To The Word – Day 142

₁Nazi iintloko zamaqela abagcini-masango endlu kaThixo: KumaKora yayinguMeshelemiya unyana kaKore wendlu ka-Asafu. ₂UMeshelemiya wayenoonyana abasixhenxe: yayinguZekariya owamazibulo, ibe nguYediyali, uZebhadiya, uYateniyeli, ₃uElam, uYohanan, noEliyehunayi.

_4-5Bekukho no-Obhedi-edom owathamsanqelwa nguThixo waba noonyana abasibhozo. YayinguShemaya owamazibulo, ibe nguYozabhadi, uYowa, uSakare, uNataniyeli, uAmiyeli, uIsakare, noPewuletayi. ₆Unyana kaObhedi-edom, uShemaya, wazala oonyana abaziinkokheli, nditsho amagorha anobukroti. ₇Oonyana bakaShemaya aba ngoo-Oteni, noRafayeli, no-Obhedi, noElizabhadi, kunye nabona badume ngobukroti uElihu noSemakiya. ₈Ke kwinzala nezizalwana zikaObhedi-edom kwabakho amadoda angamashumi amathandathu anambini awaba ngabagcini-masango, yaye ayenobukroti kulo msebenzi. ₉Kwinzala nezizukulwana zikaMeshelemiya kwakukho amakroti alishumi elinesibhozo.

_10-11KumaMerari yayinguHosa noonyana bakhe abane: uShimri, noHilekiya, noTebhaliya, noZekariya. UShimri wamiselwa ubukhulu nguyise nakuba wayengelozibulo. Kwinzala nezizalwane zikaHosa abagcini-masango kwindlu kaThixo babelishumi elinantathu.

₁₂La maqela abagcini-masango aphantsi kweenkokheli zawo xa ewonke ayenesigxina sawo sokulungiselela endlwini *kaNdikhoyo. ₁₃Amaqela la ênza *amaqashiso kumsebenzi wamasango, kungekho ukhethe phakathi komncinci nomkhulu.

₁₄Iqashiso lokugada isango elingasempumalanga laphuma noShelemiya. Unyana wakhe uZekariya, owayedume ngamacebo, naye wenzelwa *amaqashiso, laphuma kwelokuba agade isango langasentla. ₁₅Iqashiso likaObhedi-edom laba lelokugada isango langasezantsi, eloonyana bakhe laba lelokugada oovimba. ₁₆ElooShupim noHosa iqashiso laba lelokugada isango elingasentshonalanga kunye nesango leShalekethe endleleni enyukayo. Abagadayo babengamaqela alandelanayo. ₁₇Mihla le abaLevi abagada ngasempumalanga babebathandathu, bebane ngasentla, bebane nangasezantsi. Koovimba abalindi aba babegada ngababini ngababini. ₁₈Kwinkundla yangasentshonalanga babebane endleleni, babe babini enkundleni phakathi.

₁₉Ngawo lawo ke amaqela abagcini-masango abayinzala kaKora nabayinzala kaMerari.

₂₀Amawabo abaLevi ayongamele oovimba bendlu kaThixo noovimba bokugcina izinto ezingcwele.

₂₁ULadan, unyana kaGershon, wazala uYehiyeli nabanye oonyana ababeziinkulu zezindlu. ₂₂Oonyana bakaYehiyeli, uZetam nomninawa wakhe uJoweli, babongamele oovimba bendlu *kaNdikhoyo.

₂₃Bekukho nama-Amram, amaIzare, amaHebron, namaUziyeli aphathiswe imisebenzi ethile. ₂₄UShebhuweli umzukulwana kaGershom unyana kaMosis ebengunondyebo wendlu kaThixo. ₂₅UShebhuweli wayezalana noShelomiti. Kaloku uElizere, umntakwabo-Gershom, wazala uRabhiya, uRhabhiya wazala uYeshaya, uYeshaya wazala uYoram, uYoram wazala uZikri, uZikri wazala uShelomiti. ₂₆UShelomiti lo nezizukulwana zakhe wayongamele zonke izipho ezazinikelwe kuThixo ngukumkani uDavide neenkulu zezindlu namanye amadoda amakhulu awayeziingqwayi-ngqwayi nezithwala-ndwe zomkhosi. ₂₇Kaloku la madoda ayethathe inxalenye yamaxhoba emfazwe, anikela ngawo khon' ukuze indlu kaThixo ibe nokulungiswa. ₂₈Yonke into eyayinikelwe *ngumshumayeli uSamweli, nokumkani uSawule unyana kaKishe, noAbhinere unyana kaNere, noJowabhi unyana kaZeruya, nayiphi na enye into eyayinikelwe, yayisesandleni sikaShelomiti nezizalwane zakhe.

₂₉Kwinzala kaIzare uKenaniya noonyana bakhe baphathiswa umsebenzi ongenguwo owendlu kaThixo. Lo msebenzi wawukukugcina ucwangco nokuthetha amatyala akwaSirayeli.

₃₀Kwinzala kaHebron uHashabhiya nezizalwane zakhe babesenza umsebenzi kaNdikhoyo nowekomkhulu kumaSirayeli angasentshonalanga kweJordan. La maHebron ayeliwaka elinamakhulu asixhenxe, engamakroti. ₃₁Inkulu yamaHebron yayinguJeriya. Ngonyaka wamashumi amane elawula uDavide yaphandwa inzala kaHebron, kwafunyanwa amaHebron angamagorha eYozere kummandla waseGiliyadi. ₃₂UJeriya wayenezizalwana ezingamawaka amabini anamakhulu asisixhenxe. La madoda ayengooyise bezindlu, engamakroti, waza ukumkani uDavide wabenza abaphathi bamaRubhen namaGadi nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase, khon' ukuze benze umsebenzi kaThixo nowekomkhulu.

₁Nguwo lo umkhosi wamaSirayeli: Bekukho amabutho alishumi elinambini, ibutho ngalinye liba namadoda angamashumi amabini anane amawaka. Amabutho la ayebolekisana ukwenza umsebenzi wakomkhulu inyanga nganye enyakeni. Bekukho iinkulu zezindlu, neengqwayi-ngqwayi, nezithwala-ndwe, noonobhala, bebonke besenza umsebenzi wakomkhulu.

_2-3Nazi ke iingqwayi-ngqwayi zala mabutho alishumi elinambini (ibutho ngalinye belinamadoda angamashumi ambini anane amawaka):

₁₆Nazi izibonda zezizwe zakwaSirayeli:

₂₃Ukumkani uDavide zange ababale abafana abaminyaka imashumi mabini nangaphantsi, kuba uNdikhoyo wayethembise ukuwandisa amaSirayeli abe ngangeenkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni. ₂₄Phofu uJowabhi unyana kaZeruya walinga ukuwabala, kodwa zange agqibe. Ingqumbo kaThixo yawahlela amaSirayeli ngenxa yolu balo, kwaza kwayekwa amanani engekabhalwa engxelweni yemicimbi yemihla yokumkani uDavide.

₂₅Naba abalawuli bobutyebi bakomkhulu:

₃₂UJonatan, uyisekazi kaDavide, ebeliphakathi. Wayeyindoda ekrele-krele efundileyo. Yena noYehiyeli unyana kaHakimoni babengabaqeqeshi boonyana bakakumkani. ₃₃UAhitofele ebeliphakathi likakumkani. UHushayi umArki wayengumhlobo kakumkani. ₃₄Emva kokusweleka kuka-Ahitofele uJoyada unyana kaBhenaya noAbhiyatare baba ngamaphakathi. Injengele yomkhosi kakumkani yayinguJowabhi.

₁UDavide wawabiza onke amagosa akwaSirayeli ukuze aze kuhlangana eJerusalem: iinkokheli zezindlu, neenkokheli zamabakala ngamabakala kwabasebenza komkhulu, neengqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho aliwaka kunye nalikhulu, namagosa ajongene nemihlaba nemfuyo (zinto ezo izezikakumkani noonyana bakhe), ndawonye namaphakathi asebhotwe, amagorha namatsha-ntliziyo amajoni.

₂Ukumkani uDavide waphakama, waza wathi: “Khanindiphulaphule, mawethu, nani bantu bam. Ndandizimisele ukwakha indlu ukuze ibe yindawo ephumla kuyo ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo, esisihlalo seenyawo zoThixo wethu. Ndiwenzile ke amalungiselelo, ₃kodwa uThixo uthe kum: ‘Asinguwe oza kwakhela igama lam indlu. Kaloku wena ulijoni, ibe ke uliphalazile igazi.’

₄“Kambe ke uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli unyule mna kwindlu kabawo, ukuze ndilawule ngonaphakade kwaSirayeli. Wanyula uJuda ukuba abe yinkokheli, waza ke kwindlu kaJuda wanyula umzi kabawo; koonyana bakabawo ke wabona kufanelekile ukuba andenze ukumkani kwaSirayeli. ₅Kubo bonke oonyana bam – ibe ke uNdikhoyo undiphe babaninzi – unyule unyana wam uSolomon ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sombuso kaNdikhoyo phezu koSirayeli. ₆UNdikhoyo uthethe nam wathi: ‘Ngunyana wakho uSolomon oya kundakhela indlu kunye neenkundla zam, kuba ndinyule yena ukuba abe ngunyana wam, mna ke ndibe nguyise. ₇Umbuso wakhe ndiya kuwuzinzisa ume ngonaphakade, ukuba ngaba yena uthe akagungqa ekuyithobeleni ayenze imiqathango nemithetho yam, njengoko kusenziwa ngoku.’

₈“Ngoko ke ngoku ndiyakuyala apha phambi koSirayeli ephela nalo eli bandla likaNdikhoyo; ewe, ndithetha phambi koThixo wethu: Imiqathango kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho yithobele ngenyameko, khon' ukuze nime kweli lizwe lihle kunene, nilidlulisele nakwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana, ukuze libe lilifa lazo ngonaphakade.

₉“Ke wena, nyana wam Solomon, uze uhambisane noThixo kayihlo, umkhonze ngokuzimisela ngomxhelo wakho uphela nangengqondo evumayo, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo uyayigoca-goca intliziyo, yaye ke uyaziqonda iinjongo zeengcinga zomntu. Ukuba uyamlangazelela uza kumfumana; kambe ke xa uthe wamlahla uya kukubukula kude kube ngunaphakade. ₁₀Ngoku ke zikisa ukucinga, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo ukunyulele ukuba umakhele indlu engcwele. Ngoko ke yomelela uwenze lo msebenzi.”

₁₁Ke uDavide uyinikele kunyana wakhe uSolomon yonke iplani yesakhiwo eso, ivaranda namanye amagumbi endlu kaThixo, kunye noovimba bayo, ukuma kwayo phezulu, namagumbi angaphakathi, kananjalo nendawo yokucamagushela izono. ₁₂Wamnika iplani yako konke awayekuthweswe nguMoya mayela neenkundla zendlu kaNdikhoyo namagumbi ayiphahlileyo, oovimba bendlu kaThixo kunye noovimba bezinto ezinikezelwe kuThixo. ₁₃Wamyala ngezigaba zababingeleli nabaLevi nangawo wonke umsebenzi wokulungiselela endlwini kaNdikhoyo, nangokuphathelele kwizinto ezisetyenziswayo apho ekulungiseleleni endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₁₄Wabumisa nobunzima begolide eya kusetyenziswa kuyo nayiphi na into eyenziwa ngayo, ngokunjalo nobunzima besiliva kuzo zonke izinto ezaziza kwenziwa ngayo. ₁₅Ubunzima begolide yeziphatho-zibane, neyezibane, ubunzima begolide yesiphatho-sibane ngasinye nezibane zaso, nobunzima besiliva kuso ngasinye isiphatho sibane esenziwe ngesiliva kunye nezibane zaso, ngokomsebenzi wesiphatho-sibane eso; ₁₆ubunzima begolide kwitafile nganye yesonka somnikelo; ubunzima besiliva kwitafile nganye eyenziwe ngesiliva; ₁₇ubunzima begolide ecwengileyo yokwenza iifolokhwe, izitya zokufefa, namathunga; ubunzima begolide kwisitya ngasinye esenziwe ngegolide, nobunzima besiliva kwisitya esenziwe ngesiliva; ₁₈ubunzima begolide ecwengileyo yokwenza iqonga lesiqhumiso. Kananjalo wamnika neplani yokwenziwa kwenqwelo leyo yezo *zithunywa zimaphiko zazenziwe ngegolide, ezo zazithe naa amaphiko zifihle ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo.

₁₉UDavide wathi: “Yonke le nto ke ibhaliwe, kuba kaloku isandla sikaNdikhoyo sasiphezu kwam, wandinika ukuqiqa nokubuqonda bonke ubucukubhede.”

₂₀UDavide ke uqhube wathi kunyana wakhe uSolomon: “Yomelela ukhaliphe, uwenze lo msebenzi. Uze ungakhe ube nayo idyudyu, utyhafe; kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo onguThixo wam ungakuwe. Akasokuze akuyekele, okanye akulahle, ude ube uphumelele wonke lo msebenzi wokwakhiwa kwendlu yakhe. ₂₁Izigaba zababingeleli nabaLevi seziwulungele wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaThixo, yaye ke yonke indoda ezimiseleyo kulawo anobuchule nakuyiphi na inkalo iya kusebenzisana nawe kuwo wonke umsebenzi. Onke amagosa nabantu ngokunjalo baya kuwuthobela nawuphi na umyalelo wakho.”

₁Ukumkani uDavide wathetha nebandla likaSirayeli liphela, wathi: “Unyana wam uSolomon, lo unyulwe *nguNdikhoyo, noko uselula, yaye ke akanamava. Umsebenzi lo ke wona mkhulu, kuba eli bhotwekazi liza kwakhiwa asilamntu, koko lelikaNdikhoyo uThixo. ₂Mna ndenze unako-nako ndiqokelela izinto ezingamalungiselelo okwakha indlu kaThixo: oozigolide kumsebenzi oza kwenziwa ngegolide, isiliva kwizinto eziza kwenziwa ngesiliva, ubhedu kwizinto eziza kwenziwa ngobhedu, intsimbi kwizinto eziza kwenziwa ngentsimbi, kanti nomthi kwezomthi; namatye axabisekileyo okuhombisa: oozionike noomatekosi, amatye amibala-bala, nazo zonke iindidi zamatye axabisekileyo nemàbhula. Zonke ke ezi zinto zikho ngendlu yazo. ₃Ngaphezu koko ke ngangokuba ndizinikezele kule ndlu kaThixo wam, ngoku ndinikezela ngobutyebi bam, igolide nesiliva, khon' ukuze kwakhiwe indlu kaThixo wam. ₄Ezi ke izinto zithe geqe kumalungiselelo endiwenzileyo okwakha le ndlu ingcwele ngaphezu kweetoni ezilikhulu zegolide yodidi, nesiliva ecwengileyo ekwisithuba seetoni ezingamakhulu amabini namashumi amane. Ke yona yeyokuhombisa iindonga zendlu kaThixo, ₅nazo zonke izinto eziya kwenziwa ngamagcisa. Namhlanje ke ndicela umngeni kuye wonke umntu ozivayo; makakhuphe nantoni na, anikele kuNdikhoyo!”

₆Ngoko ke iinkulu zezindlu, namaphakathi ezizwe zikaSirayeli, neengqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho aliwaka nalikhulu, ngokunjalo namaphakathi kakumkani, xa bebonke banikela ngezandla ezivulekileyo. ₇Kulo msebenzi wokwakhiwa kwendlu kaThixo zanikela igolide engaphezu kwekhulu elinamashumi asixhenxe eetoni, neetoni zesiliva ezingaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu anamashumi amane, neetoni zobhedu ezikwisithuba samakhulu amathandathu anamashumi amabini, neetoni zentsimbi ezingaphezu kwamawaka amathathu anamakhulu amane. ₈Umntu onamatye axabisekileyo wayenikela ngawo apho kuvimba wendlu kaNdikhoyo, zigcinwe nguYehiyeli umGershon. ₉Nabantu ke bavuyiseka yindlela ezakuthakazelela ngayo iinkokheli zabo ukunikela; kaloku zanikela kuNdikhoyo ngezandla ezivulekileyo. Kananjalo ke naye ukumkani uDavide wavuya kakhulu.

₁₀Ke kaloku uDavide wabonga *uNdikhoyo phambi kwalo lonke ibandla likaSirayeli, wathi:

₁₄“Kodwa kodwa kuxa ndingubani mna, beyintoni bona aba bantu bam, ukuba singade sibe nako ukukwenzela izinwe ngolu hlobo? Kaloku yonke into iphuma kuwe, ngoko ke nangoku sikunika kwaoko kuphuma esandleni sakho. ₁₅Kaloku thina ebusweni bakho singabasemzini neembacu kwanjengokuba babenjalo noobawo-mkhulu. Imihla yethu kulo mhlaba ifana nesithunzi, ayithembisi mpela. ₁₆Ewe, Ndikhoyo, Thixo wethu, yonke le mfumba siyinikele ukulungiselela ukwakhiwa kwendlu egameni lakho elingcwele; yonke yinto ephuma esandleni sakho, ngoko ke konke nje kokwakho kakade. ₁₇Ndiyazi kambe, Thixo wam, ukuba wena uyayivavanya intliziyo, ukholiswa ngumntu othe ngqo. Ewe, zonke ezi zinto ndizinikela ngezandla ezivulekileyo nangeenjongo zokunyaniseka. Kananjalo nam ndibone ndatsho ndavuya xa aba bantu bakho abalapha namhlanje benikela kuwe ngezinwe ezinje. ₁₈Ewe, Ndikhoyo, Thixo woobawo bethu uAbraham, uIsake, noSirayeli, olu langazelelo lugcine luvutha ezintliziyweni zabantu bakho, kude kuse ephakadeni; kananjalo iintliziyo zabo zithimbe, ukuze banyaniseke kuwe. ₁₉Nalo nyana wam unguSolomon mnike intliziyo ephelelisileyo ekuyithobeleni imithetho nemiqathango nemimiselo yakho, ukuze enze konke okusemandleni akhe ezabalazela ukulakha eli pomakazi lebhotwe esenjenjalo ukulilungiselela.”

₂₀Ngoku ke uDavide wabhekisa ebandleni lilonke, wathi: “Dombozani nimdumise uNdikhoyo, uThixo wenu.” Ngoko ke bonke abantu bambonga uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise-mkhulu; ewe, baduma, bakhahlela, bawa phantsi phambi koNdikhoyo naphambi kokumkani.

₂₁Ngomhla olandelayo ke kwenzelwa *uNdikhoyo amadini; bamenzela amadini atshiswayo ngewaka leenkunzi zeenkomo, iwaka leenkunzi zeegusha, newaka lamaxhwane angamaduna, kunye neminikelo ethululwayo, kwaneminye iminikelo, yonke iyintabalala enikelwa egameni lamaSirayeli ewonke jikelele. ₂₂Ngaloo mini ke batya basela bedlokova yimincili apho phambi koNdikhoyo. Baza ke kwakhona abantu bamvuma uSolomon unyana kaDavide ukuba ungukumkani wabo, bamthambisa phambi koNdikhoyo ukuze abe ngumlawuli wabo, ke yena uZadoki abe ngumbingeleli wabo. ₂₃Ngoko ke uSolomon wangqendeva esihlalweni sikaNdikhoyo wangukumkani esikhundleni sikayise uDavide. Waba nempumelelo ke; wabe yena wonke uSirayeli emthobela. ₂₄Onke ke amaphakathi, kunye namagorha, ngokunjalo nabo bonke oonyana bakakumkani uDavide, bafunga bazibophelela ekumthobeleni ukumkani uSolomon.

₂₅UNdikhoyo ke amaSirayeli onke wawenza amhlonela uSolomon, abuthobela phezu kwakhe bonke ubunewu-newu bomntwan' egazi ngendlela apha engazange yenziwe kuye nawuphi na ukumkani kwabakwaSirayeli ngaphambi kwakhe.

₂₆Ke kaloku uDavide unyana kaJese wayengukumkani kaSirayeli jikelele. ₂₇USirayeli wamlawula iminyaka engamashumi amane: yaba sixhenxe eHebron, yaza yangamashumi amathathu anantathu eJerusalem. ₂₈Wasweleka seleyindoda enkulu, ekhulile, ebuxhamle ubomi obude, ubutyebi, nesidima. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uSolomon wangukumkani.

₂₉Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukakumkani uDavide ukusuka ekuqaleni kuye esiphelweni, nâzo encwadini yeembali *zomshumayeli uSamweli, kwiimbali zomshumayeli uNatan, nakwiimbali zomshumayeli uGadi. ₃₀Zikwalapho ke neenkcukacha zolawulo lwakhe nobungangamsha bakhe, kanti nabo bonke ubucukubhede beemeko ezinxulumene naye siqu, ngokunjalo noSirayeli, nezikumkani zawo onke amanye amazwe.