Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli 4:1-12
4 Indodana kaSawuli u-Ishi-bhoshethi+ yathi isizwa ukuthi u-Abhineri usefile eHebroni,+ yaphela amandla njalo bonke abako-Israyeli bakhathazeka kakhulu.
2 Kwakulamadoda amabili ayekhokhela amaqembu amabutho endodana kaSawuli. Enye kwakuthiwa nguBhahana, enye kuthiwa nguRekhabi. Ayengamadodana kaRimoni waseBheherothi owesizwana sakoBhenjamini. (IBheherothi+ layo yayibalelwa koBhenjamini.
3 Abantu baseBheherothi babaleka bayahlala eGithayimi+ futhi balokhu behlala khona kuze kube lamuhla bengabantu bezizweni.)
4 Indodana kaSawuli uJonathani+ yayilendodana okuthiwa nguMefibhoshethi+ eyayigogekile.+ Ngesikhathi kufika umbiko wokufa kukaSawuli loJonathani uvela eJeziriyeli,+ uMefibhoshethi wayeleminyaka emihlanu. Umama owayemnakekela wamthatha wabaleka ephaphatheka, wamwisa wahle waba yisigoga.
5 Amadodana kaRimoni waseBheherothi, uRekhabi loBhahana, baya endlini ka-Ishi-bhoshethi emini ilanga litshisa, ngesikhathi ezilalele ephumula.
6 URekhabi lomfowabo uBhahana+ bangena endlini angathi bafuna ukuthatha ingqoloyi, bafika bamgwaza esiswini basuka babaleka.
7 Babengene endlini yena elele embhedeni endlini yakhe yokulala. Bamgwaza bambulala, basebemquma ikhanda balithatha, basuka bahamba ubusuku bonke ngendlela eya e-Arabha.
8 Ikhanda lika-Ishi-bhoshethi+ balisa kuDavida eHebroni, bathi enkosini: “Nanti ikhanda lika-Ishi-bhoshethi indodana kaSawuli isitha sakho+ esasifuna ukukubulala.+ Lamuhla uJehova uphindiselele inkosi yethu kuSawuli lakubantwabakhe.”
9 Kodwa uDavida waphendula uRekhabi lomfowabo uBhahana, amadodana kaRimoni waseBheherothi wathi: “Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo owangikhipha kubo bonke ubunzima,+
10 omunye wathi efika ezongitshela ukuthi uSawuli ufile,+ ecabanga ukuthi ungibikela indaba ezinhle, ngambamba ngambulala+ eZikhilagi. Lo yiwo umvuzo engamnika wona!
11 Pho kuthiwani nxa abantu ababi bebulele umuntu olungileyo elele embhedeni endlini yakhe? Kambe ngingayekela ukulijezisa lina lilecala lokubulala+ umuntu? Ngizalibulala sibili.”
12 UDavida watshela amajaha ayelaye ukuthi abulale amadoda la.+ Awaquma izandla lenyawo awalengisa+ eceleni kwechibi eHebroni, asethatha ikhanda lika-Ishi-bhoshethi ayalingcwaba engcwabeni lika-Abhineri eHebroni.
