Davide wenta lubalo
1Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwasivutsela sive sema-Israyeli, wachukuluta Davide kutsi abavukele, watsi: “Hamba uyewubala bonkhe baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda.”
2Ngako inkhosi Davide yatjela Jowabe netindvuna temabutfo akhe, yatsi: “Hambani niye kuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba, nibhalise bonkhe bantfu, kuze ngati kutsi bangaki.”
3Kodvwa Jowabe wayiphendvula inkhosi, watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho angawandzisa lamabutfo awaphindze kalikhulu, shangatsi futsi nemehlo enkhosi yami, inkhosi, angakubona loko. Kodvwa ngempela inkhosi yami, inkhosi, ifunelani kwenta intfo lenje?”
4Noko livi lenkhosi lamehlulekisa Jowabe kanye naletindvuna takhe. Ngako besuka enkhosini bayawubhalisa onkhe emadvodza emphi aka-Israyeli.
5Batsi nase bangesheya kwemfula iJordane, base bemisa eceleni kwe-Aroyeri ngaseningizimu yelidolobha esihosheni, bahamba bengca eGadi, bendlulela naseJazeri. 6Baya nakaGileyadi, nasesifundzeni saseThathimu Hodishi bachubekela kaDani Jani, bajika base bacondza eSidoni. 7Base baya ngasenqabeni yaseThire nakuwo onkhe emadolobha emaHivi, newemaKhenani. Ekugcineni base baya eBherisheba, eningizimu nelive lakaJuda.
8Kwatsi sebalidzabule lonkhe lelo live, base babuyela emuva eJerusalema, emvakwetinyanga letiyimfica nemalanga langema-20.
9Jowabe wabikela inkhosi linani lemadvodza emphi labalwa: Ka-Israyeli abeti-800 000, imiswahla yodvwa yemadvodza leyayingabamba inkemba; kaJuda khona abeti-500 000.
10Kodvwa, emvakwekube Davide asalwentile lubalo, nembeza wakhe wacala kumehlulela, wakhuluma kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngonile kakhulu ngaloku lengikwentile. Manje! Awu! Simakadze! Ngiyakuncenga, susa licala lenceku yakho. Vele, ngente intfo lebulima kakhulu.”
11Davide watsi asengakavuki nakuvuka ngakusasa ekuseni, livi laSimakadze labeselifikile kuGadi, umphrofethi, umboniswa waDavide, latsi: 12“Hamba utjele Davide utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngikunika tintfo letintsatfu lokumele ukhetse kuto. Khetsa kunye kwato ngitekujezisa ngako.” ’ ”
13Ngako Gadi wahamba waya kuDavide, wamtjela konkhe lobekushiwo nguSimakadze, wase uyambuta watsi: “Ngukuphi-ke lokukhetsako: Kutsi kube nendlala lenkhulu eveni lakho iminyaka lemitsatfu, nome kuphele tinyanga letintsatfu solomane ubaleka ugijinyiswa titsa takho, nome emalanga lamatsatfu uhlaselwe sifo lesingujubajece eveni lakho? Manje-ke, cabangisisa kutsi ngitawufike ngitsini kulona longitfumile.”
14Davide watsi kuGadi: “Ngiselusizini lolukhulu asimane siwele etandleni taSimakadze, ngobe umusa wakhe mkhulu, kodvwa ungavumi siwele etandleni tebantfu.”
15Ngako Simakadze watfumela sifo lesingujubajece esiveni sema-Israyeli, lesacala ekuseni ngalelo langa, kwaze kwaphela leso sikhatsi labesimisile. Bantfu labafa kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba baba ti-70 000. 16Kwatsi nje ingilosi yaSimakadze nayelula sandla sayo seyitawubhubhisa iJerusalema, Simakadze wadzabuka, nakabona lobusacasaca bekufa kwesive sakhe, wase ukhuluma kulengilosi yakhe leyayibulala labantfu, watsi: “Sekwenele! Susa sandla sakho!” Ngaleso sikhatsi lengilosi yaSimakadze yase ime ebaleni lekubhulela kolo laka-Arawuna, umJebhusi.
17Davide watsi nakabona lengilosi leyayigawula labantfu, wakhuluma kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngimi lowonile, ngenta lokubi. Kodvwa laba batimvu nje. Bona-ke boneni? Sandla sakho asehlele etikwami ngedvwa kanye nasetikwendlu yami, kuphela.”
Davide wakha lilati
18Ngalelo langa Gadi waya kuDavide, wafike watsi: “Khuphuka uyekwakhela Simakadze lilati lena ebaleni lekubhulela kolo laka-Arawuna, umJebhusi.” 19Davide wakhuphuka, njengobe Simakadze abesamtjelile ngaGadi. 20Arawuna watsi nakaphakamisa emehlo wabona kuta inkhosi, Davide, kanye netindvuna tayo, kuye, waphuma wayawukhotsamisa inhloko yakhe embikwayo, buso bakhe bubheke phansi.
21Arawuna watsi: “Nkhosi! Inkhosi yami iteleni encekwini yayo?”
Davide waphendvula watsi: “Kutawutsenga libala lakho lekubhulela kolo, kuze ngitekwakha khona lilati laSimakadze, khona kutewuncamuka lesifo lesibulala sive.”
22Arawuna wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Nkhosi! Inkhosi yami ayitsatse nome yini leyitsandzako, iyinikele kuSimakadze. Nati tinkhabi tekwenta umnikelo wekushiswa, nati netihliphi tekubhula nemajoko etinkhabi kutsi abe tinkhuni. 23Awu! Nkhosi: Konkhe loku Arawuna ukunika inkhosi.” Arawuna wachubeka watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, angakwemukela.”
24Kodvwa inkhosi, Davide, yaphendvula Arawuna, yatsi: “Cha! Ngitakukhokhela ngaloku. Ngingeke ngente umhlatjelo kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami, umnikelo wekushiswa lengingakawukhokheli lutfo.”
Ngako Davide watsenga libala lekubhulela kolo naletinkhabi, wakukhokhela ngetinhlavu tesiliva letatingaba ngema-50. 25Davide wase wakha lilati kuSimakadze khona lapho, wenta iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane. Simakadze wase uyawuva umthandazo lowawentelwa lelo live, lesifo lesase sicedze sive sema-Israyeli sancamuka.
