January 27, 2012, Ukufunda

The Second book of Samuel 11: 1-4, 5-10, 13-17

11:1 Manje kwenzeka lokho, ekuqaleni konyaka, esikhathini lapho amakhosi evame ukuphuma ukuya empini, UDavide wathuma uJowabe, lezinceku zakhe kanye laye, kanye no-Israyeli wonke, bachitha abantwana bakwa-Amoni, bavimbezela iRaba. Kodwa uDavida wahlala eJerusalema.
11:2 Ngenkathi kwenzeka lezi zinto, UDavide wavuka embhedeni emini enkulu;, wahamba phezu kothango lwendlu yenkosi. Futhi wabona, ngaphesheya kwethala lakhe, umfazi ezigeza. Owesifazane wayemuhle kakhulu.
11:3 Ngakho-ke, inkosi yathuma yabuza ukuthi ungubani lowo wesifazane. Futhi kwabikwa kuye ukuthi unguBati Sheba, indodakazi ka-Eliyamu, umkaUriya, umHeti.
11:4 Manje, UDavide wathuma izithunywa, wamthatha. Kwathi esengenile kuye, walala naye. Futhi okwamanje, wahlanjululwa ekungcoleni kwakhe.
11:5 Wabuyela endlini yakhe, esekhulelwe ingane engakazalwa. Futhi ukuthumela, watshela uDavida, wasesithi, “Ngikhulelwe.”
11:6 UDavide wayesethumela kuJowabe, ethi, “Ngithumele u-Uriya, umHeti.” UJowabe wayesethuma u-Uriya kuDavide.
11:7 U-Uriya waya kuDavide. UDavide wabuza ukuthi uJowabe wenza kahle yini, futhi ngabantu, nokuthi impi yayiqhutshwa kanjani.
11:8 UDavida wasesithi kuUriya, “Ngena endlini yakho, futhi ugeze izinyawo zakho. U-Uriya wayesesuka endlini yenkosi. Kwalandela ukudla kwenkosi emva kwakhe.
11:9 Kodwa u-Uriya walala phambi kwesango lendlu yenkosi, nezinye izinceku zenkosi yakhe, futhi akehlelanga endlini yakhe.
11:10 Futhi kwabikwa kuDavide ngabanye, ethi, “U-Uriya akangenanga endlini yakhe.” UDavida wasesithi kuUriya: “Awufikanga yini usohambweni? Kungani ungehlelanga endlini yakho?”
11:13 UDavida wasembiza, ukuze adle, aphuze phambi kwakhe, futhi wamenza wadakwa. Futhi bahamba ebusuku, walala embhedeni wakhe, kanye nezinceku zenkosi yakhe, futhi akehlelanga endlini yakhe.
11:14 Ngakho-ke, lapho kufika ukusa, UDavide wabhala incwadi kuJowabe. Futhi wayithumela ngesandla sika-Uriya,
11:15 ebhala encwadini: Beka u-Uriya phambi kwempi, lapho impi inamandla khona, bese bemshiya, ukuze, belimele, angase afe.”
11:16 Manje, lapho uJowabe evimbezela umuzi, wamisa u-Uriya endaweni ayeyazi ukuthi kwakungamadoda anamandla.
11:17 Namadoda, esuka emzini, walwa noJowabe. Kwawa abanye abantu phakathi kwezinceku zikaDavide, wafa naye u-Uriya umHeti.

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