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7 Kwathi ikosi nasele inzinzile ngendlinayo,*+ noJehova ayinikele ukuphumula kiwo woke amanabayo ayibhodileko, 2 ikosi yathi kuNathani+ umphorofidi: “Nakhu mina ngihlala ngendlini yemisedari+ kodwana umFaji kaZimu weqiniso uhlezi ngetendeni.”+ 3 UNathani waphendula ikosi wathi: “Khamba uyokwenza nanyana yini esehliziywenakho ngombana uJehova unawe.”+
4 Ngobusuku bamhlokho, ilizwi lakaJehova leza kuNathani lathi: 5 “Khamba uyokutjela incekwami uDavida uthi, ‘Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko: “Kghani kufuze ungakhele indlu engizokuhlala kiyo?+ 6 Ngombana akhenge khengihlale ngendlini kusukela ngelanga engakhupha ngalo abantu bakwa-Israyeli eGibhide bekube kunamhlanjesi,+ kodwana bengilokhu ngehla ngenyuka ngingetendeni nethaberinakeleni.+ 7 Hlangana naso soke isikhathi engasikhamba nama-Israyeli woke, khengatjho na komunye wabarholi bekoro ka-Israyeli engambeka bona aluse abantu bami u-Israyeli ngathi, ‘Kubayini ningakangakheli indlu yemisedari?’”’ 8 Nje-ke tjela incekwami uDavida lokhu, ‘UJehova wamabutho uthi: “Ngakuthatha emadlelweni, ekuluseni umhlambi,+ bona ube mrholi wabantu bami u-Israyeli.+ 9 Ngizokuba nawe nanyana kukuphi lapho uya khona,+ ngizokususa woke amanabakho phambi kwakho;+ ngizokwenzela igama elikhulu+ njengegama labantu abakhulu bephasi. 10 Ngizokukhethela abantu bami u-Israyeli indawo ngibahlalise kiyo, bazokuhlala lapho begodu angeze basatshwenywa; nabantu abambi angekhe basabagandelela njengombana babagandelela esikhathini esidlulileko,+ 11 kusukela ngelanga engabeka ngalo abahluleli+ phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Ngizokunikela ukuphumula emanabenakho woke.+
“‘“Godu, uJehova ukutjelile bona uJehova uzokwenzela indlu.+ 12 Amalangakho nakaphelako+ begodu uhlongakala,* ngizokwenza umntwanakho ngemva kwakho, indodanakho, bona ibe yikosi begodu ngizokuqinisa umbuswayo.+ 13 Ngiyo ezokwakhela igama lami indlu+ begodu ngizokuqinisa nesihlalo sobukhosi sombuswayo ngokungapheliko.+ 14 Ngizokuba nguyise, yona izokuba yindodanami.+ Nayenza okungakalungi ngizoyikhalima ngeswazi labantu nangemivimbo yamadodana wabantu.*+ 15 Ithando lami* angeze lisuswe kiyo ngendlela elasuswa ngayo kuSawula,+ loyo engamsusa phambi kwakho. 16 Indlwakho nombuswakho zizokuvikelwa ngokungapheliko phambi kwakho; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sizokuqiniswa ngokungapheliko.”’”+
17 UNathani watjela uDavida woke amezwi la nawo woke umbono lo.+
18 Ngalokho iKosi uDavida yahlala phambi kwakaJehova, yathi: “Maye! Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova, bengiyini mina! Begodu iyini indlwami bona ungangenzela zoke izintwezi?+ 19 Maye! Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova njengokungathi lokhu bekungakaneli, godu ukhuluma ngendlu yencekwakho bekube sesikhathini esikude esizako; begodu lo myalo wabantu boke, Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova! 20 Ngikuphi okhunye incekwakho uDavida engakutjho kuwe njengombana uyazi kuhle kangaka,+ Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova? 21 Ngebanga lelizwi lakho nangokuvumelana nehliziywakho, wenze zoke izinto ezikulwezi begodu uzembulele incekwakho.+ 22 Maye! Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova! Kungebangelo umkhulu kangaka.+ Akekho onjengawe,+ akekho uZimu ngaphandle kwakho;+ koke esikuzwe ngeendlebe zethu kuyakuqinisekisa lokhu. 23 Ngisiphi esinye isitjhaba ephasini esifana nabantu bakho u-Israyeli?+ UZimu wakhamba wayobahlenga bona babe babantu bakhe,+ wazenzela igama+ ngokubenzela izinto ezikulu nezibabazekako.+ Uqothe iintjhaba nabozimu bazo ngebanga labantu bakho, labo ozihlengele bona eGibhide. 24 Wenze abantu bakho u-Israyeli baba ngebakho ngokungapheliko;+ begodu wena Jehova, ube nguZimabo.+
25 “Nje-ke Jehova Zimu, zalisa isithembiso osenze malungana nencekwakho nendlwayo ngokungapheliko begodu kwanga ungenza njengombana uthembisile.+ 26 Kwanga igama lakho lingaphakanyiswa ngokungapheliko,+ bona abantu bathi, ‘UJehova wamabutho nguZimu phezu kwaka-Israyeli,’ begodu kwanga indlu yencekwakho uDavida ingaqiniswa phambi kwakho.+ 27 Ngombana wena Jehova wamabutho, Zimu ka-Israyeli wambulele incekwakho ngokuthi, ‘Ngizokwakhela indlu.’+ Kungebangelo-ke incekwakho inesibindi sokuthandaza umthandazo lo kuwe. 28 Nje-ke Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova, unguZimu weqiniso, amezwakho aliqiniso+ begodu uthembise incekwakho izinto ezihlezi. 29 Kwanga kungakuthabisa ukubusisa indlu yencekwakho, kwanga ingahlala ngokungapheliko phambi kwakho;+ ngombana wena Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova uthembisile begodu ngesibusiso sakho, kwanga indlu yencekwakho ingabusiswa ngokungapheliko.”+