2 Samuweli 6:1-19

UDavide wabuye wabutha bonke abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu. UDavide wazilungiselela, wahamba nabo bonke abantu ababe naye besuka eBali lakwaJuda ukuyokhuphula khona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ogama lakhe liyigama likaJehova Sebawoti, ohlala phakathi kwamakherubi letha. Bawubeka umphongolo kaNkulunkulu enqoleni entsha, bawukhipha endlini ka-Abinadaba eyayiseGibeya; u-Uza no-Ahiyo, amadodana ka-Abinadaba, bashayela inqola entsha. Balikhipha endlini ka-Abinadaba eseGibeya kanye nomphongolo kaNkulunkulu; u-Ahjo waphuma phambi komkhumbi. UDavide nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli babetha phambi kukaJehova zonke izinsimbi zomthi womsayipuresi, nezingubhu, namahabhu, nezigubhu, nezingubhu, namasimbali. Lapho befika esibuyeni sikaNagoni, u-Uza welulela isandla sakhe emphongolweni kaNkulunkulu, wawuthatha; ngoba izinkabi zayinyakazisa. Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Uza; uNkulunkulu wamshaya khona ngenxa yesiphambeko sakhe; wafela khona ngasemphongolweni kaNkulunkulu. UDavide wadabuka ngokuba uJehova efohla e-Uza; wabiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iPheresi-susa kuze kube namuhla. UDavide wamesaba uJehova ngalolo suku, wathi: “Umphongolo kaJehova uyakuza kanjani kimi na? UDavide akathandanga ukulethela umphongolo kaJehova emzini kaDavide; kepha uDavide wayiphambukisela endlini ka-Obede Edomi umGiti. Umphongolo kaJehova wahlala izinyanga ezintathu endlini ka-Obede Edomi umGiti; uJehova wambusisa u-Obede Edomi nendlu yakhe yonke. Kwasekutshelwa inkosi uDavida ukuthi: I Nkosi yabusisa indlu kaObede Edomi lakho konke okwakhe ngenxa yomphongolo kaNkulunkulu. UDavide wayesehamba, wawuletha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ngokujabula endlini ka-Obede Edomi, wawusa emzini kaDavide. Lapho abathwali bomphongolo kaJehova sebehambe izinyathelo eziyisithupha, wahlaba izinkomo nezilo ezikhuluphalisiwe. UDavide wasina ngamandla akhe onke phambi kukaJehova; uDavide wayebhince indwangu yamahlombe yelineni. UDavide nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli bawukhuphula umphongolo kaJehova ngokujabula nangokukhala kwecilongo. Kwathi umphongolo kaJehova ufika emzini kaDavide, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawule walunguza efasiteleni, wabona inkosi uDavide yeqa, isina phambi kukaJehova; wamdelela enhliziyweni yakhe. Bawungenisa umphongolo kaJehova, bawubeka endaweni yawo phakathi kwetende uDavide alimisele wona; uDavide wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova. UDavide eseqedile ukunikela iminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokubonga, wabusisa abantu egameni likaJehova Sebawoti. Wababela abantu bonke, isixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli, kwabesifazane namadoda, kwaba yilowo nalowo iqebelengwane lesinkwa, neqatha lenyama, negabha lewayini. Basuka bonke abantu baya ezindlini zabo.