Ubalo lwabantu nesohlwayo salo
1Ke kaloku wabuya wavutha umsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli, wamxhokonxela uDavide kuwo, esithi, Yiya, uwabale amaSirayeli namaYuda. 2Wathi ke ukumkani kuYowabhi, umthetheli-mpi obenaye, Khawutyhutyhe ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli, uthabathela kwaDan use eBher-shebha, nibabale abantu, ndilazi inani labantu. 3Wathi uYowabhi kukumkani, Makongeze ke uYehova uThixo wakho ebantwini izihlandlo ezilikhulu, bengangoko bangako, abone namehlo enkosi yam ukumkani; ke yini na ukuba inkosi yam ukumkani iyifune le nto?
4Laqina ilizwi lokumkani kuYowabhi nakubathetheli-mpi. Waphuma ke uYowabhi nabathetheli-mpi phambi kokumkani, baya kubabala abantu bakwaSirayeli.
5Bawela eYordan, bamisa eArohere, ngasekunene komzi ophakathi kwesihlambo sakwaGadi naseYazere; 6baya eGiliyadi nasezweni laseTatim-hodeshe, baya nakwaDan-yahan, bajikelezela kowakwaTsidon; 7baya nasenqabeni yaseTire, nasemizini yonke yamaHivi neyamaKanan; baya baphuma kwelisezantsi lakwaYuda eBher-shebha. 8Balityhutyha ke lonke ilizwe, beza eYerusalem ekupheleni kweenyanga ezisithoba ezineentsuku ezimashumi mabini. 9UYowabhi wamnika ke ukumkani inani lokubalwa kwabantu: aza amaSirayeli aba ngamakhulu asibhozo amawaka amadoda anobukroti, arhola ikrele; amadoda akwaYuda aba ngamakhulu amahlanu amawaka amadoda.
10Yakhathazeka intliziyo kaDavide emveni kokuba ebabalile abantu. Wathi uDavide kuYehova, Ndonile kunene ngale nto ndiyenzileyo; kaloku khawubukhwelelise, Yehova, ubugwenxa bomkhonzi wakho; ngokuba ndenzé ngobudenge obukhulu.
11Wavuka kusasa uDavide; ilizwi likaYehova lafika kuGadi umprofeti, imboni kaDavide, lisithi, 12Yiya uthethe kuDavide, uthi, Útsho uYehova ukuthi, Ndikumisela izinto ezintathu; zinyulele ibe nye kuzo, ndiyenze kuwe. 13Waya ke uGadi kuDavide, wamxelela, wathi kuye, Uzèlwe sisixhenxe seminyaka yendlala ezweni lakho na? Usábe phambi kweentshaba zakho iinyanga zibe ntathu, zikusukela, kusini na? Kúbekho indyikitya yokufa iimini ezintathu ezweni lakho, kusini na? Yazi ngoku, úlenze ilizwi endombuyisela lona ondithumileyo.
14Wathi uDavide kuGadi, Ndididekile kunene. Masesisiwa esandleni sikaYehova; ngokuba ininzi imfesane yakhe; mandingaweli esandleni somntu.
15UYehova wathoba ke indyikitya yokufa kwaSirayeli, yathabathela ekuseni yesa kwixa lentlanganiso; kwafa ebantwini, bethabathela kwaDan bese eBher-shebha, amashumi asixhenxe amawaka amadoda. 16Saza isithunywa sesa isandla saso kwiYerusalem, ukuba siyitshabalalise; wazohlwaya uYehova ngenxa yobubi obo, wathi kwisithunywa eso sìtshabalalisa abantu, Kwanele; sithobe kaloku isandla sakho.
Ke kaloku isithunywa sikaYehova besisesandéni sika-Aravena umYebhusi. 17Wathetha uDavide kuYehova akusibona isithunywa eso sibetha ebantwini, wathi, Ùyabona, ndonile mna, ndenzé ngobugwenxa mna; umhlambi lo wona wenzé ntoni na? Isandla sakho masibe phezu kwam nendlu kabawo.
18Waya ke uGadi kuDavide ngaloo mini, wathi kuye, Nyuka, uye ummisele uYehova isibingelelo esandéni sika-Aravena umYebhusi. 19Wenyuka uDavide ngokwelizwi likaGadi, njengoko uYehova abemwisele umthetho ngako. 20Walunguza uAravena, wambona ukumkani nabakhonzi bakhe besiza kuye. Waphuma uAravena, waqubuda kukumkani ngobuso emhlabeni.
21Wathi uAravena, Izelani na inkosi yam ukumkani kumkhonzi wayo? Wathi uDavide, Ndiza kuthenga isandá kuwe, ukuba ndakhele uYehova isibingelelo, sithintelwe isibetho ebantwini. 22Wathi uAravena kuDavide, Mayithabathe inkosi yam ukumkani, inyuse okulungileyo emehlweni ayo. Nanzi iinkomo zedini elinyukayo, neempahla zokubhula needyokhwe zeenkomo zokuba ziinkuni. 23Zonke ezi zinto, kumkani, uAravena uzinika ukumkani. Wathi uAravena kukumkani, uYehova uThixo wakho makakholiswe nguwe. 24Wathi ukumkani kuAravena, Hayi, ndiya kusithenga ngexabiso kuwe; andiyi kunyusa ndise kuYehova uThixo wam amadini anyukayo endiwazuze ngelizé. Wasithenga ke uDavide isandá neenkomo ezo ngeeshekele• zesilivere ezimashumi mahlanu. 25Wakhela apho ke uDavide isibingelelo kuYehova, wanyusa amadini anyukayo nemibingelelo yoxolo. Wathandazeka ke uYehova ngenxa yelizwe; sathintelwa isibetho kumaSirayeli.
