2 Samuweli 24:1-10

Intukuthelo kaJehova yaphinda yamvuthela u-Israyeli, wamvusa uDavide ukuba athi: “Hamba ubale u-Israyeli noJuda. Inkosi yasisithi kuJowabi induna yebutho eyayilaye: Hamba khathesi ezizweni zonke zakoIsrayeli, kusukela koDani kusiya eBherisheba, ubale abantu, ukuze ngazi umumo wabantu. UJowabe wayesethi enkosini: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakwenezela abantu ngokuphindwe kayikhulu, noma ngabe baningi kangakanani, namehlo enkosi yami, inkosi, akubone; kodwa inkosi yami, inkosi, ithokozelani lendaba? Kepha izwi lenkosi lamahlula uJowabe nezinduna zempi. UJowabe nezinduna zempi basuka enkosini ukubala abantu bakwa-Israyeli. Bawela iJordani, bamisa e-Aroweri ngakwesokunene komuzi ophakathi nomfula uGadi naseJazeri. Bafika kwaGileyadi nasezweni laseThatimihodi; bafika eDanjan, bazungeza ngaseSidoni. Bafika enqabeni yaseTire nasemizini yonke yamaHivi namaKhanani, baphumela eningizimu yakwaJuda naseBeri Sheba. Sebedabule izwe lonke, bafika eJerusalema ekupheleni kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye nezinsuku ezingamashumi amabili. UJowabe wayinika inkosi umumo wokubalwa kwabantu; kwakukhona kwa-Israyeli amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ahloma inkemba; amadoda akwaJuda ayengamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amahlanu. Inhliziyo kaDavida yasimtshaya ngemva kokubala abantu. UDavide wayesethi kuJehova: “Ngonile kakhulu ngalokho engikwenzileyo; ngoba ngenze izinto ezinengi zobuthutha.