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.