2 USamuyeli 5
1 Khona zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli zeza kuDavida eHebroni, zakhuluma zisithi: Khangela, thina silithambo lakho lenyama yakho.
And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Chebron, and they said to him, Behold, we [are] your bone and your flesh.
2 Lesikhathini esidlulileyo, uSawuli eseyinkosi phezu kwethu, nguwe owakhupha lowangenisa uIsrayeli, leNkosi yathi kuwe: Wena uzakwelusa abantu bami uIsrayeli, lawe uzakuba ngumbusi phezu kukaIsrayeli.
And heretofore Saul being king over us, you was he that did lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be for a leader to my people Israel.
3 Ngakho kwafika bonke abadala bakoIsrayeli enkosini uDavida eHebroni; inkosi uDavida yasisenza isivumelwano labo eHebroni phambi kweNkosi; basebemgcoba uDavida, waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli.
And all the elders of Israel come to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord; and they anoint David king over all Israel.
4 UDavida wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu ekubeni kwakhe yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amane.
David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5 EHebroni wabusa phezu kukaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa lenyanga eziyisithupha; leJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lantathu phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke loJuda.
Seven years and six months he reigned in Chebron over Juda, and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Juda in Jerusalem.
6 Inkosi labantu bayo basebesiya eJerusalema kumaJebusi, abahlali belizwe; akhuluma kuDavida athi: Kawuyikungena lapha, ngaphandle kokuthi ususe iziphofu labaqhulayo; besithi uDavida kayikungena lapho.
And David and his men, departed to Jerusalem, to the Jebusite that inhabited the land: and it was said to David, You shall not come in hither: for the blind and the lame withstood him, saying, David shall not come in hither.
7 Kodwa uDavida wayithumba inqaba yeZiyoni; le ngumuzi kaDavida.
And David took first the hold of Sion: this [is] the city of David.
8 UDavida wasesithi ngalolosuku: Ngulowo lalowo otshaya umJebusi, katshaye emgelweni wamanzi abaqhulayo leziphofu, abazondwa ngumphefumulo kaDavida. Ngakho bathi: Isiphofu loqhulayo kabayikungena endlini.
And David said on that day, Every one that smites the Jebusite, let him attack with the dagger both the lame and the blind, and those that hate the soul of David. Therefore they say, The lame and the blind shall not enter into the house of the Lord.
9 Ngakho uDavida wahlala enqabeni, wayibiza ngokuthi ngumuzi kaDavida. UDavida wakha inhlangothi zonke, kusukela eMilo kusiya phakathi.
And David lived in the hold, and it was called the city of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and [he built] his own house.
10 UDavida waqhubeka njalo esiba lamandla, njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, yayilaye.
And David advanced and became great, and the Lord Almighty [was] with him.
11 UHiramu inkosi yeTire wasethuma izithunywa kuDavida, lezigodo zemisedari, lababazi bezigodo lababazi bamatshe; basebemakhela uDavida indlu.
And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David.
12 UDavida wasekwazi ukuthi iNkosi yayimmisile ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, lokuthi iwuphakamisile umbuso wakhe ngenxa yabantu bayo uIsrayeli.
And David knew that the Lord had prepared him to be king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
13 UDavida wasethatha abanye abafazi abancane labafazi bevela eJerusalema, esevela eHebroni, njalo kwakulamanye amadodana lamadodakazi azalelwa uDavida.
And David took again wives and concubines out of Jerusalem, after he came from Chebron: and David had still more sons and daughters born to him.
14 Njalo la ngamabizo alabo abazalelwa yena eJerusalema: OShamuwa, loShobabi, loNathani, loSolomoni,
And these [are] the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Sammus, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.
15 loIbihari, loElishuwa, loNefegi, loJafiya,
And Ebear, and Elisue, and Naphec, and Jephies.
16 loElishama, loEliyada, loElifeleti.
And Elisama, and Elidae, and Eliphalath, Samae, Jessibath, Nathan, Galamaan, Jebaar, Theesus, Eliphalat, Naged, Naphec, Janathan, Leasamys, Baalimath, Eliphaath.
17 Kwathi amaFilisti esezwile ukuthi bamgcobile uDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, wonke amaFilisti enyuka ukuyamdinga uDavida; uDavida wakuzwa, wehlela enqabeni.
And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel; and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the strong hold.
18 AmaFilisti esefikile asabalala esihotsheni seRefayimi.
And the Philistines came, and assembled in the valley of the giants.
19 UDavida wasebuza eNkosini esithi: Ngingenyukela yini kumaFilisti? Uzawanikela esandleni sami yini? INkosi yasisithi kuDavida: Yenyuka, ngoba isibili ngizawanikela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.
And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hands? and the Lord said to David, Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.
20 UDavida wasefika eBhali-Perazimi, uDavida wawatshaya khona, wathi: INkosi izifohlele izitha zami phambi kwami njengokufohla kwamanzi. Ngakho wabiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yiBhali-Perazimi.
And David came from Upper Breaches, and struck the Philistines there: and David said, The Lord has destroyed the hostile Philistines before me, as water is dispersed; therefore the name of that place was called Over Breaches.
21 Asetshiya izithombe zawo lapho, loDavida labantu bakhe bazisusa.
And they leave there their gods, and David and his men with him took them.
22 AmaFilisti asebuya enyuka futhi, asabalala esihotsheni seRefayimi.
And the Philistines came up yet again, and assembled in the valley of Giants.
23 Lapho uDavida ebuza iNkosi, yathi: Ungenyuki; bhoda ngemuva kwawo, uwasukele usuka maqondana lezihlahla zebhalisamu.
And David enquired of the Lord: and the Lord said, You shall not go up to meet them: turn from them, and you shall meet them near the place of weeping.
24 Kuzakuthi-ke lapho usizwa isisinde sokuhamba ezihlokweni zezihlahla zebhalisamu, lapho uphangise, ngoba ngalesosikhathi iNkosi izaphuma phambi kwakho ukutshaya ibutho lamaFilisti.
And it shall come to pass when you hear the sound of a clashing together from the grove of weeping, then you shall go down to them, for then the Lord shall go forth before you to make havoc in the battle with the Philistines.
25 UDavida wasesenza njalo, njengokumlaya kwayo iNkosi, wawatshaya amaFilisti kusukela eGeba uze ufike eGezeri.
And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Gabaon as far as the land of Gazera.
