2 Samuweli 21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 Samuweli 21 UDavide ucela iseluleko kwabaseGibheyoni

¹ Kwase kuba khona indlala emihleni kaDavide iminyaka emithathu, umnyaka ngomnyaka; uDavide wabuza kuJehova. UJehova wathi: “Kungenxa kaSawule nendlu yakhe yamagazi, ngoba wabulala abaseGibeyoni.”

² Inkosi yasibiza abaseGibeyoni, yathi kubo: (AbaseGibeyoni babengesibo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kodwa bensali yama-Amori; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bafunga kubo; uSawule wazama ukubulala ngokushisekela kwakhe. Kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli noJuda.)

³ Ngakho uDavida wathi kwabaseGibeyoni: Ngizalenzelani? ngiyakwenza ukubuyisana ngani, ukuze nibusise ifa likaJehova na?

⁴ AbaseGibeyoni base bethi kuye: “Asiyikuthatha isiliva negolide kuSawule nasendlini yakhe; ungasibulaleli muntu kwa-Israyeli. Wathi: “Lokho okushoyo, ngizokwenzela khona.”

⁵ Base beyiphendula inkosi, bathi: “Lowo muntu owasidlayo, owaceba ngathi ukuba sibhujiswe, sihlale kunoma yimuphi wemikhawulo yakwa-Israyeli,

⁶ Masinikwe amadoda ayisikhombisa emadodaneni akhe, siwalengise phambi kukaJehova eGibeya likaSawule uJehova alikhethileyo. Inkosi yasisithi: Ngizabanika.

⁷ Kodwa inkosi yamyeka uMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani indodana kaSawule ngenxa yesifungo sikaJehova esasiphakathi kwabo phakathi kukaDavide noJonathani indodana kaSawule.

⁸ Inkosi yathatha amadodana amabili kaRispa, indodakazi ka-Aya, awazalela uSawule, o-Armoni noMefibosheti; namadodana ayisihlanu kaMikhali indodakazi kaSawule owawakhulisela ku-Adriyeli indodana kaBarizilayi waseMehola;

⁹ Wabanikela esandleni sabaseGibeyoni, babaphanyeka entabeni phambi kukaJehova; zawa zonke eziyisikhombisa kanyekanye, zabulawa ngezinsuku zokuvuna, ngezinsuku zokuqala, ekuqaleni kwebhali isivuno.

¹⁰ URispa indodakazi ka-Aya wathatha izingubo zokulila, wamendlalela zona edwaleni, kusukela ekuqaleni kokuvuna kwaze kwawa amanzi avela ezulwini phezu kwazo, akazivumelanga izinyoni zezulu ukuba ziphakame emini ukuba zikhuphuke. Phumula, nezilwane zasendle ebusuku.

¹¹ UDavide watshelwa lokho uRispa indodakazi ka-Aya, isancinza sikaSawule, ayekwenzile.

¹² UDavide wahamba wawathatha amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe kubantu baseJabeshi eGileyadi, ababewebile esigcawini saseBeti Shani, lapho amaFilisti ayebalengise khona, lapho amaFilisti enqoba uSawule eGilibowa.

¹³ Wawenyusa khona amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe; basebebutha amathambo alabo ababelengisiwe.

¹⁴ Amathambo kaSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bembela ezweni lakwaBenjamini eSela ethuneni likaKishi uyise; benza konke inkosi eyabayala ngakho. Kwase kuthi-ke uNkulunkulu wakhulekelwa izwe.

¹⁵ Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaFilisti aphinda futhi alwa no-Israyeli; uDavide wehla, izinceku zakhe zilwa naye namaFilisti; uDavide wadinwa.

¹⁶ U-Ishibhibenobi owayengowamadodana amaRefa, osisindo somkhonto wakhe sasingamashekeli angamakhulu amathathu ethusi, ebhince inkemba entsha, wacabanga ukuthi ubulele uDavide.

¹⁷ Kodwa u-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wamsiza, wamshaya umFilisti, wambulala. Khona-ke abantu bakaDavide bafunga kuye, bathi: “Awusayikuphinda uphume nathi empini, funa ucime ukukhanya kuka-Israyeli.

¹⁸ Emva kwalokho kwaba nenye impi namaFilisti eGobi;

¹⁹ Kwaba khona enye impi namaFilisti eGobi, lapho u-Elihanani indodana kaJahare-oregimi waseBetlehema, umfowabo kaGoliyati, umGiti, omkhonto wakhe wawunjengogongolo lomaluki, wahlula khona.

²⁰ Kwabuye kwaba khona futhi impi eGati, lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude kakhulu, eneminwe eyisithupha esandleni ngasinye nezinzwani eziyisithupha onyaweni ngalunye, ingamashumi amabili nane ngenani; futhi naye wazalelwa umdondoshiya.

²¹ Lapho ephikisana no-Israyeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya umfowabo kaDavide wambulala.

²² Labo bane bazalelwa umdondoshiya eGati, bawa ngesandla sikaDavide nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.