2 Samuweli
7:1 Kwathi lapho inkosi ihlezi endlini yayo, futhi uJehova wayenaye
wamnika ukuphumula kuzo zonke izitha zakhe;
7:2 Inkosi yathi kuNathani umprofethi: "Bheka, manje mina ngihlala endlini
ngemisedari, kepha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uhlala ngaphakathi kwezilenge.
3 UNathani wathi enkosini: "Hamba, wenze konke okusenhliziyweni yakho; Okwe
uJehova unawe.
7:4 Kwathi ngalobo busuku, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye
uNathan, wathi,
' 7:5 Hamba uyetshela inceku yami uDavide, 'Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Wena uyakungakhela
indlu engingahlala kuyo?
7:6 Nakuba angizange ngihlale kunoma iyiphi indlu kusukela esikhathini engakhula ngaso
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma eGibithe kuze kube namuhla, kodwa bahambile
etendeni nasetabernakele.
7:7 Kuzo zonke izindawo lapho ngihambe nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
ngakhuluma izwi kwesinye sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli engayala ngaso
yalusa abantu bami u-Israyeli ngokuthi: 'Aningakheli ngani indlu yemisedari?
7:8 Manje uyakusho kanjalo encekwini yami uDavide: Usho kanje uJehova
Jehova Sebawoti, ngakuthatha esibayeni, ekulandeleni izimvu;
ngibe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami, phezu kuka-Israyeli;
7:9 Futhi nganginawe nomaphi lapho wawuya khona, futhi nganquma konke
izitha zakho ebusweni bakho, wakwenzela igama elikhulu njengalo
egameni lezikhulu ezisemhlabeni.
7:10 Futhi ngizobamisela indawo abantu bami u-Israyeli, futhi ngizotshala
ukuze bahlale endaweni yabo, bangabe besathutha;
futhi abantwana bobubi ngeke besabahlupha, njengoba
ngaphambili,
7:11 Futhi njengoba kusukela esikhathini engayala abahluleli phezu kwabantu bami
Israyeli, ngikuphumuze ezitheni zakho zonke. Futhi i-
UJehova uyakutshela ukuthi uyakukwenzela indlu.
7:12 Futhi lapho izinsuku zakho zigcwaliseka, futhi uyolala koyihlo, I
iyakumisa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, eyakuphuma ezibilinini zakho;
ngizawuqinisa umbuso wakhe.
7:13 Yena uyokwakhela igama lami indlu, futhi ngizomisa isihlalo sobukhosi
umbuso wakhe kuze kube phakade.
7:14 Mina ngizakuba nguyise, yena abe yindodana yami. Uma enza okubi, I
lizamjezisa ngentonga yabantu langemivimbo yaso
izingane zabantu:
7:15 Kodwa umusa wami ngeke usuke kuye, njengoba nje ngawususa kuSawule.
engimbeka phambi kwakho.
7:16 Futhi indlu yakho nombuso wakho iyoqiniswa kuze kube phakade
isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sizaqiniswa kuze kube nininini.
7:17 Njengawo wonke la mazwi, futhi ngokuvumelana nawo wonke lo mbono, kanjalo wenza
UNathani ukhulume noDavide.
7:18 Khona-ke inkosi uDavide wangena, wahlala phambi kukaJehova, futhi wathi: "Ngingubani mina?
O Nkosi Jehova? futhi iyini indlu yami ukuba ungilethe kuze kube manje na?
7:19 Futhi lokhu bekusekuncane emehlweni akho, O Nkosi Jehova; kodwa unakho
wakhuluma nangendlu yenceku yakho kusekude kakhulu. Futhi kunjalo
Le yindlela yomuntu, Nkosi Jehova?
7:20 Futhi yini uDavide angasho okwengeziwe kuwe? ngoba wena Nkosi Jehova uyakwazi okwakho
inceku.
7:21 Ngenxa yezwi lakho, futhi ngokuvumelana nenhliziyo yakho siqu, wenzile
zonke lezi zinto ezinkulu ukuba uzazise inceku yakho.
7:22 Ngakho umkhulu, O Jehova Nkulunkulu, ngoba akekho ofana nawe.
futhi akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho njengakho konke esinakho
wezwa ngezindlebe zethu.
7:23 Futhi yisiphi isizwe emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho, ngisho u-Israyeli,
uNkulunkulu ahamba ukuzihlengela abantu bakhe, amenzele igama;
nokukwenzela izinto ezinkulu nezesabekayo ezweni lakho, phambi kwakho
abantu, owahlengela wena eGibhithe, ezizweni kanye
onkulunkulu babo?
7:24 Ngoba uziqinisele kuwe abantu bakho u-Israyeli ukuba babe abantu
wena kuze kube phakade; wena Jehova usube nguNkulunkulu wabo.
7:25 Manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, izwi olikhulumile mayelana yakho
inceku, nendlu yayo, kuqinise kuze kube phakade, wenze njengakho konke
ushilo.
7:26 Futhi malidunyiswe igama lakho kuze kube phakade, ngokuthi: 'UJehova Sebawoti unguJehova
Nkulunkulu phezu kuka-Israyeli, indlu yenceku yakho uDavide iqiniswe
phambi kwakho.
7:27 Ngoba wena, O Jehova Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wembule encekwini yakho.
ethi: Ngizakwakhela indlu;
inhliziyo yakhe ukukhuleka lomkhuleko kuwe.
7:28 Manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu, futhi amazwi akho abe yiqiniso, futhi wena
ukhulume lokhu okuhle encekwini yakho;
7:29 Ngakho-ke, manje ake kuthandeke kuwe ukubusisa indlu yenceku yakho
kuyakuma phambi kwakho kuze kube phakade, ngokuba wena Nkosi Jehova ukhulumile
futhi ngesibusiso sakho mayibusiswe indlu yenceku yakho
njalo.