2 Samuweli 10 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 Samuweli 10 Izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zabuyisela izinceku zikaDavide ngokuthuka

¹ Emva kwalokho wafa ukumkani woonyana baka-Amoni, uHanuni unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

² UDavida wasesithi: Ngizamenzela umusa uHanuni indodana kaNahashi, njengoba uyise wangenzela umusa. UDavide wathumela ngesandla sezinceku zakhe ukumduduza ngoyise. Izinceku zikaDavide zafika ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni.

³ Izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zathi kuHanuni inkosi yazo: “Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi uDavide uyamdumisa uyihlo lokhu ethumele abaduduzi kuwe na? UDavide akazithumanga yini kuwe izinceku zakhe ukuba ziwuhlole umuzi, ziwuhlole, ziwuchithe na?

⁴ Ngakho uHanuni wabamba izinceku zikaDavide, waphucula ingxenye yesilevu sazo, wasika izingubo zazo phakathi kwaze kwafika ezinqeni zazo, wazimukisa.

⁵ Lapho bemtshela uDavide, wathumela ukuwahlangabeza, ngokuba amadoda ayenamahloni kakhulu; inkosi yathi: Hlalani eJeriko, zize zihlume izindevu zenu, bese nibuya.

⁶ Babona oonyana baka-Amoni ukuthi bazinukisile phambi kukaDavide, oonyana baka-Amoni bathumela baqasha ama-Aram aseBetirehobhi nama-Aram aseTsobha, amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili angumqikela;

⁷ UDavide esezwile lokho wamthuma uJowabe nayo yonke impi yamaqhawe.

⁸ Abantwana bakwa-Amoni baphuma, bahlela impi ekungeneni kwesango; ama-Aramu aseSoba, naseRehobe, naseJistobi, naseMahaga ayeyedwa endle.

⁹ Lapho uJowabe ebona ukuthi impi yayiphambi kwakhe ngaphambili nangasemuva, wakhetha kubo bonke abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, wabahlela ngokumelene nama-Aramu.

¹⁰ Abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abishayi umfowabo, ukuze abamise ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

¹¹ Wathi: “Uma ama-Aramu engihlula, uyakungisiza; kepha uma abantwana bakwa-Amoni benamandla kunawe, ngiyakuza, ngikusize;

¹² Qinani, masibe nesibindi ngenxa yabantu bakithi nangenxa yemizi kaNkulunkulu wethu, uJehova enze lokho akubona kufanele.

¹³ UJowabe namadoda ayenaye basondela ukulwa nama-Aramu, abaleka phambi kwakhe.

¹⁴ Lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi ama-Aramu ayabaleka, babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi, bangena emzini. UJowabe wabuya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, wafika eJerusalema.

¹⁵ Ama-Aramu abona ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kuka-Israyeli, abuthana ndawonye.

¹⁶ UHadadezeri wathumela wakhipha ama-Aramu ayengaphesheya koMfula, afika eHelamu; uShobagi, induna yempi kaHadadezeri, waphuma phambi kwabo.

¹⁷ Lapho uDavide etshelwa, wabutha wonke u-Israyeli wawela iJordani wafika eHelamu. Ama-Aramu azihlela ukuhlangabezana noDavide, alwa naye.

¹⁸ Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka-Israyeli; uDavide wabulala kuma-Aramu izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, wabulala noSobagi induna yempi, wafela khona.

¹⁹ Lapho wonke amakhosi, izinceku zikaHadadezeri, ebona ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kuka-Israyeli, enza ukuthula no-Israyeli, abakhonza. Ngakho ama-Aramu esaba ukusiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni futhi.