Izinsuku uDavide abusa ngazo phezu kuka -Israyeli zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amane ; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni , iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema. Izijeziso zika-Adoniya, no-Abiyathara, noJowabe, noShimeyi

Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye ngenyanga kaBuli eyinyanga yesishiyagalombili indlu yaqedwa kukho konke okwayo ngayo yonke imithetho yayo. Wayelokhu akha iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Isikhathi abusa ngaso phezu kuka -Israyeli sasiyiminyaka engamashumi amane; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni, nengamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema.

Wazalelwa ayisithupha e Hebroni; wabusa khona iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha ; eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu.

UJehowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa.

U-Elisha wayekhulumile nowesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusile ngokuthi : Suka uhambe wena nabendlu yakho, uhlale lapho ungahlala khona, ngokuba uJehova umemezele indlala, futhi iyakufika ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Wasuka lowo wesifazane , wenza njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu ; wahamba nabendlu yakhe , wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa lowo wesifazane wabuya ezweni lamaFilisti; waphuma, wazikhalela enkosini ngendlu yakhe nangezwe lakhe.

UJowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa ; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalinguSibiya waseBeri Sheba.

UGadi wayesefika kuDavide , wamtshela, wathi kuye : Kufike kuwe yini iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ezweni lakini, noma ubalekele izitha zakho izinyanga ezintathu zisakuxosha, noma kube khona izinsuku ezintathu zesifo ezweni lakini na ? Manje cabanga , ubone ukuthi yiliphi izwi engiyakulibuyisela kongithumileyo.

Isikhathi uDavide eyinkosi ngaso eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda sasiyiminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha. Ukulwa kuka-Ishi Bosheti noDavide. Impi yaseGibeyoni

EHebroni wabusa kwaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha; eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashum i amathathu nantathu kwa-Israyeli wonke nakwaJuda.

Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu ; amadodakazi angamashumi amathathu wawendisa , wathathela amadodana akhe izintombi ezingamashumi amathathu. Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wabanikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Kwathi ngalobo busuku uJehova wathi kuye: Thatha iduna likayihlo nenye inkunzi eneminyaka eyisikhombisa , ubhidlize i -altare likaBali uyihlo analo , ugawule u-Ashera ongakulo,

yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu njengokubhonga kwengonyama , nalapho isimemezile, imidumo eyisikhombisa yezwakalisa amazwi ayo.

Nalapho imidumo eyisikhombisa isikhulumile , ngase ngizakuloba ; kepha ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini , lithi: Namathisela ngophawu okukhulunywe yimidumo eyisikhombisa, kodwa ungakulobi.

Kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini; bheka, nango udrako omkhulu obomvu, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi , nasemakhanda akhe enemiqhele eyisikhombisa;

Kwakukhona nomprofethikazi , u-Ana, indodakazi kaFanuweli , owesizwe sika-Aseri; wayesekhulile kakhulu , ebehlalile nendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa emva kobuntombi bakhe,

UJehova uyakuqalekisa itheku lolwandle lwaseG ibithe, anikine isandla sakhe phezu koMfula ngokuhwamula komoya wakhe , awushaye ube yiminonjana eyisikhombisa, ukuze kuhanjwe ngezicathulo.

Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa njalo uyakwenza uyekelo.

UMose wabayala wathi : Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa njalo , ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo somnyaka woyekelo ngomkhosi wamadokodo,

UJakobe wamthanda uRaheli ; wathi: Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRaheli indodakazi yakho encane.

UJakobe wayesesebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa ; yayisemehlweni akhe njengezinsuku eziyingcosana nje ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe.

Qeda isonto lalona, sikuphe nomunye ngomsebenzi osezakuwusebenza kimi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Wangena nakuye uRaheli , wathanda uRaheli kakhulu kunoLeya ; wayesesebenza kuye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa. Amadodana okuqala kaJakobe

Izithole eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa ; izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; iphupho linye.

Izithole ezondileyo ezimbi ezakhuphuka emva kwazo ziy iminyaka eyisikhombisa kanye nezikhwebu ezincane , ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga; ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala.

Bheka, kuyeza iminyaka eyisikhombisa yena la enkulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

Emva kwayo iyakuvela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ; iyakukhohlakala inala yonke ezweni laseGibithe; indlala iyakuliqeda izwe.

Makenze njalo uFaro , abeke ababonisi phezu kwezwe , bahlukanise okwesihlanu kwezwe laseGibithe ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala.

Lokhu kudla kuyakubekelelwa izw e ngenxa yeminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyakuba khona ezweni laseGibithe ukuba izwe lingabhubhi ngendlala. Ukuphakanyiswa kukaJosefa

Ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala umhlaba wathela kakhulu.

Waqoqa konke ukudla kwale minyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wabekelela ukudla emizini; ukudla kwamasimu azungeza yilowo nalowo muzi wakubekelela kuwo.

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala eyayisezweni laseGibithe yaphela.

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika , njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakuyindlala emazweni onke ; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukudla kwakukhona.

Abahlala emizini yakwa -Israyeli bayakuphuma , baphembe umlilo ngezikhali, bazishise, izihlangu namahawu , iminsalo nemicibisholo , nezinduku, nemikhonto, benze umlilo ngakho iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa niyakuvumela , kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo ongumHeberu othengisiwe kuw e, wakukhonza iminyaka eyisithupha, ukuba ahambe , nimdedele, akhululeke kini . Kepha oyihlo abangilalelanga, ababekanga izindlebe.

Uyakuzibalela amasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka , iminyaka eyisikhombisa iphindwe kasikhombisa , kube kuwe izin suku zamasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka , kube yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye.

Benyukela ngaseningizimu , bafika eHebroni ; o-Ahimani, noSheshayi, noTalimayi, abantwana bakwa-Anaki, babelapho. IHebroni lakhiwa iminyaka eyisikhombisa lingakakhiwa iSowani laseGibithe.

Yathi kimi: Ubonani na? Ngathi: Ngibona, bheka, uthi lwezibani luyigolide lonke, lunembizana yalo phezu kwal o, nezibani zalo eziyisikhombisa zikulo ; kukhona imibhobho eyisikhombisa kuleso naleso sibani esiphezu kwalo,