2 USAMYELA 15 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

U-Absalomu ulinga ukuzenza ikosi

¹ Emva kwalokho u-Absalomu wazithathela ikarana, iinjomani namatjhumi amahlanu wamavulandlela.

² Gade anande avuka ekuseni ayokulinda magegana nendlela eya esangweni ledorobho iJerusalema. Bekuthi lokha umuntu eza ekosini nesililo bona sigwetjwe, u-Absalomu ambuze athi: “Ubuya kiwuphi umuzi?” Lokha umuntu loyo naphendula athi: “Incekwakho ibuya kenye yeenkoro zakwa-Israyeli,”

³ u-Absalomu gade athi kuye: “Iye, awa isililo sakho siyazwakala begodu silula, kodwana nginevalo ngombana ikosi angeze yasibeka ndawo.”

⁴ Abuye godu athi: “Mntabantu, thana bekukhethwe mina bona ngibe mgwebi enarhenapha; bekuzakuthi lokha umuntu nanesililo namkha umlandu, ubangeza kimi, mina-ke bengizamenzela ukulunga!”

⁵ Bekuthi lokha umuntu eza kuye ngokumkhothamela, elule isandla sakhe, abambe umuntu loyo amgone.

⁶ U-Absalomu waziphatha ngendlela leyo kiwo woke umIsrayeli ogade eza ekosini bona abawe ubulungiswa. Ngendlela leyo-ke wazuza iinhliziyo zabantu bakwa-Israyeli.

⁷ Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka emine, u-Absalomu wathi ekosini uDavida: “Yewungivumele ngiye eRhebroni ngiyokuzalisa isifungo engasenza kuSomninini.

⁸ Lokha mina incekwakho nangisese seGetjhuri eSiriya, ngenza isifungwesi ngathi, ‘Nange uSomnini uZimu angangibuyisela eJerusalema, ngizamlotjha eRhebroni.’ ”

⁹ UDavida wathi kuye: “Yewukhambe ngokuthula.” Waya-ke eRhebroni.

¹⁰ Khonapho wathumela iinhloli kizo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Lokha nanizwa ukulila kwepalapala, yithini, ‘U-Absalomu sele ayikosi eRhebroni.’ ”

¹¹ Abantu abamakhulu amabili beJerusalema gade baphekelele u-Absalomu. Gade bamenywe njengeenthekeli ezikulu begodu baye lapho bangakatjheji, bangazi litho ngendaba le.

¹² U-Absalomu wamema no-Arhitofeli umGilo, omluleki kaDavida bona eze emgidini womhlatjelo. Ngaleyondlela izungu laka-Absalomu laqina nabalandeli bakhe banda.

¹³ Kwafika isithunywa kuDavida sathi: “Iinhliziyo zabantu bakwa-Israyeli seziku-Absalomu.”

¹⁴ UDavida wathi eenkhulwini zakhe egade zinaye eJerusalema: “Nambani sibalekeni, nakungasinjalo akakho ozakusinda ku-Absalomu. Asirhabeni, angaze asifunyane asibhubhise abe abulale woke umuntu edorobhenapha.”

¹⁵ Yeke iinkhulu zakaDavida zaphendula zathi: “Iinceku zekosi sezilungele ukwenza nanyana yini ikosethu ekukhethako.”

¹⁶ Ikosi yatjhiya isigodlo, yalandelwa yindlwayo yoke; kodwana yasukela imingena elitjhumi bona isale itjheje isigodlo.

¹⁷ Kwathi lokha ikosi nayiphuma ngedorobheni ibutho layo layilandela. Nabafika endlini yokugcina bajama,

¹⁸ kwathi amabuthwayo adlula phambi kwayo nawowoke amaKereti namaPeleti, kanye namaGathi amakhulu amathandathu ebegade ayiphekelele eGathi aqamula phambi kwekosi.

¹⁹ Ikosi yathi ku-Itayi umGathi: “Ukhambelani nathi? Buyela emuva uyokuhlala no-Absalomu ikosi. Wena umqhamuka obaleke enarhenekhabo.

²⁰ Ungumafikizolo. Angikwazi ukuzulazula nawe, ukube nalapha ngiya khona nami angikwazi. Buyela emuva mntabantu, ujike nabekhenu. Ngiyathemba bonyana koke kuzakukhambela kuhle.”

²¹ Kodwana u-Itayi waphendula ikosi wathi: “Mncwi, ngoZimu ngiqinisile ngithi ngifunga ikosami, ‘Nanyana kukuphi lapha ikosami izakubakhona, ekuphileni nekufeni, incekwakho izakuba lapho.’ ”

²² UDavida wathi ku-Itayi: “Awa-ke, yewudlule, uragele phambili.” Yeke u-Itayi umGathi waragela phambili wakhamba nabo boke abantu nemindeni egade inaye.

²³ Boke abantu besigodi balila lokha loke ibutho nalidlulako. Ikosi nayo yaqamula umrhoba weKidroni, nabantu boke ebegade banayo balunga erhalawumbeni.

²⁴ UTsadokhi naye gade alapho, nawo woke amaLevi ebegade anaye athwele umfaji wesivumelwano sakaZimu. Abeka phasi umfaji kaZimu kwandawo, u-Abiyatari wanikela ngemihlabelo kufikela lapha boke abantu ebebakhamba noDavida baphuma khona edorobheni.

²⁵ Nje-ke ikosi uDavida yathi kuTsadokhi: “Buyisela umfaji kaZimu ngedorobheni. Nange ngingafunyana umusa phambi kwakaSomnini, uzangibuyisela emuva bona godu ngibone umfaji nendawawo.

²⁶ Kodwana nayibe uZimu akasathokozi ngami, kulungile; akazibonisele ngami.”

²⁷ Godu ikosi yathi kuTsadokhi umphristi: “Ngifuna ube yihloli. Yeke buyela edorobheni ngokuthula, wena no-Abiyatari namadodanenu u-Arhimahatsi noJonathani.

²⁸ Mina ngizakulinda emazibukweni weJordani bengifunyane umbikwenu.”

²⁹ Nje-ke uTsadokhi no-Abiyatari bathatha umfaji kaZimu bawubuyisela eJerusalema, bahlala lapho.

³⁰ UDavida bekakhamba alila nanyuka intaba ye-Oliva, azigubuzese ihloko, angakafaki namanyathelo. Boke abantu abanaye bagubuzesa iinhloko zabo, nabo bakhuphuka balila.

³¹ UDavida wafumana umlayezo bonyana u-Arhitofeli uhlangana nabakhokhobeli kanye no-Absalomu. Yeke uDavida wathandaza wathi: “Kosami, dlhayeja ubululeki baka-Arhitofeli.”

³² Kwathi bona uDavida afike esiqongolweni lapha abantu bebaphele balotjhe khona uZimu, uRhutjhayi umAriki gade alapho bona amhlangabeze, izambatho zakhe bezitlebhukile nehlokwakhe inethuli.

³³ UDavida wathi kuye: “Nayibe ukhamba nami uzokuba mthwalo kimi.

³⁴ Kodwana nange ungabuyela edorobheni ungangisiza ngokutjharaganisa ubululeki baka-Arhitofeli. Khamba ufese utjele u-Absalomu bonyana ufuna ukuba sisebenzi sakhe. Mtjele bona phambilini gade uyinceku kayise, nje-ke ufuna ukuba yincekwakhe.

³⁵ Abaphristi uTsadokhi no-Abiyatari nabo bazabe baseJerusalema. Batjele nanyana yini oyizwa esigodlweni sekosi.

³⁶ Amadodanabo amabili, u-Arhimahatsi umsa kaTsadokhi noJonathani umsa ka-Abiyatari bazabe balapho nabo. Balume indlebe ngananyana yini oyizwako.”

³⁷ URhutjhayi umngani kaDavida wafikisana no-Absalomu edorobheni.