Umnqophiso kaBawo wethu noDavide

UDavide ufuna ukwakhela uBawo wethu indlu, aze uNatan avume phambi kokuba eve kuye. Impendulo iyajika: uBawo wakho uya kukwakhela indlu, aze unyana wakho akhe eyam. UDavide uhamba ahlale phantsi, ekhwankqisiwe kukuba konke oku kumquka.

Isahluko 17.

Emva kokuba uDavide ehleli endlwini yakhe, wathi kuNatan umprofeti: “Khawubone, mna ndihleli endlwini yemisedare, kodwa ityeya yomnqophiso kaBawo wethu ihleli phantsi kwamalengalenga entente.”

UNatan waphendula uDavide wathi: “Yenza konke okusentliziyweni yakho, kuba uBawo wethu unawe.”

Kodwa ngobo busuku lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuNatan, lisithi:

Hamba uye kumxelela uDavide umkhonzi wam, uthi: “Utsho uBawo wakho ukuthi: Asinguwe oya kundakhela indlu yokuhlala.” Andizange ndihlale endlwini kususela kwimini endawakhuphulayo amaSirayeli kude kube ngoku; ndibe ndisuka kwenye intente ndisiya kwenye, ndisuka kwenye indawo yokuhlala ndisiya kwenye.

Kuzo zonke iindawo endahambahamba kuzo namaSirayeli onke, ndakha ndathetha na nelinye ilizwi komnye wabagwebi bakwaSirayeli, endabawisela umthetho wokuba babaluse abantu bam, ndisithi: Yini na ukuba ningandakhelanga indlu yemisedare?

Ngoko ke xelela uDavide umkhonzi wam, uthi: “Utsho uBawo wemikhosi ukuthi: Ndakuthabatha emadlelweni, apho wawulandela khona impahla emfutshane, ukuze ube yinganga phezu kwabantu bam amaSirayeli. Ndibe nawe kuzo zonke iindawo obuhamba kuzo, ndaza ndazinqumla zonke iintshaba zakho phambi kwakho. Ngoku ke ndiya kwenza igama lakho libe njengegama labo babalulekileyo bomhlaba. Ndiya kubamisela indawo abantu bam amaSirayeli, ndibatyale khona, bahlale ekhayeni labo, bangabi saphazanyiswa. Abantu abangendawo abasayi kuba saphinda babacudise njengakuqala, kususela kwimini endamisa ngayo abagwebi phezu kwabantu bam amaSirayeli. Ndiya kuzithoba zonke iintshaba zakho. Ndiyakuxelela: uBawo wakho uya kukwakhela indlu. Yothi yakuzaliseka imihla yakho, uhambe uye kooyihlo, ndiyivelise imbewu yakho emva kwakho, omnye woonyana bakho, ndibuqinise ubukumkani bakhe. Nguye oya kundakhela indlu, ndoyimisa itrone yakhe kude kuse ephakadeni. Ndiya kuba nguBawo wakhe, yena abe ngunyana wam. Andisayi kuthabatha kuye uthando lomnqophiso wam, njengoko ndaluthabathayo kulowo wakuphambili. Ndiya kummisa phezu kwendlu yam nobukumkani bam kude kuse ephakadeni; itrone yakhe iya kuqiniseka ngonaphakade.”

UNatan wawaxelela uDavide onke la mazwi, nalo mbono wonke uphela.

UDavide Uhlala Phambi koBawo wethu Emangalisiwe

Waza wangena ukumkani uDavide, wahlala phambi koBawo wethu, wathi: “Ndingubani na mna, Bawo, iyintoni na indlu yam, le nto undizise kude kube ngoku? Kusekuncinane oko ke emehlweni akho, Bawo; uthethile nangendlu yomkhonzi wakho, usingise kwikamva elikude, wandikhangela njengabona babalulekileyo babantu, Bawo. Angathini na ukuphinda athethe kuwe uDavide ngokuphatha kakuhle umkhonzi wakho? Kaloku wena uyamazi umkhonzi wakho. Bawo, ngenxa yomkhonzi wakho, nangokwentliziyo yakho, uzenzile zonke ezi zinto zinkulu, utyhila onke la madinga makhulu. Bawo, akukho namnye onjengawe, akukho Bawo wumbi ngaphandle kwakho, njengoko sivile konke ngeendlebe zethu. Sikhona na esinye isizwe esinjengabantu bakho amaSirayeli, uhlanga olunye emhlabeni awaya kulukhulula uBawo wethu ukuba lube ngabantu bakhe, uzenzele igama ngezenzo ezinkulu zoyikekayo, ugxotha iintlanga phambi kwabantu bakho, owabakhulula eYiputa? Wabenza abantu bakho amaSirayeli ukuba babe ngabakho ngonaphakade, waza wena, Bawo, waba nguBawo wabo. Ngoku ke, Bawo, ilizwi olithethileyo ngomkhonzi wakho nangendlu yakhe malihlale kude kuse ephakadeni; yenza njengoko uthethileyo. Malihlale, likhule igama lakho kude kuse ephakadeni, ukuze kuthiwe, ‘UBawo wemikhosi nguBawo wethu phezu kwamaSirayeli.’ Indlu yomkhonzi wakho uDavide mayiqiniseke phambi kwakho. Kuba wena, Bawo, umtyhilele umkhonzi wakho ukuba uya kumakhela indlu; ngenxa yoko umkhonzi wakho ufumene isibindi sokuthandaza phambi kwakho. Ngoku ke, Bawo, wena unguBawo wethu; umdingile umkhonzi wakho le nto ilungileyo. Ngoku ke uvumile ukuyisikelela indlu yomkhonzi wakho, ukuze ihlale phambi kwakho ngonaphakade; kuba wena, Bawo, uyisikelele, isikelelekile ngonaphakade.”