UShimeyi washo kanje ekuthukeni kwakhe , wathi: Suka, suka wena muntu wegazi, muntu omubi!

UDavide nabantu bakhe bahamba ngendlela ; uShimeyi wahamba eceleni kwentaba malungana naye , wahamba ethuka , wamphonsa ngamatshe , wamthela ngothuli. OHushayi no-Ahithofeli

UShimeyi indodana kaGera umBenjamini waseBahurimi washesha wehla nabantu bakwaJuda ukuyihlangabeza inkosi.

Kwawela isikebhe sokuwelisa abendl u yenkosi nokwenza okwakukuhle emehlweni ayo. UShimeyi indodana kaGera wawela phansi phambi kwenkosi isiyakuliwela iJordani.

Kepha u -Abishayi indodana kaSeruya waphendula wathi: UShimeyi akayikubulawa yini ngalokho , njengokuba wathuka ogcotshiweyo kaJehova , na?

Bheka, ukhona nawe uShimeyi indodana kaGera wakwaBenjamini waseBahurimi, owangithuka ngokuthuka okwesabekayo mhla ngiya eMahanayimi; kepha wehla ukungihlangabeza ngaseJordani , ngafunga kuye uJehova ngokuthi: Angiyikukubulala ngenkemba.

Inkosi yathuma yambiza uShimeyi , yathi kuye: Zakhele indlu eJerusalema, uhlale khona, ungaphumi lapho ukuya ndawo.

Wayesethi uShimeyi enkosini : Lelo zwi lilungile ; inceku yakho iyakwenza njengokusho kwenkosi yami, inkosi. UShimeyi wahlala eJerusalema izinsuku eziningi.

Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu izinceku ezimbili zikaShimeyi zabaleka, zaya ku-Akhishi indodana kaMahakha inkosi yaseGati. UShimeyi watshelwa ukuthi: Bheka, izinceku zakho ziseGati.

Wayesesuka uShimeyi, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waya eGati ku-Akhishi ukuba afune izinceku zakhe ; wahamba uShimeyi, wazibuyisa izinceku zakhe eGati.

Kwabikelwa uSolomoni ukuthi uShimeyi wayesukile eJerusalema ukuya eGati nokuthi ubuyile.

Inkosi yayisithuma yambiza uShimeyi , yathi kuye : Angithi ngikufungisile uJehova, ngaqinisa kuwe ukuthi: Mhla uphuma uye nomaphi, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa, na? Wathi kimi: Izwi engilizwileyo lihle.

UShimeyi wayenamadodana ayishumi nesithupha namadodakazi ayisithupha; kepha abafowabo babengenabantwana abaningi , nomndeni wabo awandanga njengabantwana bakwaJuda.

eyeshumi uShimeyi, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

uShimeyi waseRama wayephethe izivini; uZabidi waseShefamu wayephethe iwayini elibekelelweyo lithathwe ezivinini;

Base bengenisa iminikelo , nokweshumi, nezinto ezingcwele ngokuthembeka; uKhonaniya, umLevi, waba ngumphathi walokho; uShimeyi umfowabo waba ngowesibili.