2 Samuweli
12:1 Futhi uJehova wathumela uNathani kuDavide. Wasondela kuye, wathi kuye
kuye, Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini owodwa; omunye ecebile, omunye empofu.
12:2 Ocebile wayenezimvu nezinkomo eziningi kakhulu.
12:3 Kodwa indoda empofu yayingenalutho, ngaphandle kwewundlu elilodwa lensikazi elincane, eyayinalo
yathengwa, yondliwa, yakhula kanye naye, neyakhe
izingane; ladla okwakhe, lanatha endebeni yakhe, lalala
esifubeni sakhe, waba njengendodakazi kuye.
12:4 Kwase kufika isihambi endodeni ecebile, kodwa yena wagodla ukuthatha
emhlambini wakhe wezimvu nasemhlambini wakhe wezinkomo, ukugqokisa umhambi lowo
weza kuye; kodwa wathatha iwundlu lomyanga, walilungisela
indoda eyayize kuye.
12:5 Intukuthelo kaDavide yamvuthela kakhulu lowo muntu; futhi wathi
Nathani, Kuphila kukaJehova, umuntu owenze lokho uyakube ephila
Impela kufa:
12:6 Futhi uyobuyisela iwundlu ngokuphindwe kane, ngoba wenze lokhu, futhi
ngoba wayengenasihawu.
12:7 UNathani wathi kuDavide: "Nguwe lowo muntu." Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova
Israyeli, ngakugcoba ube yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, ngakukhulula esandleni
isandla sikaSawule;
8 Ngakunika indlu yenkosi yakho, nabafazi benkosi yakho endlini yakho
esifubeni, wakunika indlu ka-Israyeli nekaJuda; futhi uma lokho kwakunjalo
bekukuncane kakhulu, bengiyakukunika nokuthi nalokhu
izinto.
12:9 Kungani udelele umyalo kaJehova, ukuze wenze okubi
ukubona kwakhe? ubulele u-Uriya umHeti ngenkemba, wambulala
uthathe umkakhe abe ngumkakho, umbulale ngenkemba yeNkosi
abantwana bakwa-Amoni.
12:10 Manje inkemba ayisoze yasuka endlini yakho; ngoba
udelile, wathatha umka-Uriya umHeti
ube ngumkakho.
12:11 Usho kanje uJehova: "Bheka, Ngizovusa okubi ngawe
indlu yakho, ngithathe omkekho phambi kwamehlo akho, ngikunike
kumakhelwane wakho, alale nomkakho emehlweni ka
lelilanga.
12:12 Ngoba wena wakwenza ngasese, kodwa mina ngizakwenza lokhu phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke.
naphambi kwelanga.
" 12:13 UDavide wathi kuNathani: "Ngonile kuJehova. Futhi uNathan
Wathi kuDavide: “NoJehova usesusile isono sakho; ungabi
fa.
12:14 Nokho, ngoba ngalesi senzo unikeze ithuba elikhulu
izitha zikaJehova ukuhlambalaza, nomntwana ozalelwe wena
uyakufa nokufa.
12:15 UNathani wahamba waya endlini yakhe. uJehova wamshaya kanjalo umntwana
Umka-Uriya wamzalela uDavide, wagula kakhulu.
12:16 Ngakho uDavida wamncenga uNkulunkulu ngomntwana; uDavide wazila ukudla, wahamba
phakathi, walala ubusuku bonke emhlabeni.
12:17 Futhi abadala bendlu yakhe basukuma, baya kuye, ukuze amvuse
emhlabeni: kepha akavumanga, akadlanga sinkwa nabo.
12:18 Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa umntwana wafa. Futhi i
izinceku zikaDavide zesaba ukumtshela ukuthi umntwana ufile;
wathi: "Bheka, umntwana esaphila sakhuluma kuye, naye."
akalalelanga izwi lethu; pho, uyakuzihlupha kanjani, uma thina
umtshele ukuthi umntwana ufile?
12:19 Kodwa lapho uDavide ebona ukuthi izinceku zakhe ziyanyenyezelana, uDavide waqonda ukuthi uJehova
wayesefile umntwana; uDavide wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: “Ngumntwana na?
ufile? Basebesithi: Ufile.
12:20 Khona-ke uDavide wasukuma emhlabeni, futhi wageza, futhi wagcoba yena, futhi
washintsha izingubo zakhe, wangena endlini kaJehova, futhi
wakhuleka, wafika endlini yakhe; kwathi esebabiza, basebesenza
wabeka isinkwa phambi kwakhe, wadla.
12:21 Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: "Kuyini lokhu okwenzileyo?
wazila ukudla, wakhala ngomntwana esaphila; kodwa lapho
umntwana ubefile, uvukile wadla isinkwa.
12:22 Wathi: "Ngesikhathi umntwana esaphila, mina ngizile ukudla, futhi wakhala inyembezi
wathi: Ngubani okwaziyo ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzakuba lomusa kimi, ukuthi umntwana
angaphila?
12:23 Kodwa manje usefile, kungani mina ngizila ukudla? ngingambuyisa futhi?
Ngizoya kuye, kodwa yena ngeke abuyele kimi.
12:24 UDavide wamduduza uBati Sheba umkakhe, wangena kuye, walala
wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSolomoni;
INKOSI yamthanda.
12:25 Futhi wathumela ngesandla sikaNathani umprofethi; waqamba igama layo
uJedidiya, ngenxa kaJehova.
12:26 UJowabe walwa emelene neRaba labantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi wayithumba
idolobha lasebukhosini.
" 12:27 UJowabe wathumela izithunywa kuDavide, futhi wathi, "Ngilwe ngokumelene
Raba, futhi bawuthathile umuzi wamanzi.
12:28 Ngakho, manje, ukubutha bonke abanye abantu, futhi ukanise ngokumelene
umuzi, uwuthathe, funa ngiwuthathe umuzi, ubizwe ngeyami
igama.
12:29 UDavide wabutha bonke abantu, waya eRaba, futhi
walwa nalo, walithatha.
12:30 Futhi wathatha umqhele wenkosi yabo ekhanda lakhe, isisindo sawo
italenta legolide kanye namatshe ayigugu; labekwa phezu kwelikaDavide
ikhanda. Wakhipha impango yomuzi ngobunengi obukhulu.
12:31 Futhi wakhipha abantu ababekulo, futhi wababeka ngaphansi
amasaha, nangaphansi kwezinsimbi zensimbi, naphansi kwezimbazo zensimbi, wazenza
dabulani eziko; wenze njalo kuyo yonke imizi yasezweni
abantwana bakwa-Amoni. UDavide nabo bonke abantu babuyela eJerusalema.