Ishbosheth Is Murdered
1 When Saul's son Ishbosheth heard that Abner had been killed in Hebron, he was afraid, and all the people of Israel were alarmed. 2 Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of raiding parties, Baanah and Rechab, sons of Rimmon, from Beeroth in the tribe of Benjamin. (Beeroth is counted as part of Benjamin. 3 Its original inhabitants had fled to Gittaim, where they have lived ever since.)
4 Another descendant of Saul was Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, who was five years old when Saul and Jonathan were killed. When the news about their death came from the city of Jezreel, his nurse picked him up and fled; but she was in such a hurry that she dropped him, and he became crippled.
5 Rechab and Baanah set out for Ishbosheth's house and arrived there about noon, while he was taking his midday rest. 6 The woman at the door had become drowsy while she was sifting wheat and had fallen asleep, so Rechab and Baanah slipped in. 7 Once inside, they went to Ishbosheth's bedroom, where he was sound asleep, and killed him. Then they cut off his head, took it with them, and walked all night through the Jordan Valley. 8 They presented the head to King David at Hebron and said to him, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul, who tried to kill you. Today the Lord has allowed Your Majesty to take revenge on Saul and his descendants.”
9 David answered them, “I take a vow by the living Lord, who has saved me from all dangers! 10 The messenger who came to me at Ziklag and told me of Saul's death thought he was bringing good news. I seized him and had him put to death. That was the reward I gave him for his good news! 11 How much worse it will be for evil men who murder an innocent man asleep in his own house! I will now take revenge on you for murdering him and will wipe you off the face of the earth!” 12 David gave the order, and his soldiers killed Rechab and Baanah and cut off their hands and feet, which they hung up near the pool in Hebron. They took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's tomb there at Hebron.
Lufu gwa Ishibosheti
1 Kwakati Ishibosheti nkololo wa Saulo ehwa kuti Abineri wakafila ku Heburoni, katemeka mafupa ne Baiziraela bose bakatja. 2 Ipapo nkololo wa Saulo wakabe ana balume babili bali batungamili be goko le kutapa, mmwe wakabe eyi Bhaana mmwe kuyi Rekabi. Bakabe bali bakololo ba Rimoni we Nbheeroti we ludzi gwa Bhenjamini. Bheeroti yakabe ili ya Bhenjamini. 3 Bathu be Bheeroti bakatizhila ku Githaimu bakanogalako bali bazhi na nasi.
4 Jonatani nkololo wa Saulo wakabe ana mwana we tjilume wakabe ali tjilema makumbo wose. Wakabe ana makole ali mashanu ha thawu ngekwa Saulo na Jonatani dzizha dzidwa ku Jezirele. Kwakati mbhabhi uwe emmilidza etizha, mukulibilidza kukwe etizha, mwana kawa kabe tjilema. Zina lile lakabe liyi Mefibosheti.
5 Ngono ngwenu bakololo ba Rimoni we Nbheeroti, bo Rekabi na Bhaana, bakamilika kuli masikati zhuba lipisa bakaswika ku ng'umba ya Ishibhosheti, iye akabe akazwiteedza masikati. 6 Bakangina mu ng'umba bezwithama banotola mathunde e korong, bakambhaya mu ntumbu, Rekabi ne nnung'una uwe Bhaana bakatizha. 7 Bakangina mu ng'umba iye ye bulalo ali lele. Shule kwe kumbhaya bembulaya bakanthubula nsholo. Bebe betola nsholo uwe beyenda nge zila ye Araba busiku gose. 8 Bakazhisa nsholo wa Ishibhosheti kuna Dafite ku Heburoni bebe bedwa mambo beti, “Nsholo wa Ishibosheti nkololo wa Saulo woyu, tjita tjitjo, wakabe eshaka kumubulaya, Yahwe ba bgwilizilila tetshi wangu mambo mu zhuba la nasi kuna Saulo ne bana be bana babe.”
9 Dafite kadabila Rekabi ne nnung'una uwe Bhaana bakololo ba Rimoni we Nbheeroti eti, “Ndotuna na Yahwe, bakandidzutunula mu mbatsha dzose! 10 Kwakati nlume wakandibudza kuti Saulo wafa ekumbula kuti wazhisa thawu dzinozipa, ndakambhata ambulaya ku Zikilagi, iwoyu ndiwo mbayilo wandakampa mu thawu dzidze! 11 Kowobetjani kene, ha balume babiibi babulaya nthu usina nlandu ali pa bulalo mu ng'umba iye! Ngono ngwenu apa andingashake malopa awe mu maboko enyu, ndibuya ndimudusa mu shango kene?” 12 Ndizo Dafite kadusa ndaulo ku balanda babe, ngono bakababulaya, bakabathubula maboko ne makumbo, bakapaika zwitumbu zwabo pa wunde ye dziba mu Heburoni. Koga nsholo wa Ishibhosheti bakaubiganya mu ikumbu tja Abineri mu Heburoni.