Buka ea Bobeli ea Samuele

14 Joabe mora oa Tseruja+ a hlokomela hore morena o ne a hlolohetsoe Absalome.+ 2 Eaba Joabe o re ho bitsoe mosali ea bohlale Tekooa+ ’me a re ho eena: “Ke kopa u etse eka u shoeletsoe, u apare liaparo tsa batho ba shoeletsoeng ’me u se ke oa itlotsa ka oli.+ U be joaloka mosali ea qetileng nako e telele a utloile bohloko ka lebaka la ho shoeloa. 3 Joale u ee ho morena ’me u bue mantsoe a latelang.” Eaba Joabe oa mo bolella hore na a re’ng.*

4 Mosali oa Motekooa a ea ho morena ’me a khumama eaba oa inama o re ho morena: “Morena, nthuse!” 5 Morena a re ho eena: “Molato ke’ng?” A araba a re: “Ke mohlolohali ’me monna oa ka o shoele. 6 ’Na mohlanka oa hao ke ne ke e-na le bara ba babeli eaba ha ba le naheng baa loantšana. Ho ne ho se na motho ea ba thibang eaba e mong o otla e mong ho fihlela a shoa. 7 Joale lelapa lohle le loantša ’na mohlanka oa hao ’me le re, ‘Tlisa ea bolaileng ngoan’abo e le hore re mo bolaee hobane o bolaile ngoan’abo+ esita le haeba ke eena mojalefa ea setseng.’ Ba batla ho bolaea mora oa ka ea setseng, ea joaloka leshala la ka la ho qetela le hlenneng* ’me ba felise lebitso la monna oa ka le litloholo tsa hae lefatšeng.”

8 Morena a re ho mosali eo: “Khutlela ha hao. Ke tla lokisa taba ena.” 9 Eaba mosali oa Motekooa o re ho morena: “Moren’a ka, e se eka molato o ka ba holim’a ka le ho ba lelapa la Ntate ’me morena le terone ea hae ba hloke molato.” 10 Morena a re: “Haeba leha e le mang a ka bua ho hong ho uena, u mo tlise ho ’na ’me a ke ke a hlola a u tšoenya.” 11 Empa mosali eo a re: “Ka kopo, morena e se eka u ka hopola Jehova Molimo oa hao ’me u se ke oa lumella hore motho ea amanang le motho ea bolailoeng*+ a bolaee mora oa ka.” Eaba o re: “Ka Jehova ea phelang,+ ha ho na motho ea tla lematsa mora oa hao.”* 12 Joale mosali eo a re: “Ka kopo, e-re mohlanka oa hao a bue mantsoe ana ho moren’a ka.” Eaba morena o re: “Bua.”

13 Mosali eo a re: “Joale ke hobane’ng ha u nahanne ho etsa ntho e tjee ho batho ba Molimo?+ Ha morena a bua ka tsela ena, o iketsa ea molato hobane morena ha a khutlise mora oa hae ea lelekiloeng.+ 14 Re tla shoa ’me re be joaloka metsi a qhalletsoeng fatše a ke keng a khutlisoa hape. Molimo a ke ke a bolaea motho empa o sheba mabaka a hore na ke hobane’ng ha motho ea lelekiloeng a sa lokela ho lelekoa ho ea ho ile mahlong a hae. 15 Ke tlile ho tla bua mantsoe ana ho moren’a ka hobane batho ba ile ba ntšosa. Kahoo ’na mohlanka oa hao ka re, ‘E-re ke bue le morena. Mohlomong morena o tla phethahatsa kopo ea mohlanka oa hae. 16 Mohlomong morena o tla ’mamela le ho mpholosa ho batho ba batlang ho bolaea ’na le mora oa ka ea setseng a le mong hore re se ke ra fumana lefa leo Molimo a re fileng lona.’+ 17 Joale mohlanka oa hao a re, ‘E se eka mantsoe a moren’a ka a ka ntšelisa’ kaha moren’a ka o joaloka lengeloi la Molimo oa ’nete tabeng ea ho khetholla se setle ho se sebe. E se eka Jehova Molimo a ka ba le uena.”

18 Morena a araba mosali eo a re: “Ke kopa u se ke oa mpatela ntho leha e le efe eo ke u botsang eona.” Mosali eo a re: “Ke kopa moren’a ka a ke a bue.” 19 Eaba morena o re ho eena: “Na ke Joabe ea u rommeng?”+ Mosali eo a re: “Moren’a ka, kea u hlapanyetsa, hore taba ena e fela e le joalo, kannete ke mohlanka oa hao Joabe ea ntaetseng hore ke bue mantsoe ana.* 20 Mohlanka oa hao Joabe o entse tjena e le hore u tle u fetole maikutlo a hao ka taba ena empa moren’a ka o bohlale joaloka lengeloi la Molimo oa ’nete ’me o tseba sohle se etsahalang naheng.”

21 Morena a re ho Joabe: “Ho lokile, ke tla e etsa ntho ena.+ Tsamaea u e’o lata mohlankana Absalome.”+ 22 Hang-hang Joabe a khumama, a inama eaba o rorisa morena. Joabe a re: “Kajeno mohlanka oa hao oa tseba hore oa amoheleha mahlong a hao moren’a ka hobane morena o phethahalitse seo mohlanka oa hae a se kopileng.” 23 Joale Joabe a ema a ea Geshure+ ’me a tlisa Absalome Jerusalema. 24 Leha ho le joalo, morena a re: “Ha a khutlele ntlong ea hae feela a se ke a tl’o mpona.” Kahoo Absalome a khutlela ntlong ea hae ’me ha aa ka a bona morena.

25 Joale Iseraele eohle ho ne ho se na monna ea rorisoang joaloka Absalome ka lebaka la botle ba hae. O ne a le motle ho tloha leotong ho ea fihla hloohong. Ho ne ho se na letho le phoso ho eena. 26 Ha a ne a kuta moriri oa hae, o ne a o kuta qetellong ea selemo se seng le se seng hobane o ne o mo imela. Moriri oa hae o ne o le boima ba lik’hilokramo tse ka holimo ho tse peli* ho ea ka boima* ba lejoe la borena. 27 Absalome a ba le bara ba bararo+ le morali a le mong, eo lebitso la hae e neng e le Tamare. E ne e le mosali e motle haholo.

28 Absalome a ’na a lula Jerusalema lilemo tse peli kaofela empa ha aa ka a bona morena.+ 29 Kahoo, Absalome a re ho bitsoe Joabe e le hore a tle a mo rome ho morena empa Joabe ha aa ka a lumela ho tla. Joale a re a bitsoe hape ka lekhetlo la bobeli empa a ’na a hana ho tla. 30 Qetellong a re ho bahlanka ba hae: “Tšimo ea Joabe e pel’a ea ka ’me o lemme harese ho eona. Tsamaeang le e’o e chesa.” Kahoo, bahlanka ba Absalome ba chesa tšimo eo. 31 Eaba Joabe oa ema, o tla ho Absalome ntlong ’me o re ho eena: “Ke hobane’ng ha bahlanka ba hao ba chesitse tšimo ea ka?” 32 Absalome a re ho Joabe: “Ke ile ka u romella molaetsa ka re, ‘Tloo ke u rome ho morena, u e’o re ho eena: “Ke hobane’ng ha ke latiloe Geshure?+ Ho ka be ho bile molemo hoja ke ile ka lula moo. Joale e-re ke bone morena ’me haeba ke le molato a tle a mpolaee.”’”

33 Kahoo, Joabe a ea ho morena ’me a mo bolella. Eaba morena o bitsa Absalome, ea ileng a fihla a khumama a ba a inama ka pel’a hae. Eaba morena o suna Absalome.+