2 Samuweli 12:1-31

UJehova wathuma uNathani kuDavide. Wafika kuye, wathi kuye: “Kwakukhona amadoda amabili emzini munye; omunye ecebile, omunye empofu. Indoda ecebile yayinezimvu nezinkomo eziningi. Kodwa indoda empofu yayingenalutho, ngaphandle kwewundlu elilodwa lensikazi elincane eyalithenga futhi yalikhulisa, futhi lakhula kanye nayo nabantwana bayo; ladla okwalo, laphuza endebeni yalo, lalala esifubeni sakhe, lalinjengendodakazi kuye. Kwase kufika isihambi endodeni ecebileyo, kodwa yaziyeka emhlambini wayo nasezinkomeni zayo, ukuze inakekele isihambi esifike kuyo; kodwa wathatha iwundlu lomyanga, walilungisela lowo owayeza kuye. Intukuthelo kaDavide yamvuthela lowo muntu; wathi kuNathani: Kuphila kukaJehova, umuntu owenze lokho uyakufa nokufa. Kumelwe alibuyisele iwundlu ngokuphindwe kane, ngoba yenze le nto nangenxa yokuthi yayingenasihawu. UNathani wasesithi kuDavida: Nguwe lowomuntu. Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Ngakugcoba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, ngakusindisa esandleni sikaSawule; Ngakunika indlu yenkosi yakho nabafazi benkosi yakho esifubeni sakho, ngakunika indlu yakwa-Israyeli noJuda; uma bekukuncane kakhulu, bengiyakukunika okunye nokunye. Kungani udelele umyalo kaJehova ukuba wenze okubi emehlweni akhe na? wambulala u-Uriya umHeti ngenkemba, wathatha umkakhe waba ngumkakhe, wambulala ngenkemba yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. Manje-ke inkemba ayisoze yasuka endlini yakho; ngoba ungidelele, wathatha umkaUriya umHethi waba ngumkakho. Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakukuvusela okubi okuvela endlini yakho, ngithathe omkekho phambi kwamehlo akho, ngibanike umakhelwane wakho, alale nawomkekho phambi kwamehlo aleli langa. Ngoba wena wakwenza ngasese, kodwa mina ngizakwenza lokhu phambi kukaIsrayeli wonke laphambi kwelanga. UDavida wasesithi kuNathani: Ngonile eNkosini. UNathani wayesethi kuDavide: “UJehova usesusile isono sakho; aniyikufa. Kodwa ngenxa yalesi senzo unikeze izitha zikaJehova isizathu esikhulu sokuhlambalaza, nomntwana omzalelwayo uyakufa nokufa. UNathani wasesiya endlini yakhe. UJehova wamshaya umntwana umka-Uriya amzalela uDavide, wagula kakhulu. UDavide wamncenga uNkulunkulu ngomntwana; uDavide wazila ukudla, wangena, walala phansi ubusuku bonke. Amalunga endlu yakhe asukuma, aya kuye ukumvusa emhlabathini; kepha akavumanga, akadlanga sinkwa nabo. Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa umntwana wafa. Izinceku zikaDavide zesaba ukumtshela ukuthi umntwana ufile, ngokuba zathi: “Bheka, umntwana esaphila sakhuluma naye, akalalelanga izwi lethu; pho, uzozihlupha kanjani, uma simtshela ukuthi umntwana ufile? Kodwa lapho uDavida ebona ukuthi izinceku zakhe ziyanyenyeza, uDavida wabona ukuthi umntwana ufile; uDavida wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Ufile umntwana yini? Bathi: “Ufile.” UDavide wayesesuka emhlabathini, wageza, wamgcoba, washintsha izingubo zakhe, wangena endlini kaJehova, wakhuleka; wacela, babeka isinkwa phambi kwakhe, wadla. Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Kuyini lokhu okwenzileyo na?” Wazila ukudla, wakhala ngomntwana esaphila; kodwa esefile umntwana, wavuka wadla isinkwa. Wathi: “Umntwana esaphila, ngazila ukudla, ngakhala, ngokuba ngathi: ‘Ngubani ongazi, uma uNkulunkulu eyakuba nomusa kimi, ukuze umntwana aphile? Kodwa manje usefile, kungani kufanele ngizile ukudla na? ngingambuyisa ngiye kuye, kepha yena akayi kubuyela kimi. UDavide wamduduza uBati Sheba umkakhe, wangena kuye, walala naye; wazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSolomoni; uJehova wamthanda. Wathuma ngesandla somprofethi uNathani; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJedidiya ngenxa kaJehova. UJowabe walwa neRaba labantwana bakwa-Amoni, wathumba umuzi wobukhosi. UJowabe wathuma izithunywa kuDavide, wathi: “Ngalwa neRaba, ngathatha umuzi wamanzi.” Manje-ke hlanganisa abantu abaseleyo futhi umise ngokumelene nomuzi futhi uwuthathe, ukuze ngingawuthathi umuzi futhi ubizwe ngegama lami. UDavide wabutha bonke abantu, waya eRaba, walwa nalo, walithatha. Wathatha umqhele wenkosi yabo ekhanda lakhe, isisindo sawo sasiyitalenta legolide, namatshe ayigugu, wafakwa ekhanda likaDavide. Wakhipha impango yomuzi ngobuningi obukhulu. Wakhipha amadoda ayekulo, wawafaka ngaphansi kwamasaha, nangaphansi kwezimbazo zensimbi, nangaphansi kwezimbazo zensimbi, wawadabulisa esithandweni samatshe; wenze njalo kuyo yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. UDavide nabo bonke abantu babuyela eJerusalema.