David ta ningi omukwaniilwa gwaJuda
1 Konima yaambika David okwa pula Omuwa ta ti: “Nandi ye, ndi ka lale po oshilando shimwe shomiilando yomuJuda?”
Omuwa okwa yamukula a ti: “Eeno.”
David okwa pula a ti: “Oshini?”
Omuwa okwa ti: “OHebron!”
2 David okwa kutha aakadhi yaali: Ahinoam a za kuJesreel naAbigal, ngoka a li omuselekadhi gwaNabal gwokuKarmel, nokwa yi nayo kuHebron. 3 Okwa fala ko wo aantu ye nomagumbo gawo noya tula momikunda dha kunduka Hebron. 4 Nena Aajuda oye ya kuHebron noya gwayeke David omukwaniilwa gwaJuda.
David sho u uvu kutya Aajabesh muGilgal ya fumvike Saul, 5 okwa tumu ko aantu yamwe ye na elaka tali ti: “Omuwa ne mu yambeke molwashoka mwa holola esimaneko lyokufumvika omukwaniilwa gweni. 6 Ngashingeyi Omuwa ne mu hololele ontalanteni ye nuudhiginini we. Ngame wo otandi ke mu ninga nawa molwashoka mwa ningi nawa. 7 Ikoleleleni, mu pendapale! Omukwaniilwa gweni Saul a si, nAajuda oya gwayeke ndje, ndi ninge omukwaniilwa gwawo.”
Ishboshet ta ningi omukwaniilwa gwaIsrael
8 Ondjayi yiita yaSaul, edhina lye Abner yaNer, okwa fadhuka po pamwe nomuna gwaSaul Ishboshet ya tokola omulonga Jordan yu uka muMahanaim. 9 Nkwiyaka Abner okwa ningi Ishboshet omukwaniilwa gwoshitopolwa shaGilead, Aser, Jesreel, Efraim naBenjamin, eeno, nogwaIsrael alihe. 10 Okwa li e na omimvo omilongo ne, sho a ningi omukwaniilwa gwaIsrael nokwa lele omimvo mbali.
Ihe ezimo lyaJuda olya landula David, 11 nokwa lele Juda muHebron omimvo heyali netata.
Iita pokati kaIsrael naJuda
12 Abner nomalenga gaIshboshet oya zi kuMahanaim yu uka koshilando Gibeon. 13 Joab, yina oZeruia, nomalenga omakwawo gaDavid oye ya tsakaneke pedhiya lyaGibeon mpoka ya kala yamwe ye li handika, manga yakwawo ye li gama handiyaka. 14 Abner okwa ti kuJoab: “Natu kuthe aagundjuka yamwe koombinga adhihe, ya ninge elolelathano lyiita.”
Joab okwa ti: “Onawa!”
15 Aamati omulongo nayaali oya kalele po Ishboshet nezimo lyaBenjamin ya kondjitha aamati omulongo nayaali yaDavid. 16 Omuntu kehe okwa kwata omukondjithi gwe komutse e ta tsu omwele gwe moombati dhomukondjithi gwe, onkee ayehe omilongo mbali nayane ya si oshita. Omolwashoka eha ndyoka muGibeon lya lukwa “Elundu lyomagongamwele.”
17 Nena olugodhi olwa tukuluka. Abner nAaisraeli oya sindwa kaantu yaDavid. 18 Oyanamati yatatu yaZeruia: Joab, Abisai naAsael oko ya li. Asael, ngoka ha vulu 19 okwa tameke okutidha Abner e mu endja mo. 20 Abner okwa tala konima e ta ti: “Ongoye Asael?”
Okwa yamukula a ti: “Eee.”
21 Abner okwa ti: “Etha okulandula ndje. Tidha gulwe gwomaakwiita, u yuge ko shoka e na.” Ihe Asael okwe mu lamba owala. 22 Lumwe natango Abner okwa ti kuye: “Etha okutidha ndje. Omolwashike to thiminike ndje, ndi ku dhipage. Otandi vulu ngiini okutsakaneka omumwanyoko Joab?” 23 Ihe Asael ina kankama, onkee Abner e mu tsu oshilwanima negonga mela e tali tunukile kombunda. Asael okwi ihata pevi omukukutu, noshaa ngoka e ya pehala mpoka a kangawala, okwa kankama.
24 Ihe Joab naAbisai oya tameke okutidha Abner. Pokuningina kwetango oye ya poshikulundundu shaAmma, shoka shi li kuuzilo waGiak mondjila yu uka kombuga yaGibeon. 25 Aantu yomezimo lyaBenjamin oya gongalele Abner ishewe noya kala kondungu yondundu. 26 Abner okwi igidha Joab ta ti: “Otatu kondjithathaneni sigo aluhe? Ku wete kutya otashi hulile ashike muuwinayi? Tse aakwashilongo aakweni. Otashi kala sigo uunake, manga inoo lombwela aantu yoye, ye ethe oku tu landula?”
27 Joab okwa yamukula ta ti: “Otandi gana kuKalunga omunamwenyo kutya ando wa li inoo popya, ando aantu yandje ye mu landula, sigo ongula taku shi.” 28 Nena Joab okwa hiki ombenda endhindhiliko lyokulombwela aantu ye, ye ethe okutidha Aaisraeli, nosho ngaaka olugodhi lwa hulu.
29 Abner naantu ye oye ende uusiku auhe ya taakana olusilu lwaJordan, oya tokola omulonga Jordan noya shuna kuMahanaim esiku lya landula ko.
30 Joab sho e etha okutidha Abner, okwa gongaleke aantu ye ayehe nokwa mono kutya aalumentu omulongo nomugoyi kaye po mwa kwatelwa Asael. 31 Aantu yaDavid oya dhipaga aantu yaAbner yomezimo lyaBenjamin 360. 32 Joab naantu ye oya kutha po omudhimba gwaAsael e taye gu fumvike mombila yahe. Nena oye ende uusiku auhe noya thiki kuHebron pokutenda kweluwa.
© Oshindonga Bible © Bible Society of Namibia, 2008.
