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.