2 Samuweli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide esebuyile ekubulaleni ama-Amaleki, uDavide ehlezi izinsuku ezimbili eSikilagi; 2 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, bheka, kwaphuma umuntu ekamu* kuSawule, izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile, enomhlaba ekhanda lakhe; kwathi lapho efika kuDavide, wawa phansi, wakhuleka. 3 UDavida wasesithi kuye: Uvela ngaphi? Wathi kuye: "Ngibalekile ekamu* lika-Israyeli." 4 UDavida wasesithi kuye: Kwenzenjani? Ake ungitshele. Wathi: “Abantu babalekile ekulweni, nabantu abaningi bawile, bafile; oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe nabo bafile. 5 UDavide wathi kuyo insizwa eyamtshelayo: “Wazi ngani ukuthi oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile na? 6 Ijaha elamtshela lathi: “Ngathi ngisentabeni yaseGilibowa, bheka, uSawule weyame umkhonto wakhe; bheka, izinqola nabamahhashi bamlandela ngamandla. 7 Wathi ebheka emva kwakhe, wangibona, wangibiza; Ngaphendula ngathi: Nangu mina. 8 Wathi kimi: Ungubani na? Ngathi kuye: NgingumAmaleki. 9 Wayesethi kimi futhi: “Ake ume phezu kwami, ungibulale, ngokuba usizi lungehlele, ngokuba ukuphila kwami kusekuphelele kimi. 10 Ngema phezu kwakhe, ngambulala, ngokuba ngangazi kahle ukuthi akayikuphila ngemva kokuba esewile, ngase ngithatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakhe, nesongo elisengalweni yakhe, ngakuletha lapha enkosini yami. 11 UDavide wabamba izingubo zakhe, waziklebhula; kanjalo namadoda onke ayenaye. 12 Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa, ngoSawule, nangoJonathani indodana yakhe, nangenxa yabantu bakaJehova, nangenxa yendlu ka-Israyeli; ngoba bawile ngenkemba. 13 UDavida wasesithi kuyo ijaha elibikeleyo: Ungowaphi? Wathi: "Ngiyindodana yomfokazi, umAmaleki." 14 UDavide wathi kuye: “Awuzange wesabe kanjani ukwelula isandla sakho ukubhubhisa ogcotshiweyo kaJehova na? 15 UDavida wasebiza enye yezinsizwa, wathi: Sondela umhlasele. Futhi wamshaya waze wafa. 16 UDavide wathi kuye: “Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwekhanda lakho; ngoba umlomo wakho ufakazile ngawe, uthi: Mina ngibulele ogcotshiweyo weNKOSI. 17 UDavide walilela ngalesi sililo ngoSawule nangoJonathani indodana yakhe. 18 Wabayala ukuba bafundise abantwana bakwaJuda ukusebenzisa umnsalo; bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini kaJasheri. 19 Ubuhle buka-Israyeli bubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo; yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe! 20 Ningakukhulumi eGati, ningakumemezeli ezitaladini zase-Ashikeloni; funa amadodakazi amaFilisti ajabule, funa amadodakazi angasokile ajabule. 21 Nina zintaba zaseGilibowa, makungabikho mazolo, kungabikho mvula phezu kwenu, namasimu eminikelo,
ngokuba lapho isihlangu samaqhawe silahlwe ngokuhlazisayo, isihlangu sikaSawule, kungathi akagcotshwanga ngamafutha. 22 Egazini lababuleweyo, emanoni amaqhawe, umnsalo kaJonathani awubuyanga, nenkemba kaSawule ayibuyanga ilambatha. 23 OSawule noJonathani babebahle, bethandeka ekuphileni kwabo, nasekufeni kwabo abahlukananga; babenejubane kunezinkozi, babenamandla kunezingonyama. 24 “Madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawule, owanembathisa okubomvu ngokuthokoza, owafaka imihlobiso yegolide engutsheni yenu. 25 Yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe phakathi kwempi! Jonathani, ubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo. 26 Ngidabukile ngawe, mfowethu Jonathani; wawumuhle kakhulu kimi; uthando lwakho kimi lwaluyisimangaliso, ludlula uthando lwabesifazane. 27 Yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe, nokubhubha kwezikhali zempi! ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: “Ngikhuphukele komunye wemizi yakwaJuda na? UJehova wathi kuye: "Khuphuka." UDavide wathi: “Ngikhuphukele ngaphi na? Wathi: "EHebroni." 2 UDavide wakhuphukela khona, nabafazi bakhe ababili nabo, o-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli, no-Abigayili umkaNabali waseKarmeli. 3 Amadoda akhe ayenaye wawanyusa uDavide, kwaba yilowo nalowo nendlu yakhe, ahlala emizini yaseHebroni. 4 Base befika abantu bakwaJuda, bamgcoba khona uDavide inkosi yendlu yakwaJuda. Kwabikwa kuDavide, kwathiwa: "Amadoda aseJabeshi Gileyadi yiwo ammbela uSawule." 5 UDavide wathuma izithunywa kubantu baseJabeshi Gileyadi, wathi kubo: “Manibusiswe nguJehova ngokuba nenze lomusa inkosi yenu kuSawule, nammbela. 6 Manje uJehova makanenzele umusa neqiniso, nami-ke ngizonibuyisela lowomusa, ngokuba nenzile le nto. 7 Ngakho-ke izandla zenu maziqiniswe, libe ngamaqhawe, ngoba inkosi yenu uSawuli ifile, lendlu yakoJuda ingigcobile ngibe yinkosi phezu kwayo. 8 Kepha u-Abineri indodana kaNeri, induna yempi kaSawule, wathatha u-Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule, wawelela eMahanayimi; 9 Wamenza inkosi kwaGileyadi, naphezu kwama-Ashuri, naseJizreyeli, nakwa-Efrayimi, nakwaBenjamini, naphezu kuka-Israyeli wonke. 10 U-Ishbhosheti, indodana kaSawule, wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa phezu kuka-Israyeli, futhi wabusa iminyaka emibili. Kodwa indlu yakwaJuda yamlandela uDavide. 11 Isikhathi uDavide abusa ngaso eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda sasiyiminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha. 12 U-Abineri indodana kaNeri nezinceku zika-Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule baphuma eMahanayimi, baya eGibeyoni. 13 UJowabe indodana kaSeruya nezinceku zikaDavide baphuma, bahlangana echibini laseGibeyoni, bahlala phansi, abanye ngaphesheya kwechibi, abanye ngaphesheya kwechibi.