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29:1 Wathi uDavide ukumkani kwibandla lonke, Solomon wam
unyana okuphela kwamnyulileyo uThixo, mncinane, uthambile, usengumsebenzi
ngokuba ibhotwe eli asilelomntu, lelikaYehova uThixo.
29:2 Ngoku ke, mna, ngamandla am onke, ndiyilungisele indlu yoThixo wam igolide
ukuba yenziwe ngegolide, ibe yeyezinto ngezinto zesilivere, nesilivere
Ubhedu lwenziwa ngezinto zobhedu, isinyithi sezenziwe ngezinto zesinyithi, zezomthi
izinto zomthi; amatye ebherilo, namatye okufakwa, abengezelayo;
neentlobo ngeentlobo zamibala, nazo zonke iintlobo zamatye anqabileyo, nemarmore
amatye amaninzi.
29:3 Kananjalo ngenxa yokuba ndiyithanda indlu yoThixo wam, ndiyenzele
ekulungeni kwam, igolide nesilivere, endiyinike uYehova
indlu kaThixo wam, ngaphezu kwayo yonke into endiyilungiselele ingcwele
indlu,
29:4 namawaka amathathu eetalente zegolide, yasegolideni yakwaOfire, nasixhenxe
amawaka eetalente zesilivere ehluziweyo zokwaleka iindonga zezindlu
kunye:
29:5 ukuba ibe yeyezinto ngezinto zegolide, ibe yeyezinto ngezinto zesilivere, kunye
ukuze wonke umsebenzi wenziwe ngezandla zamagcisa. Kwaye ngubani
woyimisela namhla inkonzo yakhe kuYehova?
29:6 Ke iintloko zezindlu zooyise, nezikhulu zezizwe zakwaSirayeli, kunye
nabathetheli bamawaka nabamakhulu, kunye nabathetheli bokumkani
umsebenzi onikelwa ngokuzithandela,
29:7 Banikela kwinkonzo yendlu kaThixo igolide yangamawaka amahlanu
neetalente ezingamawaka alishumi, nesilivere yaziitalente ezingamawaka alishumi;
yobhedu ishumi elinesibhozo lamawaka eetalente, nekhulu lamawaka eetalente
intsimbi.
29:8 Ke abo kwafunyanwa kubo amatye anqabileyo, bawanikela ebuncwaneni
yendlu kaYehova, esandleni sikaYehiyeli umGershom.
29:9 Bakuvuyela abantu ukunikela kwabo ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo;
banikela ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo ephelelisileyo kuYehova, noDavide ukumkani
kananjalo bavuya ngovuyo olukhulu.
29:10 UDavide wambonga uYehova phambi kwebandla lonke;
Wathi, Makabongwe wena, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, ubawo, kude kuse ephakadeni.
29:11 Bobakho, Yehova, ubukhulu, namandla, nozuko, nobungangamsha
uloyiso nobungangamsha ngenxa yento yonke esemazulwini nesemhlabeni
yeyakho; bobakho, Yehova, ubukumkani; uphakamile njengentloko
ngaphezu koko.
29:12 Ubutyebi nozuko luvela kuwe, ulawula zonke izinto; kwaye kwi
singamandla nobugorha isandla sakho; esandleni sakho kukukhulisa;
nokunika bonke amandla.
29:13 Ke ngoko, Thixo wethu, sinokubulela kuwe, sidumise igama lakho elibekekileyo.
29:14 Ngokuba ndingubani na mna, bangoobani na abantu bam, ukuba side sibe namandla okunika?
ngokuzithandela emva kolu hlobo? ngokuba zonke izinto ziphuma kuwe, ziphuma kuwe
sikunikile na.
29:15 Ngokuba singabaphambukeli phambi kwakho, silundwendwe njengakuthi sonke
Injengesithunzi imihla yethu ehlabathini apha, akukho nto
ehlala.
29:16 Yehova Thixo wethu, yonke le ngxokolo, siyilungisele ukukwakhela
Indlu yegama lakho elingcwele ivela esandleni sakho, yeyakho yonke.
29:17 Ndiyazi, Thixo wam, ukuba uyayicikida intliziyo, ukholiswa nguwe
uthe tye. Mna ke, kukuthi tye kwentliziyo yam;
Zonke ezi zinto ndizinike ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo;
abantu abakhoyo apha, ukuba banikele ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo kuwe.
29:18 Yehova, Thixo ka-Abraham, noIsake, noSirayeli, oobawo bethu, kugcine oko
ekuthelekelelweni kweengcinga zentliziyo yabantu bakho, kwaye
yilungise intliziyo yabo kuwe;
29:19 uSolomon unyana wam umnike intliziyo ephelelisileyo, yokugcina imithetho yakho;
izingqino zakho, nemimiselo yakho, ukuba ndizenze zonke ezi zinto, ndizenze
yakha ibhotwe, endililungiseleleyo.
29:20 Wathi uDavide kwibandla lonke, Khanibonge uYehova uThixo wenu. Kwaye
Lambonga lonke ibandla uYehova uThixo wooyise, laqubuda
bazithobile iintloko zabo, baqubuda kuYehova nakukumkani.
29:21 Babingelela imibingelelo kuYehova, banyusa amadini anyukayo
amadini anyukayo kuYehova ngengomso emva kwaloo mini, iwaka
iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo, newaka leenkunzi zeegusha, newaka leemvana, ndawonye nokusela kwazo
iminikelo nemibingelelo mininzi ngenxa yamaSirayeli onke.
29:22 Badla basela ngaloo mini phambi koYehova ngovuyo olukhulu.
USolomon unyana kaDavide bamenza ukumkani ngokwesibini
wamthambisa kuYehova ukuba abe yinganga, noTsadoki abe yirhuluneli
umbingeleli.
29:23 Wahlala uSolomon etroneni kaYehova njengokumkani esikhundleni sikaDavide wakhe
uyise, waba nempumelelo; amthobela onke amaSirayeli.
29:24 nazo zonke iinkosana, namagorha, kwanabanye oonyana bonke
ukumkani uDavide wazithoba kuSolomon ukumkani.
29:25 UYehova wamenza mkhulu kakhulu uSolomon emehlweni amaSirayeli onke.
wamnika ubungangamsha basebukhosini obungabangakho kuye nawuphi na ukumkani
phambi kwakhe kwaSirayeli.
29:26 Ke kaloku uDavide, unyana kaYese, waba ngukumkani phezu kwamaSirayeli onke.
29:27 Ke imihla abengukumkani kumaSirayeli ibiyiminyaka emashumi mane; iminyaka esixhenxe
waba ngukumkani eHebron, waba ngukumkani iminyaka emashumi mathathu anamithathu
iYerusalem.
29:28 Wafa ke, eyingwevu enkulu, ehambisekile ebudaleni, enobutyebi nozuko.
USolomon, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
29:29 Ke kaloku izinto zikaDavide ukumkani, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, nanzo zibhaliwe
encwadini kaSamuweli imboni, nasencwadini kaNatan umprofeti;
nakwincwadi kaGadi imboni.
29:30 kunye nobukumkani bakhe bonke, nobugorha bakhe, namaxesha adluleyo phezu kwakhe, kunye
kwaSirayeli, nasezikumkanini zonke zamazwe.