Dafita a tshi vhala vhathu
1Muṋe washu a dovha a sinyutshela Israele, a rumeledza Dafita a ri, “Iyo vhala vhathu vha Israele na vha Juda.”
2Ndi hone khosi i tshi amba na Juaba na vhalangammbi vhe a vha e navho ya ri, “Iyani ni buḓekanye matsinde a Israele u bva Dani u swika Bierisheba ni ende ni tshi ṅwala vhahali uri ndi kone u ḓivha uri ndi vhangana.”
3Huno Juaba a fhindula khosi a ri, “Ngavhe Muṋe washu Mudzimu wavho a tshi andisa mmbi kaḓana, nahone ngavhe thovhele vha tshi lalama vha zwi vhona zwi tshi itea. Hone ndi mini thovhele muṋe wanga vha tshi ṱoḓa ri tshi ita zwo raloho?”
4Naho zwo ralo khosi i si thetshelese maipfi a Juaba na vhalangammbi, vha ṱutshela khosi u yo ṅwala vhahali vha Israele.
5Vha wela Jorodani, vha ṱoka mishasha tshipembe ha Aruere, muḓi u re vhukati ha govha, shangoni ḽa Gadi, u bva henefho vha fhirela devhula ha Jasere. 6Vha livha Giliadi vha vhuya vha swika shangoni ḽi re fhasi ha Kadeshe. Zwino vha livha Dani, u bva Dani vha fhira nga ha Sidoni. 7Zwino vha livha tshipembe vha tshi ya muḓini wa Tiro wo tangeledzwaho nga mitsheṱo, vha fhirela miḓini yoṱhe ya Vhahivi na Vhakanana. Vha fhedza nga u ya Bierisheba tshipembe ha Juda.
8Musi vho no ṱanganya shango ḽoṱhe, vha humela Jerusalema ho no fhela miṅwedzi miṱanu na miṋa na maḓuvha a 20. 9Juaba a vhika tshivhalo tsha vhanna vhane vha nga kona u bva pfumo: Kha ḽa Israele ho vha hu na vhanna vha 800 000 vhe vha vha vha tshi kona u bva pfumo, kha ḽa Juda hu na vhanna vha 500 000.
10Huno musi Dafita o no vhala vhathu zwa thoma u mu dina, a amba na Muṋe washu a ri, “Ndo tshinya nga maanḓa nga zwe nda ita. Zwino Muṋe washu, nkhangwele vhuvhi hanga nandi. Ndo ita zwithu zwa vhutsilu.”
11Musi Dafita a sa athu vuwa nga ḽa matshelo, ipfi ḽa Muṋe washu ḽa vha ḽo no ḓa kha muporofita Gadi muvhoni wa Dafita ḽa ri, 12“Tshimbila u yo vhudza Dafita u ri, ‘Yahavee u ri: Ndi khou u ṋea zwithu zwiraru zwine wa fanela u nanga khazwo. Nanga tshithihi tshine wa funa ndi tshi u ita tshone.’ ”
13Ndi hone Gadi a tshi ya ha Dafita a mu vhudza a ri, “Vha nanga u welwa nga nḓala miṅwaha miṱanu na mivhili, kana vha nanga u pandamedzwa nga maswina avho miṅwedzi miraru? Kana vha nanga hu tshi ḓa dwadze shangoni ḽavho ḽa fhedza maḓuvha mararu? Zwino-ha, nga vha elekanye, vha mmbudze ambadzifhele uri ndi kone u fhindula we a nthuma.”
14Dafita a fhindula Gadi a ri, “Ndo hanganea. Nga ri wele zwashu zwanḓani zwa Muṋe washu, ngauri khathutshelo yawe ndi khulu, hone ndi songo wela zwanḓani zwa vhathu.”
15Ndi hone Muṋe washu a tshi ḓisa dwadze kha ḽa Israele u bva matsheloni eneo u swika tshifhinga tshe tsha vhewa, ha fa vhathu vha 70 000 u bva Dani u swika Bierisheba. 16Musi muruṅwa a tshi angaladza tshanḓa tshawe uri a lozwe Jerusalema, Muṋe washu a ṱungufhala nga iyo khombo, a vhudza muruṅwa we a vha a tshi khou lifhedza vhathu a ri, “Ndi zwone! Humisa tshanḓa tshau.” Muruṅwa wa Muṋe washu zwenezwo o vha e luvhatani lwa u fhulela lwa Arauna wa Mujebusi.
17Musi Dafita a tshi vhona muruṅwa we a vha a tshi khou vhulaha vhathu, a amba na Muṋe washu a ri, “Ndi nṋe we nda tshinya, nda khakha. Huno avha ndi nngu zwadzo. Vho itani? Tshanḓa tshau nga tshi lifhedze nṋe na nnḓu yanga.”
Dafita a tshi fhaṱa aḽiṱari
18Musi wonoyo Gadi a ya ha Dafita a mu vhudza a ri, “Nga vha gonye vha yo fhaṱela Muṋe washu aḽiṱari luvhatani lwa u fhulela lwa Arauna wa Mujebusi.” 19Dafita a gonya a tshi tevhedza zwe Muṋe washu a mu laya nga mulomo wa Gadi. 20Musi Arauna a tshi sedza a vhona khosi na vhanna vhayo vha tshi khou ḓa khae, a bvela nnḓa a gwadama phanḓa ha khosi a tou wa nga tshifhaṱuwo.
21Arauna a ri, “Ndi mini thovhela muṋe wanga vho ḓa fhano ha nṋe?”
Dafita a fhindula a ri, “Ndo ḓa u renga luvhata lwavho lwa u fhulela, uri ndi fhaṱele Muṋe washu aḽiṱari, uri dwadze ḽine vhathu vha ḽi lwala ḽi fhele.”
22Arauna a amba na Dafita a ri, “Thovhela muṋe wanga nga vha dzhie tshine vha tou funa vha tshi ṋekedze. Phulu ngedzi dza tshiṱhavhelo tshi fhiswaho, zwifhulo ngezwi, dzhogo dza phulu ngedzi vha ite khuni.” 23Arauna a mbo ṋea khosi zwoṱhe hezwo, a ita na u vhudza khosi a ri, “Ngavhe Yahavee Mudzimu wavho a tshi ṱanganedza tshiṱhavhelo tshavho.”
24Huno khosi ya fhindula Arauna ya ri, “Aiwa nandi, ndi fanela u lu renga. Ndi nga si ṋekedze Muṋe washu Mudzimu wanga tshiṱhavhelo tshi fhiswaho tshe nda si tshi bvisele tshithu.”
Dafita a renga ulwo luvhata lwa u fhulela na dziphulu a bvisa mangwende a 50 a siliva. 25A fhaṱela Muṋe washu aḽiṱari henefho a ṋekedza zwiṱhavhelo zwi fhiswaho na nduvho dza vhuthihi. Muṋe washu a pfa thabelo ya shango, dwadze ḽa Israele ḽa fhela.
