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1 Bonke abako-Israyeli baya kuDavida eHebhroni bafika bathi: “Thina siyinyama yakho legazi lakho.
And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 Esikhathini esedlulayo, lanxa uSawuli eseseyinkosi, wena nguwe owawukhokhela u-Israyeli emkhankasweni wezimpi. Njalo uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho wathi kuwe, ‘Wena uzakuba ngumelusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli, njalo uzakuba ngumbusi wabo.’”
Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.
3 Kwathi abadala bonke bako-Israyeli sebefikile enkosini uDavida eHebhroni, wenza isivumelwano labo eHebhroni phambi kukaThixo, basebegcoba uDavida ukuba abe yinkosi ko-Israyeli, njengesithembiso sikaThixo asenza ngoSamuyeli.
And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah through Samuel.
4 UDavida labo bonke abako-Israyeli baya eJerusalema (kusitsho iJebusi). AmaJebusi ayehlala khona
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
5 athi kuDavida, “Kawuyikungena lapha.” Kodwa lanxa kunjalo, uDavida wayithumba inqaba yaseZiyoni, uMuzi kaDavida.
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
6 UDavida wayethe, “Ozakhokhela ekuhlaseleni amaJebusi uzakuba nguMlawuli omkhulu wempi.” UJowabi indodana kaZeruya nguye owaqala ukuya khona, ngakho wazuza ubukhokheli.
And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
7 UDavida wasehlala enqabeni, yikho yathiwa ibizo lokuthi nguMuzi kaDavida.
And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
8 Wakha idolobho inxa zonke kusukela emadundulwini kuze kuyefinyelela emidulini ehonqolozeleyo, ngalesosikhathi uJowabi esakha evuselela umuzi.
And he built the city round about, even from the Millo round about; and Joab renewed the rest of the city.
9 UDavida waqhubeka njalo esiba lamandla, ngoba uThixo uSomandla wayelaye.
And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.
10 Lezi zinduna zamaqhawe kaDavida ezazimsekele ngokuqinileyo embusweni kanye laye wonke u-Israyeli, ukuba abe yinkosi, njengokuthembisa kukaThixo.
And these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves valiant with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.
11 Lolu yiluhlu lwalawo maqhawe kaDavida: UJashobheyamu, umHakhimoni, wayengumlawuli wezikhulu; waphakamisela amadoda angamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, ababulalayo ekuhlaseleni kunye.
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of Hachmoni, the chief of the captains; he brandished his spear against three hundred, slain [by him] at one time.
12 Yena elandelwa ngu-Eliyazari indodana kaDodo umʼAhohi omunye wamaqhawe amathathu.
And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.
13 WayeloDavida ePhasi Damimi, ekuhlomeni kwamaFilistiya elungiselela ukudibana empini. Endaweni ethile kwakulensimu yebhali, amabutho abaleka ebalekela amaFilistiya.
He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines were gathered together to battle; and there was [there] a plot of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines.
14 Kodwa bona bema bajama phakathi kwensimu. Bayivikela bawabulala amaFilistiya, uThixo wabapha ukunqoba okukhulu.
And they stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.
15 Izinduna ezintathu kwezingamatshumi amathathu zaya edwaleni kuDavida ebhalwini lwase-Adulami, ngalesosikhathi amanye amaFilistiya ayebuthene eSigodini saseRefayi.
And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 Ngalesosikhathi uDavida wayesenqabeni, iviyo lamabutho amaFilistiya laliseBhethilehema.
And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
17 UDavida womela amanzi wasesithi, “Oh, sengathi kungaba lomuntu ongangikhela amanzi okunatha emthonjeni oseduze lesango laseBhethilehema!”
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!
18 Ngakho abathathu laba badabula phakathi kweviyo lamaFilistiya bayakukha amanzi eduzane lesango laseBhethilehema bayawanika uDavida. Kodwa wala ukuwanatha, wakhetha ukuwathululela phambi kukaThixo.
And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.
19 Wasesithi, “UNkulunkulu kangangivumeli ukukwenza lokhu! Kufanele yini ukuthi nginathe igazi lalababantu abanikele impilo yabo engozini bewaletha?” Ngoba babeka impilo zabo engozini bewaletha, uDavida kawanathanga. Lezi zaziyizenzo zobuqhawe zalawomabutho womathathu.
And he said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should I drink the blood of these men [who went] at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
20 U-Abhishayi umfowabo kaJowabi wayeyinduna yabaThathu labo. Waphakamisela umkhonto wakhe phezu kwabangamakhulu amathathu, ababulalayo, ngakho waba lodumo njengabaThathu.
And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.
21 Waba lodumo oluphindwe kabili phezu kwalaba abaThathu waze waba ngumlawuli wabo, loba engazange abe phakathi kwabo.
Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.
22 UBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayeliqhawe elilesibindi laseKhabhizeli, elenza izenzo zobuqhawe obukhulu. Wabulala amaqhawe amaMowabi amabili ayezintshantshu ekulweni. Wake wangena emgodini wabulala isilwane mhla kulongqwaqwane.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.
23 Wabulala umGibhithe owayemude okwezingalo eyisikhombisa njalo eqatha. Lanxa umGibhithe wayephethe umkhonto esandleni kwakungani uphethe umkhonto onjengogodo lomaluki, uBhenayiya waqondana laye ngenduku. Wahluthuna umkhonto esandleni somGibhithe wambulala ngawo umkhonto wakhe.
He also smote the Egyptian, a man of stature, five cubits high: and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
24 Lezi zaziyizenzo zobuqhawe zikaBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, laye futhi wayedume njengamaqhawe amathathu.
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.
25 Wayehlonitshwa kakhulu ukwedlula bonke abangamatshumi amathathu, kodwa wayengabalwa kanye labaThathu. UDavida wambeka ukuba abe ngumphathi wabalindi bakhe.
Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.
26 Amaqhawe ayelamandla ayeyila: u-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabi, u-Elihanani indodana kaDodo waseBhethilehema,
And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 uShamothi umHarori, uHelezi umPheloni,
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 u-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, u-Abhiyezeri wase-Anathothi,
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 uSibhekhayi umHushathi, u-Ilayi umʼAhohi,
Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 uMaharayi umNethofathi, uHeledi indodana kaBhana umNethofa,
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 u-Ithayi indodana kaRibhayi owaseGibhiya koBhenjamini, uBhenaya umPhirathoni,
Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 uHurayi wasezindongeni zaseGashi, u-Abhiyeli umʼAribhathi,
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 u-Azimavethi umBhaharumi, u-Eliyaba umShalibhoni,
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 amadodana kaHashemi umGizoni, uJonathani indodana kaShageye umHarari,
Bene-Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
35 u-Ahiyamu indodana kaSakhari umHarari, u-Elifali indodana ka-Uri,
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 uHeferi indodana kaMekherathi, u-Ahija umPheloni,
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 uHeziro umKhameli, uNarayi indodana ka-Ezibhayi,
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 uJoweli umfowabo kaNathani, uMibhari indodana kaHagiri,
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 uZelekhi umʼAmoni, uNaharayi umBherothi, owayethwala izikhali zikaJowabi indodana kaZeruya,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40 u-Ira umʼIthira, uGarebhi umʼIthiri,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 u-Uriya umHithi, uZabhadi indodana ka-Ahilayi,
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 lo-Adina indodana kaShiza owakoRubheni, owayeyinduna yakoRubheni, kanye labangamatshumi amathathu ababelaye,
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;
43 loHanani indodana kaMahakha, loJoshafathi umʼMithini,
Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 lo-Uziya umʼAshitherathi, loShama loJeyiyeli amadodana kaHothamu umʼAroweri,
Uzzia the Ashtarothite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 loJediyeli indodana kaShimiri, umfowabo uJoha umThizi,
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 lo-Eliyeli umʼMahavi, loJeribhayi loJoshaviya amadodana ka-Elinamu, lo-Ithima waseMowabi,
Eliel of Mahavim, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Jithmah the Moabite,
47 lo-Eliyeli, lo-Obhedi kanye loJasiyeli waseMezobha.
Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
