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.