¹ Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: Ngenyukele yini komunye wemizi yakwaJuda na ? UJehova wathi kuye : Yenyuka. Wathi uDavide: Ngenyukelephi na? Wathi: EHebroni. ² Wayesenyukela khona uDavide nabafazi bakhe ababili , o-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli no-Abigayili umkaNabali waseKarmeli. ³ Abantu bakhe ababe noDavide wabenyusa , kwaba yilowo nalowo nomuzi wakhe; bahlala emizaneni yaseHebroni. ⁴ Bafika abantu bakwaJuda , bamgcoba khona uDavide abe yinkosi yendlu yakwaJuda. Bamtshela uDavide ukuthi : Abantu baseJabesh i Gileyadi yibo abammbela uSawule. ⁵ UDavide wayesethuma izithunywa kubantu baseJabeshi Gileyadi , wathi kubo: Manibusiswe nguJehova , ngokuba nenzile lowo musa kuyo inkosi yenu, uSawule, nammbela. ⁶ Manje uJehova makanenzele umusa neqiniso , nami nginibuyisele lowo musa, ngokuba niyenzile leyo nto. ⁷ Ngalokho maziqine izandla zenu , nibe nesibindi , ngokuba uSawule inkosi yenu ufile; indlu yakwaJuda ingigcobile ngibe yinkosi yayo. ⁸ U-Abineri indodana kaNeri induna yempi kaSawule wayethathile u -Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule, wamwelisela eMahanayimi, ⁹ wambeka inkosi kwaGileyadi , nakuma-Ashurimi, naseJizreyeli, nakwa- Efrayimi noBenjamini, nakwa-Israyeli wonke. ¹⁰ U-Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa phezu kuka -Israyeli; wabusa iminyaka emibili . Kepha indlu yakwaJuda yamlandela uDavide. ¹¹ Isikhathi uDavide eyinkosi ngaso eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda sasiyiminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha. Ukulwa kuka-Ishi Bosheti noDavide. Impi yaseGibeyoni ¹² U-Abineri indodana kaNeri nezinceku zika -Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule baphuma eMahanayimi, baya eGibeyoni. ¹³ UJowabe indodana kaSeruya nezinceku zikaDavide baphuma bahlangana ngasechibini laseGibeyoni; bahlala phansi , abanye ngalapha kwechibi , abanye ngalapho kwechibi. ¹⁴ U-Abineri wathi kuJowabe : Ake zisuke izinsizwa , ziqakulizane phambi kwethu. UJowabe wathi: Mazisuke. ¹⁵ Zase zisuka , zawela ngamanani , eziyishumi nambili kwaBenjamini naku - Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule, neziyishumi nambili ziyizinceku zikaDavide. ¹⁶ Zabambana ngekhanda , zagwaza ngenkemba ohlangothini lwezimelene nazo, zawa kanyekanye ; ngalokho leyo ndawo yabizwa ngokuthi iHelikati Hasurimi eliseGibeyoni. ¹⁷ Kwakuyimpi enzima ngalolo suku ; u-Abineri wahlulwa kanye nabantu bakwa-Israyeli phambi kwezinceku zikaDavide. ¹⁸ Amadodana amathathu kaSeruya ayelapho , oJowabe, no-Abishayi, no- Asaheli; u-Asaheli wayenezinyawo ezilula njengensephe. ¹⁹ U-Asaheli wamxosha u -Abineri; ekuhambeni kwakhe akachezukanga ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo ekumlandeleni u-Abineri. ²⁰ U-Abineri wabheka emuva, wathi: Ungu-Asaheli na? Wathi: Yimi. ²¹ U-Abineri wayesethi kuye : Chezukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ubambe enye yezinsizwa, uthathe izikhali zakhe. Kepha u- Asaheli akavumanga ukuchezuka ekumlandeleni. ²² U-Abineri wabuye wathi ku -Asaheli: Chezuka ekungilandeleni; yini ukuba ngikucekele phansi na ? Ngingaphakamisa kanjani ubuso bami ngakuJowabe umfowenu na? ²³ Wala nokho ukuchezuka ; ngalokho u -Abineri wamgwaza esiswini ngesidunu somkhonto , waze waphuma emuva umkhont o; wawela khona , wafela khona lapho ; kwathi bonke abafika endaweni u -Asaheli awele kuy o wafa, bema. ²⁴ Kepha oJowabe no -Abishayi bamxosha u -Abineri; ilanga lashona befike ngasegqumeni lase -Ama elingaphambi kweGiya ngasendleleni yasehlane laseGibeyoni. ²⁵ Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana emva kuka -Abineri, baba yiviyo linye, bema esiqongweni segquma elithile. ²⁶ U-Abineri wayesememeza kuJowabe , wathi: Inkemba iyakudla njalonjalo na? Awazi yini ukuthi kuyakuba khona umunyu ekugcineni na ? Koze kube nini ungabayali abantu ukuba babuye ekubalandeleni abafowabo na? ²⁷ UJowabe wathi : Kuphila kukaNkulunkulu , uma ubungakhulumanga , ngempela abantu bonke bebeyakube sebenyukile kusasa ekuxosheni abafowabo. ²⁸ UJowabe wayesebetha icilongo; bonke abantu bema, ababe besamxosha u- Israyeli, futhi ababe besalwa. ²⁹ U-Abineri nabantu bakhe badabula i -Araba bonke lobo busuku , bawela iJordani, badabula lonke iBitroni, bafika eMahanayimi. ³⁰ UJowabe wabuya ekumxosheni u -Abineri; lapho esebuthile bonke abantu , kwasilala kuzo izinceku zi kaDavide abantu abayishumi nesishiyagalolunye no-Asaheli. ³¹ Kepha izinceku zikaDavide zazibulele abakwaBenjamini nabaka -Abineri, kwafa abantu abangamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha. ³² Bamthatha u -Asaheli, bammbela ethuneni likayise elaliseBethlehema . UJowabe nabantu bakhe bahamba ubusuku bonke, kwasa beseHebroni.