Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi, emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide wabuya ekuwabulaleni ama-Amaleki, wahlala uDavide eTsikelage iintsuku ezimbini. 2 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, kwabonakala kuvela indoda emkhosini, kuSawule, zikrazukile iingubo zayo, inomhlaba entloko; yathi yakufika kuDavide, yawa emhlabeni, yaqubuda. 3 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Uvela phi na? Wathi kuye, Ndisinde emkhosini wakwaSirayeli. 4 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Kuthekeni na? Khawundixelele. Wathi, Babalekile abantu ekulweni; kananjalo kuwe into eninzi yabantu, yafa; kananjalo uSawule, noYonatan unyana wakhe, bafile. 5 Wathi uDavide kwindodana ebimxelela, Wazi ngani na, ukuba uSawule ufile, noYonatan unyana wakhe? 6 Yathi indodana ebimxelela, Kuthe ukuthi gaxa kwam, ndafika ezintabeni zaseGilibhowa, nanko uSawule ayame ngentshuntshe yakhe; nanzo iinqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe belandela emva kwakhe. 7 Wathi akubheka ngasemva, wandibona, wandibiza. Ndaphendula ndathi, Ndilapha. 8 Wathi kum, Ungubani na? Ndathi kuye, NdingumAmaleki. 9 Wathi kum, Khawume phezu kwam, undibulale, ngokuba ndiphelelwe, ngokuba ubomi bam busaphelele. 10 Ndema phezu kwakhe, ndambulala, ngokuba bendiqinisekile ukuba akayi kuba saphila emva kokuwa kwakhe. 11 Wazibamba uDavide iingubo zakhe, wazikrazula; kwanamadoda onke abenaye; 12 Bammbambazelela, balila, bazila ukudla kwada kwahlwa, ngenxa kaSawule, nangenxa kaYonatan unyana wakhe, nangenxa yabantu bakaYehova, nangenxa yendlu kaSirayeli; ngokuba babewile likrele. 13 Wathi uDavide kwindodana ebimxelela, Ungowaphi na? Wathi yena, Ndingunyana womphambukeli, umAmaleki. 14 Wathi uDavide kuyo, Ùtheni ukuba ungoyiki ukusa isandla sakho, umtshabalalise umthanjiswa kaYehova? 15 UDavide wabiza enye kumadodana, wathi, Sondela umxabele. Wambetha ke, wafa. 16 Wathi ke uDavide kuyo, Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwentloko yakho; ngokuba umlomo wakho ulingqina ngawe, usithi, Mna ndimbulele umthanjiswa kaYehova. 17 UDavide wasenza esi simbonono ngoSawule nangoYonatan unyana wakhe. 18 Wathi mabayifundiswe oonyana bakaYuda ukugoba isaphetha; nantso ibhaliwe encwadini yOthe Tye. 19 Hayi, ukuwa kwamagorha! 20 Musani ukuyixela eGati, musani ukuyixela ezitratweni zeAshkelon; Hleze zivuye iintombi zamaFilisti, Hleze zivuyelele iintombi zabangalukileyo. 21 Nina zintaba zaseGilibhowa, Makungaze kubekho mbethe, makungaze kubekho mvula kuni, namasimi amnikelo; 22 Egazini labahlatyiweyo, emanqatheni amagorha, Isaphetha sikaYonatan besingabuyi umva, Ikrele likaSawule belingabuyi lilambatha.
23 USawule noYonatan babeziinzwana, bethandeka ekudleni kwabo ubomi, Nasekufeni kwabo abahlukananga. Babenamendu ngaphezu kwamaxhalanga, Babenamandla ngaphezu kweengonyama. 24 Zintombi zakwaSirayeli, mlileleni uSawule, Obenambesa iingubo ezibomvu, eniyolisa; Obeninxiba izihombo zegolide ezambathweni zenu. 25 Hayi, ukuwa kwamagorha emfazweni! Wena Yonatan, ubulewe emimangweni yakho. 26 Ndibandezelekile ngenxa yakho, mzalwana wam Yonatan; Ubumnandi kakhulu kum; Kubalukekile ukundithanda kwakho Ngaphezu kokuthanda komntu oyinkazana. 27 Hayi, ukuwa kwamagorha, zatshabalala izixhobo zemfazwe! ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwathi emveni koko, wabuza uDavide kuYehova, esithi, Ndinyuke na ndiye emzini wakwaYuda? Wathi uYehova kuye, Nyuka. Wathi uDavide, Ndonyuke ndiye phi na? Wathi, EHebron. 2 Wenyuka waya khona uDavide, nabafazi bakhe bobabini, uAhinowam waseYizereli, noAbhigali, umkaNabhali, waseKarmele. 3 Namadoda akhe abenawo wawanyusa uDavide, yayileyo nendlu yayo, ahlala emizini yaseHebron. 4 Eza amadoda akwaYuda, amthambisa khona apho uDavide ukuba abe ngukumkani kwindlu yakwaYuda. Kwaxelwa kuDavide, kwathiwa, Amadoda aseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi ngawo amngcwabayo uSawule. 5 UDavide wathumela abathunywa kumadoda aseYabheshe yaseGiliyadi, wathi kuwo, Manisikelelwe nina kuYehova, nayenzela inceba inkosi yenu, uSawule, nayingcwaba. 6 Ngoko uYehova makanenzele inceba nenyaniso; nam ndiya kunenzela oko kulungileyo, ngokuba nayenzayo loo nto. 7 Ke ngoko mazomelele izandla zenu, nibe ngamadoda anobukroti; ngokuba ifile inkosi yenu uSawule. Kananjalo indithambisile indlu yakwaYuda ukuba ndibe ngukumkani wayo. 8 Ke uAbhinere, unyana kaNere, umthetheli womkhosi kaSawule, wamthabatha uIshbhoshete, unyana kaSawule, wamweza, waya eMahanayim; 9 wamenza ukumkani eGiliyadi, nakuma-Ashuri, naseYizereli, nakwaEfrayim, nakwaBhenjamin, nakumaSirayeli onke. 10 UIshbhoshete, unyana kaSawule, ubeminyaka imashumi mane ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe kumaSirayeli, waba neminyaka emibini engukumkani. Ke indlu yakwaYuda yamlandela uDavide. 11 Imihla uDavide abengukumkani kuyo indlu yakwaYuda eHebron, ibiyiminyaka esixhenxe eneenyanga ezintandathu. 12 Waphuma uAbhinere unyana kaNere, nabakhonzi bakaIshbhoshete, unyana kaSawule, eMahanayim, baya eGibheyon. 13 Baphuma ke uYowabhi unyana kaTseruya, nabakhonzi bakaDavide, baqubisana echibini laseGibheyon; 14 Wathi uAbhinere kuYowabhi, Makasuke asuke amadodana adlale phambi kwethu. Wathi uYowabhi, Mabasuke.