Emvakwaloko Absalomu watihlinzeka ngencola yemphi, nemahhashi kanye nemadvodza langema-50 kutsi ahambe embikwakhe.
1 Samuweli 8:11 - Siswati 1996 Bible watsi: “Naku-ke lokutakwentiwa ngulenkhosi letawubusa etikwenu: Itawutsatsa emadvodzana enu, iwabutse aphume nemphi yayo yetincola nemahhashi, iwakhekhetelise embikwetincola tayo. |
Emvakwaloko Absalomu watihlinzeka ngencola yemphi, nemahhashi kanye nemadvodza langema-50 kutsi ahambe embikwakhe.
Adoniya, unina wakhe labenguHagithi, watibeka embili watsi: “Ngimi lotawuba yinkhosi.” Ngako walungisa tincola nemahhashi, kanye nemadvodza langema-50 ekugijima embikwakhe.
Solomoni wabutsela ndzawonye tincola temphi nemahhashi; abenetincola temphi letatiyi-1 400, nemahhashi labeti-12 000, labewagcine emadolobheni etincola temphi, kanye naseJerusalema, lapho abehlala khona.
Lamajaha labebontsanga yakhe amphendvula atsi: “Khuluma kulabantfu labatsite kuwe: ‘Uyihlo wasetfwesa umtfwalo losindzako, kodvwa wena wente ube lula,’ ubatjele utsi: ‘Cikilicane wami mkhulu kunelukhalo lwababe.
“Uyihlo abesetfwese lijoko lelimatima kakhulu, manje-ke wena sinciphisele lomtfwalo lomatima nalelijoko lelimatima labelibeke etikwetfu, tsine sitakukhonta.”
Ngako Rehobowamu, inkhosi, wenta emahawu elitfusi kutawutsatsa sikhundla salawa egolide, wase uwetfula esandleni setindvuna tabogadzi basekungeneni kwesigodlo.
Emandla aSimakadze ehlela ku-Elija, wakhwicela ingubo yakhe ebhandeni lelaliselukhalo yacina, wagijima washiya Ahabi yonkhe indlela leya eJezreyeli.
Samuweli wachazela sive imitsetfo yebukhosi. Wayibhala phansi encwadzini legocotwako, wayetfula embikwaSimakadze. Samuweli wase uyasicitsa sive; nguloyo naloyo waya ekhaya lakhe.
Kuwo onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwaSawula ema-Israyeli abelwa timphi letesabekako nemaFilisti. Sawula abetsi nakabona indvodza lenemandla nome lenesibindzi, ayitsatse ayifake ebutfweni lakhe.
Sawula wakhuluma kuto watsi: “Lalelani, madvodza akaBhenjamini! Indvodzana yaJese itaninika nonkhe yini emasimi netivini? Itanenta nonkhe yini kutsi nibe tindvuna tetinkhulungwane netindvuna temakhulu?