1 IziKronike
16:1 Bawuletha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, bawubeka phakathi kwetende
UDavide wayeyimisele, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangokuthula
iminikelo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
16:2 UDavide eseqedile ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokushiswa
iminikelo yokuthula, wabusisa abantu egameni likaJehova.
16:3 Wababela bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, owesilisa nowesifazane, kwaba yilowo nalowo
isinkwa, neqatha lenyama, negaba lewayini elicolekileyo.
16:4 Futhi wamisa abathile kumaLevi ukukhonza phambi komphongolo
uJehova, nokufakaza, nokubonga, nokudumisa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
16:5 u-Asafa inhloko, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, noShemiramoti,
noJehiyeli, noMatithiya, no-Eliyabe, noBenaya, no-Obede Edomi, noJehiyeli.
ngezingubhu namahabhu; u-Asafa wakhalisa amasimbali;
16:6 Futhi uBenaya noJahaziyeli abapristi namacilongo njalo phambi
umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.
16:7 Khona-ke ngalolo suku uDavide wanikeza kuqala leli hubo ukubonga uJehova kulo
isandla sika-Asafa nabafowabo.
16:8 Bongani uJehova, nibize igama lakhe, nizazise izenzo zakhe
phakathi kwabantu.
16:9 Hlabelelani kuye, nimhubele amahubo, nikhulume ngazo zonke izimangaliso zakhe.
16:10 Zibongeni egameni lakhe elingcwele, mazijabule izinhliziyo zabafuna uJehova
NKOSI.
16:11 Funani uJehova namandla akhe, nifune ubuso bakhe njalo.
16:12 Khumbulani izimangaliso zakhe azenzile, izimangaliso zakhe, futhi
izahlulelo zomlomo wakhe;
16:13 O nina nzalo ka-Israyeli inceku yakhe, nina madodana kaJakobe, abakhethiweyo bakhe.
16:14 UnguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; izahlulelo zakhe zisemhlabeni wonke.
16:15 Khumbulani njalo isivumelwano sakhe; izwi ayala ngalo a
izizukulwane eziyinkulungwane;
16:16 Ngisho nesivumelwano asenza no-Abrahama, futhi isifungo sakhe kuso
u-Isaka;
16:17 Futhi uye waqinisekisa okufanayo kuJakobe njengomthetho, futhi ku-Israyeli njengomthetho
isivumelwano esiphakade,
16:18 Esithi: Ngizakunika ilizwe leKhanani, libe yisabelo selizwe lenu.
ifa;
16:19 Lapho nisembalwa, ngisho abambalwa, futhi ningabafokazi kulo.
16:20 Futhi lapho behamba besuka ezizweni ngezizwe, futhi kusukela umbuso owodwa kuya
abanye abantu;
16:21 Akavumelanga muntu ukubaphatha kabi, futhi wasola amakhosi ngenxa yabo
ngenxa,
16:22 Ethi: Ningabathinti abagcotshiweyo bami, futhi ningoni abaprofethi bami.
16:23 Hlabelelani kuJehova, mhlaba wonke; veza okwakhe usuku nosuku
insindiso.
16:24 Lalelani inkazimulo yakhe phakathi kwabezizwe; izimangaliso zakhe phakathi kwabo bonke
izizwe.
16:25 Ngokuba mkhulu uJehova, futhi kufanele adunyiswe kakhulu
esesatshwe ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu.
16:26 Ngoba bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe bayizithombe, kodwa uJehova wenza izulu.
16:27 Inkazimulo nodumo kusebusweni bakhe; amandla nokuthokoza kukwakhe
indawo.
16:28 Mnikeni uJehova, nina mindeni yabantu, ninike uJehova inkazimulo
namandla.
16:29 Mnikeni uJehova inkazimulo yegama lakhe, nilethe umnikelo, futhi
wozani phambi kwakhe, nikhuleke kuJehova ebuhleni obungcwele.
16:30 Yesabani phambi kwakhe, mhlaba wonke: futhi izwe liyozinza, ukuze kube
unganyakaziswa.
16:31 Malijabule izulu, futhi ake umhlaba ujabule, futhi abantu mabathi
phakathi kwezizwe, uJehova uyabusa.
16:32 Maluhlokome ulwandle nokugcwala kwalo, amasimu ajabule, ajabule.
konke okukhona.
16:33 Khona-ke imithi yehlathi iyakuhuba phambi kukaJehova.
ngoba uyeza ukwahlulela umhlaba.
16:34 Bongani uJehova; ngoba muhle; ngoba umusa wakhe umi kuze kube phakade
njalo.
16:35 Futhi nithi, 'Sisindise, O Nkulunkulu wensindiso yethu, futhi usibuthele ndawonye, futhi
usikhulule kwabezizwe, ukuze sibonge igama lakho elingcwele;
uzibonge ekudumiseni kwakho.
16:36 Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade naphakade. Futhi bonke abantu
wathi, Amen, wadumisa uJehova.
16:37 Ngakho washiya lapho phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova u-Asafa kanye
abafowabo ukuba bakhonze phambi komkhumbi njalonjalo, njengemihla yonke
umsebenzi odingekayo:
16:38 no-Obede Edomi nabafowabo, amashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalombili; Obededom futhi
indodana kaJeduthuni noHosa ukuba babe ngabalindisango;
16:39 noSadoki umpristi nabafowabo abapristi phambi kukaJehova
itabernakele* likaJehova endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyoni,
16:40 ukuze banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova e-altare lokushiswa
enikela njalo ekuseni nakusihlwa, enze njengakho konke
okulotshiweyo emthethweni kaJehova awuyala ngawo u-Israyeli;
16:41 Futhi nabo uHemani noJeduthuni, futhi bonke abanye ababekhethiwe, ngubani
babizwa ngamagama, ukubonga uJehova ngenxa yomusa wakhe
ihlala phakade;
16:42 kanye nabo oHemani noJeduthuni bephethe amacilongo namasimbali
okufanele enze umsindo, nezinsimbi zomculo zikaNkulunkulu. Futhi i
amadodana kaJeduthuni ayengabalindisango.
16:43 Bonke abantu bahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe
ukubusisa indlu yakhe.