Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli 7:1-29
7 Inkosi yathi isihlala endlini yayo,*+ uJehova eseyiphumuzile ekuhlutshweni yizitha zayo zonke ezaziyigombolozele,
2 yakhuluma loNathani+ umphrofethi yathi: “Mina ngihlala endlini eyakhiwe ngemisedari+ kodwa ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso lihlala etendeni.”+
3 UNathani waphendula inkosi wathi: “Hamba uyekwenza loba yini esenhliziyweni yakho ngoba uJehova ulawe.”+
4 Ngalobobusuku ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuNathani lathi:
5 “Hamba uyetshela inceku yami uDavida uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Kambe nguwe okumele ungakhele indlu yokuhlala?+
6 Phela mina angikaze ngihlale endlini kusukela ngakhipha abantu bako-Israyeli eGibhithe kuze kube lamuhla.+ Bengilokhu ngihamba ngihlala etendeni lasethabanikeli.+
7 Isikhathi sonke leso ngihamba labako-Israyeli ngake ngababuza yini ngathi, ‘Kungani lingangakhelanga indlu yemisedari?’ Ngake ngababuza umbuzo lo yini abakhokheli bezizwana zako-Israyeli engababeka ukuthi beluse abantu bami?”’
8 Ngakho tshela inceku yami uDavida uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho: “Ngakuthatha emadlelweni uselusa izimvu+ ukuze ube ngumkhokheli wabantu bami bako-Israyeli.+
9 Ngizakuba lawe loba ngaphi lapho oya khona+ futhi ngizaziqeda zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho.+ Ngizakwenza ibizo lakho laziwe+ njengamabizo abantu abadumileyo emhlabeni.
10 Abantu bami bako-Israyeli ngizabakhethela indawo ngibahlalise kuyo. Bazahlala lapho njalo akulamuntu ozabahlupha. Abantu ababi abasoze baphinde babathwalise nzima njengalokho ababekwenza kudala,+
11 kusukela ngelanga engabeka ngalo abahluleli+ ukuthi bakhokhele abantu bami bako-Israyeli. Ngizakuphumuza ekuhlutshweni yizitha zakho zonke.+
“‘“Kanti njalo uJehova ukutshelile ukuthi yena ngokwakhe uJehova uzakwakhela indlu.*+
12 Nxa insuku zakho sezifike ekucineni,+ usufile,* ngizabeka omunye wabantwabakho,* indodana yakho, ukuthi abe yinkosi njalo ngizakwenza umbuso wakhe uqine.+
13 Nguye ozangakhela indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami+ lidunyiswe futhi ngizasiqinisa isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube nini lanini.+
14 Ngizakuba nguyise yena abe yindodana yami.+ Nxa engenza okubi ngizamkhuza ngomqwayi futhi ngimtshaye njengalokho okwenziwa ngabantu.+
15 Uthando lwami oluqotho alusoze lusuke kuye njengalokho engakwenzayo ngilususa kuSawuli+ engamkhipha phambi kwakho.
16 Indlu yakho lombuso wakho kuzahlala kuze kube nini lanini futhi isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sizahlala siqinile kuze kube phakade.”’”+
17 UNathani watshela uDavida wonke amazwi la kanye lakho konke ayekubone embonweni.+
18 INkosi uDavida yathi isizwa lokho yangena yahlala phambi kukaJehova yathi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, kambe mina ngingubani futhi labendlu yami bayini ukuthi usungaze ungenzele konke lokhu?+
19 Lanxa ungenzele izinto ezinengi kangaka, awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, usuphinde wakhuluma ngokuthi indlu yenceku yakho izahlala isikhathi eside futhi lokho ukwenze kwaba ngumthetho wabantu bonke, awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova.
20 Phela wena ungazi ngcono+ mina nceku yakho. Manje kuyini okunye engingakutsho kuwe Nkosi Enkulu Jehova?
21 Wenze izinto zonke lezi ezinkulu ngoba lokho kuvumelana lenhliziyo* yakho njalo yikho owakuthembisayo, futhi usutshele inceku yakho+ ngazo.
22 Lokho yikho okwenza ube mkhulu,+ awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova. Kakho onjengawe+ futhi ngaphandle kwakho+ akula omunye uNkulunkulu. Konke esikuzwe ngendlebe zethu kuyakufakazela lokho.
23 Kambe yisiphi esinye isizwe emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho bako-Israyeli?+ Wena wahamba wayabakhulula baba ngabantu bakho,+ wabenzela izinto ezinkulu lezimangalisayo+ ukuze ibizo lakho laziwe.+ Waxotsha izizwe wasusa labonkulunkulu bazo usenzela abantu bakho owabakhulula eGibhithe.
24 Abantu bako-Israyeli wabenza baba ngabantu bakho kuze kube nini lanini,+ njalo wena Jehova usunguNkulunkulu wabo.+
25 “Khathesi-ke Jehova Nkulunkulu, yenza lokho okuthembise inceku yakho labendlu yayo kuze kube nini lanini. Kwangathi ungakwenza lokho okuthembisileyo.+
26 Ibizo lakho kaliphakanyiswe kuze kube phakade+ ukuze abantu bathi, ‘UJehova wamabutho unguNkulunkulu wabako-Israyeli.’ Kwangathi indlu yenceku yakho uDavida ingahlala kuze kube nini lanini phambi kwakho.+
27 Phela wena Jehova wamabutho, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, utshele inceku yakho wathi, ‘Ngizakwakhela indlu.’*+ Lokhu yikho okwenza inceku yakho ibe lesibindi sokuthandaza kuwe ngalindlela.
28 Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu weqiniso futhi lamazwi akho aliqiniso,+ njalo inceku yakho uyithembise zonke izinto lezi ezinhle.
29 Kwangathi kungakuthokozisa ukubusisa indlu yenceku yakho, iqhubeke iphambi kwakho+ kuze kube phakade ngoba wena Nkosi Enkulu Jehova uthembisile. Busisa indlu yenceku yakho kuze kube nini lanini.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “esigodlweni sayo.”
^ Kumbe, “uzakwenza usendo lwakho lube ngolwamakhosi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “usulele labokhokho bakho.”
^ Kumbe, “inzalo yakho.”
^ Kumbe, “lentando.”
^ Kumbe, “Ngizakwenza usendo lwakho lube ngolwamakhosi.”
