Eyokuqala EyemiLando 12:1-40
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Ababesekela ubukhosi bukaDavida (1-40)
12 La ngamadoda aya kuDavida eZikhilagi+ ngesikhathi engenelisi ukuhamba ekhululekile ngenxa kaSawuli+ indodana kaKhishi. Ayephakathi kwamaqhawe alamandla ayemsekela empini.+
2 Ayethwala imitshoko futhi esenelisa ukutshoka imitshoko lokuphosa amatshe ngesavutha+ esebenzisa isandla sokudla loba esenxele.+ Ayengabafowabo bakaSawuli njalo ayengawesizwana sakoBhenjamini.+
3 Umkhokheli wawo kwakungu-Ahiyezeri elandelwa nguJowashi futhi bobabili babengamadodana kaShemaha waseGibheya.+ KwakuloJeziyeli loPhelethi amadodana ka-Azimavethi,+ loBherakha, loJehu wase-Anathothi,
4 lo-Ishmaya waseGibhiyoni,+ iqhawe elilamandla elalingomunye wabakhokheli abangu-30+ futhi likhokhela abangu-30. Abanye kwakunguJeremiya, loJahaziyeli, loJohanani, loJozabhadi umGedera,
5 lo-Eluzayi, loJerimothi, loBheyaliya, loShemariya, loShefathiya umHarifi,
6 lo-Elikhana, lo-Ishiya, lo-Azareli, loJowezeri, loJashobheyamu, abosendo lukaKhora.+
7 Abanye kwakunguJowela loZebhadiya, amadodana kaJerohamu weGedori.
8 Abanye abakoGadi bahlamuka balandela uDavida, baya kuye ngesikhathi esenqabeni enkangala.+ Babengamaqhawe alamandla ayefundiswe ukulwa impi njalo babehlome ngemikhonto langamahawu amakhulu. Ubuso babo babunjengobuso bezilwane futhi babelejubane njengempala ezintabeni.
9 U-Ezeri nguye owayengumkhokheli, owesibili kungu-Obhadiya, owesithathu kungu-Eliyabi,
10 owesine kunguMishimana, owesihlanu kunguJeremiya,
11 owesithupha kungu-Athayi, owesikhombisa kungu-Eliyeli,
12 owesi-8 kunguJohanani, owesi-9 kungu-Elizabhadi,
13 owesi-10 kunguJeremiya, owesi-11 kunguMakhibhanayi.
14 Laba babengabesizwana sakoGadi,+ bengabakhokheli bebutho. Omncane wabo wayengamelana labangu-100 eyedwa, kuthi omkhulu wabo amelane labangu-1 000.+
15 Amadoda la yiwo achapha uJodani ngenyanga yokuqala, umfula ugcwele uchitha. Axotsha bonke ababehlala ezigodini ngokuya empumalanga lentshonalanga.
16 Amanye amadoda akoBhenjamini lawakoJuda lawo abuya kuDavida enqabeni.+
17 UDavida waphuma waya kuwo wathi: “Nxa lize ngokuthula lizonginceda, sizamanyana sibe munye. Kodwa nxa lifuna ukungithengisa ezitheni zami mina ngingenzanga lutho olubi, uNkulunkulu wabokhokho bethu kakubone lokho futhi ahlulele.”+
18 Umoya wasusehlela ku-Amasayi+ umkhokheli wabangu-30 wathi:
“Singabakho Davida njalo siyakusekela wena ndodana kaJese.+
Ukuthula, kwangathi ungaba lokuthula wena lalabo abakuncedisayo,Ngoba uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusiza.”+
Ngakho uDavida wabamukela wasebabeka ukuthi babe ngabakhokheli bamabutho.
19 Abanye abakoManase bahlamukela kuDavida ngesikhathi elamaFilisti ayezokulwa loSawuli. Kodwa kazange ancedisane lamaFilisti ngoba amakhosi amaFilisti+ axoxisana asesithi: “Uzasihlamukela aye enkosini yakhe uSawuli kube yikufa kwethu.” Yikho amtshela ukuthi abuyele.+
20 AbakoManase abahlamukela kuDavida ngesikhathi eseZikhilagi+ yilaba: Kwakungu-Adinahi, loJozabhadi, loJediyeli, loMikhayeli, loJozabhadi, lo-Elihu, loZilethayi, abakhokheli bezinkulungwane zakoManase.+
21 Bancedisa uDavida ngesikhathi esilwa lamabutho ayehlasela ngoba bonke babengamadoda alamandla futhi alesibindi.+ Baba zinduna zamabutho.
22 Nsuku zonke kwakufika abantu kuDavida+ bezomncedisa, inkamba yakhe yaze yabankulu angathi yinkamba kaNkulunkulu.+
23 Nanti inani labakhokheli bamabutho ayehlomele impi abafika kuDavida eHebroni+ bezomnika ubukhosi bukaSawuli, njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo:+
24 Amadoda akoJuda ayelungele ukulwa futhi ehlome ngemikhonto langamahawu amakhulu ayengu-6 800.
25 Amadoda akoSimiyoni ayesebuthweni ayengu-7 100. Ayelamandla futhi elesibindi.
26 Amadoda akoLevi ayengu-4 600.
27 UJehoyada+ nguye owayengumkhokheli wamadodana ka-Aroni,+ wayelabangu-3 700.
28 Omunye wabo kwakunguZadokhi+ ijaha elalilamandla futhi lilesibindi kanye lezinduna ezingu-22 ezazivela kwabendlu yaboyise.
29 AbakoBhenjamini, abafowabo bakaSawuli,+ babengu-3 000 njalo inengi labo lalikade lisekela abendlu kaSawuli futhi lithembekile kubo.
30 Abako-Efrayimi babengu-20 800. Babengamadoda alamandla futhi alesibindi ayedumile ezindlini zaboyise.
31 Engxenyeni yesizwana sakoManase kwakulamadoda angu-18 000 ayekhethwe ukuthi azobeka uDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi.
32 Esizwaneni sako-Isakhari kwakulezinduna ezingu-200 ezaziqedisisa izikhathi njalo zisazi okwakumele kwenziwe ngabako-Israyeli, yizo ezazikhokhela bonke abafowabo.
33 KwabakoZebhuloni kwakulabangu-50 000 ababengangena ebuthweni, ababehlomile futhi belungele impi. Bonke babesekela uDavida ngenhliziyo yonke.
34 KwabakoNafithali kwakulezinduna ezingu-1 000 futhi zazilamabutho angu-37 000 ayehlome ngemikhonto langamahawu amakhulu.
35 KwabakoDani kwakulamadoda angu-28 600 ayelungele ukulwa impi.
36 Kwabako-Asheri kwakulabangu-40 000 ababesenelisa ukuba sebuthweni njalo babelungele impi.
37 Phetsheya kukaJodani+ kwabakoRubheni labakoGadi lasengxenyeni yesizwana sakoManase, kwakulamabutho angu-120 000 ayehlome ngayo yonke imihlobo yezikhali zempi.
38 Wonke la kwakungamadoda empi ayekulungele ukulwa. Abuya enhliziyonye eHebroni ezobeka uDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kwabo bonke abako-Israyeli. Bonke abantu bako-Israyeli babemanyene befuna ukubeka uDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi.+
39 Bahlala loDavida okwamalanga amathathu, besidla futhi benatha lokho ababekulungiselwe ngabafowabo.
40 Lalabo ababeseduze kwabo, kugoqela lababekhatshana khonale ko-Isakhari lakoZebhuloni lakoNafithali baletha ukudla bekuthwele ngabobabhemi, langamakamela, lezimbongolo* kanye lenkomo. Baletha ifulawa lamakhekhe enziwe ngamagilebisi awonyisiweyo langamakhiwane. Baletha lewayini, lamafutha, lenkomo, lezimvu ezinengi kakhulu, ngoba abantu babethokoza ko-Israyeli.
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