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13 UDavida wabonisana neenduna zeenkulungwana nezamakhulu nabo boke abadosiphambili.+ 2 Nje-ke uDavida wathi kilo loke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli: “Nangabe kubonakala kukuhle kini bekuyamukeleka kuJehova uZimethu, asithumeleni ilizwi kubafowethu abaseleko kizo zoke iimfunda zakwa-Israyeli, nakubaphristi namaLevi emadorobhenabo+ anamadlelo bona beze bazokuhlanganyela nathi. 3 Asibuyiseni umFaji+ kaZimethu.” Ngombana akhenge bawutjheje emihleni kaSawula.+ 4 Loke ibandla lavuma bona kwenziwe njalo ngombana bekubonakala kukuhle emehlwenabo boke abantu. 5 Nje-ke uDavida wabuthelela woke u-Israyeli, ukusuka emlanjeni* weGibhide bekwayokufika eLebo-Rhamathi,*+ bona kulethwe umFaji kaZimu weqiniso usuka eKhiriyathi-Jeyarimu.+
6 UDavida no-Israyeli woke bakhuphukela eBhala,+ eKhiriyathi-Jeyarimu yakwaJuda bona bayokuthatha umFaji kaZimu weqiniso, uJehova, ohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi ngaphezu kwamakherubhi,*+ lapho igama lakhe libizwa khona. 7 Kodwana babeka umFaji kaZimu weqiniso ekaraneni etja,+ bawususa endlini ka-Abinadaba begodu u-Uza no-Arhiyo bebanqophisa ikarana.+ 8 UDavida no-Israyeli woke bebagidinga ngawo woke amandlabo phambi kwakaZimu weqiniso, ukugidingokho bekukhambisana nomvumo, kubethwa amaharibha, ezinye iinliliso zesinara, abosotjherere,+ amasimbali+ neembhorompita.+ 9 Kodwana nabafika eselelweni seKidoni, u-Uza walula isandla sakhe wabamba umFaji ngombana iinkomo zapheze zawuwisa. 10 Khonokho ilaka lakaJehova lavuthela u-Uza, wamumadlha phasi ngombana alulele isandla sakhe emFajini+ wahlongakala lapho phambi kwakaZimu.+ 11 Kodwana uDavida wasilingeka ngebanga lokuthi uJehova umadlhe u-Uza begodu indawo leyo yabizwa ngokuthi yiPeretsi-Uza* bekube kunamhlanjesi.
12 Mhlokho uDavida wamsaba uZimu weqiniso begodu wathi: “Ngingawuletha njani umFaji kaZimu weqiniso kimi?”+ 13 UDavida akhenge alethe umFaji lapho ebekakhona eDorobheni lakaDavida kodwana wayala bona usiwe endlini ka-Obede-Edomu umGathi. 14 UmFaji kaZimu weqiniso waba semndenini ka-Obede-Edomu, wahlala endlinakhe iinyanga ezintathu begodu uJehova wasolo abusisa umndeni ka-Obede-Edomu nakho koke ebekanakho.+