2Sa 17 | NdeIBE | STEP | U-Ahithofeli wathi ku-Abhsalomi, “Kahle ngikhethe abantu abayizinkulngwane ezilitshumi lambili ngiphume lamhla ebusuku ngilandela uDavida.

2 Samuel 17

1 U-Ahithofeli wathi ku-Abhsalomi, “Kahle ngikhethe abantu abayizinkulngwane ezilitshumi lambili ngiphume lamhla ebusuku ngilandela uDavida. 2 Ngingamhlasela esadiniwe engelamandla. Ngingamtshayisa ngovalo, bonke abantu abalaye bazabaleka. Ngingabulala inkosi kuphela 3 abantu bonke ngibabuyisele kuwe. Ukufa komuntu omdingayo kuzakutsho ukuphenduka kwabo bonke; bonke abantu kabayikwenziwa lutho.” 4 Icebo leli lakhanya lilihle ku-Abhsalomi lakubo bonke abadala bako-Israyeli.

5 Kodwa u-Abhsalomi wathi, “Bizani loHushayi um-Ariki, ukuze sizwe angakutsho,”

6 UHushayi esezile kuye, u-Abhsalomi wathi, “UAhithofeli usesinike iseluleko lesi. Sikwenze yini lokhu akutshoyo? Uma kungenjalo, sinike owakho umcabango.”

7 UHushayi waphendula u-Abhsalomi wathi, “Iseluleko osiphiwe ngu-Ahithofeli kasilunganga ngalesi isikhathi. 8 Uyamazi uyihlo labantu bakhe, bangamaqhawe, njalo bathukuthela okwebhere leganga lithathelwe imidlwane yalo. Langaphandle kwalokho, uyihlo liqhawe eliyaziyo impi, kabuchithi ubusuku elamabutho. 9 Lakhathesi nje, ucatshile ebhalwini loba enye indawo. Nxa yena engahlasela amabutho akho kuqala, loba ngubani ozakuzwa ngakho uzakuthi, ‘Kube lokuqothulwa phakathi kwamabutho alandela u-Abhsalomi.’ 10 Lapho-ke lebutho elilesibindi kulawo wonke, elinhliziyo yalo ifana lenhliziyo yesilwane, lizahedezela ngokwesaba ngoba u-Israyeli wonke uyakwazi ukuthi uyihlo liqhawe kanye lokuthi labo abalaye balesibindi.

11 “Ngakho ngiyakucebisa: Akuthi u-Israyeli wonke, kusukela koDani kusiya eBherisheba – omnengi njengetshebetshebe ekhunjini lolwandle, abuthane kuwe, kuthi wena ngokwakho ubakhokhele empini. 12 Lapho-ke sizamhlasela loba kungaphi lapho angaficwa khona, njalo sizakwehlela phezu kwakhe njengamazolo ewela emhlabathini. Loba yena kumbe loba bani wabantu bakhe kakho ozasala ephila. 13 Angabalekela edolobheni u-Israyeli wonke uzakuza lezintambo edolobheni, silihudulele phansi esigodini kuze kungabe kusatholakala lesihletshana salo.”

14 U-Abhsalomi labantu bonke bako-Israyeli bathi, “Iseluleko sikaHushayi um-Ariki singcono kulesika-Ahithofeli.” Ngoba uJehova wayeqonde ukufubisa iseluleko esilungileyo sika-Ahithofeli ukuze alethele u-Abhsalomi incithakalo.

15 UHushayi watshela uZadoki lo-Abhiyathari, abaphristi, wathi, “U-Ahithofeli usecebise u-Abhsalomi labadala bako-Israyeli ukuba benze ukuthi lokuthi, kodwa mina sengibacebise ukuthi benze okunje lokunje.

16 Khathesike thumelani lizwi ngokuphangisa litshele uDavida ukuthi, ‘Ngalobubusuku ungalali emazibukweni asenkangala; chaphela ngaphetsheya kungekho kuphutha, hlezi inkosi labantu bonke abalayo baminzwe.’ ”

17 UJonathani lo-Ahimazi babehlala e-Eni Rogeli. Intombazana eyinceku yayizahamba iyebatshela, labo bezahamba bayetshela inkosi uDavida, ngoba babengeke bazifake engozini yokubonakala bengena edolobheni. 18 Kodwa ijaha elithile lababona laselitshela u-Abhsalomi. Ngakho bubili babo basuka masinyane baya endlini yomuntu othile eBhahurimi. Wayelomthombo egumeni lakhe, bangena kuwo. 19 Umkakhe wathatha okokwembesa wakwendlala phezu komlomo womthombo wasehaza amabele phezu kwakho. Kakho owayesazi ulutho ngakho.

20 Abantu baka-Abhsalomi sebefike kowesifazana lowo endlini, bambuza bathi, “UAhimazi loJonathani bangaphi?” Owesifazana wabaphendula wathi, “Bachaphele ngaphetsheya kwesifudlana.” Abantu labo badinga kodwa kabatholanga muntu, ngakho babuyela eJerusalema.

21 Abantu labo sebehambile, ababili labo baphuma emthonjeni basebesiyatshela inkosi uDavida. Bathi kuyo, “Suka uchaphe umfula masinyane; u-Ahithofeli usecebise ukuthi lokuthi okubi ngawe.” 22 Ngakho uDavida labantu bonke ababelaye basuka bachapha iJodani. Kwathi kusisa, engasekho owayesele engakachaphi iJodani.

23 Kwathi u-Ahithofeli ebona ukuthi iseluleko sakhe sasingalandelwanga, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe wasuka waya endlini yakhe emzini wakibo. Walungisa indlu yakhe, wasezibophela. Ngakho wafa wangcwatshwa ethuneni likayise.

24 UDavida waya eMahanayimi, kwathi u-Abhsalomi wachapha iJodani labantu bonke bako-Israyeli. 25 U-Abhsalomi wayesebeke u-Amasa ukuba ngumlawuli webutho esikhundleni sikaJowabi. U-Amasa wayeyindodana yomuntu owayethiwa nguJetheri, um-Israyeli owayethethe u-Abhigeli indodakazi kaNahashi udadewabo kaZeruyiya unakaJowabi. 26 Abako-Israyeli lo-Abhsalomi bamisa elizweni laseGileyadi.

27 Kwathi uDavida esefikile eMahanayimi, uShobi indodana kaNahashi waseRabha yama-Amoni, loMakhiri indodana ka-Amiyeli waseDebhari, loBhazilayi umGileyadi waseRogelimi 28 bamlethela okokwendlala lemiganu lezimpahla ezenziwe ngebumba. Bamlethela lamabele kanye lebhali, ifulawa lamabele akhanzingiweyo, indumba lamalentili,

29 uluju lamasi, izimvu, letshizi evela echagweni lwamankomokazi ukuba uDavida labantu bakhe badle. Ngoba bathi, “Abantu sebelambile njalo badiniwe futhi bomile enkangala.”