David ta ningi omukwaniilwa gwaJuda
(2 Sam. 5:1-10)1 Aaisraeli ayehe oye ya kuDavid kuHebron e taa ti kuye: “Otse onyama nombinzi yoye mwene. 2 Monale nokuli manga Saul a li omukwaniilwa gwetu, owa wilike Aaisraeli miita, nOmuwa, Kalunga koye, okwe ku uvanekele kutya ou na okuwilika aantu ye nokuninga omuleli gwawo”. 3 Osho ngaaka aakuluntu ayehe yaIsrael ye ya komukwaniilwa David kuHebron. Okwa hangana nayo ehangano eyapuki, oye mu gwayeke nokwa ningi omukwaniilwa gwaIsrael pauvaneko lyOmuwa lya popiwa kuSamuel.
4 Omukwaniilwa David nAaisraeli ayehe oya yi e taa matukile oshilando Jerusalem. Pethimbo ndiyaka edhina lyasho olya li Jebus, nAayebusi, ooyene yevi aakulu, omo ya kalele moka. 5 Aayebusi oya lombwele David kutya ke na mpo ta vulu okuya moshilando, ihe David okwa kwata po epopilongulu lyawo Sion, nosha ningi “oshilando shaDavid”. 6 David okwa ti: “Omulumentu ngoka ta dhipaga po Omuyebusi gwotango, ota lengwa ondjayi yiita.” Joab, omuna gwaZeruia, okwa wilike eponokelo nokwa ningi ondjayi yiita. 7 David sho a yi e ta kala mepopilongulu ndyoka, olyi ithanwa nduno “oshilando shaDavid”. 8 Okwa tungulula oshilando okuza kuMillo, manga Joab o opaleke ombinga onkwawo yoshilando. 9 Oonkondo dhaDavid odha kolo, oshoka Omuwa Omunankondoawike okwa li pamwe naye.
Oofule dhaDavid
(2 Sam. 23:8-39)10 Nguka omusholondondo gwaakwiita oofule yaDavid. Oyo pamwe noshigwana shaIsrael oye mu kwatha okuninga omukwaniilwa, ngaashi Omuwa u uvaneke, noya koleke uukwaniilwa we.
11 Omutango oJashobeam gwomoludhi lwaHakmon, omuwiliki gwaambeyaka yatatu. Negonga lye okwa kondjitha aalumentu omathele gatatu nokwe ya dhipagele molugodhi lumwe. 12 Eleasar lyaDodo gwomoludhi lwaAhoh okwa li omutiyali gwomoofule mbeyaka yatatu. 13 Okwa li pamwe naDavid, sho Aafilisti ya gongalele olugodhi kuPas Dammim. Okwa li mepya lyiishokelya, sho Aaisraeli ya tameke okufadhuka po. 14 Pamwe naantu ye, Eleasar okwa thikama pokati kepya e taa kondjo nAafilisti. Omuwa okwe mu pe esindano enene.
15 Esiku limwe yatatu yomaakwiita aawiliki omilongo ndatu oya yi kemanya hoka David a li popepi nekololo lyaAdullam, manga ongundu yAafilisti ya li ya yunga ontanda molusilu lwaRefaim. 16 Pethimbo ndyoka David okwa li mepopilongulu lyokondundu, nongundu yAafilisti oya adhika ya kwata ko Betlehem.
17 David okwa li u uvite uupongo e ta ti: “Ando pu kale omuntu te etele ndje omeya gokunwa ga za momuthima gwoposheelo shaBetlehem!” 18 Aakwiita mbeyaka oofule yatatu oya taakana mokati kontanda yaAafilisti, oya teke omeya noye ga eta kuDavid. Ihe David ina hala oku ga nwa, okwe ga tile koshipala shOmuwa omayambo, 19 e ta ti: “Itandi vulu oku ga nwa! Onda fa tandi nu ombinzi yaalumentu mboka ya li ya hupula oomwenyo dhawo.” Onkee okwa tindi oku ga nwa. Mbika oyo iilonga yuupenda yaakwiita yatatu oofule.
20 Abisai, mumwayina gwaJoab okwa li omuwiliki gwomapenda omilongo ndatu. Okwa kondjitha aalumentu omathele gatatu negonga lye e te ya dhipaga e ta simana mokati komilongo ndatu. 21 Okwa li ependa lyomilongo ndatu e ta ningi omuwiliki gwawo, ihe ka li a fa yatatu mboka oofule.
22 Benaia yaJehoiada gwokuKabzeel okwa li omukwiita gulwe a simana. Okwa longo iilonga oyindji yuupenda, ngaashi sho a dhipaga aakwiita yaali Aamoabi oofule. Esiku limwe lyolumi okwa ningine momuthima e ta dhipagele mo onime. 23 Okwa dhipaga wo Omuegipiti, omulefule gwomuthika gu vule oometa mbali, a li a homata egonga enenenene. Benaia okwe mu ponokele nonkulundhimbo e ta nakula mo egonga miikaha yOmuegipiti e te mu dhipaga nalyo. 24 Mbiyaka oyo iilonga yuufule yaBenaia, gumwe gwomaapenda omilongo ndatu. 25 Okwa li a simana mokati kawo, ihe ka li a fa yatatu mboka oofule. David okwe mu ningi omukuluntu gwetanga lyaalangeli ye mwene.
26-47 Mbaka oyo aakwiita ya dhenga mbanda:
Asahel mumwayina gwaJoab
Elhanan lyaDodo gwomuBetlehem
Shammot gwomuHarod
Helez gwomuPelet
Ira yaIkkesh gwomuTekoa
Abieser gwomuAnatot
Sibbekai gwomuHusha
Ilai gwomuAhoh
Maharai gwomuNetofa
Heled yaBaana gwomuNetofa
Ithai yaRibai gwomuGibea, muBenjamin
Benaia gwomuPiraton
Hurai gwopomasilu gopuGaash
Abiel gwomuBetarba
Asmavet gwomuBahurum
Eliahaba gwomuShaalbon
Hashem gwomuGison
Jonatan yaShagee gwomuHarar
Ahiam yaSakar gwomuHarar
Elifal yaUr
Hefer gwomuMekera
Ahija gwomuPelon
Hezro gwomuKarmel
Naarai yaEzbai
Joel mumwayina gwaNatan
Mibhar yaHagri
Zelek gwomuAmmon
Naharai omuhumbati gwomatati gaJoab gwomuBeerot
Ira naGareb yomuItrite
Uria Omuheti
Sabad yaAhlai
Adina yaShisa (omukuluntu gumwe mezimo lyaReuben nongundu ye mwene yaakwiita omilongo ndatu)
Hanan yaMaaka
Jehosafat gwomuMitan
Ussia gwomuAshtarot
Shamma naJeiel, aana yaHotam muAroer
Jediael naJoha, aana yaShimri muTiz
Eliel gwomuMahava
Jeribai naJoshavia, aana yaElnaam
Itma Omumoabi
Eliel, Obed naJaasiel yomuZoba.
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