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₁Ke kaloku uDavide wathetha-thethana namaphakathi akhe onke, lawo aphethe amajoni aliwaka nalawo aphethe alikhulu. ₂Kananjalo wabhekisa kwibandla likaSirayeli liphelele, wathi: “Xa nibona kufanelekile, futhi kuyintando *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu, masiwagqogqe amawethu kuyo yonke imimandla yakwaSirayeli, singabashiyi ababingeleli nabaLevi abakwalapho kwezo dolophu ngokunjalo nasemaphandleni, bonke mabeze kuzibandakanya nathi. ₃Kambe masiyibuyise ityesi kaThixo wethu, kuba kakade asizange sibuzise kuye ngalo lonke ithuba lolawulo lukaSawule.” ₄Xa lilonke ibandla lavumelana kwezi mbono, kuba le nto yafumaneka ilungile kumntu wonke.

₅Ngoko ke uDavide wahlanganisa uSirayeli wonke jikelele ukusukela kumlambo iShikore kwelaseJiputa kuye kwinkalo yaseHamati, ukuze kulandwe ityesi kaThixo eKiriyati-yarim. ₆UDavide namaSirayeli ewonke waya eBhala kwaJuda (eKiriyati-yarim) ukuze ithathwe khona ityesi kaThixo leyo ibizwa ngegama lakhe uNdikhoyo. Ke yena ungqendeve phakathi *kwezithunywa ezimaphiko.

₇Bayithatha ke ityesi kaThixo endlwini ka-Abhinadabhi, beyithwele ngenqwelo entsha, ikhokelwa ngu-Uza noAhiyo. ₈UDavide namaSirayeli ephela babebhiyoza ngamxhelo mnye phambi koThixo, becula iingoma, bekhalisa iihaphu, iikatala, amagubu, amacangci, namaxilongo.

₉Bathi bakufika ngasesandeni sikaKidon, zakhubeka iinkabi, waza u-Uza wayibamba ityesi yomnqophiso eyixhasa. ₁₀Wavutha umsindo kaNdikhoyo ngaku-Uza, waza wambetha wafa, kuba eyichukumise ngesandla ityesi leyo. Ngoko ke wafa ngoko nangoko ebulawa nguThixo.

₁₁Wakhathazeka uDavide, kuba umsindo kaNdikhoyo utyhobozele ku-Uza. Loo ndawo ke kwathiwa yiPereze-uza ukubizwa kwayo unanamhla.

₁₂Wangenwa kukoyika uThixo ngaloo mini uDavide, wathi: “Yaz'ba ndingayithabathela njani na kum ityesi kaThixo?” ₁₃Ngoko ke wayiyeka ityesi leyo, akabi sayibeka kwisixeko sikaDavide. Ndaweni yaloo nto wayibeka endlwini kaObhedi-edom umGati. ₁₄Yahlala apho ke ityesi kaThixo, kuloo mzi kaObhedi-edom, iinyanga zantathu. Ke uNdikhoyo wayithamsanqela indlu kaObhedi-edom nento yonke anayo.