Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli
6 UDavida waphinda waqoqa amabutho ako-Israyeli angu-30 000 ayeyazi kuhle impi. 2 Wasuka lawo wonke amabutho la baya eBhahale-juda besiyathatha ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ lelo abantu abathandaza phambi kwalo bebiza uJehova wamabutho+ ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi phezu* kwamakherubhi.+ 3 Balithatha ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso endlini ka-Abhinadabi eyayiseqaqeni balifaka enqoleni entsha.+ Amadodana ka-Abhinadabi,+ u-Uza lo-Ahiyo, yiwo ayekhokhela inqola.
4 Balithwala-ke ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso belisusa endlini ka-Abhinadabi eyayiseqaqeni. U-Ahiyo wayehamba phambi kwenqola 5 futhi uDavida labo bonke abako-Israyeli babethokoza phambi kukaJehova betshaya amachacho enziwe ngezigodo zomjunipha, lamahabhu,* lamathamborini,+ lamasistramu,* lamasimbali*+ kanye lezinye iziginci.+ 6 Kodwa bathi befika esizeni* sikaNakhoni inkomo zaphosa zawisa ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso, u-Uza waseselula isandla walibamba.+ 7 UJehova wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Uza, wahle wamtshaya wafa+ ngoba wayetshengise ukuthi kamhloniphi+ uNkulunkulu weqiniso. U-Uza wafela khonapho eceleni kwebhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso. 8 Kodwa uDavida wazonda ngenxa yokuthi ulaka lukaJehova lwalwehlele phezu kuka-Uza. Kuze kube lamuhla indawo leyo ibizwa ngokuthi yiPherezi-uza.* 9 UDavida wamesaba uJehova+ ngalelolanga, wathi: “Manje ibhokisi likaJehova lingabuya njani kimi?”+ 10 Wayengasafuni ukuhamba lebhokisi likaJehova edolobheni lakhe*+ lapho ayehlala khona. Yikho wathi lihanjiswe endlini ka-Obhedi-edomi+ umGithi.
11 Ibhokisi likaJehova lahlala endlini ka-Obhedi-edomi umGithi okwenyanga ezintathu njalo uJehova wayelokhu embusisa labo bonke abendlu yakhe.+ 12 INkosi uDavida yatshelwa ukuthi uJehova wayeyibusisile imuli ka-Obhedi-edomi lakho konke alakho ngenxa yebhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Yikho uDavida wahamba wayathatha ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso endlini ka-Obhedi-edomi, waliletha edolobheni likaDavida ethokoza.+ 13 Ababethwele+ ibhokisi likaJehova bathi sebehambe izinyathelo eziyisithupha uDavida wanikela ngenkunzi langesinye isifuyo esinonileyo.
14 Wagida phambi kukaJehova kwaba luthuli, egqoke i-efodi* yelineni.+ 15 Umsindo wawubambile, uDavida labo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli bethokoza+ kakhulu futhi betshaya uphondo+ ngesikhathi beletha ibhokisi+ likaJehova. 16 Kodwa ibhokisi likaJehova lathi lifika edolobheni likaDavida, uMikhali+ indodakazi kaSawuli walunguza ngewindi wabona iNkosi uDavida iseqa futhi igida phambi kukaJehova, waseqalisa ukuyeyisa enhliziyweni yakhe.+ 17 Bangenisa ibhokisi likaJehova etendeni elalimiswe+ nguDavida, balibeka endaweni yalo. Ngemva kwalokho uDavida wanikela iminikelo yokutshiswa+ lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano+ phambi kukaJehova.+ 18 UDavida wathi eseqedile ukunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano, wabusisa abantu ngebizo likaJehova wamabutho. 19 UDavida wathatha izinkwa eziyisigombolozi, lamakhekhe enziwe ngamagilebisi awonyisiweyo kanye lamakhekhe enziwe ngezithelo zesihlahla selala, wanika bonke abantu bako-Israyeli, abesilisa labesifazana. Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu basuka babuyela emizini yabo.
20 UDavida wathi esebuyela emzini wakhe esiyabusisa imuli yakhe, uMikhali+ indodakazi kaSawuli waphuma ezomhlangabeza, wathi: “Yeyi inkosi yako-Israyeli yaze yazehlisa isithunzi lamuhla! Izinqunule phambi kwezigqilikazi zabantu bayo njengohlanya lukhipha izigqoko phambi kwabantu.”+ 21 UDavida waphendula uMikhali wathi: “Mina bengithokoza phambi kukaJehova owalahla uyihlo labo bonke abendlu yakhe wakhetha mina, wangibeka ukuthi ngibe ngumkhokheli wabantu bakaJehova, abantu bako-Israyeli.+ Yikho angisoze ngiyekele ukuthokoza phambi kukaJehova, 22 futhi ngizazithoba ngizehlise ukwedlula lokho engikwenze lamuhla, ngize ngeyiseke laphambi kwamehlo ami. Kodwa izigqilikazi lezo ozitshoyo yizo ezizangidumisa.” 23 Ngakho uMikhali+ indodakazi kaSawuli wafa elokhu engelamntwana.