To The Word – Day 80

₁UDavide wabuye wabutha bonke abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu. ₂UDavide wahamba nabo bonke abantu ababe naye, besuka eBali Juda ukwenyusa khona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu obizwa ngeGama, lona igama likaJehova Sebawoti ohlala phezu kwamakherubi.* ₃Bawuhambisa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ngengqukumbane entsha, bewukhipha endlini ka-Abinadaba eyayisegqumeni; o-Uza no-Ahiyo amadodana ka-Abinadaba bashayela leyo ngqukumbane entsha. ₄Bayikhipha-ke endlini ka-Abinadaba eyayisegqumeni kanye nomphongolo; u-Ahiyo wahamba phambi komphongolo. ₅UDavide kanye nendlu yonke ka-Israyeli bathokoza ebusweni bukaJehova benezinto zonke zokubetha zomsayipuresi,* namahabhu,* nezingubhu, nezigubhu, nobuxhaka, namasimbali.*

₆Ekufikeni kwabo esibuyeni sikaNakoni u-Uza welulela isandla emphongolweni kaNkulunkulu, wawubamba, ngokuba izinkabi zashelela. ₇Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Uza, uNkulunkulu wamshaya lapho ngenxa yesiphosiso sakhe; wafela khona ngasemphongolweni kaNkulunkulu.

₈UDavide wadabuka ngokuba uJehova emhlasele u-Uza, wayibiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iPheresi-Uza* kuze kube namuhla.

₉UDavide wamesaba uJehova ngalolo suku. Wathi: “Umphongolo kaJehova uyakuza kanjani kimi na?” ₁₀Ngalokho uDavide akavumanga ukuwuletha umphongolo kaJehova kuye emzini kaDavide, kepha uDavide wawubuyisela eceleni endlini ka-Obede Edomi umGiti. ₁₁Umphongolo kaJehova wahlala endlini ka-Obede Edomi umGiti izinyanga ezintathu; uJehova wambusisa u-Obede Edomi nendlu yakhe yonke.

₁₂Kwatshelwa inkosi uDavide ukuthi uJehova ubusisile indlu ka-Obede Edomi nakho konke okwakhe ngenxa yomphongolo kaNkulunkulu. UDavide wahamba wenyusa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu endlini ka-Obede Edomi, wawuyisa emzini kaDavide ngokujabula. ₁₃Kwakuthi ababethwele umphongolo kaJehova sebehambile izinyathelo eziyisithupha, wahlaba inkabi nethole elikhuluphalisiweyo. ₁₄UDavide wasina phambi kukaJehova ngamandla akhe onke; uDavide wayebhince ingubo yamahlombe yelineni. ₁₅Kanjalo uDavide nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli benyusa umphongolo kaJehova ngokukhamuluka nangokukhala kwecilongo.

₁₆Kwathi umphongolo kaJehova ungena nje emzini kaDavide, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawule walunguza efasiteleni, wabona inkosi uDavide itshekula, isina phambi kukaJehova; wayidelela enhliziyweni yakhe.

₁₇Bawungenisa umphongolo kaJehova, bawubeka endaweni yawo phakathi kwetende uDavide alimisele wona; uDavide wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova. ₁₈UDavide eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula wabusisa abantu egameni likaJehova Sebawoti. ₁₉Wababela bonke abantu esixukwini sonke sakwa-Israyeli, abesilisa nabesifazane, kwaba yilowo nalowo ucezu lwesinkwa, nesicubu senyama, nesigaxa sezithelo zomvini ezomileyo. Base behamba abantu bonke, baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo ekhaya lakubo.

₂₀UDavide wayesebuya ukubusisa indlu yakhe. UMikhali indodakazi kaSawule waphuma ukumhlangabeza uDavide, wathi: “Yeka udumo lwenkosi ka-Israyeli namuhla, ezambulile namuhla emehlweni ezincekukazi zezinceku zakhe njengomunye wamayiyane, ezambula nokuzambula.”

₂₁Wayesethi uDavide kuMikhali: “Ngaphambi kukaJehova owangikhetha phezu kukayihlo naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yakhe ukungimisa ukuba ngibe ngumbusi wabantu bakaJehova kwa-Israyeli, yebo, ngaphambi kukaJehova ngathokoza. ₂₂Ngiyakudeleleka kakhulu kunalokho, ngithotshiswe nasemehlweni ami, kodwa izincekukazi okhulume ngazo ngiyakudunyiswa yizo.”

₂₃UMikhali indodakazi kaSawule akazalanga mntwana kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe.

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.

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.”

₁Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wawashaya amaFilisti, wawahlula, wathatha itomu lomzimkhulu esandleni samaFilisti.

₂Washaya nabakwaMowabi, wabalinganisa ngentambo, wabalalisa emhlabathini, wabalinganisa ngezintambo ezimbili abayakubulawa nangentambo epheleleyo abayakusindiswa. AbakwaMowabi base beba yizinceku zikaDavide, bathela intela.

₃UDavide wamshaya uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba, ekuhambeni kwakhe ukubuyisa umbuso wakhe ngasemfuleni. ₄UDavide wamaphuca abamahhashi abayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo onke amahhashi ezinqola, washiya awezinqola eziyikhulu kodwa.

₅Ama-Aramu aseDamaseku esefika ukumsiza uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba, uDavide wabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili kuma-Aramu. ₆UDavide wamisa amakhanda e-Aramu laseDamaseku, ama-Aramu aba yizinceku zikaDavide, athela intela. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.

₇UDavide wathatha izihlangu zegolide ezazisezincekwini zikaHadadezeri, waziletha eJerusalema. ₈Emizini kaHadadezeri iBetha neBerothayi inkosi uDavide yathatha ithusi eliningi kakhulu.

₉Lapho uThoyi inkosi yaseHamati ezwa ukuthi uDavide ushayile yonke impi kaHadadezeri, ₁₀uThoyi wathuma uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavide ukuyibingelela nokuyibusisa, ngokuba yayilwile noHadadezeri, yamnqoba, ngokuba uHadadezeri wayelokhu elwa noThoyi; esandleni sakhe wayenezitsha zesiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezitsha zethusi.

₁₁Nalezo inkosi uDavide yazingcwelisela uJehova kanye nesiliva negolide eyayilingcwelisile livela ezizweni zonke eyayizahlulile: ₁₂e-Aramu, nakwaMowabi, nakubantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakumaFilisti, naku-Amaleki, nasempangweni kaHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba.

₁₃UDavide wazenzela igama ekubuyeni kwakhe esebulele ama-Aramu ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili esiGodini sikaSawoti.

₁₄Wamisa amakhanda kwa-Edomi; kulo lonke lakwa-Edomi wamisa amakhanda, nabo bonke abakwa-Edomi baba yizinceku zikaDavide. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.

₁₅UDavide wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, uDavide waphatha ukwahlulela nokulunga kubo bonke abantu bakhe. ₁₆UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi, uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana; ₁₇uSadoki indodana ka-Ahithubi no-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abiyathara babe ngabapristi; uSeraya wayengumbhali; ₁₈uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwamaKhereti namaPheleti; amadodana kaDavide ayengabapristi.

₁UDavide wathi: “Usekhona yini osele endlini kaSawule ukuba ngimenzele umusa ngenxa kaJonathani na?”

₂Kwakukhona endlini kaSawule inceku egama layo linguSiba; bambizela kuDavide; inkosi yathi kuye: “UnguSiba na?”

Wathi: “Inceku yakho inguye.”

₃Inkosi yayisithi: “Akusekho endlini kaSawule noyedwa engingamenzela umusa kaNkulunkulu na?”

USiba wathi enkosini: “UJonathani usenendodana elunyonga ngezinyawo.”

₄Yathi inkosi kuye: “Iphi na?”

USiba wathi enkosini: “Bheka, isendlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli eLo Debari.”

₅Inkosi uDavide yayisithuma yamlanda endlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli waseLo Debari.

₆UMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani kaSawule wafika kuDavide, wawa ngobuso, wakhuleka. UDavide wathi: “Mefibosheti.”

Wathi: “Nansi inceku yakho.”

₇UDavide wayesethi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngokuba impela ngiyakukwenzela umusa ngenxa kaJonathani uyihlo, ngikubuyisele lonke izwe likayihlo uSawule, udle njalo etafuleni lami.”

₈Wakhuleka wathi: “Iyini inceku yakho ukuba ubheke inja efileyo njengami na?”

₉Inkosi yayisimbiza uSiba inceku kaSawule, yathi kuye: “Konke okukaSawule nokwendlu yakhe yonke ngikunike indodana yenkosi yakho. ₁₀Uyakumlimela umhlabathi, wena namadodana akho nezinceku zakho, uvune ukuba indodana yenkosi yakho ibe nokudla, kepha uMefibosheti indodana yenkosi yakho uyakudla njalo etafuleni lami.” USiba wayenamadodana ayishumi nanhlanu nezinceku ezingamashumi amabili.

₁₁USiba wathi enkosini: “Njengakho konke inkosi yami, inkosi, eyale ngakho inceku yayo, iyakwenze njalo inceku yakho.” UMefibosheti uyakudla etafuleni lenkosi njengenye yamadodana enkosi.

₁₂UMefibosheti wayenendodana encane egama layo linguMika. Bonke ababehlala endlini kaSiba babe yizinceku zikaMefibosheti. ₁₃UMefibosheti wayesehlala eJerusalema, ngokuba wadla njalo etafuleni lenkosi; wayelunyonga ngezinyawo zakhe zombili.

₁Kwathi emva kwalokho inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni yafa, uHanuni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sayo. ₂UDavide wathi: “Ngiyakumenzela umusa uHanuni indodana kaNahashi, njengalokho uyise angenzela umusa.” UDavide wayesethuma ngesandla sezinceku zakhe ukumduduza ngoyise. Zafika-ke izinceku zikaDavide ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni. ₃Kepha izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zathi kuHanuni inkosi yazo: “Imbala ngokubona kwakho uDavide uthume abaduduzi kuwe ukuba atuse uyihlo na? UDavide akazithumanga yini izinceku zakhe kuwe ukuba ziphenye umuzi, ziwuhlole, ziwuchithe, na?” ₄UHanuni wayesebamba izinceku zikaDavide, waphucula inxenye yezilevu zazo, wahina izingubo zazo phakathi kwaze kwaba sezinqeni zazo, wazimukisa.

₅Lapho sebemtshela uDavide lokho, wathumela ukuzihlangabeza, ngokuba ayenamahloni kakhulu lawo madoda. Yathi inkosi: “Hlalani eJeriko, zize zihlume izilevu zenu, bese nibuya.”

₆Abantwana bakwa-Amoni sebebone ukuthi banengekile kuDavide, abakwa-Amoni bathuma baqasha ama-Aramu aseBeti Rehobe nama-Aramu aseSoba, imigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, nenkosi yaseMahakha inabantu abayinkulungwane, nabantu baseThobi beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.

₇UDavide esezwile lokho wamthuma uJowabe nempi yonke yamaqhawe. ₈Abantwana bakwa-Amoni baphuma, bahlela impi ngasesikhaleni sesango; ama-Aramu aseSoba naseRehobe, nabantu baseThobi, nabaseMahakha babebodwa endle.

₉Kepha uJowabe esebona ukuthi izimpondo zempi zimhaqile ngaphambili nangasemuva wakhetha kwabakhethekileyo bakwa-Israyeli, wabahlela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu; ₁₀abantu abaseleyo wababeka esandleni sika-Abishayi umfowabo, wabahlela ukuba balwe nabantwana bakwa-Amoni. ₁₁Wathi: “Uma ama-Aramu engahlula, uyakungisiza; kepha uma abantwana bakwa-Amoni bekwahlula, ngiyakufika ngikusize. ₁₂Qinani, masiziqinise ngenxa yabantu bakithi nangenxa yemizi kaNkulunkulu wethu; uJehova makenze okuhle emehlweni akhe.”

₁₃UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe. ₁₄Lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi ama-Aramu abalekile, babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi, bangena emzini. UJowabe wayesebuya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, weza eJerusalema.

₁₅Ama-Aramu esebonile ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kuka-Israyeli, abuthana ndawonye. ₁₆UHadadezeri wathuma wakhipha ama-Aramu ayephesheya koMfula;* afika eHelamu, uShobaki induna yempi kaHadadezeri ephambi kwawo.

₁₇UDavide watshelwa, wabutha wonke u-Israyeli, wawela iJordani, wafika eHelamu. Ama-Aramu azihlela ukuhlangabezana noDavide, alwa naye. ₁₈Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka-Israyeli; uDavide wabulala kuma-Aramu izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, wamshaya uShobaki induna yempi yabo, wafela khona lapho. ₁₉Lapho onke amakhosi ayeyizinceku zikaHadadezeri ebonile ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kuka-Israyeli, enza ukuthula no-Israyeli, abakhonza. Ama-Aramu ayesesaba ukusiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni futhi.