Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
24:1 Wabuya wavutha umsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli, washukuma
UDavide wathi kuwo, Yiya, uwabale amaSirayeli namaYuda.
24:2 Wathi ukumkani kuYowabhi, umthetheli-mkhosi obenaye,
khanicande ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli, nithabathele kwaDan, nise eBher-shebha, niye
babaleni abantu, ndilazi inani labantu.
24:3 Wathi uYowabhi kukumkani, Makongeze ke uYehova uThixo wakho ebantwini.
zingaphi na, nokuba zingaphi, kalikhulu, namehlo enkosi yam
angakubona oko ukumkani, kodwa inkosi yam ukumkani iyinanze ngani na?
into?
24:4 Laqinisela ilizwi lokumkani kuYowabhi nakukumkani;
abaphathi bomkhosi. Waphuma ke uYowabhi nabathetheli-mkhosi
phambi kokumkani, ukubala abantu bakwaSirayeli.
24:5 Bawela iYordan, bamisa eArohere, ngasekunene kwayo
umzi ophakathi komlanjana wakwaGadi, neYazere;
24:6 Beza eGiliyadi nasezweni laseTatimhode; beza ke
ukuya eDanyan, ukuya eTsidon;
24:7 Bafika enqabeni yaseTire, nasemizini yonke yaso
namaHivi namaKanan, aphuma aya kwelasezantsi lakwaYuda;
kwesa eBher-shebha.
24:8 Bawutyhutyha ke wonke umhlaba, beza eYerusalem ngoku
ekupheleni kweenyanga ezilithoba neentsuku ezimashumi mabini.
24:9 UYowabhi wamnika ukumkani inani lokubalwa kwabantu
kwaSirayeli kwakukho amakhulu asibhozo amawaka amadoda anobukroti arhola amajoni
ikrele; amadoda akwaYuda aba ngamakhulu amahlanu amawaka amadoda.
24:10 Yakhathazeka intliziyo kaDavide emveni kokuba ebabalile abantu. Kwaye
Wathi uDavide kuYehova, Ndonile kunene ngale nto ndiyenzileyo;
kaloku, Yehova, khawubukhwelelise ubugwenxa bomkhonzi wakho; ngenxa
Ndenze ubudenge obukhulu.
24:11 Kwathi, xa uDavide wavukayo kusasa, lafika ilizwi likaYehova kuye
Umprofeti uGadi, imboni kaDavide, esithi,
24:12 Yiya uthi kuDavide, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ndikubekela izinto ezintathu;
zinyulele ibe nye kuzo, ndiyenze kuwe.
24:13 Waya ke uGadi kuDavide, wamxelela, wathi kuye, Yoba yiminyaka esixhenxe;
kufike indlala ezweni lakho? okanye nibaleke iinyanga ezintathu
Phambi kweentshaba zakho zikusukela, zikusukela; okanye bathathu
Indyikitya yokufa yeentsuku ezweni lakho? Khanicebise, nibone ukuba mandithini na
ndibuyele kowandithumayo.
24:14 Wathi uDavide kuGadi, Ndididekile kunene;
isandla sikaYehova; mandingawi, ngokuba ininzi inceba yakhe;
esandleni somntu.
24:15 UYehova wathoba ke indyikitya yokufa kwaSirayeli, yathabathela ekuseni yada yesa kum
bafa abantu, bethabathela kwaDan besa eBher-shebha
amashumi asixhenxe amawaka amadoda.
24:16 Saza isithunywa sesa isandla saso phezu kweYerusalem, ukuba siyitshabalalise.
wazohlwaya uYehova ngenxa yobubi obo, wathi kwisithunywa eso sitshabalalisayo
Abantu, Kwanele; sithobe kaloku isandla sakho. Nengelosi kaYehova
ngasesandeni sika-Aravena umYebhusi.
24:17 Wathetha uDavide kuYehova akusibona isithunywa eso sibembethe
Abantu bathi, Yabona, ndonile mna, ndenze ngobugwenxa mna;
iigusha zenze ntoni na? isandla sakho masibe phezu kwam;
nakwindlu kabawo.
24:18 Waya ke uGadi kuDavide ngaloo mini, wathi kuye, Nyuka, usimise isibingelelo
kuYehova esandeni sika-Aravena umYebhusi.
24:19 Kwaye uDavide, ngokwelizwi likaGadi, wenyuka njengoko uYehova
wayalela.
24:20 Wakhangela uAravena, wambona ukumkani nabakhonzi bakhe besiza ngakuye
Waphuma uAravena, waqubuda kukumkani ngobuso bakhe
phezu komhlaba.
24:21 Wathi uAravena, Izelani na inkosi yam ukumkani kumkhonzi wayo? Kwaye
Wathi uDavide, Ndiya kuthenga isanda kuwe, ndakhele isibingelelo
uYehova, ukuba sithintelwe isibetho ebantwini.
24:22 Wathi uAravena kuDavide, Mayithabathe inkosi yam ukumkani, inyuse
kuthe kwalunga emehlweni akhe; nanzi iinkomo zedini elinyukayo;
neempahla zokubhula zeenkomo zokuba ziinkuni.
24:23 Zonke ezo zinto, ukumkani, uAravena, uzinika ukumkani. kunye noAravena
Wathi kukumkani, UYehova uThixo wakho makakholiswe nguwe.
24:24 Wathi ukumkani kuAravena, Hayi; ndiya kusithenga kuwe ngenene
andiyi kunyusa ndise kuYehova uThixo wam, amadini anyukayo
andizuzi nto. Wasithenga ke uDavide isanda nesanda
iinkomo ngamashumi omahlanu eeshekele zesilivere.
24:25 Wakhela apho ke uDavide isibingelelo kuYehova, wanyusa amadini anyukayo
imibingelelo neyoxolo. Walithandazela ke uYehova ilizwe;
sathintelwa isibetho kumaSirayeli.