2 Samuweli
11:1 Futhi kwenzeka, ngemva konyaka isiphelile, ngesikhathi amakhosi
uDavida wasethuma uJowabi lenceku zakhe kanye laye
wonke u-Israyeli; babachitha abantwana bakwa-Amoni, bavimbezela
Rabbah. Kodwa uDavida wasala eJerusalema.
11:2 Kwathi kusihlwa, uDavide wavuka esandleni sakhe
embhedeni, wahamba ophahleni lwendlu yenkosi;
wabona owesifazane ezigeza; owesifazane wayemuhle kakhulu ebukeka
phezu.
11:3 UDavide wathumela wabuza ngalowo wesifazane. Omunye wathi: "Akusikho lokhu."
UBati Sheba, indodakazi ka-Eliyamu, umka-Uriya umHeti?
11:4 UDavide wathuma izithunywa, wamthatha; wangena kuye, futhi
walala naye; ngoba uhlambulukile ekungcoleni kwakhe;
wabuyela endlini yakhe.
11:5 Owesifazane wakhulelwa, wathumela, wamtshela uDavide, wathi: "Nginaye."
ingane.
11:6 UDavide wathumela kuJowabe, wathi, "Thumela kimi Uriya umHeti." UJowabe wayesethuma
Uriya kuDavide.
11:7 U-Uriya esefikile kuye, uDavide wabuza kuye ukuthi unjani uJowabe.
nokuthi abantu benza kanjani, nokuthi impi yaphumelela kanjani.
11:8 UDavide wathi ku-Uriya: "Yehlela endlini yakho, futhi ugeze izinyawo zakho." Futhi
U-Uriya waphuma endlini yenkosi, kwalandela isiphithiphithi
inyama yenkosi.
11:9 Kodwa Uriya walala emnyango wendlu yenkosi kanye nazo zonke izinceku
inkosi yakhe, akehlelanga endlini yakhe.
" 11:10 Futhi lapho sebemtshelile uDavide, wathi: "U-Uriya akehlelanga kuye
endlini, uDavide wathi ku-Uriya: “Awuphumanga ekuhambeni kwakho na? kungani pho
Awehlelanga yini endlini yakho na?
11:11 U-Uriya wathi kuDavide: “Umphongolo, no-Israyeli, noJuda bahlezi ezweni.
amatende; nenkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami zikanisile
amasimu avulekile; ngiyakungena endlini yami, ngidle, ngiphuze;
nokulala nomkami? kuphila kwakho, nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, ngiyakukwenza
ningayenzi lento.
11:12 UDavide wathi ku-Uriya: "Hlala lapha nanamuhla, futhi kusasa ngizobuya."
suka uhambe. U-Uriya wayesehlala eJerusalema ngalolo suku nangakusasa.
11:13 UDavide wambiza, wadla, waphuza phambi kwakhe; futhi yena
wamdakisa; kwathi kusihlwa waphuma ukuba alale embhedeni wakhe kanye ne
izinceku zenkosi yakhe, kepha akehlelanga endlini yayo.
11:14 Kwathi ekuseni, uDavide wabhala incwadi kuJowabe.
wayithumela ngesandla sikaUriya.
11:15 Waloba encwadini, wathi: Misani u-Uriya phambi kwebandla.
impi eshisa kakhulu, nihlehle kuyo, ukuze ashaywe, afe.
11:16 Kwathi lapho uJowabe ewubhekile umuzi, wabeka u-Uriya
endaweni lapho azi ukuthi kukhona amadoda anamandla.
11:17 Futhi amadoda omuzi waphuma, walwa noJowabe, futhi bawa
abanye babantu bezinceku zikaDavide; wafa u-Uriya umHeti
futhi.
11:18 UJowabe wayesethumela wamtshela uDavide zonke izindaba zempi.
11:19 Futhi wayala isithunywa, wathi: "Nxa usuqedile ukubika
izindaba zempi enkosini.
11:20 Futhi uma kungenzeka ukuthi ulaka lwenkosi kuvuka, futhi ithi kuwe.
Nisondeleleni kangaka emzini ngokulwa na? bewazi wena
angithi bebeyakucibishela odongeni na?
11:21 Ngubani owabulala u-Abimeleki indodana kaJerubesheti? akazange yini owesifazane waphonsa a
Itshe lokuchola phezu kwakhe odongeni, wafa eThebezi? ngani
nasondela odongeni? bese uthi: Inceku yakho u-Uriya umHeti
efile futhi.
11:22 Ngakho isithunywa sahamba, futhi wafika wamtshela uDavide konke uJowabe ayekuthumile
kuye.
11:23 Isithunywa sathi kuDavide: "Impela amadoda asehlula.
waphuma weza kithi endle, saba phezu kwawo kwaze kwaba seqophelweni eliphezulu
engena ngesango.
11:24 Abacibishelayo bacibishela izinceku zakho besodongeni; futhi abanye
izinceku zenkosi zifile, nenceku yakho u-Uriya umHeti ifile
futhi.
" 11:25 UDavide wathi kuso isithunywa: "Uyakusho kanje kuJowabe, 'Vumela
lokhu akukubi emehlweni akho, ngokuba inkemba iyadla oyedwa kanjalo
omunye: qinisa impi yakho ngokumelene nomuzi, futhi uwuchithe.
futhi umkhuthaze.
11:26 Umka-Uriya esezwile ukuthi u-Uriya indoda yakhe ufile, yena
wazilela umyeni wakhe.
11:27 Kwathi isililo sesidlulile, uDavida wathumela wamletha endlini yakhe.
waba ngumkakhe, wamzalela indodana. Kodwa into uDavide
benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.