Forgiveness – Day 7

₁₂Ke kaloku uSolomon wema phambi kweqonga *likaNdikhoyo, apho phambi kwaloo nginginya yebandla likaSirayeli, waza ke waziphakamisa izandla zakhe. ₁₃Ke kaloku wayenze iqonga lokuma lobhedu, laba ziimitha ezimbini ezinekota ubude nobubanzi, liyimitha enye enekota ukuphakama; walithatha ke walibeka embindini wenkundla engaphandle. Waqabela apho kulo, waza waguqa apho phambi kwaloo nginginya yebandla likaSirayeli, waza izandla zakhe waziphakamisela ezulwini, ₁₄wathi:

“Ewe, Ndikhoyo, Thixo kaSirayeli, akakho uThixo onjengawe ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Kaloku ungulowo uwugcinayo umnqophiso wakhe wokuzithanda izicaka zakhe ezithe rhoqo ngomxhelo wazo wonke ukuhamba ezindleleni zakhe. ₁₅Ngoku ke usigcinile isithembiso sakho kwisicaka sakho uDavide ubawo. Wathembisa ngomlomo wakho; kunamhlanje-nje ke ufezekisile ngesandla sakho.

₁₆“Nangoku ke, Ndikhoyo, Thixo kaSirayeli, isicaka sakho uDavide ubawo khawumgcinele ezo zithembiso wamenzela zona usithi: ‘Akusoze ungabi nayo indoda yokuchopha phambi kwam kwisihlalo sokulawula sakwaSirayeli, ukuba kodwa oonyana bakho bathe bakunyamekela ngandlela zonke ukuhamba phambi kwam ngokomthetho wam njengawe lo.’ ₁₇Ewe, nangoku, Ndikhoyo, Thixo kaSirayeli, ilizwi owalithethayo uthembisa isicaka sakho uDavide malifezeke.

₁₈“Kambe ke, ngaba uThixo angade ahlale emhlabeni phakathi koluntu na? Hayi bo; kaloku namazulu, nditsho namazulu asemajuku-jukwini ngokwawo, akanako ukukuqulatha! Ibeke phi ke yona le ndlu ndiyakhileyo? ₁₉Nakuba kunjalo, Ndikhoyo, Thixo wam, wubekele iindlebe umthandazo wesicaka sakho esizibikayo kuwe. Kuve ukulila nokukhunga kwesicaka sakho esikubongozayo! ₂₀Imini nobusuku ngamana amehlo akho athi ntsho kuyo le ndlu. Kaloku yile wathetha ngayo usithi igama lakho liya kuba kuyo. Ke ngoko wuphulaphule lo mthandazo esiya kuthi isicaka sakho siwubhekise kule ndawo. ₂₁Zibazele iindlebe izikhungo zesicaka sakho ndawonye nabantu bakho xa umthandazo wabo bewubhekisa kule ndawo. Yiva wena usekhayeni lakho ezulwini; ewe, yiva, uvile uxolele.

₂₂“Xa umntu ethe wona ummelwane wakhe kwaza ke kwafuneka enze isifungo, waza ke yena weza kufunga kule ndlu phambi kweqonga lakho, ₂₃wena ke yiva usezulwini, usebenze ngaloo nto. Uze ugwebe phakathi kwezicaka zakho, onetyala umbuyekeze ngesohlwayo esifanele isenzo sakhe. Uze umgwebele umntu omsulwa, khon' ukuze aphuhle ukuba umsulwa.

₂₄“Xa abantu bakho amaSirayeli ethe oyiswa lutshaba ngenxa yokuba ekonile wena, makathi akubuya ebula, evuma igama lakho, ethandaza, esenza isikhungo kuwe kuyo le ndlu, ₂₅wena ke yiva usezulwini, usixolele isono sabantu bakho amaSirayeli, uwabuyisele kulo mhlaba wawunika ooyise.

₂₆“Xa amazulu athe avaleka ayabikho imvula, kuba abantu bakho bekonile, mabathi xa bathe babhekisa kule ndawo ngomthandazo bevuma igama lakho, bezishiya nezono zabo kuba wena ubabandezele, ₂₇wena ke yiva usezulwini, usixolele isono sezicaka zakho, abantu bakho amaSirayeli. Uze ubafundise indlela efanelekileyo yokuziphatha, ulithi jize ngemvula ilizwe elililifa owalinika abantu bakho.

₂₈“Xa kuthe kwakho indlala nokuba ngubhubhani kweli lizwe, okanye kubekho isihlava, isihumba, iinkumbi, iintothoviyane, okanye xa abantu bakho bethe bangqingwa ziintshaba ezixekweni zabo, ukanti nokuba sisiphi na isithwakumbe okanye isifo esibafikeleyo, ₂₉makuthi xa kukho nawuphi na kubantu bakho othandazayo ekhunga ngokuva iimbandezelo neentlungu, izandla zakhe eziphakamisela kule ndlu, ₃₀wena ke yiva usekhayeni lakho ezulwini. Ewe, xolela, ulowo nalowo umphathe ngokwezenzo zakhe, kuba wena uyayazi intliziyo yakhe. Kaloku nguwe wedwa ozaziyo iintliziyo zabantu. ₃₁Ngaloo ndlela ke baya kukuhlonela, bahambe ezindleleni zakho ngalo lonke ixesha lokudla kwabo ubomi kulo mhlaba wawunika oobawo.

₃₂“Kanti ke nowasemzini ongenguye owabantu bakho amaSirayeli, kodwa ofike evela kwelikude ilizwe ngenxa yodumo lwegama lakho, namandla esandla sakho, kunye nobungangamsha bengalo yakho, makathi akuza kuthandaza apha kule ndlu, ₃₃wena ke uve usekhayeni lakho ezulwini, owasemzini lo umenzele konke oko akucelayo kuwe, khon' ukuze zonke izizwe zehlabathi zilazi igama lakho, zikuhlonele kwanjengokuba bekuhlonela abantu bakho amaSirayeli. Ewe, ukuze ziqonde ukuba le ndlu ndiyakhileyo ibizwa ngegama lakho.

₃₄“Nabantu bakho xa bathe baya emfazweni besilwa neentshaba zabo, nokuba ubathumela phi na, mabathi bakuthandaza kuwe, bebhekisa kule ndlu ndiyakhele igama lakho, kwesi sixeko usinyulileyo, ₃₅yithi wena usezulwini uwuve umthandazo nesikhungo sabo, ubagwebele.

₃₆“Xa bathe bakona – kaloku akukho mntu ongoniyo – waza ke wena wakhathazeka wabanikela elutshabeni, luze ke lona lubathimbe lubafuduse, nokuba lubase kwilizwe elikude okanye elikufuphi, ₃₇xa bathe baguquka bazisola kwelo lizwe bathinjelwe kulo, ewe, xa beguquka bezibika kuwe, belapho kwelo lizwe lokuthinjwa, besithi: ‘Ewe, sonile, senze ububi nenkohlakalo,’ ₃₈xa bebuyela kuwe ngomxhelo wabo wonke nentliziyo yabo iphela bekwelo lizwe lokuthinjwa, bethandaza bebhekisa kweli lizwe walinika ooyise, kwesi sixeko wasinyulayo, nakule ndlu ndiyakhele igama lakho, ₃₉yithi ke wena usekhayeni lakho ezulwini, uwuve umthandazo wabo, nezikhungo zabo, ubagwebele. Ewe kaloku, uze ubaxolele abantu bakho abakonileyo.

₄₀“Nakalokunje, Thixo wam, ngamana wena ungawavula amehlo akho, uyibazele iindlebe imithandazo eyenziwa kule ndawo.

₁Ke kaloku uSolomon uthe akugqiba ukuthandaza, suka kwehla umlilo uphuma ezulwini, walidla elo dini litshiswayo kunye neminikelo, kananjalo ubukhazikhazi *bukaNdikhoyo bayizalisa indlu. ₂Ababingeleli zange babe saba nako ukungena apho endlwini kaNdikhoyo, kuba kaloku ubukhazikhazi bukaNdikhoyo babuyizalisile. ₃Xa ewonke ke amaSirayeli athe akuwubona umlilo usihla, kananjalo nobukhazikhazi bukaNdikhoyo buyigubungele indlu leyo, asuka ee guqaqa ejonge phantsi, enqula uNdikhoyo, embonga esithi:

₄Ke ukumkani ndawonye nabantu bonke benzela uNdikhoyo amadini. ₅Ukumkani uSolomon wenza idini ngeenkomo ezingamawaka angamashumi amabini anambini, kunye neegusha neebhokhwe ezilikhulu elinamashumi amabini amawaka. Ngaloo ndlela ke ukumkani kunye nabantu bonke bayivula beyinikela indlu kaThixo. ₆Ababingeleli kunye nabaLevi bema ngeendawo zabo, abaLevi bephethe izikhalisi zokudumisa uNdikhoyo, ezo ukumkani uDavide wayezenzele ukuba zikhaliswe xa bebulela besithi: “Izibele zakhe zimi ngonaphakade.” Ababingeleli babekhangelene nabaLevi, bona bekhalisa amaxilongo, amaSirayeli onke emi ngeenyawo.

₇USolomon wawungcwalisa umbindi wenkundla ephambi kwendlu kaNdikhoyo, waza khona apho wenza amadini atshiswayo, wanikela namanqatha angumnikelo wobudlelwane. Kaloku iqonga lobhedu awayelenzile lalingawalingene amadini atshiswayo, iminikelo yeenkozo, namadini enziwa ngamanqatha.

₈Ngelo thuba ke uSolomon walenza itheko iintsuku zasixhenxe, enamaSirayeli ephela, inyambalala yembizo, abantu abaphuma kwinkalo yeHamati kude kuthi xhaxhe ngomda waseJiputa. ₉Ngosuku lwesibhozo benza intlanganiso. Kaloku itheko lokunikezela iqonga lathatha iintsuku ezisixhenxe, kananjalo nombhiyozo waziintsuku ezisixhenxe. ₁₀Ke ngosuku lwamashumi amabini anantathu kwinyanga yesixhenxe wawandulula agoduka amaSirayeli onwabile enemihlali ngenxa yezinto ezintle uNdikhoyo awayezenzele uDavide noSolomon kunye nabantu bakhe amaSirayeli.

₁₁Ke uSolomon wathi akuba egqibile ukwakha indlu *kaNdikhoyo kunye nebhotwe lakhe, ekufezile nako konke awayezimisele ukukwenza endlwini kaNdikhoyo nakwelo bhotwe lakhe, ₁₂suka uNdikhoyo wabonakala kuye ebusuku, wathi:

“Ndiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ngoko ke le ndawo ndizinyulele yona ukuba ibe yindlu yam yamadini.

₁₃“Ngoko ke kuya kuthi xa ndithe ndawavala amazulu akwabikho mvula, okanye xa ndithe ndathumela iinkumbi zalivikiva eli lizwe, mhlawumbi xa ndithe ndathumela ubhubhani wesifo phakathi kwabantu bam, ₁₄ukuba abantu bam abo babizwa ngegama lam bathe bazithoba bathandaza bendikhunga befuna ubuso bam, bazilahla iindlela zabo ezikhohlakeleyo, ke mna ndiya kubaphulaphula ndibeve ndisezulwini, ndisixolele isono sabo, ndilinyange ilizwe labo. ₁₅Ewe, amehlo am aya kuhlala ejongile, neendlebe zam ndihlale ndizibazele imithandazo eyenziwa kule ndawo. ₁₆Le ndlu ndiyinyule ndayingcwalisa ukuze igama lam lihlale apha kuyo ngonaphakade. Intliziyo yam namehlo am ohla ekule ndawo.

₁₇“Ke wena ukuba uthe wahamba phambi kwam njengoyihlo uDavide, xa uthe wakwenza konke endikuyalela kona, wayigqala imimiselo nemithetho yam, ₁₈ndiya kubuzinzisa ubukhosi bakho njengoko ndandinqophisene noyihlo uDavide ngokuya ndandisithi: ‘Akusoze ungabi nayo indoda engumlawuli kwaSirayeli.’

₁₉“Kambe ke ukuba nithe nayijikela nayilahla imimiselo nemiyalelo endininike yona, naphamba naya kukhonza ninqula thixo bambi, ₂₀mna ndomncothula uSirayeli kweli lizwe lam ndamnika lona, nale ndlu ndiyingcwalisele igama lam ndoyilahla. Ewe, ndiya kuyenza undaba-mlonyeni, ibe sisigculelo kuzo zonke izizwe. ₂₁Ewe, ingade ibe ngoku inomtsalane le ndlu, kodwa bonke abadlula kuyo baya kumangaliseka, bathi: ‘Ngani ukuba uNdikhoyo enze into enje kweli lizwe nakule ndlu?’ ₂₂Bophendula ke abantu bathi: ‘Kungenxa yokuba aba bantu besuke bamfulathela uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise, lowo wabakhupha eJiputa. Basuke baqhogana nathixo bambi, bababusa babanqula. Kungenxa yeso sizathu ke ebathobele esi sithwakumbe nje.’ ”