Kusuka kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu
1Davide wakhuluma netindvuna takhe ngayinye ngayinye, tindvuna tetinkhulungwane, netemakhulu. 2Wakhuluma kulo lonkhe libandla lema-Israyeli, watsi: “Nakubonakala kukuhle kini, kantsi futsi nakuyintsandvo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, asitfumele livi kubo bonkhe besive sakitsi kuyo yonkhe imimango yaka-Israyeli, nakubaphristi kanye nakumaLevi labanawo emadolobheni abo lanemadlelo kutsi bete batekutihlanganisa natsi. 3Asilibuyise lapha kitsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe asizange sibute kulo, ngesikhatsi kusabusa Sawula.” 4Lonkhe lelo bandla lavumelana nalowo mbono, ngobe kwabonakala kulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu.
5Ngako Davide wahlanganisa onkhe ema-Israyeli, kusukela emfuleni iShihori, eGibhithe, kuze kuyewufika eLebo Hamathi, kuze atewulandza libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu. 6Davide kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli bahamba baya eBhala yakaJuda, eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, kulandza libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu Simakadze, lobusela esihlalweni sebukhosi asemkhatsini wemakherubhi lasetikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane lelibitwa ngelibito lakhe.
7Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu balitsatsa endlini ya-Abinadabi ngencola lensha, icondziswa bo-Uza na-Ahiyo. 8Davide kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli babejabula bagidza ngawo onkhe emandla abo embikwaNkulunkulu ngetingoma, nangemahabhu, nangemalire, nangemafahlawane, nangemasimbali kanye nangemacilongo.
9Batsi kube befike ebaleni laKhidoni lekubhulela kolo, Uza welula sandla sakhe, entela kubamba libhokisi lesivumelwane, ngobe letinkhabi takhubatela. 10Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwamvutsela Uza, wamshaya, ngobe abesabambe lelibhokisi lesivumelwane. Ngako Uza wafa, wafela embikwaNkulunkulu.
11Davide wase uyatfukutsela, ngobe lulaka lwaSimakadze lwalwehlele etikwa-Uza. Kuze kube ngulamuhla loku leyo ndzawo seyabitwa ngekutsi yiPheresi Uza.
12Ngalelo langa Davide wesaba Nkulunkulu, wate wabuta watsi: “Pho, ngingaliletsa kanjani libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu lapha kami?” 13Ngako wangabe asalitsatsa kutsi ahambe nalo aye eJerusalema, Lidolobha laDavide. Esikhundleni saloko, walikhweshisa walibeka endlini ya-Obedi Edomu, waseGathi. 14Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu lahlala nebaka-Obedi Edomu endlini yakhe tinyanga letintsatfu; Simakadze wawubusisa umndeni wakhe nako konkhe labenako.
