1Ch 19 | NdeIBE | STEP | Kwathi emva kwesikhathi, uNahashi inkosi yama-Amoni wafa, ngakho indodana yakhe yathatha isikhundla yaba yinkosi.

1 Chronicles 19

Ukunqotshwa Kwama-Amoni Lama-Aramu

1 Kwathi emva kwesikhathi, uNahashi inkosi yama-Amoni wafa, ngakho indodana yakhe yathatha isikhundla yaba yinkosi. 2 UDavida wasesithi, “Ngizakuba lomusa kuHanuni indodana kaNahashi ngoba uyise wayelomusa kimi.” Ngakho uDavida wathumela izithunywa ukuyakhalela uHanuni ngemfa kayise. Izithunywa zikaDavida zithe zifika kuHanuni ukuthi zimkhalele elizweni lama-Amoni,

3 izikhulu zama-Amoni zathi kuHanuni, “Wena nkosi unakana ukuthi uDavida uhlonipha uyihlo ngokuthuma izithunywa zokukukhalela na? Amadoda akhe la kawasizinhloli ezithunywe ukuzahlola umumo welizwe ukuze ahluthune umbuso na?” 4 Ngenxa yalokho uHanuni wabamba izithunywa zika-Davida, waziphuca, waquma izigqoko zazo zafika ezibunu wasezixotsha.

5 Kwathi uDavida esekuzwile lokho wathuma izigijimi ukuba zihlangabeze izithunywa, njengoba zazihlukuluzwe zayangiswa kakhulu. Inkosi yathi, “Lina hlalani eJerikho indevu zenu zize zikhule, libe selisiza ngapha.”

6 Kwathi ama-Amoni esebonile ukuthi asenuka emakhaleni kaDavida, uHanuni lama-Amoni bathumela amathalenta esiliva ayinkulungwane okuqatsha izinqola zokulwa labatshayeli bazo e-Aramu Naharayimi, le-Aramu-Mahakha laseZobha. 7 Baqatsha izinqola zokulwa labatshayeli bazo abayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili, banxusa lenkosi uMahakha lamabutho akhe, yona eyeza yazakanisa eMedebha labantu bayo, ama-Amoni lawo eqoqana emadolobheni awo aphuma ukuya empini.

8 Uthe ekuzwa lokho uDavida, wathumela uJowabi kanye lamabutho akhe wonke. 9 Ama-Amoni asondela esehlome aphelela emangenelweni edolobho lakibo, kanti amakhosi ayenxusiwe ayejamile lawo wodwa egangeni.

10 UJowabi wabona ukuthi kwakulamaviyo amabutho ngemuva laphambi kwakhe, wakhetha amaqhawe aziwayo ko-Israyeli wawaqondanisa lama-Aramu. 11 Amanye amabutho ayesele wathi kawalawulwe ngu-Abhishayi umfowabo, wona-ke ajamelana lama-Amoni. 12 UJowabi wasesithi, “Nxa ama-Aramu ezangikhulela, wena uzangihlomulela; kanti-ke nxa ama-Amoni ezakukhulela lami ngizakuhlomulela. 13 Qina, kasilwe ngesibindi silwela abantu bakithi lemizi kaNkulunkulu wethu. UJehova uzakwenza lokho okufaneleyo njengokubona kwakhe.”

14 Ngakho uJowabi lamabutho ayelawo wasuka ukuyakulwa lama-Aramu, wona ahle abaleka phambi kwakhe. 15 Kuthe ama-Amoni ebona ukuthi ama-Aramu ayabaleka, lawo abalekela umfowabo u-Abhishayi abuyela phakathi kwedolobho. Ngakho uJowabi wasebuyela eJerusalema.

16 Kwathi ama-Aramu esebonile ukuthi ehlulwe ngama-Israyeli, athuma izithunywa zayaphendula ama-Aramu ayengaphetsheya koMfula, kanye loShophaki umlawuli wamabutho kaHadadezeri lamabutho ayekhokhele.

17 UDavida uthe ekuzwa lokhu, waqoqa bonke abako-Israyeli wachapha uJodani, wajamelana labo ngamaviyo ayeqondene laye. UDavida walungiselela amaviyo akhe ukudibana lama-Aramu empini, lakanye alwa lawo. 18 Abaleka ebona u-Israyeli, ngakho uDavida wabulala abatshayeli bezinqola zokulwa abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamabutho ahamba ngezinyawo ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane. Waze wabulala loShofaki umlawuli wamabutho akhona.

19 Kwathi izinceku zikaHadadezeri zibona ukuthi zehlulwe ngabako-Israyeli, zaxolisana loDavida, zathela kuye. Ngakho ama-Aramu awathandanga ukunceda ama-Amoni kusukela lapho.