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.