aDute 13:13
b19:43
c20:22; 1 Kho 12:16; 2 Lan 10:16
d15:16, 16:21,22
e19:13, 17:25
f11:11
g20:23, 15:18
h14:33; Mat 26:49; Luka 22:47
i1 Kho 2:5
j2:23
kNani 20:19
lNani 20:19
m20:18; Hlu 11:33; 2 Kho 15:29; 2 Lan 16:4
n10:6; 2 Kho 25:23
o4:2; Nani 21:16
p20:18; Hlu 11:33; 2 Kho 15:29; 2 Lan 16:4
q2 Kho 19:32; Isa 37:33; Jer 6:6; Hez 4:2, 26:8
r20:18; Hlu 11:33; 2 Kho 15:29; 2 Lan 16:4
s17:16
t1 Sam 26:19
u17:16
vJosh 17:15; Josh 24:33
w20:16; Tshu 9:15
x8:16-18
y23:20-23
z20:7
aa1 Kho 4:6
ab8:16; 1 Kho 4:3
ac15:24
ad23:38
aeNani 32:41; Hlu 10:4; 1 Kho 4:13

2 Samuel 20

Ukuhlamuka kukaShebha

1Kwasekusenzakala ukuthi kube khona lapho umuntu kaBheliyali, obizo lakhe linguShebha indodana kaBikiri umBhenjamini a; wasevuthela uphondo wathi: Kasilasabelo kuDavida, kasilalifa endodaneni kaJese b; wonke umuntu emathenteni akhe, Israyeli c! 2Ngakho wonke umuntu wakoIsrayeli wenyuka wasuka emva kukaDavida, elandela uShebha indodana kaBikiri; kodwa abantu bakoJuda banamathela enkosini yabo, kusukela eJordani kwaze kwaba seJerusalema.

3UDavida wasefika endlini yakhe eJerusalema; inkosi yathatha abafazi abalitshumi, abafazi abancane, eyayibatshiye ukuze balinde indlu, yababeka endlini elindiweyo, yabanika ukudla, kodwa kayingenanga kubo d. Basebevalelwa kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwabo, bephila ebufelokazini. 4Inkosi yasisithi kuAmasa e: Biza abantu bakoJuda babuthane kimi ngensuku ezintathu, lawe ube khona lapha. 5UAmasa wasehamba ukubuthanisa uJuda, kodwa waphuza phezu kwesikhathi esimisiweyo ayemmisele sona. 6UDavida wasesithi kuAbishayi: Khathesi uShebha indodana kaBikiri uzasenzela okubi okwedlula uAbisalomu; wena thatha inceku zenkosi yakho, uxotshane laye, hlezi azitholele imizi ebiyelwe ngemithangala, asiphunyuke f. 7Kwasekuphuma emva kwakhe amadoda kaJowabi lamaKerethi lamaPelethi lamaqhawe wonke, basebephuma eJerusalema ukuxotshana loShebha indodana kaBikiri g. 8Sebeselitsheni elikhulu eliseGibeyoni, uAmasa weza phambi kwabo. UJowabi wayebhince isigqoko ayesigqokile, laphezu kwaso kulebhanti elilenkemba ebotshelwe ekhalweni lwakhe isesikhwameni sayo; esaqhubeka inkemba yawa. 9UJowabi wasesithi kuAmasa: Uyaphila yini, mfowethu? UJowabi wasebamba uAmasa ngesilevu ngesandla sokunene ukuze amange h. 10Kodwa uAmasa wayengayinanzeleli inkemba eyayisesandleni sikaJowabi; wasemtshaya ngayo i kubambo lwesihlanu, wathululela imibilini yakhe emhlabathini, kamphindanga, wafa j. UJowabi loAbishayi umfowabo basebexotshana loShebha indodana kaBikiri. 11Omunye wamajaha kaJowabi wema phansi kwakhe, wathi: Omthandayo uJowabi, longokaDavida, landela uJowabi. 12UAmasa wasegiqika egazini phakathi komgwaqo omkhulu k. Lapho lowomuntu ebona ukuthi bonke abantu bayema, wamsusa uAmasa emgwaqweni omkhulu wamusa egangeni, waphosela isembatho phezu kwakhe, lapho ebona ukuthi wonke ofika ngakuye wema. 13Esesusiwe emgwaqweni omkhulu l, bonke abantu badlula bamlandela uJowabi ukuze baxotshane loShebha indodana kaBikiri.

14Wasedabula kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, waya eAbeli m ngitsho iBeti-Mahaka n, lawo wonke amaBeri o; basebebuthana bamlandela labo. 15Basebefika, bamgombolozela eAbeli-Beti-Mahaka p; babuthelela idundulu maqondana lomuzi q, lema emthangaleni; bonke abantu ababeloJowabi basebewona umduli ukuwuwisela phansi.

16Kwasekumemeza owesifazana ohlakaniphileyo phakathi komuzi wathi: Zwanini, zwanini! Ake lithi kuJowabi: Sondela lapha, ukuze ngikhulume lawe. 17Esesondele kuye, owesifazana wathi: Nguwe uJowabi yini? Yena wathi: Nginguye. Wasesithi kuye: Zwana amazwi encekukazi yakho. Wasesithi: Ngiyezwa. 18Wasekhuluma esithi: Endulo babejwayele ukukhuluma besithi: Kababuze lokubuza eAbeli r; basebeqeda ngokunjalo. 19Ngingowabokuthula, owabathembekileyo bakoIsrayeli; udinga ukuchitha umuzi lonina koIsrayeli. Uginyelani s ilifa leNkosi t? 20UJowabi wasephendula wathi: Kakube khatshana, kakube khatshana lami ukuthi ngiginye loba ngichithe u. 21Udaba kalunjalo; kodwa umuntu wasentabeni yakoEfrayimi, nguShebha indodana kaBikiri ibizo lakhe, uphakamisile isandla sakhe emelene lenkosi, emelene loDavida; nikelani yena kuphela, ngizasuka emzini v. Owesifazana wasesithi kuJowabi: Khangela, ikhanda lakhe lizaphoselwa kuwe ngaphezu komduli. 22Owesifazana wasesiya ngenhlakanipho yakhe ebantwini bonke. Basebequma ikhanda likaShebha indodana kaBikiri, baliphosela kuJowabi w. Wasevuthela uphondo, bahlakazeka besuka kulowomuzi, ngulowo lalowo waya emathenteni akhe. UJowabi wasebuyela eJerusalema enkosini.

23Njalo uJowabi wayephezu kwebutho lonke lakoIsrayeli x; loBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada y wayephezu kwamaKerethi laphezu kwamaPelethi z; 24loAdoniramu wayephezu kwezibhalwa aa; loJehoshafathi indodana kaAhiludi wayengumabhalane ab; 25loSheva wayengumbhali; loZadoki loAbhiyatha babengabapristi ac; 26loIra laye ad umJayiri wayengumpristi kaDavida ae.

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