IZIKRONIKE II 6

₁Khona wakhuluma uSolomoni, wathi: UJehova ushilo ukuthi uyakuhlala esigayegayeni.

₂Kepha ngikwakhele indlu yokuhlala, indawo yokuhlala kwakho kuze kube-phakade.

₃Inkosi yayisiphenduka, yalibusisa lonke ibandla lakwaIsrayeli, lonke ibandla lakwaIsrayeli lalimi.

₄Yathi: Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli owakhuluma ngomlomo wakhe kuDavide ubaba, ukugcwalisile ngesandla sakhe, ethi:

₅Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami uIsrayeli ezweni laseGibithe angikhethanga-muzi ezizweni zonke zakwaIsrayeli ukwakha indlu ukuba igama lami libe-khona lapho, futhi angikhethanga-muntu ukuba abe-ngumbusi wabantu bami uIsrayeli,

₆kodwa ngikhethé iJerusalema ukuba igama lami libe-khona lapho, ngakhetha noDavide ukuba abe-phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli.

₇Kwakusenhliziyweni kaDavide ubaba ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli indlu.

₈Kepha uJehova wathi kuDavide ubaba: Njengokuba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela igama lami indlu, wenza kahle, ngokuba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho lokho;

₉kepha wena awuyikwakha indlu, kodwa indodana yakho eyakuphuma okhalweni lwakho, yiyona eyakwakhela igama lami indlu.

₁₀UJehova uliqinisile izwi alikhulumayo, ngokuba mina ngivelile esikhundleni sikaDavide ubaba, ngihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwaIsrayeli njengokusho kuka Jehova, ngakhele igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli indlu.

₁₁Ngiwumisile lapho umphongolo okukuwo isivumelwano sikaJehova asenza nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₁₂Wema phambi kwealtare likaJehova ebusweni balo lonke ibandla lakwaIsrayeli, welula izandla zakhe,

₁₃ngokuba uSolomoni wayenzile ibhesitulu* lethusi; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nobubanzi balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nokuphakama kwalo kwakuyizingalo ezintathu; walimisa phakathi negceke, wema kulo, wayeseguqa ngamadolo phambi kwalo lonke ibandla lakwaIsrayeli, welulela izandla zakhe ngasezulwini,

₁₄ethi: Jehova Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, akakho unkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini noma emhlabeni, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nezinceku zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo,

₁₅ogciné nenceku yakho uDavide ubaba lokho owakusho kuyo; yebo, owakukhuluma ngomlomo wakho usukugcwalisile ngesandla sakho njengokuba kunjalo namuhla.

₁₆Ngalokho, Jehova Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, gcina nenceku yakho uDavide ubaba lokho owakusho kuyo ukuthi: Akuyikunqunywa-muntu kuwe emehlweni ami ukuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwaIsrayeli, uma kuphela abantwana bakho beqaphela indlela yabo ukuba bahambe emthethweni wami, njengalokho wena uhambé phambi kwami.

₁₇Ngalokho, Jehova Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, maliqiniseke izwi lakho owalikhuluma encekwini yakho uDavide.

₁₈Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuhlala impela nabantu emhlabeni na? Bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu alinakukwanela; pho, kakhulu kangakanani lendlu encane engiyakhileyo na?

₁₉Mawubheke umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, uzwe ukukhala nokukhuleka, inceku yakho ekukhuleka phambi kwakho namuhla,

₂₀ukuba amehlo akho avulekele lendlu ubusuku nemini, indawo owasho ngayo ukuthi uyakubeka khona igama lakho, uze ulalele umkhuleko inceku yakho eyakuwukhuleka ibhekene nalendawo.

₂₁Kulalele ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwabantu bakho uIsrayeli abayakukukhuleka bebhekene nalendawo, ukuzwe usendaweni yakho yokuhlala ezulwini, nalapho usuzwile, uthethelele.

₂₂Uma umuntu ona umakhelwane wakhe, athweswe isifungo sokumfungisa, abeseza ukufunga phambi kwealtare lakho kulendlu,

₂₃mawuzwe wena ezulwini, wenze, wahlulele izinceku zakho, kuphindiselwe konecala, ubeke indlela yakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe, uthethelele olungileyo, umnike njengokulunga kwakhe.

₂₄Uma abantu bakho uIsrayeli benqotshwa yisitha, ngokuba bonile kuwe, kepha bese bebuya bephindela kuwe, balivume igama lakho, bakhuleke, banxuse kuwe kulendlu,

₂₅mawuzwe wena ezulwini, uthethelele isono sabantu bakho uIsrayeli, ubabuyisele ezweni owalinika bona nawoyise.

₂₆Lapho izulu livaliwe, imvula ingekho, ngokuba bonile kuwe, kepha bese bekhuleka bebhekene nalendawo, balivume igama lakho, baphenduke esonweni sabo, ngokuba uyabajezisa,

₂₇mawuzwe wena ezulwini, uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho nesabantu bakho uIsrayeli, lapho ubafundisa indlela enhle abayakuhamba ngayo, uthume imvula ezweni lakho obaniké abantu bakho libe-yifa labo.

₂₈Uma kukhona indlala ezweni, noma kukhona isifo, noma kukhona ukuhamuka, nesikhutha, nesikhonyane, nemiswenya, noma izitha zabo zibavimbezela ezweni lemizi yabo, noma kuyiphi inhlupheko nasiphi isifo,

₂₉besekuzwakala namuphi umkhuleko nakuphi ukunxusa noma ngumuphi umuntu noma yibo bonke abantu bakho uIsrayeli abayakwazi, kube-yilowo nalowo inhlupheko yakhe nosizi lwakhe, elulele izandla zakhe kulendlu,

₃₀mawuzwe wena ezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, uthethelele, unike, kube-yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe zonke, wena owaziyo inhliziyo yakhe — ngokuba wena kuphela uyazi izinhliziyo zabantwana babantu —

₃₁ukuba bakwesabe, bahambe ngezindlela zakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwabo ezweni owalinika obaba.

₃₂Futhi owezizwe ongesiye owabantu bakho uIsrayeli, lapho evela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho elikhulu nesandla sakho esinamandla nengalo yakho eyeluliweyo, abesefika ukukhuleka kulendlu,

₃₃mawuzwe wena ezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, wenze njengakho konke lowezizwe akhala ngakho kuwe, ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi igama lakho, bakwesabe wena njengabantu bakho uIsrayeli, nokuze bazi ukuthi lendlu engiyakhileyo ibiziwe ngegama lakho.

₃₄Uma abantu bakho bephuma impi ukulwa nezitha zabo ngendlela obathuma ngayo, bese bekhuleka kuJehova bebhekene nalomuzi owukhethileyo nalendlu engiyakhele igama lakho,

₃₅mawuzwe wena ezulwini umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubavume.

₃₆Uma bona kuwe — ngokuba akukhomuntu ongoniyo — besewubathukuthelela wena, ubanikele esitheni, ukuze ababathumbayo babamukisele ezweni lesitha, likude noma liseduze,

₃₇kepha bese becabanga ezweni lapho bethunjelwe khona, baphenduke, banxuse kuwe ezweni lababathumbayo ngokuthi: Sonile, senzile ngokuphambeneyo, saziphatha kabi;

₃₈uma bephendukela kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, lapho bebathumbele khona, bakhuleke bebhekene nezwe lakubo owalinika oyise, nomuzi owukhethileyo, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho,

₃₉mawuzwe wena ezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubavume, uthethelele abantu bakho abonile kuwe.

₄₀Ngalokho, Nkulunkulu wami, amehlo akho mawavulekele, nezindlebe zakho maziwulalele umkhuleko owenziwa kulendawo.

₄₁Ngalokho:

₄₂Jehova Nkulunkulu, ungafulatheli ogcotshiweyo wakho; khumbula umusa wakho kuDavide inceku yakho.