Incwadzi Yesibili YaSamuweli
20 Bekunemuntfu lobekayinkinga, ligama lakhe kunguSheba,+ indvodzana yaBikri umBhenjamini. Lomuntfu washaya luphondvo+ watsi: “Asinasabelo kuDavide futsi site lifa endvodzaneni yaJese.+ Nguloyo naloyo um-Israyeli akaye kubonkulunkulu* bakhe!”+ 2 Ngenca yaloko, onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli ayekela kulandzela Davide ase alandzela Sheba indvodzana yaBikri;+ kodvwa emadvodza akaJuda anamatsela enkhosini yawo, ahamba nayo kusukela eJordane kuya eJerusalema.+
3 Davide watsi nakefika ekhaya lakhe* eJerusalema,+ watsatsa emaphovela akhe langu-10 lebekawashiyele kutsi asale anakekela lelikhaya,+ wawafaka endlini lebeyigadvwa. Abewanika kudla kodvwa akazange alale nawo.+ Ahlala avalelwe kwaze kwaba lilanga lafa ngalo. Bewaphilisa kwebafelokati ngisho noma indvodza yawo beyisaphila.
4 Inkhosi yabese itsi ku-Amasa:+ “Bita emadvodza akaJuda kutsi ete kimi angakapheli emalanga lamatsatfu, futsi nawe kufanele ube khona.” 5 Ngako Amasa wahamba wayobita emaJuda kodvwa wabuya sesendlulile lesikhatsi lebekulindzeleke kutsi abuye ngaso. 6 Davide wabese utsi ku-Abishayi:+ “Sheba+ indvodzana yaBikri angase ente umonakalo lomkhulu kitsi kunalowo lowentiwe ngu-Absalomu.+ Tsatsa tinceku tenkhosi yakho nimcoshe, kuze angafiki emadolobheni labiyelwe sigcine singakamtfoli.” 7 Ngako emadvodza aJowabe,+ bogadzi baDavide,*+ kanye nawo onkhe emachawe baphuma; basuka eJerusalema bacosha Sheba indvodzana yaBikri. 8 Ngesikhatsi sebasedvutane nelidvwala lakaGibeyoni,+ Amasa+ wefika kuze ahlangane nabo. Ngaleso sikhatsi, Jowabe bekagcoke tembatfo temphi futsi bekabophele inkemba elukhalo lebeyisesikhwameni sayo ilenga engculwini. Jowabe watsi nakasondzela kuye, lenkemba yawa.
9 Jowabe watsi ku-Amasa: “Uyaphila mnaketfu?” Wabese ubamba silevu sa-Amasa ngesandla sangesekudla wenta shengatsi uyamcabuza. 10 Amasa abengakayinaki lenkemba lebeyiphetfwe nguJowabe futsi wamgwaza ngayo esiswini,+ ematfumbu acitsekela phansi emhlabatsini. Akudzingekanga nekutsi amphindze; kumgwaza kanye-nje bekwenele kutsi ambulale. Ngemuva kwaloko, Jowabe na-Abishayi umnakabo babese bacosha Sheba indvodzana yaBikri.
11 Lelinye lemajaha aJowabe lema ngaku-Amasa futsi latsi: “Noma ngabe ngubani loseluhlangotsini lwaJowabe futsi noma ngabe ngubani longephansi kwaDavide, akalandzele Jowabe!” 12 Kuso sonkhe lesikhatsi, Amasa bekalele echibini lengati yakhe ekhatsi emgwacweni. Kwatsi lelijaha nalibona kutsi bonkhe bantfu bebafike beme lapho, lamsusa Amasa lamhudvulela ensimini lebeyiseceleni kwalomgwaco. Lase limmbonya ngengubo ngobe belibona kutsi bonkhe bantfu bebafike beme nabasondzela kuye. 13 Ngemuva kwekutsi lelijaha lisuse Amasa emgwacweni, onkhe emadvodza alandzela Jowabe kuze acoshe Sheba+ indvodzana yaBikri.
14 Sheba wendlula tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli waya edolobheni lase-Abela yaseBhethi-makha.+ EmaBikri ahlangana ndzawonye futsi nawo alandzela Sheba.
15 Jowabe kanye nemadvodza labenawo befike bamvimbetela edolobheni lase-Abela yaseBhethi-makha futsi bakha indvundvuma yemhlabatsi eceleni kwelubondza lebelubiyele lelidolobha. Onkhe lamadvodza lebekanaJowabe beketama kugubha ngephansi kwalolubondza kuze aluwise. 16 Lomunye umfati lohlakaniphile kulelidolobha wamemeta watsi: “Asenilalele lapha madvodza! Ngicela nitjele Jowabe kutsi akete lapha ngitokhuluma naye.” 17 Ngako Jowabe wasondzela dvutane naye, futsi lomfati watsi kuye: “UnguJowabe yini wena?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo.” Lomfati wase utsi kuye: “Ngicela ulalele nankha emavi encekukati yakho.” Jowabe watsi: “Ngilalele.” 18 Lomfati wachubeka watsi: “Esikhatsini lesendlulile bebavame kutsi, ‘Akuyobutwa edolobheni lase-Abela’ futsi beyiphelela lapho lendzaba. 19 Mine ngimelele ema-Israyeli lanekuthula nalatsembekile. Wena ufuna kubhubhisa lidolobha lelifana namake kuma-Israyeli. Kungani kufanele ubhubhise* lifa laJehova?”+ 20 Jowabe waphendvula watsi: “Kuyintfo lengingayicabangi kulibhubhisa. 21 Akusilo liciniso. Kunaloko, indvodza lebitwa ngekutsi nguSheba,+ indvodzana yaBikri yasesifundzeni lesinetintsaba saka-Efrayimu,+ ivukele* iNkhosi Davide. Naningayikhipha lendvodza, ngitaliyekela lelidolobha.” Lomfati wabese utsi kuJowabe: “Sitakujikela inhloko yayo ngale kwelubondza!”
22 Ngekushesha, lomfati lohlakaniphile waya kubo bonkhe labantfu, futsi bajuba inhloko yaSheba indvodzana yaBikri bayijikela Jowabe. Ngemuva kwaloko Jowabe washaya luphondvo futsi bahlakateka basuka kulelidolobha, nguloyo naloyo wabuyela ekhaya lakhe.+ Jowabe yena wabuyela enkhosini eJerusalema.
23 Jowabe wabese uphatsa lonkhe libutfo laka-Israyeli.+ Bhenaya+ indvodzana yaJehoyada,+ yena abephetse bogadzi benkhosi.*+ 24 Adoramu+ bekaphetse bantfu lebekufanele basebentele inkhosi; Jehoshafati+ indvodzana ya-Ahiludi, yena bekangumgcini mabhuku. 25 Sheva bekangumabhalane; Sadoki+ na-Abiyatha+ babaphristi. 26 Ira umJayire naye waba yindvuna lenkhulu* yaDavide.