Bible Reading Plan – Day 90

₁Akuba ukumkani ezinzile kwikomkhulu lakhe, *noNdikhoyo emnike ukuphumla kuzo zonke iintshaba ezimnqongileyo, ₂wathetha *nomshumayeli uNatan wathi: “Khangela, mna ndihlala kwibhotwe elakhiwe ngamaplanga omsedare, ukanti yona ityesi kaThixo ihlala nje ententeni!”

₃UNatan wathi kukumkani: “Nantoni na oyicingayo qhubela phambili uyenze, kuba uNdikhoyo unawe.”

₄Ngobo busuku ke lafika kuNatan ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₅“Hamba, uye kuxelela isicaka sam uDavide uthi: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ngaba iya kuba nguwe na ondakhela indlu endiya kuhlala kuyo? ₆Ukususela mhla ndawakhupha eJiputa amaSirayeli, kude kube namhlanje, andizange ndihlale endlwini; bendisoloko ndihamba-hamba ndihlala ententeni, nditsho kanye umnquba. ₇Oko ndajikeleza ndihamba namaSirayeli, andizange ndikhalaze kwiinkokheli endaziyalela ukuba zaluse abantu bam, andizange ndizibuze ndithi: Ngani ukuba ningandakheli indlu yomsedare?’

₈“Ke ngoko yithi kuDavide isicaka sam: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: Wena Davide ndakuthatha emadlelweni ekwaluseni iigusha, ndakwenza umlawuli wabantu bam amaSirayeli. ₉Ndakukhapha kwiindawo zonke owawuhamba kuzo, ndazisusa zonke iintshaba zakho phambi kwakho. Ngoko ke ngoku igama lakho ndiza kulenza lidume lifane nelabakhulu emhlabeni. ₁₀Abantu bam amaSirayeli ndobabonela indawo abaza kuma kuyo, ndibazinzise, babe nendawo yabo, bangabuye babandezelwe nanini na. Abantu abakhohlakeleyo abayi kuba sabacinezela njengoko bebesenjenjalo ngaphambili, ₁₁ukusukela kwimihla endabamisela abantu bam amaSirayeli iinkokheli. Ndiza kukwenza uphumle kuzo zonke iintshaba zakho.

“ ‘UNdikhoyo utsho kuwe ukuthi nguye ngokwakhe oya kuyizinzisa indlu yakho. ₁₂Yakuphela imihla yakho, xa sewuye kuphumla kooyihlo, ndokuvusela ihlumelo, lithathe isikhundla sakho. Ewe, nditsho omnye woonyana bakho oyinyama negazi lakho. Ndiya kuluzinzisa ulawulo lwakhe. ₁₃Nguye ke oya kulakhela indlu igama lam, ndiluzinzise ulawulo lombuso wakhe ngonaphakade. ₁₄Mna ndiya kuba nguyise kuye, yena abe ngunyana wam, xa onile abantu ndiya kubenza intonga endimohlwaya ngabo nemivumbo endimbetha ngabo. ₁₅Inceba yam ayisayi kuze ishenxe kuye njengokuba ndênjenjalo kuSawule endamsusa esihlalweni ukuze kungene wena. ₁₆Indlu yakho ndiya kuyizinzisa, ubukumkani bakho buhlale buhleli, ulawulo lwakho luhlale ngonaphakade.’ ”

₁₇Ke uNatan waya kuxelela uDavide onke amazwi alo mbono.

₁₈Ke kaloku ukumkani uDavide wangena waya kuhlala phambi *koNdikhoyo, waza wathi: “Kuxa ndingubani mna, Nkosi yam Ndikhoyo? Iyintoni yona indlu yam, ukuba ude uze kundibeka kule ndawo ndikuyo ngoku? ₁₉Kanti ke akwanelanga ukwenjenjalo kuphela, Nkosi yam Ndikhoyo: ngoku uthetha nangekamva lendlu yesicaka sakho. Ngaba le yindlela yakho omphatha ngayo umntu, Nkosi yam Ndikhoyo?

₂₀“Mandithini, mna Davide, ukuthetha nawe, Nkosi yam Ndikhoyo? Kaloku uyabazi ubunjani besicaka sakho. ₂₁Ngenxa yelizwi lakho nangokokuthanda kwakho wenze le nto inkulu kangaka, ngenxa yesithembiso nobubele bakho, waza wayazisa kwisicaka sakho.

₂₂“Yiyo ke loo nto ndithi umkhulu, wena Ndikhoyo Nkosi yam. Akukho onjengawe, kungekho naThixo ngaphandle kwakho, njengoko sazivelayo ngezi zethu iindlebe. ₂₃Ngoobani abanjengabantu bakho amaSirayeli? Kaloku wona asisizwe ekukuphela kwaso ehlabathini esiThixo waso waphumayo waya kuzikhululela abantu bakhe, ukuze azenzele igama ngezigigaba ezimangalisayo, xa wawuqwakanisa izizwe uzigxotha kunye *noothixo bazo, khon' ukuze endaweni yazo kungene abantu owabakhulula kwelaseJiputa. ₂₄Ubazinzisile abantu bakho amaSirayeli, wabenza bangabakho ncakasana ngonaphakade. Wena ke, Ndikhoyo, waba nguThixo wabo.

₂₅“Ngoku ke, Thixo Ndikhoyo, isithembiso osenzileyo ngokuphathelele kwisicaka sakho kunye nendlu yaso mawusigcine ngonaphakade. Yenza ngokwesithembiso sakho ₂₆ukuze igama lakho libalasele ngonaphakade. Nabantu ke botsho bathi: ‘UNdikhoyo onamandla onke nguThixo kaSirayeli.’ Nendlu yesicaka sakho uDavide ke iya kuzinza phambi kwakho.

₂₇“Nguwe kaloku, Ndikhoyo onamandla onke, Thixo wakwaSirayeli, ondityhilele ezi zinto mna sicaka sakho. Nguwe othe: ‘Indlu yakho ndiza kuyakha.’ Yiyo ke loo nto isicaka sakho sibe nobuganga bokwenza kuwe lo mthandazo. ₂₈Nkosi yam Ndikhoyo, wena unguThixo, yaye amazwi akho athembekile. Isicaka sakho usenzele esi sithembiso sihle kangakanana. ₂₉Ndiyakubongoza ke, yithamsanqele indlu yesicaka sakho, ize ihlale ikukhonza njalo. Kaloku, Ndikhoyo, Nkosi yam, kutsho wena ukuba indlu yesicaka sakho uya kuhlala uyithamsanqela ngonaphakade.”

₁Ke kaloku ekuhambeni kwexesha uDavide wawahlasela amaFilistiya, wawoyisa, wabuhlutha ubukhosi esandleni sawo.

₂Ngokunjalo wawoyisa namaMowabhi. Uwalalise phantsi emhlabeni, wathatha intambo, wawalinganisa ngayo, isibini sobude bawo wasibulala, ke sona esesithathu sisonke wasiyeka saphila. AmaMowabhi aba phantsi kukaDavide ke, amnika imirhumo.

₃Kananjalo uDavide walwa nokumkani waseZobha uHadadizere unyana kaRehobhi, xa kanye wayezama ukubuyisela ulawulo lwakhe kummandla womlambo iEfrati. ₄UDavide wathimba iwaka leenqwelo zakhe, kunye namawaka asixhenxe abakhweli-mahashe, ngokunjalo namashumi amabini amawaka amajoni ahamba ngeenyawo. Amahashe ke wawanqumla imisipha, washiya amahashe eenqwelo alikhulu.

₅Athe ke ama-Aram aseDamasko akuzama ukuncedisa uHadadizere ukumkani waseZobha, wasuka uDavide wabulala amashumi amabini anambini amawaka awo. ₆Wasuka ke wabeka amabutho akhe kuwo wonke umbuso wama-Aram aseDamasko, ahlala ephantsi kwakhe, akhupha imirhumo kuye. UDavide wanikwa uloyiso nguNdikhoyo konke apho ahamba khona. ₇UDavide wawahlutha amakhaka egolide awayengawamaphakathi kaHadadizere, waya nawo eJerusalem. ₈Kwiidolophu zikaHadadizere iTebha neBherotayi ukumkani uDavide wathimba intaphane yobhedu.

₉Zaya kutsho naseHamati kukumkani uToyi iindaba zokoyiswa komkhosi kaHadadizere nguDavide. ₁₀Wandulula unyana wakhe uYoram ukuba ase imibuliso yakhe kukumkani uDavide, avuyisane naye ngokoyisa kwakhe uHadadizere owalwa kaninzi-ninzi nokumkani uToyi. UYoram waphathela uDavide izipho ezenziwe ngegolide nangesiliva nangobhedu.

₁₁Ezo zipho uDavide wazinikezela kuNdikhoyo, kwanjengoko wenjenjalo nangesiliva negolide awayeyithimbe kwizizwe zonke azoyisileyo: ₁₂ama-Aram, amaMowabhi, ama-Amon, amaFilistiya, kunye nama-Amaleki. Wanikezela nangamaxhoba awawathimba kukumkani waseZobha uHadadizere unyana kaRehobhi.

₁₃UDavide wazenzela igama ukubuya kwakhe emva kokubulala ishumi elinesibhozo lamawaka amaEdom kwiNtlambo yeTyiwa. ₁₄Wamisa amabutho akhe kulo lonke elase-Edom, aza amaEdom aba phantsi koDavide. UNdikhoyo wamnika uloyiso uDavide konke apho ahamba khona.

₁₅Ke kaloku uDavide walawula uSirayeli ewonke jikelele, ebaphethe kakuhle nangobulungisa bonke abantu bakhe. ₁₆UJowabhi, unyana kaZeruya, wayeyinjengele yomkhosi, uYoshafati, unyana ka-Ahilude, engumthathi-manqaku. ₁₇Ke yena uZadoki, unyana ka-Ahitubhi, noAhimeleki, unyana ka-Abhiyatare, babengababingeleli, uSeraya yena engunobhala. ₁₈UBhenaya, unyana kaJoyada, wayongamele abalindi abangamaKreti namaPleti. Ke bona oonyana bakaDavide bengabacebisi bakakumkani.

₁UDavide wathi: “Ngaba akusekho nampunde na iseleyo kumzi kaSawule? Ndifuna ukuyenzela inceba ngenxa kaJonatan.”

₂Kwakukho isicaka sakwaSawule apho, uZibha igama. Kwathiwa masiye phambi kokumkani. Wasibuza ukumkani sakufika wathi: “UnguZibha wena?”

Saphendula sathi: “Ewe, ndinguye umkhonzi wakho.”

₃Uqhube wathi ukumkani: “Ngaba kusekho impunde ekhoyo endlwini kaSawule? Ndifuna ukubonakalisa inceba kaThixo kuyo.”

UZibha wathi kukumkani: “Ewe, kusekho unyana kaJonatan; nto nje ulimele iinyawo zombini.”

₄Ukumkani wathi kuye: “Uphi apho akhoyo?”

UZibha wathi kukumkani: “Uhlala kwaMakire, unyana ka-Amiyeli, eLodebhare.”

₅Ke ukumkani uDavide wamsusa uMefibhoshete endlwini kaMakire unyana ka-Amiyeli eLodebhare.

₆Akufika phambi kokumkani uDavide, uMefibhoshete unyana kaJonatan unyana kaSawule wathi guqaqa ngobuso, wakhahlela kukumkani. UDavide wathi: “Mefibhoshete!”

Yena wathi: “Ndim, mna sicaka sakho.”

₇Uthe kuye uDavide: “Uze ungoyiki. Ndifuna ukukwenzela inceba ngenxa kayihlo uJonatan. Umhlaba kayihlo-mkhulu uSawule ndifuna ukuwubuyisela kuwe, yaye ndifuna udle etafileni yam lonke ixesha.”

₈Ubuye wakhahlela uMefibhoshete, wathi: “Mhlekazi, uyintoni na umkhonzi wakho ukuba uthathe ingqalelo ngenja efileyo enjengam nje?”

₉Ukumkani wabiza uZibha isicaka sikaSawule, wathi kuye: “Yonke into yakwaSawule inkosi yakho ndiyinika umzukulwana wakhe uMefibhoshete. ₁₀Nguwe ke kunye noonyana bakho nezicaka zakwakho abaza kusebenza kulaa mhlaba wenkosi yakho uSawule, nilimele usapho lwakhe, nilondle ngaloo ndlela. Yena ke uMefibhoshete, umzukulwana wenkosi yakho, wohlala esitya isonka etafileni yam.” Wayeneshumi elinesihlanu loonyana uZibha, kunye namashumi amabini ezicaka.

₁₁UZibha wathi kukumkani: “Isicaka sakho siya kukwenza konke umhlekazi inkosi yam asiyalela isicaka sakhe ukuba sikwenze.” Ke uMefibhoshete wayesitya etafileni kaDavide ngokungathi ungomnye woonyana bakakumkani. ₁₂Wayenomntwana oyinkwenkwe uMefibhoshete, ogama linguMika. Bonke abantu ababehlala kwaZibha baba zizicaka zikaMefibhoshete. ₁₃Yena uMefibhoshete wayehlala eJerusalem, esitya njalo kwitafile kakumkani. Wayelimele kuzo zombini iinyawo.

₁Emva koko wafa ukumkani wama-Amon, kwaza ke esikhundleni sakhe kwalawula uHanun unyana wakhe. ₂Ke uDavide wathi: “Mandimenzele ububele uHanum unyana kaNahashe njengoko wandenzelayo ububele uyise.” Wathuma izigidimi ke uDavide ukuba ziye kukhuza ukumkani uHanum ngenxa kayise.

Athe ke loo madoda kaDavide akufika kwelama-Amon ₃izikhulu zama-Amon zathi kuHanun inkosi yazo: “Ucinga ukuba ngaba uDavide lo unika imbeko kuyihlo ngokuthumela la madoda kuwe, esithi eze kukukhuza? Ayikho loo nto! La madoda ngoongcothoza; athunywe nguDavide ukuza kuhlola esi sixeko ukuze akwazi ukusibhukuqa.”

₄UHanun wasuka wawabamba loo madoda kaDavide, wawagugula iindevu icala elinye, nezambatho zawo wazigumpula embindini kwaya kuthi xhaxhe ezimpundwini, waza ke wawandulula. ₅Uthe ke uDavide akuxelelwa ngoko kwenzekileyo, wathumela izigidimi, zawahlangabeza loo madoda, kuba kaloku ayehlaziswe gqitha. Ukumkani wathi: “Hlalani eJeriko, ningabuyi de zikhule iindevu.”

₆Ke kaloku ama-Amon aqonda ukuba amkhubekisile uDavide, aza aya kuqesha amashumi amabini amawaka amadoda omkhosi ahamba ngeenyawo kuma-Aram kwimimandla yaseBhete-rehobhi naseZobha. Kukumkani waseMahaka aqesha iwaka lamadoda, laza ishumi elinambini lamawaka laqeshwa eTobhi.

₇Akuyiva loo nto uDavide wakhupha uJowabhi nomkhosi wonke wamagorha. ₈Ama-Amon aphuma akha uhlelo lokulwa ngasesangweni lesixeko. Ama-Aram aseZobha nawaseRehobhi, namadoda aseTobhi naseMaka, athi gingqi odwa phaya ethafeni.

₉Ke kaloku uJowabhi wabona ukuba uphahlwe ngumkhosi ngaphambili nangasemva. Ngoko ke wakhetha awona mabutho aphambili kwaSirayeli, wawamisa ajongana nama-Aram. ₁₀Elinye icandelo lomkhosi walinika umntakwabo uAbhishayi, waza wawahlela loo madoda ajongana nama-Amon. ₁₁UJowabhi wathi: “Ukuba athe andongamela ama-Aram la, kofuneka uze kundihlangula; ukanti ke xa ethe akongamela ama-Amon, nam ndoza kukuhlangula. ₁₂Uze uqine, silwe ngobukroti, ngenxa yabantu bethu, nangenxa yezixeko zikaThixo. UNdikhoyo uya kwenza oko kukholekileyo kuye.” ₁₃UJowabhi namabutho akhe bafunza kuwo ama-Aram, aza wona abaleka. ₁₄Athe ke ama-Amon akubona ama-Aram ebaleka, asuka nawo abaleka angena ngaphakathi esixekweni, esaba kuAbhishayi umntakwabo-Jowabhi. Ngoko ke uJowabhi wabuya ekulweni nama-Amon, waya eJerusalem nomkhosi wakhe.

₁₅Akubona ukuba oyisiwe ngamaSirayeli, ama-Aram aphinda aqokelelana. ₁₆Ukumkani uHadadizere wathi makulandwe ama-Aram angaphesheya komlambo iEfrati. Aya kuma eHelam, ekhokelwa nguShobhaki, injengele yomkhosi kakumkani uHadadizere.

₁₇Akuva olo daba uDavide wawuqokelela wonke umkhosi wakwaSirayeli, wawela nawo umlambo iJordan, waya kutsho eHelam. Ama-Aram akha uluhlu lokulwa noDavide, zaza zanqoza. ₁₈Kambe ke ama-Aram aswantsuliswa ngamaSirayeli, waza uDavide wabulala amakhulu asixhenxe amajoni eenqwelo, namashumi amane amawaka amajoni akhwela amahashe. Wangxwelerhwa uShobhaki injengele yomkhosi wawo, waza wafa.

₁₉Zonke iikumkani ezaziphantsi kukaHadadizere zathi zakuqonda ukuba ziyoyiswa ngamaSirayeli, zeza zenza uxolo namaSirayeli, zaba ngaphantsi kwawo.

Ukususela oko ama-Aram oyika ukuwanceda emfazweni ama-Amon.

₁Kwathi ngentlako-hlaza ngexesha iikumkani zazidla ngokulwa iimfazwe ngalo, uDavide wandulula uJowabhi kunye namaphakathi nawo wonke umkhosi wakwaSirayeli. Bawachitha-chitha ama-Amon, basingqinga nesixeko sawo iRabha. Ke yena uDavide wayeshiyeke eJerusalem.

₂Ngamhla uthile, ukujika kwelanga, kwathi uDavide esahamba-hamba kumgangatho ophezu kophahla lwebhotwe, esandula ukuvuka emandlalweni wakhe, wabona umfazi ehlamba umzimba. Yaye iyinzwakazi kanobom leyo. ₃Wathumela umntu uDavide, efuna ukuqonda ukuba wayengubani na loo mfazi. Kwathiwa: “NguBhashebha, intombi kaEliyam. Ngumka-Uriya, umfo waseHeti.”

₄UDavide ke wathumela izigidimi ukuba zize naye. Waziswa ke kuye, waza yena walala naye. Oku kwenzeka xa loo mfazi wayesandula ukuzihlambulula emva kokuba sexesheni. Emva koko uBhashebha wabuyela emzini wakhe. ₅Wamitha ke loo mfazi, waza wathumela kuDavide esithi: “Ndikhulelwe.”

₆UDavide usuke wathumela umyalelo kuJowabhi, wathi: “Mthumele kum apha u-Uriya umHeti.” Ke uJowabhi wamthumela kuDavide u-Uriya. ₇Akufika u-Uriya uDavide wambuza ngempilo kaJowabhi, nempilo yomkhosi, nokuba imfazwe iqhuba njani na. ₈Emva koko uDavide uthe ku-Uriya: “Hamba uye endlwini yakho, ukhe uhlambe iinyawo.” Waphuma ke u-Uriya komkhulu, kwalandela isipho esivela kukumkani, sasiwa kwakhe. ₉Akazange agoduke yena u-Uriya; wasuka waya kulala phaya ngasesangweni lakomkhulu kunye nezicaka zikakumkani.

₁₀Waxelelwa uDavide kwathiwa: “U-Uriya akayanga emzini wakhe.” Waza uDavide wathi ku-Uriya: “Ubuseluhambeni ithuba elide; kutheni ungayanga kulala kwakho nje?”

₁₁U-Uriya wathi kuDavide: “Ityesi yomnqophiso kunye namadoda omkhosi akwaSirayeli nakwaJuda ahlala ezintenteni, kanti noJowabhi inkosi yam kwakunye namaphakathi akho, mhlekazi, aphaya endle, ube wena usithi mna mandigoduke nditye, ndisele, ndilale nomkam! Uhleli nje, inene, andisokuze ndiyenze into enjalo, mhlekazi.”

₁₂Uthe ke uDavide ku-Uriya: “Sewuhlala ke okwanamhlanje; ndiza kukukhulula uhambe ngomso.” Wahlala ke apho eJerusalem ngaloo mhla u-Uriya, nangomhla olandela lowo. ₁₃UDavide wammema, waza watya wasela kunye naye, wamnxilisa. Kodwa nangobo busuku akazange agoduke u-Uriya, suka yena waya kulala kwindawo yakhe ngakwizicaka zakomkhulu.

₁₄Kwakusasa ngengomso uDavide wabhalela uJowabhi incwadi, wayithumela kwangoUriya. ₁₅Udaba lwalusithi: “U-Uriya lowo uze umbeke ngaphambili emsini apho lishushu idabi, nize nihlehle, aze yena angxwelerhwe afe.” ₁₆Kwathi ke ekusingqingeni kwakhe isixeko uJowabhi, wambeka kwelona cala linamagorha u-Uriya. ₁₇Waphuma umkhosi esixekweni, walwa nokaJowabhi. Apho kwawa iqela lamajoni omkhosi kaDavide, wafela apho naye u-Uriya umHeti.

₁₈Emva koko uJowabhi wathumela ingxelo kuDavide malunga nemfazwe, ₁₉wasiyalela isigidimi wathi: “Xa ugqibayo ukumbalisela ukumkani ngako konke okwenzeke edabini, ₂₀ngahle abe nomsindo, akubuze athi: ‘Benisondelelani kangaka kwisixeko sotshaba lwethu? Beningaqondi na ukuba zinganidubula ngeentolo zazo zisithele ngodonga? ₂₁Ngubani na owabulala uAbhimeleki unyana kaJerubhesheti? Akafanga na eTebheze ngokugityiselwa ngumfazi ngelitye lokusila, emi ngaphezu kodonga. Benisondelelani kangaka kudonga lwesixeko?’ Uze ke uthi: ‘Nesicaka sakho u-Uriya umHeti ufile.’ ”

₂₂Eso sigidimi ke saya kufika kuDavide, safika samxelela wonke loo myalelo kaJowabhi. ₂₃Wenjenje loo mfo ukuthetha noDavide: “Mhlekazi, ziphumile iintshaba zethu esixekweni, saqubisana endle. Zithande ukusigqwesa, kodwa sazibetha zahlehla zaya kungena ngesango esixekweni. ₂₄Zithe xa silapho ngasesangweni zasidubula ngeentolo zimi eludongeni, zawachana amanye amajoni akho, mhlekazi. Ngokunjalo nesicaka sakho u-Uriya umHeti ufile.”

₂₅UDavide wathi kwisigidimi eso: “Uze uthi kuJowabhi: ‘Uzungavumi ukuba le nto ikutyhafise; kakade ikrele eli lidla kulo nakulowaa. Sihlasele ngamandla isixeko, usichithe.’ Uze utsho ke, umomeleze.”

₂₆Ke umka-Uriya weva ngokusweleka komyeni wakhe, waza wamzilela. ₂₇Lakudlula ixesha lenzila, uDavide wathi makaye kuthathwa, aze kuhlala ebhotwe, abe ngumkakhe. Wafika apho, wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe. Kambe ke sona isenzo sikaDavide saba sibi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo.