UBawo Uyibuyisa Intanda Yakhe
UBawo wethu uxelela uHoseya ukuba aye athande kwakhona inkazana ekrexezayo, aze ayithenge yabuya ngesilivere nerhasi. Umele ukuhlala naye engabi nabanye amadoda ixesha elide elisecacileyo, kuhambelana neminyaka ezayo kaSirayeli engenakumkani, mbingelelo nasithixo ngaphambi kokuba babuye.
3 1Wabuya uBawo wethu wathetha kum wathi: “Hamba, umthande inkazana ethandwa ngomnye, inkazana ekrexezayo—njengoko uYihlo ebebathanda abantwana bakwaSirayeli, nangona bebhekisa kwabanye oothixo, bethanda nezicumba zeerasintyisi.” a a v1 Izicumba zeerasintyisi zaziyimibingelelo emnandi eyayisetyenziswa ekunquleni kobuhedeni bokuchuma; uthando lwamaSirayeli ngazo lumela ukunganyaniseki ngokomoya.
2Ndaza ke ndayithenga yabuya yaba yeyam: iishekele zesilivere ezilishumi elinesihlanu, nehomere yerhasi enesiqingatha. b b v2 Isilivere nengqolowa ndawonye kwakulingana nexabiso lekhoboka; uHoseya uhlawula ukuze abuyise umfazi wakhe ongathembekanga—umfanekiso kaBawo wethu obuyisa abantwana abamshiyayo. 3Ndandule ke ndathi kuyo: “Hlala nam imihla emininzi: musa ukuzihenyuzisa, ungabi ngowendoda enye—nam ndokwenjenjalo kuwe.”
4Abantwana bakwaSirayeli baya kuhlala imihla emininzi bengenakumkani nasikhulu, bengenambingelelo nasimiso sidiniweyo, bengenaefodi nemilonde-khaya. c c v4 Iefodi yayiyingubo yobubingeleli eyayisetyenziselwa ukufuna isikhokelo sikaThixo; ukungabikho kwayo kubonisa ukulahlekelwa ngokupheleleyo lufikelelo kuye. 5Emveni koko abantu bakwaSirayeli baya kubuya, baquqele kuBawo wabo nakuDavide ukumkani wabo, beze begubha kuBawo wethu nakokulungileyo kwakhe ngemihla yokugqibela. d d v5 UDavide othenjisiweyo oya kulawula nguYesu, uNyana ophakanyiswe emnombeni kaDavide—ukumkani abantwana bakhe ababuyayo abagoduka kuye.
