Eyesibili KaSamuweli 7:1-29
7 Lapho inkosi isizinzile emzini wayo, *+ uJehova eseyiphumuzile kuzo zonke izitha zayo nxazonke,
2 inkosi yathi kuNathani + umprofethi: “Mina ngihlala endlini yemisedari + kuyilapho uMphongolo kaNkulunkulu weqiniso uhleli etendeni.” +
3 UNathani wathi enkosini: “Hamba wenze noma yini esenhliziyweni yakho, ngoba uJehova unawe.” +
4 Ngabo kanye lobo busuku izwi likaJehova lafika kuNathani, lathi:
5 “Hamba uthi encekwini yami uDavide, ‘Yilokhu uJehova akushoyo: “Ingabe kufanele ungakhele indlu yokuhlala? +
6 Ngoba angizange ngihlale endlini kusukela ngosuku engakhipha ngalo ama-Israyeli eGibhithe kuze kube namuhla, + kodwa bengilokhu ngisuka lapha ngiye laphaya* ngisetendeni nasetabernakele. +
7 Phakathi naso sonke isikhathi engangihamba ngaso nama-Israyeli,* kukhona yini engake ngakusho kunoma ubani ezinhlokweni zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli engammisa ukuba eluse abantu bami u-Israyeli, ngathi, ‘Kungani ungangakhelanga indlu yemisedari?’ ” ’
8 Manje khuluma nenceku yami uDavide uthi, ‘Yilokhu uJehova wamabutho akushoyo: “Ngakuthatha emadlelweni ulandela umhlambi wezimvu + ukuze ube umholi wabantu bami u-Israyeli. +
9 Ngizoba nawe nomaphi lapho uya khona, + ngizoziqeda* zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho; + ngizokwenza igama lakho libe likhulu + njengegama labantu abayizikhulu emhlabeni.
10 Ngizokhethela abantu bami u-Israyeli indawo ngibahlalise kuyo, bazohlala khona bangaphinde baphazanyiswe. Abantu ababi ngeke baphinde babahluphe njengasesikhathini esidlule, +
11 kusukela ngosuku engabeka ngalo abahluleli + phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Ngizokuphumuza kuzo zonke izitha zakho. +
“ ‘ “UJehova ukutshelile nokuthi uJehova uzokwakhela indlu. *+
12 Lapho izinsuku zakho seziphelile, + wena usungcwatshwe kanye nokhokho bakho, ngiyobe sengivusa inzalo* yakho ngemva kwakho, indodana yakho uqobo,* ngiyowumisa uqine umbuso wayo. +
13 Yiyo eyokwakhela igama lami indlu, + ngiyosimisa siqine isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wayo kuze kube phakade. +
14 Ngiyoba uyise, yona ibe yindodana yami. + Lapho yenza okungalungile, ngiyoyiyala ngenduku yabantu nangemivimbo yamadodana abantu. *+
15 Uthando lwami oluqotho ngeke lususwe kuyo ngendlela engalususa ngayo kuSawule, + engamsusa phambi kwakho.
16 Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuyohlale kukhona phambi kwakho kuze kube phakade; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi siyoma siqine kuze kube phakade.” ’ ” +
17 UNathani watshela uDavide wonke la mazwi nawo wonke lo mbono. +
18 INkosi uDavide yangena yahlala phansi phambi kukaJehova, yathi: “Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, ngibe ngingubani mina? Ube uyini nje umndeni wami ukuba ungaze ungenzele zonke lezi zinto? +
19 Njengokungathi lokhu akwanele, Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, uphinde ukhulume ngendlu yenceku yakho kuze kufike esikhathini esizayo esikude; futhi akekho kuso sonke isintu ozokushintsha lokhu, Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova.
20 Yini enye inceku yakho uDavide engayisho kuwe, Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, njengoba wena ungazi kahle kangaka? +
21 Ngenxa yezwi lakho nangokuvumelana nenhliziyo yakho* wenze zonke lezi zinto ezinkulu, watshela nenceku yakho ngazo. +
22 Yingakho umkhulu ngempela + Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova. Akekho onjengawe, + akukho Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho; + konke esikuzwe ngezindlebe zethu kuyakufakazela lokhu.
23 Yisiphi esinye isizwe emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho u-Israyeli? + UNkulunkulu wahamba wasikhulula ukuze sibe abantu bakhe, + wazenzela igama + ngokusenzela izinto ezinkulu nezimangalisayo. + Waxosha izizwe nonkulunkulu bazo ngenxa yabantu bakho owazikhululela bona eGibhithe.
24 Wenza abantu bakho u-Israyeli baba yisizwe sakho phakade; + wena Jehova, waba uNkulunkulu wabo. +
25 “Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu, sigcine kuze kube phakade isithembiso osenzile ngokuphathelene nenceku yakho nendlu yayo, kwangathi ungenza njengoba nje uthembisile. +
26 Kwangathi igama lakho lingaphakanyiswa kuze kube phakade, + ukuze abantu bathi, ‘UJehova wamabutho unguNkulunkulu phezu kuka-Israyeli,’ futhi kwangathi indlu yenceku yakho uDavide ingama iqine phambi kwakho. +
27 Ngoba wena Jehova wamabutho, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uyazisile inceku yakho, wathi kuyo, ‘Ngizokwakhela indlu.’ *+ Yingakho inceku yakho inesibindi* sokuthandaza lo mthandazo kuwe.
28 Manje Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu weqiniso, amazwi akho ayiqiniso, + uthembise inceku yakho lezi zinto ezinhle.
29 Ngakho kwangathi kungakujabulisa ukubusisa indlu yenceku yakho, kwangathi ingahlale iphambi kwakho kuze kube phakade; + ngoba wena, Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, uthembisile, ngenxa yesibusiso sakho kwangathi indlu yenceku yakho ingabusiswa kuze kube phakade.” +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “esigodlweni sayo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “bengilokhu ngihamba.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “namadodana ka-Israyeli.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngizozinquma.”
^ Noma, “uzokwenza amakhosi avele endlini yakho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “imbewu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “leyo ezophuma ngaphakathi kuwe.”
^ Noma kungaba, “ka-Adamu.”
^ Noma, “nangokuvumelana nentando yakho.”
^ Noma, “Ngizokwenza amakhosi avele endlini yakho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ithole inhliziyo.”
