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17:1 Kwathi uDavide ehlezi endlini yakhe, uDavide wathi kuye
UNathani umprofethi, Bheka, mina ngihlala endlini yemisedari, kodwa umphongolo ka
isivumelwano sikaJehova sihlezi ngaphansi kwamakhetheni.
" 17:2 UNathani wathi kuDavide: "Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho; ngoba uNkulunkulu
nawe.
17:3 Kwathi ngalobo busuku, izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuNathani,
ethi,
17:4 Hamba uyetshela inceku yami uDavide, 'Usho kanje uJehova, 'Ungakhi
ngibe nendlu yokuhlala;
17:5 Ngoba angizange ngihlale endlini kusukela osukwini engakhuphula ngalo u-Israyeli
kuze kube namuhla; kepha ngisuka etendeni ngiya etendeni, nasetabernakele* linye
komunye.
17:6 Nomaphi lapho engihambe khona naye wonke u-Israyeli, ngake ngakhuluma izwi kunoma yimuphi wamadodana
abahluleli bakwa-Israyeli, engabayala ukwalusa abantu bami, ngathi: Kungani
aningakhelanga indlu yemisedari na?
17:7 Manje uzosho kanje encekwini yami uDavide: Usho kanje uJehova
Jehova Sebawoti, ngakuthatha esibayeni, ekulandeleni izimvu
izimvu, ukuze ube ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli;
17:8 Futhi benginawe nomaphi lapho oye wahamba, futhi wagawula
susa zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, uzenzele igama elinjengalo
igama lamadoda amakhulu asemhlabeni.
17:9 Ngiyakumisela indawo abantu bami u-Israyeli, ngibatshale;
bayakuhlala endaweni yabo, bangabe besanyakaziswa; noma
abantwana bobubi bangabe besabachitha njengakuqala
isiqalo,
17:10 Futhi kusukela esikhathini engayala ngaso abahluleli phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.
futhi ngiyakuthobisa zonke izitha zakho. Phezu kwalokho ngiyakutshela lokho
uJehova uzakukwakhela indlu.
17:11 Futhi kuyothi lapho izinsuku zakho seziphelile, kufanele uye
yiba nawoyihlo, ukuze ngivuse inzalo yakho emva kwakho, okuyinto
uyakuba ngowamadodana akho; ngizawuqinisa umbuso wakhe.
17:12 Yena uyokwakhela kimi indlu, futhi ngiyomisa isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube phakade.
17:13 Mina ngizakuba nguyise, yena abe yindodana yami;
umusa usuke kuye, njengalokho ngawususa kowayephambi kwakho;
17:14 Kodwa mina ngizamhlalisa endlini yami lembusweni wami kuze kube nini lanini, futhi eyakhe
isihlalo sobukhosi sizaqiniswa kuze kube nininini.
17:15 Njengawo wonke la mazwi, futhi ngokuvumelana nawo wonke lo mbono, kanjalo wenza
UNathani ukhulume noDavide.
17:16 UDavide inkosi wayesefika wahlala phambi kukaJehova, wathi: "Ngingubani mina, O?
Jehova Nkulunkulu, iyini indlu yami ukuba ungilethe kuze kube manje na?
17:17 Nokho lokhu kwakuyinto encane emehlweni akho, O Nkulunkulu; ngoba nawe unakho
ukhulume ngendlu yenceku yakho ngokwesikhathi eside esizayo, futhi usufikile
wangibheka njengesimo somuntu ophakeme, Jehova Nkulunkulu.
17:18 Yini uDavide angaphinde akhulume kuwe ngenxa yodumo lwenceku yakho? okwe
uyayazi inceku yakho.
17:19 O Jehova, ngenxa yenceku yakho, futhi ngokuvumelana nenhliziyo yakho.
wenze bonke lobu bukhulu, ukwazisa zonke lezi zinto ezinkulu.
17:20 O Jehova, akakho onjengawe, futhi akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho.
njengakho konke esikuzwileyo ngezindlebe zethu.
17:21 Futhi yisiphi isizwe emhlabeni ofana nabantu bakho u-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu
wahamba ukuba ahlenge abantu bakhe, akwenzele igama elikhulu
nokwesabeka, ngokuxosha izizwe phambi kwabantu bakho, obani
uhlengile eGibithe na?
17:22 Ngoba abantu bakho u-Israyeli wabenza abantu bakho kuze kube phakade; futhi
wena Jehova waba nguNkulunkulu wabo.
17:23 Ngakho manje, O Jehova, ake izwi olikhulumile mayelana yakho
inceku nendlu yayo mayiqiniswe kuze kube phakade, wenze njengakho konke
ushilo.
17:24 Maliqiniswe, ukuze igama lakho likhulu kuze kube phakade.
bathi: “UJehova Sebawoti unguNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli;
indlu kaDavide inceku yakho mayimiswe phambi kwakho.
17:25 Ngoba wena, O Nkulunkulu wami, uyitshelile inceku yakho ukuthi uzomakhela an
indlu; ngalokho inceku yakho ifumene enhliziyweni yayo ukukhuleka ngaphambili
wena.
17:26 Manje, O Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu, futhi uthembisile lokhu okuhle kuwe
inceku:
17:27 Ngakho-ke makube kuwe ukubusisa indlu yenceku yakho
kuyakuba phambi kwakho kuze kube phakade, ngokuba uyakubusisa, Jehova, kuyakuba njalo
ubusiswe kuze kube phakade.