1. അബ്നേര് ഹെബ്രോനില്വെച്ചു മരിച്ചു പോയതു ശൌലിന്റെ മകന് കേട്ടപ്പോള് അവന്റെ ധൈര്യം ക്ഷയിച്ചു യിസ്രായേല്യരൊക്കെയും ഭ്രമിച്ചുപോയി.

1. హెబ్రోనులో అబ్నేరు చనిరపోయాడని సౌలు కుమారుడు ఇష్బోషెతు విన్నాడు. ఇష్బోషెతు, అతని ప్రజలు చాలా గాభరా చెందారు.

2. എന്നാല് ശൌലിന്റെ മകന്നു പടനായകന്മാരായ രണ്ടു പുരുഷന്മാരുണ്ടായിരുന്നു; ഒരുത്തന്നു ബാനാ എന്നും മറ്റവന്നു രേഖാബ് എന്നും പേര്. അവന് ബെന്യാമീന്യരില് ബെരോത്യനായ രിമ്മോന്റെ പുത്രന്മാര് ആയിരുന്നു; ബെരോത്ത് ബെന്യാമീനില് ഉള്പ്പെട്ടതായി വിചാരിച്ചുവരുന്നു.

2. సౌలు సైన్యంలో దళాధిపతులైన ఇరువురు సౌలు కుమారుడైన ఇష్బోషెతు వద్దకు వచ్చారు. ఆ ఇరువురిలో ఒకని పేరు బయనా, మరియొకని పేరు రేకాబు. బయానా, రేకాబులిద్దరూ బెయేరోతీయుడగు రిమ్మోను కుమారులు. వారు బెన్యామీను వంశానికి చెందిన వారు. బెయేరోతు పట్టణం బెన్యామీను వంశానికి చెందినది.

3. ബെരോത്യര് ഗിത്ഥയീമിലേക്കു ഔടിപ്പോയി, ഇന്നുവരെയും അവിടെ പരദേശികളായി പാര്ക്കുംന്നു.

3. కాని బెయేరోతు ప్రజలు గిత్తయీముకు పారిపోయి, ఈనాటికీ వారక్కడ నివసిస్తున్నారు.

4. ശൌലിന്റെ മകനായ യോനാഥാന്നു രണ്ടു കാലും മുടന്തായിട്ടു ഒരു മകന് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; യിസ്രെയേലില്നിന്നു ശൌലിന്റെയും യോനാഥാന്റെയും വര്ത്തമാനം എത്തിയ സമയം അവന്നു അഞ്ചു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അപ്പോള് അവന്റെ ധാത്രി അവനെ എടുത്തുകൊണ്ടു ഔടി; അവള് ബദ്ധപ്പെട്ടു ഔടുമ്പോള് അവന് വീണു മുടന്തനായിപ്പോയി. അവന്നു മെഫീബോശെത്ത് എന്നു പേര്.

4. సౌలు కుమారుడైన యోనాతానుకు కుంటివాడైన ఒక కుమారుడున్నాడు. యెజ్రెయేలు వద్ద సౌలు, అతని కుమారుడు యోనాతాను చనిపోయారన్న వార్త వచ్చే సమయానికి యోనాతాను కుమారుడు ఐదేండ్లవాడు. అప్పుడా పిల్లవాని దాది వాని నెత్తుకొని పారి పోయినది. ఖంగారుగా పారిపోయేటప్పుడు, దాది చేతులలో నుండి యోనాతాను కుమారుడు జారికిందపడ్డాడు. అందువల్ల యోనాతాను కుమారుడు కుంటివాడయ్యాడు. వీని పేరు మెఫీబోషెతు.

5. ബെരോത്യര് രിമ്മോന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരായ രേഖാബും ബാനയും വെയില് മൂത്തപ്പോഴേക്കു ഈശ്-ബോശെത്തിന്റെ വീട്ടില് ചെന്നെത്തി; അവന് ഉച്ചസമയത്തു ആശ്വസിച്ചു കിടക്കുകയായിരുന്നു.

5. రేకాబు, బయనాలిరువురూ బెయేరోతీయుడగు రిమ్మోను కుమారులు. వారు ఇష్బోషెతు ఇంటికి మిట్ట మధ్యాహ్న సమయంలో వెళ్లారు. ఎండ తీవ్రంగా ఉన్నందున ఇష్బోషెతు విశ్రాంతి తీసుకొంటున్నాడు.

6. അവര് കോതമ്പു എടുപ്പാന് വരുന്ന ഭാവത്തില് വീട്ടിന്റെ നടുവില് കടന്നു അവനെ വയറ്റത്തു കുത്തി; രേഖാബും സഹോദരനായ ബാനയും ഔടിപ്പോയ്ക്കളഞ്ഞു.

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7. അവര് അകത്തു കടന്നപ്പോള് അവന് ശയനഗൃഹത്തില് കട്ടിലിന്മേല് കിടക്കുകയായിരുന്നുഇങ്ങനെ അവര് അവനെ കുത്തിക്കൊന്നു തല വെട്ടിക്കളഞ്ഞു തലയും എടുത്തു രാത്രി മുഴുവനും അരാബയില്കൂടി നടന്നു

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8. ഹെബ്രോനില് ദാവീദിന്റെ അടുക്കല് ഈശ്-ബോശെത്തിന്റെ തല കൊണ്ടുവന്നു രാജാവിനോടുനിനക്കു പ്രാണഹാനി വരുത്തുവാന് നോക്കിയ നിന്റെ ശത്രുവായ ശൌലിന്റെ മകന് ഈശ്-ബോശെത്തിന്റെ തല ഇതാ; ഇന്നു യജമാനനായ രാജാവിന്നു വേണ്ടി ശൌലിനോടും അവന്റെ സന്തതിയോടും യഹോവ പ്രതികാരം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

8. హెబ్రోనుకు వచ్చారు. ఇష్బోషెతు తలను దావీదుకు ఇచ్చారు. రేకాయి, బయనాలు దావీదు రాజుతో ఇలా అన్నారు: “నీ శత్రువైన సౌలు కుమారుడు ఇష్బోషెతు తల ఇదిగో. అతడు నిన్ను చంప ప్రయత్నం చేశాడు! యెహోవా ఈ రోజు సౌలును, అతని కుటుంబాన్ని శిక్షించాడు!”

9. എന്നാറെ ദാവീദ് ബെരോത്യനായ രിമ്മോന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരായ രേഖാബിനോടും അവന്റെ സഹോദരന് ബാനയോടും ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞതുഎന്റെ പ്രാണനെ സകല ആപത്തില്നിന്നും വീണ്ടെടുത്ത യഹോവയാണ,

9. రేకాబు, బయనాలకు సమాధానంగా దావీదు ఇలా అన్నాడు: “యెహోవా జీవము తోడుగా, నిజానికి అతను నన్ను అనేక కష్టాల నుంచి రక్షించాడు.

10. ശൌല് മരിച്ചുപോയി എന്നു ഒരുത്തന് എന്നെ അറിയിച്ചു താന് ശുഭവര്ത്തമാനം കൊണ്ടുവന്നു എന്നു വിചാരിച്ചിരിക്കുമ്പോള് ഞാന് അവനെ പിടിച്ചു സിക്ളാഗില്വെച്ചു കൊന്നു. ഇതായിരുന്നു ഞാന് അവന്റെ വര്ത്തമാനത്തിന്നുവേണ്ടി അവന്നു കൊടുത്ത പ്രതിഫലം.

10. ఒకానొకడు నాకేదో మంచివార్త చెప్పాలన్నట్లు వచ్చాడు. వాడు వచ్చి, ‘సౌలు చచ్చిపోయాడు!’ అని చెప్పాడు. ఆ వార్త నాకు అందచేసినందుకు వానికి నేను పారితోషికము ఇస్తాననుకున్నాడు. కాని నేను వానిని పట్టుకొని సిక్లగు వద్ద చంపివేశాను.

11. എന്നാല് ദുഷ്ടന്മാര് ഒരു നീതിമാനെ അവന്റെ വീട്ടില് മെത്തയില്വെച്ചു കുലചെയ്താല് എത്ര അധികം? ഞാന് അവന്റെ രക്തം നിങ്ങളോടു ചോദിച്ചു നിങ്ങളെ ഭൂമിയില്നിന്നു ഛേദിച്ചുകളയാതിരിക്കുമോ?

11. కావున మీ చావును కూడ నేను కోరుతున్నాను. ఎందుకనగా దుష్టులు ఒక మంచి వ్యక్తిని అతని పక్కమీదే, అతని ఇంటిలోనే హత్య చేశారు!”

12. പിന്നെ ദാവീദ് തന്റെ ബാല്യക്കാര്ക്കും കല്പനകൊടുത്തു; അവര് അവരെ കൊന്നു അവരുടെ കൈകാലുകള് വെട്ടി അവരെ ഹെബ്രോനിലെ കുളത്തിന്നരികെ തൂക്കിക്കളഞ്ഞു. ഈശ്-ബോശെത്തിന്റെ തല അവര് എടുത്തു ഹെബ്രോനില് അബ്നേരിന്റെ ശവകൂഴിയില് അടക്കംചെയ്തു.

12. దావీదు కొందరు యువకులను పిలిచి రేకాబు, బయనాలను చంపమన్నాడు. అప్పుడా యువకులు రేకాబు, బయనాల కాళ్లు, చేతులు నరికి, హెబ్రోను మడుగు వద్ద వేలాడ దీశారు. తరువాత ఇష్బోషెతు తలను తీసుకొని హెబ్రోనులో అబ్నేరు సమాధి వద్ద పాతి పెట్టారు.