1 IziKronike 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.