Esekubona uFinehasi ka -Eleyazare ka -Aroni umpristi wavuka ephakathi kwenhlangano, wathatha umkhonto ngesandla sakhe,

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Yelulela umkhonto osesandleni sakho ngase - Ayi, ngokuba ngiyakulinikela esandleni sakho . UJoshuwa welul ela-ke umkhonto osesandleni sakhe ngasemzini.

UJoshuwa akabuyisanga isandla sakhe awelula ngaso umkhonto , engakaqothuli bonke abakhileyo e-Ayi.

Bakhetha onkulunkulu abasha ; lapho kwafika impi emasangweni; kwabonwa isihlangu noma umkhonto yin i phakathi kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane kwa-Israyeli na?

USawule wawuciba umkhonto , ngokuba wathi: Ngiyakumbhujela uDavide odongeni. Kepha uDavide washalaza phambi kwakhe kabili.

Umoya omubi owavela kuJehova wamehlela uSawule ehlezi endlini yakhe , ephethe umkhonto esandleni sakhe; uDavide wayebetha ngesandla.

UDavide wathi ku -Ahimeleki: Akukho lapho phansi kwesandla sakho umkhonto noma inkemba na? Ngokuba angifikanga nenkemba yami nezikhali zami, ngokuba udaba lwenkosi lwalusheshisa.

USawule wezwa ukuthi uDavide uyaziwa nabantu ababe naye ; uSawule wayehlezi eGibeya phansi komtamariske egqumeni ephethe umkhonto esandleni sakhe, zonke izinceku zimi ngakuye.

ODavide no -Abishayi bafika kubantu ebusuku ; bheka, uSawule wayelele ubuthongo ezinqoleni , umkhonto wakhe ugxunyekiwe emhlabathini ngasekhanda lakhe; u-Abineri nabantu bakhe babelele ngakuye nxazonke.

UJehova makenqabe ukuba ngelulele isandla sami kogcotshiweyo kaJehova; ake uthathe umkhonto ongasekhanda lakhe nesigubhu samanzi , sihambe.

UDavide wayesethatha umkhonto nesigubhu samanzi ngasekhanda likaSawule, bahamba, kungaboni muntu, kungazi muntu, kungavuki muntu, ngokuba babelele bonke , lokhu bebehlelwe ngubuthongo obunzima obuvela kuJehova.

Akukuhle okwenzileyo . Kuphila kukaJehova , nimelwe ukuf a, ngokuba anilindanga inkosi yenu , ogcotshiweyo kaJehova . Manje bhekani ukuthi umkhonto wenkosi uphi nesigubhu samanzi esasingasekhanda lakhe.

UDavide waphendula wathi : Bheka, umkhonto, nkosi! Makuwele enye yezinsizwa, iwulande.

Lawa angamagama amaqhawe kaDavide : UJoshebi Bashebeti waseTahekemoni, inhloko yabathathu ; nguyena owaphakamisa umkhonto wakhe, walwa nabantu abangam akhulu ayisishiyagalombili abagwazwa ngasikhathi sinye.

U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe , wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalabo abathathu.

wabulala nowaseGibithe, umuntu owabukeka emuhle ; owaseGibithe wayephethe umkhonto esandleni sakhe , kepha wehlela kuye ephethe induku nje, wawuhlwitha umkhonto esandleni sowaseGibithe , wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.

Nanku umumo wamaqhawe uDavide ayenawo : uJashobehamu indodana yomHakimoni, inhloko yamashumi amathathu ; waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, wababulala ngasikhathi sinye.

U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe wayeyinhloko yabathathu , ngokuba waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe , wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalaba abathathu.

Wabulala nowaseGibithe, umuntu omude, eyizingalo eziyisihlanu; esandleni sowaseGibithe kwakukhona umkhonto onjengogongolo lomaluki ; wehlela kuye ephethe i nduku nje, wawuhlwitha umkhonto esandleni sowaseGibithe , wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.

Futhi u-Amasiya wabutha uJuda, wabamisa ngokwezindlu zawoyise phansi kwezinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu , oJuda wonke noBenjamini; wababala kusukela kwabaneminyaka en gamashumi amabili kuya phezulu , wabafumana beyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu abakhethekileyo abangaphuma impi nabangaphatha umkhonto nesihlangu.

Noma inkemba ifinyelela kuye, ayinakusiza, noma umkhonto nomcibisholo nengcula.

Hosha umkhonto , uvimbe indlela kwabangizingel ayo; yisho kuwo umphefumulo wami, uthi: Mina ngiyinsindiso yakho.

Uphelisa ukulwa kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba ; uyaphula umnsalo, anqume umkhonto, izinqola zempi azishise ngomlilo.