UDavide Ubala Abantu
UDavide ubala amadoda akhe okulwa, waza emva koko intliziyo yakhe yamohlwaya. Enikwa izohlwayo ezithathu, ukhetha ukuwela ezandleni zikaBawo wethu kunezomntu, kuba imfesane yakhe inkulu. Isibetho siyema esandeni sikaAravena, athi uDavide agomele ukusithenga endaweni yokusithabatha simahla.
24 1Waphinda wavutha umsindo kaBawo wethu kumaSirayeli, waza wamsusela uDavide kuwo, esithi: “Hamba uye kubala amaSirayeli namaYuda.”
2Wathi ke ukumkani kuYowabhi, umthetheli womkhosi obenaye: “Hamba ngoku kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli, uthabathele kwaDan use eBhershebha, ubabale abantu, ukuze ndilazi inani labantu.”
3Kodwa wathi uYowabhi kukumkani: “Wanga uBawo wakho angongeza ebantwini ngokuphindwe ikhulu kunokuba benjalo, nanga amehlo enkosi yam ukumkani angakubona oko. Kodwa yini na ukuba inkosi yam ukumkani ifune ukuyenza le nto?”
4Noko ke ilizwi lokumkani laloyisa uYowabhi nabathetheli bomkhosi. Baphuma ke uYowabhi nabathetheli bomkhosi ebusweni bokumkani, besiya kubala abantu bakwaSirayeli. 5Bayiwela iYordan, bamisa ngaseArohere, ngasezantsi komzi ophakathi esihlanjeni, besinga kwaGadi base eYazere. 6Baza beza eGiliyadi nakummandla waseTahetim-hodeshi, bafika eDan-yahan, bajika baya eTsidon, 7bafika engxondorheni yaseTire, nasemizini yonke yamaHivi neyamaKanan, baphuma baya kwelasezantsi lakwaYuda eBhershebha. 8Bakuba ke belihambile lonke ilizwe, bafika eYerusalem ekupheleni kweenyanga ezisithoba neentsuku ezimashumi mabini. 9Wamxelela ukumkani uYowabhi inani labantu ababaliweyo: kwakukho kumaSirayeli amawaka angamakhulu asibhozo amadoda anobukroti arhola ikrele; namaYuda ayenamawaka angamakhulu mahlanu amadoda.
10Kodwa yambetha intliziyo kaDavide emva kokuba ebabalile abantu. Wathi uDavide kuBawo wethu: “Ndonile kakhulu kule nto ndiyenzileyo. Ngoku, Bawo, khawuyisuse ityala lomkhonzi wakho, kuba ndenze ngobudenge obukhulu.”
11Wathi uDavide akuvuka kusasa, lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuGadi umprofeti, imboni kaDavide:
12“Hamba uye kuthi kuDavide: ‘Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ndikuphethele izinto ezintathu. Zinyulele enye kuzo, ndize ndiyenze kuwe.’”
13Weza ke uGadi kuDavide, wamxelela, wambuza esithi: “Kuza kufika iminyaka emithathu yendlala ezweni lakho na? Okanye ubalekele iinyanga ezintathu phambi kweentshaba zakho zikusukela? Okanye kubekho iintsuku ezintathu zesibetho ezweni lakho? Kaloku zicingela, ubone ukuba yiyiphi na impendulo endingayibuyisa kulowo undithumile.”
14Wathi ke uDavide kuGadi: “Ndixinekile kunene. Masiwele esandleni sikaBawo wethu, kuba imfesane yakhe inkulu kunene; kodwa musa ukundivumela ndiwele esandleni somntu.”
15Wathumela ke uBawo wethu isibetho kumaSirayeli, kususela kusasa kwada kwaba lelo xesha elimisiweyo, kwafa abantu abangamawaka angamashumi asixhenxe, bethabathela kwaDan bese eBhershebha. a a v15 "Lelo xesha limisiweyo" kungenzeka libhekisa kwilixa elimisiweyo lombingelelo wangokuhlwa.
16Kodwa isithunywa sakuba solule isandla saso ngaseYerusalem ukuba siyitshabalalise, wazohlwaya uBawo wethu ngenxa yobubi obo, wathi kuso isithunywa esasitshabalalisa abantu: “Kwanele! Sithobe ngoku isandla sakho.” Sasikufuphi ke isithunywa sikaBawo wethu esandeni sika-Aravena umYebhusi.
17Wathi uDavide akusibona isithunywa esasibetha abantu, wathetha kuBawo wethu wathi: “Khangela, ndim onile; ndim lo wenze okungalunganga. Kodwa ezi zimvu, zenze ntoni na? Khawuthi isandla sakho siwe phezu kwam naphezu kwendlu kabawo.”
UDavide Wakha Isibingelelo
18Ngaloo mini weza uGadi kuDavide, wathi kuye: “Nyuka uye wakhele isibingelelo kuBawo wethu esandeni sika-Aravena umYebhusi.” 19Wenyuka ke uDavide, ngokwelizwi likaGadi, njengoko uBawo wethu wayemwisele umthetho. 20Wathi uAravena akukhangela phantsi, wambona ukumkani nabakhonzi bakhe besiza ngakuye, waphuma waqubuda phambi kokumkani ngobuso baya emhlabeni. 21Wathi uAravena: “Yini na ukuba inkosi yam ukumkani ize kumkhonzi wayo?” Waphendula uDavide: “Ndize kuthenga isanda kuwe, ndakhele uBawo wethu isibingelelo, ukuze isibetho sinqandeke ebantwini.”
22Wathi uAravena kuDavide: “Mayithabathe inkosi yam ukumkani, ibingelele oko kulungileyo emehlweni ayo. Khangela, nazi iinkomo zedini elinyukayo, nemisileyo yokubhula, needyokhwe zeenkomo zokuba zibe ziinkuni. 23Konke oku, kumkani, uAravena unika ukumkani.” Wathi uAravena kukumkani: “Wanga uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho angakwamkela.”
24Kodwa wathi ukumkani kuArawuna: “Hayi, ndigxininisa ukukuthenga kuwe ngexabiso. Andiyi kubingelela kuBawo wethu amadini anyukayo andingaxabisanga nto.” Wasithenga ke uDavide isanda neenkomo ngeeshekele zesilivere ezimashumi mahlanu. 25Wakha ke uDavide apho isibingelelo kuBawo wethu, wabingelela amadini anyukayo namadini oxolo. Waphendula ke uBawo wethu isikhungo esengxelo yelizwe, sanqandeka isibetho kumaSirayeli.
