2 Samuel 1

Umbiko wokufa kukaSawuli

1Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaSawuli, uDavida esephendukile ekutshayeni amaAmaleki, uDavida wahlala insuku ezimbili eZikilagi a. 2Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu, khangela, kwafika umuntu evela enkambeni evela kuSawuli b, ozigqoko zakhe zazidatshuliwe c, elenhlabathi ekhanda lakhe. Kwasekusithi efika kuDavida wawela emhlabathini, wakhonza d. 3UDavida wasesithi kuye: Uvela ngaphi? Wasesithi kuye: Ngiphephile enkambeni yakoIsrayeli e. 4UDavida wasesithi kuye: Lunjani udaba? Akungitshele. Wasesithi: Abantu babalekile empini, labanengi babantu labo bawile njalo bafile, uSawuli laye loJonathani indodana yakhe labo bafile. 5UDavida wasesithi kulelojaha elalimbikela: Wazi njani ukuthi uSawuli loJonathani indodana yakhe bafile? 6Lelojaha elalimbikela laselisithi: Kuthe ngisithi thutshu entabeni yeGilibowa, khangela, uSawuli eyeme emkhontweni wakhe, khangela-ke, inqola labagadi bamabhiza kwakumnamathele f. 7Lapho enyemukula, wasengibona, wangibiza; ngasengisithi: Khangela ngilapha. 8Wasesithi kimi: Ungubani? Ngasengisithi kuye: NgingumAmaleki. 9Wasesithi kimi: Ake ume phezu kwami ungibulale; ngoba ubuhlungu obukhulu bungehlele, ngoba impilo yami isaphelele kimi. 10Ngakho ngema phezu kwakhe ngambulala, ngoba ngazi ukuthi angeke aphile emva kokuwa kwakhe. Ngasengithatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakhe g, lesongo elalisengalweni yakhe, ngikulethile lapha enkosini yami h. 11UDavida wasebamba izigqoko zakhe wazidabula, njalo lawo wonke amadoda ayelaye i. 12Basebelila, bakhala inyembezi, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawuli, langenxa kaJonathani indodana yakhe, langenxa yabantu beNkosi, langenxa yendlu kaIsrayeli, ngoba babewe ngenkemba.

13UDavida wasesithi kulelojaha elalimbikele: Uvela ngaphi? Laselisithi: Ngiyindodana yomuntu wezizweni, umAmaleki. 14UDavida wasesithi kulo: Kawesabanga njani j ukwelula isandla sakho ukubhubhisa k ogcotshiweyo weNkosi l? 15UDavida wasebiza elinye lamajaha, wathi: Sondela ulidumele. Laselilitshaya laze lafa m. 16UDavida wasesithi kulo: Igazi lakho kalibe phezu kwekhanda lakho n; ngoba umlomo wakho ufakaze umelene lawe o, usithi: Mina ngimbulele ogcotshiweyo weNkosi p.

Isililo sikaDavida ngoSawuli loJonathani

17UDavida waselila lesisililo ngenxa kaSawuli loJonathani indodana yakhe q 18(lapho wathi kufundiswe abantwana bakoJuda "IDandili"; khangela, kubhaliwe egwalweni lukaJashari) r:

19Ubuhle bukaIsrayeli bubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo. Awe njani amaqhawe s! 20Lingakukhulumi eGathi t, lingakumemezeli ezitaladeni zeAshikeloni u, hlezi athokoze amadodakazi amaFilisti v, hlezi ajabule amadodakazi abangasokwanga w. 21Zintaba zeGilibowa, kakungabi khona amazolo kumbe izulu phezu kwenu x, kumbe amasimu eminikelo. Ngoba izihlangu zamaqhawe zangcoliswa khona; isihlangu sikaSawuli singagcotshwanga ngamafutha y. 22Egazini lababuleweyo, emahwahweni amaqhawe idandili likaJonathani kaliphendukanga, lenkemba kaSawuli kayibuyelanga ize z. 23USawuli loJonathani babethandeka bebahle empilweni zabo, lekufeni kwabo kabehlukaniswanga; babelesiqubu kulezinkozi aa, belamandla kulezilwane ab. 24Madodakazi akoIsrayeli, mkhaleleni inyembezi uSawuli, owaligqokisa ngokubomvu lentokozo, owafaka imiceciso yegolide phezu kwezigqoko zenu ac. 25Awe njani amaqhawe phakathi kwempi! Jonathani, ubulewe endaweni zakho eziphakemeyo! 26Ngidabukile ngawe, mfowethu Jonathani; ubumnandi kakhulu kimi, uthando lwakho belumangalisa kimi lusedlula uthando lwabesifazana ad. 27Awe njani amaqhawe, zabhubha lezikhali zempi ae!

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