1 IziKronike
13:1 UDavide wabonisana nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, futhi
nabo bonke abaholi.
13:2 UDavide wathi kulo lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli: "Uma kubonakala kukuhle emehlweni
wena, nokuthi kuvela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, asithumele ezweni lethu
abazalwane ezindaweni zonke, abasele ezweni lonke lakwa-Israyeli, kanye
nazo kubapristi namaLevi abasemizini yabo kanye
namadlelo, ukuze babuthane kithi;
13:3 Masiwubuyisele kithi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wethu, ngokuba asibuzanga
ngayo emihleni kaSawule.
13:4 Ibandla lonke lathi makwenziwe njalo;
emehlweni abo bonke abantu.
13:5 UDavide wabutha wonke u-Israyeli, kusukela eShihori yaseGibhithe kuze kube
ekungeneni eHamati ukuletha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu eKiriyati Jeharimi.
13:6 UDavide naye wonke u-Israyeli wenyukela eBahala, okungukuthi, eKiriyati Jeharimi.
okwakungelaJuda ukwenyusa khona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uJehova.
ohlala phakathi kwamakherubi, ogama lakhe libizwa kulo.
13:7 Futhi bawuthwala umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ngenqola entsha bephuma endlini
u-Abinadaba; o-Uza no-Ahiyo babeyiqhuba inqola.
13:8 UDavide naye wonke u-Israyeli badlala phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngamandla abo onke, futhi
ngokuhlabelela, namahabhu, nezingubhu, nangezigubhu;
nangamasimbali, nangamacilongo.
13:9 Futhi lapho befika esibuyeni sikaKidoni, Uza welula isandla sakhe
isandla sokubamba umkhumbi; ngoba izinkabi zakhubeka.
13:10 Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Uza, wamshaya.
ngokuba welulela isandla sakhe emphongolweni; wafela khona phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
13:11 UDavide kwaba kubi, ngokuba uJehova wayephule u-Uza.
ngalokho leyondawo yabizwa ngokuthi iPheresi-uza kuze kube namuhla.
13:12 UDavide wamesaba uNkulunkulu ngalolo suku, wathi: "Ngingawuletha kanjani umphongolo?"
kaNkulunkulu ekhaya kimi?
13:13 Ngakho, UDavide akawulethanga umphongolo kuye emzini kaDavide, kodwa
wawuphambukisela endlini ka-Obede Edomi umGiti.
13:14 Futhi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wahlala nomndeni ka-Obede Edomi endlini yakhe
izinyanga ezintathu. UJehova wayibusisa indlu ka-Obede Edomi nakho konke lokho
ubenayo.