< 2 Samue 9 >
1 Hagi Deviti'a mago'a vahe zamatahigeno, Soli nagapintira mago'a vahera mani'nafi? Mani'nenigeta keta antahita hu'nenuta, nasaminke'na Jonatani'ma knare avu'ava'zama hunante'nere nona huntegahue.
UDavida wabuza wathi, “Kambe angabe ekhona yini osaseleyo endlini kaSawuli engingabonakalisa umusa wami kuye ngenxa kaJonathani na?”
2 Hagi Siba'a korapara Soli eri'za ne' mani'neankino, kini ne' Deviti'a kehigeno egeno Sibana antahigeno, Kagra Sibago? Higeno agra huno, Izo ramoka nagre kagri eri'za vahere.
Ngalesosikhathi kwakulenceku yendlu kaSawuli eyayithiwa nguZibha. Bambiza ukuba abonane loDavida, inkosi yasisithi kuye, “Wena unguye uZibha na?” Waphendula wathi, “Yimi inceku yakho.”
3 Hagi kini ne'mo'a antahigeno, Mago'a Soli nagapinti vahera mani'nafi? Mago'ma mani'nenigenka nasamige'na, knare avu'ava'zana hunte'na Anumzamofo avesi averi ha'neno. Anage higeno Siba'a kenona huno, Izo magora Jonatani nemofo'a mani'neanagi tare agiamo'a haviza hu'negeno kana vano nosie.
Inkosi yabuza yathi, “Kakho yini osaseleyo endlini kaSawuli engingabonakalisa kuye umusa kaNkulunkulu na?” UZibha wayiphendula inkosi wathi, “Isesekhona indodana kaJonathani; igogekile inyawo zombili.”
4 Higeno kini ne'mo'a antahigeno, Ana risera iga mani'ne? huno kini ne'mo'a antahigegeno Siba'a huno, Ammieli nemofo Makiri nompi Lodeba kumate mani'ne.
Inkosi yabuza yathi, “Ungaphi?” UZibha waphendula wathi, “Usendlini kaMakhiri indodana ka-Amiyeli eLo-Debhari.”
5 Anage higeno kini ne' Deviti'a huzamantege'za vu'za ana risera Lodeba kumateti Ammieli nemofo Makiri nompintira ome avre'za e'naze.
Ngakho inkosi uDavida wathumela ukuba ayethathwa eLo-Debhari endlini kaMakhiri indodana ka-Amiyeli.
6 Hagi Mefiboseti'a Jonatani nemofo Soli negehokino, kini ne' Devitinte'ma ehanatino'a avugosaregati mopafi emasegeno, Deviti'a huno, Mefibosetigo? Huno higeno, izo eri'za vahekamo'na nagre.
Kwathi uMefibhoshethi indodana kaJonathani, indodana kaSawuli, esefikile kuDavida, wakhothamela phansi emhlonipha. UDavida wasesithi, “Mefibhoshethi!” Waphendula wathi, “Yimi inceku yakho.”
7 Higeno Deviti'a asamino, Korera osuo. Na'ankure negafa Jonatani'enema huvempa hu'nogu kagrira knare navu'nava hunegante'na, negageho Soli mopa ete kamigahue. Ana hanugenka kagra maka zupa nagrane ne'zama nenoa tratetira ne'zana negahane.
UDavida wathi kuye, “Ungesabi, ngoba impela ngizakutshengisa umusa ngenxa kayihlo uJonathani. Ngizawubuyisela kuwe wonke umhlaba owawungokayihlomkhulu uSawuli, njalo wena uzakudla etafuleni lami kokuphela.”
8 Hagi Mefiboseti'a mago'ane avugosaregati umaseno nahigenka kini ne'moka eri'za vahekamo'na fri'nea kraganama hu'noa vahera e'inahu knare kavukavara hunantane huno hu'ne.
UMefibhoshethi wakhothama wathi, “Inceku yakho iyini na, ukuba unake inja efileyo njengami nje?”
9 Hagi Deviti'a Soli eri'za ne' Sibana kehigeno egeno amanage huno asami'ne, Mika Soline naga'amofo mopane maka zazamia ete kvakamofo Soli negeho Mefiboseti ami vagaroe.
UDavida wabiza uZibha, inceku kaSawuli, wathi kuye, “Indodana yendodana yenkosi yakho sengiyinike konke okwakungokuka Sawuli labendlu yakhe.
10 Hagi kagrane mofavre raminka'ane eri'za vahekane ana mopafina hoza anteta erita eme amigahaze. Hianagi kvakamofo negeho Mefiboseti'a nagrane maka zupa ne'zane tratera mani'neno ne'zana negahie. Hagi Sibana 15ni'a ne' mofavre'a manigeno, 20'a eri'za vahe'a mani'ne.
Wena lamadodana akho lezinceku zakho lizamlimela amasimu lilethe amabele ukuze indodana yendodana yenkosi yakho ibe lokudla. Njalo uMefibhoshethi indodana yendodana yenkosi yakho, izakudla etafuleni lami kokuphela.” (UZibha lo wayelamadodana alitshumi lanhlanu kanye lezinceku ezingamatshumi amabili.)
11 Hagi Siba'a kenona'a huno, Rana kini nimoka mikazama huo hunka hunantana zana hugahue. Hagi ana knaretima agafa hiana Mefiboseti'a kini ne'mofo mofavregna huno ne'zane trate ne'zana ne'ne.
UZibha wasesithi enkosini, “Inceku yakho izakwenza loba kuyini umhlekazi wami inkosi elaya inceku yayo ukuba ikwenze.” Ngakho uMefibhoshethi wadla etafuleni likaDavida njengomunye wamadodana enkosi.
12 Hagi Mefiboseti'a ne' mofavre mago ante'ne, agi'a Mika'e. Hagi maka Siba naga'mo'za Mefiboseti eri'za vahe mani'naze.
UMefibhoshethi wayelendodana esengumfanyana eyayithiwa nguMikha, njalo bonke abendlu kaZibha babezinceku zikaMefibhoshethi.
13 Hagi Mefiboseti'a Jerusalemi kini ne'ene mani'neno, nezama nenea tratetira maka zupa ne'zana ne'ne. Na'ankure tarega agiamo'a haviza hu'ne.
Njalo uMefibhoshethi wayehlala eJerusalema, edlela etafuleni lenkosi kokuphela, njalo egogekile inyawo zombili.