UNkulunkulu akamvumeli uDavide ukwakha ithempeli
1Kwathi lapho inkosi ihlala endlini yayo, uJehova eseyiphumuzile ezitheni zayo zonke, nxazonke, 2inkosi yathi kuNathani umprofethi: “Bheka, mina ngihlala endlini yemisedari,* kepha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uhlala phakathi kwezilenge.”
3UNathani wathi enkosini: “Hamba wenze konke okusenhliziyweni yakho, ngokuba uJehova unawe.”
4Kepha kwathi ngalobo busuku izwi likaJehova lafika kuNathani, lathi:
5“Hamba uyitshele inceku yami uDavide ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uyakungakhela indlu ukuba ngihlale kuyo na? 6Ngokuba angihlalanga ndlu kusukela osukwini engakhuphula ngalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe kuze kube namuhla, kepha ngangilokhu ngihamba etendeni nasetabernakele.* 7Ezindaweni zonke engihambahambe kuzo nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngake ngakhuluma yini izwi noma kusiphi isizwe sakwa-Israyeli engasiyaleza ukwalusa abantu bami u-Israyeli ukuthi: “Aningakhelanga ngani indlu yemisedari* na?” ’
8“Ngalokho uyakusho kanje encekwini yami uDavide, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Mina ngakuthatha edlelweni ekwaluseni izimvu ukuba ube ngumbusi wabantu bami kwa-Israyeli; 9nganginawe nomaphi lapho wawuya khona, nganquma zonke izitha zakho ngaphambi kwakho; ngiyakukwenza igama elikhulu njengegama labakhulu abasemhlabeni. 10Ngiyakumisela abantu bami u-Israyeli indawo, ngibatshale ukuba bahlale endaweni yabo, bangabe besanyakaziswa; futhi abantu ababi abasayikubahlupha njengakuqala, 11kusukela osukwini engayaleza ngalo abahluleli ukuba babe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli, ngikuphumuze ezitheni zakho zonke. Futhi uJehova uyakutshela ukuthi uJehova uyakukwenzela wena indlu. 12Kuyakuthi lapho izinsuku zakho seziphelile, ube usulele koyihlo, ngiyakumisa inzalo yakho emva kwakho eyakuphuma ezibilinini zakho, ngiqinise umbuso wayo. 13Yiyo eyakwakhela igama lami indlu; ngiyakuqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wayo kuze kube phakade. 14Mina ngiyakuba nguyise, yona ibe yindodana yami; uma yenza okubi, ngiyakuyilaya ngenduku yabantu nangemivimbo yabantwana babantu, 15kepha umusa wami awuyikusuka kuyo, njengalokho ngawususa kuSawule engamsusa ngaphambi kwakho. 16Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuyakuqiniswa njalo phambi kwakho; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi siyakumiswa kuze kube phakade.’ ”
17Njengawo onke lawo mazwi nanjengawo wonke lowo mbono uNathani wakhuluma kuDavide.
Umkhuleko kaDavide
18UDavide inkosi wayesengena, wahlala phambi kukaJehova, wathi: “Ngingubani, Nkosi Jehova, nendlu yami iyini, ukuze ungilethe kuze kube lapha, na? 19Lokho kwakuyinto encane nje nokho emehlweni akho, Nkosi Jehova, kepha ukhulumile futhi ngendlu yenceku yakho isekude, ukukhulume futhi ngendlela yabantu, Nkosi Jehova.
20“UDavide angenezela ngokuthini kuwe na? Wena uyayazi inceku yakho, Nkosi Jehova. 21Ngenxa yezwi lakho nanjengokwenhliziyo yakho wenzile konke lokho okukhulu ukuba ukwazise inceku yakho.
22“Ngalokho umkhulu, Nkosi Jehova, ngokuba akakho onjengawe, akukho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho njengakho konke esikuzwileyo ngezindlebe zethu. 23Yisiphi isizwe nesisodwa emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho u-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu ayakuzihlengela bona ukuba babe ngabantu bakhe, azenzele igama, anenzele nina izinto ezinkulu, alenzele izwe lakini izinto ezesabekayo phambi kwabantu bakho owazihlengela bona eGibithe ezizweni nakubo onkulunkulu bazo, na? 24Wazimisela ukuba abantu bakho u-Israyeli babe ngabantu bakho kuze kube phakade, wena Jehova ube nguNkulunkulu wabo.
25“Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu, izwi olikhulumile ngenceku yakho nangendlu yayo, liqinise kuze kube phakade, wenze njengokukhuluma kwakho. 26Malibe likhulu igama lakho kuze kube phakade ukuze kuthiwe: ‘UJehova Sebawoti unguNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,’ indlu yenceku yakho uDavide imiswe ngaphambi kwakho.
27“Ngokuba wena Jehova Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wambulele endlebeni yenceku yakho ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakukwakhela indlu;’ ngalokho inceku yakho ithole isibindi sokukhuleka lo mkhuleko kuwe. 28Manje, Nkosi Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu, namazwi akho ayiqiniso, uthembisile inceku yakho lokhu okuhle; 29ngalokho-ke mawuvume ukubusisa indlu yenceku yakho ukuba ibe sebusweni bakho kuze kube phakade, ngokuba wena Nkosi, Jehova, ukukhulumile; ngesibusiso sakho mayibusiswe indlu yenceku yakho kuze kube phakade.”
