2 USAMYELA 6 - IsiNdebele 2012 TranslationUDavida uletha umfaji wesivumelwano eJerusalema 1 UDavida wabuya godu wahlanganisa boke abakhethiweko kwa-Israyeli, baba ziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu sebaboke. 2 UDavida wasuka nabo boke abantwabo bakhamba bayokuthatha umfaji kaZimu eBhala kwaJuda. Umfaji lowo ungodumileko. Ubukhona bakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke buhlala emfajinapho hlangana namakerubhi. 3 Bakhweza umfaji kaZimu phezu kwekoloyana etja, bawukhupha endlini ka-Abinadaba ebigade iphezu kwentatjana. U-Uza no-Arhiyo abantwanabomntwana ka-Abinadaba batjhayela ikoloyana etja leyo 4 ithwele umfaji kaZimu. U-Arhiyo wakhamba pambi kwayo hlanu kweenkomo.Bawuthatha njalo-ke umfaji kaSomnini endlini ka-Abinadaba. 5 UDavida nendlu yoke yakwa-Israyeli bebathabile phambi kwakaSomnini, bancinza imihlobohlobo yamaharibha eyenziwe ngesigodo somsayipurusi, balilisa abosotjherere, amafahlawana neewahlo. 6 Kuthe nabafika eselelweni seNakhoni, u-Uza welula isandla wabamba umfaji kaZimu ngombana ikoloyana yakhahlumezeka lokha iinkomo nazifika edwalenapho. 7 Ubukhali bakaSomnini bavuthela u-Uza ngebanga lesenzo sakhe sokungahloniphi; ngebangelo uSomnini wamumadlha phasi wafela khonapho eqadi komfaji kaZimu. 8 UDavida wakhathazeka ngebanga lokobana uSomnini aphahlaze u-Uza. Yeke wathiya indawo leyo bona yiPeretsi-Uza. Ibizwelo lisajamile nanamhlanjesi. 9 Mhlokho uDavida wesaba uSomnini bewadlumbana wathi: “Alo, ngingawusa njani umfaji kaSomnini kwami?” 10 Ngalokho gade angakazimiseli bona athathe umfaji kaSomnini ubenaye eMzini kaDavida. Kunalokho, wawuphambukisa wawusa endlini ka-Obede-Edomu umGathi. 11 Umfaji kaSomnini wahlala iinyanga ezintathu endlini ka-Obede-Edomu umGathi. USomnini wambusisa nendlwakhe yoke. 12 Ikosi uDavida yabikelwa bonyana uSomnini ubusise indlu ka-Obede-Edomu nakho koke anakho ngebanga lomfaji kaZimu. Yeke uDavida wehla wakhuphula umfaji kaZimu endlini ka-Obede-Edomu wawuletha eMzini kaDavida ngethabo. 13 Kwathi lokha abathwele umfaji kaSomnini sebathethe amagadango asithandathu, wanikela ngekunzi nangekonyana elinonisiweko. 14 UDavida gade embethe iphuraphura yomphristi kwaphela. Wahlaba iinsondo phambi kwakaSomnini ngokuzimisela okukhulu. 15 Ngaleyondlela uDavida nendlu yoke yakwa-Israyeli bakhuphula umfaji kaSomnini ngetjhada lokuvuma nangokuliliswa kwepalapala. 16 Kuthe lokha umfaji kaSomnini nawungena eMzini kaDavida, uMikali indodakazi kaSawula wabukela ahlole ngefesidere. Uthe nabona ikosi uDavida athamba, agida phambi kwakaSomnini, wamnyaza. 17 Baletha umfaji kaSomnini ngetendeni uDavida agade alihlomele wona, bawubeka endaweni ekhethekileko. UDavida wanikela ngomhlabelo wokutjhiswa nangomhlabelo wetjhebiswano phambi kwakaSomnini. 18 Emva kobana aqedile ngemihlabelo leyo, wabusisa abantu ebizweni lakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke. 19 Omunye nomunye esiqubuthwini sakwa-Israyeli, amadoda nabafazi, waphiwa isikwa esindulungu, amakwapa wesundu namakwapa wamadiribe. Abantu baphadlhalala-ke, babuyela emakhaya. 20 Kuthe lokha uDavida nabuyela ekhaya bona abusise indlwakhe, uMikali indodakazi kaSawula waphuma bona amhlangabeze, wamtshima wathi kuye: “Ikosi yama-Israyeli yazibonakalisa-ke namhlanjesi! Yazineka bhunubhunu phambi kwamakhobokakazi weenceku zayo kanjengombana bekuzokwenza omunye nomunye umuntu ongazisiko.” 21 UDavida wathi kuMikali: “Bengigida phambi kwakaSomnini owakhetha mina kunokobana akhethe uyihlo nanyana omunye wendlu yakhe. Ngigide ngombana uSomnini ajamisa mina bona ngibe mbusi wesizwe sakhe, u-Israyeli. 22 Ngisazozehlisa khulu kunalokhu, bengizilulaze: Ngizozehlisa ngamakhobokakazi okhulume ngawo la, ngihlonipheke kiwo.” 23 UMikali indodakazi kaSawula akhange abe nomntwana bekwaba sekufeni kwakhe. |
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