Kodwa ngenxa yalesi senzo unikeze izitha zikaJehova isizathu esikhulu sokuhlambalaza, nomntwana omzalelwayo uyakufa nokufa.
2 Samuweli 24:12 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Hamba uthi kuDavide: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngikubekela izinto ezintathu; zikhetheleni enye yazo, ukuze ngiyenze kini. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE “Hamba ukhulume kuDavide ngokuthi: ‘UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Ngiyakubekela izinto ezintathu; khetha enye kuzo ukuba ngikwenzele yona.’ ” IsiZulu 2020 “Hamba ukhulume kuDavide, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: “Ngikubekela izinto ezintathu, khetha ibe yinye phakathi kwazo, ukuba ngikwenzele yona.” ’ ” |
Kodwa ngenxa yalesi senzo unikeze izitha zikaJehova isizathu esikhulu sokuhlambalaza, nomntwana omzalelwayo uyakufa nokufa.
UDavide esevuka ekuseni, izwi likaJehova lafika kuGadi umprofethi, umboni kaDavide, lathi:
UGadi wasefika kuDavida, wamtshela wathi kuye: Ufike phezu kwakho iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala elizweni lakini? Noma uyakubalekela izitha zakho izinyanga ezintathu, zikuxoshe? noma kukhona izinsuku ezintathu zesifo ezweni lakini? ake welulekeni, nibone ukuthi ngizakumphendula bani ongithumileyo.
UJowabe indodana kaSeruya waqala ukubala, kepha akaqedanga, ngokuba intukuthelo yaphumela phezu kuka-Israyeli ngenxa yalokho; futhi inani alilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yenkosi uDavide.
Ngokuba nginawe,” usho uJehova, “ukuba ngikukhulule; noma ngiqeda zonke izizwe engikuhlakazele kuzo, nokho angiyikukuqeda; kodwa ngizokukhuza ngokulinganisa futhi ngingakushiyi ungajeziswa ngokuphelele.
Futhi nami ngahamba ngokumelene nabo futhi ngabaletha ezweni lezitha zabo; uma izinhliziyo zabo ezingasokile zithotshiswa, bese besamukela isijeziso sobubi babo;
Futhi izwe labo liyohlala futhi lijabulele amasabatha alo lapho liyincithakalo ngaphandle kwabo;