2 USamuweli 12

12 ¹uBaba wethu wathumela uNathani kuDavide. Wafika wathi: “Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini othile, omunye ecebile, omunye empofu. ²Indoda ecebile yayinemihlambi eminingi kakhulu yezimvu neyezinkomo, ³kodwa indoda empofu yayinewundlu nje elilodwa elincane lemvu eyayilithengile. Yalikhulisa, lakhula kanye nayo nabantwana bayo. Lalidla esitsheni sayo, liphuza enkomishini yayo, lilala ezingalweni zayo; lalinjengendodakazi kuyo. ⁴Kwafika isihambi endodeni ecebile, kodwa yenqaba ukuthatha emhlambini wayo wezimvu noma wezinkomo ukuze iphe isivakashi esasifikile. Ngakho yathatha iwundlu lemvu lendoda empofu, yalilungisela indoda eyayifike kuyo.”

⁵UDavide wavutha ulaka olukhulu ngaleyo ndoda, wathi kuNathani: “Kuphila kukaBaba wethu, indoda eyenze lokhu ifanele ukufa! ⁶Kumele alibuyisele kane iwundlu, ngokuba wenze lokhu engenazwelo.”

⁷UNathani wayesethi kuDavide: “Nguwe leyo ndoda! Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Ngakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, ngakukhulula emandleni kaSawule.

⁸“Nganika wena indlu yenkosi yakho nabafazi bayo ezingalweni zakho, nendlu yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda. Futhi ukube lokhu bekukuncane, ngabe nganikwengeza okuningi nakakhulu. ⁹Kungani udelele izwi lami, wenza okubi phambi kwami? Washaya u-Uriya umHeti ngenkemba, wathatha umkakhe waba ngowakho, wambulala ngenkemba yama-Amoni. ¹⁰Ngakho-ke manje inkemba ayisoze yasuka endlini yakho, ngoba ungidelele, wathatha umka-Uriya umHeti waba ngowakho.

¹¹Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: Ngizakwehlisela inhlekelele phezu kwakho evela endlini yakho uqobo. Phambi kwamehlo akho ngizakuthatha abafazi bakho, ngibanike indoda eseduze nawe, ilale nabo emini libalele. ¹²Wena ukwenzile lokhu ngasese, kodwa mina ngizakwenza le nto phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke, emini libalele.”

¹³UDavide wathi kuNathani: “Ngonile kuBaba wethu.” UNathani waphendula wathi: “UBaba wethu usisusile isono sakho; ngeke ufe.”

¹⁴Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi umdelele kakhulu uBaba wethu ngalesi senzo, indodana ozalelwe yona izakufa. ¹⁵UNathani wabe esegoduka. UBaba wethu wayishaya ingane umka-Uriya ayeyizalele uDavide, yagula kakhulu. ¹⁶UDavide wancenga uBaba wethu ngenxa yomfana. Wazila ukudla, wangena, wachitha ubusuku elele phansi. ¹⁷Abadala bendlu yakhe bema eceleni kwakhe ukuze bamphakamise phansi, kodwa wenqaba, akazange adle nabo. ¹⁸Ngosuku lwesikhombisa ingane yafa. Izinceku zikaDavide zesaba ukumtshela ukuthi ingane isifile, ngokuba zathi: “Ngesikhathi ingane isaphila, sakhuluma naye kodwa akalalelanga. Pho singasho kanjani ukuthi ingane isifile? Angase azilimaze.”

¹⁹Kodwa uDavide wabona izinceku zakhe zihlebezelana, waqonda ukuthi ingane isifile. Wabuza: “Ingane isifile na?” Zathi: “Isifile.”

²⁰UDavide wasukuma phansi, wageza, wagcoba amafutha, washintsha izingubo zakhe. Wangena endlini kaBaba wethu wakhuleka, wabe esegoduka; ngokucela kwakhe bambekela ukudla, wadla. ²¹Izinceku zakhe zathi: “Yini le oyenzile? Ngesikhathi ingane isaphila, wazila ukudla wakhala; manje njengoba isifile, usukuma udle.”

²²Wathi: “Ngesikhathi ingane isaphila, ngazila ukudla ngakhala, ngicabanga ngithi: ‘Ngubani owaziyo? UBaba wethu angase angiphathe ngomusa, ingane iphile.’ ²³Kodwa manje isifile. Ngizilelani ukudla? Ngingabuye ngiyibuyise na? Mina ngizakuya kuyo, kodwa yona ngeke ibuyele kimi.”

²⁴UDavide wayeseduduza umkakhe uBhatsheba. Waya kuye, walala naye, wazala indodana. Wamqamba igama lokuthi uSolomoni. UBaba wethu wamthanda, ²⁵wathumela izwi ngoNathani umprofethi, owamqamba igama lokuthi uJedidiya, ngenxa kaBaba wethu. ^a a v25 Igama elithi uJedidiya lisho ukuthi “othandwa nguBaba wethu” — leli gama lizwakalisa uthando uBaba wethu ayesanda kulubeka kule ngane.

uDavide Uthumba iRabha

²⁶Kusenjalo uJowabe walwa neRabha lama-Amoni, wawuthumba umuzi wobukhosi. ²⁷UJowabe wathumela izithunywa kuDavide: “Ngilwile neRabha, ngathumba imithombo yalo yamanzi. ²⁸Manje qoqa amabutho asele, uvimbezele umuzi, uwuthathe. Funa kube yimi engiwuthathayo, bese uqanjwa ngegama lami.”

²⁹UDavide waqoqa lonke ibutho, waya eRabha, walihlasela, walithumba. ³⁰Wathatha umqhele ekhanda lenkosi yabo — owawuyigolide elingaba ngamaphawundi angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, ufakwe itshe eliyigugu — wawubeka ekhanda likaDavide. Wathwala impango enkulu evela kulowo muzi. ³¹Wakhipha abantu ababelapho, wabasebenzisa ngamasaha, nangezimbazo zensimbi, nangamazembe ensimbi, wabasebenzisa nasekwenzeni izitini. Wenze kanjalo kuyo yonke imizi yama-Amoni. UDavide nalo lonke ibutho babuyela eJerusalema.