Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli 5:1-25
5 Ngemva kwesikhathi zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli zabuya kuDavida eHebroni+ zathi kuye: “Thina siyizihlobo zakho.*+
2 Ngesikhathi sibuswa nguSawuli, nguwe owawukhokhela abako-Israyeli nxa besiya empini+ futhi uJehova wathi kuwe: ‘Uzakwelusa abantu bami bako-Israyeli njalo uzakuba ngumkhokheli wabo.’”+
3 Ngakho bonke abadala bako-Israyeli baya enkosini uDavida eHebroni, yasisenza labo isivumelwano+ eHebroni phambi kukaJehova. Ngemva kwalokho bagcoba uDavida waba yinkosi yabako-Israyeli.+
4 UDavida wayeleminyaka engu-30 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa okweminyaka engu-40.+
5 Wabusa abantu bakoJuda eHebroni okweminyaka eyisikhombisa lezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwathi eJerusalema+ wabusa abako-Israyeli labakoJuda okweminyaka engu-33.
6 Inkosi lamabutho ayo baya eJerusalema besiyahlasela amaJebusi+ ayehlala elizweni. AmaJebusi eyisa uDavida athi: “Awusoze ungene lapha! Leziphofu lezigoga zingakwehlula!” Ayecabanga ukuthi uDavida wayengeke enelise ukungena+ edolobheni lawo.
7 Kodwa uDavida wayithumba inqaba yeZiyoni. Khathesi isibizwa ngokuthi lidolobho likaDavida.+
8 Ngalelolanga uDavida wathi: “Labo abayahlasela amaJebusi kumele bangene edolobheni ngomgelo wamanzi, babulale ‘izigoga leziphofu’ ezizondwa nguDavida!” Yikho kuthiwa: “Iziphofu lezigoga azisoze zafa zangena endlini le.”
9 Ngemva kwalokho uDavida waqalisa ukuhlala enqabeni yeZiyoni futhi yabizwa* ngokuthi lidolobho likaDavida. Waqalisa ukwakha kuwo wonke amacele, kusukela eqaqeni*+ kusiya phakathi kwedolobho.+
10 UDavida waqhubeka esiba lamandla+ futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho wayelaye.+
11 UHiramu+ inkosi yeThire wathuma izithunywa kuDavida, wathumela lezigodo zomsedari,+ lababazi, labakwazi ukwakha ngamatshe. Baqalisa-ke ukwakha indlu kaDavida.*+
12 UDavida wayekwazi ukuthi uJehova wayesebumise baqina ubukhosi bakhe ko-Israyeli+ lokuthi umbuso wakhe wayewuphakamisile+ ngenxa yabantu bakhe bako-Israyeli.+
13 UDavida wathi esesukile eHebroni esehlala eJerusalema waba lamanye amakhosikazi labafazi beceleni,+ wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.+
14 Nanka amabizo amadodana awazala esehlala eJerusalema: UShamuwa, loShobhabhi, loNathani,+ loSolomoni,+
15 lo-Ibhari, lo-Elishuwa, loNefegi, loJafiya,
16 lo-Elishama, lo-Eliyada lo-Elifelethi.
17 AmaFilisti athi esizwa ukuthi uDavida usegcotshwe ukuthi abe yinkosi yako-Israyeli,+ aphuma wonke esiyamdinga.+ UDavida wathi ekuzwa lokho waya enqabeni.+
18 AmaFilisti afika agcwala esigodini seRefayimi.+
19 UDavida wasebuza uJehova+ wathi: “Ngihambe yini ngiyekulwa lamaFilisti? Uzawanikela yini esandleni sami?” UJehova wathi kuDavida: “Hamba ngoba amaFilisti ngizawanikela esandleni sakho.”+
20 Ngakho uDavida wasuka waya eBhali-pherazimi wafika wawabulala amaFilisti wasesithi: “UJehova uhambe phambi kwami wazehlula izitha zami,+ kwaba angathi ngamanzi ediliza umduli.” Yikho wabiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiBhali-pherazimi.*+
21 AmaFilisti alahlela izithombe zawo khonapho, uDavida lamabutho akhe bazithatha bahamba lazo.
22 Ngemva kwesikhathi amaFilisti aphinda abuya agcwala esigodini seRefayimi.+
23 UDavida wabuza uJehova, yena wamphendula wathi: “Ungathutshi phambi kwawo kodwa bhoda uye ngemva kwawo, ubusuwahlasela phambi kwezihlahla zamabhakha.
24 Nxa ungezwa izisinde ezingathi ngezamabutho ahambayo zizwakalela phezu kwezihlahla zamabhakha, uhle uwahlasele amaFilisti ngoba uJehova uyabe ehamba phambi kwakho ewabulala.”
25 UDavida wenza khona kanye ayekutshelwe nguJehova futhi wawabulala amaFilisti+ kusukela eGebha+ waze wayafika eGezeri.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “silithambo lakho lenyama yakho.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “wayibiza.”
^ Kumbe, “eMilo.” Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha litsho ukuthi, “gcwalisa.”
^ Kumbe, “isigodlo sikaDavida.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ingcitshi yokudiliza.”
