yahamba naye ikhala emva kwakhe kwaze kwaba seBahurimi. U-Abineri wayesethi kuye: “Hamba, ubuye.” Wabuya.