¹ Mdani wina anaukira Israeli ndipo anasonkhezera Davide kuti awerenge Israeli. ² Ndipo Davide anati kwa Yoabu ndi kwa akuru a nkhondo, Pitani, kawerengereni Aisraeli kuyambira Beeriseba mpaka ku Dani ndipo mudzandiuze, kuti ndidziwe chiwerengero chawo. ³ Yowabu anati, "Yehova alimbikitse gulu lake lankhondo kuwirikiza nthawi 100 kuposa tsopano. Koma mbuye wanga mfumu, kodi onsewa satumikira mbuye wanga? Chifukwa chiyani mbuyanga akufuna izi? Chifukwa chiyani mukunyoza Israeli?" ⁴ Koma mawu a mfumu anakakamizika kutsutsana ndi Yowabu. Ndipo Yowabu anachoka, ndipo anayenda mozungulira Aisraeli onse. Kenako anabwerera ku Yerusalemu. ⁵ Pamenepo Yowabu anafotokozera Davide chiwerengero chonse cha amuna amphamvu. Mu Israeli munali amuna 1,100,000 ogwira lupanga. Ku Yuda kokha kunali ndi asirikali 470,000. ⁶ Koma Alevi ndi Benjamini sanawerengedwe pamodzi nawo; pakuti lamulo la mfumu linanyansidwa ndi Yoabu. ⁷ Mulungu anakhumudwa ndi izi, choncho anaukira Israeli. ⁸ Ndipo Davide anati kwa Mulungu, Ndacimwa kwambiri mwa ici; cotsani mphulupulu ya kapolo wanu; pakuti ndacita kopusa ndithu. ⁹ Pamenepo Yehova anauza Gadi, mneneri wa Davide kuti, ¹⁰ "Pita ukauze Davide kuti, 'Yehova wanena kuti: Ndikukupatsa zisankho zitatu. Usankhe chimodzi mwa izo." ¹¹ Ndipo Gadi anapita kwa Davide nati kwa iye, Atero Yehova, Sankhani chimodzi cha izi: ¹² kapena zaka zitatu za njala, ndi miyezi itatu akulondalonda adani anu ndi kukugwirai ndi malupanga, kapena masiku atatu a lupanga la Yehova, kuti ndi mliri m'dziko, ndi mngelo wa Yehova awononga m'dziko lonse la Israyeli. ' Cifukwa cace tsono, mudziyankhira yankho wondiyankha amene anandituma. ¹³ Ndipo Davide anati kwa Gadi, Ndipsinjika mtima: ndigwere m'dzanja la Yehova, osati m'manja mwa munthu; pakuti cifundo cace cacikuru. ¹⁴ Pamenepo Yehova anatumiza mliri pa Aisraeli, ndipo anafa anthu 70,000. ¹⁵ Mulungu anatumiza mngelo ku Yerusalemu kuti akawononge mzindawo. Pamene anali pafupi kuwononga, Yehova anayang'ana ndikusintha malingaliro ake za tsokalo. Iye anati kwa mngelo wowononga, "Zokwanira! Tsopano bweza dzanja lako." Pa nthawi imeneyo mngelo wa Yehova anali ataimirira pamalo opunthira mbewu a Orinani Myebusi. ¹⁶ Davide atakweza maso anaona mngelo wa Yehova atayimirira pakati pa dziko lapansi ndi thambo. Kenako Davide ndi akulu aja, atavala ziguduli, anali kugona chafufumimba. ¹⁷ Ndipo Davide anati kwa Mulungu, Si ndine kodi amene ndinalamulira kuti anthu awerengeke? Ndinachita choyipa ichi; mliriwo utsalira anthu anu. Koma nkhosa izi, zachita chiyani? Yehova Mulungu wanga! Dzanja lanu likanthe ine ndi banja langa, koma mliriwo usakhale pa anthu anu. "" ¹⁸ Ndipo mthenga wa Yehova anauza Gadi kunena ndi Davide, kuti Davide akwere kukamangira Yehova guwa la nsembe pa dwale la Orinani Myebusi. ¹⁹ Ndipo Davide anakwera monga anamulangiza Gadi m'dzina la Yehova. ²⁰ Pamene Orinani anali akupuntha tirigu, anatembenuka ndi kuona mngelo uja. Iye ndi ana ake anayi anabisala. ²¹ Davide atafika kwa Orinani, Orinani anayang andana ndipo anaona Davide. Iye anachoka pamalo opunthira mbewu ndipo anagwada pamaso pa Davide n’kuwerama mpaka nkhope yake pansi. ²² Ndipo Davide anati kwa Orinani, Ukagulitse ine dwale ili, kuti ndimangire Yehova guwa la nsembe; ndidzalipira mtengo wake wonse, kuti mliri uchotsedwe mwa anthu. ²³ Orinani anati kwa Davide, "Dzitengereni nokha, mbuye wanga mfumu. Chitani chomwe chiri chabwino pamaso panu. Taonani, ndidzakupatsani ng'ombe za nsembe yopsereza, zopunthira matabwa, ndi tirigu wa nsembe yambewu; Ndikupatsani zonsezi. " ²⁴ Mfumu Davide inauza Ornani, "Ayi, ndikulimbikira kuti ndigule pa mtengo wathunthu. Sindingatenge zanu zanu ndikupereka ngati nsembe yopsereza kwa Yehova ngati sizindilipira chilichonse." ²⁵ Ndipo Davide analipira golidi mazana asanu ndi limodzi a malowo. ²⁶ Davide anamangira Yehova guwa la nsembe kumeneko; naperekapo nsembe zopsereza, ndi nsembe zoyamika. Anaitana kwa Yehova, amene anamyankha ndi moto wochokera kumwamba pa guwa la nsembe yopsereza. ²⁷ Kenako Yehova analamula mngeloyo, ndipo mngeloyo anabwezera lupanga lake m'chimake. ²⁸ Davide ataona kuti Yehova wamuyankha pa malo opunthira mbewu a Orinani Myebusi, anapereka nsembe kumeneko nthawi yomweyo. ²⁹ Tsopano pa nthawi imeneyo chihema cha Yehova, chimene Mose anachipanga m'chipululu, ndi guwa la nsembe yopsereza, zinali pa msanje pa Gibeoni. ³⁰ Komabe, Davide sakanatha kupita kumeneko kukapempha chitsogozo cha Mulungu, chifukwa adaopa lupanga la mngelo wa Yehova.