17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
17 Daudi akamwambia Mungu, Je! Si mimi niliyeamuru watu wahesabiwe? Naam, mimi ndimi niliyekosa, na kufanya yaliyo maovu sana; lakini kondoo hawa, wamefanya nini? Mkono wako, nakusihi, Ee Bwana, Mungu wangu, na uwe juu yangu, na juu ya nyumba ya babangu; wala si juu ya watu wako, hata wao wapigwe.