2 Samuweli
24:1 Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, wasuka
UDavida emelene labo esithi: Hamba ubale uIsrayeli loJuda.
24:2 Inkosi yathi kuJowabe induna yempi eyayinaye.
Hamba manje ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli, kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBeri Sheba, futhi
bala abantu, ukuze ngazi umumo wabantu.
24:3 UJowabe wathi enkosini: "Manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho anezele kubantu.
ukuthi zingaki, ziphindwe kayikhulu, nokuthi amehlo enkosi yami
inkosi ingakubona, kodwa inkosi yami, inkosi, ithokozelani ngalokhu
into?
24:4 Nokho izwi lenkosi lamahlula uJowabe futhi ngokumelene
okaputeni basokhaya. Waphuma uJowabe nezinduna zempi
ebusweni benkosi ukubala abantu bakwa-Israyeli.
24:5 Futhi bawela iJordani, futhi bamisa e-Aroweri, ngakwesokunene
umuzi ophakathi komfula wakwaGadi naseJazeri;
24:6 Bafika kwaGileyadi nasezweni laseThatimihodishi; beza
eDanjaan, futhi ngaseSidoni,
24:7 Bafika enqabeni yaseTire, nakuyo yonke imizi yase-Araba
namaHivi namaKhanani, baphuma baya eningizimu yakwaJuda;
kuze kufike eBherisheba.
24:8 Kwathi sebedabule izwe lonke, bafika eJerusalema
ukuphela kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye nezinsuku ezingamashumi amabili.
24:9 UJowabe wayesenika inkosi inani labantu
kwakukhona kwa-Israyeli amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ahosha izikhali
inkemba; amadoda akwaJuda ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu.
24:10 Inhliziyo kaDavide yahlabeka kuye ngemva kokuba esebale abantu. Futhi
UDavide wathi kuJehova: “Ngonile kakhulu ngalokho engikwenzileyo;
manje, Jehova, ngiyakuncenga, susa ububi benceku yakho; okwe
Ngenze ubuwula obukhulu.
24:11 Ngoba lapho uDavida evuka ekuseni, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye
umprofethi uGadi, umboni kaDavide, ethi:
" 24:12 Hamba, futhi uthi kuDavide, 'Usho kanje uJehova: Ngikubekela izinto ezintathu;
khetha ube munye kuzo, ukuba ngikwenze kuwe.
" 24:13 Ngakho uGadi waya kuDavide, futhi wamtshela, wathi kuye: "Iminyaka eyisikhombisa."
kufike kuwe indlala ezweni lakho na? noma uzobaleka izinyanga ezintathu
phambi kwezitha zakho, zikuxosha? kumbe kube zintathu
isifo esiwumshayabhuqe wezinsuku ezweni lakho na? manje yelulekani, nibone ukuthi ngizakuphendula bani
ngibuyele kongithumileyo.
24:14 UDavide wathi kuGadi: "Nginosizi kakhulu
isandla sikaJehova; ngokuba umusa wakhe mkhulu; mangingawi
esandleni somuntu.
24:15 Ngakho uJehova wathumela umashayabhuqe kwa-Israyeli kusukela ekuseni kuze kube sekupheleni
kwafa abantu kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBeri Sheba
amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa.
24:16 Futhi lapho ingelosi yelulela isandla sayo phezu kweJerusalema ukuba alichithe.
uJehova wazisola ngobubi, wathi engelosini eyayibhubhisa
abantu, Sekwanele; buyisa isandla sakho. Nengelosi kaJehova
ngasesibuyeni sika-Arawuna umJebusi.
24:17 UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova, lapho ebona ingelosi eyayimshaya
abantu, wathi: “Bheka, ngonile, ngenza okubi, kepha laba
izimvu, benzeni na? isandla sakho ake sibe phezu kwami;
nendlu kababa.
24:18 UGadi wafika ngalolo suku kuDavide, futhi wathi kuye: "Khuphuka, umise i-altare
kuJehova esibuyeni sika-Arawuna umJebusi.
24:19 UDavide, ngokuvumelana nezwi likaGadi, wenyuka njengoJehova
eyala.
24:20 U-Arawuna wabheka, futhi wabona inkosi nezinceku zayo besondela
u-Arawuna waphuma, wakhothama phambi kwenkosi ngobuso bakhe
emhlabathini.
24:21 U-Arawuna wayesethi: "Inkosi yami, inkosi, ize ngani encekwini yayo? Futhi
UDavide wathi: “Ukuba ngithenge kuwe isibuya, ngakhele i-altare
uJehova, ukuze isifo sinqamuke kubantu.
" 24:22 U-Arawuna wathi kuDavide: "Inkosi yami, inkosi, mayithathe, futhi anikele
kubonakala kukuhle emehlweni akhe: bheka, nazi izinkabi zomhlatshelo wokushiswa, ne
izibhulo nezinye izinsimbi zezinkabi zibe yizinkuni.
24:23 Zonke lezi zinto u-Arawuna, njengoba inkosi, wazinika inkosi. Futhi u-Araunah
yathi enkosini: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makakwamukele.
" 24:24 Inkosi yathi ku-Arawuna, "Hhayi! kodwa ngiyakusithenga kuwe ngaso
ngenani; angiyikunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami we
lokho okungangibizanga lutho. Ngakho uDavide wasithenga isibuya futhi
izinkabi ngamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva.
24:25 UDavide wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, wanikela ngokushiswa
iminikelo neminikelo yokuthula. Ngakho uJehova walincengela izwe,
isifo sanqamuka kwa-Israyeli.