17. UDavide wathi kuJehova, lapho eyibona ingelosi eyayibabulala abantu: “Bheka, mina ngonile, ngenzile okubi; kepha lezi zimvu zenzeni na? Isandla sakho masibe phezu kwami naphezu kwendlu kababa.”
18. UGadi wafika ngalolo suku kuDavide, wathi kuye: “Yenyuka, ummisele uJehova i-altare esibuyeni sika-Arawuna umJebusi.”
19. UDavide wenyuka njengokusho kukaGadi nanjengokuyala kukaJehova.
20. U-Arawuna walunguza, wabona inkosi nezinceku zayo beza kuye; u-Arawuna waphuma, wakhothama phambi kwenkosi, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi.
21. Wathi u-Arawuna: “Kungani ukuba inkosi yami, inkosi, ifikile encekwini yayo na?”UDavide wathi: “Ukuba ngithenge kuwe isibuya, ngimakhele uJehova i-altare, ukuze lesi sifo sinqamuke kubantu.”
22. Wayesethi u-Arawuna kuDavide: “Inkosi yami, inkosi, mayithathe, inikele ngokuhle emehlweni ayo; bheka, nazi izinkabi zomnikelo wokushiswa, nezibhulo, nezinto zokubophela izinkabi zibe yizinkuni;
23. konke, nkosi, u-Arawuna uyakunika inkosi.” U-Arawuna wayesethi enkosini: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makakwamukele.”
24. Inkosi yathi ku-Arawuna: “Qha, ngiyakukuthenga nokukuthenga ngenani elithile; angiyikunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami engeyesihle.” UDavide wayesethenga isibuya nezinkabi ngamashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva.
25. UDavide wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula. UJehova wancengwa ngenxa yezwe, isifo sanqamuka kwa-Israyeli.