Ngemnyaka weli-14 weta Khedolawomere nalamanye emakhosi labenawo, balwa behlula emaRefa e-Ashtherothe Khanayimu, nemaZuzi eHhamu, nema-Emi eShave Khiriyathayimu,
2 Samuweli 21:16 - Siswati 1996 Bible Lesinye setichwaga takaRefa lekwakutsiwa ngu-Ishbi Benobi sasiphetse sikhali selitfusi lesasinesisindvo lesingemakhilogremu labengaba matsatfu nencenye, sihlome ngenkemba lensha; sasicabanga kutsi sitambulala Davide. |
Ngemnyaka weli-14 weta Khedolawomere nalamanye emakhosi labenawo, balwa behlula emaRefa e-Ashtherothe Khanayimu, nemaZuzi eHhamu, nema-Emi eShave Khiriyathayimu,
Kulawo malanga, nangasemva kwawo, kwakunetichwaga letatitalwa bantfu emhlabeni. Emadvodzana aNkulunkulu nasangene kuletintfombi tebantfu, tawatalela bantfwana. Labantfwabato bekungemachawe asendvulo labenemandla neludvumo.
Emvakwaloko kwaba nalenye imphi yemaFilisti eGobi. Ngaleso sikhatsi Sibhekayi, waseHusha, wabulala lesinye sichwaga lekwakutsiwa nguSiphayi, lomunye webatukulu baRefa.
Kwaphindza futsi kwaba nalenye imphi eGathi. Lapho-ke bekunalesinye sichwaga lesidze, sasinemino lesitfupha sandla sisinye netintwane letisitfupha lunyawo lulunye, kungema-24 sekukonkhe. Naso bekungumtukulu waRefa.
Labo-ke bobane babeyintalelwane yaRefa waseGathi. Bafa babulawa nguDavide nemadvodza akakhe.
Benyuka badzabula iNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive laseKhenani, baze befika eHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona bo-Ahimani, naSheshayi, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki. IHebroni yayakhiwe iminyaka lesikhombisa ngaphambi kweSowani yaseGibhithe.
Kodvwa bantfu labahlala kulelive banemandla, nemadolobha akhona atinqaba kantsi futsi makhulu kakhulu. Sabona ngisho netitukulwane ta-Anaki khona lapho.
Siyaphi nje? Labanaketfu sebasesabisile, batsi: “Bantfu bakhona bacinile, kantsi futsi badze kunatsi; emadolobha abo makhulu, futsi atinqaba, netibondza tawo tiphakeme taze tatsintsa sibhakabhaka. Sabona ngisho nemadvodzana a-Anaki khona lapho.” ’
Ema-Emi abehlala lapho. Lesi bekusive lesasinemandla, kantsi sasisinyenti; sasisidze njengema-Anaki.
Naso sasatiwa kutsi singemaRefa njengawo ema-Anaki; kodvwa emaMowabi abesibita ngekutsi ngema-Emi.
Bekusive lesasinemandla, kantsi futsi sasisinyenti, futsi sisidze njengema-Anaki, kodvwa Simakadze wawabhubhisa. Kwefika ema-Amoni acosha lamaRefa, kwase kwakha wona kulelo live.
Kwase kusele Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, kuphela kuleyo nsali yesive semaRefa. Umbhedze wakhe wawentiwe ngensimbi, budze ungemamitha labengaba mane, bubanti ungemamitha labengaba mabili. Ungatfolakala eRabha, edolobheni lema-Amoni.
Labantfu banemandla, kantsi futsi badze, bangema-Anaki. Niyabati labo bantfu futsi nise neva ngabo kutsiwa: ‘Ngubani longamelana nema-Anaki?’
Kute ema-Anaki lasala akhona eveni laka-Israyeli; insali yawo yabaseGaza, naseGathi, nase-Ashdodi.
Kusukela eHebroni Khalebi wesuka wacosha lama-Anaki lamatsatfu: boSheshayi, na-Ahimani, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki.
Lutsi lwalesikhali lwalungangelipulango lembongolo yemeluki; emadlebe aso ensimbi abenesisindvo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba sikhombisa. Ludzibi lwekwetfwala lihawu lakhe lwaluhamba embikwakhe.