Amazwi okucina kaDavida

23La-ke ngamazwi okucina kaDavida. UDavida indodana kaJese wathia, lomuntu ophakanyiselwe phezulub, ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu kaJakobec, lomhlabeleli omnandi wakoIsrayeli, wathi: 2 UMoya weNkosi wakhuluma ngami, lelizwi lakhe lisolimini lwamid. 3 UNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli wathi, iDwala likaIsrayeli lakhuluma kimi lathie: Obusa abantu uzakuba ngolungileyo, ebusa ngokumesaba uNkulunkuluf. 4 Njalo uzakuba njengokukhanya kwekuseni ekuphumeni kwelangag, ikuseni engelamayezi, njengohlaza emhlabathini ngokukhanya emva kwezulu. 5 Lanxa indlu yami ingenjalo kuNkulunkulu, kube kanti wenzile lami isivumelwano esilaphakade, esimiswe kuhle ezintweni zonke, lesigcinekileyoh, ngoba lonke usindiso lwami lesiloyiso sikuso, lanxa engasikhulisii.

6 Kodwa abakaBheliyali bonke banjengameva alahliweyoj, ngoba engelakuthathwa ngesandla; 7 kodwa umuntu owathintayo uzazihlomisa ngensimbi langoluthi lomkhontok, azatshiswa lokutshiswa ngomlilo kuleyondawo.

Amaqhawe kaDavida

8 La ngamabizo amaqhawe uDavida ayelawol: UJoshebi-Bashebeti umTahekemoni, inhloko yezinduna; nguye uAdino umEzini, ngenxa yabangamakhulu ayisificaminwembili ababulawa ngasikhathi sinyem. 9 Lemva kwakhe kwakuloEleyazare indodana kaDodo indodana kaAhohi, owamaqhawe amathathu ayeloDavidan, ekudeleleni kwabo amaFilisti ayebuthanele khona impi, lapho amadoda akoIsrayeli esenyukileo, 10 yena wasukuma watshaya amaFilisti saze sadinwa isandla sakhe, lesandla sakhe sanamathela enkembeni. INkosi yasisenza usindiso olukhulu ngalolosuku; abantu basebebuya emva kwakhe ukuzaphanga kuphelap. 11 Lemva kwakhe kwakuloShama indodana kaAge umHarariq. AmaFilisti ayebuthene aba lixuku, lapho okwakukhona isiqinti sensimu sigcwele amalentili; njalo abantu babaleka ebusweni bamaFilisti, 12 kodwa wajama phakathi kwesiqinti, wasivikela, wawatshaya amaFilisti. INkosi yenza-ke usindiso olukhulur.

13 Abathathu ezinhlokweni ezingamatshumi amathathu basebesehla, bafika kuDavida ebhalwini lweAdulamus ngesikhathi sokuvuna; lexuku lamaFilisti lalimise inkamba esihotsheni seRefayimit. 14 Langalesosikhathi uDavida wayesenqabeniu, lebutho lenqaba lamaFilisti laliseBhethelehema ngalesosikhathiv. 15 UDavida wasenxwanela, wathi: Hawu, kungathi omunye ubenganginathisa amanzi omthombo weBhethelehema ongasesangweni! 16 Lawomaqhawe amathathu asefohla adabula enkambeni yamaFilisti, akha amanzi emthonjeni weBhethelehema owawungasesangweni, awathatha awaletha kuDavida. Kube kanti kathandanga ukuwanatha, kodwa wawathululela iNkosi. 17 Wasesithi: Kakube khatshana lami, Nkosi, ukuthi ngenze lokho; kakusigazi yini labantu abahambe lempilo yabo engozini? Ngalokho kathandanga ukuwanatha. Lezizinto azenza lamaqhawe amathathuw.

18 Njalo uAbishayi, umfowabo kaJowabi indodana kaZeruya, wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Yena wasegiyela abangamakhulu amathathu ngomkhonto wakhe, ababuleweyo, wasesiba lebizo phakathi kwabathathu. 19 Kahlonitshwanga kakhulu yini kulabathathu? Ngakho waba yinduna yabo; kodwa kafikanga kwabathathu abokuqalax. 20 UBhenaya-ke, indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yeqhawey, omkhulu ngezenzo, weKabhiseyeliz. Yena watshaya ababili abanjengezilwane bakoMowabia; futhi wehla watshaya isilwane phakathi komgodi mhla weliqhwa elikhithikileyo. 21 Yena wasetshaya indoda engumGibhithe, umuntu obukekayo; njalo umGibhithe wayelomkhonto esandleni sakhe; kodwa wehlela kuye elenduku, wawuhluthuna umkhonto esandleni somGibhithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe. 22 Lezizinto wazenza uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, waba lebizo phakathi kwamaqhawe amathathu. 23 Wayehlonipheka kulabangamatshumi amathathu, kodwa kafikanga kwabathathub. UDavida wasembeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe.

24 UAsaheli umfowabo kaJowabi wayephakathi kwabangamatshumi amathathuc, uElihanani indodana kaDodo weBhethelehema, 25 uShama umHarodi, uElika umHarodid, 26 uHelezi umPalitie, uIra indodana kaIkheshi umThekhowaf, 27 uAbiyezeri umAnethothig, uMebunayi umHushah, 28 uZalimoni umAhohii, uMaharayi umNetofaj, 29 uHelebi indodana kaBahana umNetofak, uIthayi indodana kaRibayi weGibeya wabantwana bakoBhenjaminil, 30 uBhenaya umPirathonim, uHidayi wezifuleni zeGahashin, 31 uAbi-Aliboni umArabao, uAzimavethi umBahurimip, 32 uEliyabha umShahaliboniq, wamadodana kaJasheni, uJonathani, 33 uShama umHarari, uAhiyamu indodana kaSharari umHararir, 34 uElifeleti indodana kaAhasibayi indodana yomMahakas, uEliyamu indodana kaAhithofeli umGilot, 35 uHezirayi umKharmeliu, uPaharayi umArabi, 36 uIgali indodana kaNathani weZobav, uBani umGadi, 37 uZeleki umAmoniw, uNaharayi umBherothix, umthwali wezikhali zikaJowabi indodana kaZeruya, 38 uIray umIthiriz, uGarebi umIthiri, 39 uUriya umHethia; bebonke babengamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa.