< 2 Samuel 21 >
1 Ụnwụ dara afọ atọ nʼoge Devid na-achị, afọ kwa afọ. Devid chọrọ ihu Onyenwe anyị. Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Ọ bụ maka Sọl na ọbara ụlọ ya kwafuru, nʼihi na o gburu ndị Gibiọn.”
Ekubuseni kukaDavida kwaba lendlala iminyaka emithathu ilandelana; ngakho uDavida wabuza uThixo. UThixo wathi, “Kungenxa kaSawuli lendlu yakhe enindwe ngegazi; kungenxa yokuthi yena wabulala amaGibhiyoni.”
2 Eze kpọrọ ndị Gibiọn, gwa ha okwu. (Ndị Gibiọn abụghị ndị Izrel, kama ha bụ ndị fọdụrụ nʼime ndị Amọrait, ndị bi nʼala Kenan mgbe ụmụ Izrel batara. Mgbe ahụ ha batara, ndị Izrel ṅụrụ iyi nye ndị Gibiọn na ha agaghị egbu ha, ma Sọl sitere nʼịnụ ọkụ nke obi nʼihi Izrel na Juda chọọ ikpochapụ ha.)
Inkosi yabiza amaGibhiyoni yakhuluma lawo. (AbaseGibhiyoni babengasiyo ngxenye ka-Israyeli kodwa babengabasalayo bama-Amori, abako-Israyeli babefunge ukubayekela, kodwa uSawuli ngenxa yokutshisekela kwakhe u-Israyeli loJuda wafuna ukubaqeda du.)
3 Devid jụrụ ndị Gibiọn ajụjụ sị, “Gịnị ka m ga-emere unu? Gịnị ka m ga-eji kpuchie mmehie a e mere megide unu, ime ka unu gọzie ihe nketa Onyenwe anyị?”
UDavida wabuza amaGibhiyoni wathi, “Kuyini engingalenzela khona na? Ngingakwenza njani ukubuyisana ukuze libusise ilifa likaThixo na?”
4 Ndị Gibiọn zara ya sị, “Nsogbu anyị na Sọl na ndị ụlọ ya abụghị ihe a ga-eji ọlaọcha maọbụ ọlaedo mezie. Anyị achọkwaghị ka onye ọbụla nʼIzrel nwụọ nʼihi anyị.” Devid sịrị ha, “Gịnị ka unu chọrọ ka m meere unu?”
AmaGibhiyoni amphendula athi, “Kasilalo ilungelo lokufuna isiliva loba igolide kuSawuli kumbe kwabendlu yakhe, lelungelo lokubulala umuntu ko-Israyeli kasilalo.” UDavida wabuza wathi, “Pho lifuna ukuthi ngilenzeleni?”
5 Ha zara eze sị, “Kwere ka anyị wezuga nwoke ahụ wetaara anyị mbibi na ịla nʼiyi, onye ahụ mere ka anyị ghara inwe ebe obibi ọbụla nʼala Izrel.
Bayiphendula inkosi bathi, “Umuntu owasichithayo waceba okubi ngathi saze satshabalala njalo kasaze saba lendawo loba ngaphi ko-Israyeli,
6 Ka akpọnye anyị ndị ikom asaa site nʼụmụ ya, ka anyị kwụgbuo ha nye Onyenwe anyị na Gibea Sọl, onye Onyenwe anyị họpụtara.” Eze zara sị, “Aga m akpọnye unu ha.”
kasinikwe abenzalo yakhe besilisa abayisikhombisa ukuba babulawe balengiswe phambi kukaThixo eGibhiya kaSawuli, okhethiweyo kaThixo.” Ngakho inkosi yathi, “Ngizalinika bona.”
7 Ma eze nwere ọmịiko nʼahụ Mefiboshet nwa Jonatan, nwa Sọl, nʼihi ịgba ndụ dị nʼetiti ya na Jonatan nʼihu Onyenwe anyị.
Kodwa uMefibhoshethi indodana kaJonathani, indodana kaSawuli, inkosi yamtshiya ngenxa yesifungo phambi kukaThixo phakathi kukaDavida loJonathani indodana kaSawuli.
8 Ma eze kpọọrọ Amoni na Mefiboshet, ụmụ ndị ikom abụọ nke Rizpa, nwa nwanyị Aịa, bụ ndị ọ mụtaara Sọl. Nakwa ụmụ ndị ikom ise nke Merab nwa Sọl mụtara mgbe ọ bụ nwunye Adriel, nwa Bazilai onye Mehola.
Kodwa inkosi yathatha u-Arimoni loMefibhoshethi amadodana amabili endodakazi ka-Ayiya uRizipha, ayemzale loSawuli, kanye lamadodana amahlanu endodakazi kaSawuli uMerabi, ayewazale lo-Adiriyeli indodana kaBhazilayi waseMehola.
9 O nyefere ha niile nʼaka ndị Gibiọn; ndị Gibiọn kwụbakwara ha nʼugwu nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Ha asaa nwụrụ nʼotu ụbọchị na mmalite owuwe ihe ubi nke ọka balị.
Yabanikeza kumaGibhiyoni, ababulala abachaya eqaqeni phambi kukaThixo. Bonke beyisikhombisa bafela ndawonye; babulawa ngezinsuku zakuqala zokuvuna, ukuvunwa kwebhali kuqalisa nje.
10 Ma Rizpa, nwa nwanyị Aịa were akwa mkpe gbasara onwe ya nʼelu nkume. O kweghịkwa ka anụ ufe bekwasị ha nʼehihie, maọbụ anụ ọhịa nʼabalị. Ọ nọgidere nʼebe ahụ site nʼoge mmalite owuwe ihe ubi tutu ruo mgbe mmiri bidoro izokwasị anụ ahụ ha.
URizipha indodakazi ka-Ayiya wathatha isaka wazendlalela lona edwaleni. Kusukela ekuqaliseni kokuvuna izulu laze lana livela emazulwini linetha izidumbu, kavumelanga izinyoni zasemoyeni ukuba zizithinte emini loba izinyamazana zeganga ebusuku.
11 Mgbe a gwara Devid ihe Rizpa, nwa nwanyị Aịa, iko nwanyị Sọl mere,
Kwathi uDavida esetshelwe ngokwakwenziwe yindodakazi ka-Ayiya uRizipha, umfazi kaSawuli weceleni,
12 ọ gara chịkọtaa ọkpụkpụ Sọl na nke nwa ya Jonatan site nʼaka ndị nwe obodo Jebesh Gilead. Ha gara na nzuzo zuru ozu Sọl na Jonatan site nʼama dị na Bet-Shan, ebe ndị Filistia kwụbara ha, oge ha gburu Sọl na Gilboa.
wahamba wayathatha amathambo kaSawuli lawendodana yakhe uJonathani ebantwini baseJabheshi Giliyadi. (Babewathathe ensitha enkundleni kazulu eBhethi-Shani, lapho amaFilistiya ayewachaye khona emva kokubulala kwawo uSawuli eGilibhowa.)
13 Devid sitere nʼebe ahụ chịkọtaa ọkpụkpụ Sọl na nke nwa ya nwoke Jonatan, chịkọtaakwa ọkpụkpụ ndị ahụ akwụgburu.
UDavida wawathatha khonapho amathambo kaSawuli lawendodana yakhe uJonathani, lamathambo alabo ababebulawe babuye bachaywa abuthwa.
14 Ha liri ọkpụkpụ Sọl na nke nwa ya nwoke Jonatan nʼobodo Zela nʼala Benjamin, nʼime ili Kish nna Sọl, meekwa ihe ndị ọzọ niile eze nyere nʼiwu. Mgbe nke a gasịrị, Chineke zara ekpere nʼihi ala ahụ.
Amathambo kaSawuli lawendodana yakhe uJonathani bawangcwaba ethuneni likasekaSawuli uKhishi, eZela koBhenjamini, benza konke njengokulaya kwenkosi. Emva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wayiphendula imikhuleko eyenzelwa ilizwe.
15 Emesịa, ndị Filistia busokwara Izrel agha ọzọ. Devid na ndị agha ya pụkwara ịlụso ha ọgụ. Nʼoge ha na-alụ ọgụ a, ike gwụrụ Devid nke ukwuu.
Kwaphinda kwaba lempi futhi phakathi kwamaFilistiya lo-Israyeli. UDavida wahamba labantu bakhe ukuyakulwa lamaFilistiya, wasedinwa.
16 Mgbe ahụ, Ishibi-Benob, otu onye agbụrụ Rafa, onye ịdị arọ nke bronz dị nʼọnụ ùbe ya ruru kilogram atọ na ọkara, onye jikwa mma agha ọhụrụ, bịaruru Devid nso chọọ igbu ya.
U-Ishibhi-Bhenobi, omunye wabenzalo kaRafa, isihloko somkhonto wakhe wethusi esasilobunzima obungamashekeli angamakhulu amathathu, njalo ehlome ngenkemba entsha, wathi uzabulala uDavida.
17 Ma Abishai nwa Zeruaya bịara nyere Devid aka, tigbuo onye Filistia ahụ. Site nʼoge ahụ, ndị ikom Devid ṅụrụ iyi sị ya, “Ị gaghị esokwa anyị gaa ibu agha ọzọ! Ka a ghara imenyụ oriọna Izrel.”
Kodwa u-Abhishayi indodana kaZeruya wamhlenga uDavida; wamcakazela phansi umFilistiya lowo wambulala. Abantu bakaDavida bafunga kuye bathi, “Kawuyikuhamba lathi futhi empini, ukuze isibane sika-Israyeli singacitshwa.”
18 Mgbe oge gaturu, ha na ndị Filistia lụrụ agha ọzọ na Gob. Nʼoge a, Sibekai, onye Husha, gburu Saf, otu nʼime ndị agbụrụ Rafa.
Ngokuqhubeka kwesikhathi kwaba lenye impi futhi lamaFilistiya, eGobi. Ngalesosikhathi uSibhekhayi umHushathi wabulala uSafi, omunye wabosendo kaRafa.
19 Nʼagha ọzọ ha na ndị Filistia lụrụ na Gob, Elhanan nwa Jaịa onye Betlehem gburu nwanne Golaịat onye Gat, onye ùbe ya nwere osisi dị ogologo dịka nke onye na-ekwe akwa ji ekwe akwa.
Kweyinye impi lamaFilistiya njalo eGobi, u-Elihanani indodana kaJayiri umBhethilehema wabulala umfowabo kaGoliyathi umGithi, owayelomkhonto owawuloluthi olunjengogodo lomaluki.
20 Nʼagha ọzọkwa, bụ nke a lụrụ na Gat, e nwere otu nwoke gbara oke dimkpa, nke nwere mkpịsịaka isii nʼaka ya ọbụla, nweekwa mkpịsịụkwụ isii nʼụkwụ ya ọbụla, ya bụ, a gụkọtaa ha niile, iri mkpịsịaka na mkpịsịụkwụ abụọ na anọ. Ọ bụkwa onye amụrụ nʼagbụrụ Rafa.
Kanti njalo kwenye impi eyalwelwa eGathi, kwakulendoda enkulu kakhulu ileminwe eyisithupha esandleni ngasinye lamazwane ayisithupha enyaweni ngalunye, sekubalwa konke ndawonye kungamatshumi amabili lane. Laye wayengowosendo lukaRafa.
21 Mgbe ọ kọchara Izrel, Jonatan nwa Shimei, nwanne nwoke Devid, gburu ya.
Kwathi echothoza u-Israyeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavida, wambulala.
22 Mmadụ anọ ndị a bụ ndị agbụrụ Rafa dị na Gat. Devid na ndị agha ya gburu ha niile.
Abane laba babengabosendo lukaRafa eGathi, bonke babulawa nguDavida lamabutho akhe.