2 Samuel 1
UDavida Uzwa Ngokufa KukaSawuli
1Emva kokufa kukaSawuli, uDavida wabuya evela ekunqobeni ama-Amaleki wahlala eZikhilagi insuku ezimbili. 2Ngosuku lwesithathu kwafika umuntu evela ezihonqweni zikaSawuli, izigqoko zakhe zidabukile njalo egcwele uthuli ekhanda lakhe. Kwathi esefikile kuDavida waziwisela phansi emhlonipha.3UDavida wambuza wathi, “Uvela ngaphi?”
Yena waphendula wathi, “Ngibalekile ezihonqweni zabako-Israyeli.”
4UDavida wabuza wathi, “Kutheni? Ngitshela.”
Yena wathi, “Abantu babalekile empini. Inengi labo lifile. USawuli lendodana yakhe uJonathani labo bafile?”
5UDavida wasesithi kulelojaha elamlethela umbiko, “Wazi njani ukuthi uSawuli lendodana yakhe uJonathani bafile?”
6Ijaha lelo lathi, “Kwenzakele ukuthi mina kade ngiphezu kweNtaba iGilibhowa ngabona uSawuli eyame umkhonto wakhe, izinqola zempi labagadi bamabhiza sebebanga kuye. 7Uthe etshibilika wangibona, wasengibiza, mina ngathi, ‘Kuyini engingakwenza?’
8Ungibuzile wathi, ‘Ungubani wena na?’
Ngiphendule ngathi, ‘NgingumʼAmaleki.’
9Wasesithi kimi, ‘Sondela eduze ungibulale! Sengiseduze lokufa, kodwa ngisaphila.’
10Ngakho ngisondele kuye ngambulala, ngoba ngazile ukuthi emva kwalokho ubengeke aphile. Njalo ngithethe umqhele obusekhanda lakhe lesongo ebelisengalweni yakhe okuyikho engikulethe lapha enkosini yami.”
11Lapho-ke uDavida labantu bonke ababelaye babamba izigqoko zabo bazidabula. 12Babakhalela, babalilela, babazilela kwaze kwahlwa uSawuli lendodana yakhe uJonathani kanye lebutho likaThixo lendlu ka-Israyeli, ngoba babebulewe ngenkemba.
13UDavida wasesithi ejaheni elalimlethele umbiko, “Wena ungowangaphi na?”
Lona laphendula lathi, “Ngiyindodana yezizweni, umʼAmaleki.”
14UDavida waselibuza esithi, “Kungani ungesabanga ukuphakamisa isandla sakho ukuba ubulale ogcotshiweyo kaThixo na?”
15UDavida wabiza omunye wabantu bakhe wathi, “Sondela umgongode!” Ngakho wamgongoda wafa. 16Ngoba uDavida wayethe kuye, “Igazi lakho kalibe phezu kwekhanda lakho. Umlomo wakho ufakaze okubi ngawe lapho wena uthe, ‘Ngimbulele ogcotshiweyo kaThixo.’ ”
UDavida Ulilela USawuli LoJonathani
17UDavida walila isililo lesi ngoSawuli lendodana yakhe uJonathani, 18walaya ukuthi abantu bakoJuda basifundiswe isililo sedandili lesi (silotshiwe eNcwadini kaJashari):19“Udumo lwakho, We Israyeli, lubulewe ezingqongweni zakho.
Yeka ukufa kwamaqhawe!
20Lingabokutsho eGathi,
lingakumemezeli ezindleleni zase-Ashikheloni,
hlezi amadodakazi amaFilistiya athabe,
hlezi amadodakazi abangasokanga athokoze.
21We zintaba zaseGilibhowa,
kalingabi lamazolo loba izulu,
kumbe amasimu athela amabele eminikelo.
Ngoba khonapho ihawu leqhawe langcoliswa,
ihawu likaSawuli, lingasagcotshwa ngamafutha.
22Egazini lababuleweyo,
enyameni yamaqhawe
umtshoko kaJonathani kawuphendukanga,
umtshoko kaSawuli kawuphendukanga ungasuthanga.
23USawuli loJonathani,
ekuphileni babethandeka bengababukekayo,
lekufeni kabehlukaniswanga.
Babelesiqubu kulengqungqulu,
belamandla kulezilwane.
24Awu madodakazi ako-Israyeli,
mlileleni uSawuli,
owaligqokisa okubomvu lokuhle kakhulu,
owacecisa izembatho zenu ngemiceciso yegolide.
25Yeka ukufa kwamaqhawe empini!
UJonathani ulele efile ezingqongweni zakho.
26Ngilusizi ngawe Jonathani, mfowethu;
ubuthandeka kakhulu kimi.
Ukungithanda kwakho kade kumangalisa,
kumangalisa okudlula okwabesifazane.
27Yeka ukufa kwamaqhawe!
Izikhali zempi zitshabalele!”
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