Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli

15 Ngemva kwakho konke lokhu, u-Abhisalomu wazidingela inqola lamabhiza kanye lamadoda angu-50 ukuthi agijime phambi kwakhe.+ 2 U-Abhisalomu wayevuka ekuseni kakhulu ayekuma eceleni komgwaqo owawusiya egedini ledolobho.+ Kwakusithi kungabuya umuntu elodaba okumele lulungiswe yinkosi,+ u-Abhisalomu wayembiza athi kuye: “Uvela kuliphi idolobho?” Yena abesephendula athi: “Inceku yakho ivela kwesinye isizwana sako-Israyeli.” 3 U-Abhisalomu abesesithi: “Indaba yakho iyazwakala futhi okutshoyo kuliqiniso. Kodwa akulamuntu ovela enkosini ongakulalela.” 4 U-Abhisalomu wayeqhubeka athi: “Nxa mina bengingabekwa ukuthi ngibe ngumahluleli elizweni, wonke umuntu olodaba okumele lwahlulelwe ubezabuya kimi futhi bengizakuba leqiniso lokuthi wahlulelwa kuhle.”

5 Kwakusithi kungafika umuntu ezomkhothamela, u-Abhisalomu elule isandla sakhe ambambe abesemqabuza.+ 6 Wayesenza njalo kubo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli ababebuya belezindaba abafuna zahlulelwe yinkosi. Ngakho u-Abhisalomu waqhubeka ehuga abako-Israyeli+ wabenza bathanda yena.

7 Ngemva kweminyaka emine* u-Abhisalomu wathi enkosini: “Ngicela ungivumele ngiye eHebroni+ ngiyegcwalisa isifungo engasenza kuJehova. 8 Inceku yakho yenza isifungo+ ngesikhathi ihlala eGeshuri+ eSiriya. Yafunga yathi: ‘Nxa uJehova engangibuyisela eJerusalema ngizanikela umnikelo kuJehova.’”* 9 Inkosi yathi kuye: “Hamba ngokuthula.” U-Abhisalomu wasesuka waya eHebroni.

10 Wathuma izinhloli kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli wathi: “Nxa lingezwa uphondo lukhala lihle limemeze lithi, ‘U-Abhisalomu useyinkosi eHebroni!’”+ 11 Wayenxuse amadoda angu-200 aweJerusalema wahamba lawo, kodwa ayengazi lutho ngokwakusenzakala njalo ayengacabangeli lutho. 12 Wathi esenikela umhlatshelo wathuma abantu ukuthi bayebiza u-Ahithofeli,+ umeluleki kaDavida+ owayehlala edolobheni lakibo eGilo.+ Icebo labo lokuhlamuka laqhubeka liphumelela futhi abantu ababesekela u-Abhisalomu babelokhu besanda.+

13 Kwasekufika umuntu kuDavida wamtshela wathi: “Abantu bako-Israyeli sebekuhlamukele baya ku-Abhisalomu.” 14 UDavida wahle watshela zonke izinceku zakhe ezazilaye eJerusalema wathi: “Sukumani sibaleke+ ngoba akula loyedwa ozaphunyuka ku-Abhisalomu! Phangisani ngoba engacina esithola asihlasele, atshabalalise lonke idolobho ngenkemba!”+ 15 Izinceku zenkosi zaphendula zathi: “Konke inkosi efuna ukukwenza, izinceku zayo zizimisele ukukwenza.”+ 16 Ngakho inkosi yaphuma layo yonke imuli yayo kodwa yatshiya abafazi bayo beceleni abalitshumi+ ukuze basale bekhangele umuzi wayo.* 17 Inkosi labo bonke abantu ababeyilandela basuka bahamba, bafika bama eBhethi-merihakhi.

18 Yahlola zonke izinceku zayo ezazihamba layo kanye lawo wonke amaKherethi lamaPhelethi,+ lamadoda angu-600 angamaGithi+ ayelandele inkosi evela eGathi.+ Bonke babedlula phambi kwenkosi, inkosi ibahlola. 19 Inkosi yasisithi ku-Ithayi+ umGithi: “Kungani uhamba lathi? Buyela uyehlala lenkosi entsha ngoba ungowesinye isizwe futhi wabaleka elizweni lakini. 20 Wena ufike lapha izolo. Manje lamuhla sengingakwenza ubhodabhode lathi uye lapho okungaziwa khona? Buyela emuva labafowenu. Kwangathi uJehova angaba lothando oluqotho futhi athembeke kuwe!”+ 21 Kodwa u-Ithayi waphendula inkosi wathi: “Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ngifunge langawe nkosi yami, lapho inkosi yami ezabe ikhona, lenceku yayo izakuba khonapho. Ngizimisele ukufa lawe!”+ 22 UDavida wasesithi ku-Ithayi:+ “Kulungile chapha.” Ngakho u-Ithayi umGithi wachapha labo bonke abantu ayelabo kanye labantwana.

23 Bonke abantu elizweni babesiqhinqa isililo ngesikhathi abantu bonke bechapha njalo inkosi yayimi eduze kwesigodi seKhidroni.+ Bonke babechapha besiya emgwaqweni oqonda enkangala. 24 UZadokhi+ laye wayekhona elamaLevi+ ayethwele ibhokisi+ lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Babeka phansi ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso njalo u-Abhiyatha+ wafika ngesikhathi abantu beqeda ukuchapha bephuma edolobheni. 25 Kodwa inkosi yathi kuZadokhi: “Thatha ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso ubuyele lalo edolobheni.+ Nxa uJehova angaba lomusa kimi, uzangiphendukisa ngiphinde ngilibone ibhokisi kanye lendawo elihlala kuyo.+ 26 Kodwa nxa engathokozi ngami uzakwenza kimi lokho akubona kuqondile.” 27 Inkosi yaqhubeka yathi kuZadokhi umphristi: “Kanti awusuye mboni*+ yini? Buyela edolobheni. Libuyele lamadodana enu amabili, u-Ahimazi indodana yakho loJonathani+ indodana ka-Abhiyatha. 28 Mina ngizalinda ngisemazibukweni* eJodani eduze lenkangala ngize ngithole umbiko ovela kini.”+ 29 Ngakho uZadokhi lo-Abhiyatha bathatha ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso babuyela eJerusalema bafika bahlala khona.

30 UDavida waqansa intaba yama-oliva+ ehamba ekhala emboze ikhanda futhi engagqokanga lutho enyaweni. Bonke abantu ababelaye labo babemboze amakhanda behamba bekhala. 31 UDavida watshelwa ukuthi u-Ahithofeli laye wayephakathi kwalabo ababehlamuke+ lo-Abhisalomu.+ Yikho wathi: “Awu Jehova,+ yenza icebo lika-Ahithofeli lifanane lelomuntu oyisithutha!”+

32 UDavida wafika esiqongweni lapho abantu ababejayele ukukhothama khona bekhonza uNkulunkulu. UHushayi+ um-Arikhi+ wayelapho ezohlangana laye futhi ijazi lakhe lalidabukile, egcwele inhlabathi ekhanda. 33 Kodwa uDavida wathi: “Nxa ungahamba lami uzakuba ngumthwalo kimi. 34 Buyela edolobheni ufike uthi ku-Abhisalomu, ‘Awu nkosi ngiyinceku yakho.+ Bengiyinceku kayihlo kodwa khathesi sengiyinceku yakho.’ Nxa ungenza njalo ungangisiza ufadalalise icebo lika-Ahithofeli.+ 35 UZadokhi lo-Abhiyatha abaphristi bazabe belawe. Kumele ubatshele konke ozakuzwa endlini yenkosi.+ 36 Kulamadodana abo amabili, u-Ahimazi+ indodana kaZadokhi, loJonathani+ indodana ka-Abhiyatha. Yiwo ozawathuma kimi azongitshela konke ozabe ukuzwile.” 37 Ngakho uHushayi umngane kaDavida+ waya eJerusalema, wafika ngesikhathi u-Abhisalomu engena edolobheni.