Eyoku-1 yeziKronike
17:1 Ke kaloku kwathi, xa uDavide ehleli endlwini yakhe, wathi uDavide kuye
UNatan umprofeti, Uyabona, mna ndihleli endlwini yemisedare, ke yona ityeya yomnqophiso
umnqophiso kaYehova uphantsi kwamalengalenga.
17:2 Wathi uNatan kuDavide, Konke okusentliziyweni yakho, kwenze; kuba uThixo ukhona
nawe.
17:3 Kwathi ngobo busuku, lafika ilizwi likaThixo kuNatan, lisithi,
esithi,
17:4 Hamba uye kuthi kuDavide umkhonzi wam, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Akusayi kwakha
ndinendlu yokuhlala;
17:5 Ngokuba andihlalanga ndlwini, kususela kulaa mini ndawanyusayo ngayo amaSirayeli
unanamhla; ndisuka ententeni ndiye ententeni, ndisuke emnqubeni omnye
komnye.
17:6 Ekuhambeni konke, endakuhamba-hambayo namaSirayeli ephela, ndakha ndathetha ilizwi kuwo nawuphi na umntu
nabagwebi bakwaSirayeli, endabawisela umthetho wokuba babaluse abantu bam, ndisithi, Ngani na?
anindakhelanga na indlu yemisedare?
17:7 Ke ngoko wotsho kumkhonzi wam uDavide ukuthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi
Yehova wemikhosi, ndakuthabatha edlelweni, ekulandeleni kwakho;
izimvu, ukuba ube ngumlawuli wabantu bam amaSirayeli;
17:8 Bendinawe kuko konke owahamba kuko, ndakugawula;
zisuse iintshaba zakho zonke phambi kwakho, uzenzele igama elinjalo
igama labakhulu abasehlabathini.
17:9 ndabamisela indawo abantu bam amaSirayeli, ndabatyala;
baya kuhlala ezindaweni zabo, bangabi sagungqa; nokuba kunjalo
oonyana bobutshijolo babuye babaphanzise, njengoko kusenjenjalo
isiqalo,
17:10 kususela kulaa mini ndabamisela abantu bam amaSirayeli abagwebi.
ndiya kuzithoba zonke iintshaba zakho. Ke ndithi kuwe
uYehova uya kukwakhela indlu.
17:11 Kothi, yakuzaliseka imihla yakho, ukuba uye kuyo
yiba nooyihlo, ndiyivuse imbewu yakho emva kwakho, oya kuba nayo
iyakuba ngoonyana bakho; ndibuzinzise ubukumkani bakhe.
17:12 Nguye oya kundakhela indlu, ndiyizinzise itrone yakhe, kude kuse ephakadeni.
17:13 Mna ndiya kuba nguyise kuye, yena abe ngunyana wam;
mayisuswe kuye inceba, njengoko ndayisusayo kowayephambi kwakho;
17:14 Ndiya kummisa endlwini yam, nasebukumkanini bam, kude kuse ephakadeni;
Itrone iya kuzinza ngonaphakade.
17:15 Njengala mazwi onke, njengaloo mbono wonke, benjenjalo
Thetha uNatan kuDavide.
17:16 Weza uDavide ukumkani, wahlala phambi koYehova, wathi, Ndingubani na, Owu?
Yehova, Thixo, iyintoni na indlu yam, ukuba ude undizise nalapha?
17:17 Kusekuncinane oko ke emehlweni akho, Thixo; ngokuba nawe unaye
uthethe ngendlu yomkhonzi wakho, wakha wanexesha elide;
Wandikhangela, wandenza umntu, wandinyusa, Yehova Thixo.
17:18 Usaya kongeza ntoni na uDavide, ukuthetha kuwe ngokusingisele ekuzukisweni komkhonzi wakho lo? ngenxa
wena uyamazi umkhonzi wakho.
17:19 Yehova, ngenxa yomkhonzi wakho, nangokwentliziyo yakho, undenzele.
ubenze bonke obo bukhulu, ukwazisa ezi zinto zonke zikhulu.
17:20 Yehova, akukho unjengawe; akukho Thixo ngaphaya kwakho.
njengoko konke sikuvileyo ngeendlebe zethu.
17:21 Luluphi na uhlanga ehlabathini apha, olunjengabantu bakho amaSirayeli, wena unguThixo?
wahamba waya kubakhulula ngentlawulelo, ukuze abe ngabantu bakhe, ukuba akumisele igama elikhulu
nokukhwankqiswa, ngokugxotha iintlanga, zingabikho phambi kwabantu bakho
Wayikhulula na ngentlawulelo eYiputa?
17:22 Wabenza abantu bakho amaSirayeli baba ngabantu bakho, kude kuse ephakadeni; kwaye
wena, Yehova, waba nguThixo kubo.
17:23 Kaloku, Yehova, ilizwi olithethileyo ngawe, malivumele
Umkhonzi nendlu yakhe ziqinile kude kuse ephakadeni, wenze njengawe
utshilo.
17:24 Lizimaseke, ukuze likhulu igama lakho ngonaphakade;
besithi, UYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, nguThixo kuSirayeli;
indlu kaDavide umkhonzi wakho izinzile phambi kwakho.
17:25 Ngokuba wena, Thixo wam, ukutyhilile ezindlebeni zomkhonzi wakho, ukuba uya kumakhela indlu
ngenxa yoko umkhonzi wakho uyifumene intliziyo yokuthandaza
wena.
17:26 Kaloku, Yehova, unguye uThixo wena;
isicaka:
17:27 kaloku makukholeke kuwe ukuyisikelela indlu yomkhonzi wakho
Makube njalo phambi kwakho ngonaphakade; Ngokuba wena, Yehova, uthamsanqele;
makabongwe ngonaphakade.