“Nina madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawule owanigqokisa ngokubomvu, wahlobisa izembatho zenu ngemihlobiso yegolide.
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“Nina madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawule owanigqokisa ngokubomvu, wahlobisa izembatho zenu ngemihlobiso yegolide.
Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amathathu kaZeruya, uJowabe, u-Abhishayi no-Asaheli. U-Asaheli wayewunyazi egijimisa okwensephe endle.
UBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wayeyindoda eyiqhawe elinamandla, elenza imisebenzi emikhulu. WayengowaseKhabizeyeli; wabulala amaqhawe amabili akwaMowabi, waphinde wehla, wabulala ingonyama emgodini ngosuku likhithikile.
KwabakwaGadi, abanye bazehlukanisa baya kuDavide enqabeni ehlane, amaqhawe anamandla, amabutho azilungiselele ukulwa, abakwazi ukuphatha isihlangu nomkhonto, ababuso babo bufana nobuso bezingonyama, abanejubane njengezinsephe ezintabeni:
Okuphuma emlonyeni wakhe kumnandi, konke ayikho kuyanxaneleka. Yilowo othandiweyo wami, yilowo-ke ongumngani wami, madodakazi aseJerusalema.
Bhekani, uyakhuphuka njengamafu, izinqola zakhe zinjengesivunguvungu, amahhashi akhe anejubane kunezinkozi. Maye, kithi, ngokuba sichithiwe!
Abasixoshayo babenejubane ukwedlula izinkozi zezulu; besixosha naphezu kwezintaba, besilalele unyendle ehlane.
“USimakade uyothumela kuwe isizwe esivela kude ekugcineni komhlaba, esihlwitha njengokhozi. Kuyoba yisizwe ongayukuluqonda ulimi lwaso,
Amadoda omuzi athi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa, lingakashoni ilanga: “Yini emnandi kunoju na? Yini enamandla kunebhubesi na?” Wayesethi kuwo: “Ukuba anilimanga ngesithole sami, ngabe aniyitholanga incazelo yemfumbe yami.”
Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma noSawule, inhliziyo kaJonathani yanamathela enhliziyweni kaDavide. UJonathani wamthanda njengoba ezithanda yena.
Wathi kuye: “Qha, ngeke kwenzeke lokho; awuyukufa. Ubaba akukho akwenza engangitshelanga khona, noma ngabe kukhulu noma ngabe kuncane; pho kungani ukuba ubaba angifihlele lokho na? Akusoze kwenzeka.”