Setsembiso saNkulunkulu kuDavide
1Kwatsi Davide nase ahleti kahle atintile esigodlweni sakhe, wase ukhuluma kuNathani, umphrofethi, watsi: “Buka la! Mine ngihleti kahle esigodlweni lesakhiwe ngemisedari, kodvwa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze lihleti ethendeni.”
2Nathani waphendvula Davide, watsi: “Loko lonako engcondvweni yakho, kwente, ngobe Simakadze unawe.”
3Ngalobo busuku kwefika livi laSimakadze kuNathani, latsi: 4“Hamba utjele inceku yami Davide, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Akusiwe lotangakhela indlu lapho ngitawuhlala khona. 5Mine angizange sengihlale endlini kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla. Bengisolo ngehla ngenyuka nemathende ngisuka kulelo ngiye kulela, ngisuke kulendzawo ngiye kuleya. 6Yonkhe indzawo lapho bengihamba khona nema-Israyeli, ngase ngasho yini khona kumunye webaholi babo lengangibatfuma kutsi beluse sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngatsi: “Awukangakheli ngani indlu yekuhlala yemisedari?” ’
7“Manje-ke tjela inceku yami Davide, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Ngakutsatsa emadlelweni, ekulandzeleni imihlambi, kutsi utewuba ngumholi wesive sami, ema-Israyeli. 8Benginawe kuyo yonkhe indzawo lapho bewuhamba khona, ngibhubhise tonkhe titsa takho embikwakho. Manje ngitakwenta libito lakho libe njengemabito ebantfu labakhulu emhlabeni. 9Sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngitasentela indzawo lenhle, ngisihlanyele khona kuze kube nelikhaya laso, singaphindzi sikhatsateke. Bantfu lababi bangeke baphindze basicitse njengobe bebenta ekucaleni, 10njengobe benta seloku ngacala kubeka baholi etikwesive sami, ema-Israyeli. Ngitakupha kutsi ubuse etikwato tonkhe titsa takho.
“ ‘Ngikhipha livi kuwe lekutsi Simakadze yena matfupha utakwakhela wena indlu. 11Emalanga akho nase aphelile, sewulele kuboyihlomkhulu, ngiyawuvusa umliba wakho kutsi uhlale esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, loyo lomunye wemadvodzana akho mbamba, ngiyakuwumisa umbuso wakhe. 12Nguye-ke longuyena ayawungakhela indlu, ngiyawumisa sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi phakadze naphakadze. 13Mine ngiyakuba nguyise, yena abe yindvodzana yami. Lutsandvo lwami angisoze ngalususa kuye, njengobe ngalususa kulowo labeyinkhosi embikwakho. 14Ngiyakummisa etikwesive sami nasetikwembuso wami phakadze naphakadze. Sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi siyawuhlala sisimile phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
15Nathani wawabika kuDavide onkhe lamavi aso sonkhe leso sembulo.
Umthandazo waDavide wekubonga
16Inkhosi Davide yase iyahamba yayawungena ethendeni lebukhona baSimakadze, yafike yahlala phansi, yathandaza yatsi:
“Bengingubani mine, Simakadze Nkulunkulu? Yona indlu yaketfu beyiyini kutsi ungangihola kuze kube ngulapha? 17Kwaba shangatsi konkhe loku bekungakeneli kuwe. Awu, Nkulunkulu! Manje sewukhulume ngisho nangelikusasa lendlu yenceku yakho. Yebo, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, ungibheke kwaba shangatsi ngiphakeme kakhulu kunabo bonkhe bantfu.
18“Yini nje lenye lengashiwo nguDavide kuwe ngekuyiphakamisa inceku yakho? Ngobe wena uyayati inceku yakho, 19Simakadze! Ngenca yenceku yakho nangekwentsandvo yakho, wente lentfo lenkhulu kangaka, wase watisa inceku yakho tonkhe letetsembiso letinkhulu.
20“Kute lonjengawe, Simakadze! Futsi kute Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, njengobe tsine sativela ngetindlebe tetfu. 21Kona ngubani nje lonjengesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sive lekukuphela kwaso emhlabeni Nkulunkulu lowaphuma wayakusikhulula kutsi sibe sive sakhe, watakhela wena Libito lelikhulu, wenta timangaliso letinkhulu naletishacisako ngekudvungulula tive ngetive embikwesive sakho lowasikhulula eGibhithe? 22Umise sive sakho, ema-Israyeli, saba ngulesingusona sisakho phakadze naphakadze; wena-ke, Simakadze, wase wuba nguNkulunkulu waso.
23“Manje-ke, Simakadze, sale usigcina setsembiso sakho losentile macondzana nenceku yakho kanye nendlu yayo sime phakadze naphakadze. Yenta njengobe wetsembisile, 24kuze setsembiso sakho sime sitinte, neLibito lakho libe likhulu phakadze naphakadze. Ngaloko-ke bantfu bayawutsi: ‘Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, unguNkulunkulu wa-Israyeli!’ Indlu yenceku yakho Davide iyakuma itinte embikwakho.
25“Wena, Nkulunkulu wami, ukwembulile loko encekwini yakho kutsi uyakuyakhela indlu. Ngako inceku yakho ikhutsatekile kutsi ithandaze kuwe. 26Awu, Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu! Unike inceku yakho lesetsembiso lesihle. 27Manje-ke shangatsi kungakujabulisa kubusisa indlu yenceku yakho kuze ichubeke njalo embikwakho; ngobe wena Simakadze uyibusisile, futsi iyawubusiseka phakadze naphakadze.”
