2 Samuweli
6:1 Futhi, UDavide wabutha bonke abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, abangamashumi amathathu
inkulungwane.
6:2 UDavide wasuka, wahamba nabo bonke abantu ababenaye
uBhali wakwaJuda, ukuze akhuphule khona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ogama lakhe likhona
elibizwa ngegama likaJehova Sebawoti ohlezi phakathi kwezizwe
amakherubi.
6:3 Bawubeka umphongolo kaNkulunkulu enqoleni entsha, bawukhipha enqoleni
nendlu ka-Abinadaba eyayiseGibeya, no-Uza no-Ahiyo, amadodana ka-Ahiyo
Abinadaba, shayela inqola entsha.
6:4 Bayikhipha endlini ka-Abinadaba eyayiseGibeya.
u-Ahiyo wahamba phambi komphongolo.
6:5 Futhi uDavide nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli badlala phambi kukaJehova phezu kwabo bonke
izinsimbi zomsayipuresi, namahabhu, nokunye
izingubhu, nezigubhu, nezinsimbi, namasimbali.
6:6 Lapho sebefike esibuyeni sikaNakoni, u-Uza welula isandla sakhe.
emphongolweni kaNkulunkulu, wawubamba; ngoba izinkabi zayinyakazisa.
6:7 Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Uza; uNkulunkulu wamshaya
lapho ngenxa yesiphambeko sakhe; wafela khona ngasemphongolweni kaNkulunkulu.
6:8 UDavide kwaba kubi, ngokuba uJehova wafohla ku-Uza.
waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iPherezuza kuze kube namuhla.
6:9 UDavide wayemesaba uJehova ngalolo suku, futhi wathi: "Kanjani umphongolo?"
kaJehova uze kimi na?
6:10 Ngakho uDavide akavumanga ukuwususa kuye umphongolo kaJehova emzini
UDavide wakuphambukisela endlini ka-Obede Edomi
Gittite.
6:11 Futhi umphongolo kaJehova wahlala endlini ka-Obede Edomi, umGiti
izinyanga ezintathu; uJehova wambusisa u-Obede Edomi nendlu yakhe yonke.
" 6:12 Futhi kwabikwa inkosi uDavide, wathi: "UJehova ubusisile indlu
u-Obede Edomi nakho konke okwakhe ngenxa yomphongolo kaNkulunkulu.
Ngakho uDavida wahamba wenyusa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu endlini ka-Obede Edomi
emzini kaDavide ngokujabula.
6:13 Kwathi lapho ababethwele umphongolo kaJehova sebehambile eziyisithupha
wanikela ngezinkabi namathole akhuluphalisiweyo.
6:14 UDavide wasina phambi kukaJehova ngamandla akhe onke; futhi uDavide wayenjalo
ebhince ingubo yamahlombe yelineni.
6:15 Ngakho, UDavide nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli bawukhuphula umphongolo kaJehova
ukumemeza, nangokukhala kwecilongo.
6:16 Futhi lapho umphongolo kaJehova wangena emzini kaDavide, uMikhali uSawule
indodakazi yalunguza efasiteleni, yabona inkosi uDavide itshekula, idansa
phambi kukaJehova; wamdelela enhliziyweni yakhe.
6:17 Bawungenisa umphongolo kaJehova, bawubeka endaweni yawo, endaweni
phakathi kwetabernakele uDavide alimisele lona; uDavide wanikela
iminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova.
6:18 Futhi ngokushesha lapho uDavide eseqedile ukunikela iminikelo yokushiswa futhi
iminikelo yokuthula, wabusisa abantu egameni likaJehova Sebawoti.
6:19 Futhi waphatha phakathi kwabo bonke abantu, ngisho phakathi isixuku sonke
u-Israyeli, kwabesifazane njengabesilisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo iqebelengwane lesinkwa, nesinkwa
ucezu oluhle lwenyama, neganu lewayini. Bahamba-ke bonke abantu
ngulowo lalowo endlini yakhe.
6:20 Khona-ke uDavide wabuyela ukubusisa indlu yakhe. NoMikhali indodakazi ka
USawuli wasephuma ukumhlangabeza uDavida, wathi: Yeka inkazimulo yenkosi yelizwe
u-Israyeli namuhla wazihlubula namuhla emehlweni ezincekukazi
wezinceku zakhe, njengomuntu oyize owambula ngokungenamahloni
yena!
6:21 UDavide wathi kuMikhali, "Kwakuphambi kukaJehova, owangikhetha
phambi kukayihlo naphambi kwendlu yakhe yonke ukuba ungibeke umbusi phezu kwami
abantu bakaJehova phezu kuka-Israyeli; ngalokho ngiyakudlala phambi kukaJehova
NKOSI.
6:22 Futhi mina ngiyobe ngisaba kakhulu kunalokhu, futhi ngiyoba ophansi ngokwami
emehlweni: nezincekukazi okhulume ngazo, kuzo
ngibe nokuhlonishwa.
6:23 Ngakho uMikhali, indodakazi kaSawule, akabanga namntwana kwaze kwaba sosukwini lwakhe
ukufa.