1 iziKronike 19 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 IziKronike 19 Abakwa-Amoni bathuka izithunywa zikaDavide

¹ Emva kwalokho wafa uNahashe inkosi yoonyana baka-Amoni, indodana yakhe yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

² UDavida wasesithi: Ngizamenzela umusa uHanuni indodana kaNahashi, ngoba uyise wangenzela umusa. UDavide wayesethuma izithunywa ukumduduza ngoyise. Zase zifika izinceku zikaDavide ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni eHanuni ukumduduza.

³ Kepha izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zathi kuHanuni: “Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi uDavide uyamdumisa uyihlo lokhu ethumele abaduduzi kuwe na? Izinceku zakhe azifikanga yini kini ukuhlola izwe, nokuchitha, nokuhlola na?

⁴ Ngakho uHanuni wabamba izinceku zikaDavide, waziphuca, wasika izingubo zazo phakathi kuze kube sezinqeni zazo, wazimukisa.

⁵ Khona-ke abanye abantu bahamba bamtshela uDavide ngokukhonzwa kwamadoda. Wathumela ukuwahlangabeza, ngokuba amadoda ayenamahloni kakhulu. Inkosi yasisithi: Hlalani eJeriko zize zikhule intshebe zenu, beselibuya.

⁶ Lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi bamenze isinengiso uDavide, uHanuni nabantwana bakwa-Amoni bathumela amatalenta ayinkulungwane esiliva ukubaqasha izinqola nabamahhashi eMesophothamiya nase-Aramu-Maga naseSoba.

⁷ Base beqasha izinqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kanye nenkosi yaseMahaga nabantu bayo; owafika wamisa inkamba phambi kweMedeba. Abantwana bakwa-Amoni babuthana emizini yabo, beza empini.

⁸ UDavide esezwile lokho wamthuma uJowabe nayo yonke impi yamaqhawe.

⁹ Abantwana bakwa-Amoni baphuma bahlela impi phambi kwesango lomuzi, amakhosi afika eyedwa endle.

¹⁰ UJowabe esebonile ukuthi impi imelene naye ngaphambili nangasemuva, wakhetha kubo bonke abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, wabahlela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu.

¹¹ Abantu abaseleyo wabanikela esandleni sika-Abishayi umfowabo, bahlela ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

¹² Wathi: “Uma ama-Aramu engihlula, uyakungisiza; kepha uma abantwana bakwa-Amoni benamandla kunawe, mina ngiyakukusiza.

¹³ Qinani, masibe nesibindi ngenxa yabantu bakithi nangenxa yemizi kaNkulunkulu wethu, uJehova enze okuhle emehlweni akhe.

¹⁴ UJowabe namadoda ayenaye base besondela phambi kwama-Aramu emva kokulwa; basebebaleka phambi kwakhe.

¹⁵ Lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi ama-Aramu ayabaleka, babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abhishayi umfowabo, bangena emzini. UJowabe wayesefika eJerusalema.

¹⁶ Ama-Aramu esebonile ukuthi ahlulwe phambi kuka-Israyeli, athuma izithunywa, zawakhipha ama-Aramu ayephesheya koMfula; uSofagi induna yebutho likaHadadezeri waphuma phambi kwabo.

¹⁷ Kwabikwa kuDavide; wabutha wonke u-Israyeli, wawela iJordani, wababulala, walwa nabo. Lapho uDavide elwa nama-Aramu, alwa naye.

¹⁸ Kepha ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka-Israyeli; uDavide wabulala kuma-Aramu amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa abehamba ngezinqola, namashumi amane ayizinkulungwane eziyimigundatshani, wabulala noSofagi induna yempi.

¹⁹ Lapho izinceku zikaHadadezeri zibona ukuthi zinolaka phambi kuka-Israyeli, zenza ukuthula noDavide, zaba yizinceku zakhe; ama-Aramu awabange esabasiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni.