Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli 12:1-31
12 Ngakho uJehova wathuma uNathani+ kuDavida. UNathani wafika wathi kuye:+ “Kwelinye idolobho kwakulamadoda amabili, enye inothile kodwa enye ingumyanga.
2 Indoda eyayinothile yayilezimvu lenkomo+ ezinengi kakhulu,
3 kodwa engumyanga yona yayilezinyane lemvu elisikazi elilodwa kuphela eyayilithengile.+ Yalondla lakhulela emzini wayo ndawonye lamadodana ayo. Lalisidla ukudla okuncane eyayilakho, linathe enkomitshini yayo futhi lalilala engalweni zayo. Kwasekungathi liyindodakazi yayo.
4 Ngelinye ilanga kwafika umuntu ezovakatshela indoda enothileyo. Kodwa yayingafuni ukumhlabela enye yezimvu zayo lenkomo zayo imenzele ukudla. Yikho yathatha izinyane lendoda eyayingumyanga yalihlaba, yasilungisela umuntu owayeyivakatshele+ ukudla.”
5 UDavida uthe esizwa lokhu wazonda kakhulu wathi kuNathani: “Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo,+ umuntu owenze lokhu kumele abulawe!
6 Kumele ayibhadale imvu leyo sekuphindwe kane+ ngenxa yalokho akwenzileyo, ngoba utshengise ukuthi kalazwelo.”
7 UNathani wasesithi kuDavida: “Umuntu wakhona nguwe! Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: ‘Mina ngokwami ngakugcoba ukuthi ube yinkosi yabako-Israyeli+ futhi ngakusindisa esandleni sikaSawuli.+
8 Ngangizimisele ukukunika indlu yenkosi yakho+ lokubeka ezandleni zakho amakhosikazi+ enkosi yakho. Ngakunika indlu yako-Israyeli leyakoJuda+ njalo ngangizimisele ukukwenzela lokunye okunengi.+
9 Kungani udelele ilizwi likaJehova wenza okubi phambi kwakhe? Ubulele u-Uriya umHithi ngenkemba!+ Umbulalise ngenkemba yama-Amoni+ wasuthatha inkosikazi yakhe+ yaba ngumkakho.
10 Khathesi-ke inkemba ayisoze isuke endlini yakho+ ngoba ungidelele wathatha umka-Uriya umHithi wamenza umkakho.’
11 Yikho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: ‘Ngizakuvusela uhlupho phakathi kwendlu yakho+ futhi ngizathatha amakhosikazi akho ngiwaphe enye indoda*+ phambi kwamehlo akho. Izalala lawo emini libalele.+
12 Lanxa wena okwenzileyo ukwenze ensitha,+ mina ngizakwenza lokhu phambi kwabo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli emini libalele.’”
13 UDavida wasesithi kuNathani: “Ngonile kuJehova.”+ UNathani wamphendula wathi: “UJehova laye uyakuxolela*+ isono sakho. Awusoze ufe.+
14 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi umdelele kakhulu uJehova ngokwenza lokhu, indodana yakho esanda kuzalwa izakufa loba sekutheni.”
15 Ngemva kwalokho uNathani waya emzini wakhe.
UJehova wamtshaya ngomkhuhlane umntakaDavida owayezelwe ngumka-Uriya, waqalisa ukugula.
16 UDavida wamncengela umntwana kuNkulunkulu weqiniso futhi wazila ukudla. Nsuku zonke ntambama wayengena endlini yakhe alale phansi ubusuku bonke.+
17 Abadala bendlu yakhe baya kuye bazama ukumvusa kodwa wala futhi kazange avume lokudla labo.
18 Umntwana wafa ngelanga lesikhombisa, kodwa izinceku zikaDavida zazisesaba ukumtshela ukuthi umntwana usefile. Zazisithi: “Besikhuluma laye ngesikhathi umntwana esaphila kodwa kazange asilalele. Manje sizamtshela njani ukuthi umntwana usefile? Angasenzela okunye.”
19 UDavida wathi ebona izinceku zakhe zinyenyezelana wahle wananzelela ukuthi umntwana usefile. UDavida wabuza izinceku zakhe wathi: “Umntwana usefile yini?” Zona zaphendula zathi: “Ye usefile.”
20 Ngakho uDavida wavuka lapho ayelele khona, wageza wagcoba amafutha+ wasetshintsha izigqoko waya endlini+ kaJehova wayakhonza. Ngemva kwalokho wabuyela endlini yakhe wacela ukuthi bamnike ukudla, wadla.
21 Izinceku zakhe zambuza zathi: “Kungani wenze kanje? Uzile ukudla futhi waqhubeka ulila ngesikhathi umntwana esaphila, kodwa umntwana uthe esefile wena wahle wasukuma wadla.”
22 UDavida waphendula wathi: “Umntwana esaphila ngizile ukudla+ ngaqhubeka ngilila ngoba bengicabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe uJehova angangizwela ayekele umntwana aphile.+
23 Manje njengoba esefile, ngiyabe ngisazilelani? Kambe ngingamvusa yini?+ Kasoze abuye kimi+ kodwa mina yimi engizakufa njengaye.”+
24 UDavida wamduduza umkakhe uBhathishebha.+ Walala laye, kwathi ngemva kwesikhathi wabeletha indodana bayibiza ngokuthi nguSolomoni.*+ UJehova wamthanda uSolomoni,+
25 futhi wathumela ilizwi kumphrofethi uNathani+ wathi ayemnika ibizo elithi Jedidiya* ngenxa yokuthi uJehova wayemthanda.*
26 UJowabi waqhubeka esilwa leRabha+ yama-Amoni+ futhi wathumba idolobho lesikhosini.*+
27 Wathuma izithunywa kuDavida wathi: “Sengilwe leRabha+ ngathumba idolobho lamanzi.*
28 Yikho wena qoqa wonke amabutho aseleyo livimbezele idolobho lilithumbe ngoba nxa lingathunjwa yimi, udumo luzaphiwa mina.”*
29 Ngakho uDavida waqoqa wonke amabutho wayakulwa leRabha wayithumba.
30 Wathatha umqhele owawusekhanda lesithombe sikaMalikhamu. Wawulesisindo esilithalenta* legolide njalo wawuceciswe ngamatshe aligugu. Umqhele lo wagqokiswa uDavida. UDavida wathumba lempahla enengi+ edolobheni leli.+
31 Wathatha abantu ababelapho, abanye wabanika umsebenzi wokutshaya izitina lokubaza amatshe. Abanye babesebenzisa amahloka lamanye amathuluzi ensimbi abukhali. Lokhu yikho ayekwenza kuwo wonke amadolobho ama-Amoni. Ngemva kwalokho uDavida lamabutho akhe babuyela eJerusalema.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “umuntu wakini.”
^ Kumbe, “ususile.”
^ Ibizo leli livela ebaleni lesiHebheru elitsho “Ukuthula.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Othandwa nguJehova.”
^ Kumbe, “ngenxa kaJehova.”
^ Kumbe, “idolobho lombuso.”
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo izindawo lapho amanzi ayetholakala khona edolobheni.
^ NgesiHebheru, “lizabizwa ngebizo lami.”
^ Ithalenta lalingamakhilogremu angu-34,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
