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7 ¹Kwathi inkosi isizinzile endlini yayo, uBaba wethu esemphumuzile ezitheni zonke ezaziyizungezile, ²inkosi yathi kuNathani umprofethi: “Bheka manje, mina ngihlala endlini yomsedari, kodwa umphongolo kaBaba wethu uhlala etendeni.”

³UNathani wathi enkosini: “Hamba, wenze konke okusenhliziyweni yakho, ngokuba uBaba wethu unawe.”

⁴Kodwa ngabo lobo busuku izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kuNathani, lathi:

⁵“Hamba uyotshela inceku yami uDavide, uthi: Usho kanje uYihlo: ‘Nguwe yini ozongakhela indlu engizohlala kuyo? ⁶Angikaze ngihlale endlini kusukela mhla ngikhuphula u-Israyeli eGibhithe kuze kube manje, kodwa bengihamba ngisuka kwenye indawo ngiya kwenye, itende liyindawo yami yokuhlala.’ ⁷Kuyo yonke indawo engahamba kuyo nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, ngake ngakhuluma yini izwi nakomunye wabaholi engangibayalile ukuba beluse abantu bami, ngathi: ‘Kungani ningangakhelanga indlu yomsedari?’ ⁸Manje tshela inceku yami uDavide, uthi: Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: ‘Ngakususa edlelweni, ekulandeleni umhlambi, ukuze ubuse abantu bami u-Israyeli. ⁹Benginawe nomaphi lapho uya khona, ngazinquma zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho. Ngizokwenza igama lakho libe likhulu, njengegama labakhulu basemhlabeni. ¹⁰Ngizobanika indawo abantu bami u-Israyeli, ngibatshale khona ukuba bahlale bengaphazamiseki endaweni yabo. Abantu abanodlame ngeke besabacindezela njengakuqala, ¹¹kusukela ngesikhathi ngabeka abahluleli phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Ngizokunika ukuphumula ezitheni zakho zonke. UYihlo futhi uyakutshela ukuthi yena uqobo uzokwakhela indlu. ¹²Lapho izinsuku zakho seziphelile, usuphumule nokhokho bakho, ngizovusa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, ephuma esiswini sakho, ngiwumise umbuso wayo. ¹³Yena uzokwakhela igama lami indlu, mina ngisimise isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakhe kuze kube phakade. ¹⁴Ngizoba nguYise, yena abe yindodana yami. Lapho ona, ngizomjezisa ngenduku yabantu, ngemivimbo yezandla zabantu, ¹⁵kodwa umusa wami wesivumelwano ngeke umshiye, njengoba ngawususa kuSawule, engamsusa phambi kwakho. ¹⁶Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuzokuma kuze kube phakade phambi kwami; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi siyoqiniswa kuze kube phakade.’”

¹⁷UNathani wawabika kuDavide onke lawa mazwi nalo lonke lo mbono.

UDavide ubonga phambi kukaBaba wakhe

¹⁸Khona-ke inkosi uDavide yangena yahlala phambi kukaBaba wethu, yathi: “Ngingubani mina, Baba oyiNkosi, futhi iyini indlu yami, ukuba ungifikise kuze kube lapha? ¹⁹Njengokungathi lokhu kuyinto encane emehlweni akho, Baba oyiNkosi, uphinde wakhuluma ngendlu yenceku yakho ngekusasa elikude. Ingabe lokhu kuyindlela yakho kubo bonke abantu, Baba oyiNkosi? ²⁰Angabe esathini futhi uDavide kuwe? Ngokuba uyayazi inceku yakho, Baba oyiNkosi. ²¹Ngenxa yezwi lakho nangokwenhliziyo yakho, wenze konke lokhu okukhulu, wakwazisa inceku yakho. ²²Ngakho umkhulu, Baba oyiNkosi. Akukho onjengawe, futhi akekho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, njengakho konke esikuzwile ngezindlebe zethu. ²³Ngubani onjengabantu bakho u-Israyeli, sona sizwe esisodwa emhlabeni uBaba wethu aphuma wayosihlenga ukuba sibe ngabantu bakhe, ukuzenzela igama, enza izinto ezinkulu nezesabekayo kuwe—exosha izizwe nawonkulunkulu bazo phambi kwabantu bakho, obahlengele wena eGibhithe? ²⁴Wenza abantu bakho u-Israyeli baba ngabakho kuze kube phakade, futhi wena, Baba wethu, waba nguBaba wabo.

²⁵Manje-ke, Baba wethu, gcina kuze kube phakade izwi olikhulume ngenceku yakho nangendlu yayo, wenze njengoba uthembisile.’ ²⁶Igama lakho liyoba likhulu kuze kube phakade, abantu bathi: ‘UBaba wamabutho asezulwini unguNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.’ Indlu yenceku yakho uDavide iyoma iqine phambi kwakho. ²⁷Ngokuba wena, Baba wamabutho asezulwini, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ukwambulile lokhu encekwini yakho, wathi: ‘Ngizokwakhela indlu.’ Ngakho inceku yakho ithole isibindi sokukhuleka lo mkhuleko kuwe.

²⁸Manje-ke, Baba oyiNkosi, wena unguNkulunkulu, amazwi akho ayiqiniso, futhi uyithembisile le nto enhle encekwini yakho. ²⁹Ngakho manje, ngiyacela ubusise indlu yenceku yakho, ukuze ime kuze kube phakade phambi kwakho. Ngokuba wena, Baba oyiNkosi, ukhulumile, futhi ngesibusiso sakho indlu yenceku yakho iyobusiswa kuze kube phakade.”