Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
11:1 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekupheleni konyaka, ngexesha lokulawula kookumkani
waphuma waya kulwa, uDavide wamthuma uYowabhi nabakhonzi bakhe kunye naye
wonke uSirayeli; babatshabalalisa oonyana baka-Amon, bangqinga
Rabha. Ke uDavide wayesala eYerusalem.
11:2 Kwathi ke kwakuhlwa, wesuka uDavide esandleni sakhe
Wahamba phezu kwendlu yokumkani, wahamba eluphahleni
wabona umfazi ehlamba; yaye umfazi lowo wayemhle kunene ngembonakalo
phezu.
11:3 Wathumela uDavide, wabuzisa ngaloo ntokazi. Wathi omnye, Asinguye na lo?
UBhatshebha intombi kaEliyam, umkaUriya umHeti?
11:4 UDavide wathuma abathunywa, wamthabatha; Wangena ke kuye
walala naye; ngokuba ezenze nyulu ebunqambini bakhe
wabuyela endlwini yakhe.
11:5 Wamitha umfazi lowo, wathumela waxelela uDavide, wathi, Ndim
umntwana.
11:6 Wathumela uDavide kuYowabhi, esithi, Thumela kum u-Uriya umHeti. Wathumela ke uYowabhi
u-Uriya kuDavide.
11:7 Weza u-Uriya kuye, wabuza uDavide kuye ukuba unjani na uYowabhi.
nendlela abantu ababeqhuba ngayo, nendlela eyaphumelela ngayo imfazwe.
11:8 Wathi uDavide ku-Uriya, Yihla uye endlwini yakho, uhlambe iinyawo zakho. Kwaye
Waphuma u-Uriya endlwini yokumkani; walandelwa sisiphako
inyama yokumkani.
11:9 U-Uriya walala emnyango wendlu yokumkani, ndawonye nabakhonzi bonke
enkosini yakhe, akehla aye endlwini yakhe.
11:10 Waxelelwa uDavide, kwathiwa, U-Uriya akehla aye kweyakhe
Wathi uDavide ku-Uriya, Akuhambi na eluhambeni lwakho? kutheni ke
ubungehli na uye endlwini yakho?
11:11 Wathi u-Uriya kuDavide, Ityeya, namaSirayeli, namaYuda ahleli emlanjeni.
iintente; nenkosi yam uYowabhi, nabakhonzi benkosi yam, bamise iintente khona
amabala avulekileyo; Ndiya kungena endlwini yam, ndidle, ndisele;
ndilale nomkam? uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, ndiya kwenjenjalo
musani ukuyenza le nto.
" 11:12 Wathi uDavide ku-Uriya, "Hlala apha nanamhlanje, yaye ngomso ndiya kuba
yeka wena. Wahlala ke u-Uriya eYerusalem ngaloo mini nangengomso.
11:13 Wambiza uDavide, wadla, wasela phambi kwakhe; kwaye yena
wamnxilisa, waphuma ngokuhlwa, waya kulala ebhedini yakhe
abakhonzi benkosi yakhe, kodwa akehla aye endlwini yakhe.
11:14 Kwathi kusasa, uDavide wabhala incwadi kuYowabhi, wathi,
wayithumela ngesandla sikaUriya.
11:15 Wabhala encwadini, wathi, Mbekeni u-Uriya phambi kwesibingelelo.
elona dabi lishushu, nirhoxe kuyo, ukuze abethwe afe.
11:16 Kwathi, ekuwungqingeni kukaYowabhi umzi lowo, wambeka u-Uriya
kwindawo awayesazi ukuba akuyo amadoda anobukroti.
11:17 Aphuma amadoda aloo mzi, alwa noYowabhi;
inxenye yabantu babakhonzi bakaDavide; wafa u-Uriya umHeti
kananjalo.
11:18 Wathumela uYowabhi, wamxelela uDavide zonke iindaba zemfazwe.
11:19 Wamwisela umthetho umthunywa, esithi, Wakugqiba ukuxela
izinto zemfazwe kukumkani;
11:20 ukuba buthe benyuka ubushushu bokumkani, wathi kuwe,
Ibiyini na ukuba nisondele kangaka kuwo umzi ngokulwa? ubusazi
Babengatola beseludongeni na?
11:21 wabethwa ngubani na uAbhimeleki unyana kaYerubheshete? akaphoswanga na mfazi
wafela eTebhetse phezu kwakhe? ngoba
nasondela eludongeni? wothi ke, Ngumkhonzi wakho u-Uriya umHeti
ufile kananjalo.
11:22 Wahamba umthunywa, waya wamxelela uDavide konke abekuthunyiwe nguYowabhi
kuye.
11:23 Wathi umthunywa kuDavide, Asoyisele amadoda lawo;
waphuma weza kuthi emasimini, saba phezu kwawo ukuya kuthi xhaxhe
engena esangweni.
11:24 batola abatoli kubakhonzi bakho beseludongeni; kunye nezinye
bafile abakhonzi bokumkani, nomkhonzi wakho u-Uriya umHeti ufile
kananjalo.
11:25 Wathi uDavide kumthunywa lowo, Yitsho kuYowabhi ukuthi, Khawuyeke
mayingabi mbi emehlweni akho le nto; kuba ikrele liya kudla omnye kwanjalo
Yongeza idabi lakho kulo mzi, uwubhukuqe;
umkhuthaze.
11:26 Weva umkaUriya ukuba ufile u-Uriya indoda yakhe, weva
wazilela indoda yakhe.
11:27 Lakudlula ixesha lezila lakhe, wathumela uDavide, wamthabathela endlwini yakhe.
waba ngumkakhe, wamzalela unyana. Kodwa into uDavide
wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova.