1 IziKronike
21:1 USathane wasukuma ngokumelene no-Israyeli, futhi wabangela uDavide ukuba abale u-Israyeli.
21:2 UDavide wathi kuJowabe nasezinduneni zabantu: "Hambani nibale
u-Israyeli kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kube kwaDani; nilethe kimi inani lazo;
ukuze ngikwazi.
" 21:3 UJowabe waphendula, "UJehova mandise abantu bakhe ngokuphindwe kayikhulu
kodwa, nkosi yami, nkosi, zonke azizona ezenkosi yami
izinceku? pho, inkosi yami iyifunelani lokhu na? kungani ezoba a
ngenxa yecala ku-Israyeli na?
21:4 Nokho izwi lenkosi lamahlula uJowabe. Ngakho uJowabe
wasuka, wadabula u-Israyeli wonke, wafika eJerusalema.
21:5 UJowabe wamnika uDavide inani labantu. Futhi konke
bona bakwa-Israyeli babe yizinkulungwane eziyinkulungwane nekhulu lamadoda lawo
uJuda wayengamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane namashumi ayisikhombisa
abahosha inkemba.
21:6 Kepha uLevi noBenjamini akababalanga phakathi kwabo, ngokuba izwi lenkosi lalinjalo
enengekayo kuJowabe.
21:7 Kwaba kubi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu; ngalokho wamshaya u-Israyeli.
21:8 UDavide wathi kuNkulunkulu: "Ngonile kakhulu, ngoba ngenzile lokhu
kepha manje, ngiyakuncenga, susa ububi benceku yakho; okwe
Ngenze ubuwula obukhulu.
21:9 UJehova wakhuluma kuGadi, umboni kaDavide, wathi:
" 21:10 Hamba utshele uDavide, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova, 'Ngikunika ezintathu
izinto: khetha eyodwa kuzo, ukuze ngikwenze kuwe.
" 21:11 Ngakho uGadi waya kuDavide, futhi wathi kuye: "Usho kanje uJehova: Khetha
wena
21:12 Noma iminyaka emithathu yendlala; noma izinyanga ezintathu zichithwa phambi kwakho
izitha zakho, lapho inkemba yezitha zakho ikufica; okanye
izinsuku ezintathu inkemba kaJehova, yebo, isifo esiwumshayabhuqe ezweni, futhi
ingelosi kaJehova ibhubhisa emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli.
Ngakho-ke zitshele ukuthi yiliphi ilizwi engizakulibuyisela kuye
ungithumile.
21:13 UDavide wathi kuGadi: "Nginosizi kakhulu
isandla sikaJehova; ngokuba umusa wakhe mkhulu, kepha ungangivumeli
awele esandleni somuntu.
21:14 Ngakho uJehova wathumela umashayabhuqe kwa-Israyeli, futhi kwawa kwa-Israyeli
amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa.
21:15 Futhi uNkulunkulu wathumela ingelosi eJerusalema ukulibhubhisa
echitha, uJehova wabheka, wazisola ngobubi, wathi
kuyo ingelosi ebhubhisayo: "Kwanele; buyisa isandla sakho." Futhi i
ingelosi kaJehova yayimi ngasesibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.
21:16 UDavide waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona ingelosi kaJehova imi
phakathi komhlaba nezulu, ephethe inkemba ehoshiweyo esandleni sakhe
welulela phezu kweJerusalema. Khona-ke uDavide namalunga akwa-Israyeli, ngubani
bembethe izindwangu zamasaka, bawa ngobuso.
21:17 UDavide wathi kuNkulunkulu: "Akusimi yini owayala abantu ukuba babe?
inombolo? mina yimi ngonile ngenza okubi impela; kodwa mayelana
lezi zimvu zenzeni na? ake, Jehova, isandla sakho
UNkulunkulu makabe phezu kwami nendlu kababa; kodwa hhayi kubantu bakho, lokho
kufanele bahlushwe.
21:18 Khona-ke ingelosi kaJehova yayala uGadi ukuba athi kuDavide, ukuthi uDavide
akhuphuke, amisele uJehova i-altare esibuyeni saso
u-Orinani umJebusi.
21:19 UDavide wenyuka ngezwi likaGadi, alikhulumayo egameni
iNkosi.
21:20 U-Orinani waphenduka, wayibona ingelosi; amadodana akhe amane ayenaye acasha
ngokwabo. U-Orinani wayebhula ukolweni.
21:21 Futhi lapho uDavide efika ku-Orinani, U-Orinani wabheka futhi wabona uDavide, futhi waphuma
isibuya, wakhothama kuDavide, ubuso bakhe bubheke kuJehova
phansi.
21:22 UDavide wayesethi ku-Orinani, "Nginike indawo yalesi sibuya.
ukuze ngakhele uJehova i-altare kulo; uyakunginika lona
ngenani elipheleleyo, ukuze isifo siphele ebantwini.
21:23 U-Orinani wathi kuDavide: "Zithathele, inkosi yami, inkosi, yenze.
lokho okuhle emehlweni akhe; bheka, ngiyakunika izinkabi ukuba zishiswe
iminikelo yokushiswa, nezibhulo zibe yizinkuni, nokolweni kube ngeyenkosi
umnikelo wenyama; Nginikela ngakho konke.
21:24 Inkosi uDavide yathi ku-Orinani: "Hhayi! kodwa ngizayithenga igcwale
ngokuba angiyikuthathela uJehova okungokwakho, angiyikunikela
iminikelo yokushiswa ngaphandle kwezindleko.
21:25 Ngakho uDavide wamnika u-Orinani endaweni amashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide
isisindo.
21:26 UDavide wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, futhi wanikela ngokushiswa
iminikelo yokuthula neminikelo yokuthula, wakhuleka kuJehova; waphendula
uvela ezulwini ngomlilo phezu kwe-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa.
21:27 Futhi uJehova wayala ingelosi; wabuyisela inkemba yakhe phakathi
umgodla walo.
21:28 Ngaleso sikhathi lapho uDavide ebona ukuthi uJehova wayemphendulile
wahlabela khona lapho esibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.
21:29 Ngoba itabernakele likaJehova, uMose alenza ehlane, futhi
i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa lalisendaweni ephakemeyo ngaleso sikhathi
eGibeyoni.
21:30 Kodwa uDavide wayengenakuya phambi kwawo ukuze abuze kuNkulunkulu, ngoba wayesaba
ngenxa yenkemba yengelosi kaJehova.