Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli 17:1-29
17 U-Ahithofeli wasesithi ku-Abhisalomu: “Ngicela ukukhetha amadoda angu-12 000 ngilandele uDavida lamuhla ebusuku.
2 Ngizatheleka kuye ngimhlasele ediniwe njalo engelamandla.+ Uzakwethuka futhi bonke abantu abalaye bazabaleka. Ngizabulala inkosi yodwa,+
3 besengibuyisela bonke abantu kuwe. Okuzakwenzakala emuntwini omdingayo yikho okuzakwenza bonke abantu baphenduke. Lapho-ke bonke abantu bazahlala ngokuthula.”
4 Icebo lika-Ahithofeli lazwakala lilihle ku-Abhisalomu lakubo bonke abadala bako-Israyeli.
5 Kodwa u-Abhisalomu wathi: “Ngicela libize uHushayi+ um-Arikhi sizwe ukuthi yena uthini.”
6 Ngakho uHushayi waya ku-Abhisalomu. U-Abhisalomu wamtshela icebo lika-Ahithofeli wasesithi: “Sililandele yini icebo lakhe? Nxa ulibona lingaqondanga sitshele ukuthi senzeni.”
7 UHushayi wasesithi ku-Abhisalomu: “Icebo lika-Ahithofeli ngeke lisebenze khathesi!”+
8 UHushayi waqhubeka wathi: “Ukwazi kuhle ukuthi uyihlo lamadoda alawo bangamaqhawe+ futhi bathukuthele njengebhere elilahlekelwe yimidlwane yalo egangeni.+ Phezu kwalokho uyihlo uyazi kuhle impi+ njalo kasoze alale lapho okuzalala khona abantu.
9 Sikhuluma nje ucatshile ezimbalwini* kumbe kwenye indawo.+ Nxa yena angahlasela kuqala, abazakuzwa lokho bazathi, ‘Abantu abalandela u-Abhisalomu sebenqotshiwe!’
10 Nxa kungaba njalo lendoda elesibindi sesilwane+ izakwethuka iqhaqhazele ngoba bonke abako-Israyeli bayakwazi ukuthi uyihlo liqhawe+ lokuthi amadoda alawo alesibindi.
11 Yikho nanti icebo lami: Bonke abako-Israyeli kusukela koDani kuze kuyefika eBheri-shebha+ kababuye bazobuthana kuwe, babe banengi angathi yitshebetshebe esekhunjini lolwandle,+ wena ubusubakhokhela baye empini.
12 Sizamzingela loba ngaphi angatholakala khona, sitheleke phezu kwakhe angathi ngamazolo awela emhlabathini. Sizabaqeda bonke futhi akula loyedwa emadodeni alawo ozaphunyuka, laye ngeke asile.
13 Nxa angabaleka ayengena kuloba yiliphi idolobho, bonke abako-Israyeli bazahlasela idolobho lelo badilize imiduli yalo bayihudulele esigodini, balitshabalalise kungasali lelitshe elilodwa.”
14 U-Abhisalomu lawo wonke amadoda ako-Israyeli bathi: “Icebo likaHushayi um-Arikhi lingcono+ kakhulu kulecebo lika-Ahithofeli.” Phela uJehova wayezimisele ukufadalalisa icebo lika-Ahithofeli+ lanxa lalilihle. UJehova wayesenzela ukuthi atshabalalise u-Abhisalomu.+
15 Ngemva kwalokho uHushayi watshela umphristi uZadokhi lomphristi u-Abhiyatha+ ukuthi u-Ahithofeli wayemcebise wathini u-Abhisalomu labadala bako-Israyeli kanye lalokho yena ayekutshilo.
16 UHushayi waqhubeka wathi: “Phangisani liye kuDavida liyemxwayisa lithi, ‘Lamuhla ungalali emazibukweni* aseJodani eduze lenkangala. Chaphani masinyane ngoba inkosi labo bonke abantu abalayo bangabulawa.’”+
17 Ngalesosikhathi uJonathani+ lo-Ahimazi+ babehlala e-Eni-rogeli.+ Abazange bake bangene edolobheni ngoba babengafuni ukubonakala. Ngakho enye incekukazi yasuka yayabatshela, bona basebesiyatshela iNkosi uDavida.
18 Kodwa elinye ijaha lababona laselisiyatshela u-Abhisalomu. Ngakho uJonathani lo-Ahimazi bahle basuka baya eBhahurimi+ endlini yenye indoda eyayilomgodi emzini wayo. Bangena emgodini,
19 inkosikazi yendoda leyo yasisendlala ilembu phezu komgodi yathela amabele acholiweyo phezulu. Akulamuntu owayekwazi okwakusenzakala.
20 Izinceku zika-Abhisalomu zafika kowesifazana lo emzini wakhe zathi: “Ungaphi u-Ahimazi loJonathani?” Owesifazana waphendula wathi: “Badlule lapha baqonda emfuleni.”+ Izinceku lezo zabadinga kodwa azizange zibathole, yikho zabuyela eJerusalema.
21 Zathi sezihambile, u-Ahimazi loJonathani baphuma emgodini bayabikela iNkosi uDavida ababekutsheliwe. Bathi kuyo: “Sukani lichaphe umfula ngoba nanti icebo u-Ahithofeli abaphe lona ukuze balihlasele.”+
22 Ngakho uDavida labantu ababelaye bahle basuka bachapha uJodani. Ilanga lathi liphuma bonke basebechaphile uJodani, akulamuntu owayesele.
23 U-Ahithofeli wathi ebona ukuthi abalamukelanga icebo lakhe, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe wagada waya emzini wakhe edolobheni lakibo.+ Wafika wabiza imuli yakhe+ wayitshela lokho ayefuna basale bekwenza, wasesiyazibophela.+ Wafa wangcwatshwa emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe.
24 UDavida waya eMahanayimi,+ u-Abhisalomu yena wachapha uJodani lawo wonke amadoda ako-Israyeli.
25 U-Abhisalomu wabeka u-Amasa+ ukuthi abe ngumkhokheli webutho esikhundleni sikaJowabi.+ U-Amasa wayezalwa yindoda okwakuthiwa ngu-Ithira eyayingum-Israyeli. Indoda le yamzala lo-Abhigeli+ indodakazi kaNahashi, owayengudadewabo kaZeruya, unina kaJowabi.
26 U-Abhisalomu labako-Israyeli bamisa inkamba yabo esabelweni seGiliyadi.+
27 UDavida wathi efika nje eMahanayimi, uShobhi indodana kaNahashi waseRabha+ yama-Amoni, loMakhiri+ indodana ka-Amiyeli waseLo-debhari kanye loBhazilayi+ umGiliyadi waseRogelimi
28 beza bemphathele amacansi, lemiganu, lembiza zomdaka, lengqoloyi, lebhali, lefulawa, lamabele akhanzingiweyo, lendumba, lamalentili,* lamabele awonyisiweyo,
29 loluju, lolaza, letshizi kanye lezimvu. Babuya lezinto zonke lezi kuDavida labantu ayelabo ukuthi bazokudla.+ Babesithi: “Abantu sebelambile, sebediniwe futhi sebomile enkangala.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “emigodini.”
^ Izibuko yindawo lapho okuchatshwa khona umfula.
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