Isibhambathiso sikaDavide
Ingoma yokunyuka.
Abantu bacela uBawo wethu ukuba akhumbule isifungo sikaDavide: ukungalali ade afumane indawo yokuhlala yetyeya. Impendulo sisifungo esikhulu ngokubuyekeza—itrone ehlala ngonaphakade, iZiyon enyulelwe ukuba ibe yindawo yokuphumla, nesonka sabahlwempu bayo.
132 1Khumbula, Bawo wethu, ngenxa kaDavide, zonke iintsizi awazinyamezelayo, 2indlela awabhambathisa ngayo kuBawo wethu, wenza isibhambathiso kwiMbalasane kaYakobi: 3“Andiyi kungena ententeni yendlu yam, andiyi kukhwela esingqengqelweni sam; 4andiyi kuwanika ubuthongo amehlo am, nokozela iinkophe zam, 5ndide ndifumane indawo yoBawo wethu, indawo yokuhlala iMbalasane kaYakobi.”
6Khangela— seva ngetyeya e-Efrata; sayifumana emasimini aseJahari. a a v6 I-Efrata ngummandla ojikeleze iBhetelehem; iJahari ibhekisa kwiKiriyati-yeharim, apho ityeya yomnqophiso yayiphumle khona ngaphambi kokuba uDavide ayise eYerusalem. 7Masize endaweni yakhe yokuhlala; masiqubude phantsi esihlalweni seenyawo zakhe. 8Vuka, Bawo wethu, uze endaweni yakho yokuphumla, wena nayo ityeya yamandla akho. 9Ababingeleli bakho mabambathe ubulungisa, nabanyanisekileyo bakho bavume ngemihlali.
10Ngenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wakho, musa ukumfulathela umthanjiswa wakho.
11UBawo wethu wamfungela uDavide isifungo esiqinisekileyo, angayi kubuya kuso: “Lowo uphuma ezibilinini zakho ndomhlalisa etroneni yakho. b b v11 UPetros wavakalisa ngePentekoste ukuba uBawo wethu wasigcina esi sifungo ngokumvusa uYesu, inzala kaDavide, ukuba ahlale etroneni kaDavide ngonaphakade. 12Ukuba oonyana bakho bathe bawugcina umnqophiso wam, nesingqino endiya kubafundisa sona, baya kuhlala oonyana babo etroneni yakho ngonaphakade.”
13Kuba uBawo wethu uyinyule iZiyon; uyinqwenele ukuba ibe yindawo yakhe yokuhlala:
14“Le yindawo yam yokuphumla ngonaphakade; ndiya kuhlala apha, kuba ndiyinqwenele. 15Ndiya kuwusikelela ngokutyebileyo umphako wayo; ndiya kuwahluthisa amahlwempu ayo ngesonka. 16Ababingeleli bayo ndiya kubambathisa usindiso, nabanyanisekileyo bayo baya kumemelela ngemihlali.
17“Khona apho ndiya kuwavelisa amandla kaDavide; ndimlungisele isibane umthanjiswa wam. 18Iintshaba zakhe ndiya kuzambathisa ihlazo, kodwa phezu kwakhe isithsaba sakhe siya kubengezela.”