Iminikelo Yokuzithandela Yendlu kaBaba wethu
UDavide wengeza igolide nesiliva lakhe engcebweni yesizwe, abese ebuza ukuthi ubani omunye ozimisele — nabaholi banikela ngokukhululeka. Umthandazo wakhe usho into ecace kunazo zonke kule ncwadi: konke okunikelwe kwavela esandleni sikaBaba wethu kuqala. Bese uSolomoni ethweswa umqhele, uDavide afe enelisekile.
29 1UDavide inkosi wathi kulo lonke ibandla: USolomoni indodana yami, lowo akhethwe nguBaba wethu, usemncane futhi akanalwazi, umsebenzi mkhulu, ngokuba ithempeli alilona elomuntu kodwa ngelikaBaba wethu. 2Ngawo wonke amandla ami ngilungiselele indlu kaBaba wami: igolide legolide, isiliva sesiliva, ithusi lethusi, insimbi yensimbi, izingodo zezingodo; amatshe e-onikisi namatshe okufakwa, amatshe e-antimoni nawemibala eyahlukene, zonke izinhlobo zamatshe ayigugu, nemabula eningi. 3Ngenxa yokuthi ngithokozela indlu kaBaba wami, nginikela ngengcebo yami siqu yegolide neyesiliva endlini kaBaba wami, ngaphezu kwakho konke engikulungiselele indlu engcwele: 4cishe amathani ayikhulu neshumi nambili egolide, igolide lase-Ofiri, nesiliva esicwengiweyo esicishe sibe ngamathani angamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha nambili, ukuze kunanyekwe izindonga zezakhiwo. 5Igolide legolide, isiliva sesiliva, nawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zezingcweti. Manje ngubani ozimisele ukuzinikela kuBaba wethu namuhla?
6Khona-ke abaholi bezindlu zokhokho, abaholi bezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, abaphathi bezinkulungwane nabamakhulu, nezikhulu ezaziphethe umsebenzi wenkosi banikela ngokuzithandela. 7Enkonzweni yendlu kaBaba wethu, banikela ngegolide elicishe libe ngamathani ayikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili nama-dariki ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, isiliva esingamathani angamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, ithusi elingamathani angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, nensimbi engamathani ayizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amahlanu. 8Bonke ababenamatshe ayigugu bawanikela esikhwameni sendlu kaBaba wethu, ngaphansi kokunakekela kukaJehiyeli umGereshoni. 9Abantu bajabula ngeminikelo yabo yokuzithandela, abayinikela ngokukhululeka kuBaba wethu ngenhliziyo ephelele; nenkosi uDavide yajabula kakhulu.
Umthandazo kaDavide Wokudumisa kuBaba
10Ngakho uDavide wambusisa uBaba wethu phambi kwalo lonke ibandla. UDavide wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena, Baba ka-Israyeli ubaba wethu, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. 11Kungokwakho, Baba wethu, ubukhulu, amandla, inkazimulo, ukunqoba, nobukhosi—ngokuba konke okusemazulwini nasemhlabeni kungokwakho. Umbuso ungowakho, Baba wethu; uphakanyisiwe njengenhloko phezu kwakho konke. 12Ingcebo nodumo kuvela kuwe; ubusa phezu kwakho konke. Amandla nengalo kusesandleni sakho; kusesandleni sakho ukwenza kube kukhulu nokunika amandla kubo bonke. 13Manje-ke, Baba wethu, siyakubonga futhi sidumisa igama lakho elikhazimulayo. 14Ngingubani mina, bangobani abantu bami, ukuthi singanikela ngokuzithandela kangaka? Konke kuvela kuwe—sikunike nje kuphela lokho okuvela esandleni sakho. 15Singabafokazi nezihambi phambi kwakho, njengabo bonke okhokho bethu; izinsuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengesithunzi, ngaphandle kwethemba lokuhlala. 16Awu Baba wethu, yonke le ngcebo esiyiqoqele ukukwakhela indlu yegama lakho elingcwele ivela esandleni sakho, futhi yonke ingeyakho. 17Ngiyazi, Baba wami, ukuthi uyayihlola inhliziyo futhi uthokozela ubuqotho. Ngobuqotho benhliziyo yami nginikele ngokukhululeka ngakho konke lokhu, manje ngibona abantu bakho abatholakala lapha, bekunikela ngenjabulo. 18Awu Nkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, ka-Isaka, noka-Israyeli, obaba bethu, gcina lesi sifiso phakade ezinhliziyweni zabantu bakho, uqondise izinhliziyo zabo kuwe. 19Nika indodana yami uSolomoni inhliziyo ephelele ukuze agcine imiyalo yakho, ubufakazi bakho, nezimiso zakho, enze konke lokhu, akhe ithempeli engilungiselele lona.”
20UDavide wathi kulo lonke ibandla: “Busisani uBaba wenu manje.” Ngakho bonke babusisa uNkulunkulu wawoyise, bakhothamisa amakhanda abo, bawa ngobuso phansi phambi kukaBaba wethu nenkosi.
USolomoni Ugcotshwa Waba Yinkosi Phambi kukaBaba
21Bahlabela uBaba wethu imihlatshelo, banikela uBaba wethu ngeminikelo yokushiswa ngakusasa: izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane, izinqama eziyinkulungwane, amawundlu ayinkulungwane, kanye neminikelo yawo yokuphuzwa, nemihlatshelo eminingi yabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli. 22Badla baphuza phambi kukaBaba wethu ngalolo suku ngenjabulo enkulu, benza uSolomoni indodana kaDavide waba yinkosi futhi, bamgcoba waba ngumbusi kaBaba wethu, noZadoki waba ngumpristi.
23USolomoni wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaBaba wethu njengenkosi esikhundleni sikaDavide uyise. Waphumelela, bonke abakwa-Israyeli bamlalela. a a v23 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayihlala esihlalweni sobukhosi esasingesikaBaba wethu — umbuso wawungukubusa kukaBaba wethu uqobo okwenziwa emhlabeni. Lesi sihlalo sobukhosi sithola iNkosi yaso yeqiniso nehlala njalo kuJesu, indodana kaDavide. 24Futhi bonke abaholi namaqhawe anamandla, kanye nawo wonke amadodana enkosi uDavide, bazithoba enkosini uSolomoni. 25UBaba wethu wamkhulisa kakhulu uSolomoni emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, wamnika ubukhosi obukhazimulayo obungaphezu kobanoma yiyiphi inkosi eyayingaphambi kwakhe kwa-Israyeli.
Ukubusa Nokufa Kwenkosi uDavide
26UDavide indodana kaJese wabusa phezu kwabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli. 27Ukubusa kwakhe phezu kwa-Israyeli kwathatha iminyaka engamashumi amane—eyisikhombisa eHebroni, engamashumi amathathu nantathu eJerusalema. 28Wafa esemdala kahle, anelisekile yizinsuku, yingcebo, nayizinhlonipho; uSolomoni indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe. 29Izenzo zenkosi uDavide, ezokuqala nezokugcina, zibhaliwe emibhalweni kaSamuweli umboni, nasemibhalweni kaNathani umprofethi, nasemibhalweni kaGadi umboni, 30kanye nakho konke ukubusa kwakhe namandla akhe, nezehlakalo ezehlela yena, no-Israyeli, nayo yonke imibuso yamazwe.
