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1 Kwasekusiba khona indlala ensukwini zikaDavida iminyaka emithathu, umnyaka ngomnyaka ilandelana; uDavida wadinga ubuso beNkosi. INkosi yasisithi: Kungenxa kaSawuli langenxa yendlu yakhe yegazi, ngoba wabulala amaGibeyoni.
I LAILA no i na la o Davida na makahiki wi ekolu, i kela makahiki i keia makahiki: a ninau aku la Davida ia Iehova. I mai la o Iehova, No Saula ia, a no kona ohana koko; no ka mea, ua pepehi oia i ko Gibeona.
2 Ngakho inkosi yabiza amaGibeyoni yathi kuwo: (AmaGibeyoni-ke ayengeyisiwo awabantwana bakoIsrayeli, kodwa ayengawensali yamaAmori; njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli babefungile kuwo; uSawuli wasedinga ukuwatshaya ekutshisekeleni kwakhe abantwana bakoIsrayeli loJuda.)
Kii aku la ke alii i ko Gibeona, i aku la ia lakou; (a o ko Gibeona aole lakou no na mamo a Iseraela, no ke koena lakou o ka poe Amori; a ua hoohiki aku na mamo a Iseraela ia lakou: a manao iho la o Saula e pepehi ia lakou no kona manao ikaika i na mamo a Iseraela laua o Iuda.)
3 Ngakho uDavida wathi kumaGibeyoni: Ngingalenzelani? Ngingayenza ngani inhlawulo yokuthula ukuze libusise ilifa leNkosi?
I aku la o Davida i ko Gibeona, Heaha ka'u e hana aku ai no oukou? pehea hoi au e hookalahala aku ai, i hoomaikai mai oukou i ka aina a Iehova i haawi mai ai?
4 AmaGibeyoni asesithi kuye: Kayisindaba yesiliva kumbe igolide loSawuli lendlu yakhe; futhi kakusikwethu ukubulala umuntu koIsrayeli. Wasesithi: Lokho elikutshoyo ngizalenzela khona.
I mai la ko Gibeona ia ia, Aole makou e makemake i ke kala, aole hoi i ke gula no Saula a no kana ohana; aole hoi oe e pepehi i kekahi kanaka iloko o ka Iseraela no makou. I aku la kela, O ka mea a oukou e olelo mai ai, oia ka'u e hana aku ai no oukou.
5 Basebesithi enkosini: Umuntu owasiqedayo, owaceba emelene lathi ukuthi sichithwe singasali lakuwuphi umngcele wakoIsrayeli,
I mai la lakou i ke alii, O ke kanaka nana makou i hoopau aku, a i noonoo e luku mai ia makou, i noho ole ai makou ma kekahi palena aina o ka Iseraela,
6 kasinikwe amadoda ayisikhombisa emadodaneni akhe, njalo siwaphanyekele iNkosi eGibeya kaSawuli, okhethiweyo weNkosi. Inkosi yasisithi: Mina ngizalipha.
E haawiia mai na kanaka ehiku o kana mau keiki ia makou, a e kau aku makou ia lakou iluna no Iehova ma Gibea no Saula o ka mea a Iehova i wae ai. I aku la ke alii, E haawi no wau.
7 Kodwa inkosi yamyekela uMefiboshethi indodana kaJonathani indodana kaSawuli ngenxa yesifungo seNkosi esasiphakathi kwabo, phakathi kukaDavida loJonathani indodana kaSawuli.
Aka, kala aku la ke alii ia Mepiboseta ke keiki a Ionatana ke keiki a Saula, no ka hoohiki ana ia Iehova iwaena o laua, iwaena o Davida laua o Ionatana ke keiki a Saula.
8 Kodwa inkosi yathatha amadodana amabili kaRizipa indodakazi kaAya ayewazalele uSawuli, uArimoni loMefiboshethi, lamadodana amahlanu kadadewabo kaMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli ayewazalele uAdriyeli indodana kaBarizilayi umMehola,
A lawe aku la ke alii i na keikikane elua a Rizepa ke kaikamahine a Aia, i na mea ana i hanau ai na Saula, o Aremoni a o Mepiboseta; a me na keikikane elima a Mikala ke kaikamahine a Saula, na mea ana i hanai ai na Aderiela ke keiki a Barezilai no Meholata.
9 yabanikela esandleni samaGibeyoni, asebaphanyeka entabeni phambi kweNkosi, njalo abayisikhombisa bawa kanyekanye. Babulawa ensukwini zokuvuna, ensukwini zakuqala ekuqaleni kokuvunwa kwebhali.
A haawi aku la oia ia lakou i na lima o ko Gibeona, a kaawe aku la lakou ia poe maluna o ka puu imua o Iehova; a hina pu iho la lakou a ehiku, a make iho la i na la o ka ohi ai ana, i na la mua o ka ohi bale ana.
10 URizipa indodakazi kaAya wasethatha isaka, wazendlalela lona phezu kwedwala, kusukela ekuqaleni kokuvuna kwaze kwathonta amanzi phezu kwabo evela emazulwini; kavumelanga inyoni zamazulu ukuthi zihlale phezu kwabo emini, lezilo zeganga ebusuku.
Lawe ae la o Rizepa ke kaikamahine a Aia i ke kapa inoino, a halii iho la nona maluna o ka pohaku nui, mai ka wa mua o ka ohi bale ana a hiki i ka wa i haule mai ai ka ua mai ka lani mai maluna iho o lakou, a kiai iho la ia i kau ole ai na manu o ka lewa maluna o lakou i ke ao, aole hoi na holoholona o ke kula i ka po.
11 Kwasekubikelwa uDavida lokho uRizipa indodakazi kaAya, umfazi omncane kaSawuli, ayekwenzile.
A ua haiia aku ia Davida ka mea a Rizepa ke kaikamahine a Aia, ka haiawahine a Saula i hana'i.
12 UDavida wasehamba wayathatha amathambo kaSawuli lamathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe kubahlali beJabeshi-Gileyadi ababewebile emdangeni weBeti-Shani, lapho amaFilisti ayebaphanyeke khona mhla amaFilisti etshaya uSawuli eGilibowa.
Hele aku la o Davida, a lawe mai la ia i na iwi o Saula a me na iwi o Ionatana kana keiki mai na kanaka o Iabesagileada mai, ka poe nana i lawe malu ia laua mai ke alanui o Betesana mai, kahi a ka poe Pilisetia i kau ai ia laua, i ka wa i pepehi ai ka poe Pilisetia ia Saula i Gileboa.
13 Wasesenyusa esuka lapho amathambo kaSawuli lamathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe; basebeqoqa amathambo awababephanyekiwe.
Lawe mai la ia i na iwi o Saula a me na iwi o Ionatana kana keiki mai laila mai; a hoiliili ae la lakou i na iwi o ka poe i kaaweia.
14 Basebewangcwaba amathambo kaSawuli lakaJonathani indodana yakhe elizweni lakoBhenjamini eZela, engcwabeni likaKishi uyise. Benza konke inkosi eyayibalaye khona. Njalo emva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wancengeka ngenxa yelizwe.
Kanu aku la lakou i na iwi o Saula a o Ionatana kana keiki ma Zela ma ka aina o ka Beniamina, maloko o ka halekupapau no Kisa no kona makuakane: a hana aku la lakou i na mea a pau a ke alii i kena aku ai. A mahope iho ua hoomaliuia'ku ke Akua no ka aina.
15 AmaFilisti abuye aba lempi futhi loIsrayeli; uDavida wasesehla lenceku zakhe kanye laye, njalo balwa lamaFilisti; uDavida wasedinwa.
A kaua hou mai la ko Pilisetia me ka Iseraela; iho aku la o Davida me kana poe kauwa, a kaua aku la i ko Pilisetia: a paupauaho iho la o Davida.
16 UIshibi-Benobi owayengowabantwana besiqhwaga, osisindo somkhonto wakhe sasingamashekeli angamakhulu amathathu ethusi, wayebhince inkemba entsha, wathi uzamtshaya uDavida.
A o Isebi-benoba no na keiki a ke kanaka nunui, o kona ihe, ekolu haneri sekela keleawe ia ma ke kaupaona ana, ua kaei oia i ka pahikaua hou, a manao iho la oia e pepehi ia Davida.
17 Kodwa uAbishayi indodana kaZeruya wamsiza, wamtshaya umFilisti wambulala. Khona abantu bakaDavida bafunga kuye besithi: Kawusayikuphuma impi lathi, hlezi ucitshe isibane sikaIsrayeli.
Kokua mai la o Abisai ke keiki a Zeruia ia ia, hahau aku la ia i ke kanaka no Pilisetia, a pepehi iho la ia ia. Alaila papa mai la na kanaka ia Davida, i mai la, Mai hele hou aku oe me makou i ke kaua, i kinai ole iho ai oe i ke kukui no ka Iseraela.
18 Kwasekusithi emva kwalokhu kwaba lempi futhi lamaFilisti eGobi; khona uSibekayi umHusha watshaya uSafi, owayengowabantwana besiqhwaga.
A mahope iho o keia manawa, he kaua hou me ko Pilisetia ma Goba; a pepehi iho la o Sibekai no Husata ia Sapa no na keiki a ke kanaka nunui.
19 Kwasekusiba lempi futhi lamaFilisti eGobi; uElihanani indodana kaJahari-Oregimi umBhethelehema, watshaya umfowabo kaGoliyathi umGiti, oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogodo lomaluki.
He kaua hou no hoi ma Goba me ko Pilisetia, ilaila i pepehi iho ai o Elehanana ke keiki a Iaareoregima no Betelehema i ke kaikaina o Golia no Gata, o ke au o kona ihe, ua like ia me ka laau o ka mea ulana lole.
20 Njalo kwabuye kwaba lempi eGathi, lapho okwakulomuntu omude, owayeleminwe eyisithupha ezandleni zakhe, lamazwane ayisithupha ezinyaweni zakhe, kungamatshumi amabili lane ngenani; laye-ke wayezalelwe isiqhwaga.
A he kaua hou ma Gata, ilaila he kanaka nunui me na manamanalima eono ma kela lima ma keia lima, a me na manamanawawae eono no ma kela wawae ma keia wawae, he iwakaluakumamaha i ka helu ana: ua hanau hoi ia na ke kanaka nunui.
21 Lapho eseyisa uIsrayeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavida, wamtshaya.
I kona hoino ana mai i ka Iseraela, pepehi iho la o Ionatana ke keiki a Simea a ke kaikuaana a Davida ia ia.
22 Laba abane babezalelwe isiqhwaga eGathi; njalo bawa ngesandla sikaDavida langesandla senceku zakhe.
Ua hanau keia poe eha na ke kanaka nunui ma Gata, a ua haule lakou ma ka lima o Davida, a me ka lima hoi o kana poe kauwa.
