1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 5 And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: 6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 ¶ And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
15 ¶ And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. 20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself , and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. 21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? 23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
24 ¶ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. 25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
26 ¶ And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30 And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
Ombuze ya Natan nomeritanauriro wa David
1 Nu Muhona wa hinda omuprofete Natan ku David. Nu Natan tje ya ku ye, wa tja nai: “Pa ri ovarumendu vevari, mba turire motjihuro tjorive, umwe wa ri omutumbe, nomukwao wa ri omusyona. 2 Ingwi omutumbe wa ri nozonyanda nozongombe ozengi tjinene, 3 nungwari ingwi omusyona ka ri notjiṋa tjarwe posi yondjona imwe uriri ndja randere. Eye we i ṱakamisa, noyo ai kurire mondjuwo ye puna ovanatje ve; iyai ri ovikurya vye omuini, nokunwina motjitjuma tje, nu iyai kara pomatumbo we; oyo ya ri tjimuna omuatje we omukazona. 4 Eyuva rimwe otji kwe ya omuyenda konganda yaingwi omutumbe. Omutumbe ka vangere okuzepa otjinamuinyo tje tjimwe okumuṱunina omariro; moruveze rwanao eye wa kambura ondjona yaingwi omusyona, e i zepere omuyenda we ne mu ṱunine omariro.”
5 David wa ṱomazenge tjinene nomurumendu ngwi na tja ku Natan: “Tjimbe tja Muhona omunamuinyo, omundu ngwa tjiti nai wa pu pokuṱa. 6 Eye nga sute ondjona ndji povikando vine, tjinga a tjita otjiṋa otjivi tji tja sana ngwi, ne ha ṱire otjari.”
7 Natan arire tja tja ku David: “Oove ngu u ri omurumendu ngo! Nu Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel, ma tja nai: ‘Ami mbe ku twirisa okurira ombara ya Israel, nu mbe ku yama momake wa Saul. 8 Ami mbe ku pa ondjuwo ya Saul youhona, novakazendu ve; mbe ku tjita ombara kombanda yOvaisrael nOvajuda. Imbi andakuzu kavi yenenene, etje ku wezira ko ovingi komurungu. 9 Okutjavi tji wa nyengura omatwako wandje? Okutjavi tji wa tjita otjiṋa otjivi otja ihi? Ove wa zepaisa Urija, Omuhetite, movita; wa tjita kutja Ovaamoni ve mu zepe, nu tjazumba arire tji wa katoora omukazendu we! 10 Nambano momuhoko woye auhe ozondekurona zoye tjiva maze ṱu onḓiro ombi, ove tjinga awe ndji nyengura no toora omukazendu wa Urija a rire omukazendu woye. 11 Ami me eta otjiwonga kombanda yoye, tji matji zire monganda yoye omuini, nu me isa po ovakazendu voye pove, ne ve yandja komurumendu warwe kutja a rare pu wo mutenya. 12 Orondu ove wa tura ondjo mongumumu; nungwari ami me yandjere kutja ihi tji tjitwe mutenya, kokutja Ovaisrael avehe ve mune.’ ”
13 David otja tja nai ku Natan: “Ami mba tjita ourunde komurungu wa Muhona.”
Natan arire tja ziri David a tja: “Muhona me ku isire, ko nokuṱa. 14 Nungwari tjinga awa yandja otjihorera tjondjambu kovanavita na Muhona mokutjita nai, omuatje woye ngu ma pandukwa i Batseba, ma koka.”
Onḓiro yomuzandu wa David
15 Tjazumba Natan wa yaruka koye. Nu Muhona wa tjita kutja okanatje komukazendu wa Urija ka pandukira David, kevere tjinene. 16 David wa kumbira okanatje ku Ndjambi kutja ke kare nawa. Neye we ritjaera kovikurya, nongurova aihe tji meya koye, aa hiti metuwo re na rara pehi ouṱuku auhe. 17 Novahongore vondjuwo ye ave i ku ye okukemupendura, neye aa panḓa, nu kaa ri otjiṋa puna wo. 18 Nu kombunda yomayuva hambombari okanatje otji ka koka, novahongore vondjuwo ya David ave keyakeya okumutjivisa onḓiro yokanatje. Owo ve ripura nai: “Okanatje ngunda ake nomuinyo, David kaa puratene ku eṱe tjiyatu hungire na ye. Nambano matu mu tjivisa vi kutja okanatje ke ka koka? Mape ya eye e ritjiti oumba ounene.”
19 David tja muna ovahongore vondjuwo ye amave hokora kumwe arire tja tjiza kutja okanatje ka koka; neye otje ve pura a tja: “Okanatje ka koka are?”
Nowo va zira ave tja: “Ii, ka koka.”
20 David wa sekama, e rikoho ne rivava, na zara ozombanda zarwe; tjazumba wa hita mondjuwo ya Muhona na kumbu nomutima we auhe. Nu tja yaruka koye, wa raa ovikurya, na ri. 21 Ovahongore vondjuwo ye arire tji va tja nai ku ye: “Ondjito yoye ongumise tjiri! Okanatje ngunda ake nomuinyo, ove iyo ritjaere kovikurya nu iyo riri, nungwari okanatje tji ka zu nokukoka, ove wa sekama no ri.”
22 David arire tja ziri a tja: “Okanatje ngunda ake nomuinyo, mbe ritjaera kovikurya ne riri, tjinga ambe ripura kutja ngahino Muhona me ndji tjariparere na hupisa okanatje. 23 Nungwari nambano tji ka koka nai, me ritjaerere tjike kovikurya? Me yenene okukekotora komuinyo are? Eyuva rimwe ami mee i ngo ku ke ri, nungwari oko kamaake kotoka ku ami.”
Ongwatero ya Salomo
24 Tjazumba David wa huhumiṋa omukazendu we Batseba. Eye wa rara pu ye, neye wa panduka omuzandu; nu David we mu ruka Salomo. Nu Muhona wa suverere omuzandu ngwi, 25 notja rakiza komuprofete Natan kutja e mu ruke Jedidija, okutja Omusuverwa wa Muhona.
David ma huura otjihuro Raba
(1Eku 20:1-3)26 Joab tjandje ingee u rwisa Raba, otjihuro ohongora tjombara yOvaamoni, nu wa ri pokutjihuura. 27 Eye otja hinda ovatumwa ku David, ve kemutjivise nai: “Ami mba rwisa Raba, nu mba huura onganda yomeva watjo. 28 Nambano woronganisa otjihupe tjovarwe voye wovita, u kovere otjihuro, a rire ove ngu mo tji huura, nungwari a ha rire ami kutja e ha tamuninwa tjo.” 29 David otja woronganisa ovarwe ve wovita na i kotjihuro Raba, e ketjirwisa ne tji huura. 30 Otjiserekarera tjotjisenginina Milkom tjotjihuro hi tja ri nekori rouhona rongoldo nda ri nondjinda yozokirograma mangara omirongo vitatu nandano, nu nḓa ri newe ehuze mu ro. David wa isa ko ekori ndi, ne ri twa kotjiuru tje omuini. Eye wina wa toora ovihuurwa ovingi motjihuro 31 novature vatjo e kevetwa moviungura vyokukonda omawe, novyovitenda ovise vyehi, novyomakuva, ne ve ungurisa ozohima. Neye wa tjita tjingetjo kovihuro avihe vyOvaamoni. Tjazumba David wa yaruka kOjerusalem puna ovarwe ve avehe wovita.
