Kwathi ekuseni uDavide wamlobela uJowabe incwadi , wayithuma ngesandla sika-Uriya.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya nezinceku zikaDavide baphuma bahlangana ngasechibini laseGibeyoni; bahlala phansi , abanye ngalapha kwechibi , abanye ngalapho kwechibi.

U-Abineri wathi kuJowabe : Ake zisuke izinsizwa , ziqakulizane phambi kwethu. UJowabe wathi: Mazisuke.

UJowabe wathi : Kuphila kukaNkulunkulu , uma ubungakhulumanga , ngempela abantu bonke bebeyakube sebenyukile kusasa ekuxosheni abafowabo.

UJowabe wayesebetha icilongo; bonke abantu bema, ababe besamxosha u- Israyeli, futhi ababe besalwa.

UJowabe wabuya ekumxosheni u -Abineri; lapho esebuthile bonke abantu , kwasilala kuzo izinceku zi kaDavide abantu abayishumi nesishiyagalolunye no-Asaheli.

Bamthatha u -Asaheli, bammbela ethuneni likayise elaliseBethlehema . UJowabe nabantu bakhe bahamba ubusuku bonke, kwasa beseHebroni.

Esefikile uJowabe nempi yonke eyayinaye , bamtshela uJowabe ukuthi : U- Abineri indodana kaNeri wafika enkosini; immukisile, wahamba ngokuthula.

UJowabe wayeseya enkosini , wathi: Wenzeni na? Bheka, u-Abineri wafika kuwe; ummukiseleni wahamba nokuhamba na?

UJowabe esephumile kuDavide wathuma izithunywa ukulandela u -Abineri, zambuyisa emthonjeni waseSira, kepha uDavide wayengakwazi lokho.

U-Abineri esebuyele eHebroni , uJowabe wamchezukisela phakathi kwesango ukuba akhulume naye bebodwa , wamgwaza lapho esiswini waze wafa ngenxa yegazi lika-Asaheli umfowabo.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi , uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;

UDavide esezwile lokho wamthuma uJowabe nempi yonke yamaqhawe.

Kepha uJowabe esebona ukuthi izimpondo zempi zimhaqile ngaphambili nangasemuva wakhetha kwabakhethekileyo bakwa-Israyeli, wabahlela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu;

UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela ukuba balwe nama -Aramu; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe.

Lapho abantwana bakwa -Amoni bebona ukuthi ama -Aramu abalekile , babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi, bangena emzini. UJowabe wayesebuya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, weza eJerusalema.

Emva komnyaka ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwamakhosi uDavide wamthuma uJowabe nezinceku zakhe zinaye kanye no -Israyeli wonke , babachitha abantwana bakwa-Amoni, bavimbezela iRaba ; kepha uDavide wahlala eJerusalema.

UDavide wayesethumela kuJowabe ngokuthi : Thuma kimi u -Uriya umHeti. UJowabe wamthuma u-Uriya kuDavide.

U-Uriya wathi kuDavide : Umphongolo, no-Israyeli, noJuda bahlezi emadokodweni; inkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami zimisile endle ; mina-ke, pho, ngingene endlini yami, ngidle, ngiphuze, ngilale nomkami na? Kuphila kwakho nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikuyenza leyo nto.

Kwathi uJowabe esahlozinga umuzi , wammisa u-Uriya endaweni lapho azi ukuthi kukhona amadoda anamandla.

UJowabe wayesethuma wamtshela uDavide zonke izindaba zempi;

UJowabe walwa neRaba labantwana bakwa -Amoni, wathatha umuzi wenkosi.

UJowabe wathuma izithunywa kuDavide , wathi: Ngilwe neRaba , yebo, ngathatha uMuzi Wamanzi.

UJowabe indo dana kaSeruya wayeseqonda ukuthi inhliziyo yenkosi iku - Abisalomu.

UJowabe wayesethumela eThekhowa , walanda khona owesifazane ohlakaniphileyo, wathi kuye: Ake uzishaye olilayo, ugqoke izingubo zokulila, ungazigcobi ngamafutha, kepha ube njengowesifazane os elilele ofileyo izinsuku eziningi,

ungene enkosini , ukhulume kuyo ngalendlela . UJowabe wayesemfunza amazwi emlonyeni wakhe.

Yathi-ke inkosi : Isandla sikaJowabe sinawe yini kukho konke lokhu na ? Owesifazane waphendula wathi: Kuphila kwakho, nkosi yami, nkosi, akukho muntu ongaphendukela ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo kukho konke okukhulunywe yinkosi yami , inkosi, ngokuba inceku yakho uJowabe yangiyaleza, yafunza onke lawo mazwi emlonyeni wencekukazi yakho;

uJowabe inceku yakho wenzile lokho ukuba aphendukezele ubuso bendaba; inkosi yami ihlakaniphile njengokuhlakanipha kwengelosi kaNkulun kulu ukwazi konke okusemhlabeni. Ukubuya kuka-Abisalomu nokuthethelelwa kwakhe

UJowabe wawa phansi ngobuso , wakhuleka, wayibusisa inkosi ; uJowabe wathi: Namuhla inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi yami, nkosi, lokhu inkosi ilenzile izwi lenceku yayo.

Wayesesuka uJowabe wahamba , waya eGeshuri , wamletha u -Abisalomu eJerusalema.

Wayesesuka uJowabe , waya ku -Abisalomu endlini yakhe , wathi kuye : Izinceku zakho ziyithungeleleni insimu yami ngomlilo na?

Wayeseya uJowabe enkosini , wayitshela; isimbizile u -Abisalomu, weza enkosini, wakhothamela kuyo , ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi , phambi kwenkosi; inkosi yamanga u-Abisalomu.

Umuntu othile wakubona , wamtshela uJowabe, wathi: Bheka, ngibone u - Abisalomu ephanyekekile e-okini.

UJowabe wathi kumuntu omtshelileyo : Bheka, ukubonile, awumjuqanga ngani khona , awele phansi , na? Nga ngikunikile izinhlamvu eziyishumi zesiliva nebhande.

Wayesethi uJowabe : Anginakulibala kanje nawe . Wathatha imikhonto emithathu ngesandla sakhe, wambhokoda u-Abisalomu enhliziyweni esezwa, ephakathi kwe-oki.

UJowabe wayesebetha icilongo , abantu babuya ekumxosheni u -Israyeli, ngokuba uJowabe wabagodla abantu.

UJowabe wathi kuye : Awuyikuba ngumbiki wendaba namuhla , kepha uyakubika ngolunye usuku ; namuhla awuyikubika lutho , ngokuba indodana yenkosi ifile.

Wayesethi uJowabe kumKushe : Hamba, uyitshele inkosi okubonileyo . UmKushe wamkhothamela uJowabe, wagijima.

U-Ahimahasi indodana kaSadoki wabuye wathi kuJowabe : Noma kanjani, ake ngigijime nami , ngimlandele umKushe . Kepha uJowabe wathi : Uyakugijimelani wena mntanami , lokhu kungekho mvuzo wombiko kuwe , na?

Kwabikelwa uJowabe ukuthi: Bheka, inkosi iyakhala, imlilela u-Abisalomu.

UJowabe wangena endlini enkosini , wathi: Udumazile namuhla ubuso bazo zonke izinceku zakh o ezisindisile ukuphila kwakho namuhla , nokuphila kwamadodana akho namadodakazi akho , nokuphila kwabafazi bakho , nokuphila kwezancinza zakho

Besesetsheni elikhulu eliseGibeyoni , u-Amasa wafika ukubahlangabeza . UJowabe wayebhince isambatho sakhe sokulwa ayelokhu esigqoka; kusona lalikhona ibhande elinenkemba emgodleni wayo elaligaxwe okhalweni lwakhe; yawa esehamba.

UJowabe wayesethi ku -Amasa: Usaphila, mfowethu, na? UJowabe wambamba u-Amasa ngesilevu ngesandla sakhe sokunene ukuba amange.

Kwema ngakuye enye yezinsizwa zikaJowabe, yathi: Omthanda uJowabe nongokaDavide mabamlandele uJowabe.

Esesusiwe emendweni, abantu bonke badlula bamlandela uJowabe ukuba bamxoshe uSheba indodana kaBikri.

UJowabe waphendula wathi : Makube kude , makube kude nami ukuba ngigwinye noma ngichithe.

Owesifazane wayeseya ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe kubantu bonke . Bamnquma uSheba indodana kaBikri ikhan da, baliphonsa kuJowabe . Yena wabetha icilongo , bahlakazeka kulowo muzi , baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe. UJowabe wabuyela eJerusalema enkosini.

UJowabe wayesephezu kwempi yonke yakwa -Israyeli; uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwamaKhereti namaPheleti;

Wayesethi uJowabe enkosini : UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makenezele kubantu kuphindwe kayikhulu phezu kwalokhu abayikho , kubonwe ngamehlo enkosi yami, inkosi; kepha inkosi yami, inkosi, yenamelelani le nto na?

Nokho izwi lenkosi lamahlula uJowabe nezinduna zempi . UJowabe nezinduna zempi baphuma ebusweni benkosi ukuba babale abantu bakwa - Israyeli.

UJowabe wayesenika inkosi umumo wabantu ababaliweyo ; kwaba khona kwa-Israyeli amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezi ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ahloma inkemba ; amadoda akwaJuda ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu. Isifo

U-Adoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo ababe naye bawuzwa sebeqedile ukudla. UJowabe esezwa ukukhala kwecilongo wathi : Ngowani lo msindo wokuxokozela emzini na?

Lapho kufika umbiko kuJowabe ngokuba uJowabe -- wayemlandele u - Adoniya noma engamlandelanga u -Abisalomu uJowabe -- wabaleka, waya etendeni likaJehova, wabamba izimpondo ze-altare.

Inkosi uSolo moni yatshelwa ukuthi : UJowabe ubalekele etendeni likaJehova; bheka, ungase-altare. USolomoni wayesethuma uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada ngokuthi: Hamba, umsukele.

UBenaya wafika etendeni likaJehova , wathi kuye : Isho kanje inkosi , ithi: Phuma. Wathi: Qha, ngiyakufela lapha . UBenaya wabuyisela enkosini izwi lokuthi: Washo njalo uJowabe, wangiphendula kanjalo.

ngokuba uJowabe naye wonke u -Israyeli bahlala khona izinyanga eziyisithupha, waze waqeda bonke abesilisa kwa-Edomi

UHadadi esezwile eGibithe ukuthi uDavide ulele koyise nokuthi uJowabe induna yempi ufile, uHadadi wathi kuFaro: Ngivumele ukuba ngihambe ngiye ezweni lakithi.

UDavide wathi: Lowo ochitha amaJebusi kuqala uyakuba yinhloko nenduna. Kwenyuka kuqala uJowabe indodana kaSeruya, waba yinhloko.

Wakha umuzi nxazonke kusukela eMilo kuya nxazonke; uJowabe wavusa okuseleyo komuzi.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi ; uJehoshafati, indodana ka-Ahiludi, wayengumabhalana;

UDavide esezwile lokho wamthuma uJowabe nempi yonke yamaqhawe.

UJowabe esebona ukuthi impi ibhekene naye ngaphambili nangasemuva , wakhetha kwabakhethekileyo bonke bakwa -Israyeli, wabahlela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu;

UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela kuwo ama -Aramu ukuba balwe; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe.

Lapho abantwana bakwa -Amoni bebona ukuthi ama -Aramu abalekile , babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi umfowabo , bangena emzini ; kepha uJowabe waya eJerusalema.

Emva komnyaka ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwamakhosi , uJowabe wahola amaqhawe empi , wachitha izwe labantwana bakwa -Amoni, weza wavimbezela iRaba ; kepha uDavide wahlala eJerusalema . UJowabe walinqoba iRaba, walidiliza.

UJowabe wathi: UJehova makenezele kubantu bakhe, kuphindwe kayikhulu phezu kwalokhu abayikho; kepha, nkosi yami, nkosi, abasizo izinceku zenkosi yami bonke na ? Inkosi yami ifunelani le nto na ? Iyakuba yicala ngani ku - Israyeli na?

Nokho izwi lenkosi lamahlula uJowabe . UJowabe waphuma , wadabula wonke u-Israyeli, wafika eJerusalema.

UJowabe wanika uDavide umumo wabantu ababaliweyo ; wonke u -Israyeli wayeyizinkulungwane eziyinkulungwane nezinkulungw ane eziyikhulu abahloma inkemba ; uJuda wayeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane namashumi ayisikhombisa.

UJowabe indodana kaSe ruya waqala ukubala , kepha akaqedanga; kwaba khona ulaka ngalokho phezu kuka-Israyeli, nomumo awufakwanga encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yenkosi uDavide.

emva kuka -Ahithofeli kwakunguJehoyada indodana kaBenaya no - Abiyathara; uJowabe wayeyinduna yempi yenkosi.