Iminikelo Yokuzithandela Yendlu kaBawo wethu

UDavide wongeza eyakhe igolide nesilivere kubuncwane besizwe, waza wabuza ukuba ngubani omnye ozithandelayo — zaza izikhulu zanikela ngokuzithandela. Umthandazo wakhe uthetha eyona nto icacileyo kule ncwadi: yonke into enikelweyo yavela kuqala esandleni sikaBawo wethu. Emva koko uSolomon wathweswa ubukumkani, waza uDavide wafa anelisekile.

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UDavide ukumkani wathi kulo lonke ibandla: Unyana wam uSolomon, lowo onyulwe nguBawo wethu, usemncinci engenamava, umsebenzi mkhulu, kuba le tempile ayiyoyomntu, koko yekaBawo wethu. Ngawo onke amandla am ndiyilungiselele indlu kaBawo wam: igolide yegolide, isilivere yesilivere, ubhedu lobhedu, isinyithi sesinyithi, umthi womthi; amatye ebherilo namatye okufakwa, amatye e-antimoni nawemibala eyahlukeneyo, zonke iintlobo zamatye anqabileyo, nemabhile eninzi kunene. Ngenxa yokuba ndiyithandile indlu kaBawo wam, ndisondeza ubuncwane bam obuzezam begolide nesilivere kwindlu kaBawo wam, ngaphezu kwako konke endikulungiselele indlu engcwele: malunga neetoni ezilikhulu elinashumi elinambini zegolide, igolide yaseOfire, neetoni ezingamakhulu amabini anamanci mathandathu anambini zesilivere ecocekileyo, zokwaleka iindonga zezakhiwo. igolide yegolide, isilivere yesilivere, nawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zezingcibi. Ngubani na ke ngoku ozithandelayo ukuzingcwalisa namhla kuBawo wethu?

Baza basondeza ngokuzithandela ke iintloko zezindlu zooyise, nezikhulu zezizwe zakwaSirayeli, nabathetheli-mawaka nabathetheli-makhulu, nabaphathi bomsebenzi wokumkani. Ngenxa yenkonzo yendlu kaBawo wethu, basondeza malunga neetoni ezilikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesibhozo zegolide needariki ezingamawaka alishumi, iitoni ezingamakhulu amathathu anamanci asixhenxe anesihlanu zesilivere, iitoni ezingamakhulu amathandathu anamanci asixhenxe anesihlanu zobhedu, neetoni ezingamawaka amathathu anamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mahlanu zesinyithi. Bonke ababenamatye anqabileyo bawanika ebuncwaneni bendlu kaBawo wethu, phantsi kwesandla sikaYehiyeli umGershoni. Bavuya abantu ngezipho zabo zokuzithandela, ababezisondeze kuBawo wethu ngentliziyo epheleleyo; wavuya nokumkani uDavide ngovuyo olukhulu.

Umthandazo kaDavide Wokudumisa uBawo

Wambonga ke uDavide uBawo wethu phambi kwebandla lonke. Wathi uDavide: “Ubongwe wena, Bawo kaSirayeli ubawo wethu, kususela ephakadeni kuse ephakadeni. Bawo wethu, bobakho ubukhulu, namandla, nozuko, noloyiso, nobungangamsha—kuba yonke into esezulwini nesemhlabeni yeyakho. Bobakho ubukumkani, Bawo wethu; uphakanyisiwe njengentloko phezu kwako konke. Ubutyebi nozuko buvela kuwe; ulawula phezu kwako konke. Amandla negunya kusesandleni sakho; kusesandleni sakho ukwenza into ibemkhulu nokunika amandla kubo bonke. Kaloku ke, Bawo wethu, siyabulela kuwe, sidumisa igama lakho elizukileyo. Ndingubani na mna, bangoobani na abantu bam, ukuze sibe nako ukunikela ngokuzithandela ngolu hlobo? Konke kuvela kuwe—sikunikele nje kwaoko kuphuma esandleni sakho. Singabasemzini neendwendwe phambi kwakho, njengoko babenjalo bonke oobawo bethu; imihla yethu emhlabeni injengethunzi, ingenathemba lokuhlala. Bawo wethu, bonke obu butyebi esibuhlanganisileyo ukuze sikwakhele indlu yegama lakho elingcwele buvela esandleni sakho, kananjalo bonke bobakho. Ndiyazi, Bawo wam, ukuba uyayivavanya intliziyo, ukholiswa ngokuthe tye. Ngokuthe tye kwentliziyo yam ndizisondeze zonke ezi zinto ngokuzithandela, kananjalo kaloku ndibona abantu bakho abafunyenwe apha, bekunikela ngovuyo. Owu Thixo ka-Abraham, noIsake, noSirayeli, oobawo bethu, yigcine le njongo ngonaphakade ezintliziyweni zabantu bakho, uzijolise iintliziyo zabo kuwe. Mnike unyana wam uSolomon intliziyo epheleleyo yokugcina imithetho yakho, nezingqiniso zakho, nemimiselo yakho, ukwenza konke oku, nokwakha itempile endiyilungiselele le nto.”

Wathi uDavide kwibandla lonke: “Mbongeni ngoku uBawo wenu.” Baza bambonga bonke uThixo wooyise, bathoba iintloko zabo, bawa ngobuso phambi koBawo wethu nokumkani.

USolomon Uthanjiswa Ukumkani Phambi koBawo

Babingelela imibingelelo kuBawo wethu, basondeza namadini anyukayo kuBawo wethu ngengomso: iinkunzi zeenkomo eziliwaka, neenkunzi zezimvu eziliwaka, neemvana eziliwaka, neminikelo yazo ethululwayo, nemibingelelo emininzi ngenxa yamaSirayeli onke. Badla, basela phambi koBawo wethu ngaloo mini ngovuyo olukhulu, bamenza ukumkani okwesibini uSolomon unyana kaDavide, bamthambisela uBawo wethu ukuba abe ngumlawuli, noTsadoki ukuba abe ngumbingeleli.

Wahlala uSolomon etroneni kaBawo wethu njengokumkani esikhundleni sikaDavide uyise. Waba nempumelelo, waza wamthobela onke amaSirayeli. ^a Kananjalo zonke izikhulu namagorha anobukroti, kwakunye noonyana bonke bokumkani uDavide, bamthobela ukumkani uSolomon. Waza uBawo wethu wamenza mkhulu kunene uSolomon emehlweni amaSirayeli onke, wamnika ubungangamsha bokumkani obungazanga baba nakukumkani owayengaphambi kwakhe kwaSirayeli.

Ukulawula Nokufa Kokumkani uDavide

UDavide unyana kaYese walawula phezu kwamaSirayeli onke. Ixesha awalawula ngalo phezu kwamaSirayeli laba yiminyaka engamashumi mane—esixhenxe eHebron, amashumi amathathu anesithathu eYerusalem. Wafa eseluphele kakuhle, ezele yimihla, nobutyebi, nozuko; walawula uSolomon unyana wakhe esikhundleni sakhe. Ke izinto zokumkani uDavide, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, zibhaliwe kwimbali kaSamuweli imboni, nakwimbali kaNatan umprofeti, nakwimbali kaGadi imboni, kunye nako konke ukulawula kwakhe namandla akhe, nezehlo ezehla phezu kwakhe, naphezu kukaSirayeli, naphezu kwazo zonke izikumkani zamazwe.