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1 Hagi Deviti'ma kini mani'nea knafina, Israeli mopafina 3'a kafumofo agu'afi agatonto kna fore hu'ne. Higeno Deviti'a Ra Anumzamofona nunama huno antahigegeno, Ra Anumzamo'a Deviti nunamuma'arera kenona hunteno, e'inahu zama fore nehiana Soli'ene naga'amo'zama Gibioni vahe'ma zamahe fri'naza zante nona huno ama ana knazana efore nehie.
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 Higeno Gibioni vahera Deviti'a kehige'za agrite azageno kea zamasami'ne. Hagi ana Gibioni vahera zamagra Israeli vahera omani'nazanki Amori vahe'mokizmi zamagehe'za mani'naze. Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za kora huvempa hu'za Amori vahera ozmahegosune hu'za hu'nazanagi, Soli'a agra zamahe vagare'ne. Na'ankure agra Israeli vahe'ene Juda vahe mopama mika kegava hania kazigati anara hu'ne. (Josua 9:3-27)
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 Hagi Deviti'a Gibioni vahe'mokizmia zamantahigeno, Soli'ma hu'nea zantera nagra inankna hu'na Soli kumimofo nona hu'na apasentanenkeno Ra Anumzamo'a asomura hurantegahie?
UDavida wabuza amaGibhiyoni wathi, “Kuyini engingalenzela khona na? Ngingakwenza njani ukubuyisana ukuze libusise ilifa likaThixo na?”
4 Higeno Gibioni vahe'mo'za amanage hu'naze, Soline agri nagapintira silvane golinena e'orige mago vahera Israeli nagapintira ahe frigera tagra osugahune. Anage hazageno Deviti'a ete zamantahigeno, Hagi nagra na'a mago'a zana huramantegahue?
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 Hige'za zamagra kinimofo kenona hu'za, Soli ana zana huranteno ama mopafintira tahe fanene hanigeta Israeli vahe mopafina omanisunegu ana antahintahia retro hu'ne.
Bayiphendula inkosi bathi, “Umuntu owasichithayo waceba okubi ngathi saze satshabalala njalo kasaze saba lendawo loba ngaphi ko-Israyeli,
6 Ana hu'negu Soli nagapima mofavre'o, negeho'ma mani'ne'niana 7ni'a avreramigeta, Soli kumate Gibioni Ra Anumzamofo avuga ome zamaheta hantimaneno. Hazageno kini ne'mo'a zamasamino, Nagra avre tamigahue.
kasinikwe abenzalo yakhe besilisa abayisikhombisa ukuba babulawe balengiswe phambi kukaThixo eGibhiya kaSawuli, okhethiweyo kaThixo.” Ngakho inkosi yathi, “Ngizalinika bona.”
7 Hagi Deviti'a Jonatani'ene huvempa hu'negu nentahino, Jonatani ne'mofo Mefi-boseti'na avre franekino Amori vahera avre ozami'ne.
Kodwa uMefibhoshethi indodana kaJonathani, indodana kaSawuli, inkosi yamtshiya ngenxa yesifungo phambi kukaThixo phakathi kukaDavida loJonathani indodana kaSawuli.
8 Hianagi Aia mofa Rispama Solinte'ma mani'neno, tarema zanante'nea mofavrerare Armonine ru Mefibosetinena avre'zami'ne. Ana nehuno Mehola kumateti ne' Barzilai nemofo Adrielinte'ma Soli mofamo'ma Merabu'ma mani'neno kasezmante'nea 5fua ne' mofavreramine zamavareno,
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 ana 7ni'a vahera Gibioni vahera avrezamige'za, Ra Anumzamofo avuga zamanankempi nofi hararivazi'za agonafi zamahe fri'zage'za, bali ne'zama hamare knama erigafa haza knare fri'naze.
Yabanikeza kumaGibhiyoni, ababulala abachaya eqaqeni phambi kukaThixo. Bonke beyisikhombisa bafela ndawonye; babulawa ngezinsuku zakuqala zokuvuna, ukuvunwa kwebhali kuqalisa nje.
10 Hagi tare mofavreraremofo nezanarera Rispa'a asunku kukena erino vuno ana tva'onte me'nea have agofetu ome rutareno tafe hu'ne. Hagi bali ne'zama hamare knareti vuno ko knafima ufre'neana hanine zagenena agra ana vahe'mokizmi zmavufare kegava hu'neno, atrege'za namazagane afi zagagafamo'za zamavufaga eme one'naze.
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 Hagi Solina henka nenaro Aia mofa Rizpama hiazamofo kema Devitima nentahino'a,
Kwathi uDavida esetshelwe ngokwakwenziwe yindodakazi ka-Ayiya uRizipha, umfazi kaSawuli weceleni,
12 agra Jabase kumate Giliati kaziga vuno, kora Filistia vahe'mo'za Soline nemofo Jonatanigizani Gilboa agonafi znahete'za, zanavufga eri'za maka vahe'mo'zama atruma nehazafi Jabes-Giliati ome hanti znante'naze. Henka Jabesi vahe'mo'za oku'a vu'za zanavufama ome eri'za asente'nafinti zaferina zani'a omerinaku vu'ne.
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 Hagi Deviti'a eri'za vahe'a huzmantege'za vu'za, Soline nemofo Jonatanigizni zaferinane, Gibioni vahe'mo'za zamahe'naza 7ni'a vahe zaferina omeri'naze.
UDavida wawathatha khonapho amathambo kaSawuli lawendodana yakhe uJonathani, lamathambo alabo ababebulawe babuye bachaywa abuthwa.
14 Ana hute'za Benzameni naga mopare vu'za Soli naga'ma asezmante'naza mopa agentega Zela kumate nefa Kisima asente'nefi ome asezmante'naze. Hagi ana maka kema kini ne'mo'ma zamasamia zama huvarageno'a, Ra Anumzamo'a nunamuzamia antahizamino, ana mopafima zamaga tontozama me'neana eri atre'ne.
Amathambo kaSawuli lawendodana yakhe uJonathani bawangcwaba ethuneni likasekaSawuli uKhishi, eZela koBhenjamini, benza konke njengokulaya kwenkosi. Emva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wayiphendula imikhuleko eyenzelwa ilizwe.
15 Hagi ete mago'ane Israeli vahe'mo'za Filistia vahe'enena hara hu'naze. Hagi hara hu'za nevazageno, Deviti'a asafeku huno zaferina omne amne hu'ne.
Kwaphinda kwaba lempi futhi phakathi kwamaFilistiya lo-Israyeli. UDavida wahamba labantu bakhe ukuyakulwa lamaFilistiya, wasedinwa.
16 Hagi mago Filistia ha' nera agi'a Isbibenobu'e. Agra tusinasi Refaimi vahe'mokizmi nezamagehokino, agra Deviti ahenaku hu'ne. Hanki ana ne'mofo keve agona'a bronsireti tro higeno, kna'amo'a 3kilo naza hu'nea eri'neno, kasefa bainati kazine eri'ne.
U-Ishibhi-Bhenobi, omunye wabenzalo kaRafa, isihloko somkhonto wakhe wethusi esasilobunzima obungamashekeli angamakhulu amathathu, njalo ehlome ngenkemba entsha, wathi uzabulala uDavida.
17 Hianagi Abisaia'a Devitina eme aza huno ha' huno ana Filistia ha' nera ahe'ne. Ana hutege'za sondia vahe'mo'za Devitina hanave huvempa ke hunte'za, kagra hatera tagranena vano osugahane. Hagi kagra Israeli vahe'motarera lampe tavi kna hunka mani'nananki, atre'nankeno ana tavimo'a asura osugahie.
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 Hagi ete henka mago Filistia vahe'enena Gobi kumate hara ome hu'naze. Hagi ana hapina Sibekai'a, Husa mopareti ne'mo, Refaimi tusinasi nagapinti nera Sapuna ahe'ne.
Ngokuqhubeka kwesikhathi kwaba lenye impi futhi lamaFilistiya, eGobi. Ngalesosikhathi uSibhekhayi umHushathi wabulala uSafi, omunye wabosendo kaRafa.
19 Hagi ete mago'ane Gobi kumate Filistia vahe'enema ha'ma ome hazana, Elihanani'a Zaeli nemofo Betlehemu kumateti ne'mo Gati nagapinti Goliati nefuna ahe fri'ne. Hagi ana nemofo kevemo'a kukena hati masinimofo zafa'agna hu'ne.
Kweyinye impi lamaFilistiya njalo eGobi, u-Elihanani indodana kaJayiri umBhethilehema wabulala umfowabo kaGoliyathi umGithi, owayelomkhonto owawuloluthi olunjengogodo lomaluki.
20 Hagi ete'za mago hara Gati kumate ome hu'naze. Hagi anampina Goliati kna ne' krefa mani'neana 6'a agigogi, azankogi huno hunte'neankino miko 24'a agigo azankone me'ne. Hagi agranena Refaimi tusinasi vahe'mokizmi nezmageho'e.
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 Ana ne'mo'a Israeli vahera kiza zokago ke hunezamantegeno, Deviti nefu Simei nemofo Jonatani ana nera ahe fri'ne.
Kwathi echothoza u-Israyeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavida, wambulala.
22 Hagi e'i ana 4'a vahera Gati kumateti Refaimi tusinasi nagapinti vaheki'za Deviti'ene, sondia vahe'amo'za zamahe fri'naze.
Abane laba babengabosendo lukaRafa eGathi, bonke babulawa nguDavida lamabutho akhe.
