2 KaSamweli 11 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

11 ¹Entwasahlobo, ngexesha ookumkani abaphuma ngalo besiya emfazweni, uDavide wathuma uYowabhi, namadoda akhe, namaSirayeli onke. Bawatshabalalisa oonyana baka-Amon, bayingqinga iRabha. Kodwa uDavide wasala eYerusalem. ²Ngenye ingokrokro uDavide wavuka esililini sakhe, wahambahamba phezu kwendlu yokumkani. Ekhona wabona umfazi ehlamba; wayemhle kunene. ³UDavide wathuma ukuba abuze ngaloo mfazi. Omnye wathi: “Lo asinguye na uBhatshebha, intombi kaEliyam, umkaUriya umHeti?”

⁴UDavide wathuma abathunywa, wamthabatha. Weza kuye, waza walala naye, yena ebeselezihlambulule ekungcoleni kwakhe, waza wabuyela endlwini yakhe. ^a a v4 Umthetho kaMoses wawufuna ukuba umfazi enze imisitho yokuhlambuluka emva kwexesha lakhe lenyanga ngenyanga engekaqhubeli phambili ngobomi obuqhelekileyo (jonga uLevitikus 15:19–28). ⁵Umfazi lowo wamitha, waza wathumela ilizwi kuDavide, esithi: “Ndimithi.”

⁶UDavide wathumela ilizwi kuYowabhi, esithi: “Ndithumele u-Uriya umHeti.” UYowabhi wamthuma u-Uriya kuDavide. ⁷Akufika u-Uriya kuye, uDavide wabuza ngoYowabhi, nangomkhosi, nokuba imfazwe ihamba njani na. ⁸UDavide wathi ku-Uriya: “Yihla uye endlwini yakho uhlambe iinyawo zakho.” Waphuma u-Uriya ebhotweni, waza ukumkani wathumela isipho emva kwakhe. ⁹U-Uriya walala esangweni lendlu yokumkani kunye nabo bonke abakhonzi benkosi yakhe, akehla waya endlwini yakhe. ¹⁰Bamxelela uDavide ukuba u-Uriya akehlanga waya endlwini yakhe, wambuza, wathi: “Akuveli na endleleni? Yini na ukuba ungehli uye endlwini yakho?”

¹¹Wathi u-Uriya kuDavide: “Ityeya, namaSirayeli, namaYuda, bahleli ezintenteni, inkosi yam uYowabhi nabakhonzi benkosi yam bamisa entsimini evulekileyo. Ndingaya na endlwini yam ukuba ndidle, ndisele, ndilale nomkam? Ehleli nje wena, uhleli nje nomphefumlo wakho, andiyi kuyenza le nto.”

¹²UDavide wathi ku-Uriya: “Hlala apha nanamhlanje, ndiya kukubuyisela ngomso.” Wahlala ke u-Uriya eYerusalem ngaloo mini nangengomso. ¹³UDavide wammema, wadla, wasela naye, waza uDavide wamnxilisa. Kodwa ngokuhlwa u-Uriya waphuma waya kulala elukhukweni lwakhe kunye nabakhonzi benkosi yakhe; akathanga aye endlwini yakhe.

¹⁴Kwathi kusasa uDavide wabhala incwadi kuYowabhi, wayinika u-Uriya ukuba ayise. ¹⁵Wabhala encwadini leyo, esithi: “Mbekeni u-Uriya ngaphambili apho kunzima khona ukulwa, nize nibuye nimke kuye, ukuze axatyelwe afe.”

¹⁶Xa uYowabhi wayewungqingile umzi, wammisa u-Uriya apho wayesazi khona ukuba kukho amadoda omelele kunene. ¹⁷Aphuma amadoda omzi, alwa noYowabhi, bawa abanye babakhonzi bakaDavide. Wafa noUriya umHeti. ¹⁸Waza uYowabhi wathumela ilizwi, wamxelela uDavide zonke iindaba zemfazwe. ¹⁹Wamwisela umthetho umthunywa, esithi: “Wakuba ugqibile ukumxelela ukumkani zonke iindaba zemfazwe, ²⁰ukuba umsindo wokumkani uthe wavutha, aze athi: ‘Yini na ukuba nilwe nisondele kangaka emzini? Beningazi na ukuba baya kunitola beseludongeni? ²¹Ngubani na owabulala uAbhimeleki unyana kaYerubhesheti? Asinguye na umfazi owaphosa ilitye lokusila langaphezulu phezu kwakhe eseludongeni, waza wafela eTebhetse? Yini na ukuba nisondele kangaka eludongeni?’—uze ke uthi, Ufile noUriya umHeti umkhonzi wakho.” ^b b v21 UYerubhesheti ligama elimbi likaGidiyon; ibali lelitye lokusila libhaliwe kwaBagwebi 9:50–54.

²²Wanduluka ke umthunywa, wafika, wamxelela uDavide konke uYowabhi awayemthume ukuba akuxele. ²³Umthunywa wathi kuDavide: “Asongamele amadoda, aphuma eza kuthi entsimini, kodwa sawabuyisela esangweni. ²⁴Abatoli batola kubakhonzi bakho beseludongeni, baza bafa abanye babakhonzi bokumkani. Ufile noUriya umHeti umkhonzi wakho.”

²⁵UDavide wathi kumthunywa: “Yitsho kuYowabhi, uthi: ‘Le nto mayingakuhluphi, kuba ikrele lidla lo nalowa. Wuhlasele ngamandla umzi, uwutshabalalise.’ Mkhaliphise.”

²⁶Akuva umkaUriya ukuba u-Uriya indoda yakhe ufile, wamlilela indoda yakhe. ²⁷Kwathi ukuphela kwesijwili, uDavide wamthumela ilizwi, wamzisa endlwini yakhe, waza waba ngumkakhe, wamzalela unyana. Kodwa le nto wayeyenzile uDavide yayimbi emehlweni kaBawo wethu.