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29:1 UDavide inkosi wathi kulo lonke ibandla: "Solomoni wami."
indodana, eyedwa uNkulunkulu ayikhethileyo, isencane futhi ithambile, futhi iyasebenza
sikhulu, ngokuba isigodlo asisona esomuntu, kodwa ngekaJehova uNkulunkulu.
29:2 Manje mina ngilungisele indlu kaNkulunkulu wami igolide ngamandla ami
okokwenziwa ngegolide, nesiliva okwezinto zesiliva, kanye
ithusi libe ngokwezinto zethusi, insimbi ibe ngeyensimbi, nemithi ibe ngezokhuni
izinto zokhuni; amatshe eshohamu, namatshe okufakwa, amatshe akhazimulayo;
kanye nangemibala eyahlukene, kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo zamatshe ayigugu, netshe lemabula
amatshe ngobuningi.
29:3 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngoba ngiye wabeka uthando lwami endlini kaNkulunkulu wami, Ngiye
ngokwenzuzo yami, yegolide nesiliva, engiyinike uJehova
indlu kaNkulunkulu wami, phezu kwakho konke engikulungisele okungcwele
indlu,
29:4 Ngisho amatalenta ayizinkulungwane ezintathu egolide egolideni lase-Ofiri, futhi eziyisikhombisa
amathalenta ayizinkulungwane zesiliva elicwengekileyo ukunameka izindonga zezindlu
kanye:
29:5 Igolide izinto zegolide, futhi isiliva izinto zesiliva, futhi
ukuze wonke umsebenzi wenziwe ngezandla zabadwebi. Futhi ubani
uzimisele ukungcwelisa namuhla inkonzo yakhe kuJehova na?
29:6 Khona-ke izinhloko zawoyise nezikhulu zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, futhi
izinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu kanye nababusi benkosi
umsebenzi, onikelwa ngokuzithandela,
29:7 Futhi wanikela enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu izinkulungwane ezinhlanu zegolide
amathalenta, namadarike ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi esiliva, kanye
zethusi amatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu
insimbi.
29:8 Futhi labo kwatholakala kubo amatshe ayigugu bawanikela engcebweni
wendlu kaJehova ngesandla sikaJehiyeli umGereshoni.
29:9 Khona-ke abantu bajabula, ngoba banikela ngokuzithandela, ngoba nge
banikela ngenhliziyo epheleleyo kuJehova, noDavide inkosi
futhi bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu.
29:10 Ngakho uDavide wambonga uJehova phambi kwebandla lonke, futhi uDavide
wathi: “Mawubongwe wena Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ubaba kuze kube phakade naphakade.
29:11 Ngobakho, O Jehova, ubukhulu, namandla, nenkazimulo, futhi
ukunqoba, nobukhosi: kukho konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni
ngeyakho; ngowakho umbuso, Jehova, uphakeme njengenhloko
Ngaphezu kwakho konke.
29:12 Ingcebo nodumo kuvela kuwe, futhi wena ubusa phezu kwakho konke; futhi ku
isandla sakho singamandla namandla; nasesandleni sakho ukukhulisa;
lokunika bonke amandla.
29:13 Ngakho manje, Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakubonga, futhi sidumise igama lakho elikhazimulayo.
29:14 Kodwa ngingubani mina, futhi bayini abantu bami, ukuze sikwazi ukunikeza kanjalo
ngokuzithandela ngemva kwalolu hlobo? ngoba konke kuvela kuwe, lakwakho
sikunikile.
29:15 Ngoba thina singabafokazi phambi kwakho, futhi sojourners, njengoba nje sonke sabethu
obaba: izinsuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengethunzi, futhi akukho
ehlala.
29:16 O Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, yonke le nqola esiye salungisa ukwakha wena
indlu yegama lakho elingcwele ivela esandleni sakho, futhi yonke ingeyakho.
29:17 Ngiyazi, Nkulunkulu wami, ukuthi uhlola inhliziyo, futhi uyakujabulela
ubuqotho. Mina-ke, nginobuqotho benhliziyo yami
nginikele ngokuthokoza zonke lezi zinto;
abantu abakhona lapha, ukuze banikele kuwe ngokuthokoza.
29:18 O Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, Isaka, no-Israyeli, okhokho bethu, gcina lokhu
njalo emicabangweni yemicabango yenhliziyo yabantu bakho, futhi
lungisa izinhliziyo zabo kuwe;
29:19 Futhi unike uSolomoni indodana yami inhliziyo ephelele ukugcina imiyalo yakho.
ubufakazi bakho, nezimiso zakho, futhi enze zonke lezi zinto, futhi
yakha isigodlo, engilungisele sona.
29:20 UDavide wathi kulo lonke ibandla: "Manje bongani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Futhi
inhlangano yonke yambonga uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, yakhothama
behlise amakhanda abo, bakhuleka kuJehova nasenkosini.
29:21 Bahlabela uJehova imihlatshelo, futhi banikela ngokushiswa
iminikelo kaJehova ngakusasa emva kwalolo suku, inkulungwane
izinkunzi, nezinqama eziyinkulungwane, namawundlu ayinkulungwane kanye nokuphuzwayo kwakho
iminikelo nemihlatshelo eminingi ka-Israyeli wonke;
29:22 Badla, baphuza phambi kukaJehova ngalolo suku ngokuthokoza okukhulu.
Basebembeka uSolomoni indodana kaDavida inkosi ngokwesibili
wamgcobela uJehova ukuba abe ngumbusi omkhulu, noSadoki abe yinkosi
umpristi.
29:23 USolomoni wayesehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova njengenkosi esikhundleni sikaDavide wakhe
uyise, futhi waphumelela; wonke u-Israyeli wamlalela.
29:24 Futhi zonke izikhulu, futhi amadoda anamandla, futhi wonke amadodana ngokufanayo of
inkosi uDavide yazithoba phansi kukaSolomoni inkosi.
29:25 UJehova wamkhulisa uSolomoni kakhulu emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli.
futhi wamnika ubukhosi bobukhosi obungazange bube phezu kwanoma iyiphi inkosi
phambi kwakhe kwa-Israyeli.
29:26 Ngakho uDavide, indodana kaJese, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke.
29:27 Futhi isikhathi abusa phezu kuka-Israyeli kwaba iminyaka engamashumi amane; iminyaka eyisikhombisa
wabusa eHebroni, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu
eJerusalema.
29:28 Wafa esemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku nengcebo nodumo.
USolomoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
29:29 Manje izindaba zikaDavide inkosi, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe
encwadini kaSamuweli umboni, nasencwadini kaNathani umprofethi,
nasencwadini kaGadi umboni,
29:30 Nakho konke ukubusa kwakhe namandla akhe, futhi izikhathi wadlula phezu kwakhe, futhi
phezu kuka-Israyeli, naphezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe.