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| 1. | UDavida inkosi wasesithi ebandleni lonke: USolomoni indodana yami, oyedwa uNkulunkulu amkhethileyo, u se ngumfana uthambile, lomsebenzi mkhulu; ngoba isigodlo kayisiso somuntu, kodwa ngese Nkosi uNkulunkulu. |
| 2. | Ngakho ngiyilungisele indlu kaNkulunkulu wami ngamandla ami wonke, igolide lo kwe golide, lesiliva lo kwe siliva, lethusi lo kwe thusi, insimbi lo kwe nsimbi, lezigodo lo kwe zigodo, amatshe e-onikse* lawokubekwa, amatshe okucecisa lalemibala, lenhlobo zonke zamatshe aligugu, lamatshe e-alibasta* ngobunengi. |
| 3. | Laphezu kwakho, ngenxa yokuthanda kwami indlu kaNkulunkulu wami, nganikela indlu kaNkulunkulu wami inotho yegolide leyesiliva engilayo, phezu kwakho konke engikulungisele indlu yendawo engcwele, |
| 4. | amathalenta* egolide azinkulungwane ezintathu egolideni leOfiri, lamathalenta* esiliva elicwengekileyo azinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, ukuhuqa imiduli yezindlu. |
| 5. | Igolide kusenzelwa okwe golide, lesiliva kusenzelwa okwe siliva, langawo wonke umsebenzi ngesandla sezingcitshi. Ngubani-ke ovumayo ukuzehlukanisela i Nkosi lamuhla? |
| 6. | Inhloko zaboyise zasezinikela ngesihle, lezinduna zezizwe zakoIsrayeli, labaphathi bezinkulungwane labamakhulu, labaphathi bomsebenzi wenkosi. |
| 7. | Basebenikela emsebenzini wendlu kaNkulunkulu amathalenta* azinkulungwane ezinhlanu egolide, lenhlamvu ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lamathalenta* esiliva azinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lamathalenta* ethusi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesificaminwembili, lamathalenta* ensimbi azinkulungwane ezilikhulu. |
| 8. | Lalabo okwatholwa kibo amatshe aligugu bawanika indlu yokuligugu yendlu ye Nkosi ngaphansi kwesandla sikaJehiyeli umGerishoni. |
| 9. | Basebethokoza abantu ngokunikela kwabo ngesihle, ngoba ngenhliziyo epheleleyo babenikele ngothando kuNkulunkulu; loDavida inkosi laye wathokoza ngentokozo enkulu. |
| 10. | UDavida waseyibusisa i Nkosi phambi kwamehlo ebandla lonke; uDavida wathi: Kawubusiswe wena Nkosi Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ubaba, kusukela ephakadeni kuze kube sephakadeni. |
| 11. | Kungokwakho, Nkosi, ubukhulu lamandla lodumo lokunqoba lobukhosi; ngoba konke okusemazulwini lokusemhlabeni kungokwakho; umbuso ungowakho, Nkosi; wena uziphakamisile waba yinhloko phezu kwakho konke. |
| 12. | Lenotho lodumo kuvela phambi kwakho, wena-ke ubusa phezu kwakho konke; lesandleni sakho kukhona ukuqina lamandla, lesandleni sakho kukhona ukukhulisa lokupha amandla kubo bonke. |
| 13. | Ngakho-ke Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakubonga, silidumise ibizo lakho elilodumo. |
| 14. | Ngoba mina-ke ngingubani, labantu bami bangobani, ukuthi sithole amandla okunika ngothando ngokunje? Ngoba konke kuvela kuwe, sinikele kuwe okuvela esandleni sakho. |
| 15. | Ngoba singabemzini phambi kwakho labahlala njengabezizwe njengabo bonke obaba; insuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengesithunzi, kalikho ithemba. |
| 16. | Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, konke lokhu okunengi, esikulungisele ukwakhela wena indlu, kusenzelwa ibizo lakho elingcwele, kuvela esandleni sakho, njalo konke kungokwakho. |
| 17. | Ngiyazi-ke, Nkulunkulu wami, ukuthi wena uhlola inhliziyo, uyabuthanda ubuqotho. Mina, ebuqothweni benhliziyo yami nginikele ngesihle zonke lezizinto; khathesi sengibonile ngentokozo abantu bakho abatholakala lapha ukuthi banikela kuwe ngesihle. |
| 18. | Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaAbrahama, uIsaka, loIsrayeli, obaba, gcina lokho laphakade ekuzindleni kweminakano yenhliziyo yabantu bakho, ulungise inhliziyo yabo kuwe. |
| 19. | Njalo unike uSolomoni indodana yami inhliziyo epheleleyo ukugcina imilayo yakho, ubufakazi bakho, lezimiso zakho, lokwenza konke, lokwakha isigodlo engisilungise le leyo. |
| 20. | UDavida wasesithi kulo lonke ibandla: Khathesi busisani i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. Ibandla lonke laselibusisa i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise; bakhothama bamkhonza uJehova, lenkosi. |
| 21. | Basebehlabela imihlatshelo e Nkosi ni, banikela iminikelo yokutshiswa e Nkosi ni, ngokusa kwalolosuku, amajongosi azinkulungwane, izinqama eziyinkulungwane, amawundlu ayinkulungwane, kanye leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo, lemihlatshelo ngobunengi ngoIsrayeli wonke. |
| 22. | Basebesidla banatha phambi kwe Nkosi ngalolosuku ngentokozo enkulu. Basebembeka okwesibili uSolomoni indodana kaDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi, ba m gcobela i Nkosi waba ngumkhokheli, loZadoki waba ngumpristi. |
| 23. | USolomoni wasehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova njengenkosi esikhundleni sikaDavida uyise, waphumelela; loIsrayeli wonke wamlalela. |
| 24. | Lazo zonke izinduna lamaqhawe kanye lawo wonke amadodana enkosi uDavida bazehlisela ngaphansi kukaSolomoni inkosi. |
| 25. | I Nkosi yasimphakamisa uSolomoni kakhulu phambi kwamehlo kaIsrayeli wonke, yamnika ubukhosi bombuso obungazanga bube khona lakuyiphi inkosi ngaphambi kwakhe koIsrayeli. |
| 26. | Ngokunjalo uDavida indodana kaJese wayebuse phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke. |
| 27. | Lensuku abusa ngazo phezu kukaIsrayeli zaziyiminyaka engamatshumi amane; eHebroni wabusa iminyaka eyisikhombisa, leJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lantathu. |
| 28. | Wasesifa eseluphele kuhle, enele ngezinsuku, inotho lodumo; uSolomoni indodana yakhe wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe. |
| 29. | Lezindaba zikaDavida inkosi, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwezindaba zikaSamuweli umboni legwalweni lwezindaba zikaNathani umprofethi legwalweni lwezindaba zikaGadi umboni, |
| 30. | kanye lakho konke ukubusa kwakhe lamandla akhe, lezikhathi ezedlula phezu kwakhe laphezu kukaIsrayeli laphezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe. |
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