To The Word – Day 142

₁Izigaba zabalindisango zaziyilezi: kumaKorahi: nguMeshelemiya indodana kaKore emadodaneni ka-Asafa. ₂UMeshelemiya wayenamadodana: nguZakariya izibulo, noJediyayeli owesibili, noZebadiya owesithathu, noJatiniyeli owesine, ₃no-Elamu owesihlanu, noJehohanani owesithupha, no-Eliyohenayi owesikhombisa. ₄U-Obede Edomi wayenamadodana: nguShemaya izibulo, noJehozabadi owesibili, noJowa owesithathu, noSakari, owesine, noNethaneli owesihlanu, ₅no-Amiyeli owesithupha, no-Isakare owesikhombisa, noPhewuletayi owesishiyagalombili, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wambusisa.

₆Naye uShemaya indodana yakhe wazalelwa amadodana ayebusa indlu kayise, ngokuba ayengamaqhawe anamandla. ₇Amadodana kaShemaya: ngo-Othini, noRefayeli, no-Obede, no-Elizabadi, nabafowabo ababe ngamadoda anamandla, o-Elihu noSemakiya. ₈Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka-Obede Edomi, bona namadodana abo nabafowabo, amadoda aqinileyo anamandla enkonzweni, engamashumi ayisithupha nambili ka-Obede Edomi. ₉UMeshelemiya wayenamadodana nabafowabo, amadoda anamandla, eyishumi nesishiyagalombili. ₁₀Naye uHosa wabantwana bakwaMerari wayenamadodana: nguShimri inhloko noma wayengesilo izibulo, uyise wambeka waba yinhloko ₁₁noHilikiya owesibili, noThebaliya owesithathu, noZakariya owesine; onke amadodana nabafowabo bakaHosa babe yishumi nantathu.

₁₂Lezo zigaba zabalindisango, izinhloko zabantu, zaba nemfanelo yazo njengabafowabo ukukhonza endlini kaJehova. ₁₃Benza inkatho yesango ngesango, omncane njengomkhulu, ngezindlu zawoyise. ₁₄Inkatho yasempumalanga yadla uShelemiya. Base benza inkatho ngoZakariya indodana yakhe, umluleki ohlakaniphileyo; wadliwa yinkatho yasenyakatho. ₁₅Eyaseningizimu yadla u-Obede Edomi namadodana akhe ukulinda inqolobane, ₁₆eyasentshonalanga oShuphimi noHosa ngasesangweni laseShaleketi, ngasemendweni owenyukayo, abalindi ngabalindi. ₁₇Ngasempumalanga ayekhona amaLevi ayisithupha, ngasenyakatho emane ngosuku, ngaseningizimu emane ngosuku, nasenqolobaneni emabili ngamabili. ₁₈EParibari ngasentshonalanga ayemane emendweni, naseParibari uqobo ayemabili.

₁₉Yilezo ezaziyizigaba zabalindisango emadodaneni amaKorahi nasemadodaneni kaMerari.

₂₀KumaLevi u-Ahiya wayephethe ingcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu nengcebo yezinto ezingcwele. ₂₁Amadodana kaLadani, amadodana kaGereshoni akwaLadani, izinhloko zawoyise zakwaLadani umGereshoni, amaJehiyeli, ₂₂amadodana amaJehiyeli, oZethamu noJoweli umfowabo, ayephethe ingcebo endlini kaJehova.

₂₃Kuma-Amramu, nakumaJisihari, nakumaHebroni, nakuma-Uziyeli, ₂₄uShebuweli indodana kaGereshomu kaMose wayengumphathisikhwama. ₂₅Abafowabo: ku-Eliyezeri: nguRehabiya indodana yakhe, noJeshaya indodana yakhe, noJoramu indodana yakhe, noZikiri indodana yakhe, noShelomoti indodana yakhe. ₂₆Yena uShelomoti nabafowabo babephethe yonke ingcebo yezinto ezingcwele ezangcweliswa nguDavide inkosi, nezinhloko zawoyise, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zempi. ₂₇Empini nasempangweni bakungcwelisela ukulungisa indlu kaJehova, ₂₈kanye nakho konke uSamuweli umboni, noSawule indodana kaKishi, no-Abineri indodana kaNeri, noJowabe indodana kaSeruya ababekungcwelisile; yilowo nalowo owayengcwelisile okuthile, kwaba phansi kwesandla sikaShelomoti nabafowabo.

₂₉KumaJisihari uKhenaniya namadodana akhe babephethe umsebenzi ongaphandle kwa-Israyeli, beyizinduna nabahluleli. ₃₀KumaHebroni uHashabiya nabafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa, babe ngababonisi kwa-Israyeli phesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga emsebenzini wonke kaJehova nasenkonzweni yenkosi. ₃₁KumaHebroni uJeriya wayeyinhloko, kumaHebroni njengezizukulwane zawo ngezindlu zawoyise. Ngomnyaka wamashumi amane wokubusa kukaDavide kwafunwa, kwafunyanwa phakathi kwawo amaqhawe anamandla eJazeri kwaGileyadi. ₃₂Abafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa, izinhloko zawoyise, ezenziwa ababonisi phezu kwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sabakwaManase ezindabeni zonke zikaNkulunkulu nasezindabeni zenkosi.

₁Nampa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngomumo wabo, izinhloko zawoyise, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zabo ezazikhonza inkosi kukho konke okwezigaba, ezazingena, ziphuma inyanga ngenyanga ezinyangeni zonke zomnyaka; kuleso naleso sigaba zazikhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₂Phezu kwesigaba sokuqala ngenyanga yokuqala kwakunguJashobehamu indodana kaZabidiyeli; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₃Wayengowabantwana bakwaPheresi, inhloko yazo zonke izinduna zempi ngenyanga yokuqala. ₄Phezu kwesigaba senyanga yesibili kwakunguDodayi umAhohi nesigaba sakhe; kwakukhona nombusi uMikiloti; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₅Induna yesithathu yempi ngenyanga yesithathu kwakunguBenaya indodana kaJehoyada umpristi, inhloko; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₆Nguye lowo Benaya owayeyiqhawe labangamashumi amathathu nowayephezu kwamashumi amathathu; owesigaba sakhe kwakungu-Amizabadi indodana yakhe. ₇Eyesine ngenyanga yesine kwakungu-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe noZebadiya indodana yakhe emva kwakhe; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₈Eyesihlanu ngenyanga yesihlanu kwakunguShamhuti umJizirahi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₉Eyesithupha ngenyanga yesithupha kwakungu-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₀Eyesikhombisa ngenyanga yesikhombisa kwakunguHelesi umPheloni wabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₁Eyesishiyagalombili ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili kwakunguSibekayi umHushati kumaZera; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₂Eyesishiyagalolunye ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye kwakungu-Abiyezeri umAnathoti wabakwaBenjamini; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₃Eyeshumi ngenyanga yeshumi kwakunguMaharayi waseNethofa kumaZera; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₄Eyeshumi nanye ngenyanga yeshumi nanye kwakunguBenaya umPirathoni wabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₅Eyeshumi nambili ngenyanga yeshumi nambili kwakunguHelidayi waseNethofa ka-Otheniyeli; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

₁₆Phezu kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli kwakuyilaba: kwabakwaRubeni u-Eliyazeri indodana kaZikiri wayengumbusi; kwabakwaSimeyoni nguShefathiya indodana kaMahakha; ₁₇kuLevi nguHashabiya indodana kaKemuweli; ku-Aroni nguSadoki; ₁₈kuJuda ngu-Elihu wabafowabo bakaDavide; ku-Isakare ngu-Omri indodana kaMikayeli; ₁₉kuZebuloni ngu-Ishmaya indodana ka-Obadiya; kuNafetali nguJeremoti indodana ka-Aziriyeli; ₂₀kubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi nguHosheya indodana ka-Azaziya; enxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase nguJoweli indodana kaPhedaya; ₂₁enxenyeni kaManase wakwaGileyadi ngu-Ido indodana kaZakariya; kuBenjamini nguJahasiyeli indodana ka-Abineri; ₂₂kuDani ngu-Azareli indodana kaJerohamu. Yilabo ababe yizinduna zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.

₂₃Kepha uDavide akabalanga umumo waba neminyaka engamashumi amabili nabangaphansi, ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ukuthi uyakwandisa u-Israyeli ukuba abe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu. ₂₄UJowabe indodana kaSeruya waqala ukubala, kepha akaqedanga; kwaba khona ulaka ngalokho phezu kuka-Israyeli, nomumo awufakwanga encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yenkosi uDavide.

₂₅U-Azimaveti indodana ka-Adiyeli wayephethe ingcebo yenkosi; uJonathani indodana ka-Uziya wayephethe izinto emasimini, nasemizini, nasemizaneni, nasezinqabeni; ₂₆u-Eziri indodana kaKelubi wayephethe abenza umsebenzi wasendle wokulima umhlabathi; ₂₇uShimeyi waseRama wayephethe izivini; uZabidi waseShefamu wayephethe iwayini elibekelelweyo lithathwe ezivinini; ₂₈uBali Hanani umGederi wayephethe iminqumo nemikhiwane eyayisehlanzeni; uJowashi wayephethe imigodi yamafutha; ₂₉imihlambi eyayiklaba eSharoni yayiphethwe nguShitirayi umSharoni, nemihlambi eyayisezigodini yayiphethwe nguShafati indodana ka-Adilayi; ₃₀u-Obili wakwa-Ishmayeli wayephethe amakamela; uJehedeya umMeronoti wayephethe izimbongolo; ₃₁uJazizi umHagiri wayephethe izimvu. Bonke labo babe yizinduna zemfuyo yenkosi uDavide.

₃₂UJonathani, uyisekazi kaDavide, wayengumluleki, wayengumuntu ohlakaniphileyo nombhali; uJehiyeli indodana kaHakimoni wayenamadodana enkosi; ₃₃u-Ahithofeli wayengumluleki wenkosi; uHushayi umArki wayengumngane wenkosi; ₃₄emva kuka-Ahithofeli kwakunguJehoyada indodana kaBenaya no-Abiyathara; uJowabe wayeyinduna yempi yenkosi.

₁UDavide wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, izikhulu zezizwe, nezinduna zezigaba ezazikhonza inkosi, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zayo yonke imfuyo yenkosi neyamadodana ayo, nezinduna zendlunkulu, namaqhawe, nawo onke amadoda anamandla eJerusalema.

₂UDavide inkosi wayesema ngezinyawo, wathi: “Ngizweni, bafowethu nabantu bakwethu: mina-ke, kwakusenhliziyweni yami ukwakhela umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova indlu yokuphumula neyesenabelo sikaNkulunkulu wethu; ngangizilungiselele ukwakha. ₃Kepha wayesethi uNkulunkulu kimi: ‘Awuyikwakhela igama lami indlu, ngokuba uyindoda yempi, uchithile igazi.’

₄“Kodwa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wangikhetha endlini yonke kababa ukuba ngibe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade; ngokuba ukhethile uJuda ukuba abe ngumbusi, nasendlini kaJuda indlu kababa, naphakathi kwamadodana kababa wangenamela mina ukuba angibeke inkosi kwa-Israyeli wonke, ₅nasemadodaneni ami onke, ngokuba uJehova ungiphe amadodana amaningi, ukhethe uSolomoni indodana yami ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso kaJehova kwa-Israyeli. ₆Wathi kimi: ‘USolomoni indodana yakho nguye oyakwakha indlu yami namagceke ami, ngokuba ngimkhethile ukuba abe yindodana yami, mina ngibe nguyise. ₇Ngiyakuqinisa umbuso wakhe kuze kube phakade, uma eqinisela ukwenza imiyalo yami nezahlulelo zami njenganamuhla.’

₈“Ngalokho emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, ibandla likaJehova, nasezindlebeni zikaNkulunkulu wethu funani nigcine yonke imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba nidle leli zwe elihle, nilishiye libe yifa labantwana benu emva kwenu kuze kube phakade.

₉“Wena Solomoni, ndodana yami, yazi uNkulunkulu kayihlo, umkhonze ngenhliziyo epheleleyo nangenhliziyo ethokozayo, ngokuba uJehova uhlola izinhliziyo zonke, uqonda zonke izizindlo zemicabango; uma umfuna, uyakufunyanwa nguye; kepha uma umshiya, uyakukulahla kuze kube phakade. ₁₀Bheka manje, ngokuba uJehova ekukhethile ukwakha indlu ibe yindlu engcwele, qina, ukwenze.”

₁₁UDavide wamnika uSolomoni indodana yakhe isifanekiso sompheme nesezindlu zethempeli, nesengcebo yalo, nesamakamelo alo aphezulu, nesamakamelo alo angaphakathi, nesendlu yesihlalo somusa; ₁₂nesifanekiso sakho konke ayenakho emicabangweni yakhe ngamagceke endlu kaJehova, nangamakamelo nxazonke, nangengcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu, nangengcebo yezinto ezingcwele; ₁₃nangezigaba zabapristi nezamaLevi, nangawo wonke umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova, nangazo zonke izitsha zenkonzo endlini kaJehova; ₁₄nangegolide isisindo segolide lezinto zonke zezinkonzo ngezinkonzo, nangezinto zonke zesiliva isisindo sazo, zonke izinto zezinkonzo ngezinkonzo; ₁₅nangesisindo sezinti zezibani zegolide kanye nezibani zazo zegolide, nesisindo salolo nalolo luthi lwesibani kanye nezibani zalo, nangesezinti zesiliva isisindo sothi kanye nezibani zalo njengomsebenzi walolo nalolo luthi; ₁₆nangesisindo segolide lamatafula ezinkwa zokubukwa, amatafula ngamatafula, nangesiliva lamatafula esiliva; ₁₇nangezingwegwe zenyama, nangezinkamba, nangezitsha zegolide elicwengekileyo, nangezindebe zonke zegolide, isisindo saleso naleso sitsha; ₁₈nange-altare lempepho legolide elicwengekileyo isisindo salo, nesifanekiso senqola, namakherubi* egolide ayelula amaphiko awo, asibekela umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova.

₁₉“Konke lokho,” washo uDavide, “ngikuqondisiwe ngokubhalwe ngesandla sikaJehova, yebo, wonke umsebenzi walesi sifanekiso.”

₂₀Wayesethi uDavide kuSolomoni indodana yakhe: “Qina, ume isibindi, ukwenze; ungesabi, ungabi naluvalo, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu, yebo, uNkulunkulu wami, unawe; akayikukuyeka, akayikukushiya uze uphele wonke umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova. ₂₁Nazi izigaba zabapristi nezamaLevi zazo zonke izinkonzo zendlu kaNkulunkulu; kuyakuba nawe emsebenzini wonke abantu abazinikela ngenhliziyo naba yizingcweti ezinkonzweni zonke; nezikhulu nabantu bonke bayakulalela konke okukhulumayo.”

₁UDavide inkosi wathi kulo lonke ibandla: “USolomoni indodana yami, oyedwa uNkulunkulu amkhethileyo, usengumfana, usathambile, nomsebenzi mkhulu, ngokuba ithempeli alisilo elomuntu kepha ngelikaJehova uNkulunkulu. ₂Sengilungisele indlu kaNkulunkulu wami ngamandla ami onke igolide lokwegolide, nesiliva lokwesiliva, nethusi lokwethusi, nensimbi yokwensimbi, nemithi yokwemithi, namatshe amashohamu* nawokufakwa, namatshe ahlobisayo nanemibala eyahlukeneyo, nezinhlobo zonke zamatshe ayigugu, namatshe amhlophe amaningi. ₃Futhi njengokuba ngiyenamela indlu kaNkulunkulu wami, nginengcebo yegolide nesiliva, ngiyanika indlu kaNkulunkulu wami yona phezu kwakho konke engikulungisele indlu engcwele, ₄amatalenta* ayizinkulungwane ezintathu egolide, igolide lase-Ofiri, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa esiliva elicwengekileyo ukunameka ngalo izindonga zezindlu, ₅igolide lokwegolide, isiliva lokwesiliva, yebo, kuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zezingcweti. Ngubani, pho, othokozela namuhla ukuzahlukanisela uJehova na?”

₆Zase zinikela ngenhliziyo izikhulu zawoyise, nezikhulu zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu kanye nezinduna zomsebenzi wenkosi; ₇zanikela enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu amatalenta* ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu egolide, namadarike* ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi esiliva, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili ethusi, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu ensimbi. ₈Ababe namatshe bawanikela engcebeni yendlu kaJehova phansi kwesandla sikaJehiyeli umGereshoni. ₉Abantu bajabula ngokunikela kwabo ngenhliziyo, ngokuba banikela ngenhliziyo epheleleyo kuJehova; naye uDavide inkosi wajabula ngokujabula okukhulu.

₁₀UDavide wayesebonga uJehova phambi kwebandla lonke; uDavide wathi: “Mawubongwe wena Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ubaba kuze kube phakade. ₁₁Ngobakho, Jehova, ubukhulu, namandla, nodumo, nenkazimulo, nobukhosi, ngokuba konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni kungokwakho; ngowakho umbuso, Jehova; wena uphakeme, uyinhloko phezu kwakho konke. ₁₂Ingcebo nenkazimulo kuvela kuwe, wena ubusa phezu kwakho konke; esandleni sakho kukhona amandla nezikhwepha, esandleni sakho kukhona ukukhulisa nokunika bonke amandla. ₁₃Ngalokho, Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakubonga, siyadumisa igama lakho elitusekayo.

₁₄“Ngokuba ngingubani mina, nabantu bami, bayini ukuba sibe namandla okunikela ngenhliziyo engaka na? Ngokuba konke kuvela kuwe, nokuvela esandleni sakho lokhu sikunike wena. ₁₅Ngokuba singabafokazi phambi kwakho nezihambi njengabo bonke obaba; izinsuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengethunzi, nethemba alikho. ₁₆Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, zonke lezi zinto esizilungisele ukwakhela igama lakho elingcwele indlu zivela esandleni sakho, zonke zingezakho. ₁₇Ngiyazi, Nkulunkulu wami, ukuthi uhlola inhliziyo, uthanda ubuqotho. Mina-ke ngobuqotho benhliziyo yami nginikele ngokuthokoza zonke lezi zinto, futhi sengibonile ngokujabula abantu bakho abakhona lapha ukuthi nabo banikele kuwe ngokuthokoza. ₁₈Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noka-Isaka noka-Israyeli, obaba, gcina lokhu njalo ezizindlweni zemicabango yenhliziyo yabantu bakho, uqondisele inhliziyo yabo kuwe, ₁₉unike uSolomoni indodana yami inhliziyo epheleleyo ukuba agcine imiyalo yakho, nobufakazi bakho, nezimiso zakho, nokwenza konke lokhu, nokwakha ithempeli engililungiseleyo.”

₂₀UDavide wathi kulo lonke ibandla: “Ake nibonge uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.” Lonke ibandla lambonga uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, lakhothama, lakhuleka kuJehova nasenkosini.

₂₁Bamhlabela uJehova imihlatshelo, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova ngangomuso emva kwalolo suku, izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane, nezinqama eziyinkulungwane, namawundlu ayinkulungwane kanye neminikelo yakho yokuphuzwa, nemihlatshelo eminingi ngo-Israyeli wonke; ₂₂badla, baphuza phambi kukaJehova ngalolo suku ngokuthokoza okukhulu. Bambeka uSolomoni indodana kaDavide inkosi ngokwesibili, bamgcobela uJehova ukuba abe ngumholi, uSadoki abe ngumpristi. ₂₃USolomoni wayesehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova njengenkosi esikhundleni sikaDavide uyise, waba nenhlanhla; wonke u-Israyeli wamlalela. ₂₄Zonke izikhulu, namaqhawe, nawo onke amadodana enkosi uDavide bazithoba phansi kukaSolomoni inkosi.

₂₅UJehova wamkhulisa uSolomoni kakhulu emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, wamnika udumo lobukhosi olungazange lube khona nakuyiphi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli phambi kwakhe.

₂₆UDavide indodana kaJese wayebusile phezu kwabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli. ₂₇Isikhathi abusa ngaso phezu kuka-Israyeli sasiyiminyaka engamashumi amane; iminyaka eyisikhombisa wabusa eHebroni, nengamashumi amathathu nantathu wabusa eJerusalema. ₂₈Wafa esemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku nengcebo nodumo; uSolomoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

₂₉Izenzo zikaDavide inkosi, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zikaSamuweli umboni, nasencwadini yezindaba zikaNathani umprofethi, nasencwadini yezindaba zikaGadi umboni, ₃₀kanye nakho konke ukubusa kwakhe, namandla akhe, nezehlo ezamehlelayo yena no-Israyeli, kanye nayo yonke imibuso namazwe.