24:2 |
Inkosi yathi kuJowabe, umholi webutho lakhe, “Dabulani ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli, kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBherisheba, futhi ubale abantu, ukuze ngazi inombolo yabo.” |
24:9 |
UJowabe wayesenika inkosi umumo wokuchazwa kwabantu. Kwatholakala kwa-Israyeli amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, abangahosha inkemba; kanye noJuda, amadoda empi ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu. |
24:10 |
Inhliziyo kaDavida yasimtshaya, emva kokubalwa kwabantu. UDavida wasesithi eNkosini: “Ngonile kakhulu ngengikwenzile. Kodwa ngithandazela ukuthi wena, O Nkosi, bususe ububi benceku yakho. Ngoba ngenze ngobuwula obukhulu. |
24:11 |
UDavide wavuka ekuseni, izwi likaJehova lafika kuGadi, umprofethi nomboni kaDavide, ethi: |
24:12 |
“Hamba, futhi uthi kuDavide: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi: Ngethula kuwe ukukhetha ezintweni ezintathu. Khetha okukodwa kwalokhu, noma ngabe yini oyithandayo, ukuze ngikwenze kuwe.’” |
24:13 |
Futhi lapho uGadi waya kuDavide, wamemezela kuye, ethi: “Kuyofika kuwe iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ezweni lakini; noma nibalekele izitha zenu izinyanga ezintathu, futhi bayokusukela; noma kube nesifo ezweni lakini izinsuku ezintathu. Manje-ke, ngamabomu, futhi ubone ukuthi yizwi lini engingaphendula ngalo kongithumileyo. |
24:14 |
Wayesethi uDavide kuGadi: “Ngisosizini olukhulu. Kodwa kungcono ukuthi ngiwele ezandleni zeNkosi (ngoba umusa wakhe mkhulu) kunasezandleni zabantu.” |
24:15 |
INkosi yasithuma isifo phezu kukaIsrayeli, kusukela ekuseni kuze kube yisikhathi esimisiweyo. Futhi lapho kwafa abantu, kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBherisheba, amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa. |
24:16 |
Futhi lapho iNgelosi yeNkosi wayelule isandla sakhe phezu kweJerusalema, ukuze alichithe, uJehova wahawukela ukuhlupheka. Yasho iNgelosi eyayishaya abantu: “Sekwanele. Hlehlisa isandla sakho manje.” Ingelosi kaJehova yayingasesibuyeni sika-Arawuna umJebusi. |
24:17 |
Kwathi uma eseyibonile iNgelosi igawula abantu, Wathi uDavide eNkosini: “Mina ngonile. Ngenzé ngokungafanele. Laba abayizimvu, benzeni? ngiyakuncenga ukuba isandla sakho siphendukele kimi nendlu kababa.” |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.