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₁UDavide wahlanganisa amakhanda nabakhuzi bempi bezinkulungwane nabamakhulu, nabaholi bonke. ₂UDavide wayesethi kulo lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli: “Uma kukuhle kini, futhi kuvela kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wethu, masiphume ngandlela zonke sithumele kubafowethu abasele ezweni lonke kwa-Israyeli, nabaphristi nabaLevi emizini yabo enamadlelo, ukuba babuthane beze lapha kithi. ₃Masihambe siyowulanda siwubuyisele kithi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wethu, ngokuba asizange siwufune ngezinsuku zikaSawule.”

₄Ibandla lonke lathi makwenziwe kanjalo, ngokuba lokho kwakuthokozisa kubo bonke abantu.

₅UDavide wambuthela ndawonye wonke u-Israyeli, kusukela eShihori eGibhithe, eLebo, kuze kube seHamathi, ukuba kuyolandwa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu eKiriyathi Jeharimi. ₆UDavide wakhuphuka kanye no-Israyeli wonke, baya eBhahala, okungukuthi eKiriyathi Jeharimi kwaJuda, ukuze bakhuphule lapho umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uSimakade ohleli phezu kwamakherubhi, obizwa ngegama lakhe.

₇Bawukhipha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu endlini ka-Abhinadaba, bawukhweza enqoleni entsha eyayishayelwa ngu-Uza no-Ahiyo. ₈UDavide naye wonke u-Israyeli babethokoza phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngamandla abo wonke, behuba amahubo ngamahabhu, ngezingubhu, ngezigubhu, ngamasimbali nangamacilongo.

₉Lapho befika esibuyeni sikaKhidoni, izinkabi zashelela, u-Uza wayeselula isandla sakhe ukuba abambe umphongolo. ₁₀Intukuthelo kaSimakade yamvuthela u-Uza, wamshaya, ngokuba wayelulele isandla emphongolweni. Wafela khona lapho phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

₁₁UDavide wathukuthela ngokuba uSimakade ehlasele u-Uza. Wayibiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi yiPherezi Uza, kuze kube namuhla.

₁₂UDavide wamesaba uNkulunkulu ngalolo lusuku, wathi: “Pho ngingawungenisa kanjani kwami umphongolo kaNkulunkulu na?”

₁₃UDavide akabange esawuyisa emzini wakhe umphongolo, kodwa wachezuka, wawuyisa endlini ka-Obhedi Edomi, umGithi. ₁₄Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wahlala izinyanga ezintathu nabendlu ka-Obhede Edomi, endlini yakhe. USimakade wayibusisa indlu ka-Obhede Edomi nakho konke ayenakho.